On this day in movie history - A Stranger Among Us (1992)

A Stranger Among Us

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Robert J. Avrech,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1992.

Music by Jerry Bock.

Cast:

Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow, Tracy Pollan, Lee Richardson, Mia Sara, Jamey Sheridan, Jake Weber, Ro’ee Levi, David Rosenbaum, Ruth Vool, David Margulies, Edward Rogers III, Maurice Schell, James Gandolfini, Christopher Collins, Burtt Harris, Ira Rubin, Françoise Granville, Rena Sofer, Shifra Lerer, Eleanor Reissa, Jim Lovelett, Jack Gill, Steve Hamilton, Paul Zim, Drew Eliot, Sasha Pasmur, John Louis Fischer, Jack Beers.

On this day in movie history - The Drowning Pool (1975)

The Drowning Pool

directed by Stuart Rosenberg,

written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr. and Walter Hill,

based on the novel by Ross Macdonald,

was released in the United States on July 10, 1975.

Music by Michael Small.

Cast:

Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Richard Derr, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith, Linda Haynes, Andre Trottier, Richard Jaeckel, Paul Koslo, Joe Canutt, Andrew Robinson, Coral Browne, Helena Kallianiotes.

On this day in movie history - Mulholland Falls (1996)

Mulholland Falls

directed by Lee Tamahori,

written by Pete Dexter,

based on a story by Pete Dexter and Floyd Mutrux,

was released in the United States on April 26, 1996.

Music by Dave Grusin.

Cast:

Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Treat Williams, Jennifer Connelly, Daniel Baldwin, Andrew McCarthy, John Malkovich, Kyle Chandler, Ed Lauter, Larry Garrison, Chelsea Harrington, Johnna Johnson, Rick Johnson, Britt Burr, Melinda Clarke, Ernie Lively, Richard Sylbert, Michael Krawic, Titus Welliver, Robert Peters, William M. Thigpen, Drew Pillsbury, Brad Hunt, Aaron Neville, Buddy Joe Hooker, Eddie Caicedo, Price Carson, Azalea Davila, Suzanne Solari, Alisa Christensen, Bruce Dern, Louise Fletcher, Khris Kaneff, Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Rob Lowe, Johnny Martin, William Petersen, Lisa Rhyne, Randall Rutledge, Christopher Warner.

On this day in movie history - Fear City (1984)

Fear City

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Nicholas St. John,

was released in France on February 16, 1985.

Music by Dick Halligan and Joe Delia.

Cast:

Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith, Rossano Brazzi, Rae Dawn Chong, Joe Santos, Michael V. Gazzo, Jan Murray, Janet Julian, Daniel Faraldo, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ola Ray, John Foster, Emilia Crow, Nina Jones, Frank Ronzio, Juan Fernández, Jim Boeke, Carl Strano, Ben Kronen, Madison Mason, Bill Henderson, Victor Rivers, Joe Palese, Joe Shea, Bob Yothers, John Roselius, Tracy Griffith, Lori Eastside, Sharon Anton, Barbara Andrews, Jim Brewer, Álvaro López, Eddie Ruffalo, Joy Michael, Linda Lee, Peter Mele, Robert Miano, Raphael Berko, Antony Ponzini, Frank Sivero, Brent Jennings, Jihmi Kennedy, Robert Giarratano, Peter Gumeny, Justin De Rosa, Adrian McKnight, John Barons, Kendall Carly Browne, Nancy Mott, Christine Greenberg, Tricia Brown, Neil Clifford, John Del Rico, Helen Kelly, Tony LaFortezza, Annabelle Larsen, Don Nakaya Neilsen, David Ward.

On this day in movie history - Nobody’s Fool (1994)

Nobody’s Fool

directed and written by Robert Benton,

based on the novel by Richard Russo,

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

Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Catherine Dent, Margo Martindale, Shannah Laumeister Stern, Angelica Page.