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 deaths.
The top ten 1985 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.
The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest-grossing film was Back to the Future.
Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie (Australia).
June 5 - The Chicago Cubs play the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game at Wrigley Field. Excerpts from the broadcast later pin this date as the day featured in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Academy Awards:
Best Picture:
Out of Africa - Universal
Best Director:
Sydney Pollack -
Out of Africa
Best Actor:
William Hurt -
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Best Actress:
Geraldine Page -
The Trip to Bountiful
Best Supporting Actor:
Don Ameche -
Cocoon
Best Supporting Actress:
Anjelica Huston -
Prizzi's Honor
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Official Story (
La historia oficial), directed by Luis Puenzo, Argentina
Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement
James Stewart
Golden Globe Awards:
Drama:
Best Picture:
Out of Africa
Best Actor:
Jon Voight -
Runaway Train
Best Actress:
Whoopi Goldberg -
The Color Purple
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture:
Prizzi's Honor
Best Actor:
Jack Nicholson -
Prizzi's Honor
Best Actress:
Kathleen Turner -
Prizzi's Honor
Other
Best Director:
John Huston -
Prizzi's Honor
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Official Story (
La historia oficial), Argentina
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
When Father Was Away on Business (
Otac na službenom putu), directed by Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavia
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Vagabond (
Sans toit ni loi), directed by Agnès Varda, France / U.K.
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Die Frau und der Fremde (
The Woman and the Stranger), directed by Rainer Simon, East Germany
Wetherby, directed by David Hare, United Kingdom
Razzie Awards
Worst Picture:
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Worst Director:
Sylvester Stallone -
Rocky IV
Worst Actor:
Sylvester Stallone -
Rambo: First Blood Part II and
Rocky IV
Worst Actress:
Linda Blair -
Night Patrol,
Savage Island and
Savage Streets
Worst Supporting Actor:
Rob Lowe -
St. Elmo's Fire
Worst Supporting Actress:
Brigitte Nielsen -
Rocky IV
Worst New Star:
Brigitte Nielsen -
Red Sonja and
Rocky IV
U.S.A. unless stated
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28 Up, a documentary film - (U.K.)
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Adieu Bonaparte, directed by Youssef Chahine, starring Michel Piccoli - (France/Egypt)
The Adventures of Mark Twain, starring James Whitmore
After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Catherine O'Hara, Teri Garr
Agnes of God, directed by Norman Jewison; starring Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly
Alamo Bay, directed by Louis Malle, starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan
Alice in Wonderland, TV film, starring Natalie Gregory, Sid Caesar, Carol Channing, Sammy Davis, Jr., Telly Savalas, Ringo Starr
The Alley Cat (Le Matou) - (Canada)
American Flyers, starring Kevin Costner, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul
American Ninja, starring Michael Dudikoff
Angry Harvest (Bittere Ernte), starring Armin Mueller-Stahl - (West Germany)
Anne of Green Gables, starring Megan Follows - (Canada)
Arjun, starring Sunny Deol and Dimple Kapadia - (India)
The Assam Garden, starring Deborah Kerr and Madhur Jaffrey - (U.K.)
Asterix Versus Caesar (Astérix et la surprise de César) - (France)
The Aviator, starring Christopher Reeve
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Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, starring Sean Young and William Katt
Back to the Future, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Bad Medicine, starring Steve Guttenberg and Julie Hagerty
Better Off Dead, starring John Cusack
Black Arrow, starring Oliver Reed and Fernando Rey
The Black Cauldron
Bliss - (Australia)
The Blue Yonder
The Boys Next Door, starring Maxwell Caulfield and Charlie Sheen
Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Jonathan Pryce and Robert De Niro - (U.K.)
The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes, starring Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Gleason
Brewster's Millions, starring Richard Pryor and John Candy
The Bride, starring Sting and Jennifer Beals - (U.K./U.S.A.)
The Burmese Harp (Biruma no tategoto), directed by Kon Ichikawa, a remake of Ichikawa's 1956 film - (Japan)
Butterfly and Flowers (Peesua lae dokmai) - (Thailand)
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Calamari Union, directed by Aki Kaurismäki - (Finland)
Came a Hot Friday - (New Zealand)
Cat's Eye, an anthology film starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Kenneth McMillan, Robert Hays
The Care Bears Movie, starring Mickey Rooney (voice) - (Canada)
Cavegirl
Cemetery of Terror
Chicken with Vinegar (Poulet au Vinaigre), directed by Claude Chabrol - (France)
A Chorus Line, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Michael Douglas and Alyson Reed
Clue, starring Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Michael McKean, Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull, Colleen Camp
The Coca-Cola Kid, starring Eric Roberts and Greta Scacchi
Cocoon, directed by Ron Howard, starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy
Code of Silence, directed by Andrew Davis, starring Chuck Norris and Molly Hagan
Colonel Redl, directed by István Szabó, starring Klaus Maria Brandauer - (West Germany/Hungary/Austria)
The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey
Come and See (Idi i smotri) - (U.S.S.R.)
Commando, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano
Compromising Positions, directed by Frank Perry, starring Susan Sarandon, Raúl Juliá, Judith Ivey, Joe Mantegna
Crime Wave - (Canada)
Crimewave, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell
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D.A.R.Y.L., starring Barret Oliver and Mary Beth Hurt
Dance with a Stranger, directed by Mike Newell, starring Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson - (U.K.)
Day of the Dead, directed by George A. Romero - the final part of Romero's zombie trilogy
Death in a French Garden (Péril en la demeure) - (France)
Death Wish 3, starring Charles Bronson
Defence of the Realm, starring Gabriel Byrne and Greta Scacchi - (U.K.)
Déjà Vu, directed by Anthony B. Richmond, starring Jaclyn Smith, Claire Bloom, Nigel Terry and Shelley Winters
Desert Hearts, starring Patricia Charbonneau, Helen Shaver, Audra Lindley
Desperately Seeking Susan, directed by Susan Seidelman, starring Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Laurie Metcalf
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, directed by Wayne Wang
Dissolved and Effused (Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný) - (Czechoslovakia)
Dreamchild, starring Ian Holm, Coral Browne, Peter Gallagher - (U.K.)
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Eleni, directed by Peter Yates, starring John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Glenne Headly
The Emerald Forest, directed by John Boorman, starring Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, Charley Boorman - (U.K.)
Enemy Mine, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. - (West Germany/U.S.A.)
Eoudong (Courtesan) - (South Korea)
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, starring Wilford Brimley and Warwick Davis
Explorers, directed by Joe Dante, starring Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix
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The Falcon and the Snowman, directed by John Schlesinger, starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn
Family Life (La Vie de Famille) - (France)
Fandango, starring Kevin Costner
Festa di laurea (Graduation Party) - (Italy)
Fever Pitch, directed by Richard Brooks, starring Ryan O'Neal, Giancarlo Giannini, Chad Everett, Catherine Hicks
Final Justice, starring Joe Don Baker
Fire Festival (Himatsuri) - (Japan)
Flesh and Blood, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh - (U.S.A./Netherlands/Spain)
Fletch, starring Chevy Chase
Fool for Love, directed by Robert Altman, starring Sam Shepard and Kim Basinger
Fran - (Australia)
Friday the 13th, Part V: A New Beginning, directed by Danny Steinmann, starring Melanie Kinnaman and John Shepherd
Fright Night, starring William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse
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Ghoulies
Ghulami, starring Dharmendra and Naseeruddin Shah - (India)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt
Give the Devil His Due (S čerty nejsou žerty) - (Czechoslovakia)
Goodbye, New York, starring Julie Hagerty
The Goonies, directed by Richard Donner, starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Jonathan Ke Quan, Martha Plimpton
Gotcha!, starring Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino
Grace Quigley, starring Katharine Hepburn and Nick Nolte
La Gran Fiesta - (Puerto Rico)
Guest from the Future (Gostya iz budushchego) - (U.S.S.R.)
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Hail Mary (Je vous salue, Marie), directed by Jean-Luc Godard - (France)
Half Life: A Parable for the Nuclear Age - (Australia)
Heaven Help Us, starring Andrew McCarthy and Mary Stuart Masterson
Here Come the Littles - (U.S.A./Canada/Japan/Luxembourg)
The Holcroft Covenant, starring Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer
The Home and the World (Ghare Baire), directed by Satyajit Ray - (India)
Hour of the Star (A Hora da Estrela) - (Brazil)
How Poets are Losing Their Illusions (Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze) - (Czechoslovakia)
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De IJssalon (The Ice-Cream Parlor) - (Netherlands)
Insignificance, directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis, Gary Busey - (U.K.)
Into the Night, starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer
Invasion U.S.A., starring Chuck Norris
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Jagged Edge, directed by Richard Marquand, starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Robert Loggia, Peter Coyote
The Jewel of the Nile, directed by Lewis Teague, starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito
Joshua Then and Now, starring James Woods and Alan Arkin - (Canada)
The Journey of Natty Gann, starring Meredith Salenger and John Cusack
Just One of the Guys, starring Joyce Hyser
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Kaakki Sattai, starring Kamal Haasan and Madhavi - (India)
King David, starring Richard Gere - (U.K./U.S.A.)
King Solomon's Mines, starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone
Kiss of the Spider Woman (O Beijo da Mulher Aranha), directed by Héctor Babenco, starring William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga - (Brazil/U.S.A.)
Krush Groove, starring Blair Underwood, Run–D.M.C., Sheila E.
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Ladyhawke, starring Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rutger Hauer
The Last Dragon, starring Taimak, Faith Prince
The Last Polka, starring John Candy and Eugene Levy - (Canada)
Latino, directed by Haskell Wexler
Leave All Fair, starring John Gielgud and Jane Birkin (New Zealand/France)
Legend, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry - (U.K./U.S.A.)
The Legend of Billie Jean, starring Helen Slater, Christian Slater
The Legend of Suram Fortress, directed by Sergei Parajanov (Soviet Union)
Letter to Brezhnev, starring Peter Firth and Alexandra Pigg - (U.K.)
Lonely Heart (Sabishinbou) - (Japan)
Lost in America, directed by and starring Albert Brooks, with Julie Hagerty
Lust in the Dust, directed by Paul Bartel, starring Divine, Tab Hunter, Lainie Kazan
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner - (Australia)
The Man with One Red Shoe, starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Lori Singer, Dabney Coleman
Manevri na petiya etazh (Maneuvers on the Fifth Floor) - (Bulgaria)
Marie, starring Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Fred Dalton Thompson
Mask, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Eric Stoltz, Cher and Sam Elliott
Mask of Murder, starring Rod Taylor and Valerie Perrine - (U.S.A./Sweden)
The Mass Is Ended (La messa è finita), directed by and starring Nanni Moretti - (Italy)
Maxie, starring Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon, Valerie Curtin
The Mean Season, starring Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway and Richard Jordan
Meri Jung, starring Anil Kapoor - (India)
The Midnight Hour
Mirch Masala (Spices), starring Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Om Puri - (U.K./India)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, directed by Paul Schrader, starring Ken Ogata - (U.S.A./Japan)
Movers & Shakers, directed by William Asher, starring Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Gilda Radner
Mr. Vampire (Goeng-si Sin-sang) - (Hong Kong)
Murphy's Romance, directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim
My Beautiful Laundrette, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Gordon Warnecke - (U.K.)
My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund), directed by Lasse Hallström - (Sweden) - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
My Science Project
My Sweet Little Village (Vesničko má středisková), directed by Jiří Menzel - (Czechoslovakia)
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National Lampoon's European Vacation, starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
No End (film), directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski - (Poland)
No Surrender, starring Michael Angelis and Bernard Hill - (U.K.)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (Non ci resta che piangere), directed by and starring Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi - (Italy)
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The Official Story (La historia oficial) - (Argentina) - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
Once Bitten, starring Lauren Hutton and Jim Carrey (in his first major role)
One Magic Christmas, starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton - (U.S.A./Canada)
Ordeal by Innocence, starring Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer - (U.K.)
Out of Africa, directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards
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Padre nuestro (Our Father), starring Victoria Abril - (Spain)
Pale Rider, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Michael Moriarty and Carrie Snodgress
Pas în doi (Passo Doble) - (Romania)
The Peanut Butter Solution - (Canada)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure, directed by Tim Burton, starring Paul Reubens
Perfect, directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis
Phenomena, directed by Dario Argento - (Italy)
Pizza Connection, directed by Damiano Damiani - (Italy)
Plenty, directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Charles Dance, Tracey Ullman, Ian McKellen, Sting - (U.K.)
Police, starring Gérard Depardieu and Sophie Marceau - (France)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, starring Steve Guttenberg, George Gaynes, Colleen Camp, Bubba Smith
Police Story (Ging chat goo si), directed by and starring Jackie Chan - (Hong Kong)
Private Resort, starring Johnny Depp, Rob Morrow, Andrew Dice Clay
Prizzi's Honor, directed by John Huston, starring Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston, Robert Loggia - Golden Globe for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
The Protector, starring Jackie Chan and Danny Aiello - (Hong Kong/U.S.A.)
The Purple Rose of Cairo, directed by Woody Allen, starring Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello
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The Quiet Earth - (New Zealand)
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Radioactive Dreams, starring Michael Dudikoff and Lisa Blount - (U.S.A./Mexico)
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer - (U.S.A./Japan)
Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Julia Nickson
Ran, directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Tatsuya Nakadai and Mieko Harada - (Japan)
Re-Animator, starring Jeffrey Combs
Real Genius, starring Val Kilmer
Red Kiss (Rouge Baiser) - (France)
Red Sonja, starring Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, starring Fred Ward, Kate Mulgrew, Joel Grey
Rendez-vous, starring Juliette Binoche and Jean-Louis Trintignant - (France)
Restless Natives, directed by Michael Hoffman - (U.K.)
The Return of the Living Dead, directed by Dan O'Bannon
Return to Oz, starring Fairuza Balk, Piper Laurie, Jean Marsh
Revolution, directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski - (U.K.)
Rocky IV, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, with Talia Shire, Dolph Lundgren, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, Burt Young
A Room with a View, directed by James Ivory, starring Maggie Smith and Helena Bonham Carter - (U.K.)
Runaway Train, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay
The Runner (Davandeh) - (Iran)
Rustlers' Rhapsody, directed by Hugh Wilson, starring Tom Berenger, Marilu Henner, Sela Ward, Andy Griffith, Patrick Wayne
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Santa Claus: The Movie, starring Dudley Moore - (U.K./U.S.A.)
Scorpio Nights - (Philippines)
Secret Admirer, starring C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Fred Ward
The Secret of the Sword
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird
Shoah - (France)
The Shooting Party, starring James Mason and John Gielgud - (U.K.)
Silver Bullet, starring Gary Busey, Corey Haim, Megan Follows, Everett McGill
Silverado, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Dennehy, John Cleese, Rosanna Arquette
A Simple Death (Prostaya smert) - (U.S.S.R.)
The Slugger's Wife, directed by Hal Ashby, starring Michael O'Keefe and Rebecca De Mornay
Smooth Talk, starring Laura Dern and Treat Williams
Spies Like Us, starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase
St. Elmo's Fire, directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
Stick, directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, with Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, George Segal
Subway, directed by Luc Besson, starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert - (France)
Summer Rental, directed by Carl Reiner, starring John Candy, Rip Torn, Richard Crenna
The Supergrass, starring Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Robbie Coltrane - (U.K.)
The Sure Thing, directed by Rob Reiner, starring John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Nicollette Sheridan
Sweet Dreams, a biopic of Patsy Cline, starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris
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Taipei Story (Qing mei zhu ma) - (Taiwan)
Tampopo (Dandelion) - (Japan)
Target, starring Gene Hackman and Matt Dillon
Tea in the Harem (Le Thé au harem d'Archimède) - (France)
Teen Wolf, starring Michael J. Fox
That Was Then... This Is Now, starring Emilio Estevez
That's Dancing!, featuring Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sammy Davis, Jr. and others
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) - (Peru)
The Time to Live and the Time to Die (Tong nian wang shi) - (Taiwan)
To Live and Die in L.A., directed by William Friedkin, starring William Petersen and Willem Dafoe
Trancers
Transylvania 6-5000, starring Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley, Jr., Joseph Bologna, Teresa Ganzel, Geena Davis
Treasure Island (L'île au trésor) - (France/Chile)
The Trip to Bountiful, starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Rebecca De Mornay
Trouble in Mind, directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Kris Kristofferson, 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 - (U.K.)
Twice in a Lifetime, starring Gene Hackman, Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret, Amy Madigan
The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal (Le due vite di Mattia Pascal), starring Marcello Mastroianni and Senta Berger - (Italy)
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UFOria, starring Fred Ward, Harry Dean Stanton, Cindy Williams
The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) - (Finland)
Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi), directed by Agnès Varda - (France) - Golden Lion award
Vampire Hunter D (Kyûketsuki hantâ D) - (Japan)
Vampires in Havana (¡Vampiros en La Habana!) - (Cuba)
La vaquilla (The Heifer), directed by Luis García Berlanga - (Spain)
A View to a Kill, starring Roger Moore (as James Bond) with Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones - (U.K.)
Vision Quest, starring Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino
Volunteers, starring Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, George Plimpton
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Water, starring Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine - (U.K.)
Wetherby, directed by David Hare, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Ian Holm - (U.K.) - Golden Bear award
Weird Science, directed by John Hughes, starring Kelly Le Brock, Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith
Wild Geese II, starring Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier - (U.K.)
When Father Was Away on Business (Otac na službenom putu) - (Yugoslavia) - Palme d'Or award
White Nights, directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Helen Mirren
Witness, directed by Peter Weir, starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas
The Woman and the Stranger (Die Frau und der Fremde) - (East Germany) - Golden Bear award
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Year of the Dragon, directed by Michael Cimino, starring Mickey Rourke and John Lone
Yes, Madam (Huang jia shi jie), starring Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock - (Hong Kong)
Young Sherlock Holmes, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Anthony Higgins
A Zed & Two Noughts, directed by Peter Greenaway - (U.K.)
January 1985
January 8
The Mutilator
Rockin' Road Trip
January 11
Too Scared to Scream
January 17
Avenging Angel
Tuff Turf
January 19
The New Kids
That's Dancing!
January 27
The Falcon and the Snowman
Fandango
February 1985
February 8
Heaven Help Us
Mischief
Witness
February 15
The Breakfast Club
Fast Forward
Into the Night
The Mean Season
Turk 182
Vision Quest
February 20 - Brazil (France; UK Feb. 22 1985; US Dec. 18 1985)
March 1985
March 1
Certain Fury
Lust in the Dust
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Sure Thing
March 2
Ghoulies
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
March 8 - Mask
March 15
Lost in America
Sylvester
March 22
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
The Last Dragon
Porky's Revenge!
The Secret of the Sword
March 29
Desperately Seeking Susan
King David
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Robbery Under Arms
The Slugger's Wife
April 1985
April 3 - Alamo Bay
April 10 - Private Resort
April 12
Cat's Eye
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Ladyhawke
April 25 - Crimewave (US)
April 26
Just One of the Guys
Stick
May 1985
May 3
Code of Silence
Gotcha!
Gymkata
May 8 - Creature
May 10 - Rustlers' Rhapsody
May 17 - Ordeal by Innocence
May 22
Brewster's Millions
Rambo: First Blood Part II
A View to a Kill (San Francisco premiere; London premiere June 12, 1985)
May 31 - Fletch
June 1985
June 7
The Goonies (US; UK Nov. 29 1985; Aus Dec. 12 1985; Japan Dec. 21 1985)
Perfect
June 13 - Prizzi's Honor
June 14 - Secret Admirer
June 21
Cocoon
Return to Oz (US; UK July 10, 1985)
June 26 - Pale Rider
June 28 - St. Elmo's Fire
July 1985
July 3
Back to the Future
Red Sonja
July 10 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
July 12
Explorers
Silverado
July 19
Day of the Dead
The Legend of Billie Jean
The Man with One Red Shoe
July 24 - The Black Cauldron
July 26
Kiss of the Spider Woman
National Lampoon's European Vacation
August 1985
August 2
Fright Night
Follow That Bird
Weird Science
August 7 - Real Genius
August 9
My Science Project
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Summer Rental
August 16
American Flyers
The Return of the Living Dead
Volunteers
Year of the Dragon
August 21 - Agnes of God
August 23
Better Off Dead
Ghostbusters (re-release)
Teen Wolf
August 30
American Ninja
Gremlins (re-release)
Compromising Positions
September 1985
September 10
Plenty
Smooth Talk
September 13 - After Hours
September 17 - Maxie
September 27
Invasion U.S.A.
The Journey of Natty Gann
October 1985
October 4
Commando
Jagged Edge
Sweet Dreams
October 11
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Silver Bullet
October 18 - Re-Animator
October 23 - Twice in a Lifetime
November 1985
November 1
Death Wish 3
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
To Live and Die in L.A.
November 8
Target
That Was Then... This Is Now
Transylvania 6-5000
November 15
Once Bitten
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
November 22
Bad Medicine
Fever Pitch
King Solomon's Mines
One Magic Christmas
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
White Nights
November 27
Rocky IV
Santa Claus: The Movie
December 1985
December 4 - Young Sherlock Holmes
December 6
Fool for Love
Runaway Train (limited; wide Jan. 17 1986)
Spies Like Us
December 11 - The Jewel of the Nile
December 13
A Chorus Line
Clue
Legend (UK; US April 18, 1986)
December 18
The Color Purple
Out of Africa
December 20 - Enemy Mine
December 25
Murphy's Romance (limited; wide January 1986)
Revolution
The Trip to Bountiful
January 3 - Nicole Beharie, American actress
February 7 - Tina Majorino, American actress
March 13 - Emile Hirsch, American actor
March 15
Eva Amurri, American actress
Kellan Lutz, American actor
March 26
Jonathan Groff, American actor and singer
Keira Knightley, English actress
April 16 - Rhiana Griffith, Australian actress
April 17 - Rooney Mara, American actress
April 23 - Rachel Skarsten, Canadian actress
April 27 - Sheila Vand, American actress
May 10 - Odette Annable, American actress
May 28 - Tao Okamoto, Japanese actress
May 28 - Carey Mulligan, English actress
May 29 - Blake Foster, American actor
May 30 - Sam Gifaldi, American actor
June 12 - Dave Franco, American actor
June 15 - Maxey Whitehead, American voice actress
July 1 - Léa Seydoux, French actress
July 2 - Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer
July 18 - Chace Crawford, American actor
July 21 - Vanessa Lengies, Canadian actress and singer
August 9 - Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer
August 23 - Juss Haasma, Estonian actor
September 4 - Morgan Garrett, American voice actress
September 10 - Elyse Levesque, Canadian actress
September 16 - Madeline Zima, American actress
September 22 - Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress
September 24 - Jessica Lucas, Canadian actress and singer
October 11 - Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
November 2 - Josh Grelle, American voice actor
November 10 - Giovonnie Samuels, American actress
November 30 - Kaley Cuoco, American actress
December 3 - Amanda Seyfried, American actress and singer
December 5 - Frankie Muniz, American actor
December 10 - Raven-Symoné, American actress and singer
Joan Allen - Compromising Positions
Sean Astin - The Goonies
Josh Brolin - The Goonies
Tim Burton (director) - Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Don Cheadle - Moving Violations
Patrick Dempsey - Heaven Help Us
Linda Fiorentino - Vision Quest
Stephen Fry - The Good Father
Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple
Ethan Hawke - Explorers
Elias Koteas - One Magic Christmas
LL Cool J - Krush Groove
Joey Lawrence - Summer Rental
John Leguizamo - Mixed Blood
Tom Lister, Jr. - Runaway Train
Dolph Lundgren - A View to a Kill
Madonna - Vision Quest
Alyssa Milano -Commando
Rob Morrow - Private Resort
Viggo Mortensen - Witness
Brigitte Nielsen - Red Sonja
River Phoenix - Explorers
Miranda Richardson - Dance with a Stranger
Mia Sara - Legend
Kyra Sedgwick - War and Love
Christian Slater - The Legend of Billie Jean
Yeardley Smith - Heaven Help Us
Danny Trejo - Runaway Train
Stanley Tucci - Prizzi's Honor
Thomas F. Wilson - Back to the Future
Oprah Winfrey - The Color Purple
Billy Zane - Back to the Future
