First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood) is based on the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell. Starring Sylvester Stallone and Brian Dennehy, First Blood celebrates 40 years since being released to theaters.
Movie Anniversaries
Under Siege – 30th Anniversary
Under Siege sees a former Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, who have taken over the U.S. Naval battleship Missouri.
Blade Runner – 40th Anniversary
When Blade Runner was released to theaters it was a considered a critical and commercial flop now it celebrates its fortieth Anniversary as one of the best science fiction films of all time.
MegaForce
MegaForce celebrates forty years since it was released to theaters and although it is a unique sci-fi movie it does not change just how bad it is.
Batman Returns – 30th Anniversary
Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was too dark and violent for the summer of 1992, now it celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.
Dante’s Peak – 25th Anniversary
Dante’s Peak is a disaster film starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton set in the fictional town of Dante’s Peak where a stratovolcano suddenly wakes up and the town must fight to survive.
Top Gun – The Need For Speed, 35 Years Later
A Navy pilot flies upside down above a Russian MiG taking a Polaroid picture of the pilot before flipping him the bird and thirty-five years later fans of Top Gun are still feeling the need for speed, but not all.
The Mummy Returns – Unwrapped 20 Years Later
The Mummy Returns celebrates its twentieth anniversary and unlike most sequels it knew what it was and never tried to be any thing more, unfortunately it got wrapped up in itself.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze – 30th Anniversary
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is the sequel to the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Shredder, returns to take back command of the Foot Clan, wanting revenge on the Turtles.
Executive Decision – 25th Anniversary
So, what do you get when you take the “Airport” movies of the 1970’s and combine it with the likes of a James Bond movie? You could probably end up with several possibilities, but in this case, you get Kurt… Read More ›
Fargo- 25th Anniversary
“Fargo” was released to theaters on March 8, 1996 directed by Joel Coen, produced by Ethan Coen, co-written by the brothers and set in the upper Midwest, celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Down Periscope – 25th Anniversary
Kelsey Grammar, best known for his role as “Frasier” stars as Lt. Commander Thomas “Tom” Dodge a career Naval officer who is given one last chance to command his own submarine as Down Periscope celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary.
Happy Gilmore -25th Anniversary
In 1996 one movie dared due the unthinkable, take an aspiring hockey player and make a golf pro out of him. Happy Gilmore starring Adam Sandler celebrates twenty-five years of laughs.
The Silence of the Lambs – 30th Anniversary
The Silence of the Lambs was released to theaters back in 1991 and celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year a movie based on a 1988 novel of the same name written by Thomas Harris.
Sleeping with the Enemy – 30th Anniversary
Sleeping with the Enemy, a film that failed with critics, loved by the audience and is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture 40th Anniversary
Star Trek ran for three seasons on television in the late 1960’s before being canceled, but thanks to animation and syndication it was able to boldly go to the movies.
Apocalypse Now 40th Anniversary, Pro-War or Anti-War?
It’s been forty years since Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam masterpiece Apocalypse Now graced American cinemas and brought with it a gritty, realistic view of the horrors of the Vietnam War.
July Movie Anniversaries
Every year Hollywood releases hundreds of movies and every year we think next year can’t possibly be as good as this year. Then next year comes and the next and before we know it the movie we loved so much… Read More ›
Licence To Kill 30th Anniversary
Licence To Kill, the last Bond movie to feature Timothy Dalton celebrates it’s 30th anniversary, but has this gritty version of Bond that was a head of its time held up three decades later?
Batman (1989) “Wait till they get a load of me!”
When Thomas and Martha Wayne are murdered in a street robbery it sets young Bruce Wayne on a path to fight crime as the vigilante Batman. In 1989 Tim Burton and Michael Keaton delivered a Batman movie that had not… Read More ›
The Lion King (1994) 25th Anniversary
On June 15, 1994, people around the world were introduced to “The Lion King”, an awe inspiring fictional tale taking place on the plains of Africa.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom / The Last Crusade Celebrate Anniversaries
In 1973 George Lucas wrote The Adventures of Indiana Smith and while on vacation in Maui in 1977 George pitched it to Steven Spielberg and Indiana Jones was born.
The Mummy (1999) 20th Anniversary
In a day and age where every movie is trying to set up the next great franchise, 1999’s The Mummy was a fun action-adventure that wasn’t worried about what comes next.
The Matrix 20th Anniversary Review
I can’t remember when I last saw The Matrix, but it’s been a number of years. I remember the black trench coats, Hugo Weaving’s disconcerting Agent Smith, and the bullet-time sequences, but the story beats were lost on me.
Payback 20th Anniversary
Right from the start we’re told “Not many people know what their life’s worth,” and in Payback, Mel Gibson’s antihero character knows exactly what that amount is.
Blazing Saddles 45th Anniversary
Mel Brooks’s satirical take on the American West celebrates its 45th anniversary, but is it a movie for generations or just a generational comedy that’s out of time?
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 25 Years Later, All righty then!
It’s been 25 years since Jim Carrey became a true Hollywood actor. Oh sure, he’d been in a few things here and there: mainly comedy clubs trying to get discovered.
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