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With Halloween right around the corner, Hollywood got into the spirit of things in a few decades over the last century, but the spooky offerings didn’t scare up much interest among horror fans. The early part of the century gave us some award winning films that are mostly forgotten today, and the latter half gave us a lot of noteworthy films that failed to win many awards. So let’s take a look and see if any of your favorites are celebrating anniversaries this week.
1921
October 21 – The Ace of Hearts
- Cast: Leatrice Joy, John Bowers, Lon Chaney, Hardee Kirkland, Edwin N. Wallack, Raymond Hatton, Roy Laidlaw,mCullen Landis
- Director: Wallace Worsley
- Studio: Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
- Trivia: Based on the pulp novel The Purple Mask by Gouverneur Morris. Prints of this film survive at the George Eastman House.
October 22 – Never Weaken (short)
- Cast: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Roy Brooks, Mark Jones, Charles Stevenson, William Gillespie, George Rowe
- Director: Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
- Studio: Rolin Film Company, distributed by Pathé Exchange
- Trivia: Harold Lloyd’s last short film before moving permanently to features. Prints of the film have been preserved at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York and at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
1931
October 24 – Expensive Women
- Cast: Dolores Costello, H. B. Warner, Warren William, Anthony Bushell, Polly Walters, Joe Donahue, George Irving, Billy House
- Director: Hobart Henley
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Trivia: The film is preserved in the Library of Congress. This was Dolores Costello’s final film as a leading lady, which she had been for Warner Bros. since 1926. She retired to tend to her family, but returned to acting in a smaller role in 1936’s Little Lord Fauntleroy. She retired from acting permanently in 1943.
October 24 – The Sin of Madelon Claudet
- Cast: Helen Hayes, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Cliff Edwards, Jean Hersholt, Marie Prevost, Robert Young, Karen Morley, Charles Winninger, Alan Hale, Halliwell Hobbes, Lennox Pawle, Russ Powell
- Director: Edgar Selwyn
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Trivia: The film premiered in New Orleans on October 23, 1931. Adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock. When Irving Thalberg previewed the film, he said it wasn’t bad but the last seven minutes needed to be changed. Re-takes were done, and Helen Hayes went on to win the Oscar for her role. Robert Young’s film debut.
1941
October 22 – You Belong to Me
- Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Edgar Buchanan, Roger Clark, Frederick Vandemer, Ruth Donnelly, Melville Cooper, Ralph Peters, Maude Eburne, Renie Riano, Ellen Lowe, Mary Treen, Gordon Jones, Fritz Feld, Paul Harvey as Barrows
- Director: Wesley Ruggles
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Trivia: Based on a story by Dalton Trumbo. The film was released in the UK as Good Morning, Doctor, and was remade as Emergency Wedding in 1950. Lloyd Bridges appears uncredited as a Ski Patrol member. This was the third and final film to star Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.
October 24 – Spooks Run Wild
- Cast: Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Sunshine Sammy Morrison, David Gorcey, Donald Haines, Bela Lugosi, Dave O’Brien, Dorothy Short, Dennis Moore, P.J. Kelly, Angelo Rossitto, Guy Wilkerson
- Director: Phil Rosen
- Studio: Banner Pictures Corporation, distributed by Monogram Pictures Corporation
- Trivia: The seventh film in the East Side Kids series. Last feature film of Donald Haines, who enlisted in the USAAF as an aviation cadet in December 1941, attained the rank of first lieutenant, and was killed in action. The film’s original title was Trail of the Vampire.
October 25 – The Tell-Tale Heart (short)
- Cast: Joseph Schildkraut, Roman Bohnen, Oscar O’Shea, Will Wright
- Director: Jules Dassin
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Trivia: Based on the 1843 short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe. Directorial debut of Jules Dassin.
1951
October 21 – Across the Wide Missouri
- Cast: Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalbán, John Hodiak, Adolphe Menjou, J. Carrol Naish, Jack Holt, Alan Napier, George Chandler, Richard Anderson, María Elena Marqués, Howard Keel, James Whitmore, Chief Tahachee, Nipo T. Strongheart, Evelyn Finley, Bobby Barber, Timothy Carey, Russell Simpson
- Director: William A. Wellman
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, distributed by Loews, Inc.
- Trivia: Based on historian Bernard DeVoto’s eponymous 1947 book. MGM did not like the finished film and re-edited it, adding a voice over that effectively made the entire film a flashback, without William Wellman’s participation. He disowned the film and claimed to have never seen it.
October 24 – Come Fill the Cup
- Cast: James Cagney, Gig Young, Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Sheldon Leonard
- Director: Gordon Douglas
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Trivia: Gig Young received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his performance.
October 24 – The Family Secret
- Cast: John Derek, Lee J. Cobb, Jody Lawrance, Erin O’Brien-Moore, Santos Ortega, Henry O’Neill, Carl Benton Reid, Peggy Converse, Jean Alexander, Dorothy Tree, Whit Bissell, Raymond Greenleaf, Onslow Stevens
- Director: Henry Levin
- Studio: Santana Pictures Corporation, distributed by Columbia Pictures
- Trivia: Final film of Dorothy Tree.
October 26 – The Blue Veil
- Cast: Jane Wyman, Charles Laughton, Joan Blondell, Richard Carlson, Agnes Moorehead, Carleton G. Young, Audrey Totter, Cyril Cusack, Natalie Wood, Vivian Vance, Dan O’Herlihy, Don Taylor, Everett Sloane, Alan Napier
- Director: Curtis Bernhardt
- Studio: Wald/Krasna Productions, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
- Trivia: Based on a story by François Campaux, adapted for the French-language film Le Voile Bleu in 1942. An uncredited Busby Berkeley directed the musical sequence where Joan Blondell sings ‘Daddy’. This was Blondell’s only Oscar nominated performance. Bette Davis had been the front runner for the role that went to Jane Wyman.
1961
- No new films were released this week in 1961.
1971
October 20 – T.R. Baskin
- Cast: Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan, Marcia Rodd, Howard Platt
- Director: Herbert Ross
- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- Trivia: Peter Boyle’s character works for a fictional company called Con-Amalgamate. The company also appears in Capricorn One and Outland, other films written by Peter Hyams. Boyle also appears in Outland as the head of a branch of the company on the moon Io.
Showking Films
October 22 – Daughters of Darkness
- Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, John Karlen, Andrea Rau, Paul Esser, Georges Jamin, Joris Collet, Fons Rademakers
- Director: Harry Kümel
- Studio: Showking Films, Maya Films, Roxy Film, Ciné Vog Films, Gemini Pictures International, distributed by Ciné Vog Films (Belgium), Comacico (France), Inter-Verleih Film-Gesellschaft (West Germany), Gemini Releasing Corporation, Maron Films (United States)
- Trivia: Harry Kümel’s original choice for the role of Stefan was Malcolm McDowell, who turned down the part. John Karlen was cast at the behest of the film’s American investors.
October 22 – The Last Picture Show
- Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Randy Quaid, Sharon Taggart, Barc Doyle, Bill Thurman, Jessie Lee Fulton, Robert Glenn, Joe Heathcock, John Hillerman, Frank Marshall
- Director: Peter Bogdanovich
- Studio: BBS Productions, distributed by Columbia Pictures
- Trivia: Adapted from the semi-autobiographical 1966 novel The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry. Ben Johnson’s 9 minute 54 second performance is the shortest to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Johnson’s role was originally offered to James Stewart, who was already committed to his TV series. Johnson only accepted the role after his friend John Ford asked if he wanted to just play John Wayne’s sidekick for the rest of his career. Johnson was the first actor to win the award in that category at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs and Golden Globes. Cloris Leachman wanted to rehearse her final scene but director Bogdanovich refused, wanting a natural performance. After completing the take, she said she could do it better but he said, ‘No, you can’t; you just won the Oscar.’ And she did. Cybill Shepherd’s and Sam Bottoms’ film debut. Bottoms was a last minute replacement for another actor whom Bogdanovich wasn’t happy with, so Bottoms got the role of the brother to his real brother Timothy … if he got his braces removed.
1981
October 23 – Galaxy of Terror
- Cast: Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston, Taaffe O’Connell, Bernard Behrens, Zalman King, Robert Englund, Sid Haig, Grace Zabriskie, Jack Blessing
- Director: Bruce D. Clark
- Studio: New World Pictures, distributed by United Artists
- Trivia: The set dresser on the film was Bill Paxton, who had been hired by the art director, James Cameron. Cameron also requested to be Second Unit Director since he noticed the director was not getting enough coverage. His ingenuity in producing a special effect on set lead to his hiring as director of Piranha II: The Spawning. The film received an X-rating from the MPAA, and many scenes of sex and violence had to be cut to earn an R. The original cut is confirmed to be lost. Sid Haig asked Roger Corman if he could play his character as a mute, and when Corman asked why Haig asked if he’d read the script. Corman agreed and Haig has a single line in the film. The crew’s uniforms were modified uniforms from Battlestar Galactica. Erin Moran was supposed to have a nude scene, but decided against it and renegotiated to have a much more violent death instead. Potential titles for the film were Planet of Terror and Quest.
October 23 – Nightmare
- Cast: Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke, Mik Cribben, Danny Ronan, Tammy Patterson, Kim Patterson, Kathleen Ferguson
- Director: Romano Scavolini
- Studio: 21st Century Film Corporation
- Trivia: A sneak preview was held on October 16, 1981 in New York City. Banned as a Video Nasty in the UK during the 1980s.
October 23 – Silence of the North
- Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent
- Director: Allan King
- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Trivia: Adapted from the book of the same name by Olive Frederickson.
October 23 – The Pit
- Cast: Sammy Snyders, Jeannie Elias, Sonja Smits, Laura Hollingsworth, Richard Alden, John Auten, Laura Press, Paul Grisham, Wendy Schmidt, Allison Tye, Edith Bedker
- Director: Lew Lehman
- Studio: Amulet Pictures/Ambassador Film Distributors (Canada), New World Pictures (United States)
- Trivia: Filmed under the title Teddy. A novelization of the screenplay, written much darker, was released with that title. The pit in the film took two weeks to build. Film debut of Sonja Smits.
1991
October 23 – High Heels
- Cast: Victoria Abril, Rocío Muñoz, Marisa Paredes, Luz Casal, Miguel Bosé, Féodor Atkine, Miriam Díaz Aroca, Anna Lizaran, Bibiana Fernández, Cristina Marcos, Pedro Diez del Corral, Mayrata O’Wisiedo, Nacho Martínez, Javier Bardem
- Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Studio: CanalPlus, CiBy 2000, El Deseo, TF1 Films Production
- Trivia: The film was released in Spain on October 23, 1991, and in the US on December 20. Cristina Marcos was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Goya Award for less than five minutes of screen time. The film’s Spanish title translates to Distant Heels. The title change for the US led audiences to believe it was a comedy about fashion.
October 23 – House Party 2
- Cast: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence, Paul Anthony George, Lucien “Bowlegged Lou” George, Jr., Brian ‘B-Fine’ George, Tisha Campbell, Kamron, Iman, Queen Latifah, Georg Stanford Brown, Louie Louie, Helen Martin, William Schallert, Tony Burton, Christopher Judge,mWhoopi Goldberg
- Director: Doug McHenry, George Jackson
- Studio: New Line Cinema
- Trivia: The film is dedicated to Robin Harris, who died shortly after the release of the first film. The death of his character Pops is included in the film.
October 24 – Johnny Stecchino
- Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli, Franco Volpi, Ivano Marescotti, Turi Scalia, Ignazio Pappalardo, Loredana Romito, Tony Sperandeo, Salvatore Borghese
- Director: Roberto Benigni
- Studio: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Penta Film, Silvio Berlusconi Communications, distributed by Penta Distribuzione (1991) (Italy), New Line Cinema (1992) (USA)
- Trivia: The film was released in Italy on October 24, 1991, but did not get a US release until October 9, 1992. The US version is about 20 minutes shorter than the original Italian release.
October 25 – Curly Sue
- Cast: Jim Belushi, Kelly Lynch, Alisan Porter, John Getz, Fred Thompson, Branscombe Richmond, Gail Boggs, Viveka Davis, Barbara Tarbuck, John Ashton, Cameron Thor, Edie McClurg, Steve Carell, Burke Byrnes
- Director: John Hughes
- Studio: Hughes Entertainment, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
- Trivia: The last film John Hughes wrote and directed, thought he continued to write and produce before his death in 2009. Film debut of Steve Carell. Christina Ricci was Hughes’ first choice for Curly Sue but she was filming The Addams Family at the time. Bill Murray turned down the role of Bill Dancer because he was filming What About Bob? Alec Baldwin was also approached but he was committed to the Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Linda Hamilton was considered for the role of Grey but she was shooting Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Hughes asked John Williams to compose the film’s music but he was already at work on Hook.
October 25 – The Hitman
- Cast: Chuck Norris, Michael Parks, Al Waxman, Alberta Watson, James Purcell, Bruno Gerussi, Alex Bruhanski, Paris Mileos, Stephen Dimopoulos, Alex Diakun, Anthony Stamboulieh, Gerry Bean, Salim Grant, Candus Churchill, Ken Pogue, Marcel Sabourin, Michele Goodger, Amanda Norris, Meagan Norris, Nathan Vanering, Frank Ferrucci, Michael Benyaer, Michael Rogers, Johnny Cuthbert, Beau Heaton, A. C. Peterson, Rebecca Norris, William B. Davis, Henry Holmes, Suleka Mathew as Attendant
- Director: Aaron Norris
- Studio: Cannon Films
- Trivia: The film was originally envisioned for Charles Bronson, but was offered to Chuck Norris because of his relationship with the studio.
October 25 – Two Evil Eyes
- Cast: The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar
Adrienne Barbeau, Ramy Zada, Bingo O’Malley, Jeff Howell, E.G. Marshall, Chuck Aber, Tom Atkins, Mitchell Baseman, Barbara Byrne, Larry John Meyers, Christina Romero, Anthony Dileo Jr., Christine Forrest - Cast: The Black Cat
Cinzentinha, Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Potter, John Amos, Sally Kirkland, Kim Hunter, Holter Graham, Martin Balsam, Jonathan Adams, Julie Benz, Lanene Charters, Bill Dalzell III, J. R. Hall, Scott House, James G. MacDonalld, Peggy Sanders, Lou Valenzi, Jeffrey Wild, Ted Worsley, Tom Savini - Director: George Romero, Dario Argento
- Studio: ADC Films, Gruppo Bema, distributed by Artisti Associati International (Italy), Taurus Entertainment Company (US)
- Trivia: The film originally opened in Italy on January 25, 1990. Both segments are based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe: ‘The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar’, directed by Romero, and ‘The Black Cat’ directed by Argento. Argento originally envisioned the film as four segments with John Carpenter and Wes Craven contributing but the two pulled out and Argento and Romero made it a two-part story. Harvey Keitel’s lawyer issued a letter to Argento stating Keitel must not see, be seen with, shown a photograph or be in the same room as his character’s fake severed head. Keitel told makeup artist Tom Savini it would just give him the creeps. Julie Benz’s first acting role. E.G. Marshall’s character mentions a ‘Mr. Pratt’, which was the name of the character he played in Romero’s Creepshow.
2001
October 24 – Bones
- Cast: Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Clifton Powell, Ricky Harris, Bianca Lawson, Katharine Isabelle, Khalil Kain, Merwin Mondesir, Lynda Boyd, Linda Chow, Chaka White, Sean Amsing, Ronald Selmour, Deezer D, Garikayi Mutambirwa, Erin Wright, Josh Byer, Kirby Morrow, Ellen Stephenovna Ewusie, Boyan Vukelic, Marcus Moldowan, Primo The Dog, Alina Kaufman
- Director: Ernest Dickerson
- Studio: The Lloyd Segan Company, Heller Highwater Productions, distributed by New Line Cinema
- Trivia: Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier are supposed to play lovers around the same age, but Grier was born in 1949 and Snoop was born in 1971.
October 25 – The Man Who Sued God
- Cast: Billy Connolly, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes, Bille Brown, John Howard, Emily Browning, Peter Whitford
- Director: Mark Joffe
- Studio: Buena Vista International
- Trivia: The film opened in Australia on October 25, 2001, but did not receive a US theatrical release.
Flower Films
October 26 – Donnie Darko
- Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daveigh Chase, Mary McDonnell, James Duval, Arthur Taxier, Patrick Swayze, David St. James, Jazzie Mahannah, Jolene Purdy, Stuart Stone, Gary Lundy, Alex Greenwald, Beth Grant, Jena Malone, Seth Rogen, David Moreland, Noah Wyle, Drew Barrymore, Kristina Malota, Marina Malota, Carly Naples, Tiler Peck, Patience Cleveland, Katharine Ross, Lisa K. Wyatt, Rachel Winfree, Jack Salvatore Jr., Lee Weaver, Phyllis Lyons, Ashley Tisdale, Jerry Trainor
- Director: Richard Kelly
- Studio: Flower Films, distributed by Pandora Cinema, Newmarket Films
- Trivia: Patrick Swayze wore his own clothes from the 1980s for the film. Filmed over 28 days, which matches the length of time that passes in the film. Seth Rogen’s feature film debut.
October 26 – K-PAX
- Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, David Patrick Kelly, Saul Williams, Peter Gerety, Celia Weston, Ajay Naidu, Tracy Vilar, Melanee Murray, John Toles-Bey, Kimberly Scott, Conchata Ferrell, Vincent Laresca, Brian Howe, William Lucking, Norman Alden, Aaron Paul
- Director: Iain Softley
- Studio: Intermedia, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Universal Pictures (United States), Universum Film (Germany)
- Trivia: The film’s premiere was held on October 22, 2001. The sunglasses Kevin Spacey wears in the film were borrowed from Bono, who only agreed if they were well-taken care of and returned immediately after filming was completed. Will Smith was cast as Prot and Spacey as Dr. Powell, but Smith dropped out and Spacey took the Prot role.
October 26 – My First Mister
- Cast: Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, John Goodman, Carol Kane, Michael McKean, Henry Brown, Desmond Harrington, Mary Kay Place
- Director: Christine Lahti
- Studio: Paramount Classics
- Trivia: The film opened in limited release in the US on October 12, 2001. Leelee Sobieski had no piercings before making this movie, but had her nostrils, both eyebrows, her lips and ear cartilage pierced. After filming, she removed the piercings and allowed them to close but kept the jewelry as a souvenir. She finally got her ear lobes pierced in 2006.
October 26 – On the Line
- Cast: Lance Bass, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Joey Fatone, GQ, James Bulliard, Jerry Stiller, Richie Sambora, Dave Foley, Tamala Jones, Amanda Foreman, Chyna
- Director: Eric Bross
- Studio: Tapestry Films, A Happy Place, distributed by Miramax Films
- Trivia: The film’s premiere was held on October 9, 2001. Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick have uncredited cameos. Al Green, Ananda Lewis, Sammy Sosa, Damon Buford, Eric Young and Brandi Williams have cameos as themselves. The film’s original screenplay would have received an R-rating so it was rewritten for a PG so it could be marketed to *NSYNC fans. Feature film debut of Justin Timberlake.
October 26 – The Man Who Wasn’t There
- Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, James Gandolfini, Katherine Borowitz, Christopher Kriesa, Brian Haley, Jack McGee
- Director: Joel Coen
- Studio: Working Title Films, Good Machine, Mike Zoss Productions, Constantin Film, distributed by USA Films (United States), Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
- Trivia: The film opened in the UK on October 26, 2001, followed by a limited US release starting on October 31, expanding on November 16. Because of his trust with the Coen Brothers, Billy Bob Thornton agreed to be in the movie without reading the script. The film was shot in color and printed in black and white, but at least one print was released with the first reel in color due to an error at the lab. The last film released by Gramercy Pictures before the company was revived in 2015.
October 26 – Thirteen Ghosts
- Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, Alec Roberts, Rah Digga, F. Murray Abraham, J.R. Bourne, Matthew Harrison, Mikhael Speidel, Daniel Wesley, Laura Mennell, Kathryn Anderson, Craig Olejnik, Shawna Loyer, Xantha Radley, C. Ernst Harth, Laurie Soper, Herbert Duncanson, Shayne Wyler, John DeSantis, Ken Kirzinger
- Director: Steve Beck
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (USA & Canada), Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International)
- Trivia: The film’s premiere was held on October 23, 2001. The title is often stylized as Thir13en Ghosts. The writing etched on one of the walls of the glass house translates to The Lord’s Prayer. The first of only two feature films directed by Steve Beck. This was Rah Digga’s only acting role, choosing to focus on her music career over acting. The film was produced by Dark Castle Entertainment, which was set up to produce remakes of William Castle films. The first was House on Haunted Hill, which was a success. This one was not and discouraged Warner Bros. from remaking more Castle films. The film was planned to be shot in 3D, and would require viewers to use special glasses to see the ghosts which was the gimmick for Castle’s original film. Both ideas were scrapped.
2011
October 21 – Margin Call
- Cast: Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Simon Baker, Penn Badgley, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci, Aasif Mandvi, Mary McDonnell, Ashley Williams, Susan Blackwell, Al Sapienza
- Director: J.C. Chandor
- Studio: Before the Door Pictures, distributed by Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, Benaroya Pictures
- Trivia: The film’s US premiere was held in New York City on October 17, 2011. The film was shot in 17 days. This was writer and director J.C. Chandor’s first feature-length film. Carla Gugino was attached to the film for over a year but had to withdraw at the last minute due to another project. She was replaced by Demi Moore.
October 21 – Paranormal Activity 3
- Cast: Chris Smith, Lauren Bittner, Chloe Csengery, Katie Featherston, Jessica Tyler Brown, Sprague Grayden, Dustin Ingram, Hallie Foote, Johanna Braddy, Brian Boland, Bailey Brown, Maria Olsen
- Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
- Studio: Blumhouse Productions, distributed by Paramount Pictures
- Trivia: A picture taken in this film appears in the first two films. Most of the scenes in the trailer do not appear in the movie. There was enough footage to assemble two completely different versions of the movie, and 50% of the unused footage was edited into a trailer. The film was produced under the title Sports Camp.
October 21 – We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Cast: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, Rocky Duer, Ashley Gerasimovich, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Alex Manette
- Director: Lynne Ramsay
- Studio: BBC Films, UK Film Council, Footprint Investment, Piccadilly Pictures, Lipsync Productions, Independent, Artina Films, Rockinghorse Films, distributed by Artificial Eye (United Kingdom), Oscilloscope Laboratories (United States)
- Trivia: The film initially opened in France on September 28, 2011, then in the UK on October 21. It played in New York City beginning December 9, 2011, and in Los Angeles on January 20, 2012. The film was shot in 30 days, but took nearly four years to get from development to start of production. The film may hold a record for producers — 22.
October 26 – The Adventures of Tintin
- Voice Cast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, Toby Jones, Daniel Mays, Mackenzie Crook, Gad Elmaleh, Enn Reitel, Joe Starr, Kim Stengel, Sonje Fortag, Cary Elwes and Phillip Rhys, Ron Bottitta, Mark Ivanir, Sebastian Roché, Nathan Meister, Sana Etoile
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Studio: Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Amblin Entertainment, WingNut Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Hemisphere Media Capital, distributed by Paramount Pictures (North America, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Asia), Sony Pictures Releasing (International)
- Trivia: The film opened in the UK, Belgium and France on October 26, but was not released in the US until December 21. The first animated film and first 3D film directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg intended to do a live action version, but when consulting Peter Jackson about Weta Digital creating a CGI Snowy, Jackson, a fan of the comics, convinced him that live action would not do justice to the world of Tintin. The film was not eligible for the Best Animated Feature Oscar because the voting Academy was not educated at the time of how motion capture simply provided a guide for the animators to build characters (as well as the environment they exist in) and give them authentic human movement. It did, however, win the Golden Globe.
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