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The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
International
The highest-grossing 1982 films from countries outside of North America.
Events
June 11
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is released; it will become the highest-grossing film of all time.
Michelle Pfeiffer appears in her first leading role, in Grease 2, the sequel to the top-grossing film of 1978 (her film debut had come as Tony Danza's character's girlfriend in the 1980 movie The Hollywood Knights).
July 9 — Sci-fi movie Tron is the first feature film to use computer animation extensively.
July 23 — During production of Twilight Zone: The Movie, 53-year-old American actor Vic Morrow and two child actors are accidentally killed during a scene involving an operated helicopter. The accident leads to reforms in filmmaking safety and child-labor laws.
October 8 — Angelina Jolie makes her film debut as a child actress appearing with her father Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out. She next appears on film as an adult 11 years later in Cyborg 2.
Glenn Close makes her film debut.
Hugh Grant makes his film debut.
Eddie Murphy makes his film debut.
The Coca-Cola Company acquires Columbia Pictures.
The THX Sound System is developed for use in movie theaters.
Awards
Academy Awards:
Best Picture: Gandhi – Indo-British Films, Columbia
Best Director: Richard Attenborough – Gandhi
Best Actor: Ben Kingsley – Gandhi
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – Sophie's Choice
Best Supporting Actor: Louis Gossett Jr. – An Officer and a Gentleman
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Lange – Tootsie
Best Foreign Language Film: Volver a empezar (Begin the Beguine), directed by José Luis Garci, Spain
Golden Globe Awards:
Drama:
Best Picture: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Actor: Ben Kingsley – Gandhi
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – Sophie's ChoiceMusical or comedy:
Best Picture: Tootsie
Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman – Tootsie
Best Actress: Julie Andrews – Victor/VictoriaOther
Best Director: Richard Attenborough – Gandhi
Best Foreign Film: Gandhi, India
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Missing, directed by Costa Gavras, United States
Yol (The Way), directed by Yılmaz Güney, Turkey
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
The State of Things (Der Stand der Dinge), directed by Wim Wenders, W. Germany / Portugal / USA
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (Veronika Voss), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, W. Germany
January–March
January 1982
January 1
Madman
Pennies from Heaven
January 8
Ragtime
January 22
The Seduction
February 1982
February 5
Butterfly
February 12
The Beast Within
The Border
Cannery Row
Love and Money
Quest for Fire
February 19
Barbarosa
Shoot the Moon
Swamp Thing
February 20
Death Wish II
February 26
Evilspeak
March 1982
March 1
The Comeback Trail
March 5
Diner
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Making Love
March 12
Missing
Parasite
March 19
Deathtrap
Porky's
March 24
Eating Raoul
March 26
I Ought to Be in Pictures
April–June
April 1982
April 2
A Little Sex
Cat People
Penitentiary II
Silent Rage
Some Kind of Hero
April 16
Wrong Is Right
April 20
Tag: The Assassination Game
April 30
Partners
Soup for One
May 1982
May 7
Death Valley
Forbidden World
May 14
Conan the Barbarian
The House Where Evil Dwells
May 21
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Fighting Back
May 28
The Escape Artist
Rocky III
June 1982
June 4
Chan Is Missing
Hanky Panky
Poltergeist
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
June 11
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Grease 2
June 18
Annie
Author! Author!
Firefox
June 20
Girls Nite Out
June 25
Blade Runner
Megaforce
The Thing
July–September
July 1982
July 2
The Secret of NIMH
July 9
Tron
July 16
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Six Pack
Summer Lovers
Young Doctors in Love
July 23
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Challenge
The World According to Garp
Zapped!
July 30
Forced Vengeance
The Last American Virgin
Night Shift
Tex
August 1982
August 2
August 4
Things Are Tough All Over
August 13
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Friday the 13th Part III
An Officer and a Gentleman
Tempest
August 20
The Beastmaster
August 28
The Junkman
September 1982
September 3
The Concrete Jungle
September 10
Endangered Species
Pink Floyd – The Wall
September 17
Hammett
September 24
Amityville II: The Possession
Yes, Giorgio
October–December
October 1982
October 1
Hey Good Lookin'
My Favorite Year
October 3
Split Image
October 15
Love Child
October 22
First Blood
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Monsignor
October 29
Q
Class Reunion
November 1982
November 5
Piranha II: The Spawning
November 12
Alone in the Dark
Creepshow
Jimmy the Kid
The Slumber Party Massacre
They Call Me Bruce?
November 19
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Heidi's Song
The Last Unicorn
Still of the Night
December 1982
December 8
48 Hrs.
Sophie's Choice
The Verdict
December 10
Airplane II: The Sequel
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
The Toy
December 11
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
December 15
Honkytonk Man
December 17
Best Friends
The Dark Crystal
Tootsie
Trail of the Pink Panther
December 22
Kiss Me Goodbye
December 24
Six Weeks
Notable films released in 1982
USA unless stated
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48 Hours, directed by Walter Hill, starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy
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Airplane II: The Sequel, starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Chad Everett, Raymond Burr, Sonny Bono, William Shatner
Alice
Alone in the Dark, starring Jack Palance and Martin Landau
Alsino and the Condor (Alsino y el cóndor) – (Nicaragua/Mexico)
Amityville II: The Possession, starring James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda
Android, starring Klaus Kinski
The Angel (L'Ange), directed by Patrick Bokanowski - (France)
Angel, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Stephen Rea – (Ireland)
Angoor, starring Sanjeev Kumar – (India)
Annie, directed by John Huston, starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry
Another Way (Egymásra nézve) – (Hungary)
Arth (The Meaning), directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Shabana Azmi (Silver Lotus Award for best Indian actress) – (India)