Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek was born on December 25th, 1949 in Quitman, Texas. 

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. 

She went on to prove herself later as a talented singer by doing all of her own singing as Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter.

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.

Prime Cut (1972)

Terrence Malick’s Badlands (1973)
with Martin Sheen and John Carter

Carrie (1976)
with Nancy Allen, P.J. Soles, Priscilla Pointer,
Amy Irving and Edie McClurg

The voice of the brain in
The Man With Two Brains (1983)

Rip Torn and Sissy Spacek are cousins 

Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told

 On December 24th, 1967 Spider Baby aka Cannibal Orgy aka the Maddest Story Ever Told aka the Liver Eater aka Attack of the Liver Eaters premiered in Corpus Christi, Texas. 

Spider Baby aka…

Written and directed by Jack Hill and starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Carol Ohmart, Beverly Washburn, Jill Banner and Sid Haig.  

Beverly Washburn, Sid Haig, Jill Banner 
and Lon Chaney, Jr.

Carol Ohmart

Sid Haig and Beverly Washburn would work with Jack Hill again in 1969 in Pit Stop. 

Pit Stop (1969)

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

 Hellbound: Hellraiser II was released on December 23rd, 1988. 

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Directed by Tony Randel, who was on the editing team for the original movie, with Clive Barker writing and executive producing. 

Clive Barker and Oliver Smith as skinless Frank

The returning actors are Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman and Oliver Smith as “Skinless Frank”.  

William Hope and Ashley Laurence

Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince and Simon Bamford return as the cenobites with Barbie Wilde replacing Grace Kirby from the original film. 

The Order of the Gash

Doug Bradley as Captain Elliot Spencer

Introducing Kenneth Cranham and Imogen Boorman and William Hope.

Imogen Boormam

Kenneth Cranham as the Doctor

The Mummy (1932)

The Mummy was released nationwide on December 22nd, 1932. 

The Mummy (1932)

Directed by Karl Fruend and starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Bramwell Fletcher and Arthur Byron. 

“Karloff the Uncanny”

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  Boris Karloff and Bramwell Fletcher 

  
  

  

  David Manners

  
  

Make-up artist Jack Pierce

• Stranger than "Dracula" ... More fantastic than "Frankenstein" ... More mysterious than "The Invisible Man"

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy was born in Paris, France on December 21st, 1969. 

Julie Delpy

She holds dual citizenship in America and France. 

Killing Zoe (1993)

But I’m a Cheerleader (1996)

An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
with Eric Stoltz, Helen Mirren and Peter Fonda

Before Sunrise (1995)

Before Sunset (2004)

Before Midnight (2013)

The Countess (2009)

Jenny Agutter

 Jenny Agutter was born on December 20th, 1952 in Taunton, Somerset, England. 

Jenny Agutter

Best known for her roles in Logan’s Run, An American Werewolf in London and Child’s Play 2.

Logan’s Run (1976)

An American Werewolf in London 
with David Naughton (1981)

Child’s Play 2 (1990)

Nancy Loomis

 Nancy Kyes, known professionally as Nancy Loomis, was born on December 19th, 1949. 

Nancy Kyes

Known mostly for her work in John Carpenter films.

She is the only actor to be featured in the first 3 Halloween movies, Halloween, Halloween II and Halloween III: Season of the Witch. 

Nancy with P.J. Soles and Jamie Lee Curtis

She was also in Carpenter’s The Fog and Assault on Precinct 13. 

Assault on Precinct 13

Janet Leigh and Nancy Loomis in The Fog (1980)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
with Tom Atkins

She was married to Tommy Lee Wallace, another Carpenter collaborator, and they have two children together. 

Wallace and Loomis

Relevant:

John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin 

Neighbors (1981)

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.