On August 23, 1985 “Godzilla 1985” was released in theaters! Directed by R. J. Kizer (Hell Comes to Frogtown) and Koji Hashimoto. The film is a heavily re-edited Americanized version of the Japanese film The Return of Godzilla, which was produced and distributed by Toho Pictures in 1984. In addition to the film being re-cut, re-titled, and dubbed in English, Godzilla 1985 featured additional footage produced by New World Pictures, with Raymond Burr reprising his role as American journalist Steve Martin from the 1956 film Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which itself was a heavily re-edited American adaptation of the 1954 Japanese film Godzilla. The Godzilla suit was created by suit-maker and sculptor Nobuyuki Yasumaru, under the supervision of producer Tomoyuki Tanaka and special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano. Producer Tony Randel decided to retitle the film Godzilla 1985, because he was inspired by one of his childhood favorites, Frankenstein 1970. Dr Pepper launched a $10 million advertising campaign for the film. The soda brand is prominently featured in the new footage, such as a vending machine at The Pentagon.

On August 23, 1985 “Teen Wolf” was released in theaters! Directed by Rod Daniel (Like Father Like Son) and written by Jeph Loeb (Commando) and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as Scott Howard, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed when he discovers that he is a werewolf. James Hampton, Scott Paulin, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine, Matt Adler, Mark Holton, and Jay Tarses appear in supporting roles. The project came together when Fox accepted the lead role and his Family Ties co-star Meredith Baxter-Birney became pregnant, which created a delay in the sitcom's filming that allowed Fox time to complete filming and then return to his sitcom. Scott Howard's (Fox's) house was located on the same block as 1955 George McFly's and 1955 Lorraine Baines' houses from Back to the Future (1985). The special makeup effects were created by The Burman Studios, led by Tom Burman. The score was composed by Miles Goodman (Little Shop of Horrors).

On this day in 1982, Pieces was released!

The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.

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🎞️🎂Remembering actor River Phoenix on his birthday (August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993).🎂🎞️

🎞️🎂Happy 95th Birthday to actress Barbara Eden!🎂🎞️

Happy 71st birthday, Gordon Liu "The Master of 36th Chamber".

Gordon Liu is famous for appearing in Shaw Brothers films in the 70s, especially his collaboration with Lau Kar-leung.

In the 80s, his career started becoming smaller. But he continued appearing on minor roles. He made his debut in Hollywood with Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films, and Bollywood debut in 2009 with "Chandni Chowk to China".

He retired from working on cinema since 2014. We wish a peaceful and healthy life ahead of him.

On August 22, 1986 “Night of the Creeps” was released in theaters! Written and directed by Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad), in his feature directorial debut. It stars Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Dick Miller, Allan Kayser, David Paymer, and Suzanne Snyder. In the film, a college student and his best friend steal a cadaver from a cryogenics lab, as part of an initiation rite in a local fraternity. However, the corpse is an undead body from the late 1950s, and is under the control of an extraterrestrial organism. Soon, several other people are infected with these alien slugs and turn into killer zombies. Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger, who provided the special makeup effects, also appear as Beta Zombies.

Happy 70th birthday, Paul Molitor!!