30 Years of 1984 Films
1984 films that have celebrated their 30th anniversary of their theatrical release
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- DirectorPeter MarkleStarsDavid NaughtonPatrick HouserTracy SmithHarkin Banks heads to skiing championships in California. A teen runaway tags along as he parties and competes with friends and foes.Made $4.5 million opening weekend of January 13, 1984
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsSteve MartinCharles GrodinJudith IveyA writer for a greeting card company discovers the struggles and tribulations of living alone after breaking up with his unfaithful girlfriend.Made $2.0 Million opening weekend of January 27, 1984
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenMia FarrowNick Apollo ForteIn his attempts to reconcile a lounge singer with his mistress, a hapless talent agent is mistaken as her lover by a jealous gangster.Made $954,000 opening weekend of January 27, 1984... Oscar-nominated for Director and Original Screenplay
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsAidan QuinnDaryl HannahKenneth McMillanA motorbike riding loner rebel on the high school football team wins a date with a cute, rich cheerleader. At the high school dance, her boyfriend's behavior leads to a breakup - opening doors.Made $2.4 million opening weekend of February 3, 1984
- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsDudley MooreNastassja KinskiArmand AssanteA composer who suspects his wife of cheating plots to kill her and frame her lover.Made $3.8 million opening weekend of February 10, 1984
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsKevin BaconLori SingerJohn LithgowA city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.Made $8.6 million opening weekend of February 17, 1984 (#9 opening of 1984)... 7th-Highest Domestic-grossing film of 1984... Double-nominated for the Song Oscar... inspired 2011 remake... Debuted on TV in a 1987 CBS broadcast
- DirectorRoger YoungStarsTom SelleckJane SeymourLauren HuttonA handsome jewel thief is arrested and in order to avoid prison, must break into the heavily guarded German Embassy to steal millions in gems.Made $5 Million opening weekend of February 17, 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1986 CBS premiere
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsMichael CaineMichelle JohnsonDemi MooreBest friends and their daughters vacation in Rio de Janeiro only for one to fall for the other's daughter.Made $3.4 million opening weekend of February 17, 1984... Michelle Johnson was nominated for the Worst New Star Razzie
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsDonald SutherlandJack WardenSean PennReduced to minding the counter at a crusty pawn shop, Weslake tumbles onto a scheme by some disgruntled misfit clients to rob the place. Rather than blow the whistle, however, he insinuates himself as the heist's mastermind.Made $59,000 opening weekend of February 17, 1984
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRachel WardJeff BridgesJames WoodsA gangster hires an ex-football player to find his girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love, and the twists start to appear.Made $3.8 Million opening weekend of March 2, 1984... Nominated for the 1984 Song Oscar... 48th Highest Domestic-Grossing Film of 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1986 CBS broadcast
- DirectorAlex CoxStarsHarry Dean StantonEmilio EstevezTracey WalterA young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20,000 bounty--and something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.Made $95,000 opening weekend of March 2, 1984
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsRob ReinerMichael McKeanChristopher GuestSpinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.Made $31,000 opening weekend of March 2, 1984... Roger Ebert's #4 film of 1984
- DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksDaryl HannahEugene LevyA young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret.Made $6.1 million opening weekend of March 9, 1984... inspired 1988 TV Movie... Oscar-Nominee for Best Original Screenplay... Golden Globe Nominee for Motion Picture Comedy/Musical... 11th highest domestic-grossing film of 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1986 ABC broadcast
- DirectorFritz KierschStarsPeter HortonLinda HamiltonR.G. ArmstrongA young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believes that everyone over age 18 must be killed.Made $2.0 million opening weekend of March 9, 1984... inspired various sequels and a made for TV remake
- DirectorTony RichardsonStarsRob LoweJodie FosterPaul McCraneA New Englander and his odd family run a hotel in Vienna, as unexpected events change their lives forever.Made $1.1 million opening weekend of March 9, 1984
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsRobert UrichMary CrosbyMichael D. RobertsIn a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. He might have found a planet abundant with water.Made $4.4 Million opening weekend of March 16, 1984
- DirectorMarvin J. ChomskyStarsJames GarnerShirley JonesC. Thomas HowellSergeant Major Zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and Sherman tank. One night at a bar he "stops" a pimp/deputy from beating a girl. The corrupt sheriff uses Zack's son for revenge and Zack uses his tank.Made $4.0 million opening weekend of March 16, 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1988 CBS broadcast
- DirectorHugh WilsonStarsSteve GuttenbergG.W. BaileyKim CattrallThe mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.Made $8.6 million opening weekend of March 23, 1984 (#8 opening of 1984)... 6th highest domestic-grossing film of 1984... inspired various sequels... Inspired animated series (1988-89)... Debuted on TV in a 1987 NBC broadcast
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsSean PennElizabeth McGovernNicolas CageIn 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends.Made $1.8 million opening weekend of March 23, 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1988 ABC broadcast
- DirectorHugh HudsonStarsChristopher LambertAndie MacDowellRalph RichardsonA missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.Made $6.5 million opening weekend of March 30,1984... Oscar-Nominee for Supporting Actor Ralph Richardson, Adapted Screenplay and Makeup... Debuted on TV in a 1988 ABC Broadcast
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael DouglasKathleen TurnerDanny DeVitoA mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.Made $5.1 Million opening weekend of March 30, 1984... Oscar-Nominee for Film Editing... Golden Globe-winner for Motion Picture Comedy/Musical and for Actress Kathleen Turner... inspired 1985 sequel... 8th highest domestic-grossing film of 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1987 ABC broadcast
- DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsRobin WilliamsMaria Conchita AlonsoCleavant DerricksA Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.Made $3.5 million opening weekend of April 6, 1984... Robin Williams was Golden Globe-nominated... Debuted on TV in a 1986 CBS broadcast... 42nd highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsRick SpringfieldJanet EilberPatti HansenA famous rock star falls in love with a child psychologist who has ears only for the classics, and has never heard of him.Made $3.4 million opening weekend of April 6, 1984
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsTim MathesonJennifer RunyonStephen FurstBob McGraw is in his 12th year of college, goofing his way through life, until he has to win a river rafting race with three college buddies.Made $3.2 Million opening weekend of April 6, 1984
- DirectorJoseph ZitoStarsErich AndersonJudie AronsonPeter BartonAfter being announced dead and taken to a morgue, Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives, escapes from the hospital, and stalks a group of friends renting a house in the countryside near Crystal Lake.Made $11.2 million opening weekend of April 13, 1984 (#6 opening of 1984)... Siskel & Ebert named it one of the worst films of 1984... 26th highest domestic-grossing film of 1984
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsGoldie HawnKurt RussellChristine LahtiA woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.Made $2.3 Million opening weekend of April 13, 1984... Christine Lahiti was Oscar-nominated for her supporting performance... Debuted on TV in a 1987 CBS Broadcast
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsTimothy HuttonLindsay CrouseJohn LoneA prehistoric Neanderthal man found frozen in ice is revived by an arctic exploration team, who then attempt to use him for their own scientific means.Made $1.8 million opening weekend of April 13, 1984
- DirectorJoel SilbergStarsLucinda DickeyAdolfo QuinonesMichael ChambersA struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.Made $6.0 million opening weekend of May 4, 1984... Inspired 1984 sequel... 18th highest domestic-grossing film of 1984
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsMolly RingwaldAnthony Michael HallJustin HenryA girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.Made $4.5 million opening weekend of May 4, 1984... 44th highest domestic-grossing film of 1984
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsMel GibsonAnthony HopkinsLaurence OlivierFed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.Made $2.6 million opening weekend of May 4, 1984
- DirectorAmos PoeStarsVincent SpanoMichael WinslowKate VernonA New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.Made $1.2 million opening weekend of May 4,1984
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobert RedfordRobert DuvallGlenn CloseA middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.Made $5.1 million opening weekend of May 11, 1984... 14th highest grossing film of 1984... Oscar-nominee for Supporting Actress Glenn Close, Cinematography, Art Direction, Score... Gene Siskel's #10 film of 1984
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsDrew BarrymoreDavid KeithFreddie JonesA couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.Made $4.7 Million opening weekend of May 11, 1984
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKate CapshawKe Huy QuanIn 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.Made $33.9 million opening weekend (#1 opening of 1984) of May 25, 1984... 3rd highest domestic grossing film of 1984... Worldwide Box Office Champion of 1984... Oscar Winner for Best Visual Effects... Inspired several video games including a 1988 NES game... Debuted on TV in a 1989 ABC Broadcast
- DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyAdmiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.Made $16.7 million opening weekend of June 1, 1984 (#2 opening of 1984)... 9th Highest Domestic-Grossing film of 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1987 ABC Broadcast
- DirectorWalter HillStarsMichael ParéDiane LaneRick MoranisA mercenary is hired to rescue his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a motorcycle gang.Made $2.4 million opening weekend of June 1, 1984... one of two films to earn Diane Lane a Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actress
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovernA former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.Edited version made $2.4 million opening weekend of June 1, 1984... Golden Globe-nominee for Director and Score... Gene Siskel named the uncut version of Once Upon A Time In America the best film of 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1987 NBC Broadcast
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney WeaverThree parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.Made $13.6 Million opening weekend of June 8, 1984 (4th biggest Opening of 1984)... 2nd highest grossing film of 1984... Oscar-nominated for Visual Effects and Song... Inspired 1989 sequel... Inspired various video games including a 1988 NES game... Inspired animated series The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991)... Debuted on TV in a 1988 ABC Broadcast
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt AxtonA young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.Made $12.5 Million opening weekend of June 8, 1984 (5th biggest opening of 1984)... 4th highest Domestic Grossing film of 1984... Inspired 1990 sequel... Inspired Atari 2600 game... Debuted on TV in a 1989 NBC Broadcast
- DirectorStan LathanStarsRae Dawn ChongGuy DavisJon ChardietAn aspiring DJ from the South Bronx and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and the local culture.Made $5.2 million opening weekend of June 8, 1984
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsAlbert FinneyJacqueline BissetAnthony AndrewsA day in the life of a self-destructive British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II.Made $31,000 opening weekend of June 15, 1984... Oscar-nominated for Albert Finney's Lead Performance and for score... Jacqueline Bisset received a Golden Globe Nomination
- DirectorBob ClarkSylvester StalloneDon ZimmermanStarsSylvester StalloneDolly PartonRichard FarnsworthA country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet.Made $5.5 Million opening weekend of June 22, 1984... Razzie Recipient for Worst Actor Sylvester Stallone and Worst Song (Drinkingstein)... 50th highest domestic grossing film of 1984... Debuted on TV on a 1987 ABC Broadcast
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsRalph MacchioPat MoritaElisabeth ShueA martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.Made $5 Million opening weekend of June 22, 1984... Oscar Nominated for Pat Morita's Supporting performance... 5th highest domestic grossing film of 1984... Inspired 3 sequels and 2010 Remake... Inspired 1987 NES game... Debuted on TV on a 1987 NBC broadcast
- DirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsVal KilmerOmar SharifJeremy KempAn American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.Made $4.4 Million opening weekend of June 22, 1984
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsEric RobertsMickey RourkeDaryl HannahTwo cousins unknowingly rob the mob and face the dangerous consequences.Made $1.5 million opening weekend of June 22, 1984... Oscar nominated for Geraldine Page's supporting performance
- DirectorHal NeedhamRalph BakshiStarsBurt ReynoldsDom DeLuiseDean MartinThe original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.Made $8.3 million opening weekend of June 29 1984 (10th biggest opening of 1984)... nominated for the 1984 Worst Picture Razzie... Debuted on TV on 1987 ABC Broadcast... 32nd highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGrace JonesOlivia d'AboConan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.Made $7.0 million opening weekend of June 29, 1984... One of two films that earned Olivia D'Abo the 1984 Worst New Star Razzie... 27th Highest Grossing film of 1984
- DirectorNeal IsraelStarsTom HanksTawny KitaenAdrian ZmedA soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.Made $4.6 million opening weekend of June 29, 1984... inspired a 2008 direct-to-video sequel... Debuted on TV on a 1988 Fox broadcast... 19th highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorNick CastleStarsLance GuestRobert PrestonKay E. KuterHigh schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.Made $6.0 Million opening weekend of July 13, 1984... inspired 1990 NES game... #31st highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorFrank OzStarsJim HensonFrank OzDave GoelzKermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.Made $4.4 Million opening weekend of July 13, 1984... Oscar-Nominee for Best Song Score... Debuted on TV on a 1987 CBS Broadcast... 39th highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsNoah HathawayBarret OliverTami StronachA troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.Made $4.3 Million opening weekend of July 20, 1984... inspired two sequels
- DirectorJeff KanewStarsRobert CarradineAnthony EdwardsTimothy BusfieldAt Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.Made $1.5 Million opening weekend of July 20, 1984... 16th highest domestic-grossing film of 1984... inspired 1987 sequel and 1992 made-for-TV sequel... Debuted on TV in a 1985 HBO Broadcast
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsLenny von DohlenVirginia MadsenMaxwell CaulfieldAn artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.Made $1 Million opening weekend of July 20, 1984... BAFTA nominee for Best Song
- DirectorAlbert MagnoliStarsPrinceApollonia KoteroMorris DayA young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.Made $7.8 Million opening weekend of July 27, 1984... Oscar-winner for Best Song Score... When Doves Cry was nominated for the Best Song Golden Globe... Apollonia was nominated for Worst New Star Razzie and Sexshooter was nominated for the Worst Song Razzie... 10th highest domestic grossing film of 1984... Siskel & Ebert named it the 5th & 10th Best Film of 1984
- DirectorKen WiederhornStarsRichard MulliganHamilton CampJohn MengattiSecond in the series of Meatball movies. A group of kids attempt to save a summer camp that's a financial failure.Made $2.5 Million opening weekend of July 27, 1984... Debuted on TV in a 1988 CBS broadcast
- DirectorTommy ChongCheech MarinStarsCheech MarinTommy ChongRoy DotriceSuperfecund twins Louis and Lucien, who can feel pain from each other's injuries, revolt against a tyrannical regent who holds France under his iron fist.Made $1.7 Million opening weekend of July 27, 1984
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsMichael ParéNancy AllenEric ChristmasA United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.Made $1.9 Million opening weekend of August 3, 1984
- DirectorJohn MiliusStarsPatrick SwayzeC. Thomas HowellLea ThompsonIt is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.Made $8.2 Million opening weekend of August 10, 1984... 20th highest grossing film of the year... First Film ever released with PG-13 rating... Inspired 2012 remake
- DirectorRichard FranklinStarsHenry ThomasDabney ColemanMichael MurphyA young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.Made $2.9 Million opening weekend of August 10, 1984
- DirectorW.D. RichterStarsPeter WellerJohn LithgowEllen BarkinAdventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.Made $.6 Million opening weekend of August 10, 1984
- DirectorRichard TuggleClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGeneviève BujoldDan HedayaNew Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.Made $9.2 Million opening weekend of August 17, 1984 (7th highest grossing opening weekend of the year)... 13th highest grossing film of 1984... Premiered on TV in 1987 on ABC
- DirectorGene WilderStarsGene WilderKelly LeBrockCharles GrodinOn his way to work, Teddy spots Charlotte, an incredibly beautiful Woman in Red. He really wants to meet her, but what would his wife say?Made $3.2 Million opening weekend of August 17, 1984... 41st highest grossing film of 1984... Oscar Winner for Best Song (I Just Called To Say I Love You)... Named by Siskel & Ebert as one of the worst films of 1984
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsTanya RobertsTed WassDonovan ScottSheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.Made $3.0 Million opening weekend of August 17, 1984... Nominated for 1984 Worst Picture Razzie
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsDennis QuaidMax von SydowChristopher PlummerA man who can enter and manipulate people's dreams is recruited by a government agency to help cure the President of the United States of his nightmares about nuclear war but stumbles upon an assassination plot.Made $2.3 Million opening weekend of August 17, 1984
- DirectorRobert BorisStarsRob LoweAlly SheedyAmanda PaysA young American hustler pursues the girl of his dreams to Oxford, where he must enroll to obtain her.Made $2.5 Million opening weekend of August 24, 1984
- DirectorJohn DerekStarsBo DerekGeorge KennedyAndrea OcchipintiSet in the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter.Made $4.6 Million opening weekend of August 31, 1984... The film earned the 1984 Worst Picture Razzie, Bo Derek Received the 1984 Worst Actress Razzie, John Derek earned the 1984 Worst Director and Worst Screenplay Razzies, Olivia D'Abo received Worst New Star Razzie for Bolero and Conan The Destroyer
- DirectorWilliam TannenStarsKris KristoffersonTreat WilliamsRip TornTwo U.S. border patrolmen find a buried 20+ year old jeep in the desert with a skeleton, rifle and $800,000. They keep the money. Suddenly, the FBI shows a lot of interest in the car.Made $1.9 million opening weekend of August 31, 1984
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsHoward E. Rollins Jr.Adolph CaesarArt EvansAn African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.Made $156,000 opening weekend of September 14, 1984... Oscar-Nominated for Best Picture, Supporting Actor Adolph Caesar and Charles Fuller's Adapted Screenplay... Debuted on TV on CBS in 1987... 47th highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorCarl ReinerStarsSteve MartinLily TomlinVictoria TennantA dying millionaire has her soul transferred into a younger, willing woman. However, something goes wrong, and she finds herself in her lawyer's body - together with the lawyer.Made $5.8 Million opening weekend of September 21, 1984...Golden Globe-nominated for performances of Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin... Debuted on TV in 1987 on ABC... 23rdhighest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorRichard MarquandStarsKaren AllenThierry LhermitteChristopher CazenoveA 'salt of the Earth' Missouri woman on vacation in Paris slowly gives in to the advances of a pushy--and very much married--French yuppie. Will their unconventional romance last until September, when she must return home?Made $2.0 Million opening weekend of September 21, 1984
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth BerridgeThe life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.Made $.5 Million opening weekend of September 21, 1984... 12th highest grossing film of 1984... Winner of 8 Oscars: Picture, Director Milos Forman, Actor F Murray Abraham, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup and Sound Effects Mixing... Roger Ebert named it the #1 film of 1984 and It was Gene Siskel's #2 Film... Debuted on TV in 1988 on ABC... #57 on the AFI's 2007 List of the 100 greatest American films of all time
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsSally FieldLindsay CrouseEd HarrisIn central Texas in the 1930s, a widow with two small children tries to save her small 40-acre farm with the help of a blind boarder and an itinerant black handyman.Made $.3 Million opening weekend of September 21, 1984... 24th highest grossing film of 1984... Nominated for the 1984 Best Picture Oscar and Winner of Oscars for Actress Sally Field and Robert Benton's Original Screenplay
- DirectorCharles ShyerStarsRyan O'NealShelley LongDrew BarrymoreAlternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.Made $3.1 opening weekend of September 28, 1984... Golden-Globe Nominated for performances by Shelly Long and Drew Berrymore... debuted on TV in 1987 on NBC
- DirectorRichard PearceStarsJessica LangeSam ShepardWilford BrimleyGilbert Ivy and his wife Jewell are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gilbert has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but his wife decides to fight for her family.Made $24,000 opening weekend of September 28, 1984... Oscar-nominated for Jessica Lange's performance... first film released by Disney through Touchstone Films
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsNick NolteJoBeth WilliamsJudd HirschA well meaning but burned-out high school teacher tries to maintain order against the backdrop of a pending lawsuit against his school district when it comes to light they gave a diploma to an illiterate student.Made $7.0 Million opening weekend of October 5, 1984... 33rd highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorAlan RudolphStarsWillie NelsonKris KristoffersonMelinda DillonDoc Jenkins is a country music star who's become fed up with the industry. With some help from an old friend he attempts to right some wrongs and get back at the ruthless promoter who's swindled him.Made $.5 Million opening weekend of October 12, 1984... Oscar-nominee for Best Song Score... premiered on TV in 1988 on CBS
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsAnne BancroftRon SilverCarrie FisherThe son of a woman dying of a brain tumor tries to fulfill his mother's last wish: to meet Greta Garbo.Made $.1 Million opening weekend of October 12, 1984... Golden Globe-nominee for Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy Or Musical (Anne Bancroft)
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsDiane KeatonYorgo VoyagisKlaus KinskiAn American actress with a penchant for lying is forcibly recruited by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.Made $3.1 million opening weekend of October 19, 1984
- DirectorJohn ByrumStarsBill MurrayTheresa RussellDenholm ElliottHe had everything and wanted nothing. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. He saved the world and then it shattered. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor's edge.Made $2.4 Million opening weekend of October 19, 1984
- DirectorKen RussellStarsKathleen TurnerAnthony PerkinsBruce DavisonA mysterious woman, fashion designer by day and prostitute by night, is hounded by two men: a married father of two children and a sexually repressed preacher.Made $1.1 Million opening weekend of October 19, 1984
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneBernie WorrellAlex WeirConsidered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.Made $42,000 opening weekend of October 19, 1984
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael BiehnA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.Made $4.0 Million opening weekend of October 26, 1984... 21st highest grossing film of 1984... debuted on TV on NBC in 1987
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsCraig WassonMelanie GriffithGregg HenryA young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.Made $2.8 Million opening weekend of October 26, 1984... Melanie Griffith earned a Golden Globe nomination
- DirectorRoland JofféStarsSam WaterstonHaing S. NgorJohn MalkovichA journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.Made $32,000 opening weekend of November 2, 1984... The film won Oscars for Supporting Actor Haing S Ngor, Chris Menges' Cinematography and Jim Clark's Editing. The film was nominated for 4 other Oscars including Best Picture... 25th highest grossing film of 1984... #7 on Roger Ebert's 1984 list and #6 on Gene Siskel's 1984 list
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsGeorge BurnsTed WassRon SilverGeorge Burns returns as God, and as Satan. They battle over the soul of a young rock star who is willing to sell his soul to the devil.Made $5.6 Million opening weekend of November 9, 1984... 49th highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsJon CryerDemi MooreGeorge Wendt16-year-old Charles loves to photograph. A cute girl's photo ends up in his camera. He later sees the older Laura singing in a bar. He takes many more photos of her and ends seeing her again, wishing to help her career.Made $2.3 Million opening weekend of November 9, 1984
- DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert EnglundTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.Made $1.3 Million opening weekend of November 9, 1984... 40th Highest Grossing film of 1984... inspired various sequels and a 2010 Remake... inspired 1990 NES video game
- DirectorJoseph ZitoStarsChuck NorrisM. Emmet WalshDavid TressColonel Braddock launches a mission deep into the jungles of Vietnam to find the POW camp that he escaped from and free the Americans still held captive there.Made $6.1 million opening weekend of November 16, 1984... 46th highest grossing film of 1984... inspired sequels in 1985 and 1988
- DirectorThom EberhardtStarsCatherine Mary StewartKelli MaroneyRobert BeltranA comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.Made $3.6 Million opening weekend of November 16, 1984
- DirectorÉdouard MolinaroStarsKristy McNicholMichael OntkeanKaki HunterA disabled musician thinks people treat her differently because of her disability, so she goes to a ski resort with her leg in a cast to test this theory.Made $2.3 Million opening weekend of November 16, 1984
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsGregory HarrisonArkie WhiteleyBill KerrAs a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.Made $89,000 opening weekend of November 16, 1984
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsHelen SlaterFaye DunawayPeter O'TooleAfter losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.Made $5.7 Million opening weekend of November 23, 1984... Peter O'Toole & Faye Dunaway earned Razzie nominations for Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Supporting Actress... Debuted on TV on ABC in 1987.
- DirectorUlu GrosbardStarsRobert De NiroMeryl StreepHarvey KeitelAlthough they live married lives, two strangers keep running into each other, starting a friendship that could blossom into so much more.Made $2.3 Million opening weekend of November 23, 1984
- DirectorMartin BrestStarsEddie MurphyJudge ReinholdJohn AshtonA freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.Made $15.2 Million opening weekend of December 7, 1984 (3rd biggest opening of the year)... US Box Office Champion of 1984... Oscar-Nominee for Original Screenplay... Nominated for Golden Globes for Motion Picture Comedy/Musical and Eddie Murphy's Performance... Debuted on TV on ABC in 1988... Inspired 2 sequels... Inspired video games on various systems including Commodore 64
- DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.Made $7.4 Million opening weekend of December 7, 1984... 17th highest-grossing film of 1984... nominated for Oscars for Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound Effects Mixing and Visual Effects
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsClint EastwoodBurt ReynoldsJane AlexanderSlick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.Made $6.3 Million opening weekend of December 7, 1984... 22nd highest-grossing Film of 1984... Debuted on TV on ABC in 1988... one of two films that earned Burt Reynolds a 1984 Razzie nomination for Worst Actor.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanVirginia MadsenFrancesca AnnisA Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.Made $6.0 Million opening weekend of December 14, 1984... Oscar-Nominee for Sound Effects Mixing... 28th highest grossing film of 1984
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsRichard GereGregory HinesDiane LaneMeet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner, and guests (like gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-1930s Harlem.Made $2.9 Million opening weekend of December 14, 1984... 38th Highest grossing film of 1984... Oscar-Nominee for Film Editing and Art Direction... One of two films that earned Diane Lane a Razzie Nomination for Worst Supporting Actress... Roger Ebert's #5 film of 1984 and Gene Siskel's #3 film of 1984
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJeff BridgesKaren AllenCharles Martin SmithAn alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.Made $2.9 Million opening weekend of December 14, 1984... 30th Highest Grossing film of 1984... Oscar-Nominee for Jeff Bridges' performance... Debuted on TV on CBS in 1989
- DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsTom SelleckCynthia RhodesGene SimmonsIn the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.Made $1.2 Million opening weekend of December 14, 1984... Debuted on TV on CBS in 1988