Showing posts with label 1989. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1989. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
Star Trek: Voyager (1998)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2004 & 2005)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 10.
Episode entitled: The Dauphin.
Released February 18, 1989.
Directed by Rob Bowman.
Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Colm Meaney, Diana Muldaur, Whoopi Goldberg, Paddi Edwards, Jaime Hubbard, Peter Neptune, Mädchen Amick, Cindy Sorenson, Jenna Barlow Grodsky, Michael Braveheart, Dexter Clay, Alex Daniels, Randy James, Tim McCormack, Guy Vardaman.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 4. Episode 16.
Episode entitled: Prey.
Released February 18, 1998.
Directed by Allan Eastman.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Brannon Braga, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Clint Carmichael, Tony Todd, John Austin, Steve Carnahan, Damaris Cordelia, Tarik Ergin, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Guy Richardson, John Wilkie.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3. Episode 16.
Episode entitled: Doctor’s Orders.
Released February 18, 2004.
Directed by Roxann Dawson.
Written by Chris Black, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Alexandrea Ortiz, Mark Correy, Daphney Damaraux, Glynis Johns, John Jurgens, Danny Kaye, Mildred Natwick, Ator Tamras.

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 4. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: Affliction.
Released February 18, 2005.
Directed by Michael Grossman.
Written by Brannon Braga, Michael/Mike Sussman, Manny Coto.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Velton Ray Bunch.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, John Schuck, James Avery, Ada Maris, Eric Pierpoint, Terrell Tilford, Kate McNeil, Brad Greenquist, Derek Magyar, Marc Worden, Seth MacFarlane, Alexandrea Ortiz, Michael Bailous, Bill Blair, Solomon Burke Jr., Glen Hambly, Scott Sterling Hill, Terita Jackson, Andrew Macbeth, Dorenda Moore, Melissa O'Keeffe, Ator Tamras, Aaron White, Brian J. Williams, Wanda Ray Willis.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
Star Trek: Voyager (1998)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2004 & 2005)
Star Trek: Discovery (2018)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 9.
Episode entitled: The Measure of a Man.
Released February 11, 1989.
Directed by Robert Scheerer.
Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Colm Meaney, Diana Muldaur, Whoopi Goldberg, Majel Barrett, Amanda McBroom, Clyde Kusatsu, Brian Brophy, Michael Braveheart, Denise Crosby, Victor Paul.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 4. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: Hunters.
Released February 11, 1998.
Directed by David Livingston.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Jeri Taylor, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Tiny Ron, Roger W. Morrissey, Majel Barrett, Christine Delgado, Tarik Ergin, Linda Harcharic, Kerry Hoyt, Alicia Lewis, Guy Richardson, Pablo Soriano.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: Harbinger.
Released February 11, 2004.
Directed by David Livingston.
Written by Manny Coto, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Velton Ray Bunch.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Noa Tishby, Thomas Kopache, Steven Culp, Alexandrea Ortiz, Solomon Burke Jr., Evan English, Duncan K. Fraser, Hilde Garcia, Scott Sterling Hill, Yoshio Iizuka, John Jurgens, Andrew Macbeth, Dorenda Moore, Aric Rogokos, Paul Sklar, Chris Torres, Jeff Wolfe.

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 4. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: The Aenar.
Released February 11, 2005.
Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.
Written by André Bormanis, Manny Coto.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Kevin Kiner, Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Jeffrey Combs, Alexandra Lydon, Brian Thompson, Geno Silva, Alicia Adams, Scott Rinker, Alexandrea Ortiz, Nathan Effron, Evan English, J. Michael Flynn, Duncan K. Fraser, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, Marti Matulis, Guy Richardson.


Star Trek: Discovery
Season 1. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: Will You Take My Hand?
Released February 11, 2018.
Directed by Akiva Goldsman.
Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo.
Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Mia Kirshner, Jayne Brook, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Clint Howard, Michael Ayres, Matthew Binkley, Emily Coutts, Riley Gilchrist, Anthony Grant, Julianne Grossman, Harry Judge, Morgan Kohan, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Crystal Leger, Clare McConnell, Damon Runyan, Sara Mitich, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Bree Wasylenko, Adam Winlove-Smith.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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.

Monday, December 22, 2025

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.

Thursday, December 11, 2025

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.

Friday, November 28, 2025

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.

Monday, October 27, 2025

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.

Saturday, October 25, 2025

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.

Monday, October 20, 2025

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.

Friday, October 3, 2025

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


Runaway Horses

Album by Belinda Carlisle,
released October 3, 1989.

Track list:

Leave A Light On; Runaway Horses; Vision Of You; Summer Rain; La Luna; (We Want) The Same Thing; Deep Deep Ocean; Valentine; What Ever It Takes; Shades Of Michaelangelo.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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.

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

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.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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.

Monday, September 15, 2025

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.