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 movie history - Talk Radio (1988):

Talk Radio,

directed by Oliver Stone,

written by Eric Bogosian and Oliver Stone,

based on the play: Talk Radio, by Eric Bogosian and Ted Savinar,

and the book: Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular,

was released in New York City, on December 23, 1988.
Music by Stewart Copeland.

Cast:
Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, John Pankow, Michael Wincott, Zach Grenier, Anna Levine, Robert Trebor, Linda Atkinson, Allan Corduner, Bruno Rubeo, Bill Johnson, Rockets Redglare.

On this day in movie history - Platoon (1986):

Platoon,

directed and written by Oliver Stone,

was released in the United States on December 19, 1986.
Music by Georges Delerue.
Main theme: Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber.

Cast:
Keith David, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Reggie Johnson, Mark Moses, Corey Glover, Johnny Depp, Chris Pedersen, Bob Orwig, Corkey Ford, David Neidorf, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Richard Edson, Tony Todd, Kevin Eshelman, James Terry McIlvain, J. Adam Glover, Ivan Kane, Paul Sanchez, Dale Dye, Peter Hicks, Basile Achara, Steve Barredo, Chris Castillejo, Andrew B. Clark, Bernardo Manalili, Than Rogers, Li Thi Van, Clarisa Ortacio, Romy Sevilla, Mathew Westfall, Nick Nicholson, Warren McLean, Li Mai Thao, Ron Barracks, H. Gordon Boos, Brad Cassini, John Denny, Mark Ebenhoch, Robert 'Rock' Galotti, Ken Glover, Eric Hahn, Berto Spoor, Oliver Stone, Henry Strzalkowski.