Showing posts with label 1984. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1984. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

On this day in music history:

Metal Queen by Lee Aaron (1984)
Undercurrent by Michele Mclaughlin (2015)


Metal Queen
Album by Lee Aaron,
released February 24, 1984.
Track list: Metal Queen; Lady of the Darkest Night; Head Above Water; Got to Be the One; Shake It Up; Deceiver; Steal Away Your Love; Hold Out; Break Down; We Will Be Rockin'.


Undercurrent
Album by Michele Mclaughlin,
released February 24, 2015.
Track list: 11,000 Miles; Living in Awe; Changing Skies; Full of Love; The Space Between; Undercurrent; Starstuff; Never Give Up; Evolution; On My Own; Melody in Motion; Stepping Stones; Synesthesia.

Monday, February 16, 2026

On this day in movie history - Fear City (1984):


Fear City

directed by Abel Ferrara,
written by Nicholas St. John,
was released in France on February 16, 1985.
Music by Dick Halligan and Joe Delia.


Cast:

Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith, Rossano Brazzi, Rae Dawn Chong, Joe Santos, Michael V. Gazzo, Jan Murray, Janet Julian, Daniel Faraldo, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ola Ray, John Foster, Emilia Crow, Nina Jones, Frank Ronzio, Juan Fernández, Jim Boeke, Carl Strano, Ben Kronen, Madison Mason, Bill Henderson, Victor Rivers, Joe Palese, Joe Shea, Bob Yothers, John Roselius, Tracy Griffith, Lori Eastside, Sharon Anton, Barbara Andrews, Jim Brewer, Álvaro López, Eddie Ruffalo, Joy Michael, Linda Lee, Peter Mele, Robert Miano, Raphael Berko, Antony Ponzini, Frank Sivero, Brent Jennings, Jihmi Kennedy, Robert Giarratano, Peter Gumeny, Justin De Rosa, Adrian McKnight, John Barons, Kendall Carly Browne, Nancy Mott, Christine Greenberg, Tricia Brown, Neil Clifford, John Del Rico, Helen Kelly, Tony LaFortezza, Annabelle Larsen, Don Nakaya Neilsen, David Ward.

Sunday, January 18, 2026

On this day in movie history - Blood Simple (1984)


Blood Simple

directed by Joel Coen,
written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,
was released in the United States on January 18, 1985.
Music by Carter Burwell.


Cast:

John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams.

Sunday, January 11, 2026

On this day in movie history - Dog Day (1984):


Dog Day

directed by Yves Boisset,
written by Jean Vautrin, Michel Audiard and Dominique Roulet,
based on the novel by Jean Vautrin,
was released in France on January 11, 1984.
Music by Francis Lai.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet, Victor Lanoux, David Bennent, Bernadette Lafont, Grace de Capitani, Tina Louise, Muni, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Juliette Mills, Julien Bukowski, Jean-Roger Milo, Joseph Momo, Henri Guybet, Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Myriam Pisacane, Inger Ekbom, Lillemour Jonsson, Jean Cherlian, Mohamed Bekhtaoui, Chrystel, Gora Chand Saha.

Friday, December 5, 2025

On this day in movie history - Beverly Hills Cop (1984):


Beverly Hills Cop

directed by Martin Brest,
written by Daniel Petrie Jr.,
based on a story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr.,
was released in the United States on December 5, 1984.
Music by Harold Faltermeyer.


Cast:

Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, James Russo, Jonathan Banks, Stephen Elliott, Gilbert R. Hill, Art Kimbro, Joel Bailey, Bronson Pinchot, Paul Reiser, Michael Champion, Frank Pesce, Gene Borkan, Michael Gregory, Alice Cadogan, Philip Levien, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Gerald Berns, William Wallace, Israel Juarbe, Randy Vasquez, Damon Wayans, Chuck Adamson, Chip Heller, Rick Overton, Rex Ryon, Mike Pniewski, Douglas Warhit, Paul Drake, Tom Everett, Sally Kishbaugh, Barry Shade, Jack Heller, Michael Harrington, David Wells, Scott Murphy, Dennis Madden, John Achorn, John Pettis, Nicholas Shields, Carl Weintraub, Anthony De Fonte, Darwyn Carson, Mark E. Corry, Thomas J. Hageboeck, Martin Brest, Earl Jolly Brown, Donald Chaffin, Dan Cotter, Bob Davis, Peter Paul Eastman, Robert Hitchcock, David Patrick Kelly, Paul LeClair, Freeman Love, Farrell Mayer, Danny Nero, Walter Spear, Nico Stevens.

Monday, December 1, 2025

December in music history - The Power of Love, by Jennifer Rush (1984):


The Power of Love
Song by Jennifer Rush,
released as a single in December, 1984.
Exact release date unknown.


From the album Jennifer Rush
by Jennifer Rush,
released on March 2, 1984.

Sunday, November 2, 2025

On this day in movie history - Paris, Texas (1984):


Paris, Texas

directed by Wim Wenders,
written by L. M. Kit Carson and Sam Shepard,
was released in the United States on November 2, 1984.
Music by Ry Cooder.


Cast:

Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry, Bernhard Wicki, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément, Claresie Mobley, Hunter Carson, Viva Auder, Socorro Valdez, Edward Fayton, Justin Hogg, Nastassja Kinski, Tom Farrell, John Lurie, Jeni Vici, Sally Norvell, Sharon Menzel, The Mydolls, Brandy Tipton.

On this day in music history - Bad Attitude, by Meat Loaf (1984):


Bad Attitude

Album by Meat Loaf,
released November 2, 1984.

Track list:

Bad Attitude; Modern Girl; Nowhere Fast; Surf’s Up; Piece of the Action; Jumpin’ the Gun; Cheatin’ In Your Dreams; Don’t Leave Your Mark On Me; Sailor to a Siren.

Sunday, October 26, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Terminator (1984):


The Terminator

directed by James Cameron,
written by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd,
was released in the United States on October 26, 1984.
Music by Brad Fiedel.


Cast:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich, Bess Motta, Earl Boen, Dick Miller, Shawn Schepps, Bruce M. Kerner, Franco Columbu, Bill Paxton, Brad Rearden, Brian Thompson, William Wisher, Ken Fritz, Tom Oberhaus, Ed Dogans, Ed Dogans, Joe Farago, Hettie Lynne Hurtes, Tony Mirelez, Philip Gordon, Anthony Trujillo, Stan Yale, Al Kahn, Leslie Morris, Hugh Farrington, Harriet Medin, Loree Frazier, James Ralston, Norman Friedman, Barbara Powers, Wayne Stone, David Michels, John E. Bristol, Webster Williams, Patrick Pinney, Bill W. Richmond, Chino ‘Fats’ Williams, Greg Robbins, Marianne Muellerleile, John Durban, Robin Antin, Marian Green, J. Randolph Harrison, David Kristin, Darrell Mapson, Bob Ritchie, John Stuart West.