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

Nancy Allen

 Nancy Allen was born on June 24th, 1950 The Bronx, NY.  

Nancy Anne Allen

Carrie (1976) with John Travolta and P.J. Soles
Starring Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, 
Priscilla Pointer and Edie McClurg

1941 (1979)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Blow out (1981)
with John Travolta and John Lithgow

Strange Invaders (1983)

Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop (1987)

Poltergeist III (1988)

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

Also on this date:

John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 premiered in 1976