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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.
The sequel to 1977's Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, opened in May 1980 becoming the highest-grossing film of the year. It is considered among the greatest films of all time (being the highest rated 1980s film on IMDb). It was followed by Return of the Jedi (1983) finishing the Star Wars original trilogy.
List of American films of 1980. This is a list of American films released in 1980 . Box office. The highest-grossing American films released in 1980, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: [1] January–March. April–June. July–September. October–December. [2] See also. List of 1980 box office number-one films in the United States.
Movie. Release Date: January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1980. 1-50 of 3,843. Sort by Popularity. 1. The Shining. 1980 2h 26m R. 8.4 (1.1M) Rate. 68 Metascore. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. 2.
50 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. 1980 2h 4m PG. 8.7 (1.4M) Rate. 82 Metascore. After the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
30 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Shining. 1980 2h 26m R. 8.4 (1.1M) Rate. 68 Metascore. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
The film was regularly voted the Best Film of the decade of the 80s. In the major character study, the film opened with the retired boxer now as an out-of-shape, second-rate stand-up nightclub entertainer in NYC in 1964, twenty-three years later at the Barbizon Plaza Theatre.
Star Trek - The Motion Picture. Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, Grant McCune.
Federico Fellini • Starring: Marcello Mastroianni , Anna Prucnal , Bernice Stegers. "The Empire Strikes Back", "The Shining", "Raging Bull", "Airplane!", & "The Blues Brothers" are on The Top 100 Movies of 1980 on Flickchart.
Other successes followed in the 80s: Beverly Hills Cop (1984) with its 'fish-out-of-water' high concept, the sexy Thief of Hearts (1984), the high-flying Top Gun (1986) - the epitome of Simpson's technique, and the stock-car racing film Days of Thunder (1990) again with Tom Cruise.
