List of Warner Bros. films (1980–1989)
This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. in the 1980s.
1980
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 1980 | Just Tell Me What You Want | |
| February 28, 1980 | Simon | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| February 29, 1980 | The Ninth Configuration[N 1] | US distribution only; nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
| March 28, 1980 | When Time Ran Out | |
| Tom Horn | co-production with First Artists and Solar Productions | |
| Gilda Live | co-production with Broadway Productions | |
| April 13, 1980 | Die Laughing | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| April 25, 1980 | Heart Beat | |
| May 9, 1980 | Friday the 13th | international distribution only; distributed in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures |
| May 23, 1980 | The Shining | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2018 |
| June 6, 1980 | Up the Academy | |
| June 11, 1980 | Bronco Billy | |
| July 18, 1980 | No Nukes | |
| Honeysuckle Rose | ||
| July 25, 1980 | Caddyshack | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| August 8, 1980 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | |
| September 10, 1980 | The Big Brawl[N 2] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
| September 14, 1980 | AC/DC: Let There Be Rock | |
| September 26, 1980 | Divine Madness | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| October 3, 1980 | The First Deadly Sin | co-production with Filmways Pictures |
| One Trick Pony | ||
| Oh, God! Book II | ||
| October 10, 1980 | Private Benjamin | |
| October 31, 1980 | The Awakening | British film US co-distribution with Orion Pictures only; produced by EMI Films |
| December 17, 1980 | Any Which Way You Can | co-production with The Malpaso Company |
| December 25, 1980 | First Family | |
| Altered States |
1981
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 1981 | The Man Who Saw Tomorrow | |
| February 11, 1981 | Sphinx | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| March 13, 1981 | Back Roads[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films |
| March 27, 1981 | Eyes of a Stranger | |
| April 4, 1981 | This Is Elvis | |
| April 10, 1981 | Excalibur | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| April 24, 1981 | The Hand | |
| May 22, 1981 | Outland | British film distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| June 19, 1981 | Superman II | US and UK theatrical distribution only; originally released in December 1980 on foreign countries |
| July 17, 1981 | Arthur | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| July 24, 1981 | Wolfen | |
| July 31, 1981 | Under the Rainbow | |
| August 21, 1981 | Prince of the City | nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| August 22, 1981 | Evilspeak[N 4] | International theatrical distribution only; produced by Leisure Investment Company |
| August 28, 1981 | Body Heat | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| September 25, 1981 | So Fine | |
| October 30, 1981 | Looker | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| November 20, 1981 | The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie | produced by Warner Bros. Animation |
| December 11, 1981 | Rollover | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| December 18, 1981 | Sharky's Machine |
1982
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 1982 | Personal Best | distribution only; produced by The Geffen Company |
| February 12, 1982 | Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man | US co-distribution with The Ladd Company only |
| March 19, 1982 | Deathtrap | |
| April 9, 1982 | Chariots of Fire | US co-distribution with The Ladd Company only; produced by Enigma Productions and Allied Stars |
| April 30, 1982 | Soup for One | |
| May 21, 1982 | Mad Max 2 | distribution outside Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Kennedy Miller Entertainment; as The Road Warrior |
| May 28, 1982 | The Escape Artist[N 5] | US theatrical co-distribution with Orion Pictures only; produced by Zoetrope Studios |
| June 18, 1982 | Firefox | co-production with Malpaso Productions |
| June 25, 1982 | Blade Runner | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| July 16, 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy[N 6] | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| July 23, 1982 | The World According to Garp | |
| July 30, 1982 | Night Shift | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| September 17, 1982 | Hammett[N 5] | US co-distribution with Orion Pictures only; produced by American Zoetrope |
| October 1, 1982 | Hey Good Lookin' | co-production with Bakshi Productions |
| October 15, 1982 | Love Child | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| November 10, 1982 | Creepshow | US distribution only; produced by Laurel Show, Inc. |
| November 12, 1982 | Five Days One Summer | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| November 19, 1982 | Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales | produced by Warner Bros. Animation |
| December 15, 1982 | Honkytonk Man | co-production with The Malpaso Company |
| December 17, 1982 | Best Friends |
1983
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 1983 | Independence Day | |
| February 17, 1983 | Local Hero | US distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
| February 18, 1983 | Table for Five[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films |
| Lovesick | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company | |
| March 18, 1983 | High Road to China[N 2] | US distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
| March 25, 1983 | The Outsiders[N 7] | US and UK theatrical distribution only; produced by Zoetrope Studios |
| April 1, 1983 | Deadly Eyes[N 2] | US distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
| April 15, 1983 | Better Late Than Never[N 2] | British film; US theatrical distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
| April 22, 1983 | Cracking Up | |
| April 29, 1983 | Blue Skies Again | co-production with Lantana Productions |
| May 13, 1983 | The Lift | Dutch film; international distribution only |
| June 3, 1983 | The Man with Two Brains | co-production with Aspen Film Society |
| June 17, 1983 | Superman III | US and UK theatrical distribution only |
| June 24, 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | |
| July 1, 1983 | Stroker Ace[N 8] | US home media and international theatrical distribution only, co-production with Universal Pictures |
| July 15, 1983 | Zelig[N 6] | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures |
| July 29, 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | |
| August 5, 1983 | Twice Upon a Time | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company, Lucasfilm and Korty Films |
| Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island | produced by Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Risky Business | distribution only; produced by The Geffen Company | |
| August 12, 1983 | Cujo[N 9] | US distribution only; produced by Taft Entertainment Company and Sunn Classic Pictures |
| October 7, 1983 | Never Say Never Again[N 10] | US/UK/Latin America/Spain distribution only; produced by Taliafilm and Producers Sales Organization |
| October 21, 1983 | The Right Stuff | nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| November 4, 1983 | Deal of the Century | |
| November 10, 1983 | Star 80 | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| November 24, 1983 | Of Unknown Origin | co-production with Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players and Mutual Productions |
| December 9, 1983 | Sudden Impact |
1984
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 1984 | Lassiter[N 2] | US distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
| March 9, 1984 | Mike's Murder | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| March 23, 1984 | Police Academy | |
| March 30, 1984 | Purple Hearts | |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | ||
| April 13, 1984 | Swing Shift | |
| May 18, 1984 | Finders Keepers[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films |
| June 1, 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America[N 11] | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company and Embassy International Pictures |
| June 8, 1984 | Gremlins | co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
| June 29, 1984 | Cannonball Run II[N 2] | US distribution only; co-production with Golden Harvest |
| July 20, 1984 | The NeverEnding Story | distribution only; co-production with Producers Sales Organization and Neue Constantin Film |
| July 27, 1984 | Purple Rain | |
| August 3, 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A.[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films |
| August 17, 1984 | Tightrope | co-production with The Malpaso Company |
| August 24, 1984 | Cal | distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
| September 21, 1984 | Windy City[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films |
| September 28, 1984 | Irreconcilable Differences[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only |
| October 19, 1984 | The Little Drummer Girl | |
| October 26, 1984 | American Dreamer[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films |
| November 2, 1984 | The Killing Fields | nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
| November 7, 1984 | Oh, God! You Devil | |
| November 16, 1984 | Razorback | US distribution only |
| December 7, 1984 | City Heat | co-production with The Malpaso Company |
| December 21, 1984 | Protocol |
1985
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 1985 | Fandango | co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
| February 15, 1985 | Vision Quest | co-production with The Guber-Peters Company |
| Beyond the Walls | US theatrical distribution only | |
| March 15, 1985 | Lost in America | distribution only; produced by The Geffen Company |
| March 29, 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company |
| April 12, 1985 | Ladyhawke | North American distribution only; co-production with 20th Century Fox |
| May 19, 1985 | Doin' Time | distribution only; produced by The Ladd Company and Filmcorp |
| June 7, 1985 | The Goonies | co-production with Amblin Entertainment Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2017 |
| June 28, 1985 | Pale Rider | co-production with The Malpaso Company |
| July 10, 1985 | Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome | distribution outside Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Kennedy Miller Productions |
| July 26, 1985 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | |
| August 2, 1985 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | co-production with Children's Television Workshop and Muppets, Inc. |
| August 9, 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | co-production with Aspen Film Society |
| August 16, 1985 | American Flyers | |
| August 23, 1985 | The Protector[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
| September 20, 1985 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters[N 12] | US distribution only; produced by Zoetrope Studios, Filmlink International and Lucasfilm |
| October 11, 1985 | Better Off Dead[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films |
| October 11, 1985 | After Hours | distribution only; produced by The Geffen Company |
| October 25, 1985 | Krush Groove | |
| November 1, 1985 | Eleni[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films |
| November 8, 1985 | Target [N 3] | |
| November 15, 1985 | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | distribution only; produced by DiC Entertainment and Hallmark Cards |
| December 6, 1985 | Spies Like Us | |
| December 18, 1985 | The Color Purple | nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
| December 25, 1985 | Revolution | distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
1986
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 1986 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | US distribution only; co-production with Producers Sales Organization and The Guber-Peters Company |
| February 14, 1986 | Wildcats | |
| February 21, 1986 | The Frog Prince | US distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
| March 21, 1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | |
| April 25, 1986 | Mr. Love | distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
| May 9, 1986 | Seven Minutes in Heaven | co-production with Zoetrope Studios |
| May 23, 1986 | Cobra | co-production with The Cannon Group, Inc. |
| July 2, 1986 | Under the Cherry Moon | |
| July 11, 1986 | Club Paradise | |
| August 8, 1986 | One Crazy Summer | co-production with A&M Films |
| August 15, 1986 | A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later | French |
| October 1986 | Knights & Emeralds | distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
| October 3, 1986 | Round Midnight | |
| October 10, 1986 | True Stories | |
| October 10, 1986 | Deadly Friend | |
| October 17, 1986 | Ratboy | co-production with Malpaso Productions |
| October 31, 1986 | The Mission | nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
| November 26, 1986 | The Mosquito Coast | distribution only; produced by The Saul Zaentz Company |
| December 5, 1986 | Heartbreak Ridge | co-production with Malpaso Productions |
| December 19, 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | distribution only; produced by The Geffen Company |
1987
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 1987 | Instant Justice | |
| February 12, 1987 | Over the Top[N 10] | US distribution only; co-production with The Cannon Group, Inc. |
| March 6, 1987 | Lethal Weapon | co-production with Silver Pictures |
| March 20, 1987 | Burglar | co-production with Nelvana Entertainment |
| April 3, 1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | |
| May 22, 1987 | It's Alive III: Island of the Alive | co-production with Larco Productions |
| A Return to Salem's Lot | ||
| June 12, 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | co-production with The Guber-Peters Company |
| June 26, 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | |
| July 1, 1987 | Innerspace | co-production with Amblin Entertainment and The Guber-Peters Company |
| July 24, 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | US and UK theatrical distribution only; co-production with The Cannon Group, Inc. |
| July 31, 1987 | The Lost Boys | |
| August 7, 1987 | Who's That Girl | co-production with The Guber-Peters Company |
| August 14, 1987 | Disorderlies | |
| October 9, 1987 | Surrender[N 10] | US distribution only; co-production with The Cannon Group, Inc. |
| November 20, 1987 | Nuts | nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama co-production with Barwood Films |
| December 9, 1987 | Empire of the Sun | nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
1988
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 1988 | Frantic | co-production with The Mount Company |
| March 4, 1988 | Moving | |
| March 11, 1988 | Stand and Deliver | distribution only; produced by American Playhouse Theatrical Films |
| March 18, 1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | |
| March 30, 1988 | Beetlejuice | distribution only; produced by The Geffen Company |
| April 8, 1988 | Above The Law | |
| June 3, 1988 | Funny Farm | co-production with Pan Arts, Inc. |
| July 8, 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | |
| July 13, 1988 | The Dead Pool | co-production with Malpaso Productions |
| July 22, 1988 | Caddyshack II | co-production with The Guber-Peters Company |
| August 10, 1988 | Clean and Sober | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| August 26, 1988 | Stealing Home | co-production with The Mount Company |
| Hot to Trot | ||
| September 9, 1988 | Running on Empty | distribution only; produced by Lorimar Film Entertainment and Double Play nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
| September 16, 1988 | Crossing Delancey | |
| September 23, 1988 | Gorillas in the Mist | International distribution only; co-production with Universal Pictures |
| September 24, 1988 | Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | produced by Warner Bros. Animation |
| September 30, 1988 | Bird | co-production with Malpaso Productions |
| October 7, 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon | |
| Clara's Heart | co-production with MTM Entertainment | |
| October 25, 1988 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | co-production with Malpaso Productions Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2017 |
| October 28, 1988 | Feds | |
| November 4, 1988 | Everybody's All-American | co-production with New Visions |
| November 11, 1988 | A Cry in the Dark[N 10] | US and Australian distribution only; co-production with Cannon Entertainment |
| December 2, 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | co-production with The Mount Company |
| December 21, 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons | co-production with Lorimar Film Entertainment nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture |
| December 23, 1988 | The Accidental Tourist | nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
1989
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 1989 | Her Alibi | |
| February 24, 1989 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | distribution only; produced by Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| March 3, 1989 | Lean on Me | |
| March 10, 1989 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | |
| March 24, 1989 | Dead Bang | distribution only; produced by Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| April 7, 1989 | Dead Calm | co-production with Kennedy Miller Productions |
| April 14, 1989 | See You in the Morning | distribution only; produced by Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| April 21, 1989 | Checking Out[N 10] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by HandMade Films |
| May 5, 1989 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising[N 10] | |
| May 26, 1989 | Pink Cadillac | co-production with Malpaso Productions |
| June 23, 1989 | Batman | co-production with DC Entertainment, The Guber-Peters Company and PolyGram Pictures (uncredited) |
| July 7, 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | co-production with Silver Pictures |
| August 4, 1989 | Young Einstein | |
| August 23, 1989 | Cookie | distribution only; produced by Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| September 22, 1989 | Penn & Teller Get Killed | |
| September 29, 1989 | In Country | |
| October 20, 1989 | Next of Kin | distribution only; produced by Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| November 3, 1989 | Second Sight | |
| December 1, 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | co-production with Hughes Entertainment |
| December 15, 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture; winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; US and UK distribution only; co-production with The Zanuck Company |
| December 20, 1989 | Roger & Me | co-production with Dog Eat Dog Films |
| December 21, 1989 | The Delinquents | distribution outside Australia and New Zealand only; co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures |
| December 22, 1989 | Tango & Cash | co-production with The Guber-Peters Company |
See also
[edit]- List of New Line Cinema films
- List of films based on DC Comics
- List of Warner Bros. theatrical animated feature films
- Category:Lists of films by studio
Notes
[edit]- ^ Owned by Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films)
- ^ a b c d e f g Owned by Fortune Star
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Owned by Paramount Pictures
- ^ International rights owned by MGM
- ^ a b Owned by American Zoetrope, with Lionsgate handling U.S. distribution, Pathé handling French distribution and StudioCanal distributing elsewhere
- ^ a b Director Woody Allen would retain rights to this film after its release, later selling it in 2000 to MGM, Orion Pictures' parent
- ^ Co-owned by American Zoetrope, with StudioCanal handling international distribution
- ^ International rights owned by Universal Pictures
- ^ Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)
- ^ a b c d e f Owned by MGM
- ^ Owned by Regency Enterprises, with Disney (via 20th Century Studios) handling distribution
- ^ Owned by American Zoetrope, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection