John Barrymore

 John Barrymore was born on February 15th, 1882. 

John Barrymore (1882-1942)

He is son of acting family patriarch Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew. Grandfather to Drew Barrymore  

Maurice Barrymore
and Georgiana Drew

With Mother Georgiana Drew 
and siblings Ethel and  Lionel

Martha Mansfield and John Barrymore in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

Sherlock Holmes (1922)

The Sea Beast (1926)

The Sea Beast (1926) with future wife
(and Grandmother of Drew Barrymore)
Dolores Costello

The Beloved Rogue (1927)
with Angelo Rossitto 

Svengali (1931
with Marian Marsh and Bramwell Fletcher

Dracula (1931)

 On February 14th, 1931, Dracula was released nationwide in US theaters. 

Directed by Tod Browning. 

Two direct sequels would be produced:

Dracula’s Daughter (1936) directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Gloria Holden and featuring Edward Van Sloan as the only returning cast member from the original film.

Son of Dracula (1943) directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lon Chaney, Jr.

Dracula (1931)

Helen Chandler as Mena Seward
and Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula

Dwight Frye as Renfield

Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing and Bela Lugosi

David Manners as John Harker

David Naughton

 David Naughton was born on February 13th, 1951 in Hartford, Connecticut. 

David Naughton 

Mr. Pepper (1977-1981)

Making’ It (1979)

An American Werewolf in London
with Jenny Agutter (1981)

Hot Dog: The Movie (1984)

Ice Cream Man with Clint Howard (1995)

Creature From the Black Lagoon

 On February 12th, 1954, Creature From the Black Lagoon premiered in Denver, Colorado. The movie would spawn two sequels, Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).

Filmed on location in Palatka and Wakulla Springs, Florida. 

Ricou Browning (underwater Gill-Man)

Originally released in 3D.

Ben Chapman (Gill-Man on land)

 Starring Richard Carlson and Julie Adams and directed by Jack Arnold. 

Richard Carlson and Julie Adams

Ricou Browning and Ginger Stanley

Leslie Nielsen

 Leslie Nielsen was born on February 11th, 1926 in Regina, Canada. 

Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Dark Intruder (1965)

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

The Day of the Animals (1977) 
Straight up Wrestling a grizzly bear

Airplane! (1980)

Prom Night (1980)
with Jamie Lee Curtis 

George Romero’s Creepshow (1982)

The Creature Wasn’t Nice aka Naked Space (1983)
with Cindy Williams 

Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Repossessed (1990)

Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)

Final Destination 3

 On February 10th, 2006, Final Destination was released in US theaters. 

Final Destination 3

Written and directed by James Wong and co-written by Glen Morgan. Based on characters created by Jeffrey Reddick. 

Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, which is always nice. She also starred in the Wong/Morgan remake of Black Christmas the same year  

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Tony Todd did some voice work, which is alway nice as well.  

Tony Todd

The Warriors

 The Warriors was released in US theaters on February 9th, 1979. 

Directed by Walter Hill. 

The Warriors

Starring Michael Beck, James Remar, Marcelino Sanchez, Tom Harris, Tom McKitterick, Brian Tyler, Dorsey Wright, Terry Michos and David Harris as The Warriors. 

The Warriors

Featuring DeborahVan Valkenburgh as Mercy. 

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

The Orphans

The Lizzies

The Baseball Furies

David Patrick Kelly as lovable Luther

The part of Vermin was to be played by Tony Danza but he was cast in Taxi instead. Let’s all take a moment to consider this alternate reality. 

Vermin

Home

The Fog (1980)

 On February 8th, 1980, The Fog was released nationwide after a limited released at the beginning of the month. 

Directed by Halloween franchise creator John Carpenter and co-written by Debra Hill and edited by Tommy Lee Wallace.

The Fog (1980)

John Carpenter, Debra Hill and Rob Bottin on set
with Bottin and Tommy Lee Wallace
appearing as apparitions

Tom Atkins and Jamie Lee Curtis

Adrienne Barbeau

Janet Leigh and Nancy Loomis