Events
- January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it.
- November 29 - Off Santa Catalina Island, 43-year old actress Natalie Wood drowns during a boating accident.
- Kathleen Turner makes her acting debut.
- Tom Cruise makes his acting debut.
- June 12 - Raiders of the Lost Ark is released. It set a major standard for many action-adventure films to date.
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—William James (1842–1910)