Movies for the Day, Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthday of Lillian Hellman, the release of Jaws, and the birthday of Martin Landau.







The Little Foxes (1941) is about a crumbling
Southern family.  It is based on a Broadway play
by Lillian Hellman, born June 20, 1905.  It features
an American Film Institute Villain, Regina Giddens.




The Little Foxes

Piranha (1978) is a spoof of Jaws, the movie
released June 20, 1975, and of 1950s
science fiction movies.  Instead of man-eating
sharks, the movie has man-eating piranha.






Piranha











Ed Wood (1994) is about Ed Wood, a "bad" Hollywood
movie maker.  Martin Landau, born June 20,
1931, won an Oscar as Supporting Actor.  The
movie also won an Oscar for Makeup.






Ed Wood