In film history, June 8, 1984 Gremlins hit movie theaters. Directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus and starring Zach Galligan & Phoebe Cates, this horror/comedy/Christmas flick was a hit at the box office being the #4 highest grossing film of 1984. #OTD#Gremlins
In one of the darkest days of Boston sports, June 8, 1976 #4 Bobby Orr signs with the Chicago Blackhawks. Orr's agent wasn't upfront about the Boston #Bruins offer to the Hall-of-Famer and Bruins' general manager, Harry Sinden complained of tampering by Chicago.
In film history, June 8, 1984 #Ghostbusters was released. Directed by Ivan Reitman, it stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis. A perfect mix of comedy, horror and sci-fi, it was a box office monster in the Summer of '84.
In film history, June 7, 1985, The Goonies was released. Directed by Richard Donner, written by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg, it stars @SeanAstin, #JoshBrolin, Jeff Cohen, @Corey_Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton and #KeHuyQuan. Goonies never say die!
Birthday shoutout to #PaulGiamatti born June 6, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut. A 2x Oscar nominee, he's won an Emmy & 3 Golden Globes. Our favorites of his are The Holdovers, Cinderella Man, Private Parts, The Truman Show, Win Win, and Sideways.
Birthday shoutout to Cam Neely, born June 6, 1965. The Hockey Hall-of-Famer was a 5x All-Star with the Boston #Bruins who retired his #8. He scored 50 goals 3 times and is the current President of the Bruins. He has a fantastic scene in Dumb & Dumber. Kick his ass Seabass!
In film history, June 5, 1998 The Truman Show was released and opened #1 at the box office. Starring #JimCarrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich and Paul Giamatti, it was nominated for 3 Academy Awards and 6 Golden Globes winning 3 for Carrey, Harris and Original Score.
Birthday shout to Mark Wahlberg born born June 5, 1971. Raised in Dorchester, he got his start in music as Marky Mark & turned into a solid actor shooting multiple movies in his home state like Ted, The Fighter, The Departed, The Perfect Storm, Patriots Day & Spenser Confidential
#OTD June 4, 1889, John Clarkson of the Boston Beaneaters becomes the first pitcher to throw an immaculate inning, 3 strikeouts on 9 pitches. Born in Cambridge, MA, Clarkson was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
Birthday shoutout to Justin Long born June 2, 1978 in Fairfield, Connecticut. Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Accepted, Waiting..., Barbarian, Drag Me to Hell, Tusk, Long is a #horror and comedy king coming a long way since his Apple commercials!
In film history, June 1, 1990, Total Recall was released. Based on a #PhilipKDick short story, it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. It opened #1 at the box office and won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for 2 others.
Happy Birthday @jonathanmtucker born May 31, 1982 in Boston, Massachusetts. Best known for City on a Hill, Westworld, Kingdom, and other projects, a personal favorite is the short lived The Black Donnellys.
#ClintEastwood turns 96 today. If an actor had just his resume from the 1960s or just the 1970s or just the 1980s or just the 1990s or just the 2000s, he'd be an all-timer. If a director had just his directing resume he'd be an all-timer. Clint is one of the few icons still left.
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Kevin Eastman was born May 30, 1962 in Portland, Maine. In May 1984, Eastman and Peter Laird self-published the first black & white issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles introducing the world to Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo changing pop culture forever.
Larry Bird rolled into the locker room for the NBA 3-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend, asked "Who's coming in second?" and then won the contest without even taking his warm-ups off winning his 3rd consecutive contest. Larry Legend was a beast. #Celtics#DifferentHere#BleedGreen