On this day in movie history - Terror in the Aisles (1984):

Terror in the Aisles

documentary directed by Andrew J. Kuehn,

written by Margery Doppelt,

was released in the United States on August 31, 1984.
Hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen.
Music by John Beal.

Clips shown from the following movies:

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); Alien (1979); Alligator (1980); Alone in the Dark (1982); An American Werewolf in London (1981); Bride of Frankenstein (1935); Bug (1975); Carrie (1976); Cat People (1982); Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954); Creepshow (1982); Dawn of the Dead (1978); Dracula (1979); Dressed to Kill (1980); Eyes of Laura Mars (1978); Firestarter (1984); Frenzy (1972); Friday the 13th (1980); Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981); Friday the 13th Part III (1982); Frogs (1972); Grizzly (1976); Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982); Hold That Ghost (1941); Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978); Jaws (1975); Jaws 2 (1978); King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962); Klute (1971); Konga (1961); Marathon Man (1976); Midnight Express (1978); Ms .45 (1981); Night of the Living Dead (1968); Nighthawks (1981); Nightwing (1979); Phantom of the Paradise (1974); Piranha (1978); Play Misty for Me (1971); Poltergeist (1982); Prophecy (1979); Psycho (1960); Rosemary's Baby (1968); Saturday the 14th (1981); Scanners (1981); Scared Stiff (1953); Sisters (1972); Strangers on a Train (1951); Suspiria (1977); Tarantula! (1955); The Birds (1963); The Brood (1979); The Car (1977); The Deadly Mantis (1957); The Exorcist (1973); The Fly (1958); The Fog (1980); The Food of the Gods (1976); The Funhouse (1981); The Fury (1978); The Ghost Breakers (1940); The Howling (1981); The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957); The Legacy (1978); The Omen (1976); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981); The Seduction (1982); The Shining (1980); The Silent Partner (1978); The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974); The Thing (1982); The Thing with Two Heads (1972); The Wolf Man (1941); This Island Earth (1955); To Catch a Thief (1955); Vice Squad (1982); Videodrome (1983); Wait Until Dark (1967); What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962); When a Stranger Calls (1979).

Cast:

Bud Abbott, Brooke Adams, Julia Adams, Ana Alicia, Alan Arkin, Susan Backlinie, Belinda Balaski, Martin Balsam, Adrienne Barbeau, Ralph Bellamy, Elizabeth Berridge, Sidney Blackmer, Nina Blackwood, Linda Blair, Wilford Brimley, Richard Brooker, Marilyn Burns, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, Veronica Cartwright, John Cassavetes, Lon Chaney Jr., Lou Costello, Charles Cioffi, Joan Crawford, Richard Crenna, Jamie Lee Curtis, Keith David, Bette Davis, Brad Davis, Joan Davis, Angie Dickinson, Faye Dunaway, Griffin Dunne, Shelley Duvall, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Fairchild, Mia Farrow, William Finley, Jane Fonda, John Gavin, Jeff Goldblum, Elliott Gould, Gerrit Graham, Cary Grant, Rosey Grier, Charles Hallahan, Gunnar Hansen, Jessica Harper, Debbie Harry, Rutger Hauer, Wings Hauser, David Hedison, Tippi Hedren, Dustin Hoffman, Ian  Holm,Season Hubley, Michael Ironside, Amy Irving, Carol Kane, Boris Karloff, Grace Kelly, Persis Khambatta, Margot Kidder, Dana Kimmell, Adrienne King, Yaphet Kotto, Elsa Lanchester, Stephen Lack, Martin Landau, Frank Langella, Piper Laurie, Janet Leigh, Jerry Lewis, Danny Lloyd, Lynn Lowry, Bela Lugosi, Zoe Tamerlis Lund, Herbert Marshall, Dean Martin, Kevin McCarthy, Leo McKern, Teri McMinn, Vera Miles, Jason Miller, Tawny Moyer, David Naughton, Kate Nelligan, Jack Nicholson, Laurence Olivier, Heather O'Rourke, Patricia Owens, Betsy Palmer, Gregory Peck, Anthony Perkins, Christopher Plummer, Vincent Price, Lee Remick, Kurt Russell, Roy Scheider, P. J. Soles, Sissy Spacek, Sylvester Stallone, Harry Dean Stanton, Amy Steel, Andrew Stevens, Catherine Mary Stewart, Donald Sutherland, Gary Swanson, Max von Sydow, Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor, Robert Walker, Dee Wallace, Jessica Walter, Sigourney Weaver, Jack Weston, Billie Whitelaw, Billy Dee Williams, James Woods.

On this day in movie history - The Gladiator (1986):

The Gladiator

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by William Bleich, Tom Schulman and Jeffrey Walker,

based on a story by William Bleich,

was released in the United States on February 3, 1986.
Music by David Frank.

Cast:

Ken Wahl, Nancy Allen, Robert Culp, Stan Shaw, Rosemary Forsyth, Bart Braverman, Brian Robbins, Rick Dees, Michael Young, Harry Beer, Garry Goodrow, Robert Phalen, Linda Thorson, Mary Baldwin, Thom Bierdz, José Flores, Stephen Anthony Henry, Gary Lev, Jan Merlin, Georgie Paul, Mort Sertner, Jim Wilkey, Royce D. Applegate, Jeannie Epper, Lyle Gold, Helen Kelly, Mark Munski, George A. Sack Jr., Chris Sundlee.

On this day in movie history - The Last Detail (movie & novel):

The Last Detail

directed by Hal Ashby,

written by Robert Towne,

based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan,

was released in the United States on December 12, 1973.
Music by Johnny Mandel.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty, Nancy Allen, Gilda Radner, Jim Hohn, Luana Anders.

The Last Detail

By Darryl Ponicsan.

First published 1970.

Published by Skyhorse.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1510727752

ISBN-13: 978-1510727755

Description:

The Acclaimed Novel That Was the Basis for the Classic Movie Starring Jack Nicholson.

Unlike the other branches of the armed services, the navy draws its police force from the ranks, as temporary duty. The risk is that men on Shore Patrol might bring their humanity to the task. This accounts for the underlying tension in "The Last Detail", which takes place during the height of the Vietnam War. Billy Bad-Ass and Mule Mulhall, two career sailors in transit in Norfolk, awaiting permanent orders, are given a "chaser" duty. Their assignment is to escort and deliver Larry Meadows, an 18-year-old sailor, from Norfolk to Portsmouth, N.H., where he is to serve an eight-year sentence in the brig. It's good duty, on the face of it, until the two old salts realize the injustice of the sentence and are oddly affected by the true innocence of their prisoner, even though he is guilty as charged. Failure, or refusal, to carry out their duty is never a question, no matter how much they hate the detail or how wrong it seems, and yet something must be done, some gesture made in order to help their hapless prisoner survive the long ordeal he faces, and to purge their own sense of shame. "The Last Detail" was Darryl Ponicsan's first book and it catapulted him into the front rank of American novelists. It was made into the 1973 film starring Jack Nicholson, and has become a classic of the Golden Age of American cinema. This new edition of "The Last Detail" coincides with the publication of its long-awaited sequel, "Last Flag Flying", also available from The Wright Press.

On this day in movie history - Carrie (movie & novel):

Carrie

directed by Brian De Palma,

written by Lawrence D. Cohen,

based on the novel by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 3, 1976.
Music by Pino Donaggio.
Song: I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me performed by Katie Irving.

Cast:

Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, P. J. Soles, Priscilla Pointer, Sydney Lassick, Stefan Gierasch, Michael Talbott, Doug Cox, Harry Gold, Noelle North, Cindy Daly, Deirdre Berthrong, Anson Downes, Rory Stevens, Edie McClurg, Cameron De Palma.

Recommended reading:

Carrie

By Stephen King.

First published 1974.

ISBN 13: 9781416524304

ISBN 10: 1416524304

ASIN: 1416524304

Mass Market Paperback.

Description:

Unpopular at school and subjected to her mother's religious fanaticism at home, Carrie White does not have it easy. But while she may be picked on by her classmates, she has a gift she's kept secret since she was a little girl: she can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. Her ability has been both a power and a problem. And when she finds herself the recipient of a sudden act of kindness, Carrie feels like she's finally been given a chance to be normal. She hopes that the nightmare of her classmates' vicious taunts is over . . . but an unexpected and cruel prank turns her gift into a weapon of horror so destructive that the town may never recover.

A modern classic, Carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in American fiction – Stephen King. The story of misunderstood high school girl Carrie White, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge, remains one of the most barrier-breaking and shocking novels of all time.

Make a date with terror and live the nightmare that is ... Carrie.

"Stephen King’s first novel changed the trajectory of horror fiction forever. Fifty years later, authors say it’s still challenging and guiding the genre." – Esquire.

“A master storyteller.” – The Los Angeles Times.

“Guaranteed to chill you.” – The New York Times.

"Gory and horrifying. . . . You can't put it down." – Chicago Tribune.