List of Warner Bros. feature films (1980s)

This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. for the years 1980–1989.

Films

1980s

1980

Release date	Title	Notes
January 18, 1980	Just Tell Me What You Want
February 1980	Simon	distributor; with Orion Pictures
February 29, 1980	The Ninth Configuration	nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
March 28, 1980	When Time Ran Out
	Tom Horn
	Gilda Live
April 1980	Die Laughing	distributor; with Orion Pictures
April 25, 1980	Heart Beat	distributor; with Orion Pictures
May 9, 1980	Friday the 13th	international distribution only; US distribution handled by Paramount Pictures
May 23, 1980	The Shining
June 6, 1980	Up the Academy
June 11, 1980	Bronco Billy
July 18, 1980	No Nukes
	Honeysuckle Rose
July 25, 1980	Caddyshack	distributor; with Orion Pictures
August 8, 1980	The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	distributor; with Orion Pictures
September 10, 1980	The Big Brawl
September 14, 1980	AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
September 26, 1980	Divine Madness	co-production with The Ladd Company
October 3, 1980	The First Deadly Sin	distributor; with Filmways Pictures Inc.
	One Trick Pony
	Oh, God! Book II
October 10, 1980	Private Benjamin
October 31, 1980	The Awakening	distributor; with Orion Pictures
December 17, 1980	Any Which Way You Can
December 25, 1980	First Family
	Altered States

1981

Release date	Title	Notes
January 1981	The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
February 11, 1981	Sphinx	distributor; with Orion Pictures
March 13, 1981	Back Roads	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
March 27, 1981	Eyes of a Stranger
April 4, 1981	This Is Elvis
April 10, 1981	Excalibur	distributor; with Orion Pictures
April 24, 1981	The Hand	distributor; with Orion Pictures
May 22, 1981	Outland	U.S. distributor; co-produced with The Ladd Company
June 19, 1981	Superman II	distributor; originally released in December 1980 on foreign countries
July 17, 1981	Arthur	distributor; with Orion Pictures
July 24, 1981	Wolfen	distributor; with Orion Pictures
July 31, 1981	Under the Rainbow	distributor; with Orion Pictures
August 21, 1981	Prince of the City	nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama; distributor, with Orion Pictures
August 28, 1981	Body Heat	co-production with The Ladd Company
September 25, 1981	So Fine
October 9, 1981	Chariots of Fire	USA distributor; co-production with The Ladd Company
October 30, 1981	Looker	co-production with The Ladd Company
November 20, 1981	The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
December 11, 1981	Rollover	distributor; with Orion Pictures
December 18, 1981	Sharky's Machine	distributor; with Orion Pictures

1982

Release date	Title	Notes
February 5, 1982	Personal Best	co-production with The Geffen Film Company
February 12, 1982	Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man	U.S. distributor; co-production with The Ladd Company
March 19, 1982	Deathtrap
April 28, 1982	Mad Max 2	distributor, as The Road Warrior
April 30, 1982	Soup for One
May 28, 1982	The Escape Artist	distributor; with Orion Pictures, produced by American Zoetrope
June 18, 1982	Firefox	distributor
June 25, 1982	Blade Runner	co-production with The Ladd Company
July 16, 1982	A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy	distributor; with Orion Pictures; now distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
July 23, 1982	The World According to Garp
July 30, 1982	Night Shift	co-production with The Ladd Company
September 17, 1982	Hammett	co-distributed with Orion Pictures, produced by American Zoetrope
October 1, 1982	Hey Good Lookin'	co-production with Bakshi Productions
October 15, 1982	Love Child	co-production with The Ladd Company
November 12, 1982	Creepshow
	Five Days One Summer	produced by The Ladd Company
November 19, 1982	Bugs Bunny's Third Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
December 15, 1982	Honkytonk Man
December 17, 1982	Best Friends

1983

Release date	Title	Notes
January 21, 1983	Independence Day
February 17, 1983	Local Hero	distributor; produced by Goldcrest Films
February 18, 1983	Table for Five	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
	Lovesick	co-production with The Ladd Company
March 18, 1983	High Road to China	co-production with Golden Harvest
March 25, 1983	The Outsiders	co-production with American Zoetrope
April 1, 1983	Deadly Eyes	co-production with Golden Harvest
April 15, 1983	Better Late Than Never	co-production with Golden Harvest
April 29, 1983	Blue Skies Again
June 3, 1983	The Man with Two Brains
June 17, 1983	Superman III	distributor
June 24, 1983	Twilight Zone: The Movie	distributor
July 1, 1983	Stroker Ace	U.S. distributor, co-production with Universal Pictures
July 15, 1983	Zelig	distributor; with Orion Pictures; now distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
July 29, 1983	National Lampoon's Vacation
August 5, 1983	Twice Upon a Time	co-production with Lucasfilm and The Ladd Company
	Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island
	Risky Business	co-production with The Geffen Film Company
August 12, 1983	Cujo	distribution only; produced by Taft Entertainment
October 7, 1983	Never Say Never Again	distributor
October 21, 1983	The Right Stuff	nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama co-production with The Ladd Company
November 4, 1983	Deal of the Century
November 10, 1983	Star 80	co-production with The Ladd Company
November 24, 1983	Of Unknown Origin
December 9, 1983	Sudden Impact

1984

Release date	Title	Notes
February 17, 1984	Lassiter	co-production with Golden Harvest
March 9, 1984	Mike's Murder	produced by The Ladd Company
March 23, 1984	Police Academy	co-production with The Ladd Company
March 30, 1984	Purple Hearts	co-production with The Ladd Company
	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
April 13, 1984	Swing Shift
May 18, 1984	Finders Keepers	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
June 1, 1984	Once Upon a Time in America	produced by Empax Films
June 8, 1984	Gremlins	co-production with Amblin Entertainment
June 29, 1984	Cannonball Run II	distributor; co-production with Golden Harvest
July 20, 1984	The NeverEnding Story	distributor; produced by Constantin Film and PSO
July 27, 1984	Purple Rain
August 3, 1984	Grandview, U.S.A.	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
August 17, 1984	Tightrope
August 24, 1984	Cal	distributor; produced by Goldcrest Films
September 21, 1984	Windy City	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
September 28, 1984	Irreconcilable Differences
October 19, 1984	The Little Drummer Girl
October 26, 1984	American Dreamer	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
November 2, 1984	The Killing Fields	nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama distributor; produced by Goldcrest Films
November 7, 1984	Oh, God! You Devil
November 16, 1984	Razorback	distributor
December 7, 1984	City Heat
December 21, 1984	Protocol

1985

Release date	Title	Notes
January 25, 1985	Fandango	co-production with Amblin Entertainment
February 15, 1985	Vision Quest
	Beyond the Walls	USA distribution only
March 15, 1985	Lost in America	co-production with The Geffen Film Company
March 29, 1985	Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment	co-production with The Ladd Company
April 12, 1985	Ladyhawke	USA distribution only; co-production with 20th Century Fox
May 9, 1985	Seven Minutes in Heaven
May 17, 1985	Cracking Up
May 19, 1985	Doin' Time	co-production with The Ladd Company
June 7, 1985	The Goonies	co-production with Amblin Entertainment
June 28, 1985	Pale Rider
July 10, 1985	Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome	distributor
July 26, 1985	National Lampoon's European Vacation
August 2, 1985	Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird	co-production with Sesame Workshop
August 9, 1985	Pee-wee's Big Adventure
August 16, 1985	American Flyers
August 23, 1985	The Protector	co-production with Golden Harvest
September 20, 1985	Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters	USA distributor, co-production with Lucasfilm Ltd. and American Zoetrope
October 11, 1985	Better Off Dead	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
October 11, 1985	After Hours	co-production with The Geffen Film Company
October 25, 1985	Krush Groove
November 1, 1985	Eleni	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
November 8, 1985	Target	distribution only; produced by CBS Theatrical Films
November 15, 1985	Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer	distribution only; produced by DiC Entertainment and Hallmark Cards
December 6, 1985	Spies Like Us
December 18, 1985	The Color Purple	nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama co-production with Amblin Entertainment
December 25, 1985	Revolution	distributor; produced by Goldcrest Films

1986

Release date	Title	Notes
January 17, 1986	The Clan of the Cave Bear	co-production with PSO
February 14, 1986	Wildcats
February 21, 1986	The Frog Prince	distributor; produced by Goldcrest Films
March 21, 1986	Police Academy 3: Back in Training
April 3, 1986	The Flight of Dragons	Limited only
April 25, 1986	Mr. Love	distributor; produced by Goldcrest Films
May 23, 1986	Cobra	international distributor; co-produced with Cannon Films
July 2, 1986	Under the Cherry Moon
July 11, 1986	Club Paradise
August 8, 1986	One Crazy Summer
August 15, 1986	A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
October 1986	Knights & Emeralds	distributor; produced by Goldcrest Films
October 3, 1986	Round Midnight
October 10, 1986	True Stories
October 10, 1986	Deadly Friend
October 17, 1986	Ratboy
October 31, 1986	The Mission	nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama distributor; produced by Goldcrest Films
November 26, 1986	The Mosquito Coast
December 3, 1986	Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star	International distribution only; co-production with TaliaFilm II Productions and TriStar Pictures
December 5, 1986	Heartbreak Ridge
December 19, 1986	Little Shop of Horrors	co-production with The Geffen Film Company

1987

Release date	Title	Notes
January 1987	Instant Justice
February 13, 1987	Over the Top	US distribution only; co-produced with Cannon Films
March 6, 1987	Lethal Weapon	co-production with Silver Pictures; first film teamed up with Silver Pictures
March 20, 1987	Burglar	co-production with Nelvana
April 3, 1987	Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
May 1987	It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
	A Return to Salem's Lot
June 12, 1987	The Witches of Eastwick
June 26, 1987	Full Metal Jacket
July 1, 1987	Innerspace	co-production with Amblin Entertainment
July 24, 1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	USA distributor, co-production with DC Entertainment and Cannon Films
July 31, 1987	The Lost Boys
August 7, 1987	Who's That Girl
August 14, 1987	Disorderlies
October 9, 1987	Surrender	USA distribution only; produced by The Cannon Group
November 20, 1987	Nuts	nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
December 9, 1987	Empire of the Sun	nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama; co-production with Amblin Entertainment

1988

Release date	Title	Notes
February 26, 1988	Frantic
March 4, 1988	Moving
March 11, 1988	Stand and Deliver
March 18, 1988	Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
March 30, 1988	Beetlejuice	co-production with The Geffen Film Company
April 8, 1988	Above The Law
June 3, 1988	Funny Farm
July 8, 1988	Arthur 2: On the Rocks
July 13, 1988	The Dead Pool
July 22, 1988	Caddyshack II
August 10, 1988	Clean and Sober	co-production with Imagine Entertainment
August 26, 1988	Stealing Home
	Hot to Trot
September 9, 1988	Running on Empty	co-production with Lorimar nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
September 16, 1988	Crossing Delancey
September 23, 1988	Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey	international distributor; co-production with Universal Pictures
September 24, 1988	Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
September 30, 1988	Bird
October 7, 1988	Imagine: John Lennon
	Clara's Heart	co-production with MTM Enterprises
October 25, 1988	Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
October 28, 1988	Feds
October 29, 1988	Moonwalker
November 4, 1988	Everybody's All-American
November 11, 1988	A Cry in the Dark	USA distribution only; co-production with The Cannon Group
December 2, 1988	Tequila Sunrise
December 21, 1988	Dangerous Liaisons	co-production with Lorimar nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
December 23, 1988	The Accidental Tourist	nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

1989

Release date	Title	Notes
February 3, 1989	Her Alibi
February 24, 1989	Bert Rigby, You're a Fool	co-production with Lorimar
March 3, 1989	Lean on Me
March 10, 1989	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
March 24, 1989	Dead Bang	co-production with Lorimar
April 7, 1989	Dead Calm	distributor
April 14, 1989	See You in the Morning	co-production with Lorimar
April 21, 1989	Checking Out	distributor; produced by HandMade Films
May 5, 1989	How to Get Ahead in Advertising	distributor; produced by HandMade Films
May 26, 1989	Pink Cadillac
June 23, 1989	Batman	co-production with DC Entertainment and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
July 7, 1989	Lethal Weapon 2	co-production with Silver Pictures
August 4, 1989	Young Einstein	distributor
August 23, 1989	Cookie	co-production with Lorimar
September 22, 1989	Penn & Teller Get Killed
September 29, 1989	In Country
October 20, 1989	Next of Kin	co-production with Lorimar
November 3, 1989	Second Sight	co-production with Lorimar
December 1, 1989	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	co-production with John Hughes Entertainment
December 13, 1989	Driving Miss Daisy
December 20, 1989	Roger & Me	distributor
December 21, 1989	The Delinquents	distributor; co-production with Village Roadshow
December 22, 1989	Tango & Cash

See also

• List of New Line Cinema films
• List of films based on DC Comics
• List of Warner Bros. theatrical animated feature films

External Links

• List of Warner Bros. feature films (1980s) at Wikipedia

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