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Scream opens (1997). The "slasher" movies of the 1970s and 1980s are revived thanks to the phenomenal box-office success of Scream, which opens on this date in 1997. Director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and screenwriter Kevin Williamson breathe new life into the old "masked killer stalks teens" plot by poking fun at the clichés that have come to define the genre. The success of Scream helps move Drew Barrymore to the head of the Hollywood pack, and provides early fuel for the careers of Neve Campbell and Skeet Ulrich. Craven later remains on board for Scream 2 (1997), and Scream 3 (2000).

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John Milius is born (1944). Writer-director John Milius has directed some big-name actors in popular adventure flicks, among them Nick Nolte in Farewell to the King (1989), Patrick Swayze in Red Dawn (1984), and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the wildly successful Conan the Barbarian (1982). John was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

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