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The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1983[1]
RankTitleDistributorBox-office gross
1 Return of the Jedi 20th Century Fox $309,306,177
2 Terms of Endearment Paramount $108,423,489
3 Flashdance $92,921,203
4 Trading Places $90,404,800
5 WarGames United Artists $79,567,667
6 Octopussy $67,893,619
7 Sudden Impact Warner Bros. $67,642,693
8 Staying Alive Paramount $64,892,670
9 Mr. Mom 20th Century Fox $64,783,827
10 Risky Business Warner Bros. $63,541,777

Events

Awards

Category/Organization41st Golden Globe Awards
January 28, 1984		37th BAFTA Awards
March 25, 1984		56th Academy Awards
April 9, 1984
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmTerms of EndearmentYentlEducating RitaTerms of Endearment
Best DirectorBarbra Streisand
Yentl		Bill Forsyth
Local Hero		James L. Brooks
Terms of Endearment
Best ActorTom Courtenay
The Dresser
Robert Duvall
Tender Mercies		Michael Caine
Educating Rita		Michael Caine
Educating Rita
Dustin Hoffman
Tootsie		Robert Duvall
Tender Mercies
Best ActressShirley MacLaine
Terms of Endearment		Julie Walters
Educating Rita		Shirley MacLaine
Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting ActorJack Nicholson
Terms of Endearment		Denholm Elliott
Trading Places		Jack Nicholson
Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting ActressCher
Silkwood		Jamie Lee Curtis
Trading Places		Linda Hunt
The Year of Living Dangerously
Best Screenplay, AdaptedJames L. Brooks
Terms of Endearment		Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Heat and Dust		James L. Brooks
Terms of Endearment
Best Screenplay, OriginalPaul D. Zimmerman
The King of Comedy		Horton Foote
Tender Mercies
Best Original ScoreGiorgio Moroder
Flashdance		Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		Bill Conti
The Right Stuff (film)
Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Yentl
Best Original Song"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Flashdance		"Up Where We Belong"
An Officer and a Gentleman		"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Flashdance
Best Foreign Language FilmFanny and AlexanderDantonFanny and Alexander

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Ballad of Narayama (楢山節考, Narayama bushiko), directed by Shohei Imamura, Japan

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Prénom Carmen (First Name: Carmen), directed by Jean-Luc Godard,

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Ascendancy, directed by Edward Bennett, United Kingdom
The Beehive (La Colmena), directed by Mario Camus, Spain

Notable films released in 1983

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January–March

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18 LiannaUnited Artists ClassicsJohn Sayles (director/screenplay); Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries, Jo Henderson, Jessica MacDonald, Jesse Solomon, John Sayles, Stephen Mendillo, Betsy Julia Robinson, Nancy Mette, Maggie Renzi, Madelyn Coleman, Robyn Reeves, Chris Elliott, Marta Renzi, Rochelle OliverDramaLive action
21 The House on Sorority RowArtists Releasing Corporation / Film Ventures InternationalMark Rosman (director/screenplay); Bobby Fine (screenplay); Kathryn McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Lois Kelso Hunt, Robin Meloy, Harley Kozak, Michael Sergio, Christopher Lawrence, Janis Zido, Jodi Draigie, Ellen Dorsher, Michael Kuhn, Charles Serio, Ruth WalshSlasherLive action
Treasure of the Four CrownsCannon Film DistributorsFerdinando Baldi (director); Lloyd Battista, Jim Bryce, Jerry Lazarus (screenplay); Tony Anthony, Ana Obregón, Gene Quintano, Jerry Lazarus, Francisco Rabal, Emiliano Redondo, Francisco Villena, Lewis GordonAction, AdventureLive action
28 Sacred GroundPacific International EnterprisesCharles B. Pierce (director/screenplay); Tim McIntire, L.Q. Jones, Jack Elam, Mindi Miller, Eloy CasadosDrama, WesternLive action
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VideodromeUniversal PicturesDavid Cronenberg (director/screenplay); James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman, Julie Khaner, David Bolt, Reiner Schwarz, Lally Cadeau, King Cosmos, Kay Hawtrey, David TsubouchiSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
Without a Trace20th Century FoxStanley R. Jaffe (director); Beth Gutcheon (screenplay); Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes, Stockard Channing, Danny Corkill, Louise Stubbs, Keith McDermott, David SimonDramaLive action
11 Let's Spend the Night TogetherNorthstar MediaHal Ashby (director); Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts, Bill WymanDocumentaryLive action
18 The King of Comedy20th Century Fox / Embassy International PicturesMartin Scorsese (director); Paul D. Zimmerman (screenplay); Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Diahnne Abbott, Shelley Hack, Margo Winkler, Kim Chan, Frederick De Cordova, Edgar Scherick, Ed Herlihy, Tony Randall, Victor Borge, Joyce Brothers, Catherine Scorsese, Cathy Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, The Clash, Kosmo Vinyl, Ellen Foley, Don Letts, Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioSatire, Black Comedy, DramaLive action
Local HeroWarner Bros.Bill Forsyth (director/screenplay); Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Burt Lancaster, Norman Chancer, Peter Capaldi, Rikki Fulton, Alex Norton, Jenny Seagrove, Jennifer Black, Christopher Rozycki, Christopher Asante, John Gordon Sinclair, Caroline Guthrie, John M. JacksonComedy, DramaLive action
LovesickWarner Bros. / The Ladd CompanyMarshall Brickman (director/screenplay); Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, John Huston, Alec Guinness, Wallace Shawn, Ron Silver, Alan King, Selma Diamond, Larry Rivers, David Strathairn, Christine Baranski, Renée Taylor, Fred MelamedRomance, ComedyLive action
The Pirates of PenzanceUniversal PicturesWilford Leach (director/screenplay); Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Rex Smith, Tony Azito, David Hatton, Louise Gold, Teresa Codling, Tilly Vosburgh, Stephen Hanan, Alexandra Korey, Marcie ShawRomance, Musical, ComedyLive action
The Sting IIUniversal PicturesJeremy Paul Kagan (director); David S. Ward (screenplay); Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malden, Oliver Reed, Ron Rifkin, José Pérez, Val Avery, Michael D. Aldredge, John Hancock, Larry Hankin, Bert Remsen, Tim Rossovich, Harry James, Woody Parfrey, Max Wright, Benny Baker, Frances Bergen, Larry Bishop, Danny Dayton, Tony Giorgio, Carl Gottlieb, Bob MinorComedyLive action
Table for FiveWarner Bros. / CBS Theatrical FilmsRobert Lieberman (director); David Seltzer (screenplay); Jon Voight, Marie-Christine Barrault, Millie Perkins, Richard Crenna, Roxana Zal, Robby Kiger, Son Hoang Bui, Maria O'Brien, Nelson Welch, Bernie Hern, Moria Turner, Kevin Costner, Cynthia Kania, Marion Russell, Gustaf UngerDramaLive action
20 Betrayal20th Century FoxDavid Jones (director); Harold Pinter (screenplay); Jeremy Irons, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Hodge, Avril ElgarDramaLive action
21 Grace KellyABC / Sony Pictures Television / Kota Company Productions / Embassy TelevisionAnthony Page (director); Cynthia Mandelberg (screenplay); Cheryl Ladd, Lloyd Bridges, Diane Ladd, Alejandro Rey, Ian McShane, William Schallert, Marta DuBois, Salome Jens, Brian Patrick Clarke, Heidi Bohay, Ben Piazza, Ryan McDonald, Donna Martell, David Paymer, Paul Lieber, Paul Lambert, Edith Fellows, Christina Applegate, Walker Edmiston, René Roussel, Dan Gilvezan, Tony Rohr, Simon Rouse, Roger Til, Noni White, Kaaren Lee, Boyd Holister, Scott Edmund Lane, Janet Wood, Gisele Grimm, Pierre Fromont, Arthur Berggren, Michael Alan Brooks, James Chandler, Van Corwith, Jean LeFrancois, Leanne Richelle Mellinger, Roland Monk, Milton Murrell, Bill Sorrells, Lomax Study, Phillip TrippBiography, DramaLive action
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CurtainsJensen Farley PicturesRichard Ciupka (director); Robert Guza, Jr. (screenplay); John Vernon, Linda Thorson, Samantha Eggar, Anne Ditchburn, Lynne Griffin, Lesleh Donaldson, Michael Wincott, Maury Chaykin, Booth Savage, Sandee Currie, Deborah BurgessSlasherLive action
My TutorCrown International PicturesGeorge Bowers (director); Joe Roberts (screenplay); Caren Kaye, Matt Lattanzi, Kevin McCarthy, Bruce Bauer, Clark Brandon, Arlene Golonka, Crispin Glover, Jewel Shepard, John Vargas, Amber Denyse Austin, Maria Melendez, Graem McGavinComedyLive action
Tender MerciesUniversal Pictures / Associated Film DistributionBruce Beresford (director); Horton Foote (screenplay); Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin, Allan Hubbard, Lenny Von Dohlen, Paul Gleason, Michael Crabtree, Norman BennettDramaLive action
11 10 to MidnightCannon FilmsJ. Lee Thompson (director/screenplay); William Roberts (screenplay); Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis, Geoffrey Lewis, Wilford Brimley, Robert F. Lyons, Bert Williams, Ola Ray, Kelly Preston, Cosie Costa, Jeana Tomasina, June Gilbert, Sam Chew Jr., Larry Caruso, Anne LockhartCrime, Horror, ThrillerLive action
TrenchcoatBuena Vista DistributionMichael Tuchner (director); Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman (screenplay); Margot Kidder, Robert Hays, David Suchet, Gila von Weitershausen, Ronald Lacey, John Justin, Leopoldo Trieste, Jennifer Darling, Kevork Malikyan, Vic Tablian, Daniel FaraldoAction, ComedyLive action
18 High Road to ChinaWarner Bros. / Umbrella EntertainmentBrian G. Hutton (director); Sandra Weintraub, S. Lee Pogostin (screenplay); Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Jack Weston, Wilford Brimley, Robert Morley, Brian Blessed, Cassandra Gava, Michael Sheard, Lynda La Plante, Terry Richards, Robert Lee, Jeremy Child, Dino Shafeek, Anthony Chinn, Timothy Bateson, Wolf Kahler, Ric Young, Simon Prebble, Timothy Carlton, Sime Jagarinac, Domagoj Vukusic, Peggy Sirr, Shayur Mehta, Peter Llewellyn Williams, Hai Ching Lim, Chua Kahjoo, Zdenka Hersak, Marc Boyle, Kim Rook Teoh, Daniel Clucas, John HigginsonAdventure, RomanceLive action
23 Eddie Macon's RunUniversal PicturesJeff Kanew (director/screenplay); Kirk Douglas, John Schneider, Lee Purcell, Lisa Dunsheath, Leah Ayres, Tom Noonan, J.C. Quinn, Gil Rogers, Jay O. Sanders, Todd Allen, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Susan Bongard, Matthew Cowles, Vic Polizos, Bill DeWeese, John Goodman, Mark Margolis, J.T. Walsh, Dann FlorekAction, Thriller, DramaLive action
25 Bad BoysUniversal Pictures / Associated Film DistributionRick Rosenthal (director); Richard Di Lello (screenplay); Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Reni Santoni, Eric Gurry, Jim Moody, Clancy Brown, Robert Lee Rush, John Zenda, Alan Ruck, Rick RosenthalComing-of-Age, Crime, DramaLive action
The Black Stallion ReturnsMGM/UA Entertainment CompanyRobert Dalva (director); Jerome Kass, Richard Kletter (screenplay); Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode, Ferdy Mayne, Jodi Thelen, Teri Garr, Hoyt Axton, Cass Ole, El MokhtarAdventure, FamilyLive action
Max Dugan Returns20th Century FoxHerbert Ross (director); Neil Simon (screenplay); Marsha Mason, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Broderick, Dody Goodman, Sal Viscuso, Panchito Gomez, Charley Lau, Kiefer SutherlandComedy, DramaLive action
The OutsidersWarner Bros.Francis Ford Coppola (director); Kathleen Rowell (screenplay); C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Leif Garrett, Glenn Withrow, Darren Dalton, Michelle Meyrink, Tom Waits, William Smith, Nicolas Cage, Flea, Melanie Griffith, Trey CallawayComing-of-Age, DramaLive action
Spring BreakColumbia PicturesSean S. Cunningham (director); David Smilow (screenplay); David Knell, Perry Lang, Paul Land, Steve Bassett, Jayne Modean, Corinne Wahl, Donald Symington, Mimi Cozzens, Richard B. Shull, Jessica James, Daniel Faraldo, Fred Buch, Jeff Garlin, Tammy Lynn LeppertComedyLive action
Tough Enough20th Century FoxRichard Fleischer (director); John Leone (screenplay); Dennis Quaid, Stan Shaw, Carlene Watkins, Pam Grier, Warren Oates, Wilford Brimley, Steve "Monk" Miller, Big John HamiltonRomance, Drama, SportsLive action
27 The Thorn BirdsABC / Warner Bros. Television Distribution / David Wolper-Stan Margulies Productions / Edward Lewis ProductionsDaryl Duke (director); Carmen Culver, Lee Stanley (screenplay); Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Jean Simmons, Bryan Brown, Philip Anglim, Richard Kiley, Piper Laurie, Mare Winningham, Ken Howard, John Friedrich, Dwier Brown, Earl Holliman, Brett Cullen, Stephen W. Burns, Barry Corbin, Holly Palance, John de Lancie, Allyn Ann McLerie, Richard Venture, Stephanie Faracy, Antoinette Bower, Sydney Penny, Vidal PetersonDrama, RomanceLive action
31 Monty Python's The Meaning of LifeUniversal PicturesTerry Jones (director); Monty Python (screenplay); Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Simon Jones, Patricia Quinn, Judy Loe, Matt Frewer, John Scott Martin, Andrew Bicknell, Mark Holmes, Valerie WhittingtonMusical, ComedyLive action

April–June

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ScrewballsNew World PicturesRafal Zielinski (director); Linda Shayne, Jim Wynorski (screenplay); Peter Keleghan, Lynda Speciale, Linda Shayne, Kent DeutersTeen, ComedyLive action
6 ConquestClemi Cinematgorafica / Golden Sun Producciones EsmeLucio Fulci (director); Gino Capone, Carlos Vasallo, Jose Antonio de la Loma (screenplay); Andrea Occhipinti, Jorge Rivero, Conrado San Martin, Sabrina Siani, José Gras Palau, Violeta Cela, Gioia Maria ScolaFantasyLive action
11 FlashdanceParamount PicturesAdrian Lyne (director); Tom Hedley, Joe Eszterhas (screenplay); Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Lee Ving, Ron Karabatsos, Belinda Bauer, Malcolm Danare, Phil Bruns, Micole Mercurio, Lucy Lee Flippin, Don Brockett, Cynthia Rhodes, Durga McBroom, Liz Sagal, Marine Jahan, Stacey Pickren, Bob Harks, Jumbo RedRomance, DramaLive action
15 Liquid SkyCinevista / Media Home EntertainmentSlava Tsukerman (director/screenplay); Anne Carlisle, Nina V. Kerova (screenplay); Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard, Susan Doukas, Otto von Wernherr, Bob Brady, Elaine C. Grove, Stanley Knap, Jack Adalist, Lloyd Ziff, Harry Lum, Roy MacArthur, Sara Carlisle, Nina V. Kerova, Alan Preston, Christine HatfullSci-FiLive action
Lone Wolf McQuadeOrion PicturesSteve Carver (director); H. Kaye Dyal, B.J. Nelson (screenplay); Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, Leon Isaac Kennedy, L.Q. Jones, Robert Beltran, Dana Kimmell, R.G. Armstrong, Sharon Farrell, William Sanderson, Jorge Cervera Jr., Daniel FrishmanWestern, ActionLive action
22 ExposedMGM/UA Entertainment Company / United ArtistsJames Toback (director/screenplay); Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev, Harvey Keitel, Ian McShane, Bibi Andersson, Ron Randell, Pierre Clémenti, James Russo, Tony Sirico, James Toback, Amy Steel, Janice Dickinson, ImanDramaLive action
The Deadly Spawn21st Century Film CorporationDouglas McKeown (director/screenplay); Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter, Jean Tafler, Karen Tighe, James Brewster, Elissa Neil, Ethel Michelson, John SchmerlingSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
Losin' ItEmbassy Pictures Corporation / Tiberius Film Productions / Tijuana ProductionsCurtis Hanson (director); Bill L. Norton (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, Shelley Long, John P. Navin Jr., Henry Darrow, Hector Elias, Mario Marcelino, John Valby, Rick Rossovich, Kale Browne, Santos MoralesComedyLive action
29 The HungerMGM/UA Entertainment Co.Tony Scott (director); Ivan Davis, Michael Thomas (screenplay); Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Dan Hedaya, Beth Ehlers, Rufus Collins, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, John Stephen Hill, Ann Magnuson, James Aubrey, Bauhaus, Bessie LoveHorrorLive action
Something Wicked This Way ComesBuena Vista Distribution / Walt Disney Productions / The Bryna CompanyJack Clayton (director); Ray Bradbury (screenplay); Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Pam Grier, Royal Dano, Vidal Peterson, Arthur Hill, Shawn Carson, Mary Grace Canfield, Richard Davalos, Jack Dodson, Bruce M. Fischer, Jack Dengel, Ellen Geer, James Stacy, Angelo Rossitto, Sharan Lea, Tony ChristopherFantasy, HorrorLive action
Valley GirlAtlantic Releasing / Valley 9000Martha Coolidge (director); Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane (screenplay); Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Heidi Holicker, Michael Bowen, Cameron Dye, Michelle Meyrink, Lee Purcell, Richard Sanders, Colleen Camp, Frederic Forrest, Joyce HyserTeen, Romance, ComedyLive action
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VNBC / Warner Bros. Television / Kenneth Johnson ProductionsKenneth Johnson (director/screenplay); Jane Badler, Frank Ashmore, Bonnie Bartlett, Diane Cary, Michael Durrell, Robert Englund, Faye Grant, Richard Herd, Richard Lawson, Peter Nelson, David Packer, Neva Patterson, Andrew Prine, Marc Singer, Jenny Sullivan, Blair Tefkin, Penelope Windust, Michael Wright, Jason Bernard, Viveka Davis, Leonardo Cimino, George Morfogen, Camila Ashland, Hansford Rowe, Evan C. Kim, Rafael Campos, William Russ, Stack Pierce, Eric Johnston, Jenny Neumann, Greta BlackburnSci-FiLive action
6 Still SmokinParamount PicturesTommy Chong (director/screenplay); Cheech Marin (screenplay); Cheech Marin, Tommy ChongComedyLive action
Doctor DetroitUniversal Studios / Brillstein CompanyMichael Pressman (director); Bruce Jay Friedman, Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris (screenplay); Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, George Furth, James Brown, T.K. Carter, Donna Dixon, Fran Drescher, Lydia Lei, Lynn Whitfield, Kate Murtagh, Nan Martin, Peter Aykroyd, Glenne Headly, Robert Cornthwaite, Parley Baer, John Kapelos, Steven Williams, Andrew Duggan, Blackie Dammett, Cacey KustoszComedyLive action
13 Blue ThunderColumbia Pictures / RastarJohn Badham (director); Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby (screenplay); Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Malcolm McDowell, Joe Santos, Paul Roebling, David Sheiner, Anthony James, Ed Bernard, Jason Bernard, Mario Machado, Jack Murdock, James Murtaugh, Pat McNamara, Clifford A. Pellow, Robin BraxtonAction, ThrillerLive action
16 Deadly EyesWarner Bros. / Golden HarvestRobert Clouse (director); Charles H. Eglee, James Herbert (screenplay); Sam Groom, Scatman Crothers, Sara Botsford, Cec Linder, Lisa Langlois, Lesleh DonaldsonHorrorLive action
17 NostalghiaGaumont / RAI 2 / Gaumont Italia / Grange Communications, Inc. / SovinfilmAndrei Tarkovsky (director/screenplay); Tonino Guerra (screenplay); Oleg Yankovsky, Erland Josephson, Domiziana Giordano, Delia Boccardo, Patrizia Terreno, Laura De MarchiDramaLive action
18 Moon in the GutterJean-Jacques Beineix (director/screenplay); Olivier Mergault, David Goodis (screenplay); Gérard Depardieu, Nastassja Kinski, Victoria Abril, Bertice Reading, Gabriel Monnet, Dominique Pinon, Milena Vukotic, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Bernard Farcy, Anne-Marie Coffinet, Katya Berger, Jacques Herlin, Guido AlbertiDramaLive action
20 Bill Cosby: Himself20th Century Fox / Jemmin, Inc.Bill Cosby (director/screenplay); Bill CosbyStand-up comedyLive action
EurekaMGM/UA Entertainment Company / Recorded Picture Company / JF Productions / Sunley ProductionsNicolas Roeg (director); Paul Mayersberg (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer, Jane Lapotaire, Mickey Rourke, Ed Lauter, Joe Pesci, Joe Spinell, James Faulkner, Corin Redgrave, Helena KallianiotesDramaLive action
The Mack (re-release)Cinerama Releasing CorporationMichael Campus (director); Robert J. Poole (screenplay); Max Julien, Richard Pryor, Carol Speed, Roger E. Mosley, George MurdockBlaxploitationLive action
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden ZoneColumbia PicturesLamont Johnson (director); David Preston, Edith Rey, Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum (screenplay); Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Michael Ironside, Andrea Marcovicci, Beeson Carroll, Hrant Alianak, Deborah Pratt, Aleisa Shirley, Cali Timmins, Reggie Bennett, Harold RamisSpace WesternLive action
25 Return of the Jedi20th Century Fox / LucasfilmRichard Marquand (director); Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas (screenplay); Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Ian McDiarmid, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, Sebastian Shaw, Michael Pennington, Kenneth Colley, Michael Carter, Denis Lawson, Tim Rose, Dermot Crowley, Caroline Blakiston, Warwick Davis, Jeremy Bulloch, Femi Taylor, Annie Arbogast, Jack Purvis, Mike Edmonds, Jane Busby, Nicki Reade, Debbie Lee Carrington, Sadie Corre, Tony Cox, Phil Fondacaro, Ben Burtt, Richard Marquand, Mike Quinn, Deep Roy, Phil Tippett, Larry Ward, Robert WattsSci-Fi, FantasyLive action
27 Chained HeatJensen Farley Pictures / Intercontinental / TAT FilmproduktionPaul Nicholas (director/screenplay); Aaron Butler (screenplay); Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning, Tamara Dobson, Stella Stevens, Sharon Hughes, Henry Silva, Edy Williams, Nita Talbot, Louisa Moritz, Michael Callan, Greta Blackburn, Kate VernonExploitationLive action
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Psycho IIUniversal Pictures / Oak IndustriesRichard Franklin (director); Tom Holland (screenplay); Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz, Hugh Gillin, Robert Alan Browne, Claudia Bryar, Ben Hartigan, Lee Garlington, Jill CarollSlasherLive action
WarGamesMGM/UA Entertainment Company / United Artists / Sherwood ProductionsJohn Badham (director); Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes (screenplay); Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Dennis Lipscomb, Michael Ensign, William Bogert, John Spencer, Michael Madsen, Alan Blumenfeld, Maury Chaykin, Eddie Deezen, Art LaFleur, Stack Pierce, Stephen Lee, Jesse Goins, James Tolkan, Joe Dorsey, Susan Davis, Irving Metzman, James AckermanSci-Fi, ThrillerLive action
8 Trading PlacesParamount PicturesJohn Landis (director); Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod (screenplay); Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee Curtis, Paul Gleason, Robert Curtis Brown, Alfred Drake, Jim Belushi, Bo Diddley, Kelly Curtis, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Ron Taylor, J.T. Turner, Giancarlo Esposito, Avon Long, Kristin Holby, Don McLeodComedyLive action
10 OctopussyUnited International Pictures / United Artists / Eon ProductionsJohn Glen (director); George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson (screenplay); Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi, Steven Berkoff, David Meyer, Anthony Meyer, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Lois Maxwell, Michaela Clavell, Walter Gotell, Vijay Amritraj, Geoffrey Keen, Douglas Wilmer, Albert Moses, Paul Hardwick, Eva Rueber-Staier, Peter Porteous, Andy Bradford, Gary RussellSpyLive action
17 Superman IIIWarner Bros. / Dovemead Ltd.Richard Lester (director); David Newman, Leslie Newman (screenplay); Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn, Margot Kidder, Gavan O'Herlihy, Shane Rimmer, Pamela MandellSuperheroLive action
22 The SurvivorsColumbia PicturesMichael Ritchie (director); Michael Lesson (screenplay); Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed, Kristen Vigard, James Wainwright, Skipp Lynch, Annie McEnroe, John Goodman, Marian Hailey, Joseph Carberry, Meg Mundy, Marilyn CooperComedyLive action
24 Porky's II: The Next Day20th Century Fox / Astral FilmsBob Clark (director/screenplay); Roger Swaybill, Alan Ormsby (screenplay); Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly, Tony Ganios, Kaki Hunter, Scott Colomby, Nancy Parsons, Joseph Runningfox, Eric Christmas, Bill Wiley, Edward Winter, Ilse Earl, Cisse Cameron, Art Hindle, Jack Mulcahy, Bill Hindman, Mal Jones, Richard Liberty, Fred Buch, Will KnickerbockerComedyLive action
Twilight Zone: The MovieWarner Bros.John Landis (director/screenplay); Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller (directors); George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, Melissa Mathison (screenplay); Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers, John Lithgow, Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Doug McGrath, Charles Hallahan, Kai Wulff, Steven Williams, Al Leong, Stephen Bishop, Thomas Byrd, John Larroquette, Bill Quinn, Selma Diamond, Helen Shaw, Murray Matheson, Peter Brocco, Priscilla Pointer, Elsa Raven, Jeremy Licht, Kevin McCarthy, Patricia Barry, William Schallert, Nancy Cartwright, Dick Miller, Cherie Currie, Bill Mumy, Abbe Lane, Donna Dixon, John Dennis Johnston, Larry Cedar, Christina Nigra, Eduard Franz, Jeffrey Weissman, Alan Haufrect, Jeffrey Bannister, Martin Garner, Scott Nemes, Tanya Fenmore, Evan Richards, Laura Mooney, Christopher Eisenmann, Richard Swingler, Cheryl Socher, Rainer Peets, Sue Dugan, Debby Porter, Annette Claudier, Joseph Hieu, Myca Dinh Le, Renee Shin-Yi Chen, Vincent J. Isaac, Bill Taylor, William S. Taylor, Eddy Donno, Michael Milgron, Norbert Weisser, Charles Knapp, Byron McFarland, Lana Schwab, Margaret Wheeler, Margaret Fitzgerald, Carol Serling, Jeffrey Lampert, Frank TothSci-Fi, Horror, AnthologyLive action
YellowbeardOrion Pictures / Hemdale Film CorporationMel Damski (director); Graham Chapman, Peter Cook, Bernard McKenna, David Sherlock (screenplay); Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman, Martin Hewitt, Michael Hordern, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason, John Cleese, Kenneth Mars, Spike Milligan, Stacey Nelkin, Nigel Planer, Susannah York, Beryl Reid, Ferdy Mayne, Peter Bull, Bernard Fox, Nigel Stock, Monte Landis, David Bowie, Greta BlackburnComedyLive action

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6 ClassOrion PicturesLewis John Carlino (director); Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt (screenplay); Rob Lowe, Jacqueline Bisset, Andrew McCarthy, Cliff Robertson, John Cusack, Alan Ruck, Virginia MadsenComedy, DramaLive action
15 Staying AliveParamount Pictures / RSO RecordsSylvester Stallone (director/screenplay); Norman Wexler (screenplay); John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, Charles Ward, Norma Donaldson, Jesse Doran, Joyce Hyser, Frank Stallone, Kurtwood Smith, Sylvester StalloneDance, MusicalLive action
ZeligWarner Bros. / Orion PicturesWoody Allen (director/screenplay); Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Mary Louise Wilson, John Rothman, Deborah Rush, Will Holt, Peter McRobbie, Susan Sontag, Irving Howe, Saul Bellow, Bricktop, Bruno Bettelheim, Professor John Morton Blum, Charles Lindbergh, Al Capone, Clara Bow, William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, Charlie Chaplin, Josephine Baker, Fanny Brice, Carole Lombard, Dolores del Río, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, James Cagney, Jimmy Walker, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Adolphe Menjou, Claire Windsor, Tom Mix, Marie Dressler, Bobby Jones, Pope Pius XIMockumentaryLive action
22 Jaws 3-DUniversal Pictures / Alan Landsburg Productions / MCA TheatricalsJoe Alves (director); Richard Matheson, Carl Gottlieb (screenplay); Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr., John Putch, Lea Thompson, P.H. Moriarty, Kaye Stevens, Dan Blasko, Liz Morris, Harry Grant, Lisa MaurerHorror, ThrillerLive action
Mr. Mom20th Century Fox / Sherwood ProductionsStan Dragoti (director); John Hughes (screenplay); Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian, Christopher Lloyd, Frederick Koehler, Taliesin Jaffe, Courtney and Brittany White, Jeffrey Tambor, Graham Jarvis, Miriam Flynn, Carolyn Seymour, Patti DeutschComedyLive action
29 KrullColumbia Pictures / Barclays Mercantile / Industrial FinancePeter Yates (director); Stanford Sherman (screenplay); Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, Trevor Martin, David Battley, Bernard Bresslaw, Alun Armstrong, Liam Neeson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Elphick, Dicken Ashworth, Todd Carty, Bronco McLoughlin, Gerard Naprous, Andy Bradford, Bill Weston, John Welsh, Graham McGrath, Tony Church, Clare McIntyre, Belinda MayneSci-Fi, FantasyLive action
National Lampoon's VacationWarner Bros.Harold Ramis (director); John Hughes (screenplay); Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, Christie Brinkley, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Miriam Flynn, Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray, James Keach, Eugene Levy, Frank McRae, Jane Krakowski, John P. Navin Jr., Mickey Jones, John Diehl, Harold Ramis, Violet Ramis, James StaleyComedyLive action
Private SchoolUniversal PicturesNoel Black (director); Dan Greenburg, Suzanne O'Malley (screenplay); Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Ray Walston, Sylvia Kristel, Fran Ryan, Kathleen Wilhoite, Jonathan Prince, Kari Lizer, Julie Payne, Frank Aletter, Frances Bay, Lynda WiesmeierTeen, ComedyLive action
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T		 5 Daffy Duck's Fantastic IslandWarner Bros. / Warner Bros. AnimationChuck Jones, Phil Monroe, Robert McKimson (directors); Friz Freleng (director/screenplay); Mel Blanc, June Foray, Les TremayneFamily, ComedyAnimation
Get CrazyEmbassy PicturesAllan Arkush (director); Danny Opatoshu, Henry Rosenbaum, David Taylor (screenplay); Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, Ed Begley Jr., Miles Chapin, Stacey Nelkin, Bill Henderson, Lou Reed, Howard Kaylan, Lori Eastside, Lee Ving, John Densmore, Anna Bjorn, Robert Picardo, Bobby Sherman, Fabian Forte, Franklyn Ajaye, Paul Bartel, Dan Frischman, Mary Woronov, Clint Howard, Denise Galik, Linnea Quigley, Jackie Joseph, Dick Miller, Chuck Hanson, Susan Saiger, Barry DiamondMusical, ComedyLive action
Risky BusinessWarner Bros. / The Geffen Film CompanyPaul Brickman (director/screenplay); Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Nicholas Pryor, Janet Carroll, Richard Masur, Curtis Armstrong, Bronson Pinchot, Shera Danese, Raphael Sbarge, Bruce A. Young, Kevin Anderson, Nathan Davis, Fern Persons, Anne LockhartTeen, ComedyLive action
The Star Chamber20th Century Fox / Frank Yablans PresentationsPeter Hyams (director/screenplay); Roderick Taylor (screenplay); Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless, James B. Sikking, Joe Regalbuto, Don Calfa, David Faustino, Larry Hankin, Dick Anthony Williams, DeWayne Jessie, David Proval, Michael Ensign, Diana Douglas, Frances Bergen, Robert CostanzoCrime, ThrillerLive action
Twice Upon a TimeWarner Bros. / Korty Films / Lucasfilm / The Ladd CompanyJohn Korty, Charles Swenson (directors/screenplay); Suella Kennedy, Bill Couturié (screenplay); Lorenzo Music, Julie Payne, James Cranna, Hamilton Camp, Marshall Efron, Paul Frees, Judith Kahan KampmannFantasy, ComedyAnimation
12 CujoWarner Bros. / Taft Entertainment / Sunn Classic PicturesLewis Teague (director); Don Carlos Dunaway, Barbara Turner (screenplay); Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Danny Pintauro, Christopher Stone, Ed Lauter, Kaiulani Lee, Billy Jacoby, Mills Watson, Jerry Hardin, Sandy Ward, Arthur RosenbergHorrorLive action
Curse of the Pink PantherMGM/UA Entertainment Company / United Artists / Blake Edwards Entertainment / Tilt Productions Inc.Blake Edwards (director/screenplay); Geoffrey Edwards (screenplay); Ted Wass, Herbert Lom, David Niven, Robert Wagner, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Joanna Lumley, André Maranne, Burt Kwouk, Harvey Korman, Leslie Ash, Ed Parker, Bill Nighy, Roger Moore, Liz Smith, Michael Elphick, Hugh Fraser, Joe Morton, Denise Crosby, Peter ArneComedyLive action
The Man Who Wasn't ThereParamount PicturesBruce Malmuth (director); Stanford Sherman (screenplay); Steve Guttenberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Art Hindle, Morgan Hart, Lisa Langlois, William Forsythe, Ron Canada, Michael Ensign, Richard Paul, Miguel FerrerComedyLive action
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3Universal PicturesDick Lowry (director); Stuart Birnbaum, David Dashev (screenplay); Jackie Gleason, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry, Colleen Camp, Faith Minton, Burt Reynolds, Ava Cadell, Dick Lowry, Jackie Davis, Raymond ForchionAction, ComedyLive action
15 Prisoners of the Lost UniversePremier Releasing / Marcel/Robertson / United Media Finance Ltd.Terry Marcel (director); Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, John Saxon, Bill Flynn, Danie Voges, Peter O'Farrell, Ray Charleson, Kenneth Hendel, Philip Van der Byl, Dawn Abraham, Ron Smerczac, Charles Comyn, Ian Steadman, Myles RobertsonFantasy, Sci-Fi, ActionLive action
19 Easy MoneyOrion PicturesJames Signorelli (director); Dennis Blair, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael Endler, P.J. O'Rourke (screenplay); Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Candice Azzara, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey Jones, Taylor Negron, Tom Noonan, Val Avery, Tom Ewell, Lili Haydn, Kimberly McArthur, Jeffrey Altman, Arch Johnson, Mary Pat GleasonComedyLive action
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-SynUniversal Pictures / Arista FilmsCharles Band (director); Alan J. Adler (screenplay); Jeffrey Byron, Mike Preston, Tim Thomerson, Kelly Preston, Richard Moll, R. David Smith, Larry Pennel, Marty Zagon, Mickey FoxSci-FiLive action
Yor, the Hunter from the FutureDiamant Film / RAI-Radio Televisione ItalianaAntonio Margheriti (director/screenplay); Robert Bailey (screenplay); Reb Brown, Corinne Cléry, John Steiner, Carole André, Ayshe Gul, Aytekin Akkaya, Sergio NicolaiSci-Fi, FantasyLive action
26 DanielParamount PicturesSidney Lumet (director); E.L. Doctorow (screenplay); Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Asner, Peter Friedman, Lee Richardson, Carmen Mathews, Tovah Feldshuh, Ellen Barkin, Amanda Plummer, Julie Bovasso, John Rubinstein, Colin Stinton, Maria Tucci, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Will Lee, David Margulies, Leo Burmester, Rosetta LeNoire, Ron McLarty, Daniel Stern, Lee Wallace, Norman Parker, Joseph Leon, Rita Zohar, Jena Greco, Dael Cohen, Sonia ZominaDramaLive action
Fire and Ice20th Century Fox / Producers Sales OrganizationRalph Bakshi (director); Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas (screenplay); Susan Tyrrell, Maggie Roswell, Steve Sandor, Leo Gordon, James Bridges, Nathan Purdee, Le Tari, William Ostrander, Stephen Mendel, Elizabeth Lloyd Shaw, Micky Morton, Clare Nono, Big Yank, Greg Wayne Elam, Alan Koss, Hans Howes, Shane Callan, Archie Hamilton, Michael Kellogg, Douglas Payton, Dale Park, Ray OliverEpic, Fantasy, AdventureAdult animation
HerculesCannon Italia SrL / Golan-GlobusLuigi Cozzi (director/screenplay); Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Brad Harris, Ingrid Anderson, Rossana Podestà, Mirella D'Angelo, William Berger, Bobby Rhodes, Gianni Garko, Yehuda Efroni, Delia Boccardo, Claudio Cassinelli, Frank Garland, Gabriella Giorgelli, Ralph Baldassar, Eva Robin'sSci-Fi, Fantasy, AdventureLive action
Strange BrewMGM/UA Entertainment Co.Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas (directors/screenplay); Steve De Jarnatt (screenplay); Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Paul Dooley, Max von Sydow, Lynne Griffin, Angus MacInnes, Mel Blanc, Douglas Campbell, Tom Harvey, Len Doncheff, Chris BensonComedyLive action
28 Young WarriorsCannon Home Video / Star Cinema Productions / Cannon FilmsLawrence D. Foldes (director/screenplay); Russell W. Colgin (screenplay); Ernest Borgnine, Richard Roundtree, Lynda Day George, James Van Patten, Anne Lockhart, Tom Reilly, Ed De Stefane, Dick Shawn, Mike Norris, Linnea QuigleyCrime, DramaLive action
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R		 2 Escape from the BronxFulvia FilmEnzo G. Castellari (director/screenplay); Tito Carpi (screenplay); Mark Gregory, Timothy Brent, Valeria D'Obici, Henry Silva, Antonio Sabato, Enio Girolami, Paolo Malco, Eva Czemerys, Alessandro Prete, Moana Pozzi, Carla Brait, Massimo Vanni, Enzo G. CastellariActionLive action
Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceUniversal Pictures / Recorded Picture Company / Oshima ProductionsNagisa Ōshima (director/screenplay); Paul Mayersberg (screenplay); David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson, Alistair Browning, Yuya Uchida, Rokko Toura, Kan Mikami, Hideo Murota, Johnny Okura, James Malcolm, Ryunosuke Kaneda, Takashi Naitō, Tamio IshikuraWarLive action
MortuaryCitadel Films / Artists Releasing Corporation / Film Ventures InternationalHoward Avedis (director/screenplay); Mary McDonough, David Wallace, Bill Paxton, Lynda Day George, Christopher George, Alvy Moore, Marlene Schmidt, Bill Conklin, Curt Ayers, Donna Garrett, Danny Rogers, Greg Kaye, Denis MandelSlasherLive action
5 StreamersUnited ArtistsRobert Altman (director); David Rabe (screenplay); Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Allen Grier, Guy BoydWar, DramaLive action
9 NightmaresUniversal PicturesJoseph Sargent (director); Jeffrey Bloom, Christopher Crowe (screenplay); Emilio Estevez, Cristina Raines, Lance Henriksen, Richard Masur, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony James, William Sanderson, Lee Ving, Clare Nono, Louis Giambalvo, Mariclare Costello, Moon Unit Zappa, Billy Jayne, James Tolkan, Tony Plana, Timothy Scott, Robin Gammell, Rose Mary Campos, Bridgette Andersen, Albert HagueHorror, AnthologyLive action
16 Heat and DustUniversal Studios / Curzon Film Distributors / Merchant Ivory ProductionsJames Ivory (director); Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay); Greta Scacchi, Shashi Kapoor, Julie Christie, Christopher Cazenove, Nickolas Grace, Zakir Hussain, Julian Glover, Susan Fleetwood, Patrick Godfrey, Jennifer Kendal, Charles McCaughan, Madhur Jaffrey, Barry FosterHistorical, Romantic, DramaLive action
Revenge of the NinjaMGM/UA Entertainment Co. / The Cannon GroupSam Firstenberg (director); James Silke (screenplay); Sho Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye, Kane Kosugi, Professor Toru Tanaka, Arthur Roberts, Ashley Ferrare, Mario Gallo, Grace Oshita, John LaMottaMartial Arts, ThrillerLive action
Strange InvadersOrion Pictures / EMI FilmsMichael Laughlin (director/screenplay); Bill Condon, Walter Halsey Davis (screenplay); Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid, Michael Lerner, Louise Fletcher, Wallace Shawn, Fiona Lewis, Kenneth Tobey, June Lockhart, Charles Lane, Lulu Sylbert, Joel Cohen, Dan Shor, Dey Young, Jack Kehler, Mark Goddard, Thomas Kopache, Bobby PickettSci-FiLive action
VigilanteArtists Releasing Corporation / Magnum Motion Pictures Inc.William Lustig (director); Richard Vetere (screenplay); Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda, Don Blakely, Joseph Carberry, Willie Colón, Joe Spinell, Carol Lynley, Woody Strode, Steve James, Vincent Beck, Frank PesceVigilanteLive action
23 Eddie and the CruisersEmbassy Pictures / Aurora ProductionsMartin Davidson (director/screenplay); Arlene Davidson (screenplay); Tom Berenger, Michael Paré, Joe Pantoliano, Matthew Laurance, Helen Schneider, David Wilson, Michael "Tunes" Antunes, Ellen Barkin, Kenny VanceDrama, MusicalLive action
PiecesInternational Films Distribution / Artists Releasing Corporation / Film Ventures International / Almena Films / Fort Films / Spectacular Film ProductionsJ. Piquer Simon (director); Dick Randall, Roberto Loyola (screenplay); Christopher George, Linda Day, Frank Braña, Ian Sera, Edmund Purdom, Paul L. Smith, Jack Taylor, Isabelle Luque, Gérard Tichy, Hilda Fuchs, May Heatherly, Alejandro Hernández, Roxana Nieto, Cristina Cottrelli, Leticia Marfil, Silvia Gambino, Carmen Aguado, Paco AlvezSlasherLive action
30 The Big ChillColumbia Pictures / Carson ProductionsLawrence Kasdan (director/screenplay); Barbara Benedek (screenplay); Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, Don Galloway, Kevin Costner, James Gillis, Ken PlaceComedy, DramaLive action
BrainstormMGM/UA Entertainment CompanyDouglas Trumbull (director); Philip Frank Messina, Robert Stitzel (screenplay); Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson, Jordan Christopher, Donald Hotton, Alan Fudge, Joe Dorsey, Bill Morey, Jason Lively, Georgianne WalkenSci-FiLive action
Going BerserkUniversal PicturesDavid Steinberg (director/screenplay); Dana Olsen (screenplay); John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Alley Mills, Pat Hingle, Richard Libertini, Paul Dooley, Dixie Carter, Murphy Dunne, Bill Saluga, Ernie Hudson, Kurtwood Smith, Julius Harris, Elinor Donahue, Eve Brent Ashe, Ann Bronston, Kathy Bendett, Elizabeth Kerr, Dan Barrows, Brenda Currin, Frantz Turner, Gloria GiffordComedyLive action
The Honorary ConsulParamount PicturesJohn Mackenzie (director); Christopher Hampton (screenplay); Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Elpidia Carrillo, Joaquim de Almeida, A Martinez, Geoffrey PalmerDramaLive action
The Lonely LadyUniversal PicturesPeter Sasdy (director); John Kershaw, Shawn Randall (screenplay); Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Joseph Cali, Anthony Holland, Jared Martin, Ray Liotta, Kerry Shale, Sandra Dickinson, Glory Annen Clibbery, Lou Hirsch, Ed Bishop, Shane Rimmer, Gianni Rizzo, Mickey Knox, Kenneth Nelson, Jay Benedict, Billy J. Mitchell, Kieran Canter, Carolyn De Fonseca, Edward Mannix, Colette Hiller, Ted Rusoff, David Zed, Attilio DottesioDramaLive action

October–December

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R		 7 Never Cry WolfBuena Vista Distribution / Amarok Productions Ltd.Carroll Ballard (director); Curtis Hanson, Sam Hamm, Richard Kletter (screenplay); Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Tom Dahlgren, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah, Martha Ittimangnaq, Hugh Webster, Walker StuartDramaLive action
Never Say Never AgainWarner Bros. / Taliafilm / Producers Sales OrganizationIrvin Kershner (director); Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay); Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Barbara Carrera, Kim Basinger, Bernie Casey, Alec McCowen, Edward Fox, Rowan Atkinson, Saskia Cohen-Tanugi, Gavan O'Herlihy, Ronald Pickup, Pamela Salem, Valerie Leon, Prunella Gee, Pat Roach, Anthony SharpSpyLive action
Romantic ComedyMGM/UA Entertainment Co. / Taft EntertainmentArthur Hiller (director); Bernard Slade (screenplay); Dudley Moore, Mary Steenburgen, Frances Sternhagen, Janet Eilber, Robyn Douglass, Ron Leibman, Dick Wieand, Fran Bennett, George Tyne, Stanley Ralph RossRomance, ComedyLive action
9 Tiger TownWalt Disney Television / Buena Vista TelevisionAlan Shapiro (director/screenplay); Roy Scheider, Justin Henry, Ron McLarty, Sparky AndersonSports, DramaLive action
21 All the Right Moves20th Century FoxMichael Chapman (director); Michael Kane (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Charles Cioffi, Gary Graham, Paul Carafotes, Chris Penn, Leon, Sandy Faison, James A. Baffico, Mel Winkler, Terry O'QuinnSports, DramaLive action
The Dead ZoneParamount Pictures / Dino De Laurentiis CompanyDavid Cronenberg (director); Jeffrey Boam (screenplay); Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen, Nicholas Campbell, Simon Craig, Géza KovácsSci-Fi, ThrillerLive action
The Right StuffWarner Bros. / The Ladd CompanyPhilip Kaufman (director/screenplay); Charles Frank, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Lance Henriksen, Scott Paulin, Dennis Quaid, Sam Shepard, Fred Ward, Kim Stanley, Barbara Hershey, Veronica Cartwright, Pamela Reed, Jane Dornacker, Harry Shearer, Jeff Goldblum, Donald Moffat, Levon Helm, Mary Jo Deschanel, Scott Wilson, Kathy Baker, Mickey Crocker, Susan Kase, Mittie Smith, Royal Dano, David Clennon, Scott Beach, John P. Ryan, Eric Sevareid, William Russ, Robert Beer, Peggy Davis, John Dehner, Royce Grones, Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, Anthony Muñoz, David Gulpilil, Ed Sullivan, Bill Dana, Yuri Gagarin, Nikita Khrushchev, Georgi Malenkov, Nikolai Bulganin, Kliment Voroshilov, Anastas Mikoyan, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Alan Shepard, James E. WebbEpic, Historical, DramaLive action
Rumble FishUniversal Pictures / Zoetrope StudiosFrancis Ford Coppola (director/screenplay); S.E. Hinton (screenplay); Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Vincent Spano, Diane Lane, Diana Scarwid, Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Chris Penn, Larry Fishburne, William Smith, Glenn Withrow, Tom Waits, Michael Higgins, Sofia Coppola, S.E. HintonDramaLive action
Under FireOrion PicturesRoger Spottiswoode (director); Ron Shelton, Clayton Frohman (screenplay); Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Masur, Ed Harris, René Enriquez, Hamilton Camp, Eloy Casados, Jenny Gago, Alma Martínez, Jorge ZepedaThrillerLive action
28 Educating RitaColumbia Pictures / Acorn PicturesLewis Gilbert (director); Willy Russell (screenplay); Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Dearbhla Molloy, Jeananne Crowley, Malcolm Douglas, Godfrey Quigley, Patricia Jeffares, Maeve Germaine, Maureen Lipman, Gerry Sullivan, Pat Daly, Kim Fortune, Philip Hurdwood, Hilary Reynolds, Jack Walsh, Christopher Casson, Gabrielle Reidy, Des Nealon, Marie Conmee, Oliver Maguire, Derry Power, Alan StanfordComedy, DramaLive action
The Wicked LadyMGM/UA / The Cannon GroupMichael Winner (director/screenplay); Leslie Arliss, Aimée Stuart, Gordon Glennon (screenplay); Faye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John Gielgud, Denholm Elliott, Hugh Millais, Prunella Scales, Oliver Tobias, Glynis Barber, Joan Hickson, Helena McCarthy, Mollie Maureen, Derek Francis, Marina Sirtis, Nicholas Gecks, John Savident, Marc Sinden, Mark BurnsDramaLive action
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R		 2 National Lampoon's Movie MadnessUnited Artists / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Matty Simmons ProductionsBob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom (directors); Tod Carroll, Gerald Sussman, Shary Flenniken, Pat Mephitis, Ellis Weiner (screenplay); Peter Riegert, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Teresa Ganzel, Schnootie Neff, Andy Shakman, Tamar Howard, Ian Fried, Nedra Volz, Trinidad Silva, John Lawlor, Ann Dusenberry, Robert Culp, Titos Vandis, Bobby Di Cicco, Joe Spinell, Margaret Whitton, Fred Willard, Olympia Dukakis, Mary Woronov, Dick Miller, George Dickerson, Jake Steinfeld, Robby Benson, Richard Widmark, Christopher Lloyd, Barry Diamond, Julie Kavner, Elisha Cook, Henny Youngman, Bill Kirchenbauer, Harry Reems, Rockne Tarkington, Rhea Perlman, Lee WilkofComedyLive action
4 Deal of the CenturyWarner Bros.William Friedkin (director); Paul Brickman (screenplay); Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines, Vince Edwards, Wallace Shawn, Richard Libertini, William Marquez, Eduardo Ricard, Richard Herd, Graham Jarvis, Randi Brooks, Ebbe Roe Smith, Ray Manzarek, Jack Angel, Charles Levin, Pepe Serna, Wilfredo Hernández, John Davey, Miguel Piñero, Maurice Marsac, Joe Ross, Jonathan Terry, Robert Cornthwaite, Jo Marie Payton-Noble, Tony Plana, John Hancock, Helen Martin, Eddie Hice, John Reilly, Louis Giambalvo, Robert Alan Browne, Bradford English, Jim Ishida, Michael Yama, Judith Baldwin, Robert David Hall, Tracey Walter, Tom WillettComedyLive action
Experience Preferred... But Not EssentialGoldcrest FilmsPeter Duffell (director); June Roberts, Jack Rosenthal (screenplay); Elizabeth Edmonds, Sue Wallace, Geraldine Griffiths, Karen Meagher, Maggie Wilkinson, Ron Bain, Alun Lewis, Robert Blythe, Roy Heather, Peter Doran, Arwen Holm, Sion Tudor Owen, Robert Gwilym, Mostyn Evans, Paul Haley, Margo Jenkins, Jerry BrookeDramaLive action
From Russia with Love (re-issue)MGM/UA Entertainment Co. / Eon ProductionsTerence Young (director); Richard Maibaum (screenplay); Sean Connery, Pedro Armendáriz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, Bernard Lee, Daniela Bianchi, Eunice Gayson, Walter Gotell, Francis de Wolff, George Pastell, Nadja Regin, Lois Maxwell, Aliza Gur, Martin Beswick, Vladek Sheybal, LeilaSpy, ActionLive Action
Moonraker (re-issue)MGM/UA Entertainment Co. / Eon ProductionsLewis Gilbert (director); Christopher Wood (screenplay); Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Toshiro Suga, Emily Bolton, Blanche Ravalec, Irka Bochenko, Michael Marshall, Leila Shenna, Anne Lonnberg, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Walter Gotell, Alfie Bass, Claude CarliezSpy, ActionLive Action
The Osterman Weekend20th Century Fox / Davis-Panzer Productions / Osterman Weekend AssociatesSam Peckinpah (director); Alan Sharp (screenplay); Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, Dennis Hopper, Burt Lancaster, Chris Sarandon, Meg Foster, Helen Shaver, Cassie Yates, Sandy McPeak, Merete Van Kamp, Christopher StarrThrillerLive action
Running BraveBuena Vista Distribution / Englander ProductionsDonald Shebib (director); Henry Bean, Shirl Hendryx (screenplay); Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, Claudia Cron, Jeff McCracken, Graham Greene, Wendell SmithBiography, Sports, DramaLive action
TestamentParamount PicturesLynne Littman (director); John Sacret Young (screenplay); Jane Alexander, William Devane, Leon Ames, Lukas Haas, Roxana Zal, Kevin Costner, Rebecca De MornayDramaLive action
10 Star 80Warner Bros. / The Ladd CompanyBob Fosse (director/screenplay); Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker, Roger Rees, David Clennon, Stuart Damon, Josh Mostel, Jordan Christopher, Ernest Thompson, Tina Willson, James Luisi, Sidney Miller, Deborah Geffner, Lisa Gordon, Shelly Ingram, Neva Patterson, Terence Kelly, Stanley Kamel, Cis Rundle, Kathryn Witt, Gwen Welles, Robert Picardo, Keith Hefner, Budd Friedman, Keenen Ivory WayansBiography, DramaLive action
Unico in the Island of MagicMadhouse / Televisa / Discotek MediaMoribi Murano (director); Masaki Tsuji (screenplay)Adventure, FamilyAnimation
18 Amityville 3-DOrion PicturesRichard Fleischer (director); David Ambrose (screenplay); Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy, Candy Clark, Lori Loughlin, Meg Ryan, Neill Barry, Josefina EchánoveHorrorLive action
The BeingBest Film & Video Corp. / New World Pictures / Aquarius Films / Crest Films / Cybelle ProductionsJackie Kong (director/screenplay); Martin Landau, José Ferrer, Dorothy Malone, Ruth Buzzi, Marianne Gordon Rogers, Bill OscoHorrorLive action
A Christmas StoryMGM/UA Entertainment Co.Bob Clark (director/screenplay); Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown (screenplay); Peter Billingsley, Jean Shepherd, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R. D. Robb, Zack Ward, Yano Anaya, Tedde Moore, Jeff Gillen, Leslie CarlsonComedyLive action
Nate and HayesParamount Pictures / Phillips-Whitehouse ProductionsFerdinand Fairfax (director); John Hughes, David Odell (screenplay); Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Max Phipps, Jenny Seagrove, Grant Tilly, Peter Rowley, Prince Tui TekaAdventureLive action
A Night in Heaven20th Century FoxJohn G. Avildsen (director); Joan Tewkesbury (screenplay); Christopher Atkins, Lesley Ann Warren, Robert Logan, Deney Terrio, Deborah Rush, Sandra Beall, Alix Elias, Carrie Snodgress, Andy GarcíaRomance, DramaLive action
Sleepaway CampUnited Film Distribution Company / American Eagle FilmsRobert Hiltzik (director/screenplay); Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields, Christopher Collet, Mike Kellin, Katherine Kamhi, Desiree Gould, Robert Earl Jones, Paul DeAngelo, Susan Glaze, Amy Baio, Tom Van Dell, Loris Sallahain, John E. Dunn, Ethan Larosa, Willy Kuskin, Owen Hughes, Frank Trent Saladino, Rick Edrich, Fred Greene, Allen Breton, Michael C. Mahon, Dan Tursi, James Paradise, Paul Poland, Alyson Mord, Carol RobinsonSlasherLive action
20 The Day AfterABC Motion Pictures / ABC Circle FilmsNicholas Meyer (director); Edward Hume (screenplay); Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, John Lithgow, Amy Madigan, Georgann Johnson, Lori Lethin, Calvin Jung, Rosanna Huffman, George Petrie, William Allen Young, Jeff East, Dennis Lipscomb, Stephen Furst, Arliss Howard, Harry Bugin, Kyle Aletter, Doug Scott, Ellen Anthony, Lin McCarthy, Jonathan Estrin, Clayton Day, Antonie Becker, Stan WilsonDrama, Sci-FiLive action
24 Of Unknown OriginWarner Bros. / Canadian Film Development Corporation / Famous Players Limited / Les Productions MutuellesGeorge P. Cosmatos (director); Brian Taggert (screenplay); Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Lawrence Dane, Kenneth Welsh, Louis Del Grande, Aimée Castle, Shannon Tweed, Kevin Knight, Maury ChaykinHorrorLive action
25 The Big ScoreFred Williamson (director); Gail Morgan Hickman (screenplay); Fred Williamson, Nancy Wilson, John Saxon, Richard Roundtree, Ed Lauter, Michael Dante, D'Urville Martin, Bruce Glover, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Tony King, Chelcie Ross, Ron Dean, Jack Wallace, Greg Noonan, Joe KrowkaCrime, DramaLive action
The Smurfs and the Magic FluteSEPP, Brussels / Éditions Dupuis / Belvision StudiosJosé Dutillieu (director); Peyo (screenplay)Comedy, FamilyAnimation
28 The Gambler: The Adventure ContinuesCBS / Sony Pictures Television / Lion ShareDick Lowry (director); Jim Byrnes (screenplay); Kenny Rogers, Bruce Boxleitner, Linda Evans, Johnny Crawford, Charlie Fields, David Hedison, Robert Hoy, Brion James, Paul Koslo, Cameron Mitchell, Mitchell Ryan, Gregory Sierra, Ken Swofford, Harold Gould, Macon McCalman, Lee Paul, Ann Gillespie, Marianne Gordon, Patrick Thomas O'Brien, John Putch, Roy Jenson, Whitney Rydbeck, Bart the Bear, Gary Cox, Bill Hart, Kelly Junkerman, Henry 'Hank' Kendrick, Joe Massengale, Cliff McLaughlin, Gene McLaughlin, Earl Smith, Bob Terhune, Henry Wills, Cathy Worthington, Randal PatrickWesternLive action
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R		 2 SaharaMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Golan-Globus / Cannon Group / United ArtistsAndrew McLaglen (director); James R. Silke, Menahem Golan (screenplay); Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson, Horst Buchholz, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Lacey, John MillsAdventure, DramaLive action
6 The DresserColumbia PicturesPeter Yates (director); Ronald Harwood (screenplay); Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gough, Cathryn Harrison, Betty Marsden, Sheila Reid, Lockwood West, Donald Eccles, Llewellyn Rees, Guy Manning, Anne Mannion, Kevin Stoney, Ann Way, John Sharp, Kathy Staff, Roger AvonDramaLive action
9 ChristineColumbia Pictures / Delphi Premier Productions / Polar FilmJohn Carpenter (director); Bill Phillips (screenplay); Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean Stanton, Christine Belford, Robert Darnell, Roberts Blossom, Kelly Preston, William Ostrander, Steven Tash, Stuart Charno, Malcolm Danare, David SpielbergHorrorLive action
ScarfaceUniversal PicturesBrian De Palma (director); Oliver Stone (screenplay); Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Miriam Colon, F. Murray Abraham, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Angel Salazar, Arnaldo Santana, Pepe Serna, Michael P. Moran, Al Israel, Dennis Holahan, Mark Margolis, Michael Alldredge, Ted Beniades, Geno Silva, Richard Belzer, Lana Clarkson, Charles Durning, Dennis FranzCrime, DramaLive action
Sudden ImpactWarner Bros.Clint Eastwood (director); Joseph Stinson (screenplay); Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Paul Drake, Albert Popwell, Audrie J. Neenan, Jack Thibeau, Michael Currie, Michael V. Gazzo, Mark Keyloun, Kevyn Major Howard, Bette Ford, Nancy ParsonsAction, ThrillerLive action
Terms of EndearmentParamount PicturesJames L. Brooks (director/screenplay); Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow, Huckleberry Fox, Albert Brooks, Lisa Hart Carroll, Troy Bishop, Shane Sherwin, Megan Morris, Tara Yeakey, Kate CharlesonFamily, Comedy, DramaLive action
YentlMGM/UA Entertainment Company / United Artists / Barwood Films / Ladbroke EntertainmentBarbra Streisand (director/screenplay); Jack Rosenthal (screenplay); Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff, Steven Hill, Allan Corduner, Miriam Margoyles, Doreen MantleRomance, Musical, DramaLive action
14 Silkwood20th Century Fox / ABC Motion PicturesMike Nichols (director); Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen (screenplay); Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Fred Ward, Diana Scarwid, Ron Silver, Josef Sommer, Charles Hallahan, Tess Harper, Sudie Bond, Henderson Forsythe, Bruce McGill, David Strathairn, M. Emmet Walsh, Ray Baker, Will Patton, E. Katherine Kerr, J.C. QuinnBiography, DramaLive action
16 D.C. CabUniversal Pictures / The Guber-Peters Company / RKO PicturesJoel Schumacher (director/screenplay); Adam Baldwin, Charlie Barnett, Irene Cara, Anne De Salvo, Max Gail, Mr. T, José Pérez, Paul Rodriguez, Gary Busey, Gloria Gifford, Marsha Warfield, Bill Maher, DeWayne Jessie, Whitman Mayo, Peter Barbarian, David Barbarian, Diana Bellamy, John Diehl, Newton D. Arnold, Dennis Stewart, Jim Moody, Bob Zmuda, Jill Schoelen, Timothy CareyComedyLive action
Reuben, Reuben20th Century Fox / Saltair Productions / TAFT Entertainment PicturesRobert Ellis Miller (director); Julius J. Epstein (screenplay); Tom Conti, Kelly McGillis, Roberts Blossom, Cynthia Harris, Joel Fabiani, Lois Smith, Rex Robbins, Kara Wilson, Robert Nichols, Ed Grady, Scott Coffey, E. Katherine Kerr, Jack Davidson, Damon Douglas, Dan DobyComedy, DramaLive action
The KeepParamount PicturesMichael Mann (director/screenplay); Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McKellen, W. Morgan Sheppard, Royston Tickner, Michael Carter, Rosalie Crutchley, Wolf Kahler, Bruce PayneHorrorLive action
The Plague DogsEmbassy Pictures / United Artists / Nepenthe Productions / Goldcrest FilmsMartin Rosen (director/screenplay); John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne, Warren Mitchell, Bernard Hepton, Brian Stirner, Penelope Lee, Geoffrey Matthews, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, John Bennett, John Franklyn-Robbins, Bill Maynard, Malcolm Terris, Judy Geeson, Philip Locke, Brian Spink, Tony Church, Anthony Valentine, William Lucas, Dandy Nichols, Rosemary Leach, Patrick Stewart, Percy EdwardsAdventureAnimation
The Man Who Loved WomenColumbia PicturesBlake Edwards (director/screenplay); Milton Wexler, Geoffrey Edwards (screenplay); Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Marilu Henner, Cynthia Sikes, Jennifer Edwards, Sela Ward, Ellen Bauer, Denise Crosby, Tracy Vaccaro, Barry Corbin, Roger RoseComedyLive action
To Be or Not to Be20th Century Fox / BrooksfilmsAlan Johnson (director); Ronny Graham, Thomas Meehan (screenplay); Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, José Ferrer, George Gaynes, Christopher Lloyd, George Wyner, Lewis J. Stadlen, Jack RileyWar, ComedyLive action
Two of a Kind20th Century FoxJohn Herzfeld (director/screenplay); John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning, Oliver Reed, Beatrice Straight, Scatman Crothers, Richard Bright, Toni Kalem, Ernie Hudson, Jack Kehoe, Robert Costanzo, Castulo Guerra, Gene HackmanRomance, Fantasy, ComedyLive action
Uncommon ValorParamount PicturesTed Kotcheff (director); Joe Gayton (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Patrick Swayze, Harold Sylvester, Tim Thomerson, Robert Stack, Michael Dudikoff, Kwan Hi Lim, Lau Nga Lai, Gail Strickland, Jane Kaczmarek, Gloria Stroock, Todd AllenAction, WarLive action
29 Seeding of a GhostShaw Brothers StudioChuan Yang (director); Lam Yee Hung (screenplay); Phillip Ko, Maria Yuen, Norman ChuiHorrorLive action
30 The Makioka SistersTohoKon Ichikawa (director/screenplay); Shinya Hidaka, Junichiro Tanizaki (screenplay)DramaLive action

Births

Deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 8Gale Page69USActress
15Shepperd Strudwick75USActor
19Robert Carson73USScreenwriter
24George Cukor83USDirector
27Louis de Funès68FranceActor, Director
28Billy Fury42UKSinger, Actor
30Joan Valerie71USActress
February 10Eduard Franz80USActor
13Marian Nixon78USActress
19Charles Bluhdorn56AustriaStudio Executive
19Alice White75USActress
21Marie Mosquini83USActress
25Tennessee Williams71USScreenwriter
27Ruth Dunning71UKActress
March 7Robert Bray65USActor
8William Walton80UKComposer
9Faye Emerson65USActress
14Maurice Ronet55FranceActor
16Arthur Godfrey79USActor
27James Hayter75IndiaActor
28Walter Reisch79AustriaScreenwriter
April 4Buster Crabbe75USActor
4Gloria Swanson84USActress
5Bronisław Kaper81PolandComposer
11Dolores del Río77MexicoActress
21Walter Slezak80AustriaActor
23Selena Royle78USActress
26Shirley Deane70USActress
26Vaughn Taylor73USActor
May 1Joseph Ruttenberg93UkraineCinematographer
5John Williams80UKActor
8Fay Spain50USActress
22Art Cruickshank68USSpecial Effects Artist
23George Bruns68USComposer
23Eve Gray87UKActress
25Sydney Box78UKProducer, Screenwriter
28John C. Howard52USFilm Editor
30Burnett Guffey78USCinematographer
June 12Norma Shearer80CanadaActress
22David MacDonald79UKDirector
23Jonathan Latimer76USScreenwriter
30Herbert Baker62USScreenwriter
July 1Charles G. Clarke84USCinematographer
5Harry James67USMusician, Actor
9Robert Dawn61USMakeup Artist
15Eddie Foy Jr.78USActor
16Samson Raphaelson89USScreenwriter
17Byron Kennedy33AustraliaProducer
20E. Preston Ames77USArt Director
23Georges Auric84FranceComposer
25Jerome Moross69USComposer
29Luis Buñuel83SpainScreenwriter, Director, Actor
29Raymond Massey86CanadaActor
29David Niven73UKActor
30Lynn Fontanne95UKActress
August 1Peter Arne64UKActor
3Carolyn Jones53USActress
5Judy Canova69USActress
26Mike Kellin61USActor
28Jan Clayton66USActress
29Simon Oakland68USActor
September 15LeRoy Prinz88USChoreographer, Director
16Henry Grace76USSet Decorator
27Ben Carruthers47USActor
30William Elliott49USActor
October 5Rafael Bertrand66CubaActor
8Joan Hackett49USActress
10Ralph Richardson80UKActor, Director
11William Hornbeck82USFilm Editor
14Paul Fix82USActor
15Pat O'Brien83USActor
17Vittorio Nino Novarese76ItalyCostume Designer
18Barbara Karinska97UkraineCostume Designer
22Paul Hardwick64UKActor
November ?Eleanore Whitney66USActress
8Robert Agnew84USActor
15John Le Mesurier71UKActor
18Marcel Dalio83FranceActor
22Michael Conrad58USActor
28Johnnie Davis73USActor
28Christopher George52USActor
December 2Fifi D'Orsay79CanadaActress
5Robert Aldrich65USDirector
8Slim Pickens64USActor
13Leora Dana60USActress
17Hal Pereira78USArt Director
21Rod Cameron73CanadaActor
22Charles Lloyd-Pack81UKActor
28William Demarest91USActor
29Janet Webb52UKActress

Film debuts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1983 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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