List of Canadian films of 1980

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1980:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The AgencyGeorge KaczenderRobert Mitchum, Lee Majors, Valerie Perrine, Alexandra Stewart, Saul RubinekDrama/thriller
Atlantic CityLouis MalleBurt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Al Waxman, Kate Reid, Moses Znaimer, Robert GouletA Canadian-French-U.S. crime drama/ romance set in Atlantic City, NJ,The first Canadian film to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination.
Bad CompanyPeter VronskyClay BorrisDramaStraight to video
Challenger: An Industrial RomanceStephen LowDocumentary
The ChangelingPeter MedakGeorge C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh, John Colicos, Barry MorseThrillerGolden Reel Award
The Clean Up Squad (Les chiens chauds)Claude Fournier
The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire Coffin)Jean-Claude LabrecqueAugust Schellenberg, Gabriel ArcandDocudramaBased on the case of Wilbert Coffin
Coming Out AliveDon McBreartyHelen Shaver, Scott Hylands, Michael IronsideThriller
CordéliaJean BeaudinLouise Portal, Gilbert Sicotte, James BlendickHistorical dramaGenie Award – Costumes; based on a novel by Pauline Cadieux
The Courage of Kavik the Wolf DogPeter CarterAdventure
Deadly CompanionGeorge BloomfieldMichael Sarrazin, Anthony Perkins, John CandyMystery, thriller
Death ShipAlvin RakoffGeorge Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate ReidHorror
FantasticaGilles CarleCarole Laure, Lewis Furey, Serge Reggiani, Claudine Auger, John VernonMusical fantasyGenie Award – Costumes; entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
Final AssignmentPaul AlmondGeneviève Bujold, Michael York, Burgess Meredith, Colleen DewhurstDrama
Funeral HomeWilliam FruetLesleh Donaldson, Kay Hawtrey, Harvey AtkinHorror
GirlsJust JaeckinAnne ParillaudDramaFrench-German-Canadian coproduction
Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras)Francis MankiewiczCharlotte Laurier, Marie Tifo, Germain Houde, Louise Marleau, Roger Lebel, Gilbert SicotteDramaAV Preservation Trust Masterwork
The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)Micheline LanctôtJocelyn Bérubé, Andrée Pelletier, Marcel SabourinDrama
Hank Williams: The Show He Never GaveDavid AcombaSneezy Waters, Dixie Seatle, Sean McCannMusical, biographical drama
Head OnMichael GrantSally Kellerman, Lawrence Dane, Stephen LackDrama
Hey Babe!Rafal ZielinskiBuddy Hackett, Yasmine BleethMusical
History of the World in Three Minutes FlatMichael MillsVlasta VránaAnimated short
Hog WildLes RoseComedy
The Hounds of Notre DameZale DalenThomas Peacocke, Frances Hyland, Barry Morse, David FerryDramaGenie Award – Actor (Peacocke)
It Rained All Night the Day I LeftNicolas GessnerTony Curtis, Louis Gossett, Jr., Sally KellermanComedy
Jack London's Klondike FeverPeter CarterJeff East, Gordon Pinsent, Lorne Greene, Barry Morse, Rod Steiger, Angie DickersonAdventureGenie Award – Supporting Actor (Pinsent)
The Kidnapping of the PresidentGeorge MendelukWilliam Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Maury ChaykinPolitical thrillerBased on a novel by Charles Templeton; made with U.S. financing
The Last ChaseMartyn BurkeLee Majors, Chris Makepeace, Burgess Meredith, Alexandra StewartSci-fi dramaMade with U.S. financing
The Lucky StarMax FischerLou Jacobi, Rod Steiger, Louise Fletcher, Brett Marx, Helen HughesHolocaust melodramaGenie Awards – Adapted Screenplay, Musical Score, Sound Editing
Middle Age CrazyJohn TrentBruce Dern, Ann-Margret, Eric ChristmasDramaMade with U.S. financing
No Looking BackDennis HopperDennis Hopper, Linda ManzDrama
Nothing PersonalGeorge BloomfieldDonald Sutherland, Suzanne Somers, Lawrence Dane, Roscoe Lee Browne, Dabney ColemanComedyMade with U.S. financing
PhobiaJohn HustonPaul Michael Glaser, Susan Hogan, John Colicos, Patricia CollinsDramaThe American director John Huston’s only Canadian film. His father, Walter Huston, was born in Toronto.
Pinball SummerGeorge MihalkaMichael Zelniker, Carl MarotteTeen comedy
Prom NightPaul LynchLeslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee CurtisSlasher filmJamie Lee Curtis cemented her early reputation as the ‘scream queen’ with this slasher tale of revenge.
Some Even Fall in Love (Plusieurs tombent en amour)Guy SimoneauDocumentary
Speak WhitePierre Falardeau, Julien PoulinMarie EykelShortRecitation of Michèle Lalonde's influential poem of the same name
The Strongest Man in the WorldHalya KuchmijMike SwistunShort documentary
SuzanneRobin SpryJennifer Dale, Winston Rekert, Gabriel ArcandRomance, drama
The SweaterSheldon CohenNational Film Board animated shortAdaptation of Roch Carrier children's story; BAFTA – Animated Short
Tanya's IslandAlfred SoleFantasy
Terror TrainRoger SpottiswoodeBen Johnson, Jamie Lee CurtisSlasher filmMade with U.S. financing
TributeBob ClarkJack Lemmon, Robby Benson, Lee RemickDrama based on the play by Bernard SladeAcademy Award nomination – Actor (Lemmon)
A Wives' Tale (Une histoire de femmes)Sophie Bissonnette, Martin Duckworth, Joyce RockDocumentary

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