List of American films of 1985
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A list of American films released in 1985.
Out of Africa won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The highest-grossing film of 1985 was Back to the Future.
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
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A.D. | Stewart Cooper | |||
The Adventures of Mark Twain | Will Vinton | James Whitmore | Animation | Clubhouse Pictures |
After Hours | Martin Scorsese | Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Linda Fiorentino, Catherine O'Hara, Teri Garr, John Heard, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong | Comedy, thriller | Warner Bros. |
Agnes of God | Norman Jewison | Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly | Drama | 3 Oscar nominations |
Alamo Bay | Louis Malle | Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen | Drama | TriStar |
Alice in Wonderland | Harry Harris | Natalie Gregory, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Jayne Meadows, Scott Baio, Robert Morley, Anthony Newley, Imogene Coca, Telly Savalas, Ringo Starr, Shelley Winters | Fantasy | made for TV; based on a story by Lewis Carroll |
American Flyers | John Badham | Kevin Costner, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul, Janice Rule, John Amos | Drama | Warner Bros. |
American Ninja | Sam Firstenberg | Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson | Action | Cannon Films |
Anna Karenina | Simon Langton | Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Reeve, Paul Scofield, Ian Ogilvy | Drama | based on Leo Tolstoy novel |
Appointment with Fear | Alan Smithee |
Michele Little, Douglas Rowe, Garrick Dowhen, Kerry Remsen | Horror | |
Avenging Angel | Robert Vincent O'Neill | Betsy Russell, Ossie Davis, Rory Calhoun | Drama | sequel to Angel |
Aviator, The | George T. Miller | Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Reeve, Tyne Daly | Adventure | from Ernest K. Gann novel |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
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Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | Bill L. Norton | William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan, Julian Fellowes | Fantasy | Touchstone Films |
Back to the Future | Robert Zemeckis | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson | Science fiction | 4 Oscar nominations; 2 sequels |
Bad Medicine | Harvey Miller | Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, Julie Hagerty, Curtis Armstrong | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Bad Seed, The | Paul Wendkos | Blair Brown, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine | Thriller | TV remake of 1956 film |
Barbarian Queen | Héctor Olivera | Lana Clarkson | Sci-fi | |
Beer | Patrick Kelly | Rip Torn, Loretta Swit, David Alan Grier | Comedy | Orion |
Better Off Dead | Savage Steve Holland | John Cusack, Diane Franklin, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Curtis Armstrong, Amanda Wyss | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Black Arrow | John Hough | Oliver Reed, Fernando Rey, Donald Pleasence | Adventure | TV film |
Black Cauldron, The | Ted Berman, Richard Rich | Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne | Animated | Walt Disney studio's first PG-rated animated film |
Boys Next Door, The | Penelope Spheeris | Charlie Sheen, Maxwell Caulfield, Patti D'Arbanville | Drama | New World |
Brazil | Terry Gilliam | Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond | Science fiction | 2 Oscar nominations |
The Breakfast Club | John Hughes | Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Paul Gleason, John Kapelos | Drama | Universal |
Brewster's Millions | Walter Hill | Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins | Comedy | Universal; based on 1902 novel |
The Bride | Franc Roddam | Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown | Horror | based on Bride of Frankenstein |
Bridge to Terabithia | Eric Till | Julian Coutts, Julie Beaulieu, Annette O'Toole, Tom Heaton | Drama | based on a story by Katherine Paterson |
Bring on the Night | Michael Apted | Sting, Branford Marsalis | Documentary |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
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Cat's Eye | Lewis Teague | Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Robert Hays, Alan King | Horror, Comedy | based on Stephen King stories |
Certain Fury | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Tatum O'Neal, Irene Cara, Peter Fonda, Moses Gunn | Action | |
Chorus Line, A | Richard Attenborough | Michael Douglas, Audrey Landers, Janet Jones | Musical | based on the stage musical |
Clue | Jonathan Lynn | Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Lesley Ann Warren, Martin Mull, Eileen Brennan, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp | Comedy | based on Parker Brothers game |
The Coca-Cola Kid | Dusan Makavejev | Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi | Comedy | Australia |
Cocoon | Ron Howard | Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Steve Guttenberg, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Gwen Verdon, Tahnee Welch, Barret Oliver | Science fiction | Academy Award for Ameche |
Code of Silence | Andrew Davis | Chuck Norris, Molly Hagan, Henry Silva, Mike Genovese | Action | Orion |
Color Purple, The | Steven Spielberg | Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Laurence Fishburne, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong | Drama | based on novel by Alice Walker; 11 Oscar nominations |
Commando | Mark L. Lester | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke, David Patrick Kelly, Alyssa Milano | Action | 20th Century Fox |
The Company of Wolves | Neil Jordan | Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea, David Warner | Action | Cannon Films |
Compromising Positions | Frank Perry | Susan Sarandon, Raúl Juliá, Mary Beth Hurt, Judith Ivey, Edward Herrmann, Joe Mantegna | Comedy | based on Susan Isaacs novel |
Creator | Ivan Passer | Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen | Sci-fi, Comedy | based on Jeremy Leven book |
Creature | William Malone | Stan Iver, Diane Salinger, Klaus Kinski | Sci-fi | |
Crimewave | Sam Raimi | Louise Lasser, Bruce Campbell | Comedy | |
D.A.R.Y.L. | Simon Wincer | Barret Oliver, Michael McKean, Mary Beth Hurt, Colleen Camp | Sci-fi | Paramount |
Day of the Dead | George A. Romero | Lori Cardille, Sherman Howard | Horror | |
Death Wish 3 | Michael Winner | Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam | Action | 2nd sequel to Death Wish |
Def-Con 4 | Paul Donovan | Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Kate Lynch | Sci-fi | |
Desert Hearts | Donna Deitch | Helen Shaver, Audra Lindley, Patricia Charbonneau | Drama | based on Jane Rule novel |
Desperately Seeking Susan | Susan Seidelman | Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna | Romance | BAFTA award for Arquette |
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | Wayne Wang | , , Victor Wong | Comedy | |
Dungeonmaster, The | David Allen, Charles Band | Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll | Sci-fi | |
Eleni | Peter Yates | Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt | Drama | based on Nicholas Gage book |
Emerald Forest, The | John Boorman | Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster | Adventure | set in Brazil rain forest |
Enemy Mine | Wolfgang Petersen | Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr. | Sci-fi | Barry B. Longyear story |
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | Ken Wheat | Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller | Fantasy | TV film |
Explorers | Joe Dante | River Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Jason Presson | Sci-fi | film debuts of Phoenix, Hawke |
Falcon and the Snowman, The | John Schlesinger | Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn | Drama | based on Robert Lindsey book |
Fandango | Kevin Reynolds | Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards, Suzy Amis | Comedy | Amblin Entertainment |
Fast Forward | Sidney Poitier | Tamara Mark, Monique Cintron | Musical | |
Fever Pitch | Richard Brooks | Ryan O'Neal, Giancarlo Giannini, Catherine Hicks, Chad Everett | Drama | Brooks's final film; 4 Razzie nominations |
Final Justice | Greydon Clark | Joe Don Baker, Rossano Brazzi, Venantino Venantini | Crime | MST3K |
Flesh and Blood | Paul Verhoeven | Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ronald Lacey | Adventure | Orion |
Flesh and Bullets | , , Cornel Wilde | Crime | ||
Fletch | Michael Ritchie | Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, Tim Matheson, Geena Davis | Comedy | from Gregory Mcdonald novel |
Fool for Love | Robert Altman | Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Randy Quaid | Drama | based on Sam Shepard play |
Fraternity Vacation | James Frawley | Sheree J. Wilson, Tim Robbins, John Vernon | Comedy | |
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | Danny Steinmann | Suzanne Bateman, Corey Feldman | Horror | sequel |
Fright Night | Tom Holland | Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys | Comedy, Horror | followed by Fright Night II; Remake of 2011 film |
Ghoulies | Luca Bercovici | Mariska Hargitay, | Horror | |
Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Alan Metter | Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt | Comedy | New World Pictures |
Goodbye, New York | Amos Kollek | Julie Hagerty, Amos Kollek | Comedy | filmed in Israel |
Goonies, The | Richard Donner | Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ke Quan, Anne Ramsey, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano | Adventure, Family | Amblin Entertainment; story by Steven Spielberg |
Gotcha! | Jeff Kanew | Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino | Comedy | Universal |
Gymkata | Robert Clouse | Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton | Action | filmed in Yugoslavia |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
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Head Office | Ken Finkleman | Judge Reinhold, Eddie Albert, Danny DeVito | Comedy | produced by HBO |
Heaven Help Us | Michael Dinner | Kevin Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Patrick Dempsey | Comedy | TriStar |
The Heavenly Kid | Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, Jane Kaczmarek, Richard Mulligan, Mark Metcalf | Comedy | Orion Pictures | |
Here Come the Littles | Bernard Deyriès | Gregg Berger, Bettina Bush, Pat Fraley | Animation | |
Hills Have Eyes Part II, The | Wes Craven | Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe | Horror | sequel to 1977 film |
The Holcroft Covenant | John Frankenheimer | Michael Caine, Victoria Tennant | Suspense | based on novel by Robert Ludlum |
Howling II | Philippe Mora | Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning | Horror | sequel to The Howling |
Insignificance | Nicolas Roeg | Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis, Gary Busey | Drama, Comedy | from Terry Johnson play |
Into the Night | John Landis | Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Irene Papas, Richard Farnsworth, Kathryn Harrold | Drama | Universal |
Invasion U.S.A. | Joseph Zito | Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch | Action | Cannon Films; Remake of 1952 film |
Jagged Edge | Richard Marquand | Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia | Crime drama | Columbia |
The Jewel of the Nile | Lewis Teague | Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito | Comedy | sequel to Romancing the Stone |
The Journey of Natty Gann | Jeremy Kagan | Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Ray Wise | Family | Disney |
Just One of the Guys | Lisa Gottlieb | Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jacoby, William Zabka, Sherilyn Fenn | Comedy | Columbia |
King David | Bruce Beresford | Richard Gere, Edward Woodward, Alice Krige | Biography | story of David of Israel |
King Solomon's Mines | J. Lee Thompson | Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom | Adventure | from H.R. Haggard novel |
Kiss of the Spider Woman | Héctor Babenco | William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga | Drama | based on the novel; Oscar for Hurt |
Krush Groove | Michael Schultz | Run D.M.C., Sheila E., Blair Underwood | Musical | |
Ladyhawke | Richard Donner | Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer | Drama | 2 Oscar nominations |
Last Dragon, The | Michael Schultz | Taimak, Julius Carry, Christopher Murney | Martial arts | |
Latino | Haskell Wexler | Robert Beltran, Annette Charles | Action | |
Legend | Ridley Scott | Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry | Fantasy | Universal |
The Legend of Billie Jean | Matthew Robbins | Helen Slater, Christian Slater, Keith Gordon, Peter Coyote | Drama | TriStar |
Lifeforce | Tobe Hooper | Steve Railsback, Mathilda May | Science fiction | from Colin Wilson novel |
Lost in America | Albert Brooks | Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty | Comedy | The Geffen Company |
Lust in the Dust | Paul Bartel | Divine, Lainie Kazan, Tab Hunter | Comedy | New World Pictures |
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | George Miller | Mel Gibson, Tina Turner | Action | 3rd of series |
Malibu Express | Andy Sidaris | Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning | Action | |
The Man with One Red Shoe | Stan Dragoti | Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer | Comedy | remake of 1972 film |
Marie | Roger Donaldson | Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman | Biography | based on Peter Maas book |
Mask | Peter Bogdanovich | Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, Laura Dern | Drama | Oscar for Makeup |
Mask of Murder | Arne Mattsson | Rod Taylor, Valerie Perrine, Christopher Lee | Mystery | |
Maxie | Paul Aaron | Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon, Barnard Hughes, Valerie Curtin | Fantasy | Orion |
The Mean Season | Phillip Borsos | Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan | Crime drama | based on John Katzenbach novel |
Mischief | Mel Damski | Doug McKeon, Catherine Mary Stewart | Comedy | |
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | Paul Schrader | Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya | Experimental | story of Yukio Mishima |
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | Lance Hool | Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams | Action | sequel to Missing in Action |
Movers & Shakers | William Asher | Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Tyne Daly | Comedy | Asher's last film |
Moving Violations | Neal Israel | John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, Brian Backer | Comedy | |
Mugsy's Girls | Kevin Brodie | Laura Branigan, Ruth Gordon | Comedy | |
Murphy's Romance | Martin Ritt | Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim | Romantic comedy | 2 Oscar nominations |
My Science Project | Jonathan R. Betuel | John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Dennis Hopper, Fisher Stevens | Comedy | aka TimeBusters |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
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National Lampoon's European Vacation | Amy Heckerling | Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason Lively, Dana Hill, Eric Idle | Comedy | sequel to National Lampoon's Vacation |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | Jack Sholder | Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Englund, Robert Rusler | Slasher | sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street |
Noon Wine | Michael Fields | Stellan Skarsgård, Fred Ward, Jon Cryer, Lise Hilboldt | Drama | based on story by Katherine Anne Porter |
Once Bitten | Howard Storm | Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Cleavon Little | Comedy | 1st Carrey leading role |
One Magic Christmas | Phillip Borsos | Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton | Family | Disney |
Ordeal by Innocence | Desmond Davis | Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway | Mystery | Agatha Christie story |
Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack | Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer | Drama | Oscars for Best Picture and Director; from Isak Dinesen book |
Pale Rider | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Richard Dysart, Chris Penn | Western | Warner Bros. |
Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Tim Burton | Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Jan Hooks, Morgan Fairchild, James Brolin | Comedy | Pee-wee Herman tale; Burton's 1st film |
Perfect | James Bridges | John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jann Wenner, Marilu Henner, Laraine Newman | Drama | 3 Razzie nominations |
Plenty | Fred Schepisi | Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Sting, Ian McKellen, Tracey Ullman, John Gielgud, Sam Neill | Drama | based on play by David Hare |
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Jerry Paris | Steven Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Bobcat Goldthwait | Comedy | sequel to Police Academy |
Porky's Revenge | James Komack | Dan Monahan, Tony Ganios, Wyatt Knight | Comedy | 2nd sequel to Porky's |
Private Resort | George Bowers | Rob Morrow, Johnny Depp, Andrew Clay | Comedy | Depp's 2nd film, Morrow's 1st |
Prizzi's Honor | John Huston | Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, Anjelica Huston, William Hickey, John Randolph, Lee Richardson | Black comedy |
based on Richard Condon novel; Oscar for Anjelica Huston |
Protector, The | James Glickenhaus | Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello | Action | Warner Bros. |
Pumping Iron II: The Women | George Butler | Bev Francis, Rachel McLish | Documentary | sequel to Pumping Iron |
Purple Rose of Cairo, The | Woody Allen | Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, John Wood, Deborah Rush, Van Johnson | Comedy | BAFTA award as Best Film |
Radioactive Dreams | Albert Pyun | Michael Dudikoff, George Kennedy | Sci-fi | |
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | Kimio Yabuki | Bettina Bush, Charlie Adler | Animation | |
Rambo: First Blood Part II | George P. Cosmatos | Sylvester Stallone, Julia Nickson-Soul, Charles Napier, Richard Crenna | Action | sequel to First Blood; 4 Razzie awards |
Rappin' | Joel Silberg | Mario Van Peebles, Eriq La Salle | Drama | |
Re-Animator | Stuart Gordon | Jeffrey Combs, David Gale | Horror | 2 sequels |
Real Genius | Martha Coolidge | Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton | Comedy | TriStar |
Red Sonja | Richard Fleischer | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman | Action | 3 Razzie nominations |
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Guy Hamilton | Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Kate Mulgrew | Action | Adventure also ended |
Return of the Living Dead, The | Dan O'Bannon | James Karen | Horror | |
Return to Oz | Walter Murch | Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh | Fantasy | based on Wizard of Oz |
Revolution | Hugh Hudson | Al Pacino, Nastassja Kinski, Donald Sutherland | Drama | 4 Razzie nominations |
Rocky IV | Sylvester Stallone | Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen | Drama | 3rd sequel to Rocky; 9 Razzie nominations |
Runaway Train | Andrei Konchalovsky | Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay | Drama | 3 Oscar nominations |
Rustlers' Rhapsody | Hugh Wilson | Tom Berenger, Marilu Henner, Sela Ward, Patrick Wayne, Andy Griffith | Parody | Paramount |
Santa Claus: The Movie | Jeannot Szwarc | Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston | Family | TriStar |
Secret Admirer | David Greenwalt | C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Fred Ward | Comedy | Orion |
The Secret of the Sword | Ed Friedman | Animation | ||
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | Ken Kwapis | Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Sandra Bernhard | Family | Warner Bros. |
Seven Minutes in Heaven | Linda Feferman | Jennifer Connelly, Polly Draper, Spalding Gray | Comedy | |
The Shooting Party | Alan Bridges | James Mason, John Gielgud | Drama | |
Silver Bullet | Daniel Attias | Gary Busey, Corey Haim, Everett McGill, Megan Follows | Horror | based on Stephen King story |
Silverado | Lawrence Kasdan | Scott Glenn, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, John Cleese, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Dennehy, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Hunt | Western | Columbia; 2 Oscar nominations |
The Slugger's Wife | Hal Ashby | Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay | Romance | script by Neil Simon |
Smooth Talk | Joyce Chopra | Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Levon Helm | Drama | |
Spies Like Us | John Landis | Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Bernie Casey | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
St. Elmo's Fire | Joel Schumacher | Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Mare Winningham, Andie MacDowell | Drama | so-called Brat Pack film; Razzie award for Lowe |
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Steven Hahn | Joe Colligan, Carmen Argenziano | Animated | |
Stick | Burt Reynolds | Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, George Segal | Crime drama | based on Elmore Leonard novel |
Stitches | Rod Holcomb | Eddie Albert, Parker Stevenson, Jerry Feuer | Comedy | |
The Stuff | Larry Cohen | Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris | Comedy | New World |
Summer Rental | Carl Reiner | John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn | Comedy | Paramount |
The Sure Thing | Rob Reiner | John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Nicollette Sheridan | Comedy | Embassy |
Sweet Dreams | Karel Reisz | Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, John Goodman | Biography | story of Patsy Cline |
Sylvester | Tim Hunter | Melissa Gilbert, Richard Farnsworth | Drama | Columbia |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
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Target | Arthur Penn | Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt | Thriller | Warner Bros. |
Teen Wolf | Rod Daniel | Michael J. Fox, Susan Ursitti, Jay Tarses | Comedy | sequel in 1987 |
That Was Then... This Is Now | Christopher Cain | Emilio Estevez, Morgan Freeman, Craig Sheffer | Drama | based on S.E. Hinton book |
That's Dancing! | Jack Haley Jr. | Gene Kelly, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr., Liza Minnelli | Documentary | MGM/UA |
To Live and Die in L.A. | William Friedkin | William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Turturro, John Pankow, Darlanne Fleugel, Dean Stockwell | Crime drama | based on Gerald Petievich novel |
Tomboy | Herb Freed | Betsy Russell, Kristi Somers | Comedy | Crown |
Trancers | Charles Band | Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt | Sci-fi | |
Transylvania 6-5000 | Rudy De Luca | Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, Ed Begley Jr., Carol Kane, Teresa Ganzel | Comedy | spoof of Dracula |
The Trip to Bountiful | Peter Masterson | Geraldine Page, John Heard, Rebecca De Mornay | Drama | Oscar for Page |
Trouble in Mind | Alan Rudolph | Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Lori Singer, Genevieve Bujold, George Kirby | Drama | music by Marianne Faithfull |
Tuff Turf | Fritz Kiersch | James Spader, Robert Downey Jr., Kim Richards | Drama | New World |
Turk 182 | Bob Clark | Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, Peter Boyle, Darren McGavin | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Turtle Diary | John Irvin | Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley | Drama | script by Harold Pinter |
Twice in a Lifetime | Bud Yorkin | Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan, Ally Sheedy, Brian Dennehy | Drama | Oscar nomination for Madigan |
A View to a Kill | John Glen | Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, Tanya Roberts | Action | James Bond |
Vision Quest | Harold Becker | Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling | Drama | aka Crazy for You |
Volunteers | Nicholas Meyer | Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, George Plimpton | Comedy | TriStar |
Weird Science | John Hughes | Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Robert Downey Jr. | Comedy | Universal |
White Nights | Taylor Hackford | Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Helen Mirren, Isabella Rossellini, Geraldine Page | Drama | Oscar for Best Song |
Witness | Peter Weir | Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov | Drama | 8 Oscar nominations |
Year of the Dragon | Michael Cimino | Mickey Rourke, Ariane, John Lone | Crime drama | from Robert Daley novel; 5 Razzie nominations |
Young Sherlock Holmes | Barry Levinson | Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox | Drama | script by Chris Columbus |
See also[]
- 1985 in American television
- 1985 in the United States
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