Theatrical releases

Feature films

• February 23 - The Deer Hunter
• March 8 - The Promise (New York, New York)
• March 30 - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
• May 4 - Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
• May 25
  • Jaws (re-issue)
  • The Prisoner of Zenda (Los Angeles, California)
• June 8 - The Promise (Bismarck, North Dakota)
• June 15 - Walk Proud (New York City, New York)
• July 13 - Dracula (New York City, New York)
• July 20 - Dracula
• August 3
  • The Concorde...Airport '79 (New York City, New York)
  • More American Graffiti
• August 17
  • The Concorde...Airport '79
  • The Prisoner of Zenda
  • The Seduction of Joe Tynan
• September 14 - The Legacy
• September 19 - Yanks (New York City, New York)
• September 21 - Animal House (re-issue)
• November 2 - Running (New York City, New York)
• November 16 - Running (Bismarck, North Dakota)
• December 13 - 1941 premiered in Los Angeles, California
• December 14
  • 1941
  • The Jerk
• December 16 - The Electric Horseman premiered in New York, USA
• December 21 - The Electric Horseman

Shorts

Television

Theme Parks

• July 16 - Universal Studios Hollywood celebrated its 15th anniversary.

Home video releases

Character debuts

People

Births

• March 24 - Lake Bell
• June 18 - Theodus Crane
• June 21 - Chris Pratt
• June 24 - Mindy Kaling
• July 6 - Kevin Hart
• July 31 - B. J. Novak

Deaths

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