On this day in movie, novel, and movie photo novel history - Alien (1979)

Alien

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by Dan O’Bannon,

based on a story by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett,

was released in the United States on May 25, 1979.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen Horton, Eddie Powell.

Recommended reading:

Alien

by Alan Dean Foster.

Filmed as Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott.

Published by Orbit.
Published 1979.

ISBN-10: 0708816789
ISBN-13: 978-0708816783
 
Description:

Where was Earth?

This was not their galaxy. A strange sun lit the sky with orange rays. In their long cold sleep, the seven space travelers had left their own universe behind, and now their monitor told them that on the planet revolving below them, someone was signalling for help. By space law, they must descend, explore and render assistance. But they would carry weapons. For who could tell what being called to them – or why. All they knew was that it was Alien.

Alien: Movie Novel

by Dan O'Bannon.

Edited by Richard J. Anobile.

Published by Avon.

Published 1979.

ISBN: 9780380466313
ISBN 10: 0380466317
ASIN: 0380466317

Description:
A Movie Novel of the film 'Alien' - a graphic novel using photographs from the film.

On this day in movie history - The Missouri Breaks (1976)

The Missouri Breaks

directed by Arthur Penn,

written by Thomas McGuane,

was released in the United States on May 19, 1976.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, John McLiam, John P. Ryan, Sam Gilman, Steve Franken, Richard Bradford, James Greene, Luana Anders, Danny Goldman, Hunter von Leer, Virgil Frye, R.L. Armstrong, Daniel Ades, Dorothy Neumann, Charles Wagenheim, Vern Chandler, Mark Montgomery, Scott Palmer.

On this day in movie history - The Black Marble (1980)

The Black Marble

directed by Harold Becker,

written by Joseph Wambaugh,

based on the novel by Joseph Wambaugh,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1980.

Music by Maurice Jarre.

Cast:

Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Babcock, John Hancock, Raleigh Bond, Judy Landers, Pat Corley, Paul Henry Itkin, Richard Dix, Jorge Cervera Jr., Marilyn Chris, Doris Belack, Dallas Alinder, Elizabeth Farley, Michael Dudikoff, Lou Cutell, Anne Ramsey, Ion Teodorescu, Michael Hawkins, Lidia Kristen, Tenaya Torres, Art Kassul, Robin Raymond, Billy Beck, Adele Malis-Morey, Herta Ware, Jane Daly, F. Wilcock, Valery Klever, Natasha Plaksin, Christopher Lloyd, James Woods, Bill Burns.

On this day in movie history - Bukowski: Born Into This (2003)

Bukowski: Born Into This

directed by John Dullaghan,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 18, 2003.

Music by James Stemple.

Cast:

Charles Bukowski, Bono, John Bryan, Linda Lee Bukowski, Marina Bukowski, Neeli Cherkovski, Joyce Fante, FrancEyE, Taylor Hackford, John Martin, Mike Meloan, Jack Micheline, Pam 'Cupcakes' Miller, Dom Muto, William Packard, Sean Penn, Steve Richmond, Barbet Schroeder, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Waits, Carl Weissner, Liza Williams, James Stemple.

On this day in movie history - The Pledge (2001)

The Pledge

directed by Sean Penn,

written by Jerzy Kromolowski and Mary Olson-Kromolowski,

based on the novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt,

was released in the United States on January 9, 2001.

Music by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Patricia Clarkson, Benicio del Toro, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Tom Noonan, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Harry Dean Stanton, Dale Dickey, Costas Mandylor, Michael O'Keefe, Mickey Rourke, Lois Smith, Brittany Tiplady, Eileen Ryan.