On this day in movie history - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985):

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,

directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie,

written by Terry Hayes and George Miller,

was released in Australia on August 8, 1985.
Music by Maurice Jarre.
Songs by Tina Turner: One of the Living and We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome).

Cast:
Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Tina Turner, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson, Angry Anderson, Robert Grubb, George Spartels, Edwin Hodgeman, Bob Hornery, Andrew Oh, Ollie Hall, Lee Rice, Max Worrall, Susan Leonard, Robert Simper, Virginia Wark, Geeling Ching, Ray Turnbull, Brian Ellison, Gerard Armstrong, Helen Buday, Mark Spain, Mark Kounnas, Rod Zuanic, Justine Clarke, Shane Tickner, Toni Allaylis, James Wingrove, Adam Scougall, Tom Jennings, Gerry D'Angelo, Travis Latter, Miguel López, Paul Daniel, Tushka Bergen, Emily Stocker, Sandie Lillingston, Adam Willits, Ben Chesterman, Liam Nikkinen, Dan Chesterman, Christopher Norton, Katharine Cullen, Heilan Robertson, Gabriel Dilworth, Hugh Sands, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Marion Sands, Shari Flood, Kate Tatar, Rachael Graham, Pega Williams, Emma Howard, Tarah Williams, Joanna McCarroll, Daniel Willits, Toby Messiter, Tonya Wright, Charlie Kenney, Amanda Nikkinen, Flynn Kenney, Luke Panic, William Manning, James Robertson, Adam McCreadie, Sally Morton, Ross Bombaci, Susan Boyd, David Buchanan, Margaret Cardin, Margaret Dupre, Stephen Hayes, Christian Manon.

On this day in movie history - Signs (2002):

Signs,

directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan,

was released in the United States on August 2, 2002.
Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:
Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Cherry Jones, M. Night Shyamalan, Patricia Kalember, Ted Sutton, Merritt Wever, Lanny Flaherty, Marion McCorry, Michael Showalter, Kevin Pires, Clifford David, Rhonda Overby, Greg Wood, Paul L. Nolan, Ukee Washington, Babita Hariani, Adam Way, Angela Eckert, Jose L. Rodriguez, Paul Wilson, Thomas Griffin, Mark Falvo, Derek Mears, Chuck Pressler, Samantha Steffen.

On this day in movie history - Mad Max (1979):

Mad Max,

directed by George Miller,

written by George Miller and James McCausland,

based on a story by George Miller and Byron Kennedy,

was released in Australia on April 12, 1979.
Music by Brian May.

Cast:
Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Lisa Aldenhoven, David Bracks, Bertrand Cadart, David Cameron, Robina Chaffey, Stephen Clark, Mathew Constantine, Jerry Day, Reg Evans, Howard Eynon, Max Fairchild, John Farndale, Peter Felmingham, Sheila Florance, Nic Gazzana, Hunter Gibb, Andrew Gilmore, Jonathan Hardy, Brendan Heath, Paul Johnstone, Nick Lathouris, John Ley, Steve Millichamp, Phil Motherwell, George Novak, Geoff Parry, Lulu Pinkus, Neil Thompson, Billy Tisdall, Gil Tucker, Kim Sullivan, John Arnold, Tom Broadbridge, Peter Culpan, Peter Ford, Clive Hearne, Telford Jackson, Christine Kaman, Joan Letch, Kerry Miller, Janine Ogden, Di Trelour, Vernon Weaver, Paul Young, Brendan Young, Katy Brinson, Lisa Dombroski, Terry Gibson, Andrew Jones, James McCausland, Amanda Muggleton, Harry Peerce, Michael Ryan.