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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.
Highest-grossing films of 1980 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 The Empire Strikes Back: 20th Century Fox: $209,398,025 2 9 to 5: $103,290,500 3 Stir Crazy: Columbia: $101,300,000 4 Airplane! Paramount: $83,453,539 5 Any Which Way You Can: Warner Bros. $70,687,344 6 Private Benjamin: $69,847,348 7 Coal Miner's Daughter: Universal ...
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.
Horror films released in the 1980s are listed in the following articles: List of horror films of 1980; List of horror films of 1981; List of horror films of 1982; List of horror films of 1983; List of horror films of 1984; List of horror films of 1985; List of horror films of 1986; List of horror films of 1987; List of horror films of 1988
Superhero film [21] The Sword: Patrick Tam: Lee Kwan-hak, Jimmy Wang Yu, Chan Pooi-Ling: Hong Kong: Martial arts film [22] Trois Hommes à Abattre: Jacques Deray: Alain Delon: France: Action thriller [23] The Victim: Sammo Hung: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Dick Wei: Hong Kong Martial arts comedy The Young Master: Jackie Chan: Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao ...
A Dark fantasy film The Flight of Dragons: Jules Bass, John Ritter, James Earl Jones, Arthur Rankin Jr., Victor Buono, Harry Morgan, Larry Storch, Ed Peck, Nellie Bellflower, United States: Television movie, Animated film: Forbidden Zone: Richard Elfman: Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell: United States: Absurdists comedy The Last Unicorn: Jules ...
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The Fog is a 1980 American independent supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film.It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook.