Saturday, February 21, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Hitcher (1986)


The Hitcher


directed by Robert Harmon,

written by Eric Red,

was released in the United States on February 21, 1986.

Music by Mark Isham.


Cast:
Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn, John M. Jackson, Billy Greenbush, Jack Thibeau, Armin Shimerman, Gene Davis, Jon Van Ness, Henry Darrow, Tony Epper.

On this day in movie history - Nikita (1990)

Nikita

French title: La Femme Nikita,

directed and written by Luc Besson,

was released in France on February 21, 1990.

Music by Éric Serra.

 


Cast:
Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Alain Lathière, Laura Chéron, Jacques Boudet, Helene Aligier, Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, Patrick Pérez, Bruno Randon, Roland Blanche, Joseph Teruel, Jacques Disses, Stéphane Fey, Philippe Dehesdin, Michel Brunot, Rodolph Freytt, Pavel Slabý, Tchéky Karyo, Jean-Luc Caron, Renos Mandis, Jean-Marc Merchet, Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Leroy, Patrick Serrière, Iska Khan, Heike Fisher, Patrick Buiquangda, Eddie Gaydu, Jose Steinmann, Philippe Hernando, Gerard Touratier, Jean Bedin, Edith Perret, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean-Pierre Pauty, Michel Campa, Murray Gronwall, Pierrick Charpentier, Rafael Sultan, Hubert Gillet, Fausto Costantino, Roberto Talanno, Pétronille Moss, Eric Prat, Mia Frye, Olivier Hémon, Philippe du Janerand, Christian Gazio, Jérôme Chalou, Jean Reno, Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat, Jean Bouise, Patrick Chauveau, Maurice Antoni, Mathieu Archer, Alexis Dupuy, Michèle Amiel, Guy Van Riet, Xavier Bonastre.

On this day in movie history - In Order of Disappearance (2014)


In Order of Disappearance


a.k.a. Kraftidioten,

directed by Hans Petter Moland,

written by Kim Fupz Aakeson,

based on a story by Finn Gjerdrum,

was released in Norway on February 21, 2014.

Music by Brian Batz, Kaspar Kaae and Kåre Vestrheim.



Cast:
Stellan Skarsgård, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Bruno Ganz, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Hildegunn Riise, Peter Andersson, Kristofer Hivju, Jan Gunnar Røise, Kåre Conradi, Jakob Oftebro, Gard B. Eidsvold, Tobias Santelmann, Jon Øigarden, Jack Sødahl Moland, Sergej Trifunović, Miodrag Krstović, Leo Ajkic, Goran Navojec, Damir Babovic, David Sakurai, Aron Eskeland, Stig Henrik Hoff, Adil Halitaj.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Star Trek, Voyager, Discovery

Star Trek (1969)
Star Trek: Voyager (2001)
Star Trek: Discovery (2019)
 

Star Trek
Season 3. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: The Way to Eden.

Released February 21, 1969.

Directed by David Alexander.

Written by Arthur Heinemann, D.C. Fontana / Michael Richards, Arthur H. Singer.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Skip Homeier, Charles Napier, Mary Linda Rapelye, Victor Brandt, Elizabeth Rogers, Deborah Downey, Phyllis Douglas, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, James Drake, Roger Holloway, Jeannie Malone, Frieda Rentie, Gary Wright.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 7. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Workforce.

Released February 21, 2001.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Kenneth Biller, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty, Phyllis 
Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, James Read, Don Most, John Aniston, Iona Morris, Tom Virtue, Michael Behrens, Matthew/Matt J. Williamson, Akemi Royer, Robert Mammana, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, John Austin, Michael Bailous, Amy Kate Connolly, Tarik Ergin, Ken Gruz, Dieter Horneman, Joyce Lasley, Mark Major, Robin Morselli, James Pearson, Stephen Pisani, Richard Sarstedt, Pablo Soriano, Robert Stachowiak, John Alex Tampoya, Lisa Vanasco.
 

Star Trek: Discovery
Season 2. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: The Sound of Thunder.

Released February 21, 2019.

Directed by Doug Aarniokoski.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Shazad Latif, Wilson Cruz, Anson Mount, Javier Botet, Hannah Cheesman, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Hannah Spear, Julianne Grossman, Mark Pellington, Raven Dauda, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Michael Ayres, Avaah Blackwell, Clayton Scott, Michelle Yeoh.