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Contents 1 Events 2 Top grossing films (U.S.) 3 Awards 4 Films released in 1985 5 Births 6 Deaths

Events

• 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. The year 1985 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below 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 The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name 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 Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story He is replaced by Timothy Dalton. Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English

Top grossing films (U. S. )

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	Back to the Future	Universal	$210,609,762
2. Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg.	Rambo: First Blood Part II	Tristar	$150,415,432
3. Rambo First Blood Part II, released on May 22, 1985, is the second movie in the Rambo series starring Sylvester Stallone	Rocky IV	United Artist	$127,873,716
4. Rocky IV is a 1985 Boxing film the fourth and most financially successful movie of the Rocky franchise	The Color Purple	Warner Brothers	$94,175,854
5. The Color Purple is a 1985 Drama film directed by Steven Spielberg.	Out Of Africa	Universal	$87,071,205
6. Out of Africa is a 1985 Film based loosely on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Karen Blixen) published	Cocoon	20th Century Fox	$76,113,124
7. Cocoon is a 1985 Science fiction film, directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people who are rejuvenated by aliens	The Jewel of the Nile	20th Century Fox	$75,973,200
8. The Jewel of the Nile is a Sequel to the 1984 romantic adventure Romancing the Stone featuring Michael Douglas, Kathleen	Witness	Paramount	$68,706,993
9. Witness is a 1985 American thriller Film released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Harrison Ford, Kelly	The Goonies	Warner Brothers	$61,389,680
10. "Goonies" redirects here For other uses see Goonies (disambiguation.	Spies Like Us	Warner Brothers	$60,088,980

source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1985&p=.htm

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Out of Africa - Universal

Best Director: Sydney Pollack - Out of Africa

Best Actor: William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman

Best Actress: Geraldine Page - The Trip to Bountiful

Best Supporting Actor: Don Ameche - Cocoon

Best Supporting Actress: Anjelica Huston - Prizzi's Honor

Best Foreign Language Film: The Official Story (La historia oficial), directed by Luis Puenzo, Argentina

Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement James Stewart

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture: Out of Africa

Best Actor: Jon Voight - Runaway Train

Best Actress: Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple

Musical or comedy:

Best Picture: Prizzi's Honor

Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - Prizzi's Honor

Best Actress: Kathleen Turner - Prizzi's Honor

Other

Best Director: John Huston - Prizzi's Honor

Best Foreign Language Film: The Official Story (La historia oficial), Argentina

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. Spies Like Us is the name of a 1985 comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest The 58th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1985, were held on March 24 1986 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in 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 Out of Africa is a 1985 Film based loosely on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Karen Blixen) published 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 Sydney Irwin Pollack ( July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American Film director, producer and Actor. 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 William M Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA Award -winning American Actor. Kiss of the Spider Woman ( O Beijo da Mulher Aranha) is a 1985 Brazilian American Drama film 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 Geraldine Sue Page ( November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 film starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and 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 Don Ameche (born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31 1908 – December 6 1993) was an American actor Cocoon is a 1985 Science fiction film, directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people who are rejuvenated by aliens 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 Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -winning American actress and former 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 The Official Story ( Spanish: es La historia oficial) ( 1985) is a Argentine Drama film directed by Luis Adalberto Puezo (born February 19, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a Film director, producer and Screenplay James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor 43rd 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 Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. Runaway Train is a 1985, Oscar -nominated film which tells the story of two escaped convicts and a female Train worker who are stuck on a 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 Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television The Color Purple is a 1985 Drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Prizzi's Honor is a 1985 Black comedy Film that tells the story of a mob Hit man and hit woman who fall in Love 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 John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals 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 John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. When Father Was Away on Business ( Serbo-Croatian: Otac na službenom putu ljubavno istorijski film, Отац на службеном Emir Nemanja Kusturica, OF ( Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица ˈku The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. Vagabond is a Film directed by Agnès Varda, released in 1985 featuring Sandrine Bonnaire. Agnès Varda (born 30 May 1928 is a Belgian Film director. Her movies photographs and art installations focus on documentary realism feminist issues and 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

Films released in 1985

• The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf
• After Hours
• Agnes of God
• Back to the Future - starring Michael J. Fox (as Marty McFly) and Christopher Lloyd (as "Doc. 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 Die Frau und der Fremde (tr "The Woman and the Stranger" is a 1985 East German film directed by Rainer Simon. Wetherby is a 1985 British Drama film written and directed by David Hare, known as one of the leading British playwrights of Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English Dramatist and theatre and Film director. After Hours is an American Black comedy / thriller film released in 1985, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Agnes of God is a play by John Pielmeier which tells the story of a Novice Nun who gives birth and insists that the dead child was Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Martin "Marty" McFly is a Fictional character and the main protagonist in the Back to the Future Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is a three-time Emmy Award -winning American Actor. " Emmett L. Brown); the first sequel of Back to the Future trilogy
• Bad Medicine
• Better Off Dead
• The Black Cauldron
• Brazil
• The Breakfast Club
• Cat's Eye
• The Care Bears Movie
• The Purple Rose of Cairo
• A Chorus Line
• Clue
• The Coca-Cola Kid
• Cocoon
• Code of Silence
• The Color Purple
• Come and See
• Day of the Dead
• Death Wish 3
• Desperately Seeking Susan
• The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
• Enemy Mine
• Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
• Explorers
• Fran
• Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
• Fright Night
• The Malibu Bikini Shop
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun
• The Goonies
• Heaven Help Us
• Insignificance
• Into the Night
• The Jewel of the Nile
• Joshua Then and Now
• King David
• King Solomon's Mines
• Kiss of the Spider Woman
• Ladyhawke
• The Last Dragon
• The Legend of Billie Jean
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
• Man Hunt
• The Man with One Red Shoe
• Mask
• The Mean Season
• Murphy's Romance
• My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• National Lampoon's European Vacation
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
• The Official Story (La historia oficial) - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• One Magic Christmas
• Out of Africa - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards
• Pale Rider
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure
• Phenomena
• Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
• Porky's Revenge
• Prizzi's Honor - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
• Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
• Rambo: First Blood Part II
• Ran
• Real Genius
• Red Sonja
• Return of the Living Dead
• Return to Oz
• Revolution
• Rocky IV
• Runaway Train
• Santa Claus: The Movie
• Silver Bullet
• The Slugger's Wife
• Smooth Talk
• Spaceballs
• St. Elmo's Fire
• Subway
• Sweet Dreams
• Teen Wolf
• That Was Then... This Is Now
• To Live and Die in L.A.
• Transylvania 6-5000
• The Trip to Bountiful
• 28 Up
• Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi) - Golden Lion award
• A View to a Kill'
• Vision Quest
• Water
• Wetherby - Golden Bear award
• Weird Science
• Wild Geese II (Sir Laurence Olivier's final film role)
• When Father Was Away on Business (Otac na službenom putu) - Palme d'Or award
• Witness
• The Woman And The Stranger (Die Frau und der Fremde) - Golden Bear award

Births

• March 26 - Keira Knightley, actress
• April 16 - Rhiana Griffith, actress
• May 29 - Blake Foster, actor
• June 24 - Kyle Searles, actor

Deaths

• March 21 - Michael Redgrave, actor, father of actresses Vanessa Redgrave & Lynn Redgrave
• April 23 - Kent Smith, actor
• May 16 - Margaret Hamilton, actress, Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz
• August 8 - Louise Brooks, actress
• August 13 - Gale Sondergaard, actress
• August 28 - Ruth Gordon, actress / writer
• September 27 - Lloyd Nolan, actor
• October 2 - Rock Hudson, actor
• October 10 - Yul Brynner, actor
• October 10 - Orson Welles, actor / director
• December 12 - Anne Baxter, actress

"Doc Brown" redirects here For the British rapper see Doc Brown (rapper. The Back to the Future trilogy is a comedic Science fiction Film Trilogy written by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis Bad Medicine is a 1985 comedy film starring Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, and Julie Hagerty. Better Off Dead is a 1985 Teen cult Black comedy starring John Cusack, written and directed by Savage Steve Holland The Black Cauldron (also known as Taran and the Magic Cauldron in some countries is the twenty-fifth Animated feature in the Disney animated Brazil is a 1985 Dystopian Black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam. The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American Teen film widely considered as the definitive work in the genre There are several films named Cat's Eye Cat's Eye (1985 film, a film based on works of Stephen King Cat's Eye (1988 film The Care Bears Movie is a 1985 animated Feature film. It was the first film to feature the popular Care Bears toy characters and The Purple Rose of Cairo is an award-winning 1985 film written and directed by Woody Allen. A Chorus Line is a 1985 American Musical film directed by Richard Attenborough. Clue ( 1985) is a dark comedy Film based on the Board game of the same name (which is also known as Cluedo) The Coca Cola Kid is a romantic comedy Film, released in 1985. Cocoon is a 1985 Science fiction film, directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people who are rejuvenated by aliens Code of Silence is a 1985 cult Action film directed by Andrew Davis and staring Chuck Norris. The Color Purple is a 1985 Drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. Come and See ( Иди и смотри, Idi i smotri) "Go and look" — directed by Elem Klimov, is a Soviet War movie Day of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Day of the Dead) is a Horror film by director George A Death Wish 3 is a 1985 action thriller and the second sequel to the 1974 film Death Wish. Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. Enemy Mine is a 1985 Science fiction film based on the story of the same title by Barry B Ewoks The Battle for Endor ( 1985) is a made-for-TV movie set in the Star Wars galaxy. Explorers is a 1985 science fiction, Fantasy film targeted at a family audience Friday the 13th A New Beginning is a 1985 Slasher film. It was released on March 22, 1985. Fright Night is a Vampire horror-comedy film that was released in 1985. This article is about the feature film For the song see Girls Just Want to Have Fun (song; for other uses see Girls Just Want to Have Fun (disambiguation "Goonies" redirects here For other uses see Goonies (disambiguation. Heaven Help Us (also known as Catholic Boys) is a 1985 comedy-drama film starring Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson Insignificance is a 1985 Motion picture drama/comedy directed by Nicolas Roeg, produced by Jeremy Thomas and Alexander Into the Night is a 1985 comedy / Adventure movie. It stars Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer and was directed The Jewel of the Nile is a Sequel to the 1984 romantic adventure Romancing the Stone featuring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and King David is a film about the second king of Israel, David. It was filmed in 1985 in Matera and Craco, Italy. King Solomon's Mines was a 1985 comedy - Adventure film loosely based on the novel King Solomon's Mines (1885 by H Kiss of the Spider Woman ( O Beijo da Mulher Aranha) is a 1985 Brazilian American Drama film Ladyhawke is a 1985 Fantasy film starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer, directed by For the mockumentary of the same name see The Last Dragon (Docudrama/Fantasy Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon is a 1985 Martial The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 Drama film, directed by Matthew Robbins. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a Golden Globe -nominated 1985 film the third installment in the action movie Mad Max franchise Man Hunt (original title Cane arrabbiato) is a 1985 Western Drama film directed by Fabrizio De Angelis and The Man With One Red Shoe is a 1985 Comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti. This article is about the 1985 Peter Bogdanovich film For the 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey see The Mask. The Mean Season is a 1985 thriller directed by Phillip Borsos Murphy's Romance is a 1985 romance/comedy Film adapted by Harriet Frank Jr My Life as a Dog ( Mitt liv som hund) is a 1985 Swedish film based on a novel by Reidar Jönsson. National Lampoon's European Vacation (originally given the working title Vacation '2' Europe) is a 1985 Comedy film. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 Freddy's Revenge is the second film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series of Slasher films It was released The Official Story ( Spanish: es La historia oficial) ( 1985) is a Argentine Drama film directed by One Magic Christmas is a 1985 holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures, starring Harry Dean Stanton and Mary Steenburgen. Out of Africa is a 1985 Film based loosely on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Karen Blixen) published Pale Rider is a 1985 Western film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 adventure Comedy film directed by Tim Burton in his full-length film debut Phenomena is a 1985 Italian Horror film directed by Dario Argento. Police Academy 2 Their First Assignment is the first of six sequels in the Police Academy series Porky's Revenge is the 1985 third and final installment to the Porky's movie Trilogy. Prizzi's Honor is a 1985 Black comedy Film that tells the story of a mob Hit man and hit woman who fall in Love Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer is an Animated film released on November 15, 1985 by Warner Bros Rambo First Blood Part II, released on May 22, 1985, is the second movie in the Rambo series starring Sylvester Stallone is a 1985 film written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. Real Genius is a 1985 Comedy film starring Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. Red Sonja is a 1985 Sword and sorcery / Action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger with Brigitte Nielsen as the title The Return of the Living Dead is a zombie Horror film that was released in 1985 and was followed by several sequels. Return to Oz is an Academy Award -nominated 1985 film which is the semi-sequel to The Wizard of Oz. Revolution is a 1985 film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon and starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Rocky IV is a 1985 Boxing film the fourth and most financially successful movie of the Rocky franchise Runaway Train is a 1985, Oscar -nominated film which tells the story of two escaped convicts and a female Train worker who are stuck on a Santa Claus The Movie (known on-screen as simply Santa Claus) is a 1985 Christmas film starring Dudley Moore and Silver Bullet is a 1985 film based on the Stephen King novella Cycle of the Werewolf. Smooth Talk is a 1985 Motion picture, loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates ' 1966 Short story " Where Are You Going Where Have You St Elmo's Fire is a 1985 Coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher. Subway is a 1985 French film directed by Luc Besson, starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert and is part of the Cinema du look Sweet Dreams is a 1985 biographical film which tells the life story of Country music singer Patsy Cline. Teen Wolf (first released on August 23, 1985, by Atlantic Releasing Corporation) is an American Film starring Michael That Was Then This Is Now is a 1985 film of an SE Hinton book To Live and Die in LA ( 1985) is a American Neo-noir Crime film directed by William Friedkin and based on the Novel For the 1963 animated Short film starring Bugs Bunny, see Transylvania 6-5000 (1963 film. The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 film starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Vagabond is a Film directed by Agnès Varda, released in 1985 featuring Sandrine Bonnaire. A View To A Kill (1985 is the fourteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional A vision quest is a Rite of passage in some Native American cultures. Water is a 1985 comedy film scripted by Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais, directed by Clement and starring Michael Caine. Wetherby is a 1985 British Drama film written and directed by David Hare, known as one of the leading British playwrights of Weird Science ( 1985) is a 1980s Teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly The Wild Geese is a 1978 film about a group of Mercenaries in Africa. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron When Father Was Away on Business ( Serbo-Croatian: Otac na službenom putu ljubavno istorijski film, Отац на службеном Witness is a 1985 American thriller Film released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Harrison Ford, Kelly Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Keira Christina Knightley (ˌkɪərəˈnaɪtlɪ born March 26, 1985) is a Golden Globe – BAFTA - and Academy Award –nominated Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Rhiana Jade Griffith (born April 16, 1985 in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Blake Anthony Foster (born May 29, 1985) is an American actor Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Kyle Evan Searles (born) is an American Actor best known for his recurring role on 7th Heaven, The George Lopez Show Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE ( 20 March, 1908 — 21 March, 1985) was an English actor author director and Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January, 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (born 8 March, 1943) is two-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning English Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Kent Smith ( March 19, 1907 &ndash April 23, 1985) was an American actor who had a lengthy career Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Margaret Hamilton (December 9 &ndashMay 16) was an American film actress best known for her portrayal of The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Louise Brooks ( November 14, 1906 &ndash August 8, 1985) was an American Dancer, model, Showgirl Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Gale Sondergaard ( February 15 1899 &ndash August 14 1985) was an Academy Award -winning U Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Ruth Gordon Jones ( October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) better known as Ruth Gordon, was an Academy Award - Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Lloyd Benedict Nolan ( August 11, 1902 &ndash September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Yul Brynner (July 11 1920 – October 10 1985 was a Russian born Actor of stage and film, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Anne Baxter ( May 7 1923 &ndash December 12 1985) was an Academy Award -winning American actress

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