Movies set in 1978
4th the Capricorn One rocket, destined for Mars, launches
16th Cindy Hudspeth, who Felicia Waller is based on, is killed
24th Claudio Tamburrin and his cellmates escape during a thunderstorm
24th the Zodiac Killer sends a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle, saying "I'm waiting for a good movie about me. Who will play me…?"
14th the Capricorn One capsule "lands" on Mars
6th Jim Wickwire and Louis Reichardt reach the summit of K2
26th Gerry Austin picks up John and offers to drive him south
27th John, Gerry and Shirl travel from Wellington to the South Island
28th Gerry Austin and John drive down through the South Island of New Zealand
29th John makes it to Invercargill
28th Pope John Paul I dies
16th Karol Wojtyła, breaking with tradition, speaks to the public from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica
22nd Karol Wojtyła is inaugurated as Pope
31st Halloween
18th the mass suicide
18th the mass suicide
27th Harvey Milk is assassinated
22nd John Wayne Gacy is arrested