On this day in music history - Sacred Heart, by Shakespear’s Sister (1989):

Sacred Heart

Album by Shakespear’s Sister,

released August 21, 1989.

Track list:

Heroine; Run Silent Run Deep; Dirty Mind; Sacred Heart; Heaven Is in Your Arms; Twist the Knife; You’re History; Break My Heart; Red Rocket; Electric Moon; Primitive Love; Could You Be Loved; You Made Me Come to This.

On this day in movie history - The Big Easy (1987):

The Big Easy

directed by Jim McBride,

written by Daniel Petrie, Jr.,

was released in the United States on August 21, 1987.
Music by Brad Fiedel.

Cast:

Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, John Goodman, Lisa Jane Persky, Ebbe Roe Smith, Tom O'Brien, Charles Ludlam, Grace Zabriskie, Marc Lawrence, Solomon Burke, Gailard Sartain, Jim Chimento, Edward Saint Pe, Robert Lesser, Cheryl Starbuck, Margie O'Dair, Arden Lo, Rickey Pierre, Nick Krieger, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Byron Nora, Archie Sampier, Jeff Hollis, Joy N. Houck Jr., Steve Broussard, Eliott Keener, August Krinke, John Schluter, Zephirin Hymel IV, Jack Harris, George Dureau, Patrick Frederic, Lane Trippe, Nik Hagler, Don Lutenbacher, Carol Sutton, Peter Gabb, Jim Garrison, Dave Petitjean, Buddy Quaid, Dennis Curren, Rico Wheat, Robert Kearney, Joe Catalanotto, Terrance Simien, Gene Chambers, Popp Esprite, Earl Sally, Rudy Chambers, Phillip V. Caruso, Duane Delco.

On this day in movie history - An American Werewolf in London (1981):

An American Werewolf in London

directed and written by John Landis,

was released in the United States on August 21, 1981.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, David Schofield, Joe Belcher, Brian Glover, Lila Kaye, Rik Mayall, Sean Baker, Paddy Ryan, Jenny Agutter, Anne-Marie Davies, John Woodvine, Frank Oz, Don McKillop, Paul Kember, Colin Fernandes, Albert Moses, Jim Henson, Michele Brisigotti, Mark Fisher, Gordon Sterne, Paula Jacobs, Claudine Bowyer, Johanna Crayden, Nina Carter, Geoffrey Burridge, Brenda Cavendish, Christopher Scoular, Mary Tempest, Cynthia Powell, Sydney Bromley, Frank Singuineau, Will Leighton, Michael Carter, Elizabeth Bradley, Rufus Deakin, Lesley Ward, George Hilsdon, Gerry Lewis, Dennis Fraser, Alan Ford, Peter Ellis, Denise Stephens, Christine Hargreaves, Linzi Drew, Lucien Morgan, Dave Cooper, Susan Spencer, Bob Babenia, Ken Sicklen, John Salthouse, John Altman, Keith Hodiak, John Owens, Roger Rowland, Lewis Alexander, Jack Armstrong, Vic Armstrong, Alan Austen, Roy Beck, Kevin Brennan, John Cannon, Ina Clare, Simon van Collem, Harry Fielder, Noel Flanagan, Alan Flyng, Ryan Folsey, Laurie Goode, Dave Griffiths, Brendan Hughes, John Ketteringham, John Landis, Dave Lanning, Aileen Lewis, Tommy Little, Derek Lyons, Lou Morgan, Ralph G. Morse, James Muir, Terence Mustoo, George Oliver, James Payne, Quentin Pierre, Jack Ross, Terry Sach, Alecia St Leger, David Stone, John Timberlake, Terry Walsh.

On this day in movie history - The Longest Yard (1974):

The Longest Yard

aka The Mean Machine,

directed by Robert Aldrich,

written by Tracy Keenan Wynn,

based on a story by Albert S. Ruddy,

was released in the United States on August 21, 1974.
Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar, John Steadman, Charles Tyner, Mike Henry, Jim Nicholson, Bernadette Peters, Pervis Atkins, Tony Cacciotti, Anitra Ford, Michael Fox, Joe Kapp, Richard Kiel, Pepper Martin, Mort Marshall, Ray Nitschke, Tony Reese, Sonny Sixkiller, Robert Tessier, Dino Washington, Ernie Wheelwright, Joe Dorsey, Gus Carlucci, Jack Rockwell, Sonny Shroyer, Ray Ogden, Don Ferguson, Chuck Hayward, Alfie Wise, Steve Wilder, George A. Jones, Wilbur Gillian, Wilson Warren, Joe Jackson, Howard Silverstein, Donald Hixon.

Born on this day – Hugh Wilson:

Hugh Wilson

Director

Writer

August 21, 1943 – January 14, 2018

Born on this day – Frank Perry:

Frank Perry

Director

Writer

Producer

Actor

August 21, 1930 – August 29, 1995

Credits:

ABC Stage 67 (1966); Adventures in Rainbow Country (1969); Among the Paths to Eden (1967); Compromising Positions (1985); David and Lisa (1962); Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970); 'Doc' (1971); Dummy (1979); Faye (2024); Federico Fellini - un autoritratto ritrovato (2000); Festival of Family Classics (1973); Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957); Hello Again (1987); Howard K. Smith (1963); Island Women (1958); J.F.K.: A One-Man Show (1984); Ladybug Ladybug (1963); Last Summer (1969); Man on a Swing (1974); Mommie Dearest (1981); Monsignor (1982); Moving Image Salutes Sidney Lumet (1985); On the Bridge (1992); Play It As It Lays (1972); Playwright at Work (1961–1962); Rancho Deluxe (1975); Skag (1980); The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996); The David Frost Show (1970–1971); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Merv Griffin Show (1970); The Story of the Swimmer (2014); The Swimmer (1968); The Thanksgiving Visitor (1968); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970); Today (1973); Trilogy (1969).

Born on this day – Friz Freleng:

Friz Freleng

Animator

Cartoonist

Director

Producer

Composer

August 21, 1905 – May 26, 1995