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This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. True story films [1] gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the production of films based on actual events that first aired on CBS, ABC, and NBC.
The decade of the 1980s in Western cinema saw the return of studio-driven pictures, coming from the filmmaker-driven New Hollywood era of the 1970s. [1] The period was when the "high concept" picture was established by producer Don Simpson, [2] where films were expected to be easily marketable and understandable.
Another coming of age story — this time about friends just out of college — features all the big '80s Brat Packers including Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez ...
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).
4. 'The Terminator' (1984) James Cameron's sci-fi classic imagined a future – the year 2029, specifically – in which murderous robots and AI-controlled drones threaten humanity after a nuclear ...
Synopsis: This iconic ‘80s title sparked an epic series that includes five movies. It follows archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) as he embarks on an adventure to find the elusive Ark of ...
The Big Red One: United Artists / Lorimar: Samuel Fuller (director/screenplay); Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco, Kelly Ward, Siegfried Rauch, Stéphane Audran, Marthe Villalonga, Perry Lang, Matteo Zoffoli Cheech & Chong's Next Movie: Universal Pictures
'Willow' (1988) Critics tore apart George Lucas’ 1988 fantasy “Willow” after its debut, calling out a lack of emotion in the plot, a predictable climax, and a flat storyline.