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

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

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

Context

The year was considered an unsuccessful one for film. Despite a record number of film releases, many films failed at the box office, and ticket sales were down 17% compared with 1984. Industry executives believed the problem, in part, was a lack of original concepts. Films about fantasy and magic failed, as audiences leaned towards science-fiction.

Janet Maslin Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for ''The New York Times''. She served as a ''Times'' film critic from 1977 to 1999 and as a book critic from 2000 to 2015. In 2000 Maslin ...

said the fault for this lay partly with

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...

, who had created such a successful template with films like ''

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, d ...

'' and '' Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' that many fantasy films had imitated them. There was also a saturation of youth-oriented films targeted at those under 18. Executives were not fond of these films, but the financial rewards were too significant to ignore. The few films aimed at older audiences, like ''Cocoon'', were surprise successes. Only ''Back to the Future'' and ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' were successful blockbusters, earning more than double the box office of ''Cocoon''. Films offering escapism and pro-America themes like ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and ''Rocky IV'' had also fared well. The glut of youth-targeted films like ''

Return to Oz ''Return to Oz'' is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. The film is an ...

'' and '' The Black Cauldron'', and science-fiction comedies like ''

Weird Science Weird Science is the name of: * ''Weird Science'' (film), a 1985 film directed by John Hughes ** ''Weird Science'' (TV series), a television series based on the film ** "Weird Science" (song), the theme song to the film and the TV series by Oing ...

'', '' Real Genius'', and ''

My Science Project ''My Science Project'' is a 1985 American teen science fiction comedy film directed by Jonathan R. Betuel. It followed on heels of other teen sci-fi/comedy films released the same year, such as ''Back to the Future'', ''Real Genius'', and '' Weird ...

'' had resulted in a string of failures. Executives said that the films were all very similar and marketed in the same way, offering no variety for audiences.

Events

* June 5 – The

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

play the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

in a

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

game at

Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago Wh ...

. Excerpts from the broadcast later pin this date as the day featured in '' Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. * December 3 –

Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 19 ...

steps down from the role of

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by

Timothy Dalton Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama ''The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence as ...

Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''

When Father Was Away on Business ''When Father Was Away on Business'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Otac na službenom putu, Отац на службеном путу) is a 1985 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Emir Kusturica. The screenplay was written by the Bosnian dramatist Abdulah Sid ...

'' (''Otac na službenom putu''), directed by

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-glo ...

, Yugoslavia

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

(Venice Film Festival): :''

Vagabond Vagrancy is the condition of homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants (also known as bums, vagabonds, rogues, tramps or drifters) usually live in poverty and support themselves by begging, scavenging, petty theft, temporar ...

'' (''Sans toit ni loi''), directed by

Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film ...

, France / U.K. Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''

Die Frau und der Fremde ''The Woman and the Stranger'' (german: Die Frau und der Fremde) is a 1985 East German film directed by Rainer Simon. It is based on Leonhard Frank's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a POW camp during World War I. On ...

'' (''The Woman and the Stranger''), directed by

Rainer Simon Rainer Simon (born 11 January 1941) is a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1964 and 2000. His '' How to Marry a King'' (1969) and ''Six Make it Through the World'' (1972) are highly imaginative adaptations of ...

, East Germany :''

Wetherby Wetherby () is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds district, West Yorkshire, England, close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire, and lies approximately from Leeds City Centre, from York and from Harrogat ...

'', directed by

David Hare David Hare may refer to: *David Hare (philanthropist) (1775–1842), Scottish philanthropist *David Hare (artist) (1917–1992), American sculptor and photographer *David Hare (playwright) (born 1947), English playwright and theatre and film direc ...

, United Kingdom

Notable films released in 1985

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28 Up The ''Up'' series of documentary films follows the lives of ten males and four females in England beginning in 1964, when they were seven years old. The first film was titled ''Seven Up!'', with later films adjusting the number in the title t ...

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Adieu Bonaparte ''Adieu Bonaparte'' or ''Bonaparte in Egypt'' ( arz, وداعا بونابرت, translit. Weda'an Bonapart) is a 1985 Egyptian-French historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine and starring Michel Piccoli, Salah Zulfikar, Patrice Ch ...

'', directed by Youssef Chahine, starring

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

) *'' The Adventures of Mark Twain'', starring

James Whitmore James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor. He received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Theatre World Award, and a Tony Award, plus two Aca ...

*'' After Hours'', directed by

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

, starring

Griffin Dunne Thomas Griffin Dunne (; born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, film producer, and film director. Dunne studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in '' An Amer ...

Rosanna Arquette Rosanna Lisa Arquette (; born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film ''The Executioner's Song ( ...

Catherine O'Hara Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her comedy work on ''Second City Television'' (1976–84) and ''Schitt's Creek'' (2015–2020) and in films such as '' After Hours'' (1985), ''Beetleju ...

, Teri Garr,

Linda Fiorentino Clorinda "Linda" Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958 or 1960) is an American former actress. Fiorentino made her screen debut with a leading role in the 1985 coming-of-age drama film ''Vision Quest'', followed that same year with a lead role in the ac ...

, John Heard,

Verna Bloom Verna Frances Bloom (August 7, 1938 – January 9, 2019) was an American actress. Career On Broadway, Bloom portrayed Charlotte Corday in '' The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Chare ...

Cheech Marin :''The surname'' Marin ''is of Spanish language origin. In Spanish, it is spelled'' Marín'', with an acute accent on the'' í. Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American actor, musician, comedian, and activist who gained ...

, Tommy Chong *''

Agnes of God ''Agnes of God'' is a 1979 play by American playwright John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the child was the result of a virgin conception. A psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent cl ...

'', directed by Norman Jewison; starring

Jane Fonda Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model. Recognized as a film icon, Fonda is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, sev ...

, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly *'' Alamo Bay'', directed by

Louis Malle Louis Marie Malle (; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both Cinema of France, French cinema and Cinema of the United States, Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a fi ...

, starring Ed Harris and

Amy Madigan Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1985 film '' Twice in a Lifetime''. Her other film credits include '' Love Child'' (1982), ''Places ...

*''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...

'', TV film, starring

Natalie Gregory Natalie Lynn Gregory is an American former child actress. Career She starred as Alice in the 1985 television film ''Alice in Wonderland''. Gregory is the youngest actress (age 9 years when she filmed the miniseries) to have played the role in ...

Sid Caesar Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor, comedian and writer. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950� ...

, Carol Channing,

Sammy Davis, Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...

, Telly Savalas,

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

*'' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'' - (

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

) *''

American Flyers ''American Flyers'' is a 1985 American sports drama film about bicycle racing directed by John Badham and starring Kevin Costner, David Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul, Luca Bercovici and Janice Rule. It was written by Steve Tesich. P ...

'', starring

Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actor ...

, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul *''

American Ninja ''American Ninja'' is a 1985 American martial arts action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 1980s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the title role ...

'', starring Michael Dudikoff *'' Angry Harvest'' (Bittere Ernte), starring Armin Mueller-Stahl - (

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

) *''

Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...

'', starring

Megan Follows Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows (born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian-American actress and director. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries ''Anne of Green Gables'' and its two sequels. From 2013 t ...

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) *'' Arjun'', starring

Sunny Deol Ajay Singh Deol (born 19 October 1956), better known by his stage name Sunny Deol, is an Indian actor, film director, producer, politician and current Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Punjab, India. As an actor, ...

and

Dimple Kapadia Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her father ...

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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

) *''

The Assam Garden ''The Assam Garden'' is a 1985 British drama film directed by Mary McMurray and produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark with Peter Jaques as associate producer. Made by Moving Picture Company and distributed by Contemporary Films Ltd., it was written b ...

'', starring

Deborah Kerr Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress. During her international film career, Kerr won a G ...

and Madhur Jaffrey - (

) *'' Asterix Versus Caesar'' (Astérix et la surprise de César) - (France) *'' The Aviator'', starring Christopher Reeve,

, Jack Warden

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*'' Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', starring Sean Young, William Katt and

Patrick McGoohan Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television. Born in the United States to Irish emigrant parents, he was raised in Ireland and Engla ...

*'' Back to the Future'', directed by

Robert Zemeckis Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984), the science-fiction comedy ''Back to the Future'' film tr ...

, starring

Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American retired actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1 ...

Christopher Lloyd Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the ''Back to the Future'' tril ...

, Lea Thompson,

Crispin Glover Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen, such as George McFly in ''Back to the Future'' (1985), Layne in ''River's Edge'' (1986), Andy Warhol in ''The Doors'' ...

Thomas F. Wilson Thomas Francis Wilson Jr. (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen, and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990). He also played coach ...

*'' Bad Medicine'', starring Steve Guttenberg,

Julie Hagerty Julie Beth Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress. She starred as Elaine in the films ''Airplane!'' (1980) and '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982). Her other film roles include ''A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy'' (1982), ''Lost in Am ...

and Alan Arkin *'' Better Off Dead'', starring John Cusack *'' Black Arrow'', starring

Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...

and

Fernando Rey Fernando Casado Arambillet (La Coruña (Spain), 20 September 1917 – Madrid (Spain), 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, i ...

*'' The Black Cauldron'', directed by Ted Berman and

Richard Rich Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (July 1496 – 12 June 1567), was Lord Chancellor during King Edward VI of England's reign, from 1547 until January 1552. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated almshouses in Essex in 1564. He wa ...

, with the voices of Grant Bardsley,

Susan Sheridan Susan Haydn Thomas (18 March 1947 – 8 August 2015) better known as Susan Sheridan, was an English voice actress. Her roles included Noddy in '' Noddy's Toyland Adventures'', Princess Sylvia in '' Muzzy in Gondoland'', Trillian in the BBC rad ...

, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne,

Phil Fondacaro Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor and stuntman. Standing , Fondacaro is best known for his performance in the horror comedy '' Bordello of Blood'', as well as his roles in the fantasy films '' The Black Cauldron'', ''T ...

and

John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in ...

*'' Bliss'' - (

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

) *''

The Blue Yonder ''The Blue Yonder'' is a 1985 American science fiction adventure film directed by Mark Rosman and starring Peter Coyote, Huckleberry Fox, Art Carney, Dennis Lipscomb, and Joe Flood. It was written by Mark Rosman and produced by Alan Shapiro and ...

'' *'' The Boys Next Door'', starring

Maxwell Caulfield Maxwell Caulfield (né Maxwell P.J. Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a British-American film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in ''Grease 2'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' The Boys Next Door'' (1985), ''The Su ...

and

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street'' (1987), '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Thr ...

*''

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

'', directed by Terry Gilliam, starring

Jonathan Pryce Sir Jonathan Pryce (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor who is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2021 he wa ...

and

Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...

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) *''

The Breakfast Club ''The Breakfast Club'' is a 1985 American teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. The film t ...

'', directed by John Hughes, starring Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy,

Anthony Michael Hall Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in '' The Dead Zone'' from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with ...

Paul Gleason Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as ''All My Children'' and films such as ''The Breakfast Club'', ''Trading Places'', and ''Die ...

*''

Brewster's Millions ''Brewster's Millions'' is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves. The plot concerns a young man whose grandfather leaves him $1 million in a will, but a competing will from an ...

'', starring Richard Pryor and John Candy *'' The Bride'', starring

Sting Sting may refer to: * Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger * Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself Fictional characters and entities * Sting (Middle-eart ...

and Jennifer Beals - ( UK/ US) *'' The Burmese Harp'' (Biruma no tategoto), directed by Kon Ichikawa, a remake of Ichikawa's 1956 film - (

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

) *''

Butterfly and Flowers ''Butterfly and Flowers'' ( th, ผีเสื้อและดอกไม้, or ''Peesua lae dokmai'') is a 1985 Thai drama film directed by Euthana Mukdasanit, set in Muslim-majority southern Thailand. The film was screened at the 1985 Hawai ...

'' (Peesua lae dokmai) - (

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

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Calamari Union ''Calamari Union'' is a 1985 Finnish surreal comedy film, the second full-length film by the director Aki Kaurismäki. The film's cast includes well-known Finnish actors and rock musicians. Plot Fifteen desperate men named Frank band together to ...

'', directed by

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

- (

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

) *'' Came a Hot Friday'' - (

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

) *'' Cat's Eye'', an anthology film starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods,

Alan King Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious ac ...

, Kenneth McMillan, Robert Hays *'' The Care Bears Movie'', starring

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...

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Cavegirl ''Cavegirl'' is a 2002-03 British TV series created and written by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl. Although based in a Stone Age world, th ...

'' *''

Chicken with Vinegar ''Cop au Vin'' (french: Poulet au vinaigre) is a 1985 French crime film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. The original French title is a pun: it literally means "vinegar chicken," but "poulet" is also ...

'' (Poulet au Vinaigre), directed by

Claude Chabrol Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues an ...

- (

) *'' A Chorus Line'', directed by

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisio ...

, starring

Michael Douglas Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AF ...

and Alyson Reed *'' Clue'', starring Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan,

Michael McKean Michael John McKean (; born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician known for various roles in film and television such as Lenny Kosnowski in '' Laverne & Shirley'', David St. Hubbins in '' ...

, Lesley Ann Warren,

Madeline Kahn Madeline Gail Kahn (''née'' Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972), '' ...

Martin Mull Martin Eugene Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and musician who has appeared in many television and film roles. He is also a painter and recording artist. As an actor, he first became known in his role on ''Mary Hartman, ...

, Colleen Camp *'' The Coca-Cola Kid'', starring

Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in ''King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes fo ...

and Greta Scacchi *'' Cocoon'', directed by

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

, starring

Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, stock, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which l ...

, Wilford Brimley,

Hume Cronyn Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. OC (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early life Cronyn, one of five children, was born in London, Ontario, Canada. His father, Hume Blake Cronyn, Sr., was a businessman and ...

Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in ...

, Steve Guttenberg, Barret Oliver,

Maureen Stapleton Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an American actress. She received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, in addition to ...

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Gwen Verdon Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon (January 13, 1925October 18, 2000) was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach for t ...

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Code of Silence A code of silence is a condition in effect when a person opts to withhold what is believed to be vital or important information voluntarily or involuntarily. The code of silence is usually followed because of threat of force or danger to onesel ...

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Chuck Norris Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championshi ...

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Colonel Redl ''Colonel Redl'' (german: Oberst Redl (original title); hu, Redl ezredes) is a 1985 Biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama film by Hungary, Hungarian director István Szabó. The plot, set in the period before World Wa ...

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István Szabó István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the la ...

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Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.

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Danny Glover Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films include ...

Margaret Avery Margaret Avery (born April 15, 1944) is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing on stage and later had starring roles in films including '' Cool Breeze'' (1972), ''Which Way Is Up?'' (1977), ''Scott Joplin'' (1977), and ''T ...

Adolph Caesar Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American actor, theatre director, playwright, dancer, and choreographer. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of Off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company ...

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Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', br ...

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Come and See ''Come and See'' (russian: Иди и смотри, ''Idi i smotri''; be, Ідзі і глядзі, ''Idzi i hliadzi'') is a 1985 Soviet anti-war film directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova. Its screenplay, wr ...

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...

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Vernon Wells Vernon Michael Wells III (born December 8, 1978) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the New York Yankees. Wells ...

Dan Hedaya Daniel G. Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor. He established himself as a supporting actor, often playing sleazy villains or wisecracking supporting characters. He has had supporting roles in films such as '' True Confessions'' (198 ...

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David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor, musician and lyricist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for his role as the main antagonist, Luther, in the cult film '' The Warriors'' (19 ...

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Compromising Positions ''Compromising Positions'' is a 1985 American film released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Perry. The screenplay, by Susan Isaacs, was adapted from her 1978 novel. The plot concerns a Long Island housewife and former journalist who b ...

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Raúl Juliá Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies. After ...

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Crimewave ''Crimewave'' is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Sam Raimi, from a screenplay he co-wrote with the Coen brothers. It stars Reed Birney, Sheree J. Wilson, Paul L. Smith, Brion James, Louise Lasser and Bruce Campbell, with the latter als ...

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Sam Raimi Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1 ...

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Reed Birney Reed Birney (born September 11, 1954) is an American actor. Birney is known for his performances on stage and screen often acting on and off Broadway. Birney gained acclaim in 2016 for his role in '' The Humans'' winning the Tony Award for Best F ...

Paul L. Smith Paul Lawrence Smith (June 24, 1936 – April 25, 2012) was an American-Israeli actor. Burly, bearded and imposing, he appeared in feature films and occasionally on television since the 1970s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys. His most no ...

Brion James Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in ''Blade Runner'' and appeared in ''Southern Comfort'', '' 48 Hrs.'', ''Another 48 Hrs.'', '' Silverado'', ''Tango & Cash'', ' ...

Sheree J. Wilson Sheree Julienne Wilson (born December 12, 1958) is an American actress, producer, businesswoman, and model. She is best known for her roles as April Stevens Ewing on the American primetime television series ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'' (19 ...

Edward R. Pressman Edward Rambach Pressman (April 11, 1943 – January 17, 2023) was an American film producer and founder of the production company Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation. Pressman was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Lynn and J ...

Bruce Campbell Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and director. He is known for portraying Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's ''Evil Dead'' franchise, beginning with the 1978 short film ''Within the Woods''. He has starred in many low ...

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Miranda Richardson Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in '' Dance with a Stranger'' (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for ''Damage'' (1992) and ''Tom & Viv'' (1994). ...

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George A. Romero George Andrew Romero (; February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor and actor. His ''Night of the Living Dead'' series of films about an imagined zombie apocalypse began with the 1968 film of the ...

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Lori Cardille Lori Ann Cardille is an American actress and producer, best known for her role in ''Day of the Dead (1985 film), Day of the Dead'' (1985). Career Cardille's notable television roles were Winter Austen #1 on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC ...

, Terry Alexander,

Joseph Pilato Joseph Pilato (March 16, 1949 – March 24, 2019) was an American film and voice actor. He was perhaps best known for his performance as Captain Rhodes in the 1985 film ''Day of the Dead''. Early life He was born in Fitchburg in 1949 to an Ita ...

Jarlath Conroy Jarlath Conroy (born 30 September 1944) is an Irish theatre, film and television actor. Since 1971, he has become a successful actor appearing in film and television, including ''NYPD Blue'', ''Law & Order'', and '' Law & Order: Criminal Inten ...

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Richard Liberty Richard Liberty (born Riccardo Liberatoscioli; March 3, 1932 – October 2, 2000) was an American film and television actor. His film work included George A. Romero's '' The Crazies'' (1973), '' The Final Countdown'', '' Porky's II: The Next ...

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Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He is th ...

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Charles Bronson Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. Known for his "granite features and brawny physique," he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, Western, and war ...

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Defence of the Realm ''Defence of the Realm'' is a 1986 British political thriller film directed by David Drury, starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, and Denholm Elliott, with Robbie Coltrane in a supporting role. The film takes its title from the Defence of the ...

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Anthony B. Richmond Anthony Barry Richmond BSC, ASC (born 7 July 1942) is an English cinematographer, film producer, and director. He is known for his collaborations with Nicolas Roeg, which include ''Don't Look Now'' (1973), ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' (1976) ...

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Jaclyn Smith Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead ...

, Claire Bloom,

Nigel Terry Peter Nigel Terry (15 August 1945 – 30 April 2015) was an English stage, film, and television actor, typically in historical and period roles. He played John, King of England, Prince John in Anthony Harvey's film ''The Lion in Winter (1968 f ...

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Desert Hearts ''Desert Hearts'' is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed by Donna Deitch. The screenplay, written by Natalie Cooper, is an adaptation of the 1964 lesbian novel '' Desert of the Heart'' by Jane Rule. Set in Reno, Nevada in 1959, it te ...

'', starring Patricia Charbonneau,

Helen Shaver Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951) is a Canadian actress and film and television director. She has received Emmy and Saturn Award nominations, among other honours. Early life Shaver was born and raised, with five sisters, in St. Thomas, O ...

Audra Lindley Audra Marie Lindley (September 24, 1918 – October 16, 1997) was an American actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom ''Three's Company'' and its spin-off ''The Ropers''. Life and career Audra Lindley was born ...

*'' Desperately Seeking Susan'', directed by

Susan Seidelman Susan Seidelman (Born December 11, 1952) is an American film director, producer, and writer. She first came to notice with '' Smithereens'' (1982), the earliest American independent feature to be screened in Competition at the Cannes Film Festiva ...

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Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

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Dissolved and Effused ''Dissolved and Effused'' ( cs, Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný) is a 1985 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czechs, Czech film and theater director, actor and screenw ...

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Dreamchild ''Dreamchild'' is a 1985 British drama film written by Dennis Potter, directed by Gavin Millar, and produced by Rick McCallum and Kenith Trodd. The film, starring Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Nicola Cowper and Amelia Shankley, is a ...

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Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor who was knighted in 1998 for his contributions to theatre and film. Beginning his career on the British stage as a standout member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, ...

Coral Browne Coral Edith Browne (23 July 1913 – 29 May 1991) was an Australian-American stage and screen actress. Her extensive theatre credits included Broadway productions of ''Macbeth'' (1956), '' The Rehearsal'' (1963) and '' The Right Honourable Gentl ...

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Peter Yates Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. Biography Early life Yates was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from ...

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The Emerald Forest ''The Emerald Forest'' is a 1985 British adventure drama film set in the Brazilian rainforest, directed by John Boorman, written by Rospo Pallenberg, and starring Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, and Charley Boorman with supporting roles by Rui Po ...

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John Boorman Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, best known for feature films such as ''Point Blank'' (1967), ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), ''Zardoz'' (1974), '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977), ...

, starring

Powers Boothe Powers Allen Boothe (June 1, 1948 – May 14, 2017) was an American actor. He won an Emmy in 1980 for his portrayal of Jim Jones in '' Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones''. He also played saloon owner Cy Tolliver on '' Deadwood'', "C ...

, Meg Foster,

Charley Boorman Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966) is a British TV presenter, travel writer and actor. A motorbike enthusiast, Boorman has made three long-distance motorcycle rides with his friend Ewan McGregor, documented in ''Long Way Round'' (2004), ''Lo ...

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) *'' Enemy Mine'', directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Dennis Quaid and

Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. Born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, He had his stage debut at the age of 17, in a school production of '' You Can't Take It with You.'' Shortly after he successfully ...

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

) *'' Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'', starring Wilford Brimley and

Warwick Davis Warwick Ashley Davis (born 3 February 1970) is an English actor. He played the title character in ''Willow'' (1988) and the ''Leprechaun'' film series (1993–2003), several characters in the ''Star Wars'' film series (1983–2019), most nota ...

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Explorers Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

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Joe Dante Joseph James Dante Jr. (; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably ''Gremlins'' (1984) alongside its sequel, '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990)—often mix 1950s-style B movies wit ...

, starring Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix and

Jason Presson Jason Presson (born August 31, 1971) is a former American child actor, best known for his role of Darren in the 1985 movie ''Explorers'', alongside Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix. Career His debut came in 1984 with the film '' The Stone Boy'' pe ...

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Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

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Richard Brooks Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, Oscars in his career, he was best known for ''Blackboard Jungle'' (1955), ''Cat on a ...

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Ryan O'Neal Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor and former boxer. He trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera '' Peyton Place ...

, Giancarlo Giannini,

Chad Everett Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series. He played Dr. Joe Gannon in the television drama '' Medical Center'', wh ...

, Catherine Hicks *'' Final Justice'', starring

Joe Don Baker Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is an American character actor and a life member of the Actors Studio. He established himself as an action star with supporting roles as a mysterious cowboy drifter in ''Guns of the Magnificent Seven'' (196 ...

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Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his dram ...

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Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became a key cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'', where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment became a staple of the ...

*'' Fool for Love'', directed by

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New H ...

, starring Sam Shepard and

Kim Basinger Kimila Ann Basinger ( ; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress and former fashion model. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film and television, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Glo ...

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Danny Steinmann Danny Steinmann (January 7, 1942 – December 18, 2012) was an American film director. Steinmann made his debut as both writer and director with the hardcore porno picture ''High Rise'' (1973), on which he used the alias Danny Stone. Steinman ...

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Fright Night ''Fright Night'' is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland (in his directorial debut) and produced by Herb Jaffe. It stars Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Stark, D ...

'', starring

William Ragsdale William Ragsdale (born January 19, 1961) is an American actor known for playing teenaged vampire slayer Charley Brewster in the horror vampire film ''Fright Night'' (1985) and Herman Brooks in the television series ''Herman's Head'' (1991–94) ...

, Chris Sarandon,

Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 4 October 1998) was a British actor, photographer and film director. He began his acting career as a child in England, and then in the United States, in ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1 ...

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Lisa Pelikan Lisa Pelikan is an American stage, film, and television actress. Born in Berkeley, California, Pelikan studied drama at the Juilliard School on a full scholarship. She subsequently made her Broadway debut in a 1977 production of ''Romeo and Juli ...

, Michael Des Barres, Scott Thompson *'' Ghulami'', starring

Dharmendra Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), also known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first " He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 301 ...

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Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare A ...

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Girls Just Want to Have Fun "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written, recorded and performed by American musician Robert Hazard, who released it as a Single (music), single in 1979. It is best known for the version of American singer Cyndi Lauper, who covered the s ...

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Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 1 ...

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Helen Hunt Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Hunt rose to fame portraying Jam ...

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Give the Devil His Due ''Give the Devil His Due'' () is a 1985 Czech fairytale film directed by Hynek Bočan. It is one of the most popular fairytale films in the Czech Republic. The original Czech title means ''"No joking around with devils"''. Plot Petr's father marr ...

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The Goonies ''The Goonies'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. In the film, kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astori ...

'', directed by Richard Donner, starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen,

Corey Feldman Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' (1984), ''Gremlins'' (1984), ''The Goonies'' (1985), a ...

Kerri Green Kerri Lee Green (born ) is an American actress, best known for her roles in ''The Goonies'' (1985), ''Summer Rental'' (1985), and '' Lucas'' (1986). She also co-wrote and directed the film ''Bellyfruit'' (1999). Early life Green grew up in Wo ...

Jonathan Ke Quan Ke Huy Quan (born August 20, 1971), also known as Jonathan Ke Quan (), is a Vietnam-born American actor and stunt choreographer. Quan played Short Round in ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (1984) and Data in ''The Goonies'' (1985)''.'' ...

Martha Plimpton Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American actress. Her feature-film debut was in '' Rollover'' (1981); she subsequently rose to prominence in the Richard Donner film ''The Goonies'' (1985). She has also appeared in '' The Mosquito ...

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Grace Quigley ''Grace Quigley'' (also titled ''The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley'') is a 1985 American black comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Nick Nolte, produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan and directed by Anthony Harvey. The film is noted ...

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Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...

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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

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Guest from the Future ''Visitor from the Future'' (russian: Гостья из будущего, ''Gostya iz budushchego'' lit Guest from the future) is a five-part Soviet children's science fiction television miniseries, made at Gorky Film Studio, first aired in 1985 ...

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Gymkata ''Gymkata'' is a 1985 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse, based on Dan Tyler Moore's 1956 short story ''The Terrible Game''. It stars Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas as Jonathan Cabot, an Olympic gymnast who combines his gymnastic ability ...

'', starring Kurt Thomas,

Tetchie Agbayani Visitacion Parado (born July 2, 1961), better known by her screen name Tetchie Agbayani, is a Filipina movie and television actress, Mutya ng Pilipinas, psychology instructor and ''Playboy'' model. She appeared in a regular issue of German '' ...

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Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran� ...

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Heaven Help Us ''Heaven Help Us'' (also known as ''Catholic Boys'') is a 1985 American drama film starring Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Malcolm Danare, Patrick Dempsey, and Stephen Geoffreys as a group of 1960s Brooklyn teenagers, wit ...

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The Holcroft Covenant ''The Holcroft Covenant'' is a 1978 novel by Robert Ludlum. In 1985 it was made into a film of the same name. Plot The novel concerns Noel Holcroft, New York City architect and secretly the son of Heinrich Clausen, chief economic adviser to the ...

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Joshua Then and Now ''Joshua Then and Now'' is a Canadian novel written by Mordecai Richler, published in 1980 by McClelland and Stewart. A semi-autobiographical novel, the book is based his life on his neighborhood growing up in Montreal, Quebec, and tells of the l ...

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The Legend of Billie Jean ''The Legend of Billie Jean'' is a 1985 American drama film, directed by Matthew Robbins. It stars Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater, Dean Stockwell, Richard Bradford and Peter Coyote. Plot Billie Jean Davy, a teenager from Corpus ...

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The Legend of Suram Fortress ''The Legend of the Suram Fortress'' ( ka, ამბავი სურამის ციხისა) is a 1985 drama film directed by Georgian SSR-born Soviet-Armenian director Sergei Parajanov and Georgian actor Dodo Abashidze. Sergei Parajanov ...

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Letter to Brezhnev ''Letter to Brezhnev'' is a 1985 British romantic comedy film about working-class life in Liverpool, written by Frank Clarke and directed by Chris Bernard. It starred Alexandra Pigg, Margi Clarke, Alfred Molina, Peter Firth and Tracy Marshak-Nas ...

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Alexandra Pigg Alexandra Pigg (born Sandra McKibbin; 1962) is a British actor, actress who first came to prominence as Petra Taylor in the TV soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Her best-known film appearances are as Elaine in ''Letter to Brezhnev' ...

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Mathilda May Mathilda May (born Karin Haïm; 8 February 1965) is a French film actress. Early life May was born in Paris, France. Her father, playwright Victor Haïm, is of Sephardic Jewish ( Greek-Jewish and Turkish-Jewish) descent. Her mother is the Sw ...

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Mask of Murder ''Mask of Murder'' is a 1985 Swedish-American film directed by Arne Mattsson, about a serial killer in a small Canadian town. Plot In a Canadian town, women are being killed by a serial murderer. Cast *Rod Taylor as Supt. Bob McLaine *Valerie ...

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Murphy's Romance ''Murphy's Romance'' is a 1985 American romantic-comedy film directed by Martin Ritt. The screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch was based on the 1980 novella by Max Schott. The film stars Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, and ...

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My Beautiful Laundrette ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' is a 1985 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was also one of the first films released by Working Title Films. The story is set in London during ...

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) *''Ordeal by Innocence (film), Ordeal by Innocence'', starring Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer - (

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) *''Re-Animator'', starring Jeffrey Combs *'' Real Genius'', starring Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, William Atherton and Michelle Meyrink *''Red Kiss'' (Rouge Baiser) - (

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) *''The Return of the Living Dead'', directed by Dan O'Bannon *''

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) *''Silver Bullet (film), Silver Bullet'', starring Gary Busey, Corey Haim,

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) *''Summer Rental'', directed by Carl Reiner, starring John Candy, Rip Torn, Richard Crenna *''The Supergrass'', starring Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Robbie Coltrane - (

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) *''Teen Wolf'', starring

*''That Was Then... This Is Now'', starring Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer *''That's Dancing!'', featuring Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Mikhail Baryshnikov,

and others *''Thirteen at Dinner (film), Thirteen at Dinner'', starring Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Lee Horsley, Bill Nighy *''Three Men and a Cradle'' (Trois hommes et un couffin) - (France) *''The Time of the Hero'' (a.k.a. La ciudad y los perros) - (List of Peruvian films#1980s, Peru) *''The Time to Live and the Time to Die'' (Tong nian wang shi) - (List of Taiwanese films#1980s, Taiwan) *''To Live and Die in L.A. (film), To Live and Die in L.A.'', directed by William Friedkin, starring William Petersen and Willem Dafoe *''Trancers'' *''Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film), Transylvania 6-5000'', starring

, Ed Begley, Jr., Joseph Bologna, Teresa Ganzel, Geena Davis *''Treasure Island (1985 film), Treasure Island'' (L'île au trésor) - (

/List of Chilean films#1980s, Chile) *''The Trip to Bountiful'', starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Rebecca De Mornay *''Trouble in Mind (film), Trouble in Mind'', directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Kris Kristofferson, Lori Singer, Geneviève Bujold, Keith Carradine *''Tuff Turf'', starring James Spader *''Turk 182!'', starring Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall *''Turtle Diary'', starring Glenda Jackson and Ben Kingsley - (

) *''Twice in a Lifetime (1985 film), Twice in a Lifetime'', starring Gene Hackman, Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret,

, Ally Sheedy,

*''The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal'' (Le due vite di Mattia Pascal), starring Marcello Mastroianni and Senta Berger - (

)

U

*''UFOria'', starring Fred Ward, Harry Dean Stanton, Cindy Williams *''The Unknown Soldier (1985 film), The Unknown Soldier'' (Tuntematon sotilas) - (List of Finnish films, Finland)

V

*''

'' (''Sans toit ni loi''), directed by

- (

) - Golden Lion award *''Vampire Hunter D (1985 film), Vampire Hunter D'' (Kyûketsuki hantâ D) - (

) *''Vampires in Havana'' (¡Vampiros en La Habana!) - (List of Cuban films#1980s, Cuba) *''La vaquilla'' (The Heifer), directed by Luis García Berlanga - (

) *''A View to a Kill'', starring

(as

) with Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones - (

) *''Vision Quest (film), Vision Quest'', starring Matthew Modine and

*''Volunteers (1985 film), Volunteers'', starring

, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, George Plimpton

W

*''Walking the Edge'', starring Robert Forster and Nancy Kwan *''Water (1985 film), Water'', starring Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine - (U.K.) *''

'', directed by

, starring Vanessa Redgrave and

- (

) - Golden Bear award *''

'', directed by John Hughes, starring Kelly Le Brock,

, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton *''Wild Geese II'', starring Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox (actor), Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier - (

) *''

'' (''Otac na službenom putu'') - (List of Yugoslav films of the 1980s, Yugoslavia) - Palme d'Or award *''White Nights (1985 film), White Nights'', directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Helen Mirren *''Witness (1985 film), Witness'', directed by Peter Weir, starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas *''The Woman and the Stranger'' (''Die Frau und der Fremde'') - (List of German films of the 1980s, East Germany) - Golden Bear award

Y

*''Year of the Dragon (film), Year of the Dragon'', directed by Michael Cimino, starring Mickey Rourke and John Lone *''Yes, Madam (1985 film), Yes, Madam'' (Huang jia shi jie), starring Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock - (

) *''Young Sherlock Holmes'' (American film shot in England), directed by Barry Levinson, starring Nicholas Rowe (actor), Nicholas Rowe as Holmes, Alan Cox (actor), Alan Cox as Watson, and Anthony Higgins (actor), Anthony Higgins

Z

*''A Zed & Two Noughts'', directed by Peter Greenaway - (

)

1985 Wide-release films in the U.S.

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

* January 1 - Juliana Harkavy, American actress * January 2 - Carla Juri, Swiss actress * January 3 **Nicole Beharie, American actress **Leah Gibson, Canadian actress * January 5 - Michael Cuccione, Canadian child actor, singer and dancer (died 2001) * January 10 - Alex Meraz, American actor and dancer * January 11 – Aja Naomi King, American actress *January 12 - Issa Rae, American actress, writer and producer *January 13 - Ellen Wong, Canadian actress * January 16 – Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor * January 19 - Damien Chazelle, American film director * January 23 - Doutzen Kroes, Dutch actress and model * January 25 **Claudia Kim, South Korean actress and model **Hartley Sawyer, American actor **Michael Trevino, American actor * January 29 - Isabel Lucas, Australian actress and model * February 5 - Paige Howard, American actress * February 6 - Crystal Reed, American actress * February 7 **Tina Majorino, American actress **Deborah Ann Woll, American actress and model * February 9 **David Gallagher, American actor and singer **Rachel Melvin, American actress * February 14 - Jake Lacy, American actor * February 15 - Natalie Morales (actress), American actress and director * February 19 **Haylie Duff, American actress and singer **Arielle Kebbel, American actress and model * March 1 - Michael Conner Humphreys, American actor * March 9 - Jolyon Coy, English actor and writer * March 10 - Cooper Andrews, American actor * March 13 - Emile Hirsch, American actor * March 15 **Eva Amurri, American actress **Kellan Lutz, American actor * March 18 - Bianca King, Filipino-British former actress and model * March 21 - Sonequa Martin-Green, American actress and producer * March 22 - Katie Stuart, Canadian actress and stunt performer * March 23 **Maryana Spivak, Russian actress * March 26 **Jonathan Groff, American actor and singer **Keira Knightley, English actress **Francesca Marie Smith, American actress and writer * March 27 – Ram Charan, Indian film actor * March 31 - Jessica Szohr, American actress * April 7 - Ariela Massotti, Brazilian actress * April 9 - Tomohisa Yamashita, Japanese singer, actor and television host * April 10 **Barkhad Abdi, Somali-American actor and director **Christie Laing, Canadian actress * April 12 - Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese former singer and actress * April 16 **Rhiana Griffith, Australian actress **Benjamin Rojas, Argentine actor and singer **Gregor Schmidinger, Austrian screenwriter and director * April 17 **Rooney Mara, American actress **Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model * April 20 - Billy Magnussen, American actor * April 22 - Kristin Fairlie, Canadian actress * April 23 - Rachel Skarsten, Canadian actress * April 27 - Sheila Vand, American actress * April 30 - Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model * May 3 - Meagan Tandy, American actress and model * May 5 **Clark Duke, American actor, comedian and director **Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer * May 9 - Chris Zylka, American actor and model * May 10 - Odette Annable, American actress * May 11 - Jadyn Wong, Canadian actress * May 14 **Lina Esco, American actress, producer and director **Sally Martin, New Zealand actress * May 15 - Tathagata Mukherjee, Indian actor * May 16 **Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian actor **Andrew Keenan-Bolger, American actor **Julia Voth, Canadian actress and model * May 17 - Sophie McShera, English actress * May 22 - Tao Okamoto, Japanese actress and model * May 25 **Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer, actress and television host **Lauren Frost, American actress and singer * May 28 - Carey Mulligan, English actress * May 29 **Blake Foster, American actor **Yukihiro Takiguchi, Japanese actor, singer and model (died 2019) * May 30 - Sam Gifaldi, American actor * May 31 - Zoraida Gómez, Mexican actress * June 2 - Miyuki Sawashiro, Japanese voice actress * June 4 - Bar Refaeli, Israeli model, television host and actress * June 7 - Adam Nagaitis, British actor * June 9 – Sonam Kapoor, Indian actress and model * June 10 - Andrew Lees (actor), Australian actor * June 12 ** Dave Franco, American actor ** Liisa Pulk, Estonian actress * June 16 - Débora Nascimento, Brazilian actress and model * June 18 **Sorel Carradine, American actress **Alex Hirsch, American voice actor, animator, writer, storyboard artist and producer * June 21 - Lana Del Rey, American singer and songwriter * June 22 - Douglas Smith (actor), Canadian actor * June 30 **Lasarus Ratuere, Australian actor **Hugh Sheridan, Australian actor, musician and television presenter * July 1 - Léa Seydoux, French actress * July 2 **Nelson Franklin, American actor **Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer * July 5 **François Arnaud (actor), Canadian actor **Stephanie McIntosh, Australian actress and singer * July 6 - Ranveer Singh, Indian actor * July 7 - Seo Woo, South Korean actress * July 11 - Nitya Vidyasagar, Indian-American actress * July 14 **Lee Kwang-soo, South Korean actor, entertainer and model **Phoebe Waller-Bridge, English actress and writer * July 15 **Tomer Capone, Israeli actor **Pedro Carvalho (actor), Portuguese actor **Agniya Kuznetsova, Russian actress **Crowd Lu, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor **Ecstasia Sanders, American-Canadian actress * July 16 **Yōko Hikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer **Hiroyuki Onoue, Japanese actor **Rosa Salazar, Canadian-American actress **Cha Ye-ryun, South Korean actress * July 17 - Caitlin Van Zandt, American actor * July 18 ** Chace Crawford, American actor ** James Norton (actor), James Norton, English actor * July 20 - John Francis Daley, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter and musician * July 21 - Vanessa Lengies, Canadian actress and singer * July 22 - Blake Harrison, English actor, voice actor and dancer * July 25 **James Lafferty, American actor, director and producer **Shantel VanSanten, American model and actress * July 27 **Aljin Abella, Australian actor of Filipino descent **Lou Taylor, American actor * July 30 - Aml Ameen, British actor * August 1 - Henry Lloyd-Hughes, English actor * August 2 - Georgina Haig, Australian actress * August 9 - Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer * August 10 - Jared Nathan, American actor (died 2006) * August 11 - Jacqueline Fernandez, Sri Lankan actress * August 12 - África Zavala, Mexican actress * August 15 - Emily Kinney, American actress, singer and songwriter * August 16 **Arden Cho, American actress, singer and model **Cristin Milioti, American actress and singer * August 17 - Yū Aoi, Japanese actress * August 18 - Desiree Casado, former actress * August 21 - Laura Haddock, English actress * August 23 - Juss Haasma, Estonian actor * August 27 - Kayla Ewell, American actress * September 2 - Yani Gellman, Canadian actor * September 4 - Morgan Garrett, American voice actress * September 6 - Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedian * September 10 ** Monica Lopera, Colombian-American actress ** Elyse Levesque, Canadian actress * September 16 - Madeline Zima, American actress * September 21 - Robert Hoffman (actor), American actor * September 22 - Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress * September 24 - Jessica Lucas, Canadian actress and singer * September 26 - Talulah Riley, English actress * September 27 - Grace Helbig, American actress, comedian and YouTuber * September 30 - Ben Lewis (Canadian actor), Canadian actor and writer * October 1 - Emerald Fennell, English screen actress and director * October 5 - Carolina Bartczak, Canadian-Polish actress * October 11 - Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress * October 17 - Max Irons, English-Irish actor and model * October 24 - Tim Pocock, Australian actor * October 26 **Qi Wei, Chinese actress **Asin Thottumkal, Indian actress * October 28 - Troian Bellisario, American actress * October 31 - Kether Donohue, American actress and singer * November 2 - Josh Grelle, American voice actor * November 5 - Annet Mahendru, Afghan-born American actress of Indian-Russian descent * November 7 - Lucas Neff, American actor * November 10 - Giovonnie Samuels, American actress * November 20 - Dan Byrd, American actor * November 21 - Ronny Chieng, Malaysian comedian and actor * November 23 - Katie Crown, Canadian-American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer * November 27 - Alison Pill, Canadian actress * November 30 ** Gia Crovatin, American actress and producer ** Kaley Cuoco, American actress * December 1 - Janelle Monáe, American singer, rapper and actress * December 3 - Amanda Seyfried, American actress and singer * December 5 - Frankie Muniz, American actor * December 6 - Max Kasch, American actor and musician * December 10 - Raven-Symoné, American actress and singer

Deaths

Film debuts

*Joan Allen - ''

'' * Sean Astin - ''

'' *Fairuza Balk - ''

'' *Randall Batinkoff - ''Streetwalkin''' *Jason Beghe - ''Compromising Positions'' * Josh Brolin - ''The Goonies'' *Tim Burton (director) - ''Pee Wee's Big Adventure'' *Helena Bonham Carter - ''A Room with a View (1985 film), A Room with a View'' *Steve Buscemi – ''The Way It Is (film), The Way It Is'' *Don Cheadle - ''Moving Violations'' *Blake Clark - ''St. Elmo's Fire (film), St. Elmo's Fire'' *Gary Cole - ''To Live and Die in L.A. (film), To Live and Die in L.A.'' *Patrick Dempsey - ''

'' *Charles S. Dutton - '' Cat's Eye'' *Jeff Fahey - ''Silverado (film), Silverado'' *

- ''Vision Quest (film), Vision Quest'' * Whoopi Goldberg - ''

The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.

'' *LisaGay Hamilton - '' Krush Groove'' *Mariska Hargitay - ''

'' * Ethan Hawke - ''

'' *John Hawkes (actor), John Hawkes - ''Future-Kill'' *Lauren Holly - ''Seven Minutes in Heaven (film), Seven Minutes in Heaven'' *Richard Jenkins - ''Silverado'' *Elias Koteas - ''One Magic Christmas'' *LL Cool J - ''Krush Groove'' *Stephen Lang - ''Twice in a Lifetime (film), Twice in a Lifetime'' *Hugh Laurie - ''Plenty (film), Plenty'' *Joey Lawrence - ''Summer Rental'' *John Leguizamo - ''Mixed Blood (1985 film), Mixed Blood'' *Melissa Leo - ''Always'' *Tom Lister, Jr. - ''Runaway Train (film), Runaway Train'' *Dolph Lundgren - ''A View to a Kill'' *

- ''Vision Quest'' *Lesley Manville - '' Dance with a Stranger'' *Jack McGee (actor), Jack McGee - ''Turk 182'' *Rob Morrow - ''Private Resort'' *Viggo Mortensen - ''Witness (1985 film), Witness'' *Brigitte Nielsen - ''Red Sonja (1985 film), Red Sonja'' *Danny Nucci - ''Explorers'' * River Phoenix - ''Explorers'' *Keanu Reeves - ''One Step Away'' *

- ''Dance with a Stranger'' *

- ''

'' *Kyra Sedgwick - ''War and Love (1985 film), War and Love'' * Christian Slater - ''

'' *Carl Anthony Payne II - '' The Last Dragon'' * Yeardley Smith - ''Heaven Help Us'' *Danny Trejo - ''Runaway Train'' *Stanley Tucci - ''Prizzi's Honor'' *

- ''Krush Groove'' *

- '' Back to the Future'' *

- ''The Color Purple'' *Noah Wyle - '' Lust in the Dust'' *Billy Zane - ''Back to the Future''

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