The Movie Timeline - here's looking at movies, kid
February: Playboy releases its March issue, containing a nude pictorial of the Playmate of the Month, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Hemingway High School senior, Chris Parker. (Chicago, Ill - Adventures in Babysitting)
Wednesday 4th February: Liberace dies. (Palm Springs, California - Rock 'n' Roll Frankenstein)
Wednesday 11th March: Paul Jeremiah Davis Jr. is born. (I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer)
Saturday 14th March: While taking Katie Van Waldenberg to a skating lesson, her parents are killed in a car accident. Katie's siblings Stanz and Fairchild will hold it over her for a long time. (Blades of Glory)
Thursday 19th March: D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince release their debut album, Rock the House. (Jersey Girl)
Thursday 7th May: Donny Berger is in the news. (That's My Boy)
Thursday 14th May: Rita Hayworth dies of Alzheimer's disease. (New York - Hollywoodland)
Tuesday 26th May: Jenna Rink's 13th birthday, where her wish to be 30 years old is granted. (13 Going On 30)
Wednesday 27th May: A burnt body is found possibly that of Aran Short. (Huron Ann Arbor, Michigan - Taking Lives)
Thursday 28th May: Michigan Herald headline: "Body found in Huron Ann Arbor yesterday." (Michigan - Taking Lives)
June: Oberlin College graduate James Brennan's parents tell him they won't be able to help finance his trip to Europe or enrollment at Columbian University. He gets a summer job at Adventureland. (Adventureland)
Tuesday 2nd June: Bobby Taylor audtions for "Jive Time Jimmy's Revenge". (Los Angeles, California - Hollywood Shuffle)
Friday 19th June: The Earth passes through the tail of Rhea-M, a rogue comet, and remains there for 8 days, causing machines to come alive and kill humans. (Maximum Overdrive)
July: The events of Friday the 13th: A New Beginning take place. (Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning)
August: Josh Baskin makes a wish to be big at a carnival, a mechanical wizard grants it, and he becomes an adult the next day. (Big)
Monday 17th August: Rudolf Hess is found strangled to death in Spandau Prison. (Berlin, Germany - Wild Geese II)
Wednesday 19th August: A boy named Barry goes missing. (Conyer, Pennsylvania - Prisoners)
Monday 31st August: An article titled "Conyers Boy Disappears" details the disappearance of Barry Milland. (Pennsylvania - Prisoners)
September: Alyssa Jones gains the nickname 'Finger Cuffs' after a menage a trois with Cohee Ludin and Rick Derris. (Chasing Amy)
September: Jacob is born. (Hot Tub Time Machine)
September: Todd Howard turns into a wolf. (Hamilton University, Colorado - Teen Wolf Too)
Wednesday 2nd September: An article titled "No Leads in Milland Disappearance Case" is published. (Pennsylvania - Prisoners)
Wednesday 9th September: Martin Harris' father dies. (Unknown)
Wednesday 16th September: A date on Todd's registration fee reciept. (Teen Wolf Too)
Wednesday 23rd September: Bert Miller is hired by FedEx. (Cast Away)
Friday 25th September: A film adaptation of The Princess Bride is released. (United States - I Love You, Beth Cooper)
Sunday 4th October: James Pratt buys guns off the street. (Indianapolis, Indiana - Runaway Jury)
Monday 5th October: James Pratt goes to a high school and shoots Margaret Brandt. (Gardner, Indiana - Runaway Jury)
Tuesday 6th October: A newspaper contains an artical about the high school shooting. (Gardner, Indiana - Runaway Jury)
Thursday 15th October: An article titled "Police Hold Press Conference On Conyers" is published. (Pennsylvania - Prisoners)
November: Marjane falls in love with Markus. (Vienna, Austria - Persepolis)
December: Laurie Strode does or doesn't die in a car crash around this time. (Haddonfield, Illinois - Halloween 4)
December: Riggs and Murtaugh are paired together for the first time, as they uncover a drug-smuggling operation. (Lethal Weapon)
Tuesday 8th December: Martin Asher kills someone. (Taking Lives)
Sunday 20th December: Patrick Bateman believes that he killed Paul Allen on this day. (Manhattan, New York - American Psycho)
Bartleby Gaines and his friends are born. (Wickliffe, Ohio - Accepted)
By the time David Norris enters high school, his father is dead. (Brooklyn, New York - The Adjustment Bureau)
First appearance of Akira's true powers. (Tokoyo, Japan - Akira)
An alien slave ship lands, crewed by a genetically-engineered race adapted for hard labor in almost any environment. The Newcomers are placed under temporary quarantine by the United States government. (Mojave Desert, California - Alien Nation)
Matt Stifler is born. (East Great Falls, Michigan - American Pie: Band Camp)
Randy Daytona loses the World Championship ping pong match. As a result, Master Feng kills his father. (Seoul, South Korea - Balls of Fury)
Bill & Ted meet Rufus for the first time, and begin to travel through time. (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)
Catcher Crash Davis breaks the minor league home run record; Ebbie Calvin "Nuke" La Louche makes his major league debut. (Durham, NC - Bull Durham)
Toss Perot is a Presidential Candidate in this year according to this film. (The Campaign)
Alex Cross (Louis Jeffries in a former life) meets Corinne Jeffries and her (and his) daughter Miranda. (Chances Are)
A doll called Chucky wreaks a bit of havoc. (Child's Play)
Crown Prince Akeem of Zamunda arrives in hopes of finding a bride who can "stimulate (his) mind as well as (his) loins". (Queens, NY - Coming to America)
Prince Akeem marries Lisa McDowell, heiress to the McDowell's fast food franchise. (Zamunda, Africa - Coming to America)
Cleo McDowell, owner of the McDowell's fast food franchise, is embroiled in a copyright infringement suit with McDonald's over his "golden arcs" logo. (Queens, NY - Coming to America)
A car that is later owned by the Callgirl Killer is made. (Creepshow III)
Charity Uncles is born. (Dance Flick)
Kale Brecht, future adolescent-under-house-arrest, is born. (Disturbia)
Manhattan is declared a maximum security prison. (New York - Escape From New York)
Harry Knowles' niece who later goes by "Rogue Leader" is born. (Fanboys)
Ray Kinsella builds a baseball diamond in his field after hearing a voice repeating, "If you build it, he will come." (Field of Dreams)
Jason Robert Wise born. (Final Destination 3)
Gary Gaines leads his school football team to the Texas state semifinals. (Friday Night Lights)
It's 1988. (Friends with Benefits)
After the death of his mother, Peter Quill is abducted by the Ravagers, led by Yondu. (Missouri - Guardians of the Galaxy)
11 yr old hacker "Zero Cool" banned from using a computer for crashing 1507 systems in one day, causing a 7pt drop in the New York Stock Exchange. (Seattle - Hackers)