Stuff I like
On December 29th, 1939, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released in US theaters.
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| The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
This is one of many film adaptations of Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel but likely one of the most definitive.
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| Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel |
Starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Thomas Mitchell. Directed by William Dieterle and adapted by Sonya Levien and Bruno Frank.
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| Charles Laughton and Maureen O’Hara |
John Amos was born on December 27th, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey.
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| John Amos |
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| Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) |
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| Good Times (1974-1976) |
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| Roots (1977) |
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| The Beastmaster (1982) Directed by Don Coscarelli |
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| Coming to America (1988) |
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| Coming 2 America (2021) |
Sissy Spacek was born on December 25th, 1949 in Quitman, Texas.
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| Sissy Spacek |
She originally aspired to be a recording artist and in 1968, at age 18, recorded a diss track to John Lennon under the name Rainbo. The single didn’t perform well and she was dropped by her label.
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| Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) |
After being dropped by her label Sissy enrolled in theater school in New York City and began hanging out with the Warhol crowd. Her first acting role was as an extra in Warhol’s Women In Revolt (1971) with Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn.
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| Prime Cut (1972) |
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| Terrence Malick’s Badlands (1973) with Martin Sheen and John Carter |
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| Carrie (1976) with Nancy Allen, P.J. Soles, Priscilla Pointer, Amy Irving and Edie McClurg |
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| The voice of the brain in The Man With Two Brains (1983) |
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| Rip Torn and Sissy Spacek are cousins |
Jenny Agutter was born on December 20th, 1952 in Taunton, Somerset, England.
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| Jenny Agutter |
Best known for her roles in Logan’s Run, An American Werewolf in London and Child’s Play 2.
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| Logan’s Run (1976) |
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| An American Werewolf in London with David Naughton (1981)  |
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| Child’s Play 2 (1990) |
Neighbors was released on December 18th, 1981.
Neighbors (1981)
The black comedy is based on the Thomas Berger novel of the same name. Directed by John G. Avildsen (Rocky and Karate Kid) and starring John Belushi in his final movie role. It also stars Dan Ackroyd, Cathy Moriarty and Kathryn Walker.
Walker, Belushi, Moriarty and Ackroyd
Near the end of pre-production, Belushi and Ackroyd decided to switch roles. Belushi played a mild mannered suburbanite and Ackroyd the garish swinger. The exact opposite of their typical characters.
Ackroyd and Belushi
Belushi had recently become a die hard fan of the punk band Fear and brought them in to do a song for the credits. He even sang back up vocals on the track. When execs shot the song down, Belushi made it up to the band by pulling some SNL strings to get them on the show as musical guest…
…. but that’s a whole different train wreck.
Fear Frightens Saturday Night Live
The song that never was
A dark and strange movie with a troubled production that wasn’t received all too well. Naturally I love it.
Mary Woronov was born on December 8th, 1943.
She has been in over 80 movies as well as stage and television.
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| Mary Woronov |
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| Sugar Cookies (1973) with Lynn Lowry |
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| Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) |
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| Death Race 2000 (1975) |
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| Rock n’ Roll High School (1978) |
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| Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies (1983) |
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| With frequent acting partner Paul Bartel - Eating Raoul (1982) with Edie McClurg, Roger Beltran and Ed Begley Jr. |
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| Reprising the roles in Chopping Mall (1986) |
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| Night of the Comet (1984) with Kelli Maroney, Catherine Mary Stewart and Roger Beltran |
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| With Gerrit Graham - Terrorvision (1986) |
On November 22nd, 1958, THE Final Girl was born.
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| Jamie Lee Curtis |
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| Halloween (1978) with P.J. Soles and Nancy Loomis
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| Terror Train (1980) with Vanity |
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| With Tom Atkins in The Fog (1980) |
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| Prom Night (1980) with Leslie Nielsen |
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| Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981) |
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| Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) with Tommy Lee Wallace |
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| A Fish Called Wanda (1988) |
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| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) with Janet Leigh |
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| Knives Out (2019) |
On November 16th, 1984 Night of the Comet was released in US theaters.
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| Kelli Maroney and Catherine Mary Stewart |
