On this day in the Star Trek Universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 3. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: The Ensigns of Command.

Released September 30, 1989.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Eileen Seeley, Mark L. Taylor, Richard Allen, Colm Meaney, Mart McChesney, George B. Colucci Jr., BJ Davis, Shana Golden, Grainger Hines, Conrad Hurtt, Richard Kray, Buck McDancer, Robin Morselli, Frank Orsatti, John Bear Staible.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 3. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Evolution.

Released September 23, 1989.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Michael Piller, Michael Wagner.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Ken Jenkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Mary McCusker, Randal Patrick, Majel Barrett, Scott Grimes, Lorine Mendell, Amy O'Neill, Natalie Wood.

On this day in movie history - The Heist (1989):

The Heist

directed by Stuart Orme,

written by William Irish Jr., David Fuller and Rick Natkin,

based on a story by William Irish Jr.,

was released in the United States on September 16, 1989.
Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein.

Cast:

Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky, Steve Apostolina, Ben Mittleman, Nino Surdo, Shelton Redden, Roger Hewlett, Joseph Carberry, Chino ‘Fats’ Williams, Art Frankel, Andrew Barnicle, Roger Chapman, Dan Hare, Will Cascio, Kevin Furlong, Fred Bailey, Gary Wright, Luisa Vargas, Susan Thompson, Gale McNeeley, Jack Orend, Matthew Wood, Alan Buchdahl, Brina, Dante, Melissa Dudek, Michael Smiley.

On this day in movie history - Night Game (1989):

Night Game

directed by Peter Masterson,

written by Anthony Palmer,

was released in the United States on September 15, 1989.
Music by Pino Donaggio.

Cast:

Roy Scheider, Karen Young, Richard Bradford, Matt Carlson, Michelle Cochran, Alex Garcia, Paul Gleason, Carlin Glynn, Rex Linn, Alex Morris, Anthony Palmer, Lane Smith, Renee O'Connor, James Black.

On this day in movie history - Sea of Love (1989):

Sea of Love

directed by Harold Becker,

written by Richard Price,

was released in the United States on September 15, 1989.
Music by Trevor Jones.

Cast:

Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker, William Hickey, Richard Jenkins, John Spencer, Michael O'Neill, Paul Calderón, Gene Canfield, Larry Joshua, Christine Estabrook, Barbara Baxley, Patricia Barry, Luis Antonio Ramos, Rafael Báez, Damien Leake, Jacqueline Brookes, Nancy Beatty, Hugh Thompson, Christopher Maleki, Lorraine Bracco, Samuel L. Jackson.

On this day in music history - Bodyrock, by Lee Aaron, (1989):

Bodyrock

Album by Lee Aaron,
released September 13, 1989.

Track list:

Nasty Boyz; Yesterday; Gotta Thing for You; Rock Candy; Tough Girls Don’t Cry; Sweet Talk; Rock the Hard Way; Shame; Whatcha Do to My Body; Hands on; Rebel Angel; How Deep.

Recommended reading - American Short Story Masterpieces (1989):

American Short Story Masterpieces:
A Rich Selection of Recent Fiction from America's Best Modern Writers

Edited by Raymond Carver and Tom Jenks.

Published by Dell.

Published 1989.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0440204232

ISBN-13: 978-0440204237

Description:

Powerful short fiction that bears witness to American lives … and dreams.

This highly acclaimed collection of short stories by American writers contains only the best literary art of the past four decades. With a bias towards realism, editors Raymond Carver and Tom Jenks have selected fiction that “tells a story” – and tells it with a masterful handling of language, situation, and insight.

But what is so special about this volume is that it mirrors our age, our concerns, and our lives. Whether it’s the end of a marriage, as in Bobbie Ann Manson’s “Shiloh,” or the struggle with self-esteem and weight in Andre Dubus’s “The Fat Girl,” the 36 works included here probe issues that give us that “shock of recognition” that is the hallmark of great art – wonderful, absorbing fiction that will be read and reread for decades to come.

“An essential collection of contemporary fiction. If you want to change your life (and if you don’t, why read at all?), this is one book you can’t afford to be without.” – David Jauss, The Short Story Review.

On this day in movie history - L.A. Takedown (1989):

L.A. Takedown

directed and written by Michael Mann,

was released in the United States on August 27, 1989.
Music by Tim Truman.

Cast:

Scott Plank, Alex McArthur, Michael Rooker, Ely Pouget, Vincent Guastaferro, Richard Chaves, Victor Rivers, Laura Harrington, Daniel Baldwin, Clarence Gilyard Jr., R.D. Call, Peter Dobson, John Santucci, Xander Berkeley, Juan Fernández, Tony Xauet, Sam J. Jones, J.W. Smith, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Mary Broussard, Aixa Clemente, Mike De Luna, Ed DeFusco, Robert Gammons, Donald Grant, Emmett Grennan, Al Jones, Anthony Lattanzio, Leo Lee, Mimi Lieber, Albert Michel Jr., Jan Munroe, Gilbert O. Parra, Dennis Scott, Jentry Tuvil, Daniel Villarreal, Robert Winley, Tony Winters, Rick Avery, Bud Davis.

On this day in music history - Rossini arias, by Cecilia Bartoli (1989):

Rossini arias

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,

released August 22, 1989.

Track list:

L’Italiana In Algeri / Cruda Sorte! Amor Tiranno!; Pronti Abbiamo...Amici In Ogni Evento...Pensa Alla Patria; La Donna Del Lago / Mura Felici; Tancredi; Oh! Patria! ... Di Tanti Palpiti; Otello / Assisa A Piè D’un Salice; Stabat Mater / Fac Ut Portem; La Pietra Del Paragone; Se L’Itale Contrade ... Se Per Voi, Le Care, Io Torno; La Cenerentola / Nacqui All’affanno ... Non Più Mesta.

On this day in music history - Sacred Heart, by Shakespear’s Sister (1989):

Sacred Heart

Album by Shakespear’s Sister,

released August 21, 1989.

Track list:

Heroine; Run Silent Run Deep; Dirty Mind; Sacred Heart; Heaven Is in Your Arms; Twist the Knife; You’re History; Break My Heart; Red Rocket; Electric Moon; Primitive Love; Could You Be Loved; You Made Me Come to This.

On this day in movie history - Uncle Buck (1989):

Uncle Buck

directed and written by John Hughes,

was released in the United States on August 16, 1989.
Music by Ira Newborn.

Cast:

John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Garrett M. Brown, Elaine Bromka, Amy Madigan, Jay Underwood, Brian Tarantina, Laurie Metcalf, Suzanne Shepherd, Mike Starr, William Windom.

On this day in movie history - The Abyss (1989):

The Abyss

directed and written by James Cameron,

was released in the United States on August 9, 1989.
Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:

Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd, J.C. Quinn, Kimberly Scott, Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., George Robert Klek, Christopher Murphy, Adam Nelson, Dick Warlock, Jimmie Ray Weeks, J. Kenneth Campbell, Ken Jenkins, Chris Elliott, Peter Ratray, Michael Beach, Brad Sullivan, Frank Lloyd, Phillip Darlington, Joseph C. Nemec III, Joe Farago, William Wisher, Marcus K. Mukai, Wendy Gordon, Paula Cross, Thomas F. Duffy, Chris Anastasio, Emily Yancy, Michael Chapman, Tom Isbell, Mike Cameron, Daren Dochterman, Candice Hill, Randy Robertson, Robert Searle.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989):

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

directed by William Shatner,

written by David Loughery,

was released in the United States on June 9, 1989.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Laurence Luckinbill, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Todd Bryant, Spice Williams-Crosby, David Warner, Charles Cooper, Cynthia Gouw, George Murdock, Bill Quinn, Harve Bennett.

Recommended reading - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (novel & comic book adaptation):

Star Trek V: the Final Frontier

By J. M. Dillard.

Filmed as Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), directed by William Shatner.

Published by Severn House Publishers Ltd.

Published 1989.

ISBN-10: 0727840215

ISBN-13: 978-0727840219

Description:

On the planet Nimbus III, a harsh world deep in the neutral zone, the three major powers -- Federation, Klingon, and Romulan -- attempt a revolutionary cooperative program, jointly developing the planet as an experiment in peace. But that makes Nimbus III an irresistible target for terrorists, who seize control of the planet, and the Enterprise is sent on a daring mission of rescue. And soon Kirk and his crew find themselves on a much more dangerous and disturbing journey, to the center of the galaxy and the forbidden secrets it holds.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

By Peter David, James W. Fry, Arne Starr.

A DC Movie Special.

Illustrated DC comic book.

Published 1989.

ASIN: B082FQS8QV

On this day in movie history - Dead Poets Society (1989):

Dead Poets Society

directed by Peter Weir,

written by Tom Schulman,

was released in the United States on June 2, 1989.
Music by Maurice Jarre.

“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.

We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

And the human race is filled with passion.

And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.

But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

To quote from Whitman:
‘O me! O life! of the questions of these recurring, of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life? Answer: That you are here - that life exists, and identity, that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.’
That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.
What will your verse be?”

– Robin Williams, as John Keating.

I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately …

I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life!

To put to rout all that was not life …

And not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived …

– Hand-written quote in this still is modified from the book Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

Cast:

Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston, Alexandra Powers, Leon Pownall, George Martin, Carla Belver, Jane Moore, Kevin Cooney, Colin Irving, Matt Carey, John Cunningham, Joe Aufiery, Melora Walters, Welker White, Steve Mathios, Alan Pottinger, Pamela Burrell, Allison Hedges, Christine D'Ercole, Debra Mooney, John Martin Bradley, Charles Lord, Kurt Leitner, Richard Stites, James J. Christy, Catherine Soles, Hoover Sutton, James Donnell Quinn, Simon Mein, Ashton W. Richards, Robert Gleason, Bill Rowe, Robert J. Zigler III, Keith Snyder, Nicholas K. Gilhool, Jonas Stiklorius, Craig Johnson, Chris Hull, Jason Woody, Sam Stegeman, Andrew Hill, Serena Ebhardt, Joel Fogel, Newton Gilchrist, Barry Godin, Kate Kearney-Patch, Jamie Kennedy, Nancy Kirk, Stephen Podolak, Jeffrey Santoro, James R. Stoddard.