1983 in Film - Events

Events

  • February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York
  • May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of year.
  • 1983 was a landmark year in film. More films have gotten an R rating than any other year thus far.

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