1980 in film

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In the year 1980, there were films with many significant happenings including : Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back , 9 to 5 (film) and Airplane!.

Events

Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank Title Studio Actors Director(s) Gross
1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back* Lucasfilm/20th Century Fox Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Julian Glover and Alec Guinness Irvin Kershner $290,475,067
2. 9 to 5 20th Century Fox Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman and Sterling Hayden Colin Higgins $103,290,500
3. Stir Crazy Columbia Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor Sidney Poitier $101,300,000
4. Airplane! Paramount Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Lorna Patterson and Stephen Stucker David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker $83,453,539
5. Any Which Way You Can Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke Buddy Van Horn $70,687,344
6. Private Benjamin Warner Bros. Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Barbara Barrie, Robert Webber, Albert Brooks and Sam Wanamaker Howard Zieff $69,847,348
7. Coal Miner's Daughter Universal Sissy Spacek, Beverly D'Angelo and Tommy Lee Jones Michael Apted $67,182,787
8. Smokey and the Bandit II Rastar/Universal Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, David Huddleston and Mike Henry Hal Needham $66,132,626
9. The Blue Lagoon Columbia Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins Randal Kleiser $58,853,106
10. The Blues Brothers Universal John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd John Landis $57,229,890
11. Ordinary People Paramount Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton Robert Redford $54,766,923
12. Popeye Paramount Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall and Ray Walston Robert Altman $49,823,037
13. Urban Cowboy Paramount John Travolta, Debra Winger and Scott Glenn James Bridges $46,918,287
14. The Shining Warner Bros. Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers Stanley Kubrick $44,017,374
15. Seems Like Old Times Rastar/Columbia Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase and Charles Grodin Jay Sandrich $43,995,918
16. Cheech & Chong's Next Movie Universal Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong Tommy Chong $41,675,194
17. Caddyshack Orion/Warner Bros. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray Harold Ramis $39,846,344
18. Friday the 13th Paramount Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Kevin Bacon and Ari Lehman Sean S. Cunningham $39,754,601
19. Brubaker 20th Century Fox Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander and Morgan Freeman Stuart Rosenberg $37,121,708
20. Little Darlings Paramount Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol Ronald F. Maxwell $34,326,249
21. Dressed to Kill Filmways Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen and Keith Gordon Brian De Palma $31,899,000
22. The Jazz Singer Associated Film Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz Richard Fleischer and Sidney J. Furie $27,118,000
23. Flash Gordon Universal Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol, Timothy Dalton, Ornella Muti and Max von Sydow Mike Hodges $27,107,960
24. The Elephant Man Paramount Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt and Anne Bancroft David Lynch $26,010,864
25. Bronco Billy Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke Clint Eastwood $24,265,659
26. Raging Bull* United Artists Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty and Joe Pesci Martin Scorsese $23,383,987
27. Xanadu Universal Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck and Gene Kelly Robert Greenwald $22,762,571
28. American Gigolo Paramount Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt and Bill Duke Paul Schrader $22,743,674
29. My Bodyguard 20th Century Fox Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Martin Mull and Ruth Gordon Tony Bill $22,482,952
30. The Fog Avco Embassy Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Houseman, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook John Carpenter $21,378,361
31. Fame United Artists/ MGM Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri and Laura Dean Alan Parker $21,202,829
32. Tess Columbia Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth and Leigh Lawson Roman Polanski $20,093,330
33. Cruising* Lorimar/United Artists Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox and Don Scardino William Friedkin $19,798,718
34. Altered States Warner Bros. William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban and Charles Haid Ken Russell $19,853,892
35. The Octagon American Cinema Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson and Lee Van Cleef Eric Karson $18,971,000
36. Herbie Goes Bananas* Disney Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephen W. Burns, John Vernon, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay, III, Richard Jaeckel and Alex Rocco Vincent McEveety $18,000,000
37. Honeysuckle Rose Warner Bros. Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving and Slim Pickens Jerry Schatzberg $17,815,212
38. Rough Cut Paramount Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down and David Niven Don Siegel $16,656,125
39. The Final Countdown United Artists Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal and Charles Durning Don Taylor $16,647,800
40. The Hunter Rastar/Paramount Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach and Kathryn Harrold Buzz Kulik $16,274,150
41. Hero at Large MGM/United Artists John Ritter, Anne Archer and Bert Convy Martin Davidson $15,934,737
42. The Long Riders United Artists James Keach, Stacy Keach, David Carradine, Robert Carradine, Keith Carradine, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest and Savannah Smith Boucher Walter Hill $15,795,189
43. The Island Universal Michael Caine and David Warner Michael Ritchie $15,716,828

Box office results courtesy of Box Office Mojo.[1]

(*) Includes theatrical reissue(s)

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Ordinary People
Best Director: Robert Redford - Ordinary People
Best Actor: Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Best Actress: Sissy Spacek - Coal Miner's Daughter
Best Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton - Ordinary People
Best Supporting Actress: Mary Steenburgen - Melvin and Howard
Best Foreign Language Film: Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (Москва Слезам Не Верит), directed by Vladimir Menshov, USSR

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: Ordinary People
Best Actor: Robert De NiroRaging Bull
Best Actress: Mary Tyler MooreOrdinary People
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: Coal Miner's Daughter
Best Actor: Ray SharkeyThe Idolmaker
Best Actress: Sissy SpacekCoal Miner's Daughter
Other
Best Director: Robert RedfordOrdinary People
Best Foreign Language Film: Tess, United Kingdom
Golden Globe Award for World film favourite male: Roger Moore -
Golden Globe Award for World film favourite female: Jane Fonda -

Golden Raspberry Awards:

Worst Picture: Can't Stop the Music
Worst Director: Robert Greenwald - Xanadu
Worst Actor: Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer
Worst Actress: Brooke Shields - The Blue Lagoon
Worst Supporting Actor: John Adames - Gloria; Laurence Olivier - The Jazz Singer
Worst Supporting Actress: Amy Irving - Honeysuckle Rose

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

All That Jazz, directed by Bob Fosse, United States
Kagemusha, 影武者 (Shadow Warrior), directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Atlantic City, directed by Louis Malle, USA / Canada / France
Gloria, directed by John Cassavetes, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Heartland, directed by Richard Pearce, United States
Palermo or Wolfsburg (Palermo oder Wolfsburg), directed by Werner Schroeter, West Germany

Notable films released in 1980

By date

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Wednesday, July 2, 1980

Friday, July 4, 1980

Friday, July 11, 1980

Friday, July 18, 1980

Friday, July 25, 1980

Friday, August 1, 1980

Friday, August 8, 1980

Friday, August 15, 1980

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Wide-release movies

Births

Notable deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 24 Lil Dagover 92 Germany Actress, Soundtrack The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariDestiny (1921 film)The Buddenbrooks
29 Jimmy Durante 86 USA Soundtrack, Actor It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFrosty the SnowmanThe Man Who Came to DinnerPalooka
February 4 David Whitaker 52 UK Writer City in the SeaDaleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
9 Renée Houston 77 UK Actress, Writer RepulsionThe Horse's MouthCul-de-sacA Town Like AliceCarry on at Your ConvenienceCarry on SpyingThe Belles of St. Trinian's
13 David Janssen 48 USA Actor, Soundtrack The Green Berets
March 5 Jay Silverheels 67 USA Actor True GritThe Lone Ranger and the Lost City of GoldThe Legend of the Lone RangerYellow SkyKey LargoThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre
28 Dick Haymes 61 USA Actor, Soundtrack Mutiny on the BountyState FairOne Touch of VenusCruisin' Down the River
April 16 Harry Hutchinson 87 Ireland Actor Blowup
19 Tony Beckley 52 USA Actor The Italian JobGet CarterGoldRevenge of the Pink Panther
29 Alfred Hitchcock 80 USA Director, Producer, Actor PsychoRear WindowVertigoNorth by NorthwestTorn CurtainThe BirdsThe Trouble with HarryNotorious
May 12 Lillian Roth 69 USA Actress, Soundtrack, Writer Animal Crackers
July 6 Gail Patrick 59 USA Producer, Actress My Man Godfrey
24 Peter Sellers 54 UK Actor, Soundtrack, Writer Dr. StrangeloveLolitaBeing ThereThe Pink PantherCasino RoyaleMurder by DeathThe Pink Panther Strikes AgainThe LadykillersA Shot in the DarkThe Return of the Pink PantherRevenge of the Pink Panther
31 Bobby Van 51 USA Actor, Soundtrack Kiss Me Kate
August 1 Strother Martin 61 USA Actor The Wild BunchButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidSlap ShotTrue GritCool Hand LukeUp in Smoke
7 Norman Atkyns 74 UK Actor Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
14 Dorothy Stratten 20 USA Actress Galaxina
25 Gower Champion 59 USA Actor, Director, Soundtrack Show BoatTill the Clouds Roll ByWords and Music
September 24 Theodor Luts 84 Brazil Cinematographer, Director The Substitute Wife
October 6 Hattie Jacques 58 UK Actress ScroogeOliver TwistGreen for Danger
28 Leon Janney 63 Mexico Actor Charly
November 7 Steve McQueen 50 Mexico Actor, Producer The Great EscapePapillonThe Magnificent Seven
15 Bill Lee 64 USA Actor, Soundtrack Mary PoppinsAlice in Wonderland
22 Mae West 87 USA Soundtrack, Actress, Writer She Done Him WrongI'm No AngelMy Little ChickadeeKlondike Annie
24 George Raft 79 USA Soundtrack, Actor Some Like It HotScarfaceOcean's ElevenAround the World in 80 Days
26 Rachel Roberts 53 USA Soundtrack, Actress Murder on the Orient ExpressPicnic at Hanging Rock
December 8 John Lennon 40 USA Soundtrack, Director, Producer A Hard Day's NightHow I Won the War
16 Peter Collinson 44 USA Director, Producer, Writer The Italian JobAnd Then There Were NoneThe EarthlingFrightStraight On till Morning
18 Gabrielle Robinne 94 France Actress The Assassination of the Duke of Guise
31 Raoul Walsh 93 USA Director, Actor, Writer White HeatHigh Sierra

Film debuts

See also

References

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