Thursday, May 22, 2025

On this day in movie history - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998):


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

directed by Terry Gilliam,
written by Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Alex Cox and Tod Davies,
based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson,
was released in the United States on May 22, 1998.
Music by Ray Cooper.


Cast:

Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Mark Harmon, Cameron Diaz, Katherine Helmond, Michael Jeter, Craig Bierko, Lyle Lovett, Flea, Larry Cedar, Tim Thomerson, Richard Riehle, Richard Portnow, Steve Schirripa, Larry Brandenburg, Jennifer Elise Cox, Kim Flowers, Tane McClure, Christopher Meloni, Harry Dean Stanton, Troy Evans, Debbie Reynolds, Jenette Goldstein, Verne Troyer, Gregory Itzin, Laraine Newman, Penn Jillette, Hunter S. Thompson.

On this day in movie history - Alien 3 (1992):


Alien 3

directed by David Fincher,
written by David Giler, Walter Hill and Larry Ferguson,
was released in the United States on May 22, 1992.
Music by Elliot Goldenthal.


Cast:

Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover, Ralph Brown, Danny Webb, Christopher John Fields, Holt McCallany, Lance Henriksen, Christopher Fairbank, Carl Chase, Leon Herbert, Vincenzo Nicoli, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Brennen, Clive Mantle, Peter Guinness, Deobia Oparei, Phil Davis, Niall Buggy, Hi Ching, Danielle Edmond, Tom Woodruff Jr.

On this day in movie history - Brewster’s Millions (1985):


Brewster’s Millions

directed by Walter Hill,
written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod,
based on the novel by George Barr McCutcheon,
was released in the United States on May 22, 1985.
Music by Ry Cooder.


Cast:

Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, Jerry Orbach, Pat Hingle, Tovah Feldshuh, Hume Cronyn, Joe Grifasi, Peter Jason, David White, Jerome Dempsey, David Wohl, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan, Carmine Caridi, Yakov Smirnoff, Rick Moranis, Gloria Charles, Yana Nirvana, Grand L. Bush, Conrad Janis, Rosetta LeNoire, Joseph Leon, Robert Ellenstein, Reni Santoni, Alan Autry, Joseph G. Medalis, Malachy McCourt, Roger Til, Allan Miller, Mike Hagerty, Kelly Yaegermann, Regina Hooks, Allan Graf, Archie Hahn, Jeffrey Mylett, Richard Hochberg, R.D. Call, Frank Slaten, Lin Shaye, Wesley Thompson, Strawn Bovee, Matt Landers, Kip Waldo, Shaka Cumbuka, Brad Sanders, Bill McConnell, Margot Rose, Joel Weiss, Candee Jennings, Bennie E. Dobbins, Gary Alexander, Joey Banks, Steven Benson, Mike Paciorek, Ken Medlock, Robbie T. Robinson, Ken Knighten, Hank Robinson, Art Reichle, Marina Anderson, Jack Couch, Ken DuMain, Ronald E. Giles, Bob Harks, Freeman Love, Naylon Mitchell, Danny Nero, Arnie Scheer.

On this day in movie history - Outland (1981):


Outland

directed and written by Peter Hyams,
was released in the United States on May 22, 1981.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking, Kika Markham, Clarke Peters, Steven Berkoff, John Ratzenberger, Nicholas Barnes, Manning Redwood, Pat Starr, Hal Galili, Angus MacInnes, Stuart Milligan, Eugene Lipinski, Norman Chancer, Ron Travis, Anni Domingo, Bill Bailey, Chris Williams, Marc Boyle, Richard Hammatt, James Berwick, Gary Olsen, Isabelle Lucas, Sharon Duce, P.H. Moriarty, Angelique Rockas, Jude Alderson, Rayner Bourton, Doug Robinson, Julia Depyer, Nina Francoise, Brendan Hughes, Philip Johnston, Norri Morgan, John Cannon, Tony Clarkin, Steve Meek, Maurice Roëves.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 34.
Episode entitled: The Outsider.
Released May 22, 1959.
Directed by Don Taylor.
Written by Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller.
Music by Count Basie and Stanley Wilson.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Joyce Meadows, William Tregoe, Michael Garth, Nancy Valentine, Nestor Paiva, Ralph Moody, Ed Prentiss, Molly Dodd.

Born on this day – Michael Sarrazin:


Michael Sarrazin


Actor

May 22, 1940 – April 17, 2011

Credits:

18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012); A Man Called Gannon (1968); A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002); African Skies (1992); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Arrival II (1998); Believe in Me (1971); Beulah Land (1980); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966–1967); Bullet to Beijing (1995); Captive Hearts (1987); Caravans (1978); CBC Show of the Week (1964–1965); Chercheurs d'or (1996); Counterstrike (1991); Cowboy and Indian (1972); Crackerjack 2 (1997); Días de cine (2011); Double Negative (1980); Earth: Final Conflict (2001); Earthquake in New York (1998); Everybody's Prejudiced (1961); Eye of the Cat (1969); Feardotcom (2002); Festival (1965); Fighting Back / aka Death Vengeance (1982); For Pete's Sake (1974); Frankenstein: The True Story (1973); Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975); Gunfight in Abilene (1967); Harry in Your Pocket (1973); In Search of Gregory (1969); Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018); Joshua Then and Now (1985); Journey to Shiloh (1968); Keeping Track (1986); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1994); La Femme Nikita (2000); La Florida (1993); Lena's Holiday (1991); Malarek (1988); Mascara (1987); Mentors (1999); Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996); Midnight Man (1997); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1991); On the Road (2012); Passion and Paradise (1989); Poltergeist: The Legacy (1997); Pour cent millions (1990); Saturday Night Live (1976–1978); Selkirk of Red River (1964); Sometimes a Great Notion / aka Never Give an Inch (1971); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996); Street Legal (1990); TCM Remembers (2011); The 11th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (1975); The Christmas Choir (2008); The City (1999–2000); The Doomsday Flight (1966); The Flim-Flam Man (1967); The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972); The Gumball Rally (1976); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (1976); The Moviemakers (1969); The Outer Limits (1996–1999); The Peacekeeper (1997 / 2017); The Phone Call (1989); The Pursuit of Happiness (1971); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1989–1992); The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975); The Seduction (1982); The Serial (1965); The Sweet Ride (1968); The Virginian (1965); They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969); Thunder Point (1998); Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery (2005); Tropical Heat (1993); Viadukt (1983); Wojeck (1966); You're No Good (1965).

Born on this day – Paul Winfield:


Paul Winfield

Actor

May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004