Wednesday, June 25, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Thing (1982):


The Thing

directed by John Carpenter,
written by Bill Lancaster,
based on the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell,
was released in the United States on June 25, 1982.
Music by Ennio Morricone.


Cast:

Kurt Russell, A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, Thomas Waites.

On this day in movie history - The Omen (1976):


The Omen

directed by Richard Donner,
written by David Seltzer,
was released in the United States on June 25, 1976.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.


Cast:

Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, Robert Rietty, Tommy Duggan, John Stride, Anthony Nicholls, Holly Palance, Roy Boyd, Freda Dowie, Sheila Raynor, Robert MacLeod, Bruce Boa, Don Fellows, Patrick McAlinney, Dawn Perllman, Nancy Manningham, Miki Iveria, Betty McDowall, Nicholas Campbell, Burnell Tucker, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Guglielmo Spoletini, Ya’ackov Banai, Ann Barrass, Mark Baxter, Harvey Bernhard, Michael Byrne, Victor Harrington, Juba Kennerley, Leo McKern, Noel O’Connell, Bill Reimbold, Adam Rhodes, Massimo Serato, Tina Simmons, Christine Spooner, Damian John Spooner, Guy Standeven.

On this day in movie history - Rollerball (1975):


Rollerball

directed by Norman Jewison,
written by William Harrison,
based on the short story Roller Ball Murder by William Harrison,
was released in the United States on June 25, 1975.
Music by André Previn.
Adagio in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni.


Cast:

James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Pamela Hensley, Barbara Trentham, John Normington, Shane Rimmer, Burt Kwouk, Nancy Bleier, Richard LeParmentier, Robert Ito, Ralph Richardson.

On this day in movie history - Klute (1971):


Klute

directed by Alan J. Pakula,
written by Andy and Dave Lewis,
was released in the United States on June 25, 1971.
Music by Michael Small.


Cast:

Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Dorothy Tristan, Rita Gam, Nathan George, Vivian Nathan, Morris Strassberg, Barry Snider, Betty Murray, Jane White, Shirley Stoler, Robert Milli, Anthony Holland, Fred Burrell, Richard B. Shull, Mary Louise Wilson, Marc Malvin, Rosalind Cash, Jean Stapleton, Jan Fielding, Antonia Rey, Robert Ronan, Richard Russell Ramos, Garrett Cassell, Jerome Collamore, Candy Darling, Kevin Dobson, Veronica Hamel, Richard Jordan, Margaret Linn, Tony Major, Harry Reems, Joe Silver, Ellen Stretton, Lee Wallace.

On this day in movie history - Gaslight (1940):


Gaslight

directed by Thorold Dickinson,
written by A.R. Rawlinson and Bridget Boland,
based on the play Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton,
was released in the United Kingdom on June 25, 1940.
Music by Richard Addinsell.


Cast:

Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Cathleen Cordell, Robert Newton, Jimmy Hanley, Minnie Rayner, Marie Wright, Aubrey Dexter, Mary Hinton, Angus Morrison, Jack Barty, The Darmora Ballet.

Born on this day – Mark Withers:


Mark Withers


Actor

June 25, 1947 – November 22, 2024

Credits:

A Final Gift (2012); Alex: The Life of a Child (1986); Basic Training (1985); Best of the West (1981); Bolden (2019); California Fever (1979); Castle (2013); Citizen X (2002); Criminal Minds (2011); Dallas (1987); Days of Our Lives (1986–1987); Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981); Divorce Court (1986); Drop Dead Diva (2013); Dynasty (1981); Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006); Frasier (2001); Hart to Hart (1982); Her Life as a Man (1984); Hill Street Blues (1986); Hollywood and Beyond with Steven Brittingham (2018); Hotel (1986); How the West Was Won (1978); Hunter (1986); In Development (2013); It's Your Move (1985); Kaz (1978–1979); L.A. Law (1987); Magnum, P.I. (1982); Matlock (1989); McNamara's Band (1977); Reckless (2014); Remington Steele (1985); Ruby & Martin (2012); Santa Barbara (1985); Sense8 (2017–2018); She Spies (2003); Something About Amelia (1984); Southern Man (1998); Stranger Things (2016); The Creatress (2019); The Dukes of Hazzard (1982); The Greatest American Hero (1981); The Hugga Bunch (1985); The King of Queens (2002); The New Gidget (1987); The Phoenix Incident (2015); The Ultimate Life (2013); The Wizard (1987); Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1981); Trauma Center (1983); True Blood (2013); Turn Around Jake (2014); Wild and Wooly (1978); Wonder Woman (1978); Work from Home (2014).

Born on this day – Alex Toth:


Alex Toth


Cartoonist

June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006

Credits:

Adventures Into Digital Comics (2006); Battle of the Planets (1978–1980); Bionic Six (1987); Bird of Steel! (2024); Birdman (1967–1987); C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979); Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–1980); Captain Fathom (1965); Cartoon Planet (1995–1999); Cartoon Superheroes Abridged (2015); Clue Club (1976); Devlin (1974); Dynomutt Dog Wonder (1976–1977); Fantastic Four (1967); Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (1966); Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2018); Jabberjaw (1976); Jack and the Beanstalk (1967); Jonny Quest (1965); Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space (1972); Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967); Project X (1968); Robin Hood (1973); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977–1979); Sealab 2020 (1972); Sealab 2021 (2000–2001); Shazzan (1967); Sin City (2005); Skyhawks (1969–1971); Space Angel (1962–1964); Space Ghost (1966–2021); Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1993–2004); Super Friends (1973–1978); The Angry Red Planet (1959); The Herculoids (1967–1969); The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968); The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–1978); Thundarr the Barbarian (1980).