On this day in movie history - Shoot to Kill aka Deadly Pursuit (1988):

Shoot to Kill

aka Deadly Pursuit,

directed by Roger Spottiswoode,

written by Harv Zimmel, Michael Burton and Daniel Petrie Jr.,

based on a story by Harv Zimmel,

was released in the United States on February 12, 1988.
Music by John Scott.

Cast:

Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley, Clancy Brown, Richard Masur, Andrew Robinson, Kevin Scannell, Frederick Coffin, Michael MacRae, Robert Lesser, Milton Selzer, Les Lannom, Walter Marsh, Frank C. Turner, Sam Hiona, Michael Chapman, Janet Rotblatt, Ken Camroux-Taylor, Howard Storey, Fred Henderson, Robyn Gildemeester, Jerry Wasserman, Gloria Lee, Freda Perry, Kevin McNulty, William S. Taylor, Ric Reid, Claire Vardiel, Blu Mankuma, Gary Hetherington, Allan Lysell, Michele Goodger, Beatrice Boepple, Darcelle Chan, Marynna Danguy, Craig Saunders, Carole Henshall, Andrew Rhodes, Bill Croft, Noah Beggs, John Douglas, John Molnar, John Ryan, Jim van Dijk.

On this day in music history - Victoria And Her Blues, by Victoria Spivey (1962):

Victoria And Her Blues

Album by Victoria Spivey,

recorded February 12, 1962.

Track list:

Grant Spivey; When I Was Seven; Talk About Moanin'; Mr. Daddy; So Long Buddy; From Broadway to 7th Ave.; Brooklyn Bridge; Thirteen Years; Cool Papa; New York Moan; New York Tombs; Buddy Tate.

Born on this day – John S. Bartley:

John S. Bartley

Cinematographer

February 12, 1947 – August 17, 2025

Credits:

17th Precinct (2011); 21 Jump Street (1990–1991); A Cooler Climate (1999); A Director Prepares: Bobby Roth's Masterclass (2016); A Feeling Called Glory (2000); A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982); Alien Lockdown (2004); Allure (2009); Another Life (2002); Another Stakeout (1993); Backfire (1987); Bates Motel (2013–2017); Bear Island (1979); Betrayed (1988); Beyond Betrayal (1994); Beyond the Stars (1989); Black River (2001); Booker (1990); Broken Badges (1991); Charlie's Angels (2011); Disturbing Behavior (1998); Dragon Age: Redemption (2011); Early Edition (1996); Echo (1997); Eight Legged Freaks (2002); Eye of the Widow (1991); Father Lefty (2002); Fear Factory: Cars (1999); First Blood (1982); Glory Days (2002); Grand Unified Theory (2016); Gray Matters (2006); Home Movie (1992); Hostage Rescue Team (2001); Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1980); Hunting Season (2013); Hypnotic (2021); Iceman (1984); Immediate Family (1989); Innocent (2011); Insomnia (2018); Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003); iZombie (2015); Jumpin' Joe (1992); Lost (2005–2010); Love Is Never Silent (1985); Love, Mary (1985); Masters of Horror and Suspense (1999); Mr. Patman (1980); Nancy Drew (2019); Naughty or Nice (2004); Never Cry Wolf (1983); Nobody's Child (1986); Odd Girl Out (2005); Outtakes (1977); Packin' It In (1983); Pearl (2020); Picking Up the Pieces (1985); RoboCop (2014); Roswell (1999–2000); Secrets of a Married Man (1984); See Spot Run (2001); Sky High (1990); Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983); Spartree (1978); Spinning Boris (2003); Swampy Roads (2025); Take One - She (2022); The Babysitter (1980); The Boy Who Could Fly (1986); The Chronicles of Riddick (2004); The Commish (1991–1993); The Fare (1999); The Glitter Dome (1984); The Good Doctor (2017–2018); The Grey Fox (1982); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2009); The Journey of Natty Gann (1985); The Magical World of Disney (1986); The Matthew Shepard Story (2002); The Nickel Children (2005); The Prince of Motor City (2008); The Raffle (1994); The Returned (2015); The Room Upstairs (1987); The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984); The Visitor (1997–1998); The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008); The X-Files (1993–1997); Then Came Jones (2003); Tricks (1997); Undercovers (2010–2012); Vikings (2013); Walker: Independence (2022); Where the Money Is (2000); Who'll Save Our Children? (1978); Wiseguy (1990); Wolf Lake (2001); Wrong Turn (2003); Wu Assassins (2019); Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991).

Born on this day – Brioni Farrell:

Brioni Farrell

Actress

Executive

February 12, 1940 – August 8, 2018

Credits:

A New Day in Eden (1982); Allan (1971); Appointment with Fear (1985); Bearcats! (1971); Bonanza (1966–1968); Capitol (1982–1987); Columbo (1975); Dallas (1991); Daniel Boone (1968); Death Valley Days (1967–1968); Family Affair (1968); Fantasy Island (1980); General Hospital (1981–1984); Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987); Keefer (1978); La Femme Nikita (1999); Lancer (1969); Love (1982); Mission: Impossible (1968); My Tutor (1983); Night Heat (1985); Paradise Bay (1965); Partizani (1976); Police Story (1975); Project: Metalbeast (1995); Round Trip to Heaven (1992); Run for Your Life (1966); Search (1973); Star Trek / episode entitled The Return of the Archons, originally aired February 9 (1967); Street Legal (1989); Tales from the Darkside (1987); The Bait (1973); The Bionic Woman (1977); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Duke (1979); The Hitchhiker (1985); The Last Guerrilla (1974); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Next Step Beyond (1979); The Other Wise Man (1969); The Rat Patrol (1968); The Rookies (1973); The Student Nurses (1970); The Wild Wild West (1967); To Rome with Love (1970).

Born on this day – Richard Lynch:

Richard Lynch

Actor

February 12, 1940 – June 19, 2012

Credits:

The Lords of Salem (2012); Gun of the Black Sun (2011); Resurrection (2010); Dark Fields (2009); Chrome Angels (2009); Laid to Rest (2009); Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (2007); Halloween (2007); Wedding Slashers (2006); The Great War of Magellan (2005); Corpses Are Forever (2004); Final Combat (2003); The Mummy's Kiss (2003); Ancient Warriors (2003); Fabulous Shiksa in Distress (2003); Charmed (2003); First Watch (2003); Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002); Crime and Punishment (2002); Six Feet Under (2002); Outta Time (2002); Reflex Action (2002); Ankle Bracelet (2001); Death Game (2001); The Korean War (2001); Strike Zone (2000); Eastside (1999); Enemy Action (1999); Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999); Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1999); Lima: Breaking the Silence (1999); Thinking About Africa (1999); Air America (1999); Love and War II (1998); Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1998); Armstrong (1998); Shattered Illusions (1998); Divine Lovers (1997); Ground Rules (1997); Under Oath (1997); We Are Angels (1997); The Garbage Man (1996); Vendetta (1996); Diamond Run (1996); Total Force (1996); Lone Tiger (1996); Phantom 2040 (1995–1996); Takedown (1995); Destination Vegas (1995); Warrior of Justice (1995); Terminal Virus (1995); Werewolf (1995); Baywatch (1995); Dragon Fury (1995); Highlander (1995); Terrified (1995); Roughcut (1994); Loving Deadly (1994); Thunder in Paradise (1994); Death Match (1994); Dangerous Waters (1994); Murder, She Wrote (1992–1994); Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994); Midnight Confessions (1994); Scanner Cop (1994); Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993); Cobra (1993); Showdown (1993); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993); Merlin (1993); The Hat Squad (1993); Double Threat (1992); Inside Edge (1992); Maximum Force (1992); Super Force (1991–1992); The Last Hero (1991); Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991); Jake and the Fatman (1991); Alligator II: The Mutation (1991); Dark Justice (1991); Trancers II (1991); Lockdown (1990); Invasion Force (1990); Return to Justice (1990); Aftershock (1990); The Forbidden Dance (1990); True Blue (1990); Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990); Hunter (1989); CBS Summer Playhouse (1989); One Man Force (1989); High Stakes (1989); Speed Zone (1989); Bad Dreams (1988); Little Nikita (1988); Werewolf (1987); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); Once a Hero (1987); Nightforce (1987); The Barbarians (1987); The Last Precinct (1986); Savage Dawn (1985); Airwolf (1985); Invasion U.S.A. (1985); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985); MacGruder and Loud (1985); Riptide (1985); Masquerade (1984); Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse (1984); Partners in Crime (1984); The A-Team (1984); Cover Up (1984); Cut and Run (1984); Matt Houston (1984); The Fall Guy (1983–1984); Automan (1984); Blue Thunder (1984); Manimal (1983); T.J. Hooker (1983); The Last Ninja (1983); High Performance (1983); White Water Rebels (1983); Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982); The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982); The Phoenix (1981–1982); McClain's Law (1982); Sizzle (1981); Vega$ (1979–1981); The Formula (1980); Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980); The Ninth Configuration (1980); Galactica 1980 (1980); Charlie's Angels (1979); A Man Called Sloane (1979); Delta Fox (1979); Vampire (1979); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Barnaby Jones (1979); Steel (1979); Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Deathsport (1978); The Bionic Woman (1978); The Baron (1977); Dog and Cat (1977); Stunts (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); Good Against Evil (1977); Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target (1977); Police Woman (1977); Serpico (1976); God Told Me To (1976); Baretta (1976); Switch (1976); Bronk (1976); The Premonition (1975); The Happy Hooker (1975); Open Season (1974); The American Parade (1974); The Seven-Ups (1973); Scarecrow (1973); The Stoolie (1972); Tigress (1969); Trip to Where? (1968).

Born on this day – Joe Don Baker:

Joe Don Baker

Actor

February 12, 1936 – May 7, 2025

Credits:

Adam at Six A.M. (1970); Best Ever Bond (2002); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Bonanza (1968); Bracken's World (1970); Cape Fear (1991); Charley Varrick (1973); Checkered Flag or Crash (1977); Citizen Cohn (1992); Complex of Fear (1993); Congo (1995); Cool Hand Luke (1967); Countdown to Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); Cowboys from Hell (2025); Criminal Law (1988); Doc Elliot (1973); Edge of Darkness (1985); Eischied (1979–1980); Felony (1995); Final Justice (1985); Fletch (1985); Framed (1975); George Wallace (1997); Getting Even (1986); Golden Needles (1974); GoldenEye (1995); GoldenEye: Deleted Scenes with Introductions by Director Martin Campbell (2006); Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969); Gunsmoke (1966–1969); Honey West (1965); In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995); In the Heat of the Night (1989); Inside 'the Living Daylights' (2000); Iron Horse (1966); Ironside (1972); James Bond Special Edition DVD Sampler (2002); James Bond: Licence to Thrill (1987); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); Joe Dirt (2001); Joysticks (1983); Judd for the Defense (1967); Junior Bonner (1972); Lancer (1968–1970); Leonard Part 6 (1987); Mars Attacks! (1996); Mission: Impossible (1971); Mitchell (1975); Mod Squad (1969); Mongo's Back in Town (1971); Mud (2012); Panther (1995); Poodle Springs (1998); Power (1980); Reality Bites (1994); Ring of Steel (1994); Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004); Screen Two (1989); Speedtrap (1977); Strange Wilderness (2008); That Certain Summer (1972); The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007); The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004); The Abduction of Kari Swenson (1987); The Big Valley (1969); The Children (1990); The Cleaner (2009); The Commission (2003); The Distinguished Gentleman (1992); The Dukes of Hazzard (2005); The F.B.I. (1970); The Felony Squad (1967); The Grass Harp (1995); The High Chaparral (1971); The Killing Time (1987); The Living Daylights (1987); The Making of 'GoldenEye 007' (2021); The Most Deadly Game (1970); The Natural (1984); The Outfit (1973); The Outsider (1968); The Pack (1977); The Shadow of Chikara (1977); The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Underneath (1995); The Valachi Papers (1972); The Wild West (1993); Timeshift (2015); To Dance with Olivia (1997); To Kill a Cop (1978); Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); Tomorrow Never Dies: Storyboard Presentations (2002); Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999); Traps (1994); Vegas, City of Dreams (2001); Wacko (1982); Walking Tall (1973); Welcome Home Soldier Boys (1971); Wild Rovers (1971).

Born on this day – Paul Shenar:

Paul Shenar

Actor

Director

February 12, 1936 − October 11, 1989

Credits:

The Very Best of the Football Follies (1988); The Big Blue (1988); Best Seller (1987); Man on Fire (1987); Time Out for Dad (1987); The Bedroom Window (1987); Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986); Dark Mansions (1986); Raw Deal (1986); Dream Lover (1986); Streets of Justice (1985); Spenser: For Hire (1985); Dynasty (1983–1985); Brass (1985); Paper Dolls (1984); Scarface (1983); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983); Deadly Force (1983); The Secret of NIMH (1982); Richard II (1982); Today's F.B.I. (1982); The End of August (1981); Beulah Land (1980); Hart to Hart (1980); Family (1979); Suddenly, Love (1978); Lulu (1978); The Courage and the Passion (1978); Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978); The Mask of Alexander Cross (1977); Logan's Run (1977); Young Dan'l Boone (1977); The Hostage Heart (1977); Hawaii Five-O (1976–1977); Roots (1977); Camera Three (1976); Wonder Woman (1976); The Bionic Woman (1976); Gemini Man (1976); The Keegans (1976); The Night That Panicked America (1975); Ellery Queen (1975); The Invisible Man (1975); Petrocelli (1975); Kojak (1975); The Execution of Private Slovik (1974); Great Performances (1974); Mannix (1974); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1974); Columbo (1974); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1973).