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13 November 2021

The Invisible Man (1933)

On November 13th, 1933, The Invisible Man was released in US theaters. There was a sequel in 1940 entitled The Invisible Man Returns starring Vincent Price.

Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart

Also on this date:

Tom Atkins was born in 1935

Related:

Cat People

Son of Dracula

The Mummy

The Wolf Man

12 November 2021

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

Also on this date:

Tom Atkins was born in 1935

11 November 2021

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli was born on November 11th, 1948.

Often cast in supporting roles as a character actor.

Nearly a hundred credits between television and film.

Vincent Schiavelli (1948-2005)

Schiavelli as Schiavelli in his first role in Taking Off (1971)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

As a teacher in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) with Pheobe Cates, Amanda Wyss,
Taylor Negron and Kelli Maroney

…and again in Better Off Dead (1985)
with Curtis Armstrong, Taylor Negron,
E.G. Daly and Amanda Wyss

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
with John Lithgow

The subway Ghost (1990)

Also on this date:

Donna Wilkes was born in 1958

10 November 2021

Debra Hill

Debra Hill was born in Haddonfield, NJ on November 10th, 1950.

Debra Hill (1950-2005)

The producer and writer worked on many classic films such as The Dead Zone (1983), Clue, Adventures in Babysitting and Big Top Pee Wee.

Hill and Carpenter

She often collaborated with John Carpenter on films such as Escape From New York, Escape from LA and The Fog (1980). Together they developed the original Halloween film as co-writer’s and Hill produced the first three movies of the franchise.

John Carpenter, Debra hill and Rob Bottin
on the set of The Fog (1989)

Tommy Lee Wallace and Debra Hill

Also on this date:

Russell Johnson was born in 1924

George Romero’s Creepshow was released in 1982

Relevant:

John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin

09 November 2021

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

On November 9th, 1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night was released in theaters, immediately triggering a bunch of squares.

Protests ensued and the movies was taken out of most theaters in less than two weeks. In that short time it grossed 2.4 million and briefly outperformed Nightmare on Elm Street, which was in theaters at the same time.