1985 in film

The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

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Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
See also: List of 1985 box office number-one films in the United States

The top ten 1985 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1985[1]
RankTitleDistributorBox-office gross
1 Back to the Future Universal $210,609,762
2 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriStar / Carolco $150,415,432
3 Rocky IV MGM $127,873,716
4 The Color Purple Warner Bros. $94,175,854
5 Out of Africa Universal $87,071,205
6 Cocoon Fox $76,113,124
7 The Jewel of the Nile $75,973,200
8 Witness Paramount $68,706,993
9 The Goonies Warner Bros. $61,389,680
10 Spies Like Us $60,088,980

Events

Awards
Category/Organization43rd Golden Globe Awards
January 24, 1986		39th BAFTA Awards
March 16, 1986		58th Academy Awards
March 24, 1986
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmOut of AfricaPrizzi's HonorThe Purple Rose of CairoOut of Africa
Best DirectorJohn Huston
Prizzi's Honor		N/ASydney Pollack
Out of Africa
Best ActorJon Voight
Runaway Train		Jack Nicholson
Prizzi's Honor		William Hurt
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Best ActressWhoopi Goldberg
The Color Purple		Kathleen Turner
Prizzi's Honor		Peggy Ashcroft
A Passage to India		Geraldine Page
The Trip to Bountiful
Best Supporting ActorKlaus Maria Brandauer
Out of Africa		Denholm Elliott
Defence of the Realm		Don Ameche
Cocoon
Best Supporting ActressMeg Tilly
Agnes of God		Rosanna Arquette
Desperately Seeking Susan		Anjelica Huston
Prizzi's Honor
Best Screenplay, AdaptedWoody Allen
The Purple Rose of Cairo		Richard Condon and Janet Roach
Prizzi's Honor		Kurt Luedtke
Out of Africa
Best Screenplay, OriginalWoody Allen
The Purple Rose of Cairo		Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley and Pamela Wallace
Witness
Best Original ScoreJohn Barry
Out of Africa		Maurice Jarre
Witness		John Barry
Out of Africa
Best Original Song"Say You, Say Me"
White Nights		N/A"Say You, Say Me"
White Nights
Best Foreign Language FilmThe Official StoryColonel RedlThe Official Story

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

When Father Was Away on Business (Otac na službenom putu), directed by Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavia

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi), directed by Agnès Varda, France / U.K.

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Die Frau und der Fremde (The Woman and the Stranger), directed by Rainer Simon, East Germany
Wetherby, directed by David Hare, United Kingdom

Notable films released in 1985

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January–March
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Rockin' Road TripTroma EntertainmentWilliam Olsen (director); Leon Rippy, Martin Tucker, Pat Miller, Garth McLean, Katherine Harrison, Leland Gantt, Steve Boles, Margaret CurrieComedyLive action
11 Too Scared to ScreamThe Movie StoreTony Lo Bianco (director); Mike Connors, Anne Archer, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Ian McShane, Ruth Ford, John Heard, Carrie Nye, Maureen O'Sullivan, Murray Hamilton, Val Avery, Sully Boyar, Ken Norris, Chet Doherty, Karen Rushmore, Rony Clanton, Beeson Carroll, Victoria Bass, Dick Boccelli, Fred Ford, Ernesto Gasco, Adrienne Howard, Yvonne Talton Kersey, Gaetano Lisi, Harry Madsen, John Ring,Independent, SlasherLive Action
Walking the EdgeEmpire PicturesNorbert Meisel (director); Robert Forster, Nancy Kwan, Joe Spinell, A Martinez, James McIntire, Wayne Woodson, Luis Contreras, Russ Courtney, Doug Toby, Phil H. Fravel, Terrence Beasor, Bernard Erhard, James Fitzpatrick, Ivy Bethune, Jackie Giroux, Aarika Wells, Howard Honig, Frankie Hill, Jerry Jones, Leonard D'John, Peter Pan, Jamie V. Arias, Rosa M. Torres, Stan Kamber, Falling IdolsCrime, ActionLive action
WaterEmpire PicturesDick Clement (director/screenplay); Ian La Frenais, Bill Persky (screenplay); Michael Caine, Valerie Perrine, Brenda Vaccaro, Leonard Rossiter, Billy Connolly, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Ringo StarrComedyLive action
17 Avenging AngelNew World PicturesRobert Vincent O'Neil (director); Betsy Russell, Rory Calhoun, Susan Tyrrell, Ossie Davis, Steven M. Porter, Robert F. Lyons, Paul Lambert, Frank Doubleday, Barry Pearl, Ross HagenAction, ThrillerLive action
Tuff TurfNew World PicturesFritz Kiersch (director); Jette Rinck (screenplay); James Spader, Kim Richards, Paul Mones, Matt Clark, Claudette Nevins, Robert Downey, Olivia Barash, Catya Sassoon, Bill Beyers, Gene Pietragallo, Panchito Gomez, Michael Wyle, Herb Mitchell, Lou Fant, Donald Fullilove, Jered Barclay, Evonne Kezios, Cheryl Ann Clark, Matt Gavin, Chad McCann, Vivian Brown, Ceil Cabot, Donna Fuller, Rosa Sabina Rodriguez, Frank McCarthy, Art Evans, Jeffrey DawsonDramaLive action
18 Blood SimpleCircle Films / River Road Productions / Foxton EntertainmentJoel Coen (director/screenplay); Ethan Coen (screenplay); John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams, Holly Hunter, Barry SonnenfeldNeo-Noir, CrimeLive action
The New KidsColumbia PicturesSean S. Cunningham (director); Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, James Spader, John Philbin, Eddie Jones, Eric Stoltz, Tom Atkins, David H. MacDonald, Vince Grant, Theron Montgomery, Lucy Martin, Paige Lyn Price, Court Miller, Jean De Baer, Robertson CarricartHorror, ThrillerLive action
That's Dancing!MGM/UA Entertainment CompanyJack Haley Jr. (director); Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr., Gene Kelly, Liza MinnelliCopmilationLive action
27 The Falcon and the SnowmanOrion PicturesJohn Schlesinger (director); Steven Zaillian (screenplay); Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle, Joyce Van Patten, Richard Dysart, Priscilla Pointer, Chris Makepeace, Dorian Harewood, Macon McCalman, Nicholas Pryor, Jerry Hardin, Lori Singer, David Suchet, Boris LeskinSpy, DramaLive action
FandangoWarner Bros. / Amblin EntertainmentKevin Reynolds (director/screenplay); Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards, Chuck Bush, Brian Cesak, Suzy Amis, E.G. Daily, Glenne Headly, Marvin J. McIntyre, Stanley Grover, Jane A. JohnstonComedyLive action
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Mischief20th Century FoxMel Damski (director); Noel Black (screenplay); Doug McKeon, Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelly Preston, Chris Nash, D.W. Brown, Jami Gertz, Margaret Blye, Graham Jarvis, Terry O'QuinnTeen, ComedyLive action
WitnessParamount PicturesPeter Weir (director); Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley (screenplay); Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubeš, Josef Sommer, Alexander Godunov, Danny Glover, Brent Jennings, Patti LuPone, Angus MacInnes, Viggo Mortensen, Frederick Rolf, Timothy Carhart, Richard Chaves, Robert Earl Jones, Sylvia Kauders, John Garson, Ed Crowley, Beverly MayCrime, DramaLive action
15 The Breakfast ClubUniversal PicturesJohn Hughes (director/screenplay); Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, John Kapelos, Ron DeanTeen, Comedy, DramaLive action
Fast ForwardColumbia PicturesSidney Poitier (director); Timothy March, Richard Wesle (screenplay); John Scott Clough, Don Franklin, Gretchen Palmer, Karen Kopins, Irene Worth, Sam McMurray, Michael DeLorenzo, Doris Belack, David White, Constance Towers, Robert DoQui, Paul Ryan, Tamara Mark, Tracy Silver, Cindy McGee, Monique Cintron, Debra Varnado, Noel Conlon, Robin Bach, Phyllis Enrlich, Bobbie JordanDrama, MusicalLive action
Into the NightUniversal PicturesJohn Landis (director); Ron Koslow (screenplay); Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard Farnsworth, Irene Papas, Kathryn Harrold, Dan Aykroyd, Bruce McGill, David Bowie, Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Stacey Pickren, Art Evans, John Hostetter, John Landis, Jack Arnold, Rick Baker, Paul Bartel, David Cronenberg, Jonathan Demme, Richard Franklin, Carl Gottlieb, Amy Heckerling, Jim Henson, Colin Higgins, Lawrence Kasdan, Jonathan Lynn, Paul Mazursky, Carl Perkins, Daniel Petrie, Dedee Pfeiffer, Waldo Salt, Don Siegel, Jake Steinfeld, Roger Vadim, "Blue" Lou MariniComedy, ThrillerLive action
The Mean SeasonOrion PicturesPhillip Borsos (director); Leon Piedmont (screenplay); Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Richard Bradford, Joe Pantoliano, Andy García, William SmithCrime, ThrillerLive action
Turk 18220th Century FoxBob Clark (director); Denis Hamill, John Hamill, James Gregory Kingston (screenplay): Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, Darren McGavin, Peter Boyle, Steven Keats, Paul Sorvino, James Tolkan, Thomas Quinn, Norman Parker, Dick O'Neill, Maury Chaykin, Richard Zobel, David WohlAction, Comedy, DramaLive action
Vision QuestWarner Bros.Harold Becker (director); Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay); Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling, Ronny Cox, Frank Jasper, Harold Sylvester, Daphne Zuniga, Charles Hallahan, J.C. Quinn, R.H. Thomson, Gary Kasper, Raphael Sbarge, Forest Whitaker, Roberts Blossom, James Gammon, Madonna, Ken Pelo, Jana Marie Hupp, Andrew ShueRomance, DramaLive action
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H		 1 Certain FuryNew World PicturesStephen Gyllenhaal (director); Michael Jacobs (screenplay); Tatum O'Neal, Irene Cara, George Murdock, Moses Gunn, Peter Fonda, Nicholas Campbell, Campbell Lane, Frank C. TurnerAction, DramaLive action
Lust in the DustNew World PicturesPaul Bartel (director); Philip John Taylor (screenplay); Tab Hunter, Divine, Lainie Kazan, Cesar Romero, Geoffrey Lewis, Henry Silva, Courtney Gains, Gina Gallego, Nedra Volz, Woody Strode, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Noah WyleWestern, ComedyLive action
A Private FunctionHandMade FilmsMalcolm Mowbray (director/screenplay); Alan Bennett (screenplay); Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Tony Haygarth, John Normington, Bill Paterson, Liz Smith, Alison Steadman, Jim Carter, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Davies, Reece DinsdaleComedyLive action
The Purple Rose of CairoOrion PicturesWoody Allen (director/screenplay); Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Edward Herrmann, John Wood, Deborah Rush, Zoe Caldwell, Van Johnson, Karen Akers, Milo O'Shea, Dianne Wiest, Michael Tucker, Glenne Headly, George Martin, Loretta TupperRomance, Fantasy, ComedyLive action
The Sure ThingEmbassy PicturesRob Reiner (director); Steven L. Bloom, Jonathan Roberts (screenplay); John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, Nicollette Sheridan, Anthony Edwards, Tim Robbins, Boyd Gaines, Lisa Jane Persky, Sarah Buxton, Fran Ryan, Larry HankinAdventure, Comedy, RomanceLive action
2 GhouliesEmpire PicturesLuca Bercovici (director/screenplay); Jefery Levy (screenplay); Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres, Scott Thomson, Mariska Hargitay, Jack Nance, Tamara De Treaux, Ralph Seymour, Keith Joe Dick, David Dayan, Victoria Catlin, Charene Cathleen, Peter Risch, Bobbie Bresee, Jamie Bronow, Brian Connolly, Annie Stocking, Craig TalmyHorror, ComedyLive action
Missing in Action 2: The BeginningCannon FilmsLance Hool (director); Arthur Silver, Larry Levinson, Steve Bing (screenplay); Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams, Bennett Ohta, Cosie Costa, Joe Michael Terry, Christopher Cary, John Wesley, David Chung, Professor Toru Tanaka, Sergio KatoAction, AdventureLive action
8 The HitPalace PicturesStephen Frears (director); Peter Prince (screenplay); John Hurt, Tim Roth, Laura del Sol, Terence Stamp, Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey, Lennie Peters, Willoughby Gray, Jim BroadbentRoad, CrimeLive action
MaskUniversal PicturesPeter Bogdanovich (director); Anna Hamilton Phelan (screenplay); Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz, Laura Dern, Estelle Getty, Richard Dysart, Micole Mercurio, Harry Carey, Jr., Dennis Burkley, Barry Tubb, Lawrence Monoson, Ben Piazza, L. Craig King, Alexandra Powers, Kelly Jo Minter, Todd Allen, Howard Hirdler, Les Dudek, Marsha WarfieldBiographical, DramaLive action
15 Lost in AmericaWarner Bros.Albert Brooks (director/screenplay); Monica Johnson (screenplay); Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Maggie Roswell, Michael Greene, Garry Marshall, Donald Gibb, Charles BoswellComedyLive action
SylvesterColumbia PicturesTim Hunter (director); Carol Sobieski (screenplay); Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling, Constance Towers, Arliss Howard, James Gammon, Peter KowankoFamily, DramaLive action
22 Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendTouchstone Films / Silver Screen Partners IIBill L. Norton (director); Clifford Green, Ellen Green (screenplay); William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan, Julian Fellowes, Kyalo Mativo, Hugh Quarshie, Olu Jacobs, Eddie Tagoe, Edward HardwickeAdventure, FantasyLive Action
Friday the 13th: A New BeginningParamount PicturesDanny Steinmann (director/screenplay); Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen (screenplay); Melanie Kinnaman, John Shepherd, Shavar Ross, Richard Young, Dick Wieand, Tiffany Helm, Juliette Cummins, Marco St. John, Jerry Pavlon, Carol Locatell, Debi Sue Voorhees, Vernon Washington, John Robert Dixon, Ron Sloan, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Jere Fields, Rebecca Wood, Bob DeSimone, Corey Parker, Anthony Barrile, William Caskey Swaim, Dominick Brascia, Mark Venturini, Richard Lineback, Ric Mangini, Corey Feldman, Tom MorgaSlasherLive action
The Last DragonTriStar PicturesMichael Schultz (director); Louis Venosta (screenplay); Taimak, Julius J. Carry III, Chris Murney, Leo O'Brien, Faith Prince, Glen Eaton, Vanity, Jim Moody, Mike Starr, Ernie Reyes, Jr., Esther Marrow, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Chazz Palminteri, William H. Macy, Carl Anthony Payne II, Thomas Ikeda, Jamal Mason, B.J. Barie, London Reyes, Lisa Loving, Jeffrey DawsonMartial arts, ComedyLive action
Porky's Revenge!20th Century FoxJames Komack (director); Ziggy Steinberg (screenplay); Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Tony Ganios, Mark Herrier, Kaki Hunter, Scott Colomby, Nancy Parsons, Chuck Mitchell, Eric Christmas, Kimberly Evenson, Bill Hindman, Nancy Hassinger, Rose McVeigh, Wendy Feign, Fred Buch, Ilse Earl, Ron Campbell, Mal JonesComedyLive action
The Secret of the SwordAtlantic ReleasingEd Friedman, Lou Kachivas, Marsh Lamore, Bill Reed, Gwen Wetzler (directors); Larry DiTillio, Bob Forward (screenplay); John Erwin, Melendy Britt, Alan Oppenheimer, Linda Gary, George DiCenzo, Erika Scheimer, Lou ScheimerAdventureAnimation
24 The Care Bears MovieThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyArna Selznick (director); Peter Sauder (screenplay); Mickey Rooney, Jackie Burroughs, Georgia Engel, Sunny Besen Thrasher, Eva Almos, Patricia Black, Melleny Brown, Bobby Dermer, Jayne Eastwood, Anni Evans, Gloria Figura, Cree Summer Francks, Brian George, Janet Laine-Green, Luba Goy, Terri Hawkes, Dan Hennessey, Jim Henshaw, Hadley Kay, Marla Lukofsky, Pauline Rennie, Billie Mae Richards, Brent Titcomb, Harry Dean StantonFantasyAnimation
29 Desperately Seeking SusanOrion PicturesSusan Seidelman (director); Leora Barish (screenplay); Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, Anna Levine, Will Patton, Peter Maloney, Steven Wright, John Turturro, Anne Carlisle, José Angel Santana, Giancarlo Esposito, Richard Hell, Rockets Redglare, Annie Golden, Richard Edson, Ann Magnuson, John Lurie, Victor Argo, Shirley Stoler, Arto Lindsay, Kim Chan, Michael Badalucco, Carol Leifer, Eddy, David and RobertComedy, DramaLive action
King DavidParamount PicturesBruce Beresford (director); Andrew Birkin, James Costigan (screenplay); Richard Gere, Edward Woodward, Alice Krige, Denis Quilley, Niall Buggy, Cherie Lunghi, Hurd Hatfield, Jack Klaff, John Castle, Tim Woodward, David de Keyser, Simon Dutton, Jean-Marc Barr, George Eastman, Arthur Whybrow, Christopher Malcolm, Valentine Pelka, Gina Bellman, James Coombes, Jason Carter, Aïché Nana, Ishia Bennison, Marino Masé, Anton Alexander, Tomás Milián, John Barrard, John Gabriel, Lorenzo Piani, David Graham, John Hallam, Ian Sears, Ned Vukovic, James Lister, Genevieve Allenbury, Massimo Sarchielli, Jenny Lipman, Roberto Renna, Michael Müller, Mark Drewry, Nicholas van der Weide, Shimon Avidan, Peter Frye, David George, Nicola Di GioiaEpic, Historical, DramaLive action
Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentWarner Bros.Jerry Paris (director); Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield (screenplay); Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Colleen Camp, Art Metrano, Marion Ramsey, Howard Hesseman, George Gaynes, Peter Van Norden, Ed Herlihy, Lance Kinsey, George R. Robertson, Tim Kazurinsky, Arthur Batanides, Jackie Joseph, Andrew Paris, Jennifer Darling, Lucy Lee Flippin, Jason Hervey, Diana Bellamy, Rich Hall, Bobcat GoldthwaitComedyLive action
The Slugger's WifeColumbia PicturesHal Ashby (director); Neil Simon (screenplay); Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Ritt, Randy Quaid, Cleavant Derricks, Lisa Langlois, Loudon Wainwright III, Georgann Johnson, Lynn Whitfield, Danny TuckerRomance, DramaLive action

April–June
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10 Private ResortTriStar PicturesGeorge Bowers (director); Alan Wenkus, Gordon Mitchell, Ken Segall (screenplay); Rob Morrow, Johnny Depp, Emily Longstreth, Karyn O'Bryan, Andrew Dice Clay, Hector Elizondo, Dody Goodman, Leslie Easterbrook, Michael Bowen, Hilary Shepard Turner, Tony Azito, Jill SelkowitzAdventure, ComedyLive action
12 Cat's EyeMGM/UA Entertainment Co.Lewis Teague (director); Stephen King (screenplay); Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Kenneth McMillan, Robert Hays, Candy Clark, James Naughton, James Rebhorn, Charles S. Dutton, Mike Starr, Mary D'ArcyHorror, ThrillerLive action
Girls Just Want to Have FunNew World PicturesAlan Metter (director); Amy Spies (screenplay); Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Morgan Woodward, Jonathan Silverman, Shannen Doherty, Helen Hunt, Ed Lauter, Holly Gagnier, Lee Arnone, Terry McGovern, Biff Yeager, Kristi Somers, Robin Antin, Stuart Fratkin, Gina Gershon, Bruce Goldstein, Scott Coffey, Hank Azaria, Cyndi Lauper, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Howell, Wayne BascombRomance, Comedy, DanceLive action
LadyhawkeWarner Bros.Richard Donner (director); Edward Khmara, Michael Thomas, Tom Mankiewicz, David Peoples (screenplay); Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern, John Wood, Ken Hutchison, Alfred Molina, Giancarlo Prete, Loris LoddiFantasyLive action
25 Crimewave (US)Columbia PicturesSam Raimi (director/screenplay); Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (screenplay); Louise Lasser, Paul L. Smith, Brion James, Sheree J. Wilson, Edward R. Pressman, Bruce Campbell, Reed Birney, Antonio Fargas, Richard Bright, Richard DeManicor, Emil Sitka, Wiley Harker, Robert Symonds, Frances McDormand, Ted Raimi, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Rob Tapert, Julie HarrisComedy, HorrorLive action
26 Just One of the GuysColumbia PicturesLisa Gottlieb (director); Dennis Feldman, Jeff Franklin (screenplay); Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jacoby, Toni Hudson, William Zabka, Leigh McCloskey, Sherilyn Fenn, Arye Gross, Kenneth TigarComedyLive action
StickUniversal PicturesBurt Reynolds (director); Elmore Leonard, Joseph Stinson (screenplay); Burt Reynolds, George Segal, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, Annie Potts, Jose Perez, Richard Lawson, Cástulo Guerra, Dar Robinson, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Sachi Parker, Alex Rocco, Thomas Rosales, Jr.CrimeLive action
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Gotcha!Universal PicturesJeff Kanew (director); Dan Gordon (screenplay); Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Nick Corri, Alex Rocco, Marla Adams, Klaus Löwitsch, Bata Kameni, Kari Lizer, David Wohl, Christie Claridge, Christopher Rydell, Brad Cowgill, Irene Olga López, Reggie ThompsonAction, ComedyLive action
GymkataMetro-Goldwyn-MayerRobert Clouse (director); Charles Robert Carner (screenplay); Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton, Conan Lee, Buck Kartalian, Tadashi Yamashita, Slobodan Dimitrijević, Edward Bell, John Berrett, Bob Schott, Eric Lawson, Sonny Barnes, Sharan Lea, Zlatko Pokupec, Ivo KristofMartial ArtsLive action
8 CreatureTrans World EntertainmentWilliam Malone (director/screenplay); Alan Reed (screenplay); Stan Ivar, Wendy Schaal, Lyman Ward, Robert Jaffe, Diane Salinger, Klaus Kinski, Annette McCarthy, Marie LaurinSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
10 Rustlers' RhapsodyParamount PicturesHugh Wilson (director/screenplay); Tom Berenger, G.W. Bailey, Marilu Henner, Fernando Rey, Andy Griffith, Sela Ward, Brant Van Hoffman, Christopher Malcolm, Jim Carter, Patrick Wayne, Paul Maxwell, Billy J. Mitchell, John OrchardComedy, WesternLive action
17 Goodbye, New YorkCastle Hill ProductionsAmos Kollek (director/screenplay); Julie Hagerty, Amos Kollek, Shmuel Shilo, Aviva Ger, Dudu Topaz, Jennifer Prichard, Christopher Goutman, Hanan Goldblatt, Mosko Alkalai, Joseph Kaplanian, Ron Rabinovich, Sophie HaberComedy, DramaLive action
Ordeal by InnocenceCannon FilmsDesmond Davis (director); Alexander Stuart (screenplay); Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer, Sarah Miles, Ian McShane, Diana Quick, Annette Crosbie, Michael Elphick, George Innes, Valerie Whittington, Phoebe Nicholls, Michael Maloney, Cassie Stuart, Anita Carey, Ron Pember, Kevin Stoney, Brian GloverMysteryLive action
22 Brewster's MillionsParamount PicturesWalter Hill (director); Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod (screenplay); Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, David White, Jerome Dempsey, Jerry Orbach, Pat Hingle, David Wohl, Tovah Feldshuh, Hume Cronyn, Joe Grifasi, Peter Jason, Rick MoranisComedyLive action
Rambo: First Blood Part IITriStar PicturesGeorge P. Cosmatos (director); Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron (screenplay); Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff, Julia Nickson, Martin Kove, George Cheung, Andy Wood, William Ghent, Voyo Goric, Dana Lee, Steve WilliamsActionLive action
A View to a KillMetro-Goldwyn-MayerJohn Glen (director); Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson (screenplay); Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee, Patrick Bauchau, David Yip, Willoughby Gray, Fiona Fullerton, Manning Redwood, Alison Doody, Robert Brown, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Geoffrey Keen, Walter Gotell, Papillon Soo Soo, Daniel Benzali, Mary Stavin, Bogdan Kominowski, Dolph Lundgren, Maud Adams, Jean RougerieSpyLive action
31 FletchUniversal PicturesMichael Ritchie (director); Andrew Bergman (screenplay); Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, Tim Matheson, M. Emmet Walsh, George Wendt, Kenneth Mars, Geena Davis, Bill Henderson, George Wyner, Larry "Flash" Jenkins, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chick Hearn, Ralph SeymourNeo-Noir, Comedy, ThrillerLive action
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PerfectColumbia PicturesJames Bridges (director/screenplay); Aaron Latham (screenplay); John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jann Wenner, Marilu Henner, Laraine Newman, Anne De Salvo, Matthew Reed, Stefan Gierasch, Murphy Dunne, Kenneth Welsh, Robert Parr, Rosalind Ingledew, Chelsea Field, Ronnie Claire Edwards, Carly Simon, Lauren Hutton, Tom Schiller, Paul Kent, Paul Barresi, Alma Beltran, Kenny GriswoldRomance, DramaLive action
13 Prizzi's Honor20th Century FoxJohn Huston (director); Richard Condon, Janet Roach (screenplay); Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, William Hickey, Lee Richardson, Michael Lombard, C.C.H. Pounder, Lawrence Tierney, Dick O'Neill, Sully Boyar, Joseph Ruskin, Stanley Tucci, Ann Selepegno, Vic Polizos, Raymond Heller, Seth Allen, Dominic Barto, George SantopietroBlack Comedy, CrimeLive action
Warriors of the WindToei CompanyHayao Miyazaki (director/screenplay); Sumi Shimamoto, Goro Naya, Yoji Matsuda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Iemasa Kayumi, Ichiro Nagai, Miina Tominaga, Makoto Terada, Hisako Kyoda, Minoru Yada, Mahito Tsujimura, Kohei Miyauchi, Joji Yanami, Rihoko Yoshida, Tetsuo Mizutori, Hochu Otsuka, Bin Shimada, Takako Ota, Chika Sakamoto, Tarako, Masako SugayaEpic, Fantasy, AdventureAnimation
14 D.A.R.Y.L.Paramount PicturesSimon Wincer (director); David Ambrose, Allan Scott, Jeffrey Ellis (screenplay); Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Danny Corkill, Josef Sommer, David Wohl, Colleen Camp, Steve Ryan, Amy Linker, Kathryn Walker, Hardy Rawls, Jim FitzpatrickSci-FiLive action
Secret AdmirerOrion PicturesDavid Greenwalt (director/screenplay); Jim Kouf (screenplay); C. Thomas Howell, Kelly Preston, Lori Loughlin, Fred Ward, Dee Wallace Stone, Cliff DeYoung, Leigh Taylor-Young, Casey Siemaszko, Geoffrey Blake, Scott McGinnis, Corey Haim, Courtney Gains, Janet CarrollRomance, ComedyLive action
The StuffNew World PicturesLarry Cohen (director/screenplay); Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris, Paul Sorvino, Scott Bloom, Danny Aiello, Patrick O'Neal, Alexander Scourby, Russell Nype, Gene O'Neill, Brian Bloom, Harry Bellaver, Rutanya Alda, David Rees Snell, Heidi Miller, John Newton, Brooke Adams, Laurene Landon, Tammy Grimes, Abe Vigoda, Clara Peller, Anthony Perkins, Jason Evers, Barbara Crampton, Jeffrey Combs, Eric Bogosian, Patrick Dempsey, Mira Sorvino, John LaughlinSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
21 Cocoon20th Century FoxRon Howard (director); Tom Benedek (screenplay); Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, Barret Oliver, Linda Harrison, Tyrone Power Jr., Clint Howard, Charles Lampkin, Rance Howard, Jim Fitzpatrick, Mike Nomad, Jorge Gil, James RitzSci-Fi, Comedy, DramaLive action
Return to OzWalt Disney PicturesWalter Murch (director/screenplay); Gill Dennis (screenplay); Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark, Emma Ridley, Justin Case, Pons Maar, Sophie Ward, Fiona Victory, Bruce Boa, Denise Bryer, Sean Barrett, Brian Henson, Lyle Conway, Mak Wilson, Timothy D. Rose, Michael Sundin, Steve Norrington, Deep Roy, John Alexander, Rachael Ashton, Robbie Barnett, Ailsa Berk, Peter Elliott, Roger Ennals, Michele Hine, Mark Hopkins, Colin Skeaping, Ken Stevens, Philip Tan, Rob Thirtle, Beatrice MurchFantasyLive action
26 Pale RiderWarner Bros.Clint Eastwood (director); Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack (screenplay); Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Richard Dysart, Chris Penn, Sydney Penny, John Russell, Richard Kiel, Doug McGrath, Jeffrey Weissman, S.A. Griffin, Billy Drago, John Dennis Johnston, Charles Hallahan, Fran Ryan, Richard Hamilton, Terrence Evans, Chuck Lafont, Jack Radosta, Robert Winley, Jeffrey Josephson, Marvin J. McIntyreWesternLive action
28 St. Elmo's FireColumbia PicturesJoel Schumacher (director/screenplay); Carl Kurlander (screenplay); Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Mare Winningham, Andrew McCarthy, Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell, Joyce Van Patten, Jenny Wright, Blake Clark, Matthew Laurance, Gina Hecht, Anna Maria Horsford, Whip Hubley, Jim Turner, Mario Machado, Thom BierdzDrama, RomanceLive action

July–September
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Y		 3 Back to the FutureUniversal Pictures / Amblin EntertainmentRobert Zemeckis (director/screenplay); Bob Gale (screenplay); Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, James Tolkan, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain, Jeffrey Jay Cohen, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, Harry Waters Jr., Donald Fullilove, Will Hare, Jason Hervey, Courtney Gains, Elsa Raven, Huey LewisSci-Fi, ComedyLive action
Red SonjaMGM/UA Entertainment Co.Richard Fleischer (director); Clive Exton, George MacDonald Fraser (screenplay); Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith, Ernie Reyes, Jr., Ronald Lacey, Pat Roach, Terry Richards, Janet Agren, Hans Meyer, Tutte Lemkow, Tad Horino, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Erik HolmeyEpicLive action
5 The LiftTuschinski Film Distribution / Island AliveDick Maas (director/screenplay); Huub Stapel, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Josine van DalsumSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
10 Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeWarner Bros.George Miller (director/screenplay); George Ogilvie (director); Terry Hayes (screenplay); Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson, Angry Anderson, Robert Grubb, Helen Buday, Edwin Hodgeman, George Spartels, Tom Jennings, Rod ZuanicActionLive action
12 ExplorersParamount PicturesJoe Dante (director); Eric Luke (screenplay); Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Bobby Fite, Dana Ivey, Taliesin Jaffe, James Cromwell, Robert Picardo, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Dick Miller, Meshach Taylor, Mary Kay Place, Brooke Bundy, Leslie RickertSci-Fi, FantasyLive action
SilveradoColumbia PicturesLawrence Kasdan (director/screenplay); Mark Kasdan (screenplay); Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Joe Seneca, Ray Baker, Thomas Wilson Brown, Jeff Fahey, Lynn Whitfield, Amanda Wyss, Richard Jenkins, Brion James, James Gammon, Sheb Wooley, Earl Hindman, Pepe SernaWesternLive action
19 Day of the DeadUnited Film Distribution CompanyGeorge A. Romero (director/screenplay); Lori Cardille, Joseph Pilato, Terry Alexander, Jarlath Conroy, Richard Liberty, Anthony Dileo Jr., Sherman Howard, Gary Howard Klar, Ralph Marrero, John Amplas, Phillip G. Kellams, Taso Stavrakis, Gregory Nicotero, George A. RomeroHorrorLive action
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom BeamGoodTimes Home VideoJohn R. Cherry III (director/screenplay); Jim VarneySci-Fi, ComedyLive action
The Legend of Billie JeanTriStar PicturesMatthew Robbins (director); Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal (screenplay); Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater, Peter Coyote, Richard Bradford, Martha Gehman, Yeardley Smith, Dean Stockwell, Barry TubbDramaLive action
The Man with One Red Shoe20th Century FoxStan Dragoti (director); Robert Klane (screenplay); Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer, Charles Durning, Carrie Fisher, Jim Belushi, Edward Herrmann, David Ogden Stiers, Tom Noonan, Gerrit Graham, David L. Lander, Art LaFleur, Irving MetzmanComedyLive action
WetherbyMGM/UA ClassicsDavid Hare (director/screenplay); Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench, Stuart Wilson, Tim McInnerny, Suzanna Hamilton, Tom Wilkinson, Marjorie Yates, Joely Richardson, Alan Rickman, Katy Behean, Robert HinesMystery, DramaLive action
26 The Black CauldronWalt Disney PicturesTed Berman, Richard Rich (directors); Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, John Byner, Nigel Hawthorne, John Hurt, Phil Fondacaro, Freddie Jones, Arthur Malet, Billie Hayes, Peter Renaday, Wayne Allwine, Steve Hale, Phil Nibbelink, John Huston, Eda Reiss Merin, Adele Mails-Morey, James Almanzar, Jack LaingFantasyAnimation
The Heavenly KidOrion Pictures CorporationCary Medoway (director/screenplay); Martin Copeland (screenplay); Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, Jane Kaczmarek, Richard Mulligan, Mark Metcalf, Nancy Valen, Lynne Griffin, Christopher GreenburyRomance, Comedy, FantasyLive action
Kiss of the Spider WomanIsland PicturesHéctor Babenco (director); Leonard Schrader (screenplay); William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, Míriam Pires, Nuno Leal Maia, Fernando Torres, Patricio Bisso, Herson Capri, Denise Dumont, Ana Maria Braga, Sergio Kato, Miguel Falabella, Antonio Petrin, Wilson GreyDramaLive action
National Lampoon's European VacationWarner Bros.Amy Heckerling (director); John Hughes, Robert Klane (screenplay); Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, John Astin, Malcolm Danare, William Zabka, Gary Owens, Jeannette Charles, Mel Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Maureen Lipman, Paul McDowell, Ballard Berkeley, Eric Idle, Jacques Herlin, Willy Millowitsch, Claudia Neidig, Victor Lanoux, Moon Unit ZappaComedyLive action
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T		 2 Fright NightColumbia PicturesTom Holland (director/screenplay); Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Art J. Evans, Stewart Stern, Ernie Holmes, Nick Savage, Heidi SorensonHorrorLive action
Sesame Street Presents Follow That BirdWarner Bros.Ken Kwapis (director); Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss (screenplay); Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Kathryn Mullen, Pam Arciero, Martin P. Robinson, Sally Kellerman, Laraine Newman, Brian Hohlfeld, Cathy Silvers, Eddie Deezen, Tim Gosley, Noel MacNeal, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Linda Bove, Emilio Delgado, Sonia Manzano, Alaina Reed, Loretta Long, Kermit Love, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, Alyson Court, Waylon Jennings, Sandra Bernhard, Chevy Chase, John Candy, Paul BartelMusical, ComedyLive action
Weird ScienceUniversal PicturesJohn Hughes (director/screenplay); Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Rusler, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Vernon Wells, Britt Leach, Ivor Barry, Pamela Gordon, Michael Berryman, John Kapelos, D'Mitch Davis, Jill Whitlow, Wally Ward, Renee PropsTeen, Sci-Fi, ComedyLive action
7 Real GeniusTriStar PicturesMartha Coolidge (director); Neal Israel, Pat Proft, Peter Torokvei (screenplay); Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Robert Prescott, Jon Gries, Mark Kamiyama, Ed Lauter, Louis Giambalvo, Patti D'Arbanville, Severn Darden, Beau Billingslea, Joanne Baron, Sandy Martin, Dean Devlin, Yuji Okumoto, Deborah Foreman, Stacy PeraltaSci-Fi, ComedyLive action
9 My Science ProjectTouchstone FilmsJonathan R. Betuel (director/screenplay); John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge, Richard Masur, Barry Corbin, Ann Wedgeworth, Dennis HopperTeen, Sci-Fi, ComedyLive action
Pee-wee's Big AdventureWarner Bros.Tim Burton (director); Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol (screenplay); Paul Reubens, E.G. Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, Alice Nunn, Phil Hartman, John Harris, Daryl Keith Roach, Carmen Filpi, Jan Hooks, Jason Hervey, Tony Bill, Lynne Marie Stewart, John Paragon, Cleve Hall, Tim Burton, Michael Varhol, Ed Herlihy, Cassandra Peterson, James Brolin, Morgan Fairchild, Twisted Sister, Milton Berle, John Moody, Ralph SeymourAdventure, ComedyLive action
Pray for DeathTransworld EntertainmentGordon Hessler (director); James Booth (screenplay); Sho Kosugi, Norman Burton, James Booth, Kane Kosugi, Donna K. Benz, Michael Constantine, Parley Baer, Robert Ito, Shane Kosugi, Matthew FaisonMartial Arts, ActionLive action
Summer RentalParamount PicturesCarl Reiner (director); Mark Reisman, Jeremy Stevens (screenplay); John Candy, Karen Austin, Kerri Green, Joey Lawrence, Aubrey Jene, Rip Torn, Richard Crenna, John Larroquette, Richard Herd, Lois Hamilton, Carmine Caridi, Frank McCarthy, Bob Wells, Dick Anthony Williams, Reni SantoniComedyLive action
14 Key Exchange20th Century FoxBarnet Kellman (director); Paul Kurta, Kevin Scott (screenplay); Brooke Adams, Ben Masters, Danny Aiello, Seth Allen, Kerry Armstrong, Sandra Beall, Annie Golden, Peter Brinkerhoff, Ian Calderon, Keith Charles, Roger Christiansen, John Cunningham, Ned Eisenberg, Terri Garber, Deborah Offner, Maggie Renzi, Tony Roberts, Bill Smitrovich, John Spencer, Daniel Stern, Holland Taylor, Dan Ziskie, Barnet Kellman, Mayor Edward I. KochRomance, ComedyLive action
16 American FlyersWarner Bros.John Badham (director); Steve Tesich (screenplay); Kevin Costner, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul, David Grant, Janice Rule, Jennifer Grey, Robert Townsend, John Amos, Luca BercoviciSports, DramaLive action
The Return of the Living DeadOrion PicturesDan O'Bannon (director/screenplay); Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin, Jewel Shepard, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Brian Peck, Linnea Quigley, Mark Venturini, Jonathan Terry, Cathleen Cordell, Allan Trautman, John Durbin, Drew Deighan, James Dalesandro, Terrence Houlihan, Jerome Coleman, Cherry Davis, David BondComedy, HorrorLive action
VolunteersTriStar PicturesNicholas Meyer (director); Keith F. Critchlow, David Isaacs, Ken Levine (screenplay); Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, Gedde Watanabe, George Plimpton, Allan Arbus, Xander Berkeley, Ernest HaradaComedyLive action
Year of the DragonMGM/UA Entertainment CompanyMichael Cimino (director/screenplay); Oliver Stone (screenplay); Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Dennis Dun, Raymond J. Barry, Leonard Termo, Caroline Kava, Eddie Jones, Victor Wong, Tony Lip, Roza NgNeo-Noir, Crime, ThrillerLive action
21 Agnes of GodColumbia PicturesNorman Jewison (director); John Pielmeier (screenplay); Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly, Anne Pitoniak, Winston Rekert, Gratien Gélinas, Gabriel Arcand, Françoise Faucher, Françoise Berd, Guy Hoffman, Jacques Tourangeau, Janine Fluet, Deborah Grover, Michele George, Samantha Langevin, Jacqueline Blais, Mimi D'Estée, Rita Tuckett, Lillian Graham, Norma Dell'Agnese, Muguette Moreau, Janice Bryan, Agnes MiddletonNeo-Noir, Drama, MysteryLive action
23 Better Off DeadWarner Bros.Savage Steve Holland (director/screenplay); John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin, Kim Darby, Curtis Armstrong, Amanda Wyss, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Schneider, Chuck Mitchell, Vincent Schiavelli, Taylor Negron, Rick Rosenthal, E.G. Daily, Aaron Dozier, Demian Slade, Scooter Stevens, Brian Imada, Laura WaterburyTeen, Black ComedyLive action
Godzilla 1985New World Pictures / Toho Pictures, Inc.R.J. Kizer, Koji Hashimoto (directors); Shuichi Nagahara, Lisa Tomei (screenplay); Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yosuke Natsuki, Keiju Kobayashi, Shin Takuma, Eitaro Ozawa, Hiroshi Koizumi, Mizuho Suzuki, Taketoshi Naito, Yoshifumi Tajima, Justin Gocke, Tony Plana, Lara Cody, Gregory Snegoff, Kenpachiro SatsumaAction, Horror, Sci-FiLive action
Teen WolfAtlantic Releasing CorporationRod Daniel (director); Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman (screenplay); Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine, Matt Adler, Lorie Griffin, Jim McKrell, Mark Arnold, Jay Tarses, Mark Holton, Scott Paulin, Doug SavantComing-of-Age, Romance, Fantasy, ComedyLive action
30 American NinjaCannon Film DistributorsSam Firstenberg (director); Paul De Mielche (screenplay); Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock, John Fujioka, Don Stewart, John La Motta, Tadashi Yamashita, Phil BrockMartial Arts, ActionLive action
Compromising PositionsParamount PicturesFrank Perry (director); Susan Isaacs (screenplay); Susan Sarandon, Raúl Juliá, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey, Mary Beth Hurt, Anne De Salvo, Josh Mostel, Deborah Rush, Joe Mantegna, Joan AllenComedy, Drama, MysteryLive action
Flesh+BloodOrion Pictures / Riverside Pictures / Impala StudiosPaul Verhoeven (director/screenplay); Gerard Soeteman (screenplay); Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson, Susan Tyrrell, Ronald Lacey, Jack Thompson, Fernando Hilbeck, Brion James, Bruno Kirby, Simon Andreu, John Dennis Johnston, Marina Saura, Kitty Courbois, Jake Wood, Nancy Cartwright, Héctor Alterio, Siobhan Hayes, Anne Lockhart, Blanca Marsillach, Jorge Bosso, Mario De Barros, Hans Veerman, Ida Bons, Jaime Segura, Bettina Brenner, Susan Beresford, Mònica LucchettiRomance, Historical, AdventureLive action
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R		 10 Plenty20th Century FoxFred Schepisi (director); David Hare (screenplay); Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Tracey Ullman, John Gielgud, Sting, Ian McKellen, Sam Neill, Burt Kwouk, Pik-Sen LimDramaLive action
Smooth TalkAmerican Playhouse / Goldcrest FilmsJoyce Chopra (director); Tom Cole (screenplay); Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Elizabeth Berridge, Levon Helm, Geoff Hoyle, William Ragsdale, Michael French, Margaret Welsh, Sara Inglis, David Berridge, Mark McKay, Joy Carlin, Carl Mueller, Cab CovayDramaLive action
13 After HoursWarner Bros.Martin Scorsese (director); Joseph Minion (screenplay); Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong, Linda Fiorentino, Teri Garr, John Heard, Cheech Marin, Catherine O'Hara, Dick Miller, Will Patton, Bronson Pinchot, Rocco Sisto, Larry Block, Victor Argo, Clarence Felder, Martin ScorseseBlack ComedyLive action
20 CreatorUniversal PicturesIvan Passer (director); Jeremy Leven (screenplay); Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen, David Ogden Stiers, John Dehner, Karen Kopins, Kenneth Tigar, Elsa Raven, Rance Howard, Ellen Geer, Ian Wolfe, Byrne Piven, Jordan Charney, William H. Bassett, Jeff Corey, Michael McGrady, Eve McVeaghComedy, Romance, Sci-FiLive action
25 MarieMGM/UA EntertainmentRoger Donaldson (director); John Briley (screenplay); Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Morgan Freeman, Keith Szarabajka, Fred Thompson, Lisa Banes, Trey Wilson, John Cullum, Don Hood, Graham Beckel, Macon McCalman, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Vincent Irizarry, Clarence Felder, Lisa Foster, Leon Rippy, Timothy Carhart, Stephen Henderson, Jane Powell, Melissa Sue AndersonBiographyLive action
27 Invasion U.S.A.Cannon FilmsJoseph Zito (director); James Bruner, Chuck Norris (screenplay); Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Eddie Jones, Billy Drago, Jaime Sánchez, Dehl Berti, Martin Shakar, James Pax, Melissa Prophet, Alexander Zale, Alex Colon, Jon DeVries, James O'Sullivan, Stephen Markle, Shane McCameyActionLive action
The Journey of Natty GannWalt Disney PicturesJeremy Kagan (director); Jeanne Rosenberg (screenplay); Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Ray Wise, Lainie Kazan, Scatman Crothers, Barry Miller, Verna Bloom, John P. Finnegan, Garry Chalk, Frank C. Turner, Gabrielle Rose, Don S. Davis, Alek Diakun, Grant Heslov, Bruce M. Fischer, Zachary Ansley, Campbell Lane, Jed the Wolfdog, Matthew Faison, Jordan Pratt, Jack Rader, Max TrumpowerAdventure, FamilyLive action
MaxieOrion PicturesPaul Aaron (director); Patricia Resnick (screenplay); Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon, Barnard Hughes, Valerie Curtin, Michael Ensign, Harry Hamlin, Leeza Gibbons, Googy Gress, Lou Cutell, Michael Laskin, Nelson WelchFantasy, ComedyLive action

October–December
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R		 4 Commando20th Century FoxMark L. Lester (director); Steven E. de Souza (screenplay); Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, James Olson, David Patrick Kelly, Bill Duke, Dan Hedaya, Drew Snyder, Michael Delano, Chelsea Field, Bill PaxtonActionLive action
DreamchildThorn EMIGavin Millar (director); Dennis Potter (screenplay); Coral Browne, Peter Gallagher, Ian Holm, Jane Asher, Nicola Cowper, Caris Corfman, Amelia Shankley, Alan Bennett, Ken Campbell, Tony Haygarth, Fulton Mackay, Frank Middlemass, Julie Walters, Big Mick, Ron Mueck, Karen Prell, Michael Sundin, Steve WhitmireDramaLive action
Jagged EdgeColumbia PicturesRichard Marquand (director); Joe Eszterhas (screenplay); Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia, John Dehner, Karen Austin, Guy Boyd, Marshall Colt, Louis Giambalvo, Lance Henriksen, LeVar Burton, James Karen, Leigh Taylor-Young, William Allen Young, John Clark, Ben Hammer, Sanford Jensen, Diane Erickson, Maria MayenzetNeo-Noir, ThrillerLive action
Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersWarner Bros.Paul Schrader (director/screenplay); Leonard Schrader (screenplay); Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yasosuke Bando, Masayuki Shionoya, Junkichi Orimoto, Hiroshi Mikami, Naoko Otani, Haruko Kato, Kōichi Satō, Hisako Manda, Chishū Ryū, Naomi Oki, Miki Takakura, Reisen Lee, Setsuko Karasuma, Sachiko Hidari, Tadanori Yokoo, Yasuaki Kurata, Hiroshi Katsuno, Jun Negami, Hiroki Ida, Naoya Makoto, Ryō Ikebe, Alan Mark Poul, Roy ScheiderBiographyLive action
Sweet DreamsTriStar PicturesKarel Reisz (director); Robert Getchell (screenplay); Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, P.J. Soles, Jerry Haynes, Boxcar WillieBiographyLive action
A Zed & Two NoughtsArtificial Eye / Channel Four FilmsPeter Greenaway (director/screenplay); Andréa Ferréol, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon, Frances Barber, Joss AcklandComedy, DramaLive action
11 Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsOrion PicturesGuy Hamilton (director); Christopher Wood (screenplay); Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, J.A. Preston, George Coe, Charles Cioffi, Kate Mulgrew, Michael Pataki, Reginald VelJohnson, Jon Polito, Gene LeBell, Sebastian Ligarde, Tom McBride, Suzanne Snyder, William Hickey, Patrick KilpatrickAction, AdventureLive action
Silver BulletParamount PicturesDan Attias (director); Stephen King (screenplay); Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, Terry O'Quinn, Lawrence Tierney, Bill Smitrovich, Kent Broadhurst, David Hart, James Gammon, Tovah Feldshuh, Joe Wright, Robin GrovesHorrorLive action
18 The Holcroft CovenantUniversal PicturesJohn Frankenheimer (director); Edward Anhalt, George Axelrod, John Hopkins (screenplay); Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer, Mario Adorf, Michael Lonsdale, Bernard Hepton, Shane Rimmer, Alexander Kerst, Richard Münch, Michael WolfThrillerLive action
The Quiet EarthSkouras PicturesGeoff Murphy (director); Bill Baer, Bruno Lawrence, Sam Pillsbury (screenplay); Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Peter SmithSci-FiLive action
Re-AnimatorEmpire International PicturesStuart Gordon (director); Brian Yuzna (screenplay); Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson, Al Berry, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Ian Patrick Williams, Gerry Black, Peter Kent, Craig ReedHorror, ComedyLive action
Wild Geese IIFrontier Films / Thorn EMI Screen EntertainmentPeter Hunt (director); Reginald Rose (screenplay); Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier, Robert Freitag, Kenneth Haigh, Stratford Johns, Derek Thompson, Robert WebberAction, ThrillerLive action
20 I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years LaterNBC / Sony Pictures Television / Columbia Pictures Television / Can't Sing Can't Dance ProductionsWilliam Asher (director); Irma Kalish (screenplay); Barbara Eden, Wayne Rogers, Bill Daily, Hayden Rorke, Mackenzie Astin, André De Shields, Dody Goodman, John Bennett Perry, Dori Brenner, Nicole Eggert, Michael FairmanFantasy, ComedyLive action
23 Twice in a LifetimeBud Yorkin ProductionsBud Yorkin (director); Colin Welland (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan, Ally Sheedy, Brian Dennehy, Stephen Lang, Darrell LarsonDramaLive action
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R		 1 Death Wish 3Cannon Film DistributorsMichael Winner (director/screenplay); Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus (screenplay); Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam, Gavan O'Herlihy, Alex Winter, Marina Sirtis, Ricco Ross, Barbie Wilde, Manning RedwoodAction, ThrillerLive action
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's RevengeNew Line Cinema / Heron Communications / Smart Egg PicturesJack Sholder (director); David Chaskin (screenplay); Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange, Christie Clark, Marshall Bell, Melinda O. Fee, Tom McFadden, Sydney Walsh, Lyman Ward, JoAnn Willette, Steve Eastin, Brian Wimmer, Kerry Remsen, Robert ShayeSlasherLive action
To Live and Die in L.A.MGM/UA Entertainment Co.William Friedkin (director/screenplay); Gerald Petievich (screenplay); William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel, Dean Stockwell, Steve James, Robert Downey Sr., Michael Greene, Jack Hoar, Christopher Allport, Valentin de Vargas, Dwier Brown, Jane Leeves, Dar Robinson, Thomas F. Duffy, Gary Cole, Gerald Petievich, Michael Chong, Jacqueline GirouxNeo-Noir, Action, ThrillerLive action
3 North and SouthABC / David L. Wolper Productions / Warner Bros. TelevisionRichard T. Heffron (director); Douglas Heyes, John Jakes, Paul F. Edwards, Patricia Green, Kathleen A. Shelley (screenplay); Patrick Swayze, James Read, Lesley-Anne Down, Wendy Kilbourne, Kirstie Alley, Jean Simmons, Mitchell Ryan, Terri Garber, Genie Francis, David Ogden Stiers, David Carradine, Jonathan Frakes, Robert Mitchum, Hal Holbrook, Philip Casnoff, Lewis Smith, John Stockwell, Wendy Fulton, Morgan Fairchild, Inga Swenson, Jim Metzler, Tony Frank, David Harris, Erica Gimpel, Forest Whitaker, Andrew Stahl, Olivia Cole, Elizabeth Taylor, Georg Stanford Brown, John Anderson, Lee Bergere, Mark Moses, Robert Guillaume, Johnny Cash, Chris Douridas, James Rebhorn, Temi Epstein, Cary GuffeyDrama, History, RomanceLive action
8 Bring On the NightThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyMichael Apted (director/screenplay); Sting, Omar Hakim, Darryl Jones, Kenny Kirkland, Branford Marsalis, Dolette McDonald, Janice PendarvisDocumentaryLive action
TargetWarner Bros.Arthur Penn (director); Jose Luis Navarro, Don Petersen, Leonard B. Stern (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt, Josef Sommer, Guy Boyd, Viktoriya Fyodorova, Herbert Berghof, Richard Münch, Werner Pochath, Jany Holt, Ilona Grübel, James Selby, Ray FryMystery, ThrillerLive action
That Was Then... This Is NowParamount PicturesChristopher Cain (director); Emilio Estevez (screenplay); Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Kim Delaney, Jill Schoelen, Larry B. Scott, Barbara Babcock, Morgan Freeman, Frank McCarthy, Ramon Estevez, Frank Howard, Diane DorseyDramaLive action
Transylvania 6-5000New World PicturesRudy De Luca (director/screenplay); Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Joseph Bologna, Carol Kane, Jeffrey Jones, John Byner, Geena Davis, Michael Richards, Donald Gibb, Norman Fell, Teresa Ganzel, Rudy De Luca, Inge Appelt, Božidar SmiljanićHorror, ComedyLive action
15 My Beautiful LaundretteMainline Pictures / Orion Pictures / Working Title Films / Channel Four FilmsStephen Frears (director); Hanif Kureishi (screenplay); Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Shirley Anne FieldComedy, DramaLive action
Once BittenThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyHoward Storm (director); Jonathan Roberts, David Hines, Jeffrey Hause (screenplay); Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little, Richard Schaal, Peggy Pope, Megan Mullally, Joseph Brutsman, Stuart Charno, Carey More, Thomas Ballatore, Skip Lackey, Jeb Stuart Adams, Robin Klein, Glen Mauro, Gary MauroTeen, ComedyLive action
Rainbow Brite and the Star StealerWarner Bros.Kimio Yabuki, Bernard Deyriès (directors); Jean Chalopin, Howard R. Cohen (screenplay); Bettina, Patrick Fraley, Peter Cullen, Robbie Lee, Andre Stojka, David Mendenhall, Les Tremayne, Mona Marshall, Jonathan Harris, Scott Menville, Charlie Adler, Rhonda Aldrich, Marissa Mendenhall, David WorkmanFantasyAnimation
22 Bad Medicine20th Century FoxHarvey Miller (director/screenplay); Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, Julie Hagerty, Bill Macy, Curtis Armstrong, Julie Kavner, Joe Grifasi, Robert Romanus, Taylor Negron, Candi Milo, Gilbert Gottfried, Eileen Way, Allan Corduner, Tresa Hughes, José Canalejas, John SterlandComedyLive action
Fever PitchMGM/UA Entertainment Co.Richard Brooks (director/screenplay); Ryan O'Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini, Bridgette Andersen, Chad Everett, John Saxon, Hank Greenspun, William Smith, Keith Hefner, Patrick Cassidy, William Prince, Chad McQueen, Fred RobledoDramaLive action
King Solomon's MinesThe Cannon GroupJ. Lee Thompson (director); Gene Quintano, James R. Silke (screenplay); Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies, Ken Gampu, Shaike Ophir, June Buthelezi, Sam Williams, Mick Lesley, Vincent Van der Byl, Bob Greer, Oliver Tengende, Neville Thomas, Bishop McThuzen, Isiah MurertAction, AdventureLive action
One Magic ChristmasWalt Disney PicturesPhillip Borsos (director); Thomas Meehan (screenplay); Mary Steenburgen, Gary Basaraba, Harry Dean Stanton, Arthur Hill, Elisabeth Harnois, Michelle Meyrink, Elias Koteas, Wayne Robson, Jan Rubeš, Sarah Polley, Graham Jarvis, Robbie Magwood, Timothy Webber, Joy Thompson, John FriesenFantasyLive action
Starchaser: The Legend of OrinAtlantic ReleasingSteven Hahn (director); Jeffrey Scott (screenplay); Joe Colligan, Carmen Argenziano, Anthony De Longis, Noelle North, Tyke Caravelli, Les Tremayne, Daryl Bartley, Tina Romanus, Thomas H. Watkins, Mickey Morton, John Moschitta, Jr., Ken Sansom, Mona Marshall, Herb Vigran, Cathy Cavadini, Marilyn Schreffler, Susan SiloFantasyAnimation
White NightsColumbia PicturesTaylor Hackford (director); James Goldman, Eric Hughes (screenplay); Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover, Stefan Gryff, William Hootkins, Shane Rimmer, Marc Sinden, Maryam d'Abo, Daniel BenzaliDramaLive action
27 Rocky IVMGM/UA Entertainment CompanySylvester Stallone (director/screenplay); Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren, Brigitte Nielsen, Tony Burton, Michael Pataki, Rocky Krakoff, LeRoy Neiman, Burgess Meredith, James Brown, Stu Nahan, Warner Wolf, R.J. Adams, Barry Tompkins, Al Bandiero, David Lloyd AustinSports, DramaLive action
Santa Claus: The MovieTriStar PicturesJeannot Szwarc (director); David Newman (screenplay); Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Judy Cornwell, Burgess Meredith, Jeffrey Kramer, Christian Fitzpatrick, Carrie Kei Heim, John Barrard, Anthony O'Donnell, Melvyn Hayes, Don Estelle, Tim Stern, Peter O'Farrell, Christopher Ryan, Keith Hayden, Shannon Spruill, Nigel PatersonAdventure, Family, FantasyLive action
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R		 4 Young Sherlock HolmesParamount Pictures / Amblin EntertainmentBarry Levinson (director); Chris Columbus (screenplay); Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Anthony Higgins, Sophie Ward, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Freddie Jones, Nigel Stock, Brian Oulton, Susan Fleetwood, Earl Rhodes, Patrick Newell, Donald Eccles, Walter Sparrow, Nadim Sawalha, Roger Brierley, Vivienne Chandler, Lockwood West, John Scott Martin, Willoughby Goddard, Ralph Tabakin, Nancy Nevinson, Michael HordernMystery, AdventureLive action
6 Fool for LoveThe Cannon Group, Inc.Robert Altman (director); Sam Shepard (screenplay); Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton, Randy QuaidDramaLive action
Runaway TrainThe Cannon Group, Inc.Andrei Konchalovsky (director); Djordje Milicevic, Paul Zindel, Edward Bunker (screenplay); Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner, John P. Ryan, T.K. Carter, Kenneth McMillan, Edward Bunker, John Bloom, Norton E. "Hank" Worden, Danny Trejo, Tiny Lister, Dennis Franz, Stacey Pickren, Walter Wyatt, Reid Cruickshanks, Dan Wray, Michael Lee GoginAction, ThrillerLive action
Spies Like UsWarner Bros.John Landis (director); Dan Aykroyd, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel (screenplay); Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon, Bruce Davison, William Prince, Steve Forrest, Tom Hatten, Bernie Casey, Charles McKeown, Vanessa Angel, James Daughton, Jim Staahl, Frank Oz, Terry Gilliam, Ray Harryhausen, Derek Meddings, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi, Martin Brest, Costa-Gavras, Bob Hope, B.B. King, Michael Apted, Larry Cohen, Heidi Sorenson, Edwin NewmanComedyLive action
11 The Jewel of the Nile20th Century FoxLewis Teague (director); Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner (screenplay); Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Spiros Focás, Avner Eisenberg, Hamid Fillali, Daniel Peacock, Holland Taylor, Guy Cuevas, The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Peter De Palma, Mark Daly RichardsAction, Adventure, Romance, ComedyLive action
13 A Chorus LineColumbia PicturesRichard Attenborough (director); Arnold Schulman (screenplay); Michael Douglas, Alyson Reed, Terrence Mann, Sharon Brown, Jan Gan Boyd, Gregg Burge, Tony Fields, Audrey Landers, Nicole Fosse, Vicki Frederick, Janet Jones, Matt West, Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges, Cameron English, Michelle Johnston, Pam Klinger, Charles McGowan, Justin Ross, Blane SavageDrama, MusicalLive action
ClueParamount PicturesJonathan Lynn (director/screenplay); John Landis (screenplay); Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Colleen Camp, Lee Ving, Bill Henderson, Jane Wiedlin, Jeffrey Kramer, Kellye Nakahara, Howard HessemanBlack Comedy, MysteryLive action
LegendUniversal PicturesRidley Scott (director); William Hjortsberg (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, Cork Hubbert, Kiran Shah, Robert Picardo, Peter O'Farrell, Annabelle Lanyon, Tina MartinEpic, Fantasy, AdventureLive action
Trouble in MindAlive FilmsAlan Rudolph (director/screenplay); Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Lori Singer, Geneviève Bujold, Joe Morton, Dirk Blocker, George Kirby, DivineNeo-noirLive action
18 Brazil20th Century Fox (International) / Universal Pictures (United States)Terry Gilliam (director/screenplay); Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown (screenplay); Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, Kim Greist, Jim Broadbent, Brian Miller, Sheila Reid, Simon Nash, Barbara Hicks, Kathryn Pogson, Bryan Pringle, Derrick O'Connor, Elizabeth Spender, Derek Deadman, Nigel Planer, Charles McKeown, Ray Cooper, Gorden Kaye, John Pierce Jones, Ann Way, Myrtle Devenish, Simon Jones, Bill Wallis, Don Henderson, Howard Lew Lewis, Oscar Quitak, Harold Innocent, John Grillo, Patrick Connor, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jack Purvis, Andre Gregory, Terry Gilliam, Sue HodgeSci-FiLive action
The Color PurpleWarner Bros.Steven Spielberg (director); Menno Meyjes (screenplay); Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Akosua Busia, Adolph Caesar, Willard Pugh, Rae Dawn Chong, Laurence Fishburne, Carl Anderson, Grand L. Bush, Dana Ivey, Bennet Guillory, James Tillis, Leonard Jackson, Desreta Jackson, Táta Vega, Gayle KingComing-of-Age, Period, DramaLive action
Out of AfricaUniversal PicturesSydney Pollack (director); Kurt Luedtke (screenplay); Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Shane Rimmer, Michael Gough, Suzanna Hamilton, Rachel Kempson, Graham Crowden, Leslie Phillips, Annabel Maule, Donal McCann, Benny Young, Iman, Jon Seda, Malick Bowens, Joseph Thiaka, Stephen KinyanjuiEpic, Romance, DramaLive action
20 Enemy Mine20th Century FoxWolfgang Petersen (director); Edward Khmara (screenplay); Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormick, Bumper Robinson, Lance Kerwin, Herb Andress, Jim Mapp, Scott Kraft, Lou Michaels, Andy Geer, Henry Stolow, Danmar, Mandy HausenbergerSci-Fi, DramaLive action
25 Murphy's RomanceColumbia PicturesMartin Ritt (director); Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch (screenplay); Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim, Dennis Burkley, Carole King, Georgann Johnson, Anna Levine, Charles Lane, Bruce French, John C. Becher, Dortha Duckworth, Michael Prokopuk, Billy Ray Sharkey, Michael Crabtree, Henry SlateRomance, ComedyLive action
RevolutionWarner Bros.Hugh Hudson (director); Robert Dillon (screenplay); Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Dexter Fletcher, Sid Owen, Joan Plowright, Dave King, Steven Berkoff, John Wells, Annie Lennox, Richard O'Brien, Paul Brooke, Frank Windsor, Jesse Birdsall, Graham Greene, Robbie ColtraneHistorical, DramaLive action
The Trip to BountifulIsland PicturesPeter Masterson (director); Horton Foote (screenplay); Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford, Rebecca De Mornay, Kevin Cooney, Dave Tanner, Gil Glasgow, Mary Kay Mars, Norman Bennett, Harvey Lewis, Kirk Sisco, Wezz Tildon, Peggy Ann Byers, David Romo, Tony Torn, John Torn, Alexandra Masterson, Don WyseDramaLive action
27 JoeyNew World PicturesRoland Emmerich (director/screenplay); Hans J. Haller, Thomas Lechner (screenplay); Joshua Morrell, Eva KryllHorror, FantasyLive action

Births

Notable deaths
MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 5Robert Surtees78USCinematographer
5John Paxton73USScreenwriter
11Edward Buzzell89USDirector
12Paul Luty52UKActor
13Carol Wayne42USActress
14Jetta Goudal93NetherlandsActress
18Wilfrid Brambell72UKActor
25Paul J. Smith78USComposer, Orchestrator
February
4Fred Ryan67UKBoom Operator
6Neil McCarthy52UKActor
6James Hadley Chase78UKWriter, Miscellaneous
10Wanda Tuchock86USScreenwriter
11Henry Hathaway86USDirector, Producer
12Nicholas Colasanto61USActor
16Larry Ward60USActor, Writer
19Dorothy Black85South AfricaActress
20Clarence Nash80USActor
21Ina Claire91UKActress
21Louis Hayward75UKActor, Director, Producer
27J. Pat O'Malley80UKActor, Voice Actor
27David Huffman39USActor, Producer
March
1Alfred Zeisler92USProducer, Director
3Noel Purcell84IrelandActor
5Thomas Little98USSet Decorator
8Edward Andrews70USActor
19Anthony Nelson Keys73UKProducer
21Michael Redgrave77UKActor, Writer
21Michael Trubshawe79UKActor
April
16Scott Brady60USActor
21John Welsh70UKActor, Production Manager
23Kent Smith78USActor
25Richard Haydn80UKActor
26Albert Maltz76USScreenwriter
May 1George Pravda68UKActor
4Harry Earles83USActor
5Mildred Dixon74USActress
7Dawn Addams54UKActress
8Susan Morrow53USActress
8Dolph Sweet64USActor
9Edmond O'Brien69USActor
11Chester Gould84USWriter, Cartoonist
13Selma Diamond64USActress, Writer
13Leatrice Joy91USActress
14Frank Westmore62??Makeup Artist
16Margaret Hamilton82USActress
17Hugh Burden72UKActor, Writer
22Wolfgang Reitherman75USAnimator, Director, Producer
22Gerald Case80UKActor
25Robert Nathan91USWriter, Actor
26Harold Hecht77USProducer
30Talbot Jennings90USScreenwriter
June 1Richard Greene66UKActor, Producer
7Gordon Rollings59UKActor
9Clifford Evans73UKActor, Writer
10George Chandler86USActor
17John Boulting71UKProducer, Director
24Valentine Dyall77UKActor
28James Craig73USActor, Writer
July 1Elsie Wagstaff86UKActress
3Nelson Leigh80USActor
7Ewen Solon67NZActor
8Phil Foster71USActor
8Victor Rendina68USActor
17Margo68MexicoActress
18Louisa Ghijs83BelgiumActress
20Estelle Evans78USActress
23Kay Kyser80USMusician, Actor
23Mickey Shaughnessy64USActor
28Grant Williams53USActor
August
2Bob Holt56USActor
2Frank Faylen79USActor
7Grayson Hall62USActress
8Louise Brooks78USActress
8Milton H. Greene63USProducer
10Kenny Baker72USSinger, Actor
12Patrick Hines55USActor
13Marion Martin77USActress
14Gale Sondergaard86USActress
15Lester Cole81USScreenwriter
24Morrie Ryskind89USScreenwriter
28Ruth Gordon88USActress, Writer
29Evelyn Ankers67USActress
29Patrick Barr77UKActor
30Tom Howard75UKSpecial Effects
September 4George O'Brien86USActor, Producer
6Johnny Desmond65USActor, Singer
6Jane Frazee67USActress, Singer
10Alexa Kenin23USActress
14Julian Beck60USActor
16Art Scholl53USStuntman, Actor
24Paul Mann71USActor
27Lloyd Nolan83USActor
28L. B. Abbott77USSpecial Effects
29Arthur Krams73USSet Decorator
30Simone Signoret64FranceActress
30Floyd Crosby85USCinematographer
October 2George Savalas60USActor
2Rock Hudson59USActor
6Nelson Riddle64USComposer, Orchestrator
10Yul Brynner65USActor
10Orson Welles70USActor, Writer, Director
13Francesca Bertini93ItalyActress
16Franklin Milton78USRecording Supervisor
22Stefano Satta Flores48ItalyActor
25Gary Holton33UKActor
30Kirby Grant73USActor
30David Oxley64SpainActor
November 1Phil Silvers74USActor
12Dimitar Panov83BulgariaActor
19Jimmy Ritz81USActor, Writer
19Stepin Fetchit83USActor
23Leslie Mitchell80UKNewsreel CommentatorBritish Movietone News
December 11Kathleen Ryan63IrelandActress
12Anne Baxter62USActress
12Phil Karlson77USDirector
14Bruce Weintraub33USSet Decorator
17Harry M. Leonard85USSound Recordist
23Gina Kaus92AustriaScreenwriter
26Margarete Schön90GermanyActress, Director
28Renato Castellani72ItalyDirector, Writer
31Ricky Nelson45USActor, Singer
31Sam Spiegel84UKProducer

Film debuts

See also

References
  1. "1985 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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