Video: '1985 Oscars' (25 videos)
(Monday, March 25, 1985, 6:00 p.m. PST) — Amadeus, a period drama film about the 18th century composer Salieri who confesses to a deadly rivalry with Mozart, won eight Oscars tonight at the 57th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Miloš Forman for Best Director and F. Murray Abraham for Best Actor. Continue reading ‘Amadeus’ wins Best Picture at 57th Academy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Mar 25 1985)
Video: 'Lost in America' (trailer)
(Friday, February 15, 1985) — Lost in America, a comedy film about a discontented yuppie couple who quit their jobs to rediscover America on the road, opened today in U.S. theaters (limited), including Cinema 2 in New York City.
Directed by Albert Brooks, the film starred Brooks and Julie Hagerty.
Video: 'Witness' trailer
(Friday, February 8, 1985) — Witness, a thriller film about a detective who protects a young Amish boy who becomes a target after he witnesses a murder in Philadelphia, opened today in U.S. theaters (including the Astor Plaza in New York City).
Directed by Peter Weir, the film starred Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis.
Video: 'Beverly Hills Cop' (trailer)
(Saturday, December 1, 1984) — Beverly Hills Cop, an action comedy film about a street-smart Detroit cop who heads to Beverly Hills, California, to solve the murder of his best friend, premiered today in Los Angeles.
Directed by Martin Brest, the film starred Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold and John Ashton.
Video: 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (trailer)
(Friday, November 9, 1984) — A Nightmare on Elm Street, a supernatural slasher horror film about a group of teenagers who are terrorized by “Freddy Krueger,” an evil being from another world who gets to his victims by entering their dreams and killing them, opened nationwide today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Wes Craven, the film starred John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.
Video: 'The Killing Fields' (trailer)
(Friday, November 2, 1984) — The Killing Fields, a British drama film about an American journalist and his Cambodian adviser who fight to survive the country’s communist takeover, opened today at the Cinema 1 in New York City.
Directed by Roland Joffé, the film starred Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich and Athol Fugard.
Video: 'The Terminator' (trailer)
(Friday, October 26, 1984) — The Terminator, a science fiction action film about a deadly robot from the future that travels back in time to kill a woman whose son will one day defeat its masters, was released today in the U.S.
Directed by James Cameron, the film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Lance Henriksen and Paul Winfield.
Video: 'Paul McCartney's Rupert And The Frog Song 1985 Cartoon'
(Friday, October 26, 1984) — Rupert and the Frog Song an animated film based on the comic strip character Rupert Bear, written and produced by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and directed by Geoff Dunbar and Raymond ‘George’ Taylor, was released theatrically today as an accompaniment to the national release of McCartney’s feature film Give My Regards to Broad Street.
Video: 'Paul McCartney Good Morning America 1984' (Oct. 26, 1984, at 6:54)
(Friday, October 26, 1984, 8:50 a.m. EDT) — The second part of an interview with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, who was promoting his new film Give My Regard To Broadstreet, aired this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America.
Video: 'Paul McCartney Good Morning America 1984'
(Thursday, October 25, 1984, 7:51 a.m. EDT) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America to promote his new film Give My Regard To Broadstreet. Continue reading McCartney interviewed on ‘Good Morning America’ to promote ‘Broad Street’ 30 years ago this hour (Oct 25 1984)
