On this day in movie and book history - Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump

directed by Robert Zemeckis,

written by Eric Roth,

based on the novel by Winston Groom,

was released in the United States on June 23, 1994.

Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Michael Conner Humphreys, Robin Wright, Hanna R. Hall, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Haley Joel Osment, Peter Dobson, Kurt Russell, Dick Cavett, Sam Anderson, Geoffrey Blake, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sonny Shroyer, Grand L. Bush, Michael Jace, Conor Kennelly, Teddy Lane Jr., Richard D’Alessandro.

Recommended reading:

 

Forrest Gump

by Winston Groom.

Filmed as Forrest Gump (1994), directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Published by Vintage.
Published 1986.

ISBN-10: 0307947394
ISBN-13: 9780307947390

Description:

Six foot six, 242 pounds, and possessed of a scant IQ of 70, Forrest Gump is the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this classic comic tale. His early life may seem inauspicious, but when the University of Alabama’s football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, it sets him on an unbelievable path that will transform him from Vietnam hero to world-class Ping-Pong player, from wrestler to entrepreneur. With a voice all his own, Forrest is telling all in a madcap romp through three decades of American history.

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook:
Recipes and Reflections from FORREST GUMP

by Southern Living Magazine.

Foreword by Winston Groom.

Published by TI Inc. Books.
Published 1994.

ISBN-10: 9780848714796
ISBN-13: 9780848714796
ASIN: 0848714792

Description:

Forrest Gump stepped out of the pages of Winston Groom’s novel, up onto the silver screen, and into the hearts of more than 30 million Americans. If you’re lucky, you count yourself among them.

Now you can open to any page... and just like Forrest’s mama said about life... “You never know what you’re gonna get.” There are shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, shrimp cocktail... over 75 recipes all told, and every mouth-watering one of them heaven-sent.

And speaking of heaven, Forrest wanted to remember his mama with these recipes, and his best friend, Bubba, too. And he didn’t want Li’l Forrest to grow up without knowing the Gump family shrimp secrets. These recipes are so downright delicious, you’ll know that “miracles do happen every day.”

Forrest Gump has never been a man to complicate things... he’s a simple man, but one who “knows what love is.” Try some of the shrimp recipes in this book, and you’ll know what he means.

Forrest’s mama loved the South, and its magazine, Southern Living. “They just have a way with food,” she used to say. Try these shrimp fixings, all tested in the Southern Living kitchens, and you’ll say his mama was right every time. Even if the President of the United States knocks on your door, you’ll have the very thing to put on his plate. Tell him Forrest Gump said to say hello... and to remember his own mama.

On this day in movie and book history - Apollo 13 (1995) and Lost Moon (1995):

Apollo 13

directed by Ron Howard

written by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert,

based on the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger,

released June 22, 1995.

Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Emily Ann Lloyd, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, Jean Speegle Howard, Tracy Reiner, David Andrews, Michele Little, Chris Ellis, Joe Spano, Xander Berkeley.

Recommended reading: 

Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13

by Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger.

Filmed as Apollo 13 (1995), directed by Ron Howard.

Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Published 1994

ISBN-10: 3445323232
ISBN-13: 9783445323231
ASIN: 0395670292
 
Description:

Out of the seven Apollo expeditions to land on the moon, six of the efforts succeeded outstandingly and one failed. Lost Moon is the story of the failure and the incredible heroism of the three astronauts who brought their crippled vehicle back to earth. This account – written by Jim Lovell, commander of the mission, and his talented coauthor, Jeffrey Kluger – captures the high drama of that unique event and is told in the vernacular of the men in the sky and on the ground who masterminded this triumph of heroism, intellectual brilliance, and raw courage. A thrilling story of a thrilling episode in the history of space exploration.

On this day in movie history - Ransom (1996)

Ransom

directed by Ron Howard,

written by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon,

based on a story by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum,

was released in the United States on November 8, 1996.

Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg, Evan Handler, Nancy Ticotin, Michael Gaston, Kevin Neil McCready, Paul Guilfoyle, Allen Bernstein, José Zúñiga, Dan Hedaya, Iraida Polanco, John Ortiz, Mike Hodge, Paul Geier, Louisa Marie, Edward Francis Joseph, A.J. Benza, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Tony Hoty, Daniel May Wong, John Short, Ed Jupp Jr., Stephen Oates, Gene Harrison, Mick O'Rourke, Henry Kingi Jr., Roy Farfel, Lex D. Geddings, Donna Hanover, Rosanna Scotto, Tony Potts, John Finnerty, Todd Hallowell, Joe Bacino, Carl S. Redding, James Georgiades, Christian Maelen, David Vadim, Addie O'Donnell, Judy Hudson, Mitzie Pratt, Lynne Redding, Michael Countryman, Chris Lopata, John Hartmann, Anton Evangelista, Richard Price, Joseph Badalucco Jr., Dell Maara, Tommy Allen, John Dorish, Brad Brewer, Darren Brown, Marvin Brown, Glenn King, Cheryl Howard, James Ritz, Anna Marie Wieder, Joan D. Lowry, Craig Castaldo, Teodorina Bello, Jane Jenkins, Lori Tan Chinn, Carl Don, Nathaniel Freeman, Phil Parolisi, Rafael Osorio, Leslie Devlin, Lewis Dodley, John Brian Rogers, Jeffrey H. Kaufman, Mark Smith, James Patrick Whalen Sr., Kim Snyder, Panicker Upendran, Eric Attio, Steve Axelrod, Carl Burrows, Glenn J. Cohen, Gregory D'Angelo, Cynthia Daddona, Brian Donahue, Jeff Eigen, Todd Ellison, Philippe Hartmann, Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas, Rawleigh Moreland, Christopher Tracy, Keith Leon Williams, Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc.

On this day in movie history - Being John Malkovich (1999)

Being John Malkovich

directed by Spike Jonze,

written by Charlie Kaufman,

was shown in the United States on October 29, 1999.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Ned Bellamy, Eric Weinstein, Madison Lanc, Octavia Spencer, Mary Kay Place, Orson Bean, Catherine Keener, K.K. Dodds, Reginald C. Hayes, Byrne Piven, Judith Wetzell, John Malkovich, Kevin Carroll, Willie Garson, W. Earl Brown, Charlie Sheen, Gerald Emerick, Bill M. Ryusaki, Carlos Jacott, James Murray, Richard Fancy, Patti Tippo, Daniel Hansen, Mariah O'Brien, Gregory Sporleder, Kelly Teacher, Jacqueline Benoît, William Buck, Christine D. Coleman, Jeanne Diehl, Audrey Gelfund, Yetta Ginsburg, Sylvester Jenkins, Roy C. Johnson, Eddie J. Low, Ralph W. Spaulding, David Wyler, Flori Wyler, Kevin Lee, Marlowe Bassett, Jennifer Canzoneri, Kristie Cordle, Denise Dabrowski, Kristin Condon, Charlene Grimsley, Christine Krejer, Erica Long, Yvonne Montelius, Jessica Neuberger, Sara Rifkin, Elizabeth Rivera, Chelsa Sjostrom, Pamela Hayden, Jayne Hess, Michelle Madden, Greg O'Neill, Neil Ross, Bill Wittman, Lance Bangs, Kacee DeMasi, Andy Dick, Eddie L. Fauria, David Fincher, Jester Hairston, Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Isaac, Spike Jonze, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Patrick Ryan, Winona Ryder, Gary Sinise, Trevor Lawrence Young.

On this day in television history - Crime Story (1986 – 1988)

Crime Story

was released in the United States on September 18, 1986,

and ran for two seasons until May 10, 1988.

Cast:

Dennis Farina, Anthony Denison, John Santucci, Stephen Lang, Bill Smitrovich, Bill Campbell, Paul Butler, Steve Ryan, Ted Levine, Andrew Clay, Jon Polito, Joseph Wiseman, Darlanne Fluegel, Jay O. Sanders, David Caruso, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Deborah Harry, Paul Anka, Gary Sinise, Ving Rhames, William Russ, Christian Slater, Paul Guilfoyle, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Rooker, Lili Taylor, Pam Grier, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Stanley Tucci, Lee Ving, Anthony Heald, Bruce McGill, David Hyde Pierce, George Dzundza, Laura San Giacomo, Billy Zane, Michael J. Pollard, William Hickey, Elias Koteas, Dennis Haysbert, Eric Bogosian, Michael Madsen, Vincent Gallo, Armin Shimerman, Jim True-Frost, David Soul, James Remar, Michael Jeter, Steven Weber, Amy Morton, Fred Savage.