On this day in music history - Doolittle, by the Pixies:

Doolittle

Album by the Pixies,

released April 18, 1989.

Track list:

Debaser; Tame; Wave of Mutilation; I Bleed; Here Comes Your Man; Dead; Monkey Gone to Heaven; Mr. Grieves; Crackity Jones; La la Love You; No. 13 Baby; There Goes My Gun; Hey; Silver; Gouge Away.

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

Dead Calm

directed by Phillip Noyce,

written by Terry Hayes,

based on the novel by Charles Williams,

was released in the United States on April 7, 1989.
Music by Graeme Revell.

Cast:

Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane, Rod Mullinar, Joshua Tilden, George Shevtsov, Michael Long, Lisa Collins, Paula Hudson-Brinkley, Sharon Cook, Malinda Rutter, Benji, John Simmit.

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

The Dream Team

directed by Howard Zieff,

written by Jon Connolly and David Loucka,

was released in the United States on April 7, 1989.
Music by David McHugh.

Cast:

Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, Dennis Boutsikaris, Lorraine Bracco, Milo O'Shea, Philip Bosco, James Remar, Jack Gilpin, MacIntyre Dixon, Michael Lembeck, Bill Goffi, Jack Duffy, Brad Sullivan, Larry Pine, Harold Surratt, Kenneth Raybourne, Alphonsus E. Platt, Robert Weil, Janet Feindel, Tico Wells, Barry Flatman, Ted Simonett, Bruce Hunter, John Stocker, Lizbeth Mackay, Olivia Horton, Richard Fitzpatrick, Jack Jessop, Ron James, Dennis Parlato, Freda Foh Shen, Donna Hanover, Greg Beresford, Wayne Tippit, Eric Fink, A. Frank Ruffo, Michael Copeman, Victor Ertmanis, Cynthia Belliveau, Stewart Bick, James O'Regan, Dick Callahan, Shel Goldstein, Jihmi Kennedy, Marty Waldman, Michelyn Emelle, Michael Beatty, Jane Luk, Marilyn Peppiatt, Myra Fried, J.R. Zimmerman, Maxine Miller, Patricia Idlette, Max Haines, Henry Gomez, Ellen Maguire, Al Therrien, Don Saunders, John Liddle, Dwayne McLean, Kay Hawtrey, Patricia Carroll Brown, Chick Roberts, Nicholas Pasco, Henry Fonda, John Hayden, Roger Montgomery, R.D. Reid.

On this day in music history - Southside, by Texas (1989):

Southside

Album by Texas,

released March 13, 1989.

Track list:

I Don't Want a Lover; Tell Me Why; Everyday Now; Southside; Prayer for You; Faith; Thrill Has Gone; Fight the Feeling; Fool for Love; One Choice; Future Is Promises.

On this day in movie history - Physical Evidence (1989):

Physical Evidence

directed by Michael Crichton,

written by Bill Phillips,

based on a story by Bill Phillips and Steve Ransohoff,

was released in the United States on January 27, 1989.
Music by Henry Mancini.

Cast:

Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz, Ted McGinley, Tom O'Brien, Kenneth Welsh, Ray Baker, Ken James, Michael P. Moran, Angelo Rizacos, Lamar Jackson, Paul Hubbard, Larry Reynolds, Peter MacNeill, Laurie Paton, Don Granbery, Barry Flatman, Malcolm Stewart, Richard Fitzpatrick, J. Winston Carroll, Kathy Michael McGlynn, Djanet Sears, Claire Cellucci, Michael Donaghue, Anthony Sherwood, Angie McNab, Laurie Holden, David Clement, Steve Whistance-Smith, David Efron, Stan Barett, Kenny Bates, Matt Cooke, Michael Rothery, Gene Mack, Chris Thomas, Norm Henderson, Stewart Arnott, Eddie Driscoll, David Ferry, Victor Ertmanis, Michael Copeman, Diane Douglass, Allan Aarons, Steven Hunter, Jennifer Inch, François Klanfer, Terry Tweed, Louis Negin, Ken Roberts.

On this day in movie history - Always (1989):

Always

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Jerry Belson and Diane Thomas,

was released in the United States on December 22, 1989.
Based on the movie A Guy Named Joe (1943), directed by Victor Fleming and John E. Burch.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman, Audrey Hepburn, Roberts Blossom, Keith David, Ed Van Nuys, Marg Helgenberger, Dale Dye, Brian Haley, James Lashly, Michael Steve Jones, Kim Robillard, Jim Sparkman, Doug McGrath, Shereil L. Bowens, Ascension Fuentes, Todd Jacobson, DeMarious T. Morganfield, Mike O'Neal, Larry Landless, Steve Shatnyski, James Pruitt, Joseph McCrossin, JD Souther, David Jackson, David Kitay, Gene Strimling, Roy E. Harrison, Ted Grossman, Gerry Rothschild, Loren Smothers, Taleena Ottwell, Dan Aykroyd, Michael Braveheart, Jim Dunkin, Douglas 'Hurricane' Hall, Tim Hiser, Jaclyn Nagata, Joseph Michael Roth.

On this day in movie history - Driving Miss Daisy (1989):

Driving Miss Daisy

directed by Bruce Beresford,

written by Alfred Uhry,

based on the play by Alfred Uhry,

was released in the United States on December 11, 1989.
Music by Hans Zimmer.

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle, Joann Havrilla, William Hall Jr., Alvin M. Sugarman, Clarice F. Geigerman, Muriel Moore, Sylvia Kaler, Carolyn Gold, Crystal Fox, Bob Hannah, Ray McKinnon, Ashley Josey, Jack Rousso, Fred Faser, Indra A. Thomas, Trilby Beresford, Dean DuBois, Jay Freer, Jen Harper, Martin Luther King, D. Taylor Loeb.

Recommended reading - A Few Good Men (1989):

A Few Good Men

Play by Aaron Sorkin.

Published 1989.

Paperback.

Published by Concord Theatricals.

ISBN 13: 9780573700514

ISBN 10: 0573700516

ASIN: 0573700516

Description:

This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.

Recommended reading - City Sleuths and Tough Guys: Crime Stories from Poe to the Present (1989):

City Sleuths and Tough Guys: Crime Stories from Poe to the Present

Edited by David Willis McCullough.

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Published 1989.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0395513189

ISBN-13: 978-0395513187

Description:

Trace the hard-boiled mystery back to its roots with this collection of twenty-eight detective stories set in tough, urban settings. From classics by Poe and Vidocq to contemporary favorites such as Hammett and Spillane, this is a literary feast for all mystery fans.

Contents: Introduction, by David Willis McCullough; The simple art of murder, by Raymond Chandler; The clue of the yellow curtains, by Francois Eugene Vidocq; The mystery of Marie Roget, by Edgar Allen Poe; The lodger, by Marie Belloc Lowndes; Princess Sonia's bath, by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre; The investors, by Edgar Wallace; The tenth clew, by Dashiell Hammett; The rubber trumpet, by Roy Vickers; No proof, by Yoh Sano; Dead-end for Delia, by William Campbell Gault; At the Etoile du Nord, by Georges Simenon; I always get the cuties, by John D. MacDonald; This world, then the fireworks, by Jim Thompson; The gold fever tapes, by Mickey Spillane; Wild goose chase, by Ross MacDonald; The nine-to-five man, by Stanley Ellin; Small homocide, by Ed McBain; Blind man with a pistol, by Chester Himes; Pigeon blood, by Paul Cain; Just one of those days, by Donald E. Westlake; Election day, by Joseph Hansen; The Parker shotgun, by Sue Grafton; The Johore murders, by Paul Theroux; Sure, blue, and dead, too, by Janwillem van de Wetering; Skin deep, by Sara Paretsky; Death by water, by William Marshall; Flake piece, by Carolyn Wheat; Dead soldier, by Loren D. Estleman; Double indemnity, the screenplay, by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder.

On this day in movie history - Kill Me Again (1989):

Kill Me Again

directed by John Dahl,

written by John Dahl and Rick Dahl,

was released in the United States on October 27, 1989.
Music by William Olvis.

Cast:

Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Michael Madsen, Robert Schuch, Duane Tucker, Molly Flanegin, Dominic Dinino, Daniel Dorse, Bibi Besch, Jim Boeke, Jon Gries, Michael Sharrett, Debby Lynn Ross, Pat Mulligan, Nick Dimitri, Stanley Brown, Dan Sturdivant, Jeff Morrell, Jeff LeBeau, Michael Greene, James Henriksen, Lee Wilkof, Joseph Carberry, Roy Kieffer, Victoria Hirsch, Ralph M. Cardinale, Bruce Claessens, Darrel Wayne, Sheldon Haun, Jeri Arredondo, Hubert Ergenbright, Jeff Smolek, David Ward.

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

The Hollywood Detective

directed by Kevin Connor,

written by Christopher Crowe,

was released in the United States on October 25, 1989.
Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein.

Cast:

Telly Savalas, Helene Udy, George Coe, Joe Dallesandro, Tom Reese, William Bassett, James Green, Donald Hotton, Alan Shearman, Troy Evans, Paul Jones, David Katims, Mark Lowenthal, Herman Poppe, Randy Polk, Candace Savalas, Gus Savalas, John Wheeler, Greg Mullavey, John Michael Quinn.

On this day in movie history - Fat Man and Little Boy (1989):

Fat Man and Little Boy

aka Shadow Makers,

directed by Roland Joffé,

written by Roland Joffé and Bruce Robinson,

was released in the United States on October 20, 1989.
Music by Ennio Morricone.

Cast:

Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, Ron Frazier, John C. McGinley, Natasha Richardson, Ron Vawter, Michael Brockman, Del Close, John Considine, Allan Corduner, Joe D’Angerio, Jon DeVries, James Eckhouse, Todd Field, Mary Pat Gleason, Clark Gregg, Péter Halász, Gerald Hiken, Arthur Holden, Ed Lauter, Donald MacKechnie, Madison Mason, Christoph Pieczynski, Don Pugsley, Logan Ramsey, Fred Thompson, Jim True-Frost, Barry Yourgrau, Marek Alboszta, Steven Baigelman, Frank Benettieri Jr., Roger Cubicciotti, Franco Cutietta, Robert Peter Gale, Wesley Harrison, Brent Harrison, Tom McFarlane, David C. Parnes, Allen Poirson, David Politzer, Bill Rubenstein, Ken Strausbaugh, Walter Sullivan, Brian Wandell, John Williams, Walker Edmiston, Matthew Faison, Stan Jones, Alan Oppenheimer, David Brainard, William J. Bruno, Marla Feller, David Smith, Kevin Tighe.

On this day in music history - Runaway Horses, by Belinda Carlisle (1989):

The album Runaway Horses,

by Belinda Carlisle,

was released on October 3, 1989.

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.