On this day in movie and book history - The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

directed by Peter Yates,

written by Paul Monash,

based on the novel by George V. Higgins,

was released in the United States on June 27, 1973.

Music by Dave Grusin.

Cast:

Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan, Peter MacLean, Kevin O’Morrison, Marvin Lichterman, Carolyn Pickman, James Tolkan, Margaret Ladd, Matthew Cowles, Helena Carroll, Jack Kehoe, Jan Egleson, Jane House, Michael McCleery, Alan Koss, Dennis McMullen, Judith Ogden Cabot, Robert Anthony, Gustave Johnson, Sheldon Feldner, Ted Maynard, Lloyd Bremseth, Ben Lautman, Bobby Orr, Falko Schilling, Donald Warnock.

Recommended reading:

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

by George V. Higgins.

Filmed as The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), directed by Peter Yates.
Introduction by Dennis Lehane.

Published by Picador.
Pubished 1970.

ISBN-10: 9780312429690
ISBN-13: 9780312429690
ASIN: 031242969X
 
Description:

George V. Higgins's seminal crime novel is a down-and-dirty tale of thieves, mobsters, and cops on the mean streets of Boston. When small-time gunrunner Eddie Coyle is convicted on a felony, he's looking at three years in the pen – that is, unless he sells out one of his big-fish clients to the DA. But which of the many hoods, gunmen, and executioners whom he calls his friends should he send up the river? Told almost entirely in crackling dialogue by a vivid cast of lowlifes and detectives, The Friends of Eddie Coyle is one of the greatest crime novels ever written.

On this day in movie history - Outland (1981)

Outland

directed and written by Peter Hyams,

was released in the United States on May 22, 1981.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

 
Cast:

Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking, Kika Markham, Clarke Peters, Steven Berkoff, John Ratzenberger, Nicholas Barnes, Manning Redwood, Pat Starr, Hal Galili, Angus MacInnes, Stuart Milligan, Eugene Lipinski, Norman Chancer, Ron Travis, Anni Domingo, Bill Bailey, Chris Williams, Marc Boyle, Richard Hammatt, James Berwick, Gary Olsen, Isabelle Lucas, Sharon Duce, P.H. Moriarty, Angelique Rockas, Jude Alderson, Rayner Bourton, Doug Robinson, Julia Depyer, Nina Francoise, Brendan Hughes, Philip Johnston, Norri Morgan, John Cannon, Tony Clarkin, Steve Meek, Maurice Roëves.

On this day in movie history - Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)

Where the Buffalo Roam

directed by Art Linson,

written by John Kaye,

was released in the United States on April 25, 1980.

Based on The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat and Strange Rumblings in Aztlan by Hunter S. Thompson.

Poster artwork by Ralph Steadman.

Music by Neil Young.

Cast:

Bill Murray, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby, René Auberjonois, R.G. Armstrong, Mark Metcalf, Craig T. Nelson, Brian Cummings, Danny Goldman, Rafael Campos, Leonard Frey, Leonard Gaines, Otis Day, Jon Shear, Joseph Ragno, Quinn K. Redeker, Lisa Taylor, Danny Tucker, Jon Acevedo, Phillip L. Allan, Lee Allen, Juli Andelman, Janit Baldwin, Bruce Paul Barbour, Marsha Bissler, Jack Caddin, David Castle, Linden Chiles, Suzanne Coltrin, Caesar Cordova, Michael Cornelison, Ron Cummins, Joshua Daniel, Sonny Carl Davis, Richard M. Dixon, Susan Elliot, Suzanne Elliott, Les Engel, Reginald Farmer, Lou Felder, Randy Glass, Doris Hargrave, Jim Healy, Cork Hubbert, Doreen Jaros, Sunny Johnson, Susan Kellermann, Garry Kelly, Charles Konya, Marguerite Lamar, Jerry Maren, Miles McNamara, John Moio, Inga Neilsen, Jessica Nelson, Tom Oberhaus, Dennis O'Flaherty, Nancy Parsons, Steven Peterman, Cari M. Pike, Rose Portillo, Ross Reynolds, Morgan Roberts, Dennis Robertson, Wally Rose, Arthur Rosenberg, Ángel Salazar, Art Scholl, Richard Seff, Jamie Squire, Michael Stepanian, Matthew Tobin, Harold Van Buskirk, Biff Warren, Carol Williard, Paul Willson, Kenneth Wolger, Michael Lee Gogin, Raven Grey Eagle.

On this day in movie history - F.I.S.T. (1978)

F.I.S.T.

directed by Norman Jewison,

written by Joe Eszterhas, Sylvester Stallone and Norman Jewison,

based on a story by Joe Eszterhas,

was released in the United States on April 13, 1978.

Music by Bill Conti.

Cast:

Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon, David Huffman, Kevin Conway, Tony Lo Bianco, Cassie Yates, Peter Donat, John Lehne, Henry Wilcoxon, Richard Herd, Tony Mockus Jr., Ken Kercheval, Elena Karam, Joe Tornatore, James Karen, Stuart Gillard, Brian Dennehy, Sam Chew Jr., Robert Lipton, John Bleifer, Frank McRae, Rozsika Halmos, Earl Montgomery, Harry Basch, Nada Rowand, Chuck Gradi, Alphonse Skerl, Reid Cruickshanks, Sidney Clute, M. Patrick Hughes, Bill Zuckert, Martin Braddock, Barry Atwater, Sandy Ward, Andy Romano, Frank Whiteman, Hugo Bolba, Ron Delagardelle, Robert Courtleigh, Judson Pratt, David Greene, Jimmy Murphy, René Le Vant, Tony Mendia, Anthony Kiedis, Deonne Fator, Richard Dioguardi, Tony Crupi, Herman Poppe, Frank Bongiorno, Antonio Canino, Michael Twaine, Walt Davis, Sam Woods, James Jeter, Jack Slate, George Barrow, Norman Rice, Ed Call, Russell Shannon, Fil Formicola, Brass Adams, Eric Carlson, John R. Setard, John Bisenius, Joseph W. Schuver, Carl Vander Meulen, Charles McCarthy, Ethel Kohler, William B. Bicksler, Luther Fear, Fritz Ford, Jenny Inge, Bruce McGill, Loren G. Teggatz.