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… 1974 . This list of years in film indexes the individual year The table of years in film is a tabular display of all years in Film, for overview and quick navigation to any year The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released   1975 . The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft   1976 . The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas '   1977  . The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway 1978  . The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U 1979  . The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode 1980 … 1981 1982 1983 -1984- 1985 1986 1987 … 1988 . The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U   1989 . Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million   1990 . The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for   1991  . The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie 1992  . The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages 1993  . The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages 1994 … In home video: 1981 1982 1983 -1984- 1985 1986 1987          In television: 1981 1982 1983 -1984- 1985 1986 1987
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Contents 1 Events 2 Top grossing films (U.S.) 3 Awards 4 Films released in 1984 5 Births 6 Deaths

Events

• The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. The year 1984 in Science and Technology involved some significant events This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming Touchstone Pictures is one of several alternate Film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984
• Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film. TriStar Pictures Inc (spelled Tri-Star until 1991 is a film subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.
• Michael Eisner becomes head of The Walt Disney Company

Top grossing films (U. Michael Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30 S. )

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	Beverly Hills Cop	Paramount	$234,760,478
2. Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action - Comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy	Ghostbusters	Columbia	$229,242,989
3. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Paramount	$179,870,271
4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 period Adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg.	Gremlins	Warner Brothers	$148,168,459
5. Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros	The Karate Kid	Columbia	$90,815,558
6. The Karate Kid is a 1984 Film directed by Phillip Ali, and starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elisabeth Shue	Police Academy	Warner Brothers	$81,198,894
7. Police Academy is a 1984 Comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson, and starring Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall and	Footloose	Paramount	$80,035,402
8. For the musical see Footloose (musical. For the title song by Kenny Loggins from this movie see Footloose (song.	Romancing the Stone	20th Century Fox	$76,572,238
9. Romancing the Stone is an 1984 American action - Adventure film, and has many elements that might categorize it as a romantic	The Terminator	Orion Pictures, Metro Goldyn Mayer	$78,371,200
10. The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction / Action film directed and co-written by James Cameron.	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock	Paramount	$76,471,046
11. Star Trek III The Search for Spock ( Paramount Pictures, 1984) is the third feature Film based on the Star Trek	Splash	Buena Vista	$69,821,334

source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1984&p=.htm

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Amadeus

Best Director: Miloš Forman - Amadeus

Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus

Best Actress: Sally Field - Places in the Heart

Best Supporting Actor: Haing S. Ngor - The Killing Fields

Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft - A Passage to India

Best Foreign Language Film: La diagonale du fou (Dangerous Moves), directed by Richard Dembo, Switzerland

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture: Amadeus

Best Actor: F. Splash is a 1984 Fantasy film and Romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and The 57th Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Amadeus is a 1984 drama directed by Miloš Forman. Based on Peter Shaffer 's stage play Amadeus, the film The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Fahrid Murray Al-Ahmad Abraham ( Arabic: ﻱﻴﺵ ﺞﺜﺙ ﻙﻘﭪ ﭐﭖﺏ (born October 24 1939) is an Academy Award -winning American Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American two-time Academy Award -winning actress Places in the Heart is a 1984 Drama film which tells the story of a Southern widow who tries to keep her farm together with the help of a blind man Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Dr Haing S Ngor ( Traditional Chinese: 吳漢 March 22, 1940 &ndash February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian The Killing Fields is a 1984 British film drama about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Dame Peggy Ashcroft DBE ( 22 December, 1907 &ndash 14 June, 1991) was an acclaimed Academy Award -winning English The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U Dangerous Moves is a 1984 French language Film about Chess, directed by Richard Dembo and starring Michel Piccoli Richard Dembo (Born May 24 1948 in Paris; died November 11 2004 in Paris) was a French director 42nd Golden This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Murray Abraham - Amadeus

Best Actress: Sally Field - Places in the Heart

Musical or comedy:

Best Picture: Romancing the Stone

Best Actor: Dudley Moore - Micki + Maude

Best Actress: Kathleen Turner - Romancing the Stone

Other

Best Director: Miloš Forman - Amadeus

Best Foreign English Language Film: A Passage to India, U. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Romancing the Stone is an 1984 American action - Adventure film, and has many elements that might categorize it as a romantic The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 &ndash 27 March 2002 was an English Actor, Comedian and Musician. Micki + Maude ( 1984) is a Comedy film starring Dudley Moore as Rob Salinger an overworked television reporter The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony A Passage to India is a 1984 adventure - Drama film directed by David Lean, based on the novel of the same name by K. / U. S. A.

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Paris, Texas, directed by Wim Wenders, France / W. The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. Paris Texas is a 1984 Film directed by Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by L Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Germany

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

The Year of the Quiet Sun (Rok spokojnego slonca), directed by Krzysztof Zanussi,

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Love Streams, directed by John Cassavetes, United States

Films released in 1984

• 1984
• 2010
• Aaj Ki Awaaz
• Amadeus - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
• All of Me
• Bachelor Party
• The Bay Boy - 1985 Genie Award for Best Canadian Motion Picture. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. The Year of the Quiet Sun ( Rok spokojnego słońca) is a 1984 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. Krzysztof Zanussi, (b June 17, 1939 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish producer and Film director. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Love Streams is an 1984 American film by John Cassavetes that tells the story of a middle-aged brother and sister who find themselves caring for one John Nicholas Cassavetes ( December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, and director Nineteen Eighty-Four (sometimes 1984) is a British Film based upon George Orwell 's novel of the same name 2010 is a Science fiction film released in 1984 directed by Peter Hyams. Aaj Ki Awaaz ( Hindi: आज की आवाज़ Urdu: آج کی آواز) is a 1984 Hindi film produced by B Amadeus is a 1984 drama directed by Miloš Forman. Based on Peter Shaffer 's stage play Amadeus, the film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! (often shortened to Buckaroo Banzai) is an American Science fiction film All of Me is a 1984 fantasy / Comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin Bachelor Party is a 1984 Comedy film starring Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed, Robert Prescott, and The Bay Boy is a critically acclaimed 1984 Canadian film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie 's experiences of Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
• Before Stonewall
• Beverly Hills Cop
• Birdy (film)
• Blind Date
• Blood Simple
• Body Double
• Bolero
• The Bostonians
• Broadway Danny Rose
• Cannibal Holocaust
• Cannonball Run II
• Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
• Children of the Corn (film)
• Choose Me
• City Heat
• Cloak and Dagger
• The Company of Wolves, directed by Neil Jordan
• The Coolangatta Gold
• The Cotton Club (film)
• Country
• La diagonale du fou, (Dangerous Moves) - Academy Award for Foreign Language Film
• Dune
• Electric Dreams
• Eureka, directed by Nicolas Roeg
• Falling in Love (film), with Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep
• Finders Keepers
• Firestarter
• Footloose
• Frankenweenie
• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
• The Funeral aka Death Japanese Style
• Ghostbusters
• Gremlins
• Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
• The Hotel New Hampshire
• Irreconcilable Differences
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• The Karate Kid
• The Killing Fields - British Academy Award for Best Film
• The Last Starfighter
• The Lonely Guy
• Love Streams - Golden Bear award winner
• Making the Grade
• Micki + Maude
• Monster Dog
• Moscow on the Hudson
• Mrs. Soffel
• The Muppets Take Manhattan
• The Natural
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (March 11 - Japan)
• The NeverEnding Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Night of the Comet
• Old Enough, Sundance Grand Jury Prize
• Once Upon A Time In America
• Paris, Texas - Palme d'Or winner
• A Passage to India - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
• The Philadelphia Experiment
• Places in the Heart
• Police Academy
• The Pope of Greenwich Village
• A Private Function
• Purple Rain
• Reckless
• Red Dawn
• Repo Man
• The Return of Godzilla (also known as "Godzilla 1985")
• Revenge of the Nerds
• The River
• Roadhouse 66
• Romancing the Stone - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
• Sheena (film)
• Sixteen Candles
• Slapstick of Another Kind, starring Jerry Lewis
• A Soldier's Story
• Splash
• Starman
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Stranger Than Paradise
• Streets of Fire
• A Sunday in the Country
• Supergirl
• The Terminator
• Thief of Hearts
• This Is Spinal Tap
• Under the Volcano
• Where the Boys Are '84
• A Year of the Quiet Sun (Rok spokojnego slonca) - Golden Lion winner

Births

• January 3 - Maya Ababadjani, actress
• February 12 - Alexandra Dahlstrom, actress
• November 22 - Scarlett Johansson, actress
• November 23 - Joseph Hooker, actor

Deaths

• January 20 - Johnny Weissmuller, actor
• January 29 - Frances Goodrich, screenwriter
• February 15 - Ethel Merman, singer, actress
• March 1 - Jackie Coogan, actor
• March 24 - Sam Jaffe, actor
• May 16 - Andy Kaufman, comedian
• May 21 - Andrea Leeds, actress
• May 21 - Ann Little, actress
• June 18 - Luis Moglia Barth, director
• July 27 - James Mason, British actor
• August 4 - Mary Miles Minter, actress
• August 5 - Richard Burton, actor
• September 17 - Richard Basehart, actor
• September 25 - Walter Pidgeon, actor
• October 21 - François Truffaut, French film director
• October 23 - Oskar Werner, actor
• October 25 - Pascale Ogier, French actress
• December 24 - Peter Lawford, actor
• December 28 - Sam Peckinpah, director

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Cannibal Holocaust ( 1980) is a controversial Exploitation film directed by Ruggero Deodato from a screenplay by Gianfranco Clerici See also Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash Cannonball Run II (1984 Twentieth Century Fox Like the original Cannonball The Ewok Adventure ( 1984) was an American made-for-TV film set in the Star Wars galaxy. Children of the Corn (also called Children of the Corn The Movie) is a 1984 Horror film based upon the short story of the same name Choose Me is a 1984 American Comedy-drama Film directed and written by Alan Rudolph. City Heat is the title of a 1984 action-comedy starring Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. Cloak and Dagger is a 1946 film directed by Fritz Lang, starring Gary Cooper. The Company of Wolves is a 1984 gothic fantasy - Horror film directed by Neil Jordan, and starring Sarah Patterson and Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950) is an Academy Award -winning Irish filmmaker and Novelist He received the Academy Award The NIB Coolangatta Gold is one of the premier events in the Australian sport of Ironman (surf lifesaving. The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime - drama, centered on a popular real-life Harlem Jazz club in the 1930s the Cotton Country is a 1984 movie which tells the story of a Farm family which faces the foreclosure of their farm Dangerous Moves is a 1984 French language Film about Chess, directed by Richard Dembo and starring Michel Piccoli This article is about the 1984 film See Frank Herbert's Dune for the 2000 television adaptation Eureka is a Film directed by Nicolas Roeg, released in 1984 starring Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Mickey Rourke, and Nicolas Jack Roeg, BSC (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English Cinematographer and Film director. Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic - Drama film starring Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro and directed Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Finders Keepers is a 1984 film starring Michael O'Keefe and Beverly D'Angelo. Firestarter is a 1984 Science fiction thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. For the musical see Footloose (musical. For the title song by Kenny Loggins from this movie see Footloose (song. Frankenweenie ( 1984) is a short film directed by Tim Burton, and co-written by Burton with Leonard Ripps. Friday the 13th The Final Chapter is a Slasher film. It is the fourth film in the ''Friday the 13th'' film series. is a 1984 Japanese Comedy film by director Itami Juzo. The film shows the preparations for a traditional Japanese Funeral. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1984 Film based on a 1981 novel of the same name by John Irving. Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 Comedy-Drama starring Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, and Drew Barrymore. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 period Adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The Karate Kid is a 1984 Film directed by Phillip Ali, and starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elisabeth Shue The Killing Fields is a 1984 British film drama about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. The Last Starfighter is a 1984 Science fiction Adventure film directed by Nick Castle. The Lonely Guy is a 1984 Steve Martin Romantic comedy film written by Neil Simon and directed by Arthur Hiller. Love Streams is an 1984 American film by John Cassavetes that tells the story of a middle-aged brother and sister who find themselves caring for one Making the Grade is an American Film which was released in 1984. Micki + Maude ( 1984) is a Comedy film starring Dudley Moore as Rob Salinger an overworked television reporter Monster Dog, also known as Leviatán, The Bite and Los Perros de la Muerte, is a 1984 Horror film written and directed Moscow on the Hudson is a 1984 American comedy Drama film starring Robin Williams, and directed by Paul Mazursky. Mrs Soffel is a 1984 American film drama based on the true Buck McGovern and the Biddle Boys case of 1901 Pittsburgh, starring Diane The Muppets Take Manhattan is the third of a series of Live-action musical Feature films starring Jim Henson 's Muppets The Natural is a 1984 film adaptation of Bernard Malamud 's 1952 baseball novel of the same name. is a 1984 film by Japanese Writer, Illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, based on his Manga of the same Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The NeverEnding Story (Die unendliche Geschichte is a 1984 Fantasy film based on the German novel of the same name by Michael Ende A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American Horror film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first Night of the Comet is a 1984 Science fiction Comedy horror Zombie film directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring This article is about the film For the single by Nickelback, see Old Enough (Nickelback song. Once Upon a Time in America (Italian title C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 Crime film directed by Sergio Leone Paris Texas is a 1984 Film directed by Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by L A Passage to India is a 1984 adventure - Drama film directed by David Lean, based on the novel of the same name by The Philadelphia Experiment is a 1984 Science fiction film. It was directed by Stewart Raffill and starred Michael Paré, Bobby Places in the Heart is a 1984 Drama film which tells the story of a Southern widow who tries to keep her farm together with the help of a blind man Police Academy is a 1984 Comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson, and starring Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall and The Pope of Greenwich Village is a 1984 American film starring Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine A Private Function is a 1984 British Comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. Purple Rain is a 1984 Feature film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn Reckless is a 1984 love story starring Daryl Hannah and Aidan Quinn. Red Dawn is a 1984 war film by John Milius about a fictional invasion of the United States by the Soviet Union, Cuba and The Return of Godzilla, released as in Japan and edited into Godzilla 1985 in America is a 1984 daikaiju Eiga (Japanese Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 American comedy film starring Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards, with Curtis Armstrong The River is a 1984 Film which tells the story of a struggling farm family in the Tennessee valley trying keep its farm going in the face of bank foreclosures Roadhouse 66 is a 1984 movie starring Willem Dafoe and Judge Reinhold. 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Mary Miles Minter ( April 1, 1902 - August 4, 1984) was a popular American Silent film actress. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec John Richard Basehart ( August 31 1914 - September 17 1984) was an American Actor. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Walter Davis Pidgeon ( September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was an American Actor of Canadian birth who lived Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. François Roland Truffaut ( February 6 1932 – October 21 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Oskar Werner ( November 13, 1922 &ndash October 23, 1984) was an Austrian actor Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Pascale Ogier ( 26 October 1958 – 25 October 1984) was a French actress. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7 1923 &ndash December 24 1984 was an English-born American Actor, member of the " Rat Pack," and brother-in-law Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21 1925 &ndash December 28 1984 was an American Film director who achieved iconic status following the release

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