July 25th

Maximum Overdrive premieres in 1986.

• 1898: Film director Arthur Lubin is born in Los Angeles, California.

• 1918: Actress Nan Grey is born in Houston, Texas.

• 1921: Actor Kevin Stoney is born in London, England.

• 1929: Director Al Adamson is born in Hollywood, California.

• 1934: Producer Irwin Yablans is born in Brooklyn, New York.

• 1944: Actress Valerie Van Ost is born in Berkhamstead, England.

• 1961: Charmed story developer Alejandro Pose is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• 1961: Actress Illeana Douglas is born in New Haven, Connecticut.

• 1969: Dark Shadows episode 805 airs on ABC.

• 1969: Dark Shadows episode 807 is recorded.

• 1973: Actor Michael C. Williams is born in The Bronx, New York.

• 1974: Cinematographer and editor John Osteen is born in California.

• 1975: Jaws opens to wide release in the United States (actual premiere was on June 20th, 1975).

• 1975: Graphic artist Lisa Wood is born in Batley in West Yorkshire, England.

• 1981: Director Gerardo de Leon passes away in Manila, Philippines.

• 1982: Director Wes Craven marries actress Mimi Meyer.

• 1986: Maximum Overdrive premieres in the United States.

• 1987: The Fly remake producer Kip Ohman dies at the age of 41.

• 1992: Tales from the Crypt episode "The New Arrival" airs on HBO.

• 1993: Actress Nan Grey passes away in San Diego, California.

• 1993: Actress Cecilia Parker passes away in Ventura, California.

• 1995: Sawbones is released as a television movie.

• 2000: Body Bags is released to DVD by Republic Pictures Home Video.

• 2000: The Mummy's Shroud is released to DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

• 2005: Actor Ford Rainey passes away in Santa Monica, California.

• 2006: Final Destination 3 is released to DVD (fullscreen and widescreen 2-disc special editions) by New Line Home Video.

• 2006: Species is released on Blu-ray by MGM.

• 2009: The pilot episode of Being Human (UK series) airs on BBC America in the US.

• 2010: The Gates episode "Repercussions" airs on ABC.

• 2010: True Blood episode "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues" airs on HBO.

• 2011: Lake Mungo is released on Region 2 DVD in the United Kingdom.

• 2011: Teen Wolf episode "Wolf's Bane" airs on MTV.

• 2013: Hell Baby is made available on video-on-demand.

• 2016: Television director Tom Clegg dies in the United Kingdom at the age of 81.

• 2018: Castle Rock episodes "Severance", "Habeas Corpus", and "Local Color" all air on Hulu.

• 2022: Skinamarink is screened for the first time at the Fantasia International Film Festival.

• 2024: Actor Bill Cobbs passes away in Riverside, California at the age of 90.