Weird Science | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Aug 2, 1985
Weird Science centers on two high-school geeks that use a computer program to literally ‘generate’ the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down. Directed by John Hughes, Weird Science stars Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Rusler, Vernon Wells, Britt Leach, Barbara Lang, ….
Fear City | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Feb 16, 1985
Abe Burrows | Deaths | May 17, 1985
Aaron Himelstein | Birthdays | Oct 10, 1985
Back to the Future Fans Gather at Puente Hills Mall Looking for DeLorean Time Machine | Oct 26, 1985
Puente Hills Mall in City of Industry, California, is notable for serving as the filming location for the Twin Pines/Lone Pine Mall in the 1985 cult classic sci-fi comedy film Back to the Future starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. According to the movie’s DVD audio commentary, screenwriter Bob Gale says that several fans ….
The Last Dragon | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Mar 22, 1985
Re-Animator | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Oct 18, 1985
First Blockbuster Video Store Opens in Dallas | Oct 19, 1985
Iconic videotape rental chain Blockbuster has its roots based with another company that was called Cook Data Services, founded by David Cook in 1978. Cook Data supplied software services to the oil and gas industries in Texas, but it was unsuccessful. David’s wife Sandy Cook, wanted to get into the video business, and her husband ….
Into the Night | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Feb 22, 1985
After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer (Jeff Goldblum) accidentally meets, and tries to help, a beautiful model (Michelle Pfeiffer) on the run from some extremely dangerous people. The cult comedy classic is directed by John Landis, who also appears in the film, alongside an ensemble cast of Hollywood ….