List of American films of 1982

A list of U.S. films released in 1982.

Gandhi received the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1982.
The highest-grossing American film released in 1982 was E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.



A-B

Title Director Cast Genre Note
48 Hrs.Walter HillNick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Sonny Landham, Brion James, Frank McRae, Jonathan BanksBuddy Cop, Action, ComedyMurphy's first film
Airplane II: The SequelKen FinklemanRobert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner, Rip Torn, Sonny BonoComedysequel to Airplane!
Alone in the DarkJack SholderJack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin LandauSlasherNew Line Cinema
Amityville II: The PossessionDamiano DamianiJames Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya AldaHorrorprequel to The Amityville Horror
AndroidAaron LipstadtKlaus Kinski, Brie HowardScience Fiction
AnnieJohn HustonAileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Geoffrey Holder, Edward HerrmannMusicalBased on Little Orphan Annie and stage musical
The Atomic CafeKevin Rafferty, Pierce RaffertyDwight D. EisenhowerDocumentary
Author! Author!Arthur HillerAl Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday WeldComedy20th Century Fox
BarbarosaFred SchepisiWillie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela VegaWesternAssociated Film
Basket CaseFrank HenenlotterKevin Van HentenryckHorror
The Beach GirlsPat TownsendJeana Tomasino, Debra BleeSex ComedyCrown
The Beast WithinPhilippe MoraRonny Cox, Bibi Besch, L.Q. JonesHorrorMGM
The BeastmasterDon CoscarelliMarc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos, Rip TornSword and SorceryMGM
Best FriendsNorman JewisonBurt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy, Ron Silver, Barnard HughesRomantic ComedyWarner Bros.
The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasColin HigginsDolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Dom DeLuise, Jim NaborsMusical, ComedyBased on stage musical
Blade RunnerRidley ScottHarrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Brion James, James Hong, William Sanderson, Joanna Cassidy, Joe TurkelScience FictionBased on a story by Philip K. Dick; 3 BAFTA awards
The BorderTony RichardsonJack Nicholson, Valerie Perrine, Harvey Keitel, Warren OatesDramaUniversal
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit TalesFriz FrelengMel Blanc, June ForayAnimation
Burden of DreamsLes BlankWerner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale, Mick JaggerDocumentaryon filming of Fitzcarraldo
ButterflyMatt CimberStacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Ed McMahon, Orson Welles, Lois Nettleton, June LockhartDrama8 Razzie nominations

C-G

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Cannery RowDavid S. WardNick Nolte, Debra WingerDramaBased on John Steinbeck novel
Cat PeoplePaul SchraderNastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Ruby Dee, Annette O'TooleHorrorUniversal; Remake of 1942 film
The ChallengeJohn FrankenheimerScott Glenn, Toshiro MifuneActionEmbassy Pictures
Chan Is MissingWayne WangWood Moy, Marc HayashiDrama
Chasing DreamsTherese Conte, Sean RocheDavid G. Brown, Kevin Costner, John FifeSports Drama
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanRobert AltmanCher, Sandy Dennis, Karen BlackDramaBased on Ed Graczyk play
ComebackChristel BuschmannAnimals, Eric BurdonDrama
Conan the Barbarian John MiliusArnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, MakoSword and Sorcery, EpicUniversal
The Concrete JungleTom DeSimoneJill St. John, Tracey E. BregmanDrama
CreepshowGeorge A. RomeroHal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, E. G. Marshall, Ted Danson, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Stephen KingHorror, ComedyBased on stories by Stephen King
The Dark CrystalJim Henson, Frank OzVoices of Frank Oz, Jim HensonAnimatedUniversal
Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidCarl ReinerSteve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl ReinerComedyUniversal
Death ValleyDick RichardsPaul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie, Wilford Brimley, Peter Billingsley, Edward HerrmannSlasherUniversal; Remake of 1946 film
Death Wish IIMichael WinnerCharles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent GardeniaActionsequel to Death Wish
DeathtrapSidney LumetMichael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan CannonThrillerBased on Ira Levin play
DinerBarry LevinsonMickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Ellen Barkin, Steve Guttenberg, Kevin Bacon, Daniel Stern, Tim DalyComedy1st film directed by Levinson
Don't Go to SleepRichard LangValerie Harper, Dennis Weaver, Robin Ignico, Kristin Cumming, Oliver Robbins, Ruth GordonHorror MysteryMade-for-TV; Warner Bros. Television
The Dorm That Dripped BloodStephen Carpenter, Jeffrey ObrowLaurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, Dennis ElySlasher
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven SpielbergDee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughtonScience Fiction9 Oscar nominations
Eating RaoulPaul BartelPaul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert BeltranComedy20th Century Fox
Endangered SpeciesAlan RudolphRobert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Peter Coyote, Paul Dooley, Gailard Sartain, Hoyt AxtonScience FictionMGM
The EntitySidney J. FurieBarbara Hershey, Ron SilverHorror
The Escape ArtistCaleb DeschanelRaúl Juliá, Griffin O'Neal, Teri Garr, Desi ArnazDramaArnaz's final film
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighAmy HeckerlingSean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Romanus, Brian BackerComedyBased on a novel by Cameron Crowe
Fast-WalkingJames B. HarrisJames Woods, Tim McIntire, Kay LenzDrama
Fighting BackLewis TeagueTom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael SarrazinActionParamount
FirefoxClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Nigel HawthorneAction, ThrillerWarner Bros.
First BloodTed KotcheffSylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Jack Starrett, David CarusoActionBased on David Morrell novel; first Rambo film
Five Days One SummerFred ZinnemannSean Connery, Betsy BrantleyDrama
The Flight of DragonsArthur Rankin Jr., Jules BassJohn Ritter, Bob McFaddenAnimationdirect-to-video
Forbidden WorldAllan HolzmanDawn Dunlap, Jesse Vint, Michael BowenScience Fiction
Forbidden ZoneRichard ElfmanHervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrell, Danny ElfmanComedyGoldwyn Company
Forced VengeanceJames FargoChuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, David Opatoshu, Peter Gee, Frank Michael LiuActionMGM
FrancesGraeme CliffordJessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, Jonathan BanksBiography, Dramastory of Frances Farmer; 2 Oscar nominations
Friday the 13th Part IIISteve MinerDana Kimmell, Larry ZernerSlasher2nd sequel
GenocideArnold SchwartzmanArchive footage of Adolf Hitler, Winston ChurchillDocumentary
GandhiRichard AttenboroughBen Kingsley, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Candice BergenBiographyStory of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; won 8 Oscars
Girls Nite OutRobert DeubelJulia Montgomery, Rutanya Alda, Hal HolbrookSlasher
Grease 2Patricia BirchMaxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, Didi Conn, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Eddie Deezen, Connie Stevens, Lorna LuftMusical, Comedysequel to Grease

H-M

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Halloween III: Season of the WitchTommy Lee WallaceTom Atkins, Dan O'Herlihy, Stacey NelkinHorrorthird of series
HammettWim WendersFrederic Forrest, Marilu Henner, Peter BoyleMysteryBased on Dashiell Hammett
Hanky PankySidney PoitierGene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Richard WidmarkComedyColumbia
Harry TracyWilliam A. GrahamBruce Dern, Helen ShaverWestern7 Genie Award nominations
Heidi's SongRobert TaylorLorne Greene, Margery Gray, Sammy Davis, Jr.Animation, FamilyHanna-Barbera
Hey Good Lookin'Ralph BakshiVoices of David Proval, Tina BowmanAdult Animation
Honkytonk ManClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, Verna BloomMusical, Dramafrom Clancy Carlile novel
Hospital MassacreBoaz DavidsonBarbi Benton, Jon Van NessSlasher
HotlineJerry JamesonLynda Carter, Steve Forrest, Monte MarkhamHorror, ThrillerMade-for-TV
The House on Sorority RowMark RosmanKate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Lois Kelso HuntSlasher
Human HighwayNeil Young, Dean StockwellNeil Young, Russ Tamblyn, DevoComedy
The House Where Evil DwellsKevin ConnorEdward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClureHorror
I Ought to Be in PicturesHerbert RossWalter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Dinah ManoffDramawritten by Neil Simon
I, the JuryRichard T. HeffronArmand Assante, Paul Sorvino, Barbara CarreraActionfrom Mickey Spillane novel
I'm Dancing as Fast as I CanJack HofsissJill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Geraldine Page, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Dianne WiestBiography, Dramaabout filmmaker Barbara Gordon
InchonTerence YoungLaurence Olivier, Toshirō Mifune, Ben Gazzara, Jacqueline Bisset, Richard RoundtreeWarwon 4 Razzie awards
It Came from HollywoodMalcolm Leo, Andrew SoltArchive footage of Bela Lugosi, Mamie Van DorenDocumentary
IvanhoeDouglas CamfieldJames Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern, Olivia HusseyAdventureMade-for-TV; Remake of 1952 film
Jekyll and Hyde... Together AgainJerry BelsonBess Armstrong, Mark Blankfield, Tim ThomersonComedyspoof of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Jimmy the KidGary NelsonGary Coleman, Paul Le Mat, Ruth Gordon, Dee Wallace, Cleavon Little, Don Adams, Pat MoritaComedy
Jinxed!Don SiegelBette Midler, Rip Torn, Ken WahlComedySiegel's final film
Kill SquadPatrick G. DonahueCameron Mitchell, Jean GlaudéMartial Arts, Action
Kiss Me GoodbyeRobert MulliganSally Field, James Caan, Jeff BridgesRomantic ComedyDona Flor & Her Two Husbands remake
KoyaanisqatsiGodfrey ReggioMusical score by Philip GlassDocumentary
The Last American VirginBoaz DavidsonLawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Steve AntinComedyCannon Group
The Last Horror FilmDavid WintersCaroline Munro, Joe SpinellHorror, Comedy
The Last UnicornJules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.Mia Farrow, Alan Arkin, Jeff BridgesAnimationITC Entertainment
Let's Spend the Night TogetherHal AshbyThe Rolling StonesConcertfrom 1981 North America tour
Liquid SkySlava TsukermanAnne Carlisle, Susan DoukasScience Fiction
A Little SexBruce PaltrowTim Matheson, Kate CapshawComedy
Lookin' to Get OutHal AshbyJon Voight, Ann-Margret, Burt YoungComedyAngelina Jolie's debut
Love ChildLarry PeerceAmy Madigan, Beau Bridges, Mackenzie PhillipsBiographyWarner Bros.
Love and MoneyJames TobackRay Sharkey, Ornella Muti, Klaus KinskiDramaParamount
MadmanJoe GiannoneGaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Paul EhlersSlasher
Making LoveArthur HillerHarry Hamlin, Kate Jackson, Michael OntkeanDrama20th Century Fox
The Man from Snowy RiverGeorge T. MillerTom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Kirk DouglasWestern, Drama
MegaforceHal NeedhamBarry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Edward Mulhare, Henry SilvaAction20th Century Fox
A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyWoody AllenMia Farrow, Woody Allen, José Ferrer, Julie Hagerty, Mary Steenburgen, Tony RobertsComedyBased on Smiles of a Summer Night
MissingCosta-GavrasJack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, John SheaBiography, Drama4 Oscar nominations
MongrelRobert A. BurnsJanis Dickerson, Terry Evans, Mitch Pileggi, Aldo RayHorror
MonsignorFrank PerryChristopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando ReyDrama20th Century Fox
Mother LodeCharlton HestonCharlton Heston, Kim Basinger, Nick MancusoAdventure
Murder by PhoneMichael AndersonRichard Chamberlain, John HousemanScience Fiction, Thriller
My Favorite YearRichard BenjaminPeter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Joseph Bologna, Lainie Kazan, Jessica Harper, Bill MacyComedyOscar nomination for O'Toole

N-S

Title Director Cast Genre Note
National Lampoon's Class ReunionMichael MillerChuck Berry, Stephen FurstComedy
National Lampoon's Movie MadnessBob Giraldi, Henry JaglomBobby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Ann DusenberryComedy
NightbeastDon DohlerTom Griffith, Jamie Zemarel, Karin Kardian, Don LeifertScience Fiction, Horror
Night CrossingDelbert MannJane Alexander, Beau BridgesDramaMann's final film
Night ShiftRon HowardHenry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley LongComedyWarner Bros.
An Officer and a GentlemanTaylor HackfordRichard Gere, Louis Gossett Jr., Debra Winger, David Keith, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Robert LoggiaDramaAcademy Award for Gossett
One from the HeartFrancis Ford CoppolaTeri Garr, Frederic Forrest, Nastassja Kinski, Raúl Juliá, Harry Dean Stanton, Lainie KazanMusical, Romance, DramaAmerican Zoetrope
PandemoniumAlfred SoleTom Smothers, Paul Reubens, Carol KaneComedy
ParasiteCharles BandDemi Moore, Robert GlaudiniHorror
PartnersJames BurrowsJohn Hurt, Ryan O'NealComedyParamount
Personal BestRobert TowneMariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice DonnellySports DramaWarner Bros.
PiecesJuan Piquer SimonChristopher George, Lynda Day George, Ian SeraSlasher
Piranha II: The SpawningJames CameronTricia O'Neil, Lance HenriksenHorrorsequel
PoltergeistTobe HooperJoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Zelda Rubinstein, Oliver Robins, Heather O'RourkeHorrorMGM; first of series
QLarry CohenMichael Moriarty, Candy Clark, Richard RoundtreeMonster, Horror
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset StripJoe LaytonRichard PryorComedyconcert film
Rocky IIISylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Mr. T, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Hulk HoganSports, Dramathird of Rocky series
Safari 3000Harry HurwitzDavid Carradine, Stockard ChanningAction, Comedy
Savannah SmilesPierre de MoroMark Miller, Donovan ScottComedy
The Secret of NIMHDon BluthVoices of Dom DeLuise, Peter StraussAnimatedMGM
The SeductionDavid SchmoellerMorgan Fairchild, Andrew Stevens, Colleen CampThriller3 Razzie nominations
The SenderRoger ChristianKathryn Harrold, Paul FreemanHorror
Shoot the MoonAlan ParkerAlbert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Dana HillDramaMGM
Silent RageMichael MillerChuck Norris, Ron SilverAction
Six PackDaniel PetrieKenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Barry Corbin, Erin Gray, Terry Kiser, Anthony Michael HallComedy20th Century Fox
Six WeeksTony BillDudley Moore, Mary Tyler Moore, Katherine HealyDramaUniversal
The SlayerJ.S. CardoneSarah Kendall, Frederick FlynnHorror
The Slumber Party MassacreAmy Holden JonesMichelle Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael VillellaSlasher
SmithereensSusan SeidelmanRichard HellDrama
The SoldierJames GlickenhausKlaus Kinski, Ken Wahl, Alberta WatsonActionEmbassy Pictures
Some Kind of HeroMichael PressmanRichard Pryor, Ronny Cox, Margot KidderDramaParamount
Sophie's ChoiceAlan J. PakulaMeryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicolDramaBased on William Styron novel; Oscar for Streep
SorceressJack Hill (credited as Brian Stuart)Leigh Harris, Lynette Harris, Roberto BallesterosSword and Sorcery
Soup for OneJonathan KauferSaul Rubinek, Marcia StrassmanComedyWarner Bros.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanNicholas MeyerWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo MontalbánScience FictionStar Trek: The Motion Picture sequel
Still of the NightRobert BentonMeryl Streep, Roy ScheiderSuspenseMGM
A Stranger Is WatchingSean S. CunninghamKate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James NaughtonHorrorMGM
Summer LoversRandal KleiserPeter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valerie QuennessenDramaFilmways
SuperstitionJames W. RobersonJames Houghton, Albert Salmi, Lynn Carlin, Larry PennellSlasher
Swamp ThingWes CravenAdrienne Barbeau, Louis JourdanScience Fiction, Superhero, HorrorBased on the comic book
The Sword and the SorcererAlbert PyunLee Horsley, Kathleen BellerSword and Sorcery, Fantasy

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
TempestPaul MazurskyJohn Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Molly RingwaldAdventure, Comedy, DramaBased on The Tempest by William Shakespeare
TexTim HunterMatt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg TillyDramaBased on a novel by S.E. Hinton
That Championship SeasonJason MillerRobert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, Paul Sorvino, Bruce Dern, Stacy KeachSports DramaBased on Jason Miller play
They Call Me Bruce?Elliott HongJohnny Yune, Margaux HemingwayComedysequel in 1989
The ThingJohn CarpenterKurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford BrimleyHorrorremake of 1951 film
Things Are Tough All OverThomas K. AvildsenCheech Marin, Tommy ChongComedy
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle SwannWilliam DearFred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter CoyoteScience Fictionscreenplay by Michael Nesmith
Time WalkerTom KennedyJames KarenScience Fiction
TootsieSydney PollackDustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Dabney Coleman, George GaynesComedyOscar for Lange; 10 nominations
The ToyRichard DonnerJackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Ned BeattyComedyColumbia
TrappedWilliam FruetHenry SilvaThriller, Horror
Trick or TreatsGary GraverDavid Carradine, Carrie Snodgress, Steve RailsbackSlasher, Comedy
TronSteven LisbergerJeff Bridges, David Warner, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy MorganScience FictionDisney; followed by Tron: Legacy
The VerdictSidney LumetPaul Newman, Jack Warden, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling, Milo O'Shea, Wesley Addy, Lindsay CrouseDrama5 Oscar nominations; Remake of 1946 film
Vice SquadGary ShermanSeason Hubley, Wings Hauser, Fred BerryThrillerEmbassy Pictures
Victor VictoriaBlake EdwardsJulie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, John Rhys-DaviesMusical, Comedy7 Oscar nominations; Based on German film
Visiting HoursJean-Claude LordMichael Ironside, Lee Grant, William ShatnerSlasher20th Century Fox
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time!Lee HaysThe Weavers, Pete SeegerDocumentary
White DogSamuel FullerKristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Jameson ParkerHorrorFuller's final U.S. film
The World According to GarpGeorge Roy HillRobin Williams, Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, John LithgowComedyfrom John Irving novel; 2 Oscar nominations
Wrong Is RightRichard BrooksSean Connery, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross, John Saxon, Henry Silva, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Webber, Dean Stockwell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron MoodyComedy, ThrillerColumbia
Yes, GiorgioFranklin J. SchaffnerLuciano Pavarotti, Kathryn HarroldComedyPavarotti's only film
Young Doctors in LoveGarry MarshallMichael McKean, Sean YoungComedyMarshall's first film
Zapped!Ken RosenthalScott Baio, Willie AamesComedyEmbassy Pictures

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