FEBRUARY 8, 1982

Full News Archive

• Headline: Keach's Iconic Role in Road Games. Impact: This quirky little film about a trucker and a hitchhiker not only contributed to the rise of Australian cinema but also inadvertently inspired a generation of road trip enthusiasts to try their luck with strangers. Who knew hitchhiking would become a rite of passage for college students, leading to an increase in 'missing person' reports? Thanks, Keach!. Fact: Did you know that 'Road Games' was shot on the beautiful yet treacherous roads of Australia? Because nothing says 'let's make a movie' quite like the risk of kangaroo encounters and getting lost in the Outback!.
• Headline: Stenmark Triumphs in Slalom Championship. Impact: Stenmark's win solidified his status as a skiing legend, which led to ski resorts popping up everywhere, and people thinking they could also ski like him. Spoiler alert: they couldn't. This event triggered a boom in ski-related injuries that still haunts emergency rooms during winter months.. Fact: Did you know that Ingemar Stenmark's skiing skills were so legendary that he probably could have skied through a blizzard while knitting a sweater? He was basically the superhero of slalom skiing, which makes you wonder: where's the biopic?.