Monday, June 3, 2024

On this day in movie history - The Untouchables (1987)


The Untouchables

directed by Brian De Palma,

written by David Mamet,

based on the book by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley,

was released in the United States on June 3, 1987.

Music by Ennio Morricone.

 

Cast:
Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Richard Bradford, Jack Kehoe, Brad Sullivan, Billy Drago, Patricia Clarkson, Vito D’Ambrosio, Steven Goldstein, Peter Aylward, Don Harvey, Robert Swan, John J. Walsh, Del Close, Colleen Bade, Greg Noonan, Sean Grennan, Larry Viverito Sr., Kevin Michael Doyle, Mike Bacarella, Michael P. Byrne, Kaitlin Montgomery, Aditra Kohl, Charles Keller Watson, Larry Brandenburg, Chelcie Ross, Tim Gamble, Sam Smiley, Pat Billingsley, John Bracci, Jennifer Anglin, Eddie Minasian, Anthony Mockus Sr., Will Zahrn, Louie Lanciloti, Vince Viverito, Valentino Cimo, Joe Greco, Clem Caserta, Bob Martana, Joseph Scianablo, George S. Spataro, Melody Rae, Robert Miranda, James Guthrie, Basil Reale.



Born on this day – Chuck Barris:

 

Game show creator

Producer

Host

Writer

June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017


Born on this day – Tony Curtis:

 

Actor

Painter

June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010



Born on this day – Colleen Dewhurst:



Actress

June 3, 1924 – August 22, 1991

Credits:
13 Stars for Channel 13 (1970); A Bend in the Road (2018); A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981); A Fine Madness (1966); A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975); A Perfect Match (1980); A Show of Concern: The Heart of America Responds (1987); A.D. (1985); Accent on an American Summer (1962); All the World's a Stage / A Long Day's Journey into Night (1984); Almos' a Man (1976); American Masters (1986–1991); And Baby Makes Six (1979); Anne of Avonlea (1987); Anne of Green Gables (1985); Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008); Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000); Annie Hall (1977); As Is (1986); Avonlea (1990 / 1992); Avonlea: A Rustic Paradise (2020); Baby Comes Home (1980); Bed & Breakfast (1991); Ben Casey (1961); Between Two Brothers (1982); Between Two Women (1986); Camera Three (1958–1963); CBS This Morning (1989); Day at Night (1974); Death Penalty (1980); Decoy (1957); Dinah! (1975); Dr. Kildare (1965); Dying Young (1991); East Side/West Side (1964); Escape (1980); Festival (1965); Final Assignment (1980); Finder of Lost Loves (1984); Focus (1962); Fried Green Tomatoes (1991); Great Performances (1983–1984); Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980); Here's Hollywood (1962); Hitting Home (1988); How Do Your Children Grow? (1972); Ice Castles (1978); Ingrid (1984); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1971); John Wayne Standing Tall (1989); John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (2007); Johnny Bull (1986); Kaleidoscope (1990); Kevin Sullivan's Classic (2006); Kraft Theatre (1958); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959–1963); La tele de tu vida (2007); Lamp Unto My Feet (1956–1959); Lantern Hill (1989); Legend in Granite (1973); Man on a String (1960); Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979); McKellen: Playing the Part (2017); McQ (1974); Moonlighting (1989); Murphy Brown (1989–1990); Murphy Brown (1991); NET Playhouse (1967); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); One Man's Fight for Life (1983); Parker Adderson, Philosopher (1974); Play of the Week (1959–1961); Portrait of an Actor (1971); Quincy M.E. (1982); Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979); Simple Gifts (1977); Sometimes I Wonder (1983); Split Cherry Tree (1982); Startime (1960); Studio One (1957); Studs Lonigan (1979); Sword of Gideon (1986); Tennessee Williams' South (1973); Termini Station (1989); The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968); The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972); The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973); The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974); The 31st Annual Tony Awards (1977); The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981); The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983); The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986); The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986); The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988); The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965); The Annual Theatre World Awards (1976); The Big Valley (1966); The Blue and the Gray (1982); The Boy Who Could Fly (1986); The Civil War (1990); The Cowboys (1972); The Crucible (1967); The David Frost Show (1971); The David Susskind Show (1964); The Dead Zone (1983); The Dick Cavett Show (1977); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962); The DuPont Show of the Month (1958–1959); The DuPont Show of the Week (1963); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960–1968); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Exorcist III (1990); The F.B.I. (1966); The Foxes (1961); The Glitter Dome (1984); The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (1984); The Hands of Cormac Joyce (1972); The Investigator (1958); The Jolly Corner (1975); The Last Run (1971); The Love Boat (1984); The Magical World of Disney (1987); The Merv Griffin Show (1968); The Mike Douglas Show (1970–1974); The Music School (1974); The Nun's Story (1959); The Papp Project (2001); The Price (1971); The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974); The Third Walker (1978); The Tonight Show (1962); The Twilight Zone (1988); The Virginian (1962); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); The Women's Room (1980); Those She Left Behind (1989); Today (1974–1980); Tom Cottle: Up Close (1982); Tribute (1980); When a Stranger Calls (1979); Woman in the Wind (1988).


Born on this day – Lucille Lund:

 

Actress

June 3, 1913 – February 15, 2002

Credits:
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (2015); I Used to Be in Pictures (2000); Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997); The Awful Goof (1939); There's That Woman Again (1938); Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938); Start Cheering (1938); The Big Squirt (1937); It Happened in Hollywood (1937); Calling All Doctors (1937); A Fight to the Finish (1937); The Devil Is Driving (1937); Girls Can Play (1937); What Price Vengeance (1937); Criminals of the Air (1937); Back to the Woods (1937); Blake of Scotland Yard (1937); The Cowboy Star (1936); Prison Shadows (1936); Rio Grande Romance (1936); Panic on the Air (1936); Don't Get Personal (1936); Timber War (1935); Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935); Folies Bergère de Paris (1935); Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934); Range Warfare (1934); Young and Beautiful (1934); Fighting Through (1934); Kiss and Make-Up (1934); The Black Cat (1934); Pirate Treasure (1934); Saturday's Millions (1933); Horse Play (1933).


Born on this day – Buster Pickens:


Blues pianist

June 3, 1916 – November 24, 1964

Credits:

Albums:

Buster Pickens (1960).

Track listing:

Santa Fe Train; Rock Island Blues; Ain't Nobody's Business; Colorado Springs Blues; She Caught the L & N; Remember Me; Women in Chicago; The Ma Grinder, No. 2; You Better Stop Your Woman (From Ticklin' Me Under the Chin); Jim Nappy; Mountain Jack; D.B.A. Blues; Hattie Green; Backdoor Blues; Santa Fe Blues".

With Lightnin' Hopkins:

Lightnin' and Co. (1962); Smokes Like Lightning (1963); Walkin' This Road by Myself (1962).


Born on this day – Marcel Blistène:

 

Director

Writer

Film journalist

June 3, 1911 – August 2, 1991