1985 in film
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See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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Events
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson
- Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone
- Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone
- The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg
- Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford
- Cocoon, directed by Ron Howard
- Witness, starring Harrison Ford
- The Goonies, starring Sean Astin
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, starring Steve Guttenberg
- A View to Kill from the James Bond series
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Out of Africa - Universal
- Best Actor: William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Best Actress: Geraldine Page - The Trip to Bountiful
Births
Deaths
- March 21 - Michael Redgrave, actor, father of actresses Vanessa Redgrave & Lynn Redgrave
- May 16 - Margaret Hamilton, actress, Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz
- June 12 - Dominique Laffin, French actress
- August 8 - Louise Brooks, actress
- August 28 - Ruth Gordon, actress / writer
- September 27 - Lloyd Nolan, actor
- October 2 - Rock Hudson, actor
- October 10 - Yul Brynner, actor
- October 10 - Orson Welles, actor / director
- December 12 - Anne Baxter, actress
Other Movies Released
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "1985_in_film" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_in_film, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
