The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1980 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Worldwide gross revenue

The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1980. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1980.

Events

* April 29 – Sir Alfred Hitchcock, known as "the Master of Suspense", dies at his home in Bel Air, California, at the age of 80. * May 21 – ''The Empire Strikes Back'' is released and is the highest-grossing film of the year (just as its predecessor, ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'', was three years prior). * June 9 – Richard Pryor sets himself on fire while free-basing cocaine and drinking 151-proof rum. Pryor ran down his street in Northridge, California, until subdued by police. * June 20 – ''The Blues Brothers (film), The Blues Brothers'' is released, and in addition to becoming one of the top-grossing films of the year, it also became the first feature film to be based on characters created on ''Saturday Night Live''. * November 19 – ''Heaven's Gate (film), Heaven's Gate'' becomes one of the List of box office bombs, biggest box office bombs of all-time and its colossal failure bankrupts United Artists. * Allied Artists Pictures Corporation, Allied Artists is sold to Lorimar Productions.

Context

Industry professionals predicted comedy films and upbeat entertainment to dominate theaters in 1980. This was a response to poor morale in a nation suffering through Early 1980s recession in the United States#1980, economic recession, which generally increased theatrical visits as audiences sought escapism and ignored romantic films and depictions of Blue-collar worker, blue-collar life. The financial success and low cost of production cost of comedies such as ''Blazing Saddles'' (1974) and ''Animal House'' (1978), had further driven demand for comedies; ''Airplane!'', ''The Blues Brothers (film), The Blues Brothers'', ''Caddyshack'', and ''The Jerk'', were all scheduled for release that year. The average cost of making films had risen to $6million which had reduced the number of films being made for niche audiences. Some studios continued to release a wide variety of films, hoping that few significant successes would compensate for other failures. A surge of interest in science-fiction following ''Star Wars'' release had led to many low-budget entries in the genre attempting to profit by association, and big budget entries such as ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' and ''The Black Hole (1979 film), The Black Hole'', both of which were released in late 1979, just months before ''The Empire Strikes Back''.

Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''All That Jazz (film), All That Jazz'', directed by Bob Fosse, United States :''Kagemusha, 影武者'' (''Shadow Warrior''), directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :''Atlantic City (1980 film), Atlantic City'', directed by Louis Malle, US / Canada / France :''Gloria (1980 film), Gloria'', directed by John Cassavetes, United States Berlin Film Festival, Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Heartland (film), Heartland'', directed by Richard Pearce (film director), Richard Pearce, United States :''Palermo or Wolfsburg'' (''Palermo oder Wolfsburg''), directed by Werner Schroeter, West Germany

Notable films released in 1980

American films of 1980, United States unless stated

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*''9 to 5 (film), 9 to 5'', directed by Colin Higgins, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman

A

*''The Agency (film), The Agency'', starring Robert Mitchum, Lee Majors, Valerie Perrine – (Canada) *''Airplane!'', starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *''Alien Dead'', directed by Fred Olen Ray, starring Buster Crabbe *''Alligator (film), Alligator'', directed by Lewis Teague, starring Robert Forster, Robin Riker, and Michael V. Gazzo, Michael Gazzo *''Altered States'', directed by Ken Russell, starring William Hurt and Blair Brown *''American Gigolo'', directed by Paul Schrader, starring Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton and Héctor Elizondo *''Antropophagus'', directed by Joe D'Amato, starring George Eastman (actor), George Eastman, Tisa Farrow, Zora Kerova, Saverio Vallone, and Serena Grandi (Italian films of 1980, Italy) *''Any Which Way You Can'', directed by Buddy Van Horn, starring Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis (actor), Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith (actor), William Smith, Barry Corbin, Ruth Gordon *''Arrebato'' (Rapture), directed by Ivan Zulueta, starring Eusebio Poncela, and Cecilia Roth (Spanish films of 1980, Spain) *''Atlantic City (1980 film), Atlantic City'' (Released in the U.S. in 1981), directed by Louis Malle, starring Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon – (Canadian films of the 1980s, Canada/French films of 1980, France) – Golden Lion winner *''The Awakening (1980 film), The Awakening'', starring Charlton Heston, Susannah York and Stephanie Zimbalist – (British films of 1980, U.K.)

B

*''Babylon (1980 film), Babylon'', starring Brinsley Forde – (British films of 1980, U.K.) *''A Bad Son'' (un mauvais fils), directed by Claude Sautet – (French films of 1980, France) *''Bad Timing'', directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Denholm Elliott, Harvey Keitel – (British films of 1980, U.K.) *''The Baltimore Bullet'', starring James Coburn *''Berlin Alexanderplatz (miniseries), Berlin Alexanderplatz'', a TV mini-series directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Gunther Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa – (List of German films of the 1980s, West Germany) *''The Big Brawl'', starring Jackie Chan – (Hong Kong films of 1980, Hong Kong/American films of 1980, United States) *''The Big Red One'', directed by Samuel Fuller, starring Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine *''Bizalom'' (Confidence), directed by István Szabó – (List of Hungarian films 1948-1989#1980-1989, Hungary) *''The Black Marble'', directed by Harold Becker, starring Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, Harry Dean Stanton *''The Blood of Hussain'', directed by Jamil Dehlavi – (Pakistani films of 1980, Pakistan) *''The Blue Lagoon (1980 film), The Blue Lagoon'', starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins *''The Blues Brothers (film), The Blues Brothers'', directed by John Landis, starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher, John Candy, Henry Gibson *''Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)'' *''Borderline (1980 film), Borderline'', directed by Jerrold Freedman, starring Charles Bronson, Wilford Brimley, Bruno Kirby, Ed Harris, Kenneth McMillan (actor), Kenneth McMillan, John Ashton (actor), John Ashton *''Breaker Morant (film), Breaker Morant'', directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Edward Woodward – (Australian films of 1980, Australia) *''Bronco Billy'', directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis (actor), Geoffrey Lewis, Sam Bottoms, Scatman Crothers *''Brubaker'', directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Robert Redford, David L. Keith, David Keith, Jane Alexander, Yaphet Kotto

C

*''Caboblanco'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda *''Caddyshack'', directed by Harold Ramis, starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Cindy Morgan, Bill Murray *''The Candidate (1980 film), The Candidate'' (Der Kandidat), directed by Volker Schlöndorff – (List of German films of the 1980s, West Germany) *''Cannibal Holocaust'', directed by Ruggero Deodato, starring Robert Kerman – (Italian films of 1980, Italy) *''Can't Stop the Music'', directed by Nancy Walker, starring Valerie Perrine, Caitlyn Jenner, Steve Guttenberg, Village People *''Carny (1980 film), Carny'', starring Jodie Foster, Gary Busey and Robbie Robertson *''Chann Pardesi'', starring Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Om Puri – (List of Indian Punjabi films#1980, India) *''A Change of Seasons (film), A Change of Seasons'', starring Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek *''The Changeling (1980 film), The Changeling'', starring George C. Scott – (Canadian films of the 1980s, Canada) *''Cheech & Chong's Next Movie'' *''Children's Island (film), Children's Island'' (Barnens ö) – (Swedish films of the 1980s, Sweden) *''La Cicala'' (The Cicada), starring Anthony Franciosa and Virna Lisi – (Italian films of 1980, Italy) *''City of Women'' (La città delle donne), directed by Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni – (Italian films of 1980, Italy) *''The Club (1980 film), The Club'', starring Jack Thompson (actor), Jack Thompson – (Australian films of 1980, Australia) *''Coal Miner's Daughter (film), Coal Miner's Daughter'', starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones *''The Competition (1980 film), The Competition'', starring Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving, Lee Remick, Sam Wanamaker *''The Constant Factor'' (Constans) – (List of Polish films of the 1980s, Poland) *''The Crime of Cuenca'' (El crimen de Cuenca) – (Spanish films of 1980, Spain) *''Cruising (film), Cruising'', directed by William Friedkin, starring Al Pacino *''Cutting It Short'' (Postřižiny), directed by Jiří Menzel – (Czech films of the 1980s, Czechoslovakia)

D

*''Dadar Kirti'' (Deeds of My Elder Brother) – (Bengali films of 1980, India) *''Death Watch'' (La Mort en direct), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, starring Romy Schneider and Harvey Keitel – (French films of 1980, France) *''Delusion (1980 film), Delusion'' directed by Alan Beattie, starring Patricia Pearcy and Joseph Cotten *''Die Laughing (film), Die Laughing'', starring Robby Benson and Bud Cort *''Dinosaur (1980 film), Dinosaurs'', directed by Will Vinton *''The Dogs of War (film), The Dogs of War'', starring Christopher Walken – (American films of 1980, US/British films of 1980, UK) *''Dostana (1980 film), Dostana'' (Friendship), starring Amitabh Bachchan – (Bollywood films of 1980, India) *''Dressed to Kill (1980 film), Dressed to Kill'', directed by Brian De Palma, starring Michael Caine, Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Angie Dickinson

E

*''Elisita'' – (Spanish films of 1980, Spain) *''The Elephant Man (film), The Elephant Man'', directed by David Lynch, starring John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins – (American films of 1980, US/British films of 1980, UK) *''The Empire Strikes Back'', directed by Irvin Kershner, starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams *''Encounters of the Spooky Kind'' (Gui da gui), directed by and starring Sammo Hung – (Hong Kong films of 1980, Hong Kong) *''Every Man for Himself (1980 film), Every Man for Himself'' (Sauve qui peut (la vie)), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jacques Dutronc and Isabelle Huppert – (French films of 1980, France) *''The Exterminator'', starring Robert Ginty and Samantha Eggar

F

*''Fade to Black (1980 film), Fade to Black'', starring Dennis Christopher *''The Falls (1980 film), The Falls'', directed by Peter Greenaway – (British films of 1980, U.K.) *''Fame (1980 film), Fame'', directed by Alan Parker, starring Irene Cara *''Fatso (1980 film), Fatso'', directed by and starring Anne Bancroft, with Dom DeLuise *''The Final Countdown (film), The Final Countdown'', starring Kirk Douglas, Katharine Ross, Martin Sheen *''The First Deadly Sin'', starring Frank Sinatra, David Dukes, Martin Gabel, Brenda Vaccaro, Faye Dunaway *''First Family (film), First Family'', directed by Buck Henry, starring Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Gilda Radner *''Flash Gordon (film), Flash Gordon'', directed by Mike Hodges, starring Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol – (American films of 1980, US/British films of 1980, UK) *''The Fog'', directed by John Carpenter, starring Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis *''Foolin' Around'', starring Gary Busey, Annette O'Toole, Eddie Albert, Cloris Leachman *''The Formula (1980 film), The Formula'', starring George C. Scott and Marlon Brando *''Foxes (film), Foxes'', directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Jodie Foster, Cherie Currie, Scott Baio and Adam Faith *''Friday the 13th (1980 film), Friday the 13th'', directed by Sean S. Cunningham, starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King and Harry Crosby (businessman), Harry Crosby

G

*''The Gamekeeper (film), The Gamekeeper'', directed by Ken Loach – (British films of 1980, U.K.) *''Gamera: Super Monster'' (Uchu Kaijū Gamera) – (Japanese films of 1980, Japan) *''Germany, Pale Mother'' (Deutschland bleiche Mutter), starring Eva Mattes – (List of German films of the 1980s, West Germany) *''Gilda Live'', starring Gilda Radner, Father Guido Sarducci *''Gloria (1980 film), Gloria'', directed by John Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands – Golden Lion winner *''The Gods Must Be Crazy'', directed by Jamie Uys, starring N!xau, Sandra Prinsloo and Marius Weyers – (List of South African films, South Africa) *''Good Riddance (film), Good Riddance'' (Les Bons débarras) – (Canadian films of the 1980s, Canada) *''The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle'', a mockumentary directed by Julien Temple, featuring The Sex Pistols and Malcolm McLaren – (British films of 1980, U.K.)

H

*''Hangar 18 (film), Hangar 18'', starring Darren McGavin and Robert Vaughn *''Health (film), Health'', a.k.a. ''H.E.A.L.T.H.'', directed by Robert Altman, starring Carol Burnett, Lauren Bacall, Glenda Jackson, James Garner *''Heart Beat (film), Heart Beat'', starring Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard (actor), John Heard *''He Knows You're Alone'', starring Don Scardino and Caitlin O'Heaney *''Heaven's Gate (film), Heaven's Gate'', directed by Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Jeff Bridges *''Herbie Goes Bananas'', directed by Vincent McEveety, starring Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman and Charles Martin Smith *''Hero at Large'', starring John Ritter and Anne Archer *''Hey Babe! (1980 film), Hey Babe!'', starring Yasmine Bleeth and Buddy Hackett – (Canadian films of the 1980s, Canada) *''Hirak Rajar Deshe'' (Kingdom of Diamonds), directed by Satyajit Ray – (Bengali films of 1980, India) *''The Hit (1981 film), The Hit'' (Trhák) – (Czech films of the 1980s, Czechoslovakia) *''Home Movies (film), Home Movies'', directed by Brian De Palma, starring Kirk Douglas, Vincent Gardenia, Gerrit Graham, Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen *''Hopscotch (film), Hopscotch'', directed by Ronald Neame, starring Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson *''How to Beat the High Cost of Living'', starring Susan Saint James, Jessica Lange, Jane Curtin, Dabney Coleman, Richard Benjamin *''Humanoids from the Deep'', starring Vic Morrow, Doug McClure, Ann Turkel *''The Hunter (1980 film), The Hunter'', starring Steve McQueen (in his final film), Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson, Eli Wallach

I

*''The Idolmaker'', directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Ray Sharkey and Peter Gallagher *''Inferno (1980 film), Inferno'', directed by Dario Argento – (Italian films of 1980, Italy) *''Inside Moves'', directed by Richard Donner, starring John Savage (actor), John Savage, David Morse (actor), David Morse, Diana Scarwid *''The Island (1980 film), The Island'', directed by Michael Ritchie (film director), Michael Ritchie, starring Michael Caine *''It's My Turn (film), It's My Turn'', directed by Claudia Weill, starring Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin

J

*''The Jazz Singer (1980 film), The Jazz Singer'', starring Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz, Laurence Olivier *''Just Tell Me What You Want'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Ali MacGraw, Alan King (comedian), Alan King, Peter Weller, Myrna Loy

K

*''Karz (film), Karz'' (In Debt), starring Rishi Kapoor – (Bollywood films of 1980, India) *''Kagemusha'', directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara – (Japanese films of 1980, Japan) – Palme d'Or winner *''Khubsoorat'', starring Ashok Kumar and Rekha – (Bollywood films of 1980, India) *''Klondike Fever'', starring Jeff East, Rod Steiger, Angie Dickinson, Gordon Pinsent – (Canada)

L

*''Ladies' Choice (film), Ladies' Choice'' (Dami Kanyat), directed by Ivan Andonov, starring Stefan Danailov – (Bulgarian films of the 1980s, Bulgaria) *''The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'', starring Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold, Ricky Schroder *''The Last Married Couple in America'', starring Natalie Wood, George Segal, Valerie Harper, Richard Benjamin *''The Last Metro'' (Le dernier metro), directed by François Truffaut, starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu – (French films of 1980, France) *''The Last Witness (1980 film), The Last Witness'' () – (List of South Korean films of 1980, South Korea) *''The Lathe of Heaven'', starring Bruce Davison *''Legend of Tianyun Mountain'' (Tiān yún shān chuán qí) – (Chinese films of the 1980s, China) *''The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter'', a documentary film *''Little Darlings'', starring Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Armand Assante and Matt Dillon *''Little Miss Marker (1980 film), Little Miss Marker'', starring Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart *''The Long Good Friday'', directed by John Mackenzie (film director), John Mackenzie, starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren – (British films of 1980, U.K.) *''The Long Riders'', directed by Walter Hill (director), Walter Hill, starring the Keach brothers, Carradine brothers and Quaid brothers *''Loulou (film), Loulou'', starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu – (French films of 1980, France) *''Loving Couples (1980 film), Loving Couples'', directed by Jack Smight, starring Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Stephen Collins, Susan Sarandon

M

* ''The Magician of Lublin (film), The Magician of Lublin'', starring Alan Arkin, Valerie Perrine, Louise Fletcher *''The Man with Bogart's Face'', starring Robert Sacchi, Misty Rowe, Victor Buono, Yvonne De Carlo, Herbert Lom *''Manila by Night'' – (Philippine films of the 1980s, Philippines) *''McVicar (film), McVicar'', directed by Tom Clegg (director), Tom Clegg, starring Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell – (British films of 1980, U.K.) *''Melvin and Howard'', directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen *''Midnight Madness (1980 film), Midnight Madness'', directed by Michael Nankin and David Wechter, starring David Naughton, Debra Clinger, Stephen Furst, Eddie Deezen, Maggie Roswell, Brad Wilkin, Michael J. Fox, Alan Solomon *''The Mirror Crack'd'', directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson – (U.K.) *''Mon oncle d'Amérique'', directed by Alain Resnais, starring Gérard Depardieu – (French films of 1980, France) – Cannes Special Jury Prize *''Motel Hell'', starring Rory Calhoun *''Mother's Day (1980 film), Mother's Day'', starring Nancy Hendrickson *''The Mountain Men'', starring Charlton Heston and Brian Keith *''My Bodyguard'', directed by Tony Bill, starring Matt Dillon, Adam Baldwin, Chris Makepeace, Martin Mull

N

*''The Nest (1980 film), The Nest'' (El Nido) – (Spanish films of 1980, Spain) *''Nightkill'', starring Robert Mitchum *''Nijinsky (film), Nijinsky'', starring George de la Peña and Alan Bates *''The Ninth Configuration'', directed by William Peter Blatty, starring Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson (actor), Scott Wilson, Jason Miller (playwright), Jason Miller

O

*''O Megalexandros'' (Alexander the Great), directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos – (Greek films of the 1980s, Greece) *''Oh, God! Book II'', starring George Burns *''One-Trick Pony (film), One Trick Pony'', written by and starring Paul Simon, with Blair Brown, Joan Hackett, Rip Torn *''The Orchestra Conductor'' (Dyrygent), directed by Andrzej Wajda, starring John Gielgud – (List of Polish films of the 1980s, Poland) *''Ordinary People'', directed by Robert Redford, starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch, Elizabeth McGovern *''Out of the Blue (1980 film), Out of the Blue'', directed by and starring Dennis Hopper, with Linda Manz, Raymond Burr – (Canadian films of the 1980s, Canada)

P

*''Pepi, Luci, Bom'', directed by Pedro Almodóvar – (Spanish films of 1980, Spain) *''Palermo or Wolfsburg'' – (List of German films of the 1980s, West Germany) – Golden Bear (award), Golden Bear winner *''Permanent Vacation (1980 film), Permanent Vacation'', directed by Jim Jarmusch *''The Pilot (film), The Pilot'', directed by and starring Cliff Robertson, with Diane Baker and Gordon MacRae *''Playing for Time (film), Playing for Time'', directed by Daniel Mann, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Jane Alexander *''Popeye (1980 film), Popeye'', directed by Robert Altman, starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall *''Pray TV (1980 film), Pray TV'', starring Dabney Coleman *''Private Benjamin (1980 film), Private Benjamin'', directed by Howard Zieff, starring Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Harry Dean Stanton *''The Private Eyes (1980 film), The Private Eyes'', starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts *''Prom Night (1980 film), Prom Night'', starring Leslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis

Q

*''Qurbani (1980 film), Qurbani'' (Sacrifice), directed by and starring Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939), Feroz Khan – (Bollywood films of 1980, India)

R

*''Raging Bull'', directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty *''Resurrection (1980 film), Resurrection'', starring Ellen Burstyn and Eva Le Gallienne *''The Return of the King (1980 film), The Return of the King'', animated film, voices of Orson Bean, John Huston, William Conrad *''Return of the Secaucus 7'', directed by John Sayles *''El Retorno del Hombre Lobo'' (Return of the Werewolf) – (Spanish films of 1980, Spain) *''Roadie (1980 film), Roadie'', directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Meat Loaf and Kaki Hunter *''Le Roi et l'oiseau'' (The King and the Mocking Bird), animated film – (French films of 1980, France) *''Rockshow'', concert film featuring Paul McCartney and Wings – (U.K.) *''Rough Cut (1980 film), Rough Cut'', directed by Don Siegel, starring Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down, David Niven *''Rude Boy (film), Rude Boy'', a rockumentary featuring The Clash – (British films of 1980, U.K.)

S

*''Sällskapsresan'' (The Charter Trip), directed by and starring Lasse Åberg – (Swedish films of the 1980s, Sweden) *''Saturn 3'', directed by Stanley Donen, starring Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel *''The Sea Wolves'', starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, Roger Moore – (British films of 1980, UK/American films of 1980, US/List of Swiss films, Switzerland) *''See You in the Next War'' (enja u sledećem ratu) – (List of Yugoslav films of the 1980s, Yugoslavia) *''Seems Like Old Times (film), Seems Like Old Times'', starring Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase and Charles Grodin *''Serial (1980 film), Serial'', starring Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Christopher Lee, Bill Macy, Sally Kellerman, Tom Smothers *''The Shining (film), The Shining'', directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers *''Simon (1980 film), Simon'', starring Alan Arkin *''A Small Circle of Friends'', starring Brad Davis (actor), Brad Davis and Karen Allen *''Smokey and the Bandit II'', directed by Hal Needham, starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed and Dom DeLuise *''Solo Sunny'' – (List of East German films#1980s, East Germany) *''Somewhere in Time (film), Somewhere in Time'', starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour (actress), Jane Seymour *''Special Treatment (film), Special Treatment'' (Poseban tretman) – (Yugoslavia) *''Stardust Memories'', directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Charlotte Rampling and Jessica Harper *''Stir Crazy (film), Stir Crazy'', directed by Sidney Poitier, starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder *''Stalker (1979 film), Stalker'', directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and released in 1979 but later released in 1980 *''The Stunt Man'', directed by Richard Rush (director), Richard Rush, starring Peter O'Toole, Barbara Hershey, Steve Railsback *''Sunday Lovers'', starring Gene Wilder, Roger Moore, Lino Ventura *''Superman II'', starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp

T

*''Terror Train'', starring Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner *''La terrazza'' (The Terrace), starring Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi – (Italian films of 1980, Italy) *''That Sinking Feeling'', directed by Bill Forsyth, starring John Gordon Sinclair – (British films of 1980, U.K.) *''Those Lips, Those Eyes'', starring Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, Tom Hulce *''Times Square (1980 film), Times Square'', directed by Allen Moyle, starring Robin Johnson, Trini Alvarado, Tim Curry *''To Love the Damned'' (Maledetti vi amerò) – (Italy) *''Tom Horn (film), Tom Horn'', starring Steve McQueen, Richard Farnsworth, Linda Evans *''Tribute (1980 film), Tribute'', starring Jack Lemmon – (Canadian films of the 1980s, Canada) *''Twelve Months (1980 film), Twelve Months'' (Sekai Meisaku Douwa Mori wa Ikiteiru / Dvenadtsat mesyatsev) – (Japanese films of 1980, Japan/Soviet films: 1980-1991#1980, U.S.S.R.)

U

*''The Unseen (1980 film), The Unseen'', starring Barbara Bach and Stephen Furst *''Up the Academy'', directed by Robert Downey Sr. *''Urban Cowboy'', directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith, Barry Corbin *''Used Cars'', directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Kurt Russell, Deborah Harmon, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham

V

*''Virus (1980 film), Virus'' (Fukkatsu no hi), starring Sonny Chiba and Glenn Ford – (Japanese films of 1980, Japan) *''Le Voyage en douce'', starring Dominique Sanda and Geraldine Chaplin – (French films of 1980, France)

W

*''Waiter, Scarper!'' (Vrchní, prchni!) – (Czech films of the 1980s, Czechoslovakia) *''The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film), The Watcher in the Woods'', starring Bette Davis – (British films of 1980, UK/American films of 1980, US) *''When Time Ran Out'', starring Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Burgess Meredith, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons *''Where the Buffalo Roam'', directed by Art Linson, starring Bill Murray and Peter Boyle *''Wholly Moses!'', starring Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, Paul Sand, Dom DeLuise *''Who's Singin' Over There?'' (Ko to tamo peva) – (List of Yugoslav films of the 1980s, Yugoslavia) *''Why Would I Lie?'', starring Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn, Valerie Curtin *''Willie & Phil'', directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Michael Ontkean *''Windows (film), Windows'', starring Talia Shire and Elizabeth Ashley *''Witches' Brew (film), Witches' Brew'', starring Teri Garr and Richard Benjamin

X

*''Xanadu (film), Xanadu'', starring Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly

Y

*''The Young Master'' (Shi di chu ma), directed by and starring Jackie Chan – (Hong Kong films of 1980, Hong Kong) *''Yūgure made'' – (Japanese films of 1980, Japan)

Z

*''Zigeunerweisen (film), Zigeunerweisen'' (Gypsy Airs), directed by Seijun Suzuki – (Japanese films of 1980, Japan)

1980 Wide-release movies

American films of 1980, United States unless stated

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

*January 2 - David Gyasi, British actor *January 4 - Greg Cipes, voice actor *January 7 **Hele Kõrve, Estonian actress and singer **Simon Woods, English actor and writer *January 8 **Rachel Nichols (actress), American actress and model **Sam Riley, English actor and singer *January 10 **Katie Dippold, American actress, writer and screenwriter **Sarah Shahi, American actress and former model *January 16 – Lin-Manuel Miranda, American singer-songwriter and actor *January 17 – Zooey Deschanel, American singer-songwriter and actress *January 18 **Estelle (musician), Estelle, British singer, songwriter, record producer and actress **Jason Segel, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, author and producer *January 21 **Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer and voice actress **Kim Sharma, Indian actress *January 29 - Jason James Richter, American actor and musician *January 30 – Wilmer Valderrama, American actor *February 2 – Zhang Jingchu, Chinese actress *February 3 - Ben Turner (actor), British-Iranian actor *February 8 - Sinead Matthews, English actress *February 11 – Matthew Lawrence, American actor *February 12 – Christina Ricci, American actress *February 14 – Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer *February 17 - Jason Ritter, American actor, voice actor and producer *February 25 **Chris Knowings, American actor **Christy Knowings, American actress and comedian *February 29 - Steven Cree, Scottish actor *March 2 - Rebel Wilson, Australian actress, comedian, writer and producer *March 3 **Meiling Melançon, American actress and screenwriter **Katherine Waterston, American actress *March 7 ** Laura Prepon, American actress ** Mart Toome, Estonian actor *March 9 – Matthew Gray Gubler, American actor *March 25 - Tinsel Korey, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter *March 31 **Kate Micucci, American actress **Maaya Sakamoto, Japanese singer and voice actress *April 8 – Carrie Savage, American voice actress *April 11 - Julia Chantrey, Canadian actress *April 13 ** Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress ** Kelli Giddish, American actress *April 14 - Tom Franco, American actor *April 15 - Arian Moayed, Iranian-born American actor, writer and director *April 17 - Samantha Soule, American actress *April 25 - Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television presenter *April 26 ** Jordana Brewster, American actress ** Channing Tatum, American actor *April 29 - Damien Dante Wayans, American actor, screenwriter, producer and director *May 2 - Ellie Kemper, American actress and comedian *May 8 ** Jasen Fisher, American former child actor ** Kimberlee Peterson, American actress *May 22 **Nazanin Boniadi, British actress **Lucy Gordon (actress), English actress and model (died 2009 in film, 2009) **Mark Hildreth (actor), Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor, voice actor **Evelin Võigemast, Estonian actress *May 23 - D. J. Cotrona, American actor *May 25 - Will Janowitz, American actor *May 27 - Ben Feldman, American actor and producer. *June 10 - Jessica DiCicco, American film, television and voice actress *June 15 - Candace Brown, American actress and comedian *June 16 – Sibel Kekilli, German actress *June 20 - Tika Sumpter, American actress, singer, producer, television host and model *June 21 - Preeya Kalidas, British singer and actress *June 23 **Heath Freeman (actor), Heath Freeman, American actor (died 2021 in film, 2021) **Melissa Rauch, American actress and comedian *June 24 – Minka Kelly, American actress *June 26 - Jason Schwartzman, American actor, producer and musician *July 3 – Olivia Munn, American actress *July 4 - Max Elliott Slade, American former child actor *July 6 – Eva Green, French actress *July 10 **James Rolfe, American filmmaker, actor, YouTuber and online personality **Jessica Simpson, American singer and actress *July 15 – Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and film producer *July 17 – Brett Goldstein, British actor and comedian *July 18 – Kristen Bell, American actress *July 19 - Mark Webber (actor), American actor, screenwriter and director *July 27 - Ewen Leslie, Australian actor *August 3 – Teuku Rifnu Wikana, Indonesian actor *August 6 - Monique Ganderton, Canadian stunt performer and actress *August 8 – Marisa Quintanilla, American actress *August 10 – Pua Magasiva, New Zealand actor (died 2019 in film, 2019) *August 12 - Dominique Swain, American actress and producer *August 13 - Álex González (actor), Spanish actor *August 15 - Natalie Press, English actress *August 18 – Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress *August 19 - Adam Campbell (actor), English actor *August 25 – Jackie Tohn, American actress and singer *August 26 **Macaulay Culkin, American actor **Chris Pine, American actor *August 31 - Leo Bill, English actor *September 7 - J. D. Pardo, American actor *September 9 – Michelle Williams (actress), Michelle Williams, American actress *September 12 - Hiroyuki Sawano, Japanese music composer *September 13 – Ben Savage, American actor *September 13 – Cristiana Capotondi, Italian actress *September 21 – Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress *September 25 - T.I., American actor and rapper *September 29 - Zachary Levi, American actor and singer *September 30 - Toni Trucks, American actress *October 3 - Daniel DeSanto, Canadian actor and voice actor *October 6 - David Alpay, Canadian actor, musician and producer *October 8 **Nick Cannon, American comedian, rapper and television host **Nathan Head, British actor *October 14 – Ben Whishaw, English actor *October 18 **Erin Dean, American former actress **Natasha Rothwell, American writer, actress and comedian *October 19 – Benjamin Salisbury, American actor *October 21 - Kim Kardashian, American media personality, model and actress *October 23 - Robert Belushi, American actor *October 24 – Monica (singer), Monica, American singer-songwriter, producer and actress *October 28 - Wes Ball, American film director and artist *October 29 – Ben Foster (actor), Ben Foster, American actor *November 1 - Dani Rovira, Spanish comedian and actor *November 2 - Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress *November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor *November 9 - Vanessa Lachey, American actress, fashion model and television host *November 12 – Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor *November 13 - Monique Coleman, American actress *November 18 - Mathew Baynton, English actor, writer, comedian, singer and musician *November 29 - Jason Griffith, American actor and voice actor *December 3 **Anna Chlumsky, American actress **Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer *December 9 – Simon Helberg, American actor and comedian *December 16 - Michael Jibson, English actor, director, writer and voice over artist *December 18 **Christina Aguilera, American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality **Neil Fingleton, English actor (died 2017 in film, 2017) *December 19 **Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor **Marla Sokoloff, American actress *December 27 - Elizabeth Rodriguez, American actress *December 30 – Eliza Dushku, American actress

Deaths

Film debuts

*Christopher Atkins – ''The Blue Lagoon (1980 film), The Blue Lagoon'' *Michael Badalucco – ''Raging Bull'' *Adam Baldwin – ''My Bodyguard'' *Drew Barrymore – ''Altered States'' *Jennifer Beals – ''My Bodyguard'' *Pierce Brosnan – ''The Long Good Friday'' *Robbie Coltrane – ''Flash Gordon (film), Flash Gordon'' *Barry Corbin – ''Urban Cowboy'' *Tony Cox (actor), Tony Cox – ''Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype'' *Peter Coyote – ''Die Laughing (film), Die Laughing'' *Joan Cusack – ''Cutting Loose'' *Willem Dafoe – ''Heaven's Gate (film), Heaven's Gate'' *Tony Danza – ''The Hollywood Knights'' *John Diehl – ''Falling in Love Again (1980 film), Falling in Love Again'' *Billy Drago – ''Windwalker (1980 film), Windwalker'' *Frankie Faison – ''Permanent Vacation (1980 film), Permanent Vacation'' *Michael J. Fox – ''Midnight Madness (1980 film), Midnight Madness'' *Peter Gallagher – ''The Idolmaker'' *Julie Hagerty – ''Airplane!'' *Tom Hanks – ''He Knows You're Alone'' *Linda Hunt – ''Popeye (1980 film), Popeye'' *William Hurt – ''Altered States'' *Timothy Hutton – ''Ordinary People'' *Jeremy Irons – ''Nijinsky (film), Nijinsky'' *Ralph Macchio – ''Up the Academy'' *Gabriel Macht – ''Why Would I Lie?'' *William H. Macy – ''Somewhere in Time (film), Somewhere in Time'' *Sophie Marceau – ''La Boum'' *Christopher McDonald – ''The Hearse'' *Elizabeth McGovern – ''Ordinary People'' *Cathy Moriarty – ''Raging Bull'' *David Morse (actor), David Morse – ''Inside Moves'' *Cynthia Nixon – ''Little Darlings'' *Catherine O'Hara – ''Deadly Companion'' *Ed O'Neill – ''Cruising (film), Cruising'' *Terry O'Quinn – ''Heaven's Gate'' *Michelle Pfeiffer – ''The Hollywood Knights'' *Richard Portnow – ''Roadie (1980 film), Roadie'' *Harold Ramis – ''Caddyshack'' (director) *Judge Reinhold – ''Running Scared (1980 film), Running Scared'' *Dave Thomas (actor), Dave Thomas – ''Deadly Companion'' *Paul Reubens – ''Pray TV (1980 film), Pray TV'' *John Rothman – ''Stardust Memories'' *Kurtwood Smith – ''Roadie'' *Sharon Stone – ''Stardust Memories'' *David Strathairn – ''Return of the Secaucus 7'' *Meg Tilly – ''Fame (1980 film), Fame'' *John Turturro – ''Raging Bull'' *Dianne Wiest – ''It's My Turn (film), It's My Turn'' *Bruce Willis – ''The First Deadly Sin'' *Mare Winningham – ''One-Trick Pony (film), One-Trick Pony'' *Nicholas Woodeson – ''Heaven's Gate'' *Sean Young – ''Jane Austen in Manhattan''

Notes

References

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