On this day in movie history - The 13th Warrior (1999):

The 13th Warrior

directed by John McTiernan,

written by William Wisher, Jr. and Warren Lewis,

based on the novel Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton,

was released in the United States on August 27, 1999.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis Storhøi, Omar Sharif, Anders T. Andersen, Richard Bremmer, Tony Curran, Mischa Hausserman, Neil Maffin, Asbjorn Riis, Clive Russell, Daniel Southern, Oliver Sveinall, Sven Wollter, Albie Woodington, John DeSantis, Eric Avari, Maria Bonnevie, Susan Willis, Yolande Bavan.

On this day in movie history - The Thomas Crown Affair (1999):

The Thomas Crown Affair

directed by John McTiernan,

written by Leslie Dixon, Kurt Wimmer,

based on the original story by Alan R. Trustman,

was released in the United States on July 27, 1999.

Music by Bill Conti.

Cast:

Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Ben Gazzara, Frankie Faison, Fritz Weaver, Charles Keating, Mark Margolis, Faye Dunaway, Michael Lombard, Bill Ambrozy, Michael S. Bahr, Robert Novak, Joe Lamb, James Saito, Esther Cañadas, Mischa Hausserman, Daniel Oreskes, Dominic Chianese Jr., Ritchie Coster, Gregg Bello, John P. McCann, Gino Lucci, George Christy, Mike Danner, James J. Archer, John Elsen, Robert Spillane, Daniel Jamal Gibson, Cynthia Darlow, Sherry Koftan, Jane DeNoble, Gene Bozzi, Ryan Hecht, Paul Simon, Tom Tammi, Mark Zeisler, Mark Zimmerman, Daniel Southern, James Yaegashi, Ira Wheeler, David Adkins, John A. McKay, Melissa Maxwell, Colleen Hamm, Timothy Wheeler, John Thrall Bush, Dominic Marcus, Robert Lewis Stephenson, David Toney, Phillip Douglas, Jeffrey Dreisbach, R.J. Remo, Caleb Archer, Dennis Creaghan, Randy Phillips, Gloria Barnes, Mimi Weddell, Pat Friedlander, Gary L. Catus, Jeremy Nagel, John C. Havens, Annie Rose Murray, Bill Tatum, Teddy Coluca, Michael Charles, Orlando Carafa, Ben Epps, Kim D. Cannon, Douglas Kahelemauna Nam, Richard Russell Ramos, John Seidman, Robert Ian Mackenzie, Yusef Bulos, Ray Virta, Thomas Michael Sullivan, J. Paul Boehmer, Tony Cucci, Paul Geoffrey, R.E. Rodgers, Thomas Richard Bloom, Kim Craven, Marion McCorry, Sean Haberle, Mikel Sarah Lambert, Angelo Fraboni, Melanie LaPatin, Jodi Ellen Melnick, Tony Meredith, Michael Terrace, Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Courtney Bennett, Diana Berry, Steve Bilich, Kimberly Evan, Charles Gemmill, Simon Jones, Vivian Kalinov, Rich Keen, Timothy Klein, Stan Klimecko, Mark Langston, Steven E. Lawler, Dan Maysen, Josh Mowery, Andy Redmond, Victoria Rong, Eliot Sash, Norman Steiner, Alberto Suarez, Jodi White.

On this day in movie history - Die Hard (1988 movie & novel):

Die Hard

directed by John McTiernan,

written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza,

based on the novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp,

was released in the United States on July 22, 1988.
Music by Michael Kamen.

Cast:

Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason, De'voreaux White, William Atherton, Clarence Gilyard, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta, Bruno Doyon, Andreas Wisniewski, Joey Plewa, Lorenzo Caccialanza, Gerard Bonn, Dennis Hayden, Al Leong, Gary Roberts, Hans Buhringer, Wilhelm von Homburg, Robert Davi, Grand L. Bush, Tracy Reiner, Taylor Fry, Noah Land.

Recommended reading:

Nothing Lasts Forever

By Roderick Thorp.

Filmed as Die Hard (1988).

Published by Graymalkin Media.

First published 1979.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1935169181

ISBN-13: 978-1935169185

Description:

The pulse pounding bestseller that started it all.

Inspiration for the film Die Hard.

The greatest action film of all time. – Entertainment Weekly.

A ferocious, bloody, raging book so single-mindedly brilliant in concept and execution it should be read at a single sitting. – Los Angeles Times.

Keeps us in a state of almost unequaled suspense and excitement! – The New Yorker.

High atop a Los Angeles skyscraper, an office Christmas party turns into a deadly cage-match between a lone New York City cop and a gang of international terrorists. Every action fan knows it could only be the explosive big-screen blockbuster Die Hard. But before Bruce Willis blew away audiences as unstoppable hero John McClane, author Roderick Thorp knocked out thriller readers with the bestseller that started it all.

A dozen heavily armed terrorists have taken hostages, issued demands, and promised bloodshed – all according to plan. But they haven't counted on a death-defying, one-man cavalry with no shoes, no backup, and no intention of going down easily. As hot-headed cops swarm outside, and cold-blooded killers wield machine guns and rocket launchers inside, the stage is set for the ultimate showdown between anti-hero and uber-villains. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight … to the death. Ho ho ho!

On this day in movie history - Predator (1987):

Predator

directed by John McTiernan,

written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas,

was released in the United States on June 12, 1987.
Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, R.G. Armstrong, Shane Black, Kevin Peter Hall, Steve Boyum, William H. Burton Jr., Franco Columbu, Peter Cullen, Henry Kingi, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Jack Verbois.