Major Events
- 39 films were released this year with the same actor playing the lead role, Prem Nazir.
- March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
- May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released.
- May 31 - The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom.
- June 11 - John Wayne dies.
- September 19 - Don Bluth and a group of fellow animators resign from The Walt Disney Company's animation department to set up a rival studio, Don Bluth Productions.
- November 1 - Production begins on Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- December 7 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture debuts in the United States to mixed reviews but strong box office, launching a film franchise that lead to 11 films over the next 30 years. It also lead to the creation of four spin-off television series based upon Gene Roddenberry's creation.
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