This Day in Halloween: The controversial thriller "Brimstone & Treacle" -- starring Sting -- opens across the U.S. in 1982. / Illustration by Kat Embry
Brimstone & Treacle opens across the U.S. in 1982. Based on Dennis Potter’s controversial play, the film version also follows an un-broadcast TV film, but stars Sting as a diabolical con man.
