The Terminator (1984) could’ve been a cheap B-movie with bad effects and corny action. Instead, James Cameron turned a $6 million sci-fi thriller into a genre-defining classic that blended horror, action, and romance and made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star.
1976 bicentennial performers (live and TV):
Elvis Presley, Peter Frampton, Aerosmith, Bob Hope, Paul Anka, Walter Cronkite, Santana, The Who, The Beach Boys, The Who, The Miracles, Tavares, Lionel Hampton, Ringo Starr, The Moody Blues, Three Dog Night, America, The O'Jays, Hank Williams Jr., La Toya Jackson, The Mississippi Delta Blues Band, the United States Marine Band, the US Army, Navy and Air Force Bands, the all-city marching bands.
2026 250th anniv. performers:
Donald J. Trump
Vanilla Ice
Conan The Barbarian (1982) is the ultimate revenge movie in my books 🗡⚒️
Boy watches his parents murdered. Sold into slavery. Forged into a killing machine. Then hunts down Thulsa Doom with pure rage and steel.
(Credit: Universal Pictures, edit by me)
Star Wars.
Not Episode 4. Not A New Hope.
And yes: Han shoots first.
Here's the 50th Anniversary Re-release Trailer.
THIS is the Star Wars product I've been waiting to spend my money on.