Showing posts with label 1982. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1982. Show all posts

Monday, July 28, 2025

On this day in movie history - An Officer and a Gentleman (1982):


An Officer and a Gentleman

directed by Taylor Hackford,
written by Douglas Day Stewart,
was released in the United States on July 28, 1982.
Music by Jack Nitzsche.
Song Up Where We Belong performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.


Cast:

Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Louis Gossett Jr., Tony Plana, Harold Sylvester, David Caruso, Victor French, Grace Zabriskie, Tommy Petersen, Mara Scott-Wood, David Greenfield, Dennis Rucker, Jane Wilbur, Buck Welcher, Vern Taylor, Elizabeth Rogers, David R. Marshall, Gary C. Stillwell, Tee Dennard, Norbert M. Murray, Daniel Tyler, William S. Graves, Brian D. Ford, Michael C. Pavey, Keith J. Haar, Pia Boyer, Danna Kiesel, Marvin Goatcher, John Laughlin, Jeffrey P. Rondeau, Michael Lee Bolger, Mark L. Graves, Meleesa Wyatt, Jo Anna Keane, Ed Begley Jr., Bradley James Bernard, Shannon Grimes, Raymond Kohn, Marc Kramer, Bernard Madrid, Tom Ricciardelli, Randy Tat.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Grey Fox (1982):


The Grey Fox

directed by Phillip Borsos,
written by John Hunter,
was released at the Taormina Film Festival, in Italy, on July 24, 1982.
Based on the true story of Bill Miner (1847–1913).
Music by Michael Conway Baker.


Cast:

Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Timothy Webber, Gary Reineke, David Petersen, Don MacKay, Samantha Langevin, Tom Heaton, Jim McLarty, George Dawson, Ray Michal, Stephen E. Miller, David L. Crowley, David McCulley, Garry Chalk, Jack Leaf, Isaac Hislop, Sean Sullivan, Bill Murdoch, Jack Ackroyd, Nicholas Rice, Frank C. Turner, Bill Meilen, David Raines, Paul Coeur, Mel Tuck, Peter John, Paul Whitney, David Ackridge, Murray Ord, Tom Glass, Antony Holland, Jon York, John Owen, Lisa Westman, Robert Milicevic.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

On this day in movie history - Tron (1982):


Tron

directed by Steven Lisberger,
written by Steven Lisberger, Bonnie MacBird,
was released in the United States on July 9, 1982.
Music by Wendy Carlos.

Cast:

Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, Peter Jurasik, Stuart Thomas / Tony Stephano, Craig Chudy, Vince Deadrick, Sam Schatz, Jackson Bostwick, David S. Cass Sr., Gerald Berns, Bob Neill, Ted White, Mark Stewart, Michael Sax, Tony Brubaker, Charlie Picerni, Pierre Vuilleumier, Erik Cord, Loyd Catlett, Michael Dudikoff, Richard Bruce Friedman, Rick Feck, John Kenworthy, Lisette Kremer, Jerry Maren.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

On this day in movie history - Blade Runner (1982):


Blade Runner

directed by Ridley Scott,
written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples,
based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick,
was released in the United States on June 25, 1982.
Music by Vangelis.


Cast:

Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, Brion James, Joe Turkel, Joanna Cassidy, James Hong, Morgan Paull, Hy Pyke.

On this day in movie history - The Thing (1982):


The Thing

directed by John Carpenter,
written by Bill Lancaster,
based on the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell,
was released in the United States on June 25, 1982.
Music by Ennio Morricone.


Cast:

Kurt Russell, A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, Thomas Waites.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

On this day in music history - Mirage, by Fleetwood Mac (1982):


Mirage

Album by Fleetwood Mac,
released June 18, 1982.

Track list:

Love in Store (2016 Remaster); Can’t Go Back (2016 Remaster); That’s Alright (2016 Remaster); Book of Love (2016 Remaster); Gypsy (2016 Remaster); Only over You (2016 Remaster); Empire State (2016 Remaster); Straight Back (2016 Remaster); Hold Me (2016 Remaster); Oh Diane (2016 Remaster); Eyes of the World (2016 Remaster); Wish You Were Here (2016 Remaster); Love in Store (Early Version) [2016 Remaster]; Suma’s Walk a.k.a. Can’t Go Back (Outtake) [2016 Remaster]; That’s Alright (Alternate Take) [2016 Remaster]; Book of Love (Early Version) [2016 Remaster]; Gypsy (Early Version) [2016 Remaster]; Only over You (Alternate Version) [2016 Remaster]; Empire State (Early Version); If You Were My Love (Outtake) [2016 Remaster]; Hold Me (Early Version) [2016 Remaster]; Oh Diane (Early Version) [2016 Remaster]; Smile at You (Outtake) [2016 Remaster]; Goodbye Angel (Original Outtake) [2016 Remaster]; Eyes of the World (Alternate Early Version) [2016 Remaster]; Straight Back (2016 Remaster); Wish You Were Here (Alternate Version) [2016 Remaster]; Cool Water (2016 Remaster); Gypsy (2016 Remaster); Put a Candle in the Window (2016 Remaster); Teen Beat (Outtake) [2016 Remaster]; Blue Monday (Jam) [2016 Remaster].

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

On this day in movie history - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982):


Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

directed by Nicholas Meyer,
written by Jack B. Sowards,
based on a story by Harve Bennett and Jack B. Sowards,
was released in the United States on June 4, 1982.
Music by James Horner.


Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Paul Winfield, Kirstie Alley, Ricardo Montalbán.

On this day in movie history - Poltergeist (1982):


Poltergeist

directed by Tobe Hooper,
written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor,
based on a story by Steven Spielberg,
was released in the United States on June 4, 1982.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.


Cast:

JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O’Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, Beatrice Straight, Richard Lawson, Martin Casella, James Karen, Michael McManus, Virginia Kiser, Lou Perryman, Clair E. Leucart, Dirk Blocker, Allan Graf, Joseph Walsh, Helen Baron, Noel Conlon, Robert Broyles, Sonny Landham, Jeffrey Bannister, William Vail, Craig Simmons, Phil Stone, Dana Gendian, Jaimi Gendian, Danny Nero, Paula Paulson.