On this day in movie history - The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

The Devil’s Advocate

directed by Peter Yates,

written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy,

based on the novel by Andrew Neiderman,

was released in the United States on October 17, 1997.

Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:

Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Connie Nielsen, Craig T. Nelson, Tamara Tunie, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Debra Monk, Vyto Ruginis, Laura Harrington, Pamela Gray, George Wyner, Chris Bauer, Connie Embesi, Jonathan Cavallary, Heather Matarazzo, Murphy Guyer, Leo Burmester, Bill Moor, Neal Jones, Eddie Aldridge, Mark Deakins, Rony Clanton, George Gore II, Alan Manson, Brian Poteat, Daniel Oreskes, Kim Chan, Caprice Benedetti, Don King, Ray Garvey, Rocco Musacchia, Susan Kellermann, James Saito, Harsh Nayyar, Mohammad Ghaffari, Nicki Cochrane, Fenja Klaus, Gino Lucci, Novella Nelson, Vincent Laresca, Benny Nieves, Franci Leary, Gloria Lynne Henry, Jorge Navarro, Tomatito / Jose Fernandes Torres, Antonio Vargas Cortés, Elena Camunez Andújar, Monica Keena, Linda Atkinson, William Hill, Juan Carlos Hernández, Wei Mei Wong, E. Katherine Kerr, Liza Harris, Bill Boggs, Bo Rucker, Michael Lombard, Marc Manfro, J. Nester, John Rothman, George Sperdakos, Hollis Granville, Edward Seamon, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Gregory Lichtenson, Socorro Santiago, Marcia DeBonis, Marie Stuart Vassallo, Tom Riis Farrell, Harold Surratt, Alfonse D'amato, Charles A. Gargano, Lou Rudin, Ernie Grunfeld, Alan Grubman, Al Cerullo, Cadillac Moon (band), Rich Campbell, Cliff Hackford, Dave Noyes, Mike Nugent, Al Santoriello, Nikita Ager, Allan Wayne Anderson, Paul Benedict, Lauren Collins, Christopher Del Gaudio, Joyce Garland, Millena Gay, Roy Jones Jr., Christopher King, Omar Koury, Adrian Lee, Frank Licari, Delroy Lindo, Anibal O. Lleras, Cindy Malika, Dennis Mallen, Doris McCarthy, Dale Resteghini, Bonnie Rose, Todd Wall, Victor Warren.

On this day in movie history - Amadeus (1984)

Amadeus

directed by Miloš Forman,

written by Peter Shaffer, and based on the play by Peter Shaffer,

was released in the United States on September 19, 1984.

Music credits:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mark Adler, Laszlo Heltay, Ling Ling Li, Zdenek Mahler, Neville Marriner, John McCarthy, Simon Preston, Robert Randles, John Strauss, Jonas Thaler and Marc Grauwels.

Cast:

F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay, Kenneth McMillan, Kenny Baker, Lisabeth Bartlett, Barbara Bryne, Martin Cavani, Roderick Cook, Milan Demjanenko, Peter DiGesu, Michele Esposito, Richard Frank, Patrick Hines, Nicholas Kepros, Philip Lenkowsky, Herman Meckler, Jonathan Moore, Cynthia Nixon, Brian Pettifer, Vincent Schiavelli, Douglas Seale, Miroslav Sekera, Cassie Stuart, John Strauss, Karl-Heinz Teuber, Rita Zohar.

On this day in movie history - Ed Wood (1994)

Ed Wood

directed by Tim Burton,

written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski,

based on the book Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood Jr. by Rudolph Grey,

was released in the United States on September 28, 1994.

Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Lisa Marie, Jeffrey Jones, Max Casella, Bill Murray, George "The Animal" Steele, Juliet Landau, Ned Bellamy, Mike Starr, Stanley DeSantis, Rance Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Maurice LaMarche, G. D. Spradlin, Korla Pandit, Gregory Walcott, Conrad Brooks.