16 October 2022

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins was born on October 16th, 1958 in Covina, California.

Timothy Francis Robbins

Toy Soldiers (1984)
with Cleavon Little 

Fraternity Vacation (1985)
with Stephen Geoffreys, Amanda Bearse
and Barbara Crampton


Tapeheads (1988)
with John Cusack

Erik the Viking (1989)

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
with Elizabeth Peña

High Fidelity (2000)
with John Cusack

Anchorman (2004)

With Susan Sarandon


Also on this date:

Flea was born in 1962

15 October 2022

Lynn Lowry

 Lynn Lowry was born on October 15th, 1947 in St. Louis, Illinois.

Linda Kay Lowry

I Drink Your Blood (1970)

Sugar Cookies (1973)
with Mary Woronov

George Romero’s The Crazies (1973)

David Cronenberg’s Shivers (1975)

Cat People (1982)

The only original cast member
to return for the 2010 remake

Also I on this date: 

Tanya Roberts was born in 1955

14 October 2022

Jack Arnold

Jack Arnold was born on October 14th, 1916 in New Haven, Connecticut.

John Arnold Waks (1916-1992)

It Came From Outer Space (1953)

Creature From the
Black Lagoon
(1954)
with Julie Adams, Ben Chapman
and 
Ricou Browning

Revenge of the Creature (1955)
with 
Tom Hennesy
Ricou Browning 
and 
Clint Eastwood

Tarantula! (1955)
with 
Clint Eastwood

The Incredible
Shrinking Man (1957)


Also on this date:

Night of the Demons was released in 1988

13 October 2022

Cliff Gorman

 Cliff Gorman was Born on October 13th, 1936 in Queens, New YorkCity.

Joel Joshua Goldberg (1936-2002)

William Friedkin’s
The Boys in the Band (1970)

All That Jazz (1979)
with Roy Scheider and John Lithgow

Angel (1984) with Donna Wilkes, Dick Shawn,
Susan Tyrrell and Rory Calhoun

Jim Jarmusch’s
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
with Henry Silva 


Also 

Terrence Malick’s Badlands premiered in 1973 starring Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen

12 October 2022

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Novel)

 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was first published on October 12th, 1979. 

The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

This first part of a 5 part trilogy was written by Douglas Adams and based on the hugely popular BBC radio series from the year previous.

The Radio Series Cassette set

1981 saw a BBC TV adaptation.

David Dixon and Simon Jones

In 2005 a movie was released.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)


Also on this date:

Sid Vicious was charged with the murder of Nancy Spungen in 1978





11 October 2022

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

On October 11th, 1963 the Twilight Zone episode, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, first aired on CBS. 

Season 5 Episode 3

William Shatner
with Nick Cravat and Christine White


Remakes and Parodies:

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
with John Lithgow

The Simpsons - Terror at 5 1/2 feet (1993)

Anthrax - Video for Inside Out (1998)

“The Scary Door” on Futurama
(I Dated a Robot - 2001)

Nightmare at 30,000 Feet (2019)
with Adam Scott


Also on this date:

Saturday Night (Live) premiered in 1975


10 October 2022

Chris Penn

Chris Penn was born on October 10th, 1965 in Los Angeles, California. 

Christopher Shannon Penn (1965-2006)

Rumble Fish (1983)

Footloose (1984)
with Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow 

At Close Range (1986)
with Stephen Geoffrey’s

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

True Romance (1993)
with Gary Oldman 


Also on this date:

Ed Wood was born in 1924

09 October 2022

Katt Shea

Katt Shea was born on October 9th, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan. 

Kathleen Ann Shea

Streets (1990)
Writer and Director 

Poison Ivy (1992)
Writer and Director 

The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Director with 
Emily Bergl and 
Amy Irving


Also on this date:

Al Jourgensen was born 195