(Saturday, August 30, 1986) — “Sweet Freedom” by Michael McDonald peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
Category Archives: Movies 1980s
‘Stand by Me’ released in U.S. theaters 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1986)
Video: 'Stand by Me' trailer
(Friday, August 8, 1986, Noon EDT) — Stand by Me, a coming-of-age comedy-drama adventure film about four friends who share a rite of passage on a long walk to view a dead body, was released today in U.S. theaters, including this hour at The Coronet theater in Manhattan.
Directed by Rob Reiner, the film starred Wil Wheaton River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell and Kiefer Sutherland.
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‘Castle in the Sky’ released in Japan 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1986)
Video: 'Castle in the Sky' trailer
(Saturday, August 2 1986) — Castle in the Sky, a Japanese animated adventure film about a young boy and a girl who, with a magic crystal, must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle, was released today in Japan.
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the film starred Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Kotoe Hatsui and Minori Terada.
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‘Danger Zone’ by Kenny Loggins peaks at #2 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 26 1986)
(Saturday, July 26, 1986) — “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Modern Woman’ by Billy Joel peaks at #10 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 26 1986)
(Saturday, July 26, 1986) — “Modern Woman” by Billy Joel peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ opens in Manhattan 30 years ago this hour (June 11 1986)
Video: 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' trailer
(Wednesday, June 11, 1986, noon EDT) — Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, a comedy film about a perpetual truant who joins his friends for a day of adventure and self-discovery, was released today in U.S. theaters, including Loews Paramount and Loews 34th Street Showplace in Manhattan.
Directed by John Hughes, the film starred Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara and Alan Ruck.
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‘Live to Tell’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (June 7 1986)
(Saturday, June 7, 1986) — “Live to Tell” by Madonna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was Madonna’s third of twelve number one hits on the chart (1984-2000).
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‘Top Gun’ premieres in New York 30 years ago tonight (May 12 1986)
Video: 'Top Gun' trailer
(Monday, May 12, 1986) — Top Gun, an action drama film about a hotheaded pilot who struggles to survive an exclusive training program, premiered tonight in New York City.
Directed by Tony Scott, the film starred Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards and Tom Skerritt.
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‘Captain Midnight’ interrupts HBO satellite feed 30 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1986)
Video: 'Captain Midnight, HBO, 1986'
(Sunday, April 27, 1986, 12:32 a.m. EST) — John R. MacDougall of Florida, a video pirate calling himself “Captain Midnight,” interrupted a movie this morning on the premium cable and satellite television network HBO (Home Box Office) with a printed onscreen message protesting home satellite de-scrambling fees.
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Maria Shriver marries Arnold Schwarzenegger 30 years ago today (Apr 26 1986)
Video: 'Scenes from the Schwarzenegger-Shriver marriage'
(Saturday, April 26, 1986) — TV journalist Maria Shriver and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger were married today at a church in Hyannis, Massachusetts, with members of the Kennedy family present.
The marriage broke up 25 years later with the revelation that Schwarzenegger had fathered a son with a family housekeeper.
