1985 in film
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See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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Events
Top grossing films
- Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson
- Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone
- Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone
- The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar
- Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford
- Cocoon, starring Don Ameche, Jessica Tandy
- Witness, starring Harrison Ford, Danny Glover
- The Goonies, starring Sean Astin
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, starring Steve Guttenberg
- A View to a Kill from the James Bond series
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Out of Africa - Universal
- Best Actor: William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Best Actress: Geraldine Page - The Trip to Bountiful
Births
- March 26 - Keira Knightley, actress
- April 16 - Rhiana Griffith, actress
Deaths
- March 21 - Michael Redgrave, actor, father of actresses Vanessa Redgrave & Lynn Redgrave
- April 23 - Kent Smith, actor
- May 16 - Margaret Hamilton, actress, Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz
- August 8 - Louise Brooks, actress
- August 13 - Gale Sondergaard, actress
- August 28 - Ruth Gordon, actress / writer
- September 27 - Lloyd Nolan, actor
- October 2 - Rock Hudson, actor
- October 10 - Yul Brynner, actor
- October 10 - Orson Welles, actor / director
- December 12 - Anne Baxter, actress
Other movies released
- A Chorus Line
- The Black Cauldron
- Brazil
- The Breakfast Club
- Cat's Eye
- Death Wish 3
- Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
- Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
- "King David"
- The Last Dragon
- Mask
- A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
- National Lampoon's European Vacation
- Porky's Revenge
- Real Genius
- St. Elmo's Fire
- The Legend of Billie Jean
