On this day in movie history - Space Cowboys (2000):

Space Cowboys

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Ken Kaufman and Howard Klausner,

was released in the United States on August 4, 2000.
Music by Lennie Niehaus.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, James Cromwell, Marcia Gay Harden, William Devane, Loren Dean, Courtney B. Vance, Barbara Babcock, Rade Serbedzija, Blair Brown, Jay Leno, Nils Allen Stewart, Deborah Jolly, Toby Stephens, Eli Craig, John Asher, Matt McColm, Billie Worley, Chris Wylde, Anne Stedman, James MacDonald, Kate McNeil, Karen M. Waldron, John Linton, Mark Thomason, Georgia Emelin, Rick Scarry, Paul Pender, Tim Halligan, Manning Mpinduzi-Mott, Steve Monroe, Jean-Michel Henry, Steven West, Cooper Huckabee, Hayden Tank, Jock MacDonald, Gerald Emerick, Renee Olstead, Don Michaelson, Artur Cybulski, Gordy Owens, Steve Stapenhorst, Lauren Cohn, Michael Louden, Deborah Hope, Jon Hamm, Lamont Lofton, Aleksander Kuznetsov, Erica Grant, Chip Chinery, Paul Grace, Craig Hosking, Tone Loc, Lisa Malone, Denise Marek-Plumb, Jeannette Papineau, Kristin Quick, Heather Ryon, Michael Satterfield.

On this day in movie history - Dick (1999):

Dick

directed by Andrew Fleming,

written by Andrew Fleming and Sheryl Longin,

was released in the United States on August 4, 1999.
Music by John Debney.

Cast:

Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, Bruce McCulloch, Teri Garr, Dave Foley, Jim Breuer, Ana Gasteyer, Harry Shearer, Saul Rubinek, Devon Gummersall, Ted McGinley, Ryan Reynolds, G.D. Spradlin, Shannon Lawson, Karl Pruner, Brenda Devine, Jonathan Rannells, Paulino Nunes, Michael Dyson, Jerry Schaefer, Jack Mosshammer, Karen Waddell, Richard Fitzpatrick, Cole Barrington, Scott Wickware, Mark Lutz, Kedar Brown, Paul Wildbaum, Kerry Dorey, Len Doncheff, Igor Portnoi, Jennifer Wigmore, Jane Moffat, Rob Nickerson, Bernard Browne, Rummy Bishop, Deborah Grover, Stephen Jared, Michael Eric Kramer, Mike Anscombe, Brunswick (the Dog), French Stewart, Laila Ayad, David Berni, Barry Goldwater, Michael Kaufman, Chad Ridgely, Jade Wu.

On this day in movie history - Play Misty for Me (1971 movie & novel):

Play Misty for Me

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Jo Heims and Dean Riesner,

based on a story by Jo Heims,

was released in the United States on August 4, 1971.
Music by Dee Barton.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch, Jack Ging, Irene Hervey, James McEachin, Clarice Taylor, Don Siegel, Duke Everts, George Fargo, Mervin W. Frates, Tim Frawley, Otis Kadani, Britt Lind, Paul E. Lippman, Jack Kosslyn, Ginna Patterson, Malcolm Moran, Cannonball Adderley, Boyd Cabeen, Barbara Chrysler, Don Hamilton, William J. Hanzelka, Robert S. Holman, Johnny Otis, James Rodriguez, Walter Scott, Walter Spear, William Tomlinson.

Recommended reading:

Play Misty for Me

By Paul J. Gillette.

Novelization of the movie Play Misty for Me (1971), directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Jo Heims and Dean Riesner, based on a story by Jo Heims.

Published by Star Books.

Published 1978.

ISBN-10: 0352302739

ISBN-13: 9780352302731

Description:

A Hitchcockian psychological thriller. – Evening Standard.

The trap is baited …

A beautiful, lonely, possessive girl; a successful, popular disc-jockey.

The trap is set …

A night of casual lust – no complications, no strings attached.

The trap begins to close …

Jealousy and revenge boil over in a nightmare of terror.

On this day in movie history - Before Dawn (1933):

Before Dawn

directed by Irving Pichel,

written by Garrett Fort,

was released in the United States on August 4, 1933.
Based on Death Watch by Edgar Wallace,

originally published in the Chicago Daily Tribune (1932).
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Wilson, Warner Oland, Dudley Digges, Gertrude Hoffman, Oscar Apfel, Frank Reicher, Jane Darwell, Stanley Blystone, Ed Brady, Tom Brower, Pat O'Malley, Ted Oliver, Irving Pichel, Max Wagner.

Born on this day – Ron Lester:

Ron Lester

Actor

Director

Producer

August 4, 1970 – June 17, 2016

Credits:

3rd Annual Young Hollywood Awards (2001); Billy Bob with No Bacon (2009); Bomb City (2017); Cousin Skeeter (1999); CSI: NY (2005); Dill Scallion (1999); Drum Solo (2001); Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000); Good Burger (1997); Good Burger 2 (2023); I Think My Mom's Trying to Kill Me (2013); Minty Comedic Arts (2025); MTV Movie Special: Varsity Blues (1999); Not Another Teen Movie (2001); Not Another Teen Movie: Deleted Scenes (2002); Popular (1999–2001); Racing Legacy (2015); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2001); The Fame (2014); The Fat Boy Chronicles (2010); The Greenskeeper (2002); The Karate Dog (2002); The Montel Williams Show (2004); The Screen Savers (2005); The Teen Choice Awards 2000 (2000); The Test (2001); Two-a-Days: The Ellis Way (2009); Varsity Blues (1999); What Hollywood Taught Us About Sex (2005).

Born on this day – Donald Gibb:

Donald Gibb

Actor

August 4, 1954 – May 12, 2026

Credits:

1st & Ten (1985–1991); 227 (1989); 8 of Diamonds (2006); Alice (1983); Alter Echo (2003); Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); Amen (1991); American Tigers (1996); Any Which Way You Can (1980); Arli$$ (1999); Benson (1985); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998); Black Scorpion (2001); Bloodsport (1988); Bloodsport 2 (1996); Boy Meets World (1994); Breakfast of Aliens (1993); Broken Bars (1995); Burlesque Ghost Hunters (2026); Captain Kyle's Cosplay Spotlight (2016); Cheers (1992); Conan the Barbarian (1982); Daddy Dearest (1993); Dark Justice (1993); Days of Our Lives (1998); Dear John (1990); Doctor Doctor (1990); Durango Kids (1999); Early Edition (2000); Empty Nest (1993–1994); First Family (1993); Grind (2003); Hancock (2008); Hands (2026); Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1997); Hardcastle and McCormick (1983); Harry and the Hendersons (1993); Hearts Afire (1993); High Voltage (1997); Homeboys in Outer Space (1996); Hunter (1990); Jhon Jatenjor's Interviews (2026); Jocks (1986); Just Our Luck (1983); Kirk (1995); Knight Rider (1984); Lightning Bug (2004); Lost in America (1985); MacGyver (1991); Mafia II (2010); Magic Kid II (1994); Magnum, P.I. (1982–1983); Meatballs Part II (1984); Midnight Runaround (1994); Misery Loves Company (1995); Missing Pieces (1991); Muddling Through (1994); Murphy Brown (1995); My Two Dads (1989–1990); Nichols & Dymes (1981); Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983); Night Court (1990); Oh No, Not Them (1989); Otherworld (1985); Pacific Blue (1996); Philly (2001); Quantum Leap (1992); Rage (2011); Renegade (1992–1995); Revenge of the Nerds (1984); Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987); Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994); Savate (1995); Secret Agent Man (2000); Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (2011); Seinfeld (1995); She Spies (2002); Simon & Simon (1983); Sons and Daughters (1991); Sparks (1997); Stand by Your Man (1992); Step by Step (1993–1998); Streets of Justice (1985); Stripes (1981); Svengoolie (2019); The A-Team (1983); The Biggest Fan (2005); The Facts of Life (1987); The Fantastic Two (2007); The Steve Harvey Show (2000); The X-Files (1993); The Young and the Restless (2003); They Came from Outer Space (1990); They Still Call Me Bruce (1987); Transylvania 6-5000 (1985); True Colors (1991); U.S. Marshals (1998); U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart (1987); Unhappily Ever After (1996); Veronica's Closet (2000); Weird Science (1994–1996); What's My Story? (1995); Window Theory (2005); Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997).

Born on this day – Moya Brennan:

Moya Brennan

Singer

Writer

Harpist

Philanthropist

August 4, 1952 – April 13, 2026

Credits:

Books:

A Woman's Voice (1991); Ireland: Landscapes of God's Peace (2000); The Other Side of the Rainbow: The Autobiography of the Voice of Clannad (2001).

Albums:

Affinity (2013); An Irish Christmas (2005); Canvas (2017); Clannad (1973); Clannad 2 (1974); Clannad in Concert (1979); Clannad: Live in Concert (2005); Crann Úll (1980); Heart Strings (2008); Hidden Heart (2005); Legend (1984); Macalla (1985); Máire (1992); Misty Eyed Adventures (1994); My Match Is a Makin' (2010); New Irish Hymns (2001); Nollaig Gaelach (2023); Perfect Time (1998); Signature (2006); The Angel and the Soldier Boy (1989); The Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime (2003); Timeless (2019); Two Horizons (2003); Voices and Harps (2010); Voices and Harps (IV) (2024); Whisper to the Wild Water (1999); Worship Together: In Christ Alone (2001).

Movies and television:

Band of Brothers (2001); Baywatch (1994); BingoLotto (2003); Blood on the Land: The Making of a King (2004); Chicane Feat. Máire Brennan: Saltwater (1999); Circle of Friends (1995); Clannad & Paul Young: Both Sides Now (1991); Clannad Feat. Bono: In a Lifetime (1985); Clannad Feat. Bruce Hornsby: Something to Believe In (1987); Clannad Feat. Denise Chaila: In A Lifetime (2021); Clannad Feat. Duke Special: Brave Enough (2014); Clannad Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (2012); Clannad: Buachaill Ón Éirne (1985); Clannad: Closer to Your Heart (1985); Clannad: Hourglass (1989); Clannad: In Fortune's Hand (1990); Clannad: Mystery Game (1993); Clannad: Robin (The Hooded Man) (1984); Clannad: Seanchas (1996); Clannad: The Hunter (1989); Clannad: Theme from Harry's Game (1982); Clannad: Who Knows (Where the Time Goes) (2020); Fishing the Sloe-Black River (1996); How Ireland Rocked the '70s (2021); If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (2001); Ireland: am (2005); Kelly (2000–2004); King Arthur (2004); Millennium Chorus: The Greatest Story Ever Sung (2000); Moya (2020); Moya Brennan: Children of War (2019); Moya Brennan: The Music of What happens (2010); Moya Brennan: Voices & Harps Tour (2016); MTV 90s - Top 50 90s Collabs! (2024); Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (2010); Music of Ireland: Welcome to America (2010); Now Here (2010); Popular (2000); Prisoner Zero (2016); Robin of Sherwood (1984–1986); Roger Shah feat. Moya Brennan: Morning Star - Orchestral Version (2011); Roger Shah feat. Moya Brennan: Morning Star (2011); Samantha Brown's Places to Love (2018); Saturday Night with Miriam (2008); Smashing Hits! The 80s Pop Map of Britain & Ireland (2018); Sol (2020); Songs of Praise (2004–2006); The Angel and the Soldier Boy (1989); The Heaven and Earth Show (2006); The Last of the Mohicans (1992); The Late Late Show (2003); The Podge and Rodge Show (2008); The Project (2024); To End All Wars (2001); Top of the Pops (1982–1999); Warriors of Virtue (1997); Windmill Lane (2020).