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):

Slippery When Wet

Album by Bon Jovi,

released August 18, 1986.

Track list:

Let It Rock; You Give Love a Bad Name; Livin’ on a Prayer; Social Disease; Wanted Dead or Alive; Raise Your Hands; Without Love; I’d Die for You; Never Say Goodbye; Wild in the Streets.

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):

A Kind of Magic

Album by Queen,

released on June 2, 1986.

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

Track list:

One Vision; A Kind of Magic; One Year of Love; Pain Is So Close to Pleasure; Friends Will Be Friends; Who Wants to Live Forever; Gimme the Prize; Don’t Lose Your Head; Princes of the Universe; A Kind of Magic (Highlander Version) Roger Taylor; One Vision (Single Version) Queen; Pain Is So Close to Pleasure (Single Remix) Freddie & John; Forever (Piano Version) Brian May; A Kind of Vision (Demo ‘85) Roger Taylor; One Vision (Live at Wembley ‘86) Queen; Friends Will Be Friends (Freddie Mercury & John Deacon).

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

Belinda

Album by Belinda Carlisle,

released May 19, 1986.

Track list:

Mad About You; I Need a Disguise; Since You’ve Gone; I Feel the Magic; I Never Wanted a Rich Man; Band of Gold; Gotta Get to You; From the Heart; Shot in the Dark; Stuff and Nonsense; Band of Gold [Featuring Freda Payne] [Single Mix]; Dancing in the City; Mad About You [Extended Version]; Band of Gold [Featuring Freda Payne] [Extended Mix]; Band of Gold [Featuring Freda Payne] [Dub Mix]; Shot in the Dark; Lust to Love; Mad About You; Since You’ve Gone; Head Over Heels.

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.

On this day in movie history - The Blue Lightning (1986):

The Blue Lightning

directed by Lee Philips,

written by William Kelley,

was released in the United States on May 7, 1986.
Music by Frank Strangio.

Cast:

Sam Elliott, Rebecca Gilling, John Meillon, Robert Coleby, Max Phipps, Robert Culp, Ralph Cotterill, Jack Davis, Ray Meagher, Michael Carman, Norman Erskine, Gary Waddell, Jeff Truman, Garry Who, Bob Barrett, Chris Pang, Peter Ford, Ernie Dingo, Leo Martin, Kenneth Radley, Dennis Hunt, Glenn Boswell, Bob Hicks, Zev Eleftheriou, Roy Edmunds.