Stuff I like
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| The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010) |
Dawn Wells was born October 18th, 1938.
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Gilligan’s Island (1964-67)
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| The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) |
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| Return To Boggy Creek (1977) |
Margot Kidder was born on October 17th, 1948 in Yellowknife, Canada.
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| Margaret Ruth Kidder (1948-2018) |
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| Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (1974) with Doug McGrath and Olivia Hussey |
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| Superman (1978) |
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| The Amityville Horror (1979) with Josh Brolin 
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Flea was born on October 16th, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia.
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| Michael Peter Balzary |
Tanya Roberts
Born October 15th, 1955
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| Tanya Roberts (1955-2021) |
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| Tourist Trap (1979) |
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| The Beastmaster (1982) directed by Don Coscarelli |
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| Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1984) |
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| Purgatory (1988) |
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| That 70’s Show (1998-2004) |
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| Night of the Demons (1988) |
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| Linnea Quigley |
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| Amelia Kinkade |
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| Night of the Demons (2009) |
On October 13th, 1973 Badlands premiered at the New York Film Festival.
The film is the directorial debut of Terrence Malick.
The film stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. It is loosely based upon the real life actions of Charles Starkweather and Carol Ann Fugate, who went on a bit of a murdering spree in the late 50’s.
The subject matter would also be revisited in Kalifornia (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994)
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| Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek in Badlands |
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| Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen in Badlands |
In late August of 1978 Sid Vicious and girlfriend Nancy Spungen took up residence at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City.
On the morning of October 12th, 1978 Sid was arrested and charged with stabbing and murdering Nancy.
This lead to suicide attempts, an additional arrest for assault and his subsequent overdose and death just less than four months later.
Also on this date:
The novel the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was released in 1979
Sex Pistols Timeline:
10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI
12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury
1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI
3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M
3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M
4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig
5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen
6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party
1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins
1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand
1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits
10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder
10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt
12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault
1/2/1979 - Sid Vicious Murder Trial Begins
