Blow Out

 Brian De Palma’s Blow Out premiered on July 7th, 1981 in New York City.

Brian De Palma’s Blow Out

John Travolta and Nancy Allen had previously
worked together in De Palma’s Carrie (1976)

John Lithgow

Dennis Franz

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

 On November 12th, 1976, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble premiered on ABC.

John Travolta and Glynnis O’Connor

P. J. Soles

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Tom Atkins was born in 1935

Carrie (1976)

 On November 3rd, 1976, Carrie saw a limited release in 

Baltimore / Washington, D.C. 

It took over the rest of the country over the next couple weeks. 

Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P.J. Soles and John Travolta. Based on Stephen King’s first published novel.

Piper Laurie and Sissy Spacek

Allen and Travolta would work with
De Palma again in Blow Out (1981)

William Katt and Sissy Spacek

P.J. soles and Nancy Allen

Amy Irving as Sue Snell and real life mother
Priscilla Pointer as Mrs. Snell

Edie McClurg

Carrie would spawn two remakes (one theatrical and one made for TV), one sequel and a disastrous flop of a Broadway musical. 

Angela Bettis in Carrie (2002)

Chloe Grace Moretz (2013)

Emily Bergl in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Directed by Katt Shea

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John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 premiered in 1976