Sci-Fi Horror Film Spasms is Released in Theaters | Oct 28, 1983
The 1983 Canadian horror film Spasms centers on a large serpent that is captured by a poacher on a remote island in Micronesia. The beast is shipped to a millionaire philanthropist’s mansion for experimentation. The reclusive British millionaire, named Jason Kincaid (Oliver Reed), and an American scientist named Dr. Thomas Brasilian (Peter Fonda) must pursue ….
Of Unknown Origin | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Nov 23, 1983
The 1983 psychological horror film Of Unknown Origin is the North American movie directing debut of filmmaker George P. Cosmatos. The cast includes Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Lawrence Dane, Maury Chaykin, Kenneth Welsh, and Louis Del Grande, along with Shannon Tweed in her film debut. Based on the 1979 novel The Visitor by Chauncey G. ….
Wavelength | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Aug 16, 1983
Wavelength centers on two young lovers who learn that a small group of child-like space aliens are marooned on Earth and are being held prisoner at a top secret military facility. The couple decides to liberate the extraterrestrials and help them make a rendezvous with a rescue ship sent from the aliens’ home planet.
Ralph McDaniels Broadcasts First Episode of Video Music Box While Working as a Broadcast Engineer at WNYC TV | Dec 5, 1983
Trailblazing TV series Video Music Box is the first American television program to feature hip-hop music videos. During the 1980’s and through the 1990’s, during the Golden Age of Hip Hop, nearly every popular American hip hop artist appeared on the show, either live or through one of the artist’s music videos. Entrepreneur and Producer ….
Scarface Actress Tammy Lynn Leppert Mysteriously Disappeared on This Day in 1983 | Jul 6, 1983
Young actress, model and beauty queen Tammy Lynn Leppert (a.k.a. Tami Lynn), who had a small role in the Brian De Palma crime classic Scarface as the girl in the blue bikini during the drug-deal-gone-wrong chainsaw sequence, disappeared on July 6, 1983 under suspicious circumstances. As of March 2024, she has never been heard from ….
Sleepaway Camp | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Nov 18, 1983
2019: After the Fall of New York | Italian Theatrical Releases | Jul 22, 1983
The cult action thriller 2019: After the Fall of New York is a 1983 Italian science fiction film directed by Sergio Martino in both English and Italian. The movie is part of the post-apocalyptic Italian genre along with 1990: The Bronx Warriors and Endgame. The movie is set a few years after a nuclear apocalypse ….
Videodrome | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Feb 4, 1983
Scarface | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Dec 9, 1983
Leading Game Developer Capcom is Founded | Jun 11, 1983
Capcom celebrates its 40th anniversary on June 11, 2023, marking forty years since the company’s founding on June 11, 1983. To mark the 40th anniversary of its founding, Capcom is taking its slogan of “from Osaka, to the world,” and sending a message of gratitude to its supporters worldwide. This includes a full-page announcement of ….
