New Jack City: 9 Wild Facts About the 1991 Hood Classic
New Jack City turned the crack epidemic into 1991’s biggest indie hit. 9 wild facts about Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Chris Rock and Nino Brown.
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On This Day: July 6, 1994 — Forrest Gump Hits Theaters
Quick Answer: Forrest Gump premiered in U.S. theaters on July 6, 1994, opening in 1,332 screens before expanding to a $24.4 million debut weekend. Robert Zemeckis’s film about a slow-talking Alabama runner went on to earn $678 million worldwide, land 13 Academy Award nominations, and win six Oscars — including a second straight Best Actor…
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Knight Rider: 9 Wild Facts About the 80s TV Hit
KITT, the talking Pontiac Trans Am, made Knight Rider an 80s icon. 9 wild facts about David Hasselhoff, the scanner light, KARR, and the Hoff’s rise.
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On This Day: July 3, 1985 — Back to the Future Hits Theaters
On July 3, 1985, Back to the Future opened and became the biggest film of the year. The firing that nearly killed it, the DeLorean, and the story behind the classic.
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On This Day: July 1, 1984 — The PG-13 Rating Is Born
On July 1, 1984, the MPAA created the PG-13 rating after Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom pushed the old PG too far.
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2 Live Crew: 9 Wild Facts About the Banned 1989 Album
Quick Answer: 2 Live Crew were a Miami hip-hop group whose 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be became the first sound recording in U.S. history ruled legally obscene. A federal judge banned it in June 1990, sheriff’s deputies arrested the group on stage, and a record-store clerk was convicted just for selling it….
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On This Day: June 30, 1986 — Madonna Drops True Blue
Quick Answer: Madonna True Blue arrived on June 30, 1986, her third studio album and the first record she co-wrote and co-produced top to bottom. It spawned five hit singles — “Live to Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” “True Blue,” “Open Your Heart,” and “La Isla Bonita” — hit number one in a record 28 countries,…
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Juice Movie: 9 Reasons Tupac’s 1992 Classic Still Hits
The Juice movie (1992) was Tupac Shakur’s first film. Inside the cast, the ending, the soundtrack, and why this Harlem crime classic still hits.
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Purple Rain Movie: 9 Wild Facts About Prince’s 1984 Hit
The Purple Rain movie made Prince a superstar in 1984. Nine wild facts about the film, the album, Apollonia, and that famous motorcycle.
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On This Day: June 27, 1986 — Labyrinth Hits Theaters
Quick Answer: Labyrinth (1986) premiered in U.S. theaters on June 27, 1986. Directed by Jim Henson, executive produced by George Lucas, and starring David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King opposite a teenage Jennifer Connelly, the $25 million fantasy bombed at the box office — grossing just $12.7 million domestically — before home video turned…
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On This Day: June 25, 1982 — Blade Runner and The Thing Open
Quick Answer: On June 25, 1982, two science-fiction movies opened on the same day and both bombed: Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and John Carpenter’s The Thing. Critics shrugged, audiences stayed away, and Steven Spielberg’s E.T. buried them at the box office. Four decades later, both are considered among the greatest sci-fi films ever made —…
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Beach Party Movies: 9 Wild Classics & the 80s Revival
Beach party movies ruled the 1960s with Frankie, Annette, surf rock and Eric Von Zipper. The wild story of all 7 AIP classics and the 1987 revival.
