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1980 in film

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, 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 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 4 – Former Screen Actors Guild president and film actor Ronald Reagan wins the 1980 United States presidential election in a landslide victory.
November 19 – Heaven's Gate becomes one of the biggest box office bombs of all-time and its colossal failure bankrupts United Artists.
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 economic recession, which generally increased theatrical visits as audiences sought escapism and ignored romantic films and depictions of 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, Caddyshack, and The Jerk, were all scheduled for release that year. The average cost of making films had risen to $6 million 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, 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, directed by Bob Fosse, United States

Kagemusha, 影武者 (Shadow Warrior), directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Atlantic City, directed by Louis Malle, US / Canada / France

Gloria, directed by John Cassavetes, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Heartland, directed by Richard Pearce, United States

Palermo or Wolfsburg (Palermo oder Wolfsburg), directed by Werner Schroeter, West Germany

1980 films

By country/region

List of American films of 1980
List of Argentine films of 1980
List of Australian films of 1980
List of Bangladeshi films of 1980
List of British films of 1980
List of Canadian films of 1980
List of French films of 1980
List of Hong Kong films of 1980
List of Indian films of 1980
- List of Hindi films of 1980
- List of Kannada films of 1980
- List of Malayalam films of 1980
- List of Marathi films of 1980
- List of Tamil films of 1980
- List of Telugu films of 1980
List of Japanese films of 1980
List of Mexican films of 1980
List of Pakistani films of 1980
List of South Korean films of 1980
List of Soviet films of 1980
List of Spanish films of 1980

By genre/medium

List of action films of 1980
List of animated feature films of 1980
List of avant-garde films of 1980
List of comedy films of 1980
List of drama films of 1980
List of horror films of 1980
List of science fiction films of 1980
List of thriller films of 1980
List of western films of 1980

Births

January 2 - David Gyasi, British actor
January 4
- June Diane Raphael, American actress and comedian
- D'Arcy Carden, American actress and comedian
- Greg Cipes, voice actor
January 7
- Hele Kõrve, Estonian actress and singer
- Simon Woods, English actor and writer
January 8
- Rachel Nichols, 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, British singer, songwriter, record producer and actress
- Jason Segel, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, author and producer
January 19
- Luke Macfarlane, American actor
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, British-Iranian actor
February 6 - Ben Lawson, Australian actor
February 8
- William Jackson Harper, American actor
- Sinead Matthews, English actress
February 11 – Matthew Lawrence, American actor
February 12
- Christina Ricci, American actress
- Enver Gjokaj, American actor
- Sarah Lancaster, American actress
February 14 – Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer
February 17 - Jason Ritter, American actor, voice actor and producer
February 21 - Brendan Sexton III, American actor
February 25
- Chris Knowings, American actor
- Christy Knowings, American actress and comedian
February 28 - Charles Halford, American actor
February 29
- Steven Cree, Scottish actor
- Peter Scanavino, American 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 13 - Nathan Phillips, Australian actor
March 18 - Sophia Myles, English actress
March 20 - Mikey Day, American actor and comedian
March 23 - Itay Tiran, Israeli actor and director
March 25 - Tinsel Korey, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter
March 30 - Fiona Gubelmann, American actress
March 31
- Kate Micucci, American actress
- Maaya Sakamoto, Japanese singer and voice actress
April 4 - Collette Wolfe, American actress
April 8
- Carrie Savage, American voice actress
- Katee Sackhoff, American actress
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor and screenwriter
April 11 - Julia Chantrey, Canadian actress
April 13
- Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress
- Kelli Giddish, American actress
April 14
- Tom Franco, American actor
- Claire Coffee, American actress
April 15 - Arian Moayed, Iranian-born American actor, writer and director
April 17
- Nicholas D'Agosto, American actor
- Samantha Soule, American actress
April 22 - Rodrigo Hilbert, Brazilian television presenter, actor, and former model
April 25 - Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television presenter
April 26
- Jordana Brewster, American actress
- Anna Mucha, Polish actress
- Channing Tatum, American actor
April 29
- Jo Martin, British actress
- Damien Dante Wayans, American actor, screenwriter, producer and director
April 30 - Sam Heughan, Scottish actor
May 2 - Ellie Kemper, American actress and comedian
May 5 - Zach McGowan, American actor
May 8
- Jasen Fisher, American former child actor
- Kimberlee Peterson, American actress
May 14 - Sérgio Guizé, Brazilian actor
May 18 - Matt Long, American actor
May 20 - Cauã Reymond, Brazilian actor
May 22
- Nazanin Boniadi, British actress
- Lucy Gordon, English actress and model (died 2009)
- Evelin Võigemast, Estonian actress
May 23
- D. J. Cotrona, American actor
- Chris Gethard, American actor, comedian and writer
May 25 - Will Janowitz, American actor
May 27 - Ben Feldman, American actor and producer
May 29 - Adam Brown, English actor and comedian
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 18 - David Giuntoli, American actor
June 19 - Neil Brown Jr., American actor
June 20 - Tika Sumpter, American actress, singer, producer, television host and model
June 21 - Preeya Kalidas, British singer and actress
June 23
- Heath Freeman, American actor (died 2021)
- Melissa Rauch, American actress and comedian
June 24 – Minka Kelly, American actress
June 26 - Jason Schwartzman, American actor, producer and musician
July 1 - Fortune Feimster, American writer, comedian and actress
July 3 – Olivia Munn, American actress
July 4 - Max Elliott Slade, American former child actor
July 6 – Eva Green, French actress
July 7 - Marika Domińczyk, Polish-American actress
July 10
- James Rolfe, American filmmaker, actor, YouTuber and online personality
- Jessica Simpson, American singer and actress
- Thomas Ian Nicholas, American actor
- Aaron Staton, American actor
July 12 - Kristen Connolly, American 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, American actor, screenwriter and director
- Chris Sullivan, American actor
July 27 - Ewen Leslie, Australian actor
July 29 - Rachel Miner, American actress
July 30 - April Bowlby, American actress
August 3
- Hannah Simone, Canadian actress
- Teuku Rifnu Wikana, Indonesian actor
August 5 - Sophie Winkleman, English actress
August 6
- Monique Ganderton, Canadian stunt performer and actress
- Rory Scovel, American actor and comedian
August 8 – Marisa Quintanilla, American actress
August 9 - Stephen Schneider, American actor
August 10
- Pua Magasiva, New Zealand actor (died 2019)
August 11 - Merritt Wever, American actress
August 12 - Dominique Swain, American actress and producer
August 13 - Álex González, Spanish actor
August 15 - Natalie Press, English actress
August 18 – Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress
August 19
- Adam Campbell, English actor
- Aaron Horvath, American animator, screenwriter, producer and director
August 21 - John Brotherton, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, English actress
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 1 - Lara Pulver, English actress
September 7
- J. D. Pardo, American actor
- Alex Hassell, English actor
September 9 – Michelle Williams, American actress
September 12 - Hiroyuki Sawano, Japanese music composer
September 13 – Ben Savage, American actor
September 13 – Cristiana Capotondi, Italian actress
September 18 - Charity Wakefield, English actress
September 19 - Benjamin Davies, Scottish actor
September 21
- Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
- Autumn Reeser, American actress
September 25 - T.I., American actor and rapper
September 29
- Zachary Levi, American actor and singer
- Chrissy Metz, American actress
September 30 - Toni Trucks, American actress
October 1 - Sarah Drew, American actress
October 3 - Daniel DeSanto, Canadian actor and voice actor
October 4
- Nick Mohammed, English actor, comedian and writer
- Morgan Spector, American actor
October 6
- David Alpay, Canadian actor, musician and producer
- Jenny Wade, American actress
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
- Casey Wilson, American actress and comedian
- Monica, American singer-songwriter, producer and actress
October 25 - Mehcad Brooks, American actor
October 28 - Wes Ball, American film director and artist
October 29 – Ben Foster, American actor
October 30 - Sarah Carter, Canadian actress
October 31
- Samaire Armstrong, American actress
- Eddie Kaye Thomas, 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 8 - Brooke Lyons, American actress
November 9 - Vanessa Lachey, American actress, fashion model and television host
November 10 - Alberta Mayne, Canadian actress
November 12
- Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor
- Gustaf Skarsgård, Swedish 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 5 - Jessica Paré, Canadian actress
December 9 – Simon Helberg, American actor and comedian
December 13 - Satoshi Tsumabuki, Japanese actor
December 15 - Yuri Kolokolnikov, Russian actor
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)
December 19
- Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor
- Marla Sokoloff, American actress
December 22 - Chris Carmack, American actor
December 26 - Jared Van Snellenberg, American former actor
December 27 - Elizabeth Rodriguez, American actress
December 30 – Eliza Dushku, American actress
December 31 – Rosanne Mulholland, Brazilian actress

Deaths

Film debuts

Notes

References

External links

List of 1980 films at IMDb
1980 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
List of 1980 deaths at IMDb
List of 1980 births at IMDb

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