Manis the Orangutan and Clint Eastwood behind the
scenes of the film, "Every Which Way But Loose,"
1978.

Eastwood’s appearance in the film, after his string
of Spaghetti Western and Dirty Harry roles, startled
the film industry and he was reportedly advised
against making it. Although it was poorly reviewed
by critics, the film went on to become an enormous
success and became, along with its 1980 sequel Any
Which Way You Can, two of the highest grossing
Eastwood films. When adjusted for inflation, it ranks
as one of the top 250 highest-grossing films of all time.

Clint Eastwood turned 93 in May.

The Buddy Holly Story is a 1978 biographical film which tells the life story of
rock musician Buddy Holly. It features an Academy Award-winning musical score, adapted by Joe Renzetti and Oscar-nominated lead performance by Gary Busey.

The film was adapted by Robert Gittler from Buddy Holly: His Life and Music, the
biography of Holly by John Goldrosen, and was directed by Steve Rash.

Gary Busey will be 71 June 29.

Peter Pan produced by Walt Disney is the 14th film in the Walt Disney
Animated Classics series and was originally released by RKO Pictures,
the final Disney animated feature released through RKO before Walt
Disney’s founding of his own distribution company, Buena Vista
Distribution.

New to Blu-Ray and DVD today

Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston is 71 today

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The epic film Ben-Hur was the most expensive ever made at the time, with sets the
largest yet built for a movie. The films nine-minute chariot race is the most famous
sequences in cinema history. The score is the longest ever composed for a motion
picture.