The Movie Timeline - here's looking at movies, kid
Movie history events from 1990
Apes revolt against humans (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes)
Nascar driver Cole Trickle has a near fatal wreck during the Daytona Fircracker 400. (Daytona, Fla) (Days of Thunder)
Hateful, loud-mouthed Mona Dearly dies. A lot of people are implicated. (Verplanck) (Drowning Mona)
First landing of humans on the moon. (Luna (Earth's Moon)) (Forbidden Planet)
A new generation of Gremlins take control of some media offices. (New York) (Gremlins 2: The New Batch)
The Gulf War begins. (The Kingdom)
FBI Agent Joe Devine produces Steven Schat's film "Arizona" as part of a mob sting operation. (California and Rhode Island) (The Last Shot)
Michael Clayton begins work as a lawyer's lawyer. (Michael Clayton)
Rhonda Fisher, sister to future lyricist Sophie Fisher, marries Gary. (Music and Lyrics)
Angel Dumott Schunard dies of AIDS. (Rent)
Hannibal Lecter kills two police officers during his escape from custody. (Memphis, Tn) (The Silence of the Lambs)
Laura Burney fakes her death to escape her obssessive and abusive husband. (Cape Cod) (Sleeping with the Enemy)
Graboid worms terrorise locals. (Perfection, Nevada) (Tremors)
James Cole appears from the future – he is locked in a mental hospital. (Twelve Monkeys)
Wednesday 14th February: Chris Brander sends fellow seventh-grader Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)
April: Madonna kicks off Blond Ambition Tour 1990 but fails to realize that the first leg of the tour was during the rainy season in Japan. (Japan) (Madonna: Truth or Dare)
April: James Cole taken into psychiatric custody, before disappearing while in heavy restraints. (Baltimore) (Twelve Monkeys)
Sunday 15th April: Ava Gardner dies of bronchial pneumonia. (London, England) (The Aviator)
May: The night of the prom, Rene and Brodie share a motel room; Brodie asks Rene to sleep under the bed in case his mother walks in. (Mallrats)
June: Heather Jones and Rene Mosier graduate from North High School, while T.S. Quint, Brodie Bruce, Brandi Svenning, and Gwen Turner graduate from Henry Hudson High School. (Chasing Amy)
October: After struggling with complacency, turmoil in the front office & the return of Rachel Phelps as owner, the Cleveland Indians repeat as A.L. East Champs defeat the White Sox in the A.L.C.S. for a World Series berth. (Cleveland, Oh) (Major League II)
Wednesday 31st October: Angel's memorial service - Angel's friends sing the reprise of I'll Cover You. (Los Angeles) (Rent)
Wednesday 31st October: 5 very dumb men from Mars land in Big Bean, Illinois. (Big Bean, Ill.) (Spaced Invaders)
December: Mark Cohen finishes his film, and Roger Davis finishes his song. (Rent)
Monday 10th December: Dr. Armand Hammer dies of bone marrow cancer. (Chernobyl: The Final Warning)
Sunday 23rd December: The McAllister family accidentaly leave 8 year-old Kevin home alone while they leave for France. (Chicago) (Home Alone)
Monday 24th December: John McLane foils a terrorist attack at Dulles International Airport. (Washington, DC) (Die Hard 2)
Monday 24th December: Kevin McAllister stops two burglers from robbing his house by setting up loads of traps around his home. (Chicago) (Home Alone)
Monday 24th December: Mimi nearly dies. (Los Angeles) (Rent)
Tuesday 25th December: Kevin McAllister's mother returns home to her son, who has been left home alone for two days. (Chicago) (Home Alone)