1985 in film
1984 in film,
other events of 1985,
1986 in film,
list of 'years in film'.
Events
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- 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, directed by Steven Spielberg
- Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford
- Cocoon, directed by Ron Howard
- Witness, starring Harrison Ford
- The Goonies, starring Sean Astin
- Steve Guttenberg
- A View to a Kill from the James Bond series
Births
Deaths
- March 21 - Michael Redgrave, actor, father of actresses Vanessa Redgrave & Lynn Redgrave
- 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
