Squirm is a 1976 American horror film written and directed by Jeff
Lieberman, starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R. A. Dow, Jean
Sullivan, Peter MacLean, Fran Higgins and William Newman. The film takes
place in the fictional town of Fly Creek, Georgia, which becomes
infested with carnivorous worms due to a downed power line. Lieberman's
script is based on a childhood incident in which his brother fed
electricity into a patch of earth, causing earthworms to rise to the
surface. Millions of worms were used over the five-week filming in Port
Wentworth, Georgia; worms were brought in from Maine to augment local
supplies. Makeup artist Rick Baker (pictured) provided the special
effects, using prosthetic makeup. After American International Pictures
picked up Squirm for distribution, it was edited to remove the more
graphic scenes in a failed attempt to lower its "R" rating to "PG".
The
film was a commercial success, but had lukewarm reviews. It has since
become a critical favorite and a cult classic.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirm>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1874:
A fire destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people in
Chicago, leading to reforms in the city's fire-prevention and
firefighting efforts.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Fire_of_1874>
1902:
St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed (ruins pictured),
demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino and killing the custodian's cat.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Campanile>
1987:
More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-
hour period in Montreal, causing severe flooding and more than
C$220 million in damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_flood_of_1987>
2003:
In an effort to discredit U.S. ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who
had written an op-ed criticizing the invasion of Iraq, his wife Valerie
Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by
journalist Robert Novak.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plame_affair>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
l'esprit de l'escalier:
The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to
someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/l%27esprit_de_l%27escalier>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The people are building a peaceful world, and when the job is
done That'll be the biggest thing that man has ever done.
--Woody Guthrie
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Woody_Guthrie>
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