On this day in movie history - Armed Response (1986):

Armed Response

directed by Fred Olen Ray,

written by T.L. Lankford,

based on a story by Fred Olen Ray, T.L. Lankford and Paul Hertzberg,

was released in the United States on October 3, 1986.
Music by Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker.

Cast:

David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako, Lois Hamilton, Ross Hagen, Brent Huff, Laurene Landon, Dick Miller, Burr DeBenning, Michael Berryman, David Goss, Dah-ve Chodan, Conan Lee, Sam Hiona, Bob Hevelone, Patrick Culliton, Richard Lee-Sung, Suzy Stokey, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Kai Baker, David O'Hara, Dawn Wildsmith, Bobbie Bresee, Brad Arrington, Fox Harris, Jimmy Williams, Fred Olen Ray, Michelle Bauer, Lisa Hayward, Lauren Hertzberg, Jordan Hertzberg, Hisako Mura, Maryann Zvoleff.

On this day in movie history - The Name of the Rose (1986):

The Name of the Rose

directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud,

written by Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach, Howard Franklin and Alain Godard,

based on the novel by Umberto Eco,

was released in the United States on September 24, 1986.
Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Dwight Weist, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale, Volker Prechtel, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., William Hickey, Michael Habeck, Valentina Vargas, Ron Perlman, Leopoldo Trieste, Franco Valobra, Vernon Dobtcheff, Donal O'Brian, Andrew Birkin, Lucien Bodard, Peter Berling, Pete Lancaster, Urs Althaus, Lars Bodin-Jorgensen, Kim Rossi Stuart.

On this day in television history - Crime Story (1986 - 1988):

Crime Story

was released in the United States on September 18, 1986,

and ran for two seasons until May 10, 1988.

Cast:

Dennis Farina, Anthony Denison, John Santucci, Stephen Lang, Bill Smitrovich, Bill Campbell, Paul Butler, Steve Ryan, Ted Levine, Andrew Clay, Jon Polito, Joseph Wiseman, Darlanne Fluegel, Jay O. Sanders, David Caruso, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Deborah Harry, Paul Anka, Gary Sinise, Ving Rhames, William Russ, Christian Slater, Paul Guilfoyle, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Rooker, Lili Taylor, Pam Grier, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Stanley Tucci, Lee Ving, Anthony Heald, Bruce McGill, David Hyde Pierce, George Dzundza, Laura San Giacomo, Billy Zane, Michael J. Pollard, William Hickey, Elias Koteas, Dennis Haysbert, Eric Bogosian, Michael Madsen, Vincent Gallo, Armin Shimerman, Jim True-Frost, David Soul, James Remar, Michael Jeter, Steven Weber, Amy Morton, Fred Savage.

On this day in movie history - Popeye Doyle (1986):

Popeye Doyle

directed by Peter Levin,

written by Richard Di Lello,

was released in the United States on September 7, 1986.
Theme music by Brad Fiedel.

Cast:
Ed O’Neill, Matthew Laurance, James Handy, Candy Clark, George De La Pena, Audrey Landers, Nicholas Kadi, Elias Zarou, Gary Tacon, Phil Neilson, Elizabeth Lennie, Peter Virgile, Richard Monette, S.J. Fellowes, Guy Sanvido, Philip Williams, Linda Gambell, Chick Roberts, J.K. Simmons, Richard McMillan, Joanne Perica, Alexandra Innes, Tony Rosato, Todd Postlethwaite, Susan Diol, Molly Johnson, Norman Orenstein, Charles Woods Gray.

On this day in movie history - Stand by Me (1986):

Stand by Me,

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon,

based on the novella The Body by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on August 22, 1986.

Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.

Music by Jack Nitzsche.

Cast:
Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko, Gary Riley, Bradley Gregg, Jason Oliver Lipsett, Marshall Bell, Frances Lee McCain, Bruce Kirby, William Bronder, Scott Beach, Richard Dreyfuss, John Cusack, Madeleine Swift, Popeye (the dog, as Chopper), Geanette Bobst, Art Burke, Matt Williams, Andy Lindberg, Dick Durock, O.B. Babbs, Charlie Owens, Kenneth Hodges, John Hodges, Susan Thorpe, Korey Scott Pollard, Rick Elliott, Kent W. Luttrell, Chance Quinn, Jason Naylor, Sky Siewerski.

On this day in music history - Slippery When Wet, by Bon Jovi (1986):

The album Slippery When Wet,

by Bon Jovi,

was released on August 18, 1986.

On this day in movie history - Manhunter (1986):

Manhunter,

directed and written by Michael Mann,

based on the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris,

was released in the United States on August 15, 1986.
Music by Michel Rubini and The Reds.

Cast:
William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Stephen Lang, Tom Noonan, David Seaman, Benjamin Hendrickson, Michael Talbott, Dan Butler, Michele Shay, Robin Moseley, Paul Perri, Patricia Charbonneau, Bill Cwikowski, Alexandra Neil, Norman Snow, Jim Zubiena, Frankie Faison, Garcelle Beauvais, Joanne Camp, David Allen Brooks, Elisabeth Ryall, Chris Elliott, Gary Chavaras, Chris Cianciolo, Ken Colquitt, Ron Fitzgerald, Dennis Quick, David Meeks, Sherman Michaels, Robin Trapp, L.A. Winters, Daniel T. Snow, Cynthia Chvatal, King White, Mickey Lloyd, Dawn Carmen, David Fitzsimmons, Robert A. Burton, Steve Hogan, Mickey Pugh, Kin Shriner, John Posey, Kristin Holby, Greg Kelly, Brian Kelly, Ryan Langhorne, Hannah Caggiano, Lindsey Fonora, Jason Frair, Bryant Arrants, Christopher Arrants, Melvin Clark, Renee Ayala, Dana Dewey, Stephen Hawkins, Leonard Johnson, Keith Pyles, Michael Russell, Michael Vitug, Pat Williams, Charles Yarbaugh, Bill Smitrovich, Peter Maloney, Michael D. Roberts, Marshall Bell, Gusmano Cesaretti, Melody Gold, Annie McEnroe.

On this day in movie history - Out of Bounds (1986):

Out of Bounds,

directed by Richard Tuggle,

written by Tony Kayden,

was released in the United States on July 25, 1986.
Music by Stewart Copeland.

Cast:
Anthony Michael Hall, Jenny Wright, Jeff Kober, Glynn Turman, Raymond J. Barry, Pepe Serna, Michele Little, Jerry Levine, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Kevin McCorkle, Linda Shayne, Maggie Gwinn, Ted Gehring, Meat Loaf, Allan Graf, Dan Lewk, John Vickery, Tony Acierto, David Chung, Tony Kayden, John Tarnoff, Jennifer Balgobin.

On this day in movie history - Aliens (1986):

Aliens,

directed and written by James Cameron,

based on a story by James Cameron, David Giler and Walter Hill,

was released in the United States on July 18, 1986.
Music by James Horner.

Cast:
Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Jenette Goldstein, Al Matthews, Mark Rolston, Ricco Ross, Colette Hiller, Daniel Kash, Cynthia Dale Scott, Tip Tipping, Trevor Steedman, Paul Maxwell, Valerie Colgan, Alan Polonsky, Alibe Parsons, Blain Fairman, Barbara Coles, Carl Toop, John Lees, William Armstrong, Jay Benedict, Holly De Jong, Jill Goldston, Christopher Henn, Elizabeth Inglis, Mac McDonald, Stuart Milligan, Eddie Powell, Bob Sherman, Chris Webb, Tom Woodruff Jr.

On this day in music history - A Kind of Magic, by Queen (1986):

The album, A Kind of Magic, 

by Queen,

was released on June 2, 1986.

Inspired by the movie Highlander (1986), directed by Russell Mulcahy.

On this day in music history - Belinda, by Belinda Carlisle (1986):

The album Belinda,

by Belinda Carlisle,

was released on May 19, 1986.

On this day in movie history - Scene of the Crime (1986):

Scene of the Crime,

French title: Le Lieu du crime,

directed by André Téchiné,

written by André Téchiné, Pascal Bonitzer and Olivier Assayas,

was released in France on May 16, 1986.
Music by Philippe Sarde.

Cast:
Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Wadeck Stanczak, Nicolas Giraudi, Jean-Claude Adelin, Jean Bousquet, Michel Grimaud, Philippe Landoulsi, Claire Nebout, Jacques Nolot, Victor Lanoux, Christine Paolini.