On this day in movie history - Field of Dreams (1989):

Field of Dreams

directed and written by Phil Alden Robinson,

based on the novel Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella,

was released in the United States on May 5, 1989.
Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Frank Whaley, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Mary Anne Kean, Fern Persons, Kelly Coffield Park, Michael Milhoan, Steve Eastin, Charles Hoyes, Art LaFleur, Lee Garlington, Mike Nussbaum, Larry Brandenburg, Mary McDonald Gershon, Robert Kurcz, Don John Ross, Beatrice Fredman, Geoffrey Nauffts, Anne Seymour, C. George Biasi, Howard Sherf, Joseph R. Ryan, Joe Glasberg, Mark Danker, Frank Dardis, Jim Doty, Mike Goad, Jay Hemond, Mike Hodge, Steve Jenkins, Terry Kelleher, Ron Lucas, Fred Martin, Curt McWilliams, Jude Milbert, Steve Olberding, Gene Potts, James Roth, Paul Scherrman, Dale Till, Brian Waldvogel, Brian E. Frankish, Jeffrey Neal Silverman, Ed Harris, Ben Affleck, Don Alliss, Matt Damon, Robin Eddins, Stephen Emirzian, Kevin Fennessy, Dan Rohner, Mark Vafiades.

On this day in movie history - Alphaville (1965):

Alphaville

a.k.a. Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution,

directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard,

was released in France on May 5, 1965.

Music by Paul Misraki.

Cast:

Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Valérie Boisgel, Jean-Louis Comolli, Michel Delahaye, Jean-André Fieschi, Christa Lang, Jean-Pierre Léaud, László Szabó, Howard Vernon.

On this day in movie history - Chasing Danger (1939):

Chasing Danger

directed by Ricardo Cortez,

written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan,

based on the story by Leonardo Bercovici,

was released in the United States on May 5, 1939.
Music by Samuel Kaylin.

Cast:

Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon, Joan Woodbury, Harold Huber, Jody Gilbert, Pedro de Cordoba, Stanley Fields, Roy D'Arcy, Carol Adams, Richard Alexander, Sam Ash, Eugene Borden, Egon Brecher, Don Brodie, Charles Brokaw, Harry Burns, Gino Corrado, Jean De Briac, Jimmie Dundee, Art Dupuis, Constant Franke, Robert Graves, Jamiel Hasson, Armand Kaliz, Arthur Loft, George Magrill, Francis McDonald, Louis Mercier, Tony Merlo, Leonard Mudie, Ruth Peterson, Arthur Rankin, Georges Renavent, Dick Rich, Jack Stoney, Paul Sutton, Harland Tucker, Michael Visaroff, Harry Worth.

Born on this day – Phillip Borsos:

Phillip Borsos

Director

Producer

Writer

May 5, 1953 – February 2, 1995

Credits:

Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990); Cooperage (1976); Do It with Joy (1977); Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995); Highway Heartbreaker (1992); Hollywood North (2003); Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003); Nails (1979); One Magic Christmas (1985); Spartree (1978); The Cider House Rules (1999); The Grey Fox (1982); The Mean Season (1985); The Night Before the Morning After (1980); The Shadow (1994); Tootsie (1982); Weird Science (1985); We're Talkin' Serious Money (1992).

Born on this day – Sandy Baron:

Sandy Baron

Actor

Comedian

May 5, 1936 – January 21, 2001

Credits:

An Evening at the Improv (1981); Anatomy of a Seduction (1979); Birdy (1984); Broadway Danny Rose (1984); Cassie & Co. (1982); Celebrity Revue (1976); Crime Story (1986); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Della (1969–1970); Ed Sullivan's Comedy Legends (2022); FBI: The Untold Stories (1991); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1968); Get the Message (1964); Girls in the Saddle (1969); Gypsy (1966–1967); Hey, Landlord (1966–1967); How's Your Mother-in-Law? (1968); If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969); Ironside (1973); It Takes Two (1970); It's Your Bet (1970–1971); Juke Box Jury (1963); Law & Order (1991); Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste (1998); Leprechaun 2 (1994); Life Goes On (1992); Lonely Hearts (1991); Love, American Style / Love and the Guilty Conscience / Love and the Good Samaritan (1970–1971); Mission Kill (1985); Motorama (1991); Naked City (1962); Name Droppers (1969–1970); P.D.Q. (1967); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Police Story (1973); Sammy and Company (1976); Seinfeld (1991–1997); Seinfeld: Inside Look (2006–2007); Sid and Nancy (1986); Starsky and Hutch (1979); Straight Time (1978); Sweet November (1968); Targets (1968); That Regis Philbin Show (1965); That Was the Week That Was (1964); The Barbara McNair Show (1970–1971); The Comedy Shop (1978); The Dating Game (1969); The David Frost Show (1970–1972); The Dean Martin Summer Show (1967); The Ed Sullivan Show (1966); The Game Game (1969–1970); The Grifters (1990); The Hi-Lo Country (1998); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime);  (1966–1970); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The John Gary Show (1967); The Laughmakers (1962); The Match Game (1967); The Merv Griffin Show (1965–1972); The Mike Douglas Show (1965–1975); The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996); The Munsters Today (1990–1991); The Out of Towners (1970); The Pat Boone Show (1966); The Perils of P.K. (1986); The Real Tom Kennedy Show (1970); The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour (1970); The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour (1970); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966–1972); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967–1968); Today (1966); Tracey Takes On... (1996); Twilight Highway (1995); Vamp (1986); Walter & Emily (1992); What's My Line? (1973).

Born on this day – Maria-Pia Casilio:

Maria-Pia Casilio

Actress

May 5, 1935 – April 10, 2012

Credits:

Air of Paris (1954); Always Victorious (1958); Amori di mezzo secolo / Loves of half a century: War 1915-18 (1954); An American in Rome (1954); Angels of Darkness (1954); Appassionatamente / Passionately (1954); Arrivederci Firenze / Goodbye Florence (1958); Bread, Love and Dreams (1953); Canzoni di mezzo secolo / Songs of half a century (1952); Cuore matto... matto da legare / Crazy heart... Nutty to tie (1967); Donatella (1956); Due soldi di felicità / A Penny of Happiness (1954); Frisky (1954); Gagliardi e pupe / Pennants and pupae (1958); Giorni d'amore / Days of love (1954); I pappagalli / Parrots (1955); Il canto dell'emigrante / The Song of the Emigrant (1956); Il medico dei pazzi / The Madman's Doctor (1954); Il viale della speranza / The Avenue of Hope (1953); La banda del buco / The Hole Band (1960); La donna di ghiaccio / The Ice Woman (1960); La valigia dei sogni / The suitcase of dreams (1953); Le tournant dangereux (1954); L'ispettore Giusti (1999); Loving you is my destiny (1957); Maria Pia Casilio: Umberto D. (2011); Mogli pericolose / Dangerous Wives (1958); Neapolitan Carousel (1954); Noi uomini duri / We Hard Men (1987); Racconti romani / Roman Tales (1955); Siamo tutti inquilini / We are all tenants (1953); Terminal Station (1953); The Adultress (1953); The Fascist (1961); The Last Judgment (1961); The Mistress of Moonbeam (1961); Three Men and a Leg (1997); Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge / Totò, Peppino and the outlaws (1956); Umberto D. (1952); Vittorio D. (2009); We'll Call Him Andrea (1972).

Born on this day – Will Hutchins:

Will Hutchins

Actor

May 5, 1930 – April 21, 2025

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959); Blondie (1968–1969); Bombers B-52 (1957); Bronco (1961); Chase (1974); Cheyenne (1961); Clambake (1967); Claudelle Inglish (1961); Conflict (1956–1957); Emergency! (1974); Gunfighter (1999); Gunsmoke (1963); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hey, Landlord (1966–1967); Howie (1962); Lafayette Escadrille (1958); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Single Sister (1972); Magnum Force (1973); Matinee Theatre (1956–1957); Maverick (1960 / 1994); Merrill's Marauders (1962); Movin' On (1974); No Time for Sergeants (1958); Perry Mason (1966); Roar (1981); Shangani Patrol (1970); Slumber Party '57 (1976); Spinout (1966); Stump the Stars (1969); Stu's Show (2010 / 2023); Sugarfoot (1957–1961); Surfside 6 (1961); Take Me to Your Leader (1964); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967–1968); The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Quest (1976); The Ray Anthony Show (1963); The Roaring 20's (1960); The Romantics (2010); The Shooting (1966); The Streets of San Francisco (1976); Today (1966); TV's Western Heroes (1993); Warner Brothers Presents (1956); Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993); Western Trails (2017); When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979); Whips and Jingles (2014).