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When Time Ran Out was released March 28th 1980 Director William Goldstone’s follow up to the bizarre disaster flick Rollercoaster Final screenplay in the career of writer Carl Foreman Writer Sterling Silliphant was also well trained in the disaster flick having penned the screenplay for The Towering Inferno One of 5 adaptations of books by [...]
Used Cars was released July 11th 1980 Director Robert Zemeckis has worked with star Kurt Russell twice, in Used Cars and in Forrest Gump where Russell provided the voice of Elvis Presley Co-write Bob Gale has worked almost exclusively with Robert Zemeckis Star Kurt Russell followed up Used Cars with his breakout film role in [...]
Urban Cowboy was released June 6th 1980 Director James Bridges’ follow up to 1979′s The China Syndrome Based on an article by Rolling Stone journalist Aaron Latham Star John Travolta went on to star in another pop culture trend story inspired by Aaron Latham, 1985′s Perfect Star Debra Winger was nominated for a BAFTA [...]
Up the Academy was released June 6th 1980 Director Robert Downey Sr. also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1980 movie The Going Show Movie Writer Tom Patchett followed up Up the Academy with 1981′s The Great Muppet Caper Patchett went on to write for the TV series Alf Co-writer Jay Tarses is the father of [...]
Tribute was released December 14th 1980 Director Bob Clark went on to direct the cult classic A Christmas Story and Porky’s 1 & 2 Writer Bernard Slade adapted his own play for the screenplay of Tribute Bernard Slade was best known as a writer on The Partridge Family and The Flying Nun Star Jack Lemmon [...]
Tom Horn was released March 28th 1980 Director William Wiard was a regular director of The Rockford Files Writer Thomas McGuane is mostly retired though his contributing his reminiscenses of writer Thomas Brautigan to a documentary being released next year Co-writer Edward “Bud” Shrake was a sports reporter at Sport Illustrated while working on [...]
Times Square was released October 17th 1980 Director Allan Moyle went on to direct the cult classics Empire Records and Pump up the Volume Writer Jacob Brackman wrote the screenplay to the popular early 70′s flick The King of Marvin Gardens Writer Jacob Brackman also contributed a pair of songs to the Times Square [...]
Those Lips Those Eyes was released August 15th 1980 Director Michael Pressman received his first producer credit on Those Lips Those Eyes Writer David Shaber today teaches screenwriting at Columbia University Actor Frank Langella’s follow up to his successful turn as Count Dracula in the 1979 remake of Dracula Actor Tom Hulce’s follow up [...]
The Elephant Man was released October10th 1980 The Elephant Man was nominated for 8 Oscars but did not win one Star Anthony Hopkins also starred in the 1980 movie A Change of Seasons Star John Hurt also appeared in the 1980 movie Heaven’s Gate Star Anne Bancroft also appeaared in and directed the 1980 [...]
The Hunter was released August 1st 1980 Based on the real life bounty hunter Ralph Papa Thorson Star Steve McQueen also appeared in the 1980 movie Tom Horn Roger Ebert’s 1 and a half star review of The Hunter from 1980 on RogerEbert.com The Hunter on IMDB The Hunter WIKI The Hunter is available on [...]
September 14, 2010
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