On this day in movie history - The Hot Spot (movie & novel):

The Hot Spot

directed by Dennis Hopper,

written by Charles Williams and Nona Tyson,

based on the novel Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams,

was released in the United States on October 26, 1990.
Music by Jack Nitzsche.

Cast:

Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Charles Martin Smith, William Sadler, Jerry Hardin, Barry Corbin, Leon Rippy, Jack Nance, Virgil Frye, John Hawker, Margaret Bowman, Debra Cole, Karen Culley, Cody Haynes, George Haynes, James N. Harrell, Edith Mills, Shannon Quinlan, Roosevelt Williams, Kirk Hunter, Mark Lawyer, Lynn Speier.

Recommended reading:

Hell Hath No Fury

By Charles Williams.

Filmed as The Hot Spot (1990), directed by Dennis Hopper.

Paperback.

First published 1953.

Published by Vintage.

ISBN 13: 9780679733294

ISBN 10: 0679733299

ASIN: 0679733299

Description:

A dark, brooding masterpiece of guilt, greed, and lust in a town ripe for felony.

Madox wasn't all bad.  He was just half-bad.  But trap a man like Madox in a dead-end job in a stultifying small town, introduce him to a femme fatale like the Harshaw woman, and give him a shot at a fast fifteen thousand dollars--in a bank just begging to be knocked over--and his better nature doesn't stand a chance.

Merciless in its suspense, flawless in its grasp of the ways in which ordinary people hurtle over the edge, The Hot Spot is a superb example of fifties roman noir.

Recommended reading – Get Shorty (1990):

Get Shorty

By Elmore Leonard.

First published 1990.

Published by Mariner Books.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0062120255

ISBN-13: 978-0062120250

Description:

“The coolest, hottest writer in America.” – Chicago Tribune.

Mob-connected loan shark Chili Palmer is sick of the Miami grind – plus his “friends” have a bad habit of dying there. So when he chases a deadbeat client out to Hollywood, Chili figures he might like to stay. This town, with its dream-makers, glitter, hucksters, and liars – plus gorgeous, partially clad would-be starlets everywhere you look – seems ideal for an enterprising criminal with a taste for the cinematic. Besides, Chili’s got an idea for a killer movie, though it could very possibly kill him to get it made.

“The funniest crime thriller ever set among the hustlers and con artist of the movie colony.” – Wall Street Journal.

“A Hollywood hit…. Taut, inimitable prose and characters who could have only sprung from the mind of Elmore Leonard.”

– Detroit News.

“A terrific thriller…. The kind of entertainment that usually makes Hollywood types talk about selling their souls (or their mothers).” – Orlando Sentinel.

On this day in music history - Anam, by Clannad (1990):

Anam

Album by Clannad,

released October 8, 1990.

Track list:

Rí Na Cruinne (2003 Remaster); Anam (2003 Remaster); In Fortune’s Hand (2003 Remaster); Poison Glen (2003 Remaster); Wilderness (2003 Remaster); Why Worry? (2003 Remaster); Uirchill An Chreagain (2003 Remaster); Love And Affection (2003 Remaster); You’re The One (2003 Remaster); Dobhar (2003 Remaster); Rí Na Cruinne (Lazyboy Mix).

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1966 & 1967)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: The Naked Time.

Released September 29, 1966.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by John D.F. Black.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Stewart Moss, Majel Barrett, Bruce Hyde, DeForest Kelley, Grace Lee Whitney, George Takei, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, William Knight, John Bellah, Tom Anfinsen, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Andrea Dromm, Eddie Paskey, Woody Talbert, Ron Veto.

Star Trek

Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: The Changeling.

Released September 29, 1967.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by John Meredyth Lucas.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Makee K. Blaisdell / Blaisdel Makee, Barbara Gates, Meade Martin, Arnold Lessing, Vic Perrin, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Marc Daniels, Roger Holloway, Jeannie Malone, Robert Metz, Eddie Paskey, Frieda Rentie.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 4. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Family.

Released September 29, 1990.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, Susanne Lambdin, Bryan Stewart, Joe Menosky.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Jeremy Kemp, Samantha Eggar, Theodore Bikel, Georgia Brown, Dennis Creaghan, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, David Birkin, Doug Wert, Majel Barrett, Nyra Crenshaw, Debbie David, Elliot Durant III, Margaret Rose Flores, Denise Lynne Roberts.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 6. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Survival Instinct.

Released September 29, 1999.

Directed by Terry Windell.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Vaughn Armstrong, Bertila Damas, Tim Kelleher, Scarlett Pomers, Jonathan Breck, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Marvin De Baca, Tarik Ergin, Nichole McAuley, Erin Leigh Price, Christina Rydell, Joey Sakata, James Lee Stanley, Susie Stillwell.

On this day in movie history - King of New York (1990):

King of New York

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Nicholas St. John,

was released in the United States on September 22, 1990.
Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Larry Fishburne, Victor Argo, Wesley Snipes, Janet Julian, Paul Calderón, Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito, Theresa Randle, Carrie Nygren, Frank Adonis, Gerard Murphy, Harold Perrineau, Leonard L. Thomas, Gary Landon Mills, Robert LaSardo, Lance Guecia, Frankie Cee, Ernest Abuba, Freddy Howard, Frank Gio, Joey Chin, Lia Chang, Michael Guess, James Lorinz, Alonna Shaw, Nancy Hunter, Jay Julien, Roger Guenveur Smith, Vanessa Angel, Phoebe Legere, Erica Gimpel, Frank Aquilina, David Proval, Carlos Lauchu, Dhonna Harris Goodale.

On this day in movie history - Miller’s Crossing (1990):

Miller’s Crossing

directed and written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,

was released in the United States on September 22, 1990.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, Steve Buscemi, John McConnell, Mike Starr, Al Mancini, Olek Krupa, Frances McDormand.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1966 & 1967)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Released September 22, 1966.

Directed by James Goldstone.

Written by Samuel A. Peeples.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman, George Takei, James Doohan, Lloyd Haynes, Andrea Dromm, Paul Carr, Paul Fix, Bill Blackburn, John Burnside, Darren Dublin, Robert Metz, Eddie Paskey.

Star Trek

Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Who Mourns for Adonais?

Released September 22, 1967.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by Gilbert Ralston.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage, Fred Steiner.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Michael Forest, Leslie Parrish, John Winston, Bill Blackburn, Roger Holloway, Eddie Paskey.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 4. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Best of Both Worlds Part II.

Released September 22, 1990.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Michael Piller, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Elizabeth Dennehy, George Murdock, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, Todd Merrill, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Majel Barrett, Nyra Crenshaw, Robert Daniels, Debbie David, Eben Ham, Randy James, Mark Lentry, Tim McCormack, Kip Reynolds, Lincoln Simonds, Adrian Tafoya, Natalie Wood.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 6. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Equinox, Part II.

Released September 22, 1999.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Rick Berman, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, John Savage, Titus Welliver, Olivia Birkelund, Rick Worthy, Eric Steinberg, Steven Dennis, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Sylvester Foster, Matt Hanson, Nichole McAuley, Mark Rogerson, Brian Simpson.

On this day in movie history - Narrow Margin (1990):

Narrow Margin

directed and written by Peter Hyams,

based on a story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard,

was released in the United States on September 21, 1990.
Music by Bruce Broughton.

Cast:

Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James Sikking, J.T. Walsh, M. Emmet Walsh, Susan Hogan, Nigel Bennett, J.A. Preston, B.A. 'Smitty' Smith, Codie Lucas Wilbee, Barbara Russell, Antony Holland, Doreen Ramos, Kevin McNulty, Andrew Rhodes, Lon Katzman, Dana Still, Lesley Ewen, Barney O'Sullivan, Natino Bellantoni, Ted Stidder, Lindsay Bourne, Robert Rozen, Tom McBeath, Ron Cummins, Harris Yulin, Jennifer Fahrni, John Michael Quinn.

On this day in movie history - Goodfellas (1990):

Goodfellas

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese,

based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi,

was released in the United States on September 21, 1990.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Chuck Low, Frank DiLeo, Henny Youngman, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, Suzanne Shepherd, Debi Mazar, Margo Winkler, Welker White, Jerry Vale, Julie Garfield, Christopher Serrone, Elaine Kagan, Beau Starr, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Imperioli, Robbie (Bobby) Vinton, Johnny Williams, Daniel P. Conte, Tony Conforti, Frank Pellegrino, Ronald Maccone, Tony Sirico, Joseph D’Onofrio, Steve Forleo, Richard Dioguardi, Frank Adonis, John Manca, Joseph Bono, Katherine Wallach, Mark Jacobs, Angela Pietropinto, Marianne Leone, Marie Michaels, LoNardo, Melissa Prophet, Illeana Douglas, Susan Varon, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Clem Caserta, Samuel L. Jackson, Fran McGee, Paul Herman, Edward McDonald, Edward Hayes, Daniela Barbosa, Gina Mattia, Joel Calendrillo, Anthony Valentin, Edward D. Murphy, Michael Citriniti, Peter Hock, Erasmus C. Alfano, John Di Benedetto, Manny Alfaro, Thomas Lowry, Margaret Smith, Richard Mullally, Frank Albanese, Paul McIsaac, Bob Golub, Louis Eppolito, Tony Lip, Mikey Black, Peter Cicale, Anthony Powers, Vincent Pastore, Anthony Alessandro, Victor Colicchio, Mike Contessa, Philip Suriano, Paul Mougey, Norman Barbera, Anthony Polemeni, James Quattrochi, Lawrence Sacco, Dino Laudicina, Thomas E. Camuti, Andrew Scudiero, Irving Welzer, Jesse Kirtzman, Russell Halley, Spencer Bradley, Bob Altman, Joanna Bennett, Gayle Lewis, Gaetano Lisi, Luke Walter, Ed Deacy, Larry Silvestri, John ‘Cha Cha’ Ciarcia, Vito Picone, Janis Corsair, Frank Aquilino, Lisa D’Apolito, Michael Calandrino, Vito Antuofermo, Vito Balsamo, Peter Fain, Gaetano LoGiudice, Garry Pastore, Nicole Burdette, Stella Keitel, Dominique DeVito, Michaelangelo Graziano, Paula Kcira, Nadine Kay, Tony Ellis, Peter Onorati, Jamie De Roy, Joel Blake, H. Clay Dear, Thomas Hewson, Gene Canfield, Margaux Guerard, Violet Gaynor, Tobin Bell, Berlinda Tolbert, Nancy Cassaro, Adam Wandt, Joe Gioco, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Alyson Jones, Ruby Gaynor, Bo Dietl.