1984 in film
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See also: 1983 in film, other events of 1984, 1985 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Academy Award Winners 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 Other Movies Released |
Events
- November 26 - Filming starts on Back to the Future.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- Ghost Busters, starring Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray
- Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, starring Harrison Ford
- Gremlins
- The Karate Kid
- Police Academy
- Footloose
- Romancing the Stone, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
- Purple Rain, starring Prince
Academy Award Winners
- Best Film - Amadeus
- Best Director - Milos Forman, Amadeus
- Best Actor - F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus
- Best Actress - Sally Field, Places in the Heart
- Best Supporting Actor - Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields
- Best Supporting Actress - Dame Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage To India
Births
Deaths
- January 20 - Johnny Weissmuller, actor
- February 15 - Ethel Merman, singer, actress
- March 1 - Jackie Coogan, actor
- March 24 - Sam Jaffe, actor
- May 16 - Andy Kaufman, comedian
- July 27 - James Mason, British actor
- August 4 - Mary Miles Minter, actress
- August 5 - Richard Burton, actor
- September 17 - Richard Basehart, actor
- September 25 - Walter Pidgeon, actor
- October 21 - Francois Truffaut, French film director
- October 23 - Oskar Werner, actor
- December 24 - Peter Lawford, actor
- December 28 - Sam Peckinpah, director
Other Movies Released
- Amadeus
- The Killing Fields
- Places in the Heart
- Ewok Adventures
- 2010 The Year We Make Contact
- This is Spinal Tap
- ''Cannonball Run II