Tuesday, June 9, 2026

On this day in movie history - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002 movie & novel):


Bubba Ho-Tep


directed and written by Don Coscarelli,
based on a short story by Joe R. Lansdale,
released at the CineVegas International Film Festival in the United States on June 9, 2002.
Music by Brian Tyler.


Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy, Edith Jefferson, Larry Pennell, Reggie Bannister, Daniel Roebuck, Daniel Schweiger, Harrison Young, Linda Flammer, Cean Okada, Solange Morand, Karen Placencia, Bruce Rawitz, Joseph Primero, Chuck Williams, Timothy E. Goodwin, James Maley, Blaine Tyler, Steve Kassel, Damon Carruesco, Lief Frederick, Danny Crossen, Gigi Bannister, Emily Wengel, Naveed Mahboobian, Omid Naimi, Joseph C. Boulder, Virginia Brown, Celia Gill, Harvey Flammer, Sylvia Flammer, Ruth Hansen, Mary Rose Waken, Natasha Kurtz, Avery Taylor, Nadia Angelini, Aaron Beebe, Gabi Ferrer, Regina Pope, Brian Razzano, André Sogliuzzo.

Recommended reading:


Bubba Ho-Tep

By Joe R. Lansdale.

Based on the screenplay by Don Coscarelli.

Published by Night Shade.
Published 2005.
ISBN-10: 1892389460
ISBN-13: 9781892389466

Description:

The companion book to the popular moving starring Bruce Campbell as Elvis and Ossie Davis as JFK, stuck in an East Texas old folks home, faces off against a redneck mummy.

Includes the original novella that the film was based on, the shooting script, an introduction by author Joe R. Lansdale and director Don Coscarelli. Also includes several stills from the film.

Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

On this day in movie history - Jurassic Park (1993):


Jurassic Park

directed by Steven Spielberg,
written by Michael Crichton and David Koepp,
based on the novel by Michael Crichton,
was released in the United States on June 9, 1993.
Music by John Williams.

“… so preoccupied with whether or not they could,
that they didn’t stop to think if they should.”
– Jeff Goldblum, as Dr. Ian Malcolm.


Cast:

Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, B. D. Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight, Gerald R. Molen, Miguel Sandoval, Cameron Thor, Christopher John Fields, Whit Hertford, Dean Cundey, Jophery C. Brown, Tom Mishler, Greg Burson, Adrian Escober, Richard Kiley, James Berlau, Brad M. Bucklin, Laura Burnett, Michael Lantieri, Gary Rodriguez, Lata Ryan, Brian Smrz, Rip Lee Walker, Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989):


Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

directed by William Shatner,
written by David Loughery,
was released in the United States on June 9, 1989.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.


Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Laurence Luckinbill, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Todd Bryant, Spice Williams-Crosby, David Warner, Charles Cooper, Cynthia Gouw, George Murdock, Bill Quinn, Harve Bennett.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier / novel & comic book adaptation (1989)


Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
directed by William Shatner,
written by David Loughery,
based on a story by William Shatner, Harve Bennett and David Loughery,
released in the United States on June 9, 1989.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Laurence Luckinbill, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Todd Bryant, Spice Williams-Crosby, David Warner, Charles Cooper, Cynthia Gouw, George Murdock, Bill Quinn, Harve Bennett.


Star Trek V: the Final Frontier
By J. M. Dillard.
Filmed as Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), directed by William Shatner.
Published by Severn House Publishers Ltd.
Published 1989.
ISBN-10: 0727840215
ISBN-13: 978-0727840219
Description:
On the planet Nimbus III, a harsh world deep in the neutral zone, the three major powers -- Federation, Klingon, and Romulan -- attempt a revolutionary cooperative program, jointly developing the planet as an experiment in peace. But that makes Nimbus III an irresistible target for terrorists, who seize control of the planet, and the Enterprise is sent on a daring mission of rescue. And soon Kirk and his crew find themselves on a much more dangerous and disturbing journey, to the center of the galaxy and the forbidden secrets it holds.


Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
By Peter David, James W. Fry, Arne Starr.
A DC Movie Special.
Illustrated DC comic book.
Published 1989.
ASIN: B082FQS8QV

On this day in movie history - Damien: Omen II (1978):


Damien: Omen II

directed by Don Taylor and Mike Hodges,
written by Stanley Mann and Mike Hodges,
based on a story by Harvey Bernhard,
was released in the United States on June 9, 1978.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.


Cast:

William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth, Nicholas Pryor, Lew Ayres, Sylvia Sidney, Lance Henriksen, Elizabeth Shepherd, Lucas Donat, Allan Arbus, Fritz Ford, Meshach Taylor, John J. Newcombe, John Charles Burns, Paul Cook, Diane Daniels, Robert E. Ingham, William B. Fosser, Corney Morgan, Russell P. Delia, Judith Dowd, Thomas O. Erhart Jr., Sorin Serene Pricopie, Robert J. Jones Jr., Rusdi Lane, Charles Mountain, Cornelia Sanders, Felix Shuman, James Spinks, Owen Sullivan, William J. Whelehan, Ian Hendry, Gus Kaprales, Leo McKern.

On this day in movie history - The Glass Bottom Boat (1966):


The Glass Bottom Boat

directed by Frank Tashlin,
written by Everett Freeman,
was released in the United States on June 9, 1966.
Music by Frank De Vol.


Cast:

Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey, John McGiver, Paul Lynde, Edward Andrews, Eric Fleming, Dom DeLuise, Elisabeth Fraser, Dick Martin, George Tobias, Alice Pearce, Ellen Corby, Dee J. Thompson, Robert Vaughn, Richard Alden, Don Anderson, Tom Anfinsen, Shirley Anthony, Ellen Atterbury, Bella Bruck, William Burnside, Boyd Cabeen, George Carlin, Regina Carrol, Pat Casella, Jerry Catron, Spencer Chan, George Cisar, Robert Cole, Bill Cord, John Dennis, Dick Dial, Dan Dowling, Ken DuMain, Roy Eason, Joe Evans, George Ford, James Gonzalez, M. Hakim, Florence Halop, Joe Haworth, Kathryn Janssen, Maurice Kelly, Richard Kindelon, Paul King, Jeff Lawrence, James Macklin, Mike Mahoney, Theodore Marcuse, Gregg Martell, Hans Moebus, Frank Parker, Joe Ploski, Murray Pollack, Christopher Riordan, Michael Romanoff, Rachel Romen, Jeffrey Sayre, Bernard Sell, George Simmons, Norman Stevans, Charles Stewart, Larry Strong, Blaine Turner, Leslie Vallen, Charles Victor, Carolyn Williamson.

On this day in movie history - Destination Murder (1950):


Destination Murder

directed by Edward L. Cahn,
written by Don Martin,
was released in the United States on June 9, 1950.
Music by Irving Gertz.


Cast:

Joyce Mackenzie, Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield, Albert Dekker, Myrna Dell, James Flavin, John Dehner, Richard Emory, Norma Vance, Suzette Harbin, Buddy Swan, Bert Wenland, Franklyn Farnum, Steve Gibson’s Redcaps, Leon Alton, Kenneth Gibson, Steve Gibson, James Gonzalez, Robert Locke Lorraine, Harold Miller, Suzanne Ridgway, Steven Ritch, John Roche, Jeffrey Sayre.