On this day in movie history - The Hurricane (1999)

The Hurricane

directed by Norman Jewison,

written by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon,

was released in the United States on December 14, 1999.

Based on the books:

The Sixteenth Round by Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

and

Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton.

Music by Jeremy Sweet and Christopher Young.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Harris Yulin, Rod Steiger, Badja Djola, Al Waxman, David Lansbury, Garland Whitt, Chuck Cooper, Brenda Denmark, Marcia Bennett, Beatrice Winde, Mitchell Taylor Jr., Bill Raymond, Merwin Goldsmith, John A. MacKay, Donnique Privott, Moynan King, Gary DeWitt Marshall, John Christopher Jones, Gwendolyn McCann, Richard M. Davidson, George T. Odom, Tonye Patano, Fulvio Cecere, Phillip Jarrett, Rodney ‘Bear’ Jackson, Judi Embden, Terry Claybon, Ben Hernandez Bray, Mike Justus, Kenneth McGregor, Frank Proctor, Peter Wylie, David Wm Gray, Joe Matheson, Bill Lake, Robin Ward, Harry Davis, Pippa Pearthree, Jean Daigle, Rob Evans, Scott Gibson, Ann Holloway, Bruce McFee, Conrad Bergschneider, Satori Shakoor, Zoran Radusinovic, Stephen Lee Wright, Michael Bodnar, Carson Manning, Debrah Ellen Waller, Richard Litt, Adam Large, Peter Graham, George Masswohl, Lawrence Sacco, David Frisch, Ralph Brown, Dyron Holmes, Ryan Williams, Bruce Vavrina, Brenda Braxton, Christopher Riordan, Guy Ale, Muhammad Ali, Ellen Burstyn, Kevin Carrigan, Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, Bob Dylan, Joe Frazier, Vinson German, Matt Graver, Michael Harkins, David Headon, Robert Mauzell, Alex Oliveira, Craig Snoyer, David Sparrow, Michael Stevens.

On this day in movie history - Training Day (2001)

Training Day

directed by Antoine Fuqua,

written by David Ayer,

was released in the United States on October 5, 2001.

Music by Mark Mancina.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Eva Mendes, Cliff Curtis, Raymond Cruz, Noel Gugliemi, Dr. Dre, Peter Greene, Nick Chinlund, Jaime P. Gomez, Snoop Dogg, Macy Gray, Charlotte Ayanna, Harris Yulin, Tom Berenger, Raymond J. Barry, Samantha Esteban, Seidy López, Rudy Perez, Cle Shaheed Sloan, Abel Soto, Denzel Whitaker, Fran Kranz, Terry Crews.

On this day in movie history - Out of Time (2003)

Out of Time

directed by Carl Franklin, and written by David Collard,

was released in the United States on October 3, 2003.

Music by Graeme Revell.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, Dean Cain, John Billingsley, Robert Baker, Alex Carter, Antoni Corone, Terry Loughlin, Nora Dunn, James Murtaugh, Peggy Sheffield, Evelyn Brooks, Eric Hissom, Tom Hillmann, Parris Buckner, Arian Ash, Mike Pniewski, Veryl Jones, Tim Ware, Jesse Beaton, Ed Amatrudo, Neil Brown Jr., Elena Maria Garcia, David J. Negron, O.L. Duke, Sharlene Garcia, Ron Madoff, Steve Raulerson, Suzanne Grant, Dottie Healy.

On this day in movie history - Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Devil in a Blue Dress

directed and written by Carl Franklin,

based on the novel by Walter Mosley,

was released in the United States on September 29, 1995.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney, Mel Winkler, Albert Hall, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jernard Burks, David Fonteno, John Roselius, Beau Starr, Steven Randazzo, Scott Lincoln, L. Scott Caldwell, Barry Shabaka, Nick Corello, Kenny Endoso, Joseph Latimore, Renée Humphrey, R.J. Knoll, Kai Lennox, Poppy Montgomery, Brendan Kelly, Peggy Rea, Vinny Argiro, Deborah Lacey, Brazylia Kotere, Jeris Poindexter, Frank Davis, Matthew Barry, Mark Cotone, Brian E. O'Neal, G. Smokey Campbell, Alan Craig Schwartz, Steve Sekely, J.D. Smith, Nigel Gibbs.

On this day in movie history - Man on Fire (2004)

Man on Fire

directed by Tony Scott,

written by Brian Helgeland,

based on the novel by A. J. Quinnell,

was released in the United States on April 23, 2004.

Music by Harry Gregson-Williams and Lisa Gerrard.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken, Marc Anthony, Giancarlo Giannini, Mickey Rourke, Rachel Ticotin, Roberto Sosa, Jesús Ochoa, Carmen Salinas, Gero Camilo, Rosa María Hernández, Charles Paraventi, Mario Zaragoza, Esteban De La Trinidad, Angelina Peláez, Norma Pablo, Heriberto Del Castillo, Steve Gonzales, Andrés Pardave, Rodrigo Zurita, Marisol Cal y Mayor, Hector Hernandez Zertuche, René Campero, Angélica Rosado, Georgina González, Abraham Sandoval, Hugo Pelaez, Jorge Victoria, Ariane Pellicer, Jorge Picont, Alberto Estrella, Gerardo Taracena, Nydia A. Trujillo, Maria Hall Rueda, Elvira Richards, Javier Zaragoza, Valentina Garcia Contreras, Enrique Cimet, Sparkle, Dunia Alvarez, Beatriz Pina, Hector Tagle, Jose Jesus Garcia, Guadalupe Flores Garcia, Daniela Martinez, Rubén Santana, Fernando Berzosa, Eduardo Rivera, Victor De Pascual, Norma Martínez, Aram Cardenas, Manuel Poncelis, Alejandro Camps, Jorge Almada, Carlos Barada, Eduardo Yáñez, Jorge Merlo, Alberto Pineda, Jesús González Leal, Rodrigo Chavez, Fernando Arvizu, Ghalil Elhateb Estrada, Hugo Genesio, Gonzalo Alvarez, Ofelia Aguirre, Itatí Cantoral, Jose De Jesus Hernandez, Arturo Farfán, Rossana Fuentes, Enrique Gonzalez, Adrian Grunberg, Jorge Guerrero, Roberto Kwok, José Montini, Fernando Moya, Iztel Navarro Vazquez, Stacy Perskie, Berenice Manjarrez Vericat, Raul Zermeño, Jorge Zárate.