On this day in movie history - Sully (2016)

Sully

a.k.a. Sully: Miracle on the Hudson

directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki,

based on the book Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow,

was released in the United States on September 9, 2016.

Music by Christian Jacob and The Tierney Sutton Band.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington, Mike O'Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Anna Gunn, Holt McCallany, Ahmed Lucan, Laura Linney, Laura Lundy, Onira Tares, Gary Weeks, Katie Couric, Jeff Kober, Blake Jones, Molly Bernard, Chris Bauer, Jane Gabbert, Ann Cusack, Molly Hagan, Purva Bedi, Max Adler, Sam Huntington, Christopher Curry, Ashley Austin Morris, Cooper Thornton, Autumn Reeser, Jeffrey Nordling, Patch Darragh, Robert C. Treveiler, Billy Richards, Aida Manassy, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Marcia DeBonis, Noel Fisher, Adam Boyer, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Michael Rapaport, Vincent Lombardi, Jeremy Luke, Bernardo Badillo, Jerry Ferrara, Viktoria Khartchenko, Randall Pinkston, Graham Sibley, Grant Roberts, Wayne Bastrup, Bobby Cuza, Billy Smith, Martin Barabas, E. Roger Mitchell, Robert Pralgo, Clayton Landey, Tracee Chimo Pallero, Brett Rice, Kristine Johnson, Larry Guthrie, Lucy Young, Lori Cline, Jon Witten, Vickie Adams, Shane P. Allen, Scott Alan Berk, Larry Blanks, Roger Brenner, Lisa Brown, Aric Bunch, Kris Bunch, Phil Cappadora, Christine J. Carlson, Leslie Castay, Marc Chouen, Sonia Conlin, Jameson Jamey Copeland, Vicki Damante, Venus Dana, Michael-Scott Druckenmiller, Payson Durant, Mark Falvo, D. Paul Faulkner, Cathy Fielding, Noelle Angelica Fink, Christopher G Gates, Tahseen Ghauri, Melissa Kay Glaze, Steve Goffner, Takako Haywood, Drew Neal Horton, Jedediah Jenk, Michael D. Joseph, Jay D. Kacho, Inder Kumar, Benny Laurence, Michael Layman, Kamron Leal, Scott Ledbetter, Taylor Lee, Lynn Marocola, Doris McCarthy, Lindsey McCollough, Kevin Edward McGinn, Scarlett Mellinger, Sierra Mellinger, Frank Mercuri, Gary Miller, Kelly L. Moran, Josh Mowery, Michael Peavey, Clay Pool, David Philip Reed, Shaun Rey, Patti Schellhaas, Denise Scilabra, Vanessa Scull, Daniel Patrick Shook, Nancy Ellen Shore, Megan Monaghan Smith, Patty Tobin, Miguel J. Torres, Brad Trettien, Brandon Van Vliet, Mark White, Justin Michael Woods.

On this day in television history - Fallen Angels (1993 to 1995)

Fallen Angels

was released in the United States on August 1, 1993,

and ran for two seasons, until November 19, 1995.

Produced by Sydney Pollack and Steve Golin.

Writers:

William Horberg, Howard A. Rodman, Cornell Woolrich, Raymond Chandler, Steven Katz, Jon Robin Baitz, James Ellroy, Scott Frank, William Campbell Gault, C. Gaby Mitchell, Amanda Silver, Frank E. Smith, Jim Thompson, Bruno Fischer, David Goodis, Dashiell Hammett, Evan Hunter, Don MacPherson, Scott McGehee, Walter Mosley, Frank Pugliese, Allan Scott, David Siegel, Mickey Spillane, Alan Trustman, Richard Wesley, Donald E. Westlake.

Presented by Lynette Walden.

Narrated by Miguel Ferrer.

Opening theme by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

Gary Oldman, Gabrielle Anwar, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Meg Tilly, Tom Hanks, Marg Helgenberger, Jon Polito, Bruno Kirby, Joe Mantegna, Vinessa Shaw, Patrick Breen, J.E. Freeman, Kathy Kinney, Bonnie Bedelia, Peter Gallagher, Nancy Travis, John C. Reilly, Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern, Alan Rickman, Robin Bartlett, Michael Vartan, Diane Lane, Gary Busey, Tim Matheson, David Bottomley, Aimee Graham, Dick Miller, Elaine Hendrix, Ken Lerner, James Woods, Mädchen Amick, Johnathon Schaech, Danny Trejo, Edward Bunker, Kiefer Sutherland, Brendan Fraser, Bruce Ramsay, Peter Coyote, Eric Stoltz, Richard Portnow, Estelle Harris, Jennifer Grey, Dana Delany, Marcia Gay Harden, William Petersen, Adam Baldwin, Benicio del Toro, Bill Pullman, Dan Hedaya, Kim Coates, Jon Favreau, Dean Norris, Jack Nance, Bert Remsen, Grace Zabriskie, Heather Graham, Miguel Ferrer, Grace Zabriskie, Lucinda Jenney, Peter Dobson, Peter Berg, Michael Rooker, Laura San Giacomo, Peter Berg, Arnold Vosloo, Kristin Minter, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lloyd, Danny Glover, Kelly Lynch, Ron Rifkin, Dan Hedaya, Miguel Sandoval, Valeria Golino, Bill Nunn, Giancarlo Esposito, Cynda Williams, Roger Guenveur Smith.

On this day in movie history - Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Saving Private Ryan

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Robert Rodat,

was released in the United States on July 24, 1998.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Harrison Young, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Ted Danson, Harve Presnell, Bryan Cranston, David Wohl, Nathan Fillion, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Hurst, Max Martini, Leland Orser, Joerg Stadler, Dylan Bruno, Demetri Goritsas, Rolf Saxon, Corey Johnson, John Sharian, Glenn Wrage, Stéphane Cornicard, Dale Dye, Amanda Boxer, Kathleen Byron, Andrew Scott, Erich Redman.

On this day in movie history - Road to Perdition (2002)

Road to Perdition

directed by Sam Mendes,

written by David Self,

based on the graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner,

was released in the United States on July 12, 2002.

Music by Thomas Newman.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Liam Aiken, Dylan Baker, Ciarán Hinds, David Darlow, Kerry Rossall, Anthony LaPaglia, Kevin Chamberlin, Harry Groener, JoBe Cerny.

On this day in movie 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.

On this day in television history - The Pacific (2010)

The Pacific

10-part mini-series.

Produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, HBO, Playtone, DreamWorks, Seven Network and Sky Movies.

Based on the books With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie.

Released in the United States on March 14, 2010.

Music by Blake Neely, Geoff Zanelli and Hans Zimmer.

Episode titles:

Guadalcanal / Leckie; Basilone; Melbourne; Gloucester / Pavuvu / Banika; Peleliu Landing; Peleliu Airfield; Peleliu Hills; Iwo Jima; Okinawa; Home. 

Cast:

James Badge Dale, Ashton Holmes, Josh Helman, Keith Nobbs, Jacob Pitts, Toby Leonard Moore, Henry Nixon, Tom Budge, Caroline Dhavernas, Joseph Mazzello, Rami Malek, Martin McCann, Brendan Fletcher, Linda Cropper, Conor O'Farrell, Dylan Young, Leon Ford, Scott Gibson, Gary Sweet, Jon Seda, Joshua Bitton, William Sadler, Jon Bernthal, Annie Parisse.

On this day in movie history - A Man Called Otto (2022)

 

A Man Called Otto

directed by Marc Forster,

written by David Magee,

based on the novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman,

was released in the United States on December 29, 2022.

Music by Thomas Newman.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Truman Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Cameron Britton, Juanita Jennings, Emonie Ellison, Peter Lawson Jones, Laval Schley, Mike Birbiglia, David Magee, John Higgins.

 

On this day in movie history - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

directed by Marielle Heller,

written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster,

was released in the United States on November 22, 2019.

Based on Can You Say Hero? by Tom Junod, a 1998 article published in Esquire.

Music by Nate Heller.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Fred Rogers, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Maryann Plunkett, Enrico Colantoni, Wendy Makkena, Tammy Blanchard, Noah Harpster, Christine Lahti, Carmen Cusack, Jessica Hecht, Maddie Corman, Daniel Krell, Zoey Harsh, Joanne Rogers, David Newell, Bill Isler, Margy Whitmer, Arsenio Hall, Oprah Winfrey.