The year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) started on a Tuesday and it's the 6th year of 1980's.
Events[]
Theatrical releases[]
- January 25 - Fandango
- February 1 - The Killing Fields
- February 15
- April 12 - Ladyhawke
- May 9 - Seven Minutes in Heaven
- May 17 - Cracking Up
- June 7 - The Goonies
- June 28 - Pale Rider
- July 10 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
- July 26
- August 2 - Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird
- August 9 - Pee-wee's Big Adventure
- August 23 - Better Off Dead (limited)
- August 30 - Gremlins (re-issue)
- October 11 - Better Off Dead
- November 15 - Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
- December 16 - The Color Purple premiered in New York City
- December 18 - The Color Purple (limited)
Television[]
Books[]
Storybooks[]
VHS releases[]
Direct-to-video releases[]
Theme Park happenings[]
People[]
Births[]
- January 3 - Ashley Noel (actress, producer and casting director)
- May 7 - Scheana Shay (actress, TV personality, podcast host and singer)
- August 17 - Lisa Zunich (producer)
- September 15 - Christine Donlon (actress, writer and producer)
- September 22 - Erin Marie Hogan (actress, activist and producer)
- November 25 - Melissa Paulo (actress and model)
- December 21 - Catherine Annette (actress, writer and producer)
Deaths[]
- January 11 - Edward Buzzell (actor, director, producer and writer)
- January 15 - Marshall Kent (actor)
- January 30 - Ken Mayer (actor)
- January 31 - Jimmy Noel (actor, musician and stuntman)
- February 6 - Charlie Briggs (actor)
- February 27 - J. Pat O'Malley (singer, composer, songwriter, actor and music director)
- March 3 - Noel Purcell (actor)
- March 21 - Michael Trubshawe (actor and former officer)
- March 30 - Harold Peary (actor, comedian and singer)
- April 21 - John Welsh (actor)
- April 23 - Kent Smith (actor)
- May 2 - Hal Le Roy (tap dancer, actor and singer)
- May 4 - Harry Earles (actor)
- May 8 - Dolph Sweet (actor)
- May 9 - Edmond O'Brien (actor and film director)
- May 16 - Margaret Hamilton (actress)
- May 20 - Ben Hall (actor)
- May 31 - Rev Chaney (animator)
- June 1
- Anita Sharp-Bolster (actress)
- Richard Greene (actor)
- June 10 - George Chandler (actor)
- June 14 - Irene Delroy (actress)
- June 27 - James Craig (actor)
- June 29 - Mel Kenealy (racing driver)
- July 3 - Nelson Leigh (actor)
- July 5 - Marion Byron (actress and comedian)
- July 9 - Rafael Campos (actor)
- July 14 - William White (actor, director and producer)
- July 20 - Estelle Evans (actress)
- July 21 - Alvah Bessie (novelist, journalist and screenwriter)
- July 23 - Kay Kyser (bandleader and radio personality)
- July 28 - Grant Williams (actor)
- July 29 - James Nolan (actor)
- August 2
- Frank Faylen (actor)
- Bob Holt (actor)
- August 6 - John Harmon (actor)
- August 8 - Louise Brooks (actress, dancer and writer)
- August 12 - Patrick Hines (actor)
- August 14 - Gale Sondergaard (actress)
- August 28 - Ruth Gordon (actress, screenwriter and playwright)
- September 4 - George O'Brien (actor and singer)
- September 18 - Harvey Parry (stuntman and actor)
- September 23 - Mickey Simpson (actor)
- September 25 - Orlando Martins (actor)
- September 27 - Lloyd Nolan (actor)
- October 2 - Rock Hudson (actor)
- October 7 - Wolfgang Kieling (actor)
- October 8 - Theresa Harris (actress, singer and dancer)
- October 10 - Vera Bogetti (actress)
- November 1 - Phil Silvers (entertainer and actor)
- November 12 - Jarma Lewis (actress and model)
- November 23 - Nina Quartero (actress)
- November 26 - Ransom Sherman (actor)
- November 27 - Harry Harvey Sr. (actor)
- November 29 - Bill Scott (actor, writer and producer)
- December 3
- Miki Morita (actor)
- Sam Gilman (actor)
- December 8 - Bradley Page (actor)
- December 12 - Anne Baxter (actress)
Books[]
- The Goonies (from Buena Vista Records)
Artists Joined[]
Character debuts[]
- June 7 - Sloth Fratelli, Chunk Cohen, Mama Fratelli, Brand Walsh, Mouth Devereaux Francis Fratelli Mikey Walsh Data Wang Andy Carmichael Stef Steinbrenner Jake Fratelli
- August - Black Mask
- September 9 - Lion O Panthro, Cheetara, Jaga, Tygra, Snarf, Pumyra, Mumm- Ra
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