Theatrical releases

Feature films

• January 1 - The White Lions
• January 30 - The Incredible Shrinking Woman
• March 6 - All Night Long
• March 13 - The Funhouse
• April 10 - Nighthawks
• April 24
  • Beyond the Reef
  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches
• May 1 - King of the Mountain
• May 22
  • The Four Seasons
  • Bustin' Loose
  • The Legend of the Lone Ranger
• June 26 - The Great Muppet Caper
• July 17 - Endless Love
• August 21
  • An American Werewolf in London
  • Honky Tonk Freeway
• September 18
  • Continental Divide
  • Raggedy Man
• October 2 - Zoot Suit
• October 9 - Raggedy Man (San Francisco International Film Festival; opening night film)
• October 23 - Silence of the North
• October 30 - Halloween II
• November 13 - The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
• November 18 - On Golden Pond premiered in Los Angeles, California
• December 2 - On Golden Pond premiered in New York City, New York
• December 4 - On Golden Pond (limited)
• December 18
  • Ghost Story
  • Heartbeeps

Shorts

Television

Home video releases

Character debuts

People

Births

• February 10 - Stephanie Beatriz
• July 15 - Taylor Kinney

Deaths

<<

1980

Timeline

1982

>>