1981 год в кино

Ниже приводится обзор событий в кино 1981 года , включая самые кассовые фильмы, церемонии награждения и фестивали, список выпущенных фильмов и известные смерти.

Самые кассовые фильмы (США)

Десять лучших фильмов, выпущенных в 1981 году по кассовым сборам в Северной Америке, выглядят следующим образом:

События

20 января – Бывший губернатор Калифорнии и киноактер Рональд Рейган вступил в должность президента .
30 марта – 53-я церемония вручения премии Оскар отложена из-за покушения на президента Рональда Рейгана, произошедшего ранее в тот же день. Они проводятся на следующий день с посланием президента, записанным для церемонии перед покушением.
16 мая – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer приобретает осажденную конкурирующую компанию United Artists . UA была унижена астрономическими потерями фильма « Врата рая» стоимостью 40 миллионов долларов , что стало основным фактором, повлиявшим на решение владельца Transamerica продать его.
8 июня – Марвин Дэвис приобретает компанию 20th Century Fox за 720 миллионов долларов.
12 июня — Paramount Pictures выпускает «В поисках утраченного ковчега» . Он стал самым кассовым фильмом Paramount за все время, установил основной стандарт для многих приключенческих фильмов на сегодняшний день и породил четыре продолжения.
21 августа – выходит фильм «Американский оборотень в Лондоне» , который становится знаковым в сфере визуальных эффектов и макияжа.
1 октября - президент и главный операционный директор MGM Дэвид Бегельман становится председателем и главным исполнительным директором United Artists.
1 ноября — создается компания United International Pictures для международного распространения фильмов для United Artists , MGM , Universal Pictures и Paramount Pictures , которая заменит Cinema International Corporation после приобретения MGM компании UA.
November 25 – Norman Lear and his partner Jerry Perenchio agree to buy Avco Embassy for $25 million.
November 29 – Actress Natalie Wood drowns in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island.

Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Man of Iron (Człowiek z żelaza), directed by Andrzej Wajda, Poland

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Marianne and Juliane (Die Bleierne Zeit), directed by Margarethe von Trotta, W. Germany

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Faster, Faster (Deprisa, deprisa / Vivre vite), directed by Carlos Saura, Spain / France

1981 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Births

January 1 - Eden Riegel, American actress
January 6
- Betty Gabriel, American actress
- Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress and director
- Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
January 8 – Genevieve Cortese, American actress
January 15 - Pitbull, American rapper and actor
January 17 – Diogo Morgado, Portuguese actor
January 18 - Antje Traue, German actress
January 20
- Daniel Cudmore, Canadian actor
- Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress and director
January 21
- Amanda Aday, American actress
- Izabella Miko, Polish actress and dancer
- David F. Sandberg, Swedish filmmaker
January 22
- O. T. Fagbenle, British actor, writer and director
- Willa Ford, American singer, songwriter, model, television personality and actress
- Beverley Mitchell, American actress
January 23 - Julia Jones, American actress
January 24 – Carrie Coon, American actress
January 25 - Charlie Bewley, English actor and producer
January 28
- Gen Hoshino, Japanese actor and singer
- Elijah Wood, American actor
January 29 - Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor
January 30 – Chieko Higuchi, Japanese voice actress
January 31 – Justin Timberlake, American singer and actor
February 5
- Lee Eon, South Korean actor and model (d. 2008)
- Sara Foster, American actress
- Nora Zehetner, American actress
February 8 – Jim Parrack, American actor
February 9 – Tom Hiddleston, English actor
February 10
- Uzo Aduba, American actress
- Stephanie Beatriz, Argentine actress
February 11 – Kelly Rowland, American singer and actress
February 12
- Jesse Hutch, Canadian actor
- Lauri Lagle, Estonian actor, director and screenwriter
February 17 –
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor
- Paris Hilton, American media personality, singer and actress
February 19 – Beth Ditto, American singer-songwriter
February 20 - Majandra Delfino, American actress and singer
February 22 – Elodie Yung, French actress
February 23
- Josh Gad, American actor and comedian
- Mai Nakahara, Japanese voice actress^[2]
February 25 - Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mexican actor
February 26 - Demetrius Grosse, American actor and producer
February 27 - Josh Groban, American singer-songwriter and actor
March 2
- Amos Crawley, Canadian actor
- Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
March 3 – Eugene, South Korean actress and singer
March 5 - Hanna Alström, Swedish actress
March 6 – Ellen Muth, American actress
March 11
- David Anders, American actor
- Matthias Schweighöfer, German actor and filmmaker
March 17 - Nicky Jam, American singer and actor
March 18 - Chris Geere, English actor
March 20 - Jake Hoffman, American actor and writer
March 21 - Rini Bell, American actress
March 22 - Tiffany Dupont, American actress
March 23 - Luciana Carro, Canadian actress
March 24 - Philip Winchester, American actor
March 27 - Quim Gutiérrez, Spanish actor
March 28 – Julia Stiles, American actress
March 29
- Alexander Fehling, German actor
- Alain Moussi, Canadian/Gabonese actor and stuntman
March 30 - Katy Mixon, American actress
March 31 – Ryōko Shintani, Japanese voice actress
April 1 - Hannah Spearritt, English actress and singer
April 8 - Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model
April 10
- Laura Bell Bundy, American actress
- Michael Pitt, American actor
April 13 – Courtney Peldon, American actress
April 17 - Charlie Hofheimer, American actor
April 19
- Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor
- Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
April 23 – Gemma Whelan, English actress
April 26
- Mariana Ximenes, Brazilian actress
- Luke Ford, Canadian-Australian actor
- Amit Shah, English actor
April 28
- Jessica Alba, American actress
- Toby Leonard Moore, Australian actor
- Catherine Reitman, Canadian-American actress, producer and writer
April 29 - Alex Vincent, American actor and writer
April 30
- Kunal Nayyar, British actor
- Emma Pierson, English actress
- Rose Rollins, American actress
May 2 – Rina Satō, Japanese voice actress
May 3 – Natalie Tong, Hong Kong actress and model
May 5
- Danielle Fishel, American actress
- Farid Kamil, Malaysian actor and film director
May 10 – Qurrat Ann Kadwani, American actress
May 11
- JP Karliak, American actor, voice actor and comedian
- Austin O'Brien, American actor
May 12 – Rami Malek, American actor
May 13 - Ryan Piers Williams, American actor, director and writer
May 15 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress
May 18 - Allen Leech, Irish actor
May 28 – Laura Bailey, American voice actress
May 29
- Justin Chon, American actor, director and YouTube personality
- Anders Holm, American actor, comedian, writer and producer
June 1
- Johnny Pemberton, American actor, comedian and podcaster
- Amy Schumer, American actress and comedian
June 4 – T.J. Miller, American actor, stand-up comedian, producer and writer
June 7 – Larisa Oleynik, American actress
June 9 – Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress
June 10 – Jonathan Bennett, American actor
June 12
- Jeremy Howard, American actor
- Malachi Pearson, American actor
June 13 – Chris Evans, American actor
June 14 – Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
June 20 – Alisan Porter, American former actress
June 23 - Joe Taslim, Indonesian actor and martial artist
June 26 - Jimmy Ray Bennett, American actor
June 28 - Jon Watts, American filmmaker
June 30
- Tom Burke, English actor
- Anna Slotky, American former actress
July 1 - Amanda Lucas, American retired professional mixed martial artist and actress
July 3 - Rebecca Honig, American voice actress
July 5 - Ryan Hansen, American actor and comedian
July 13
- Fran Kranz, American actor and director
- Michael Mando, Canadian actor
July 17 - Michiel Huisman, Dutch actor
July 21
- Davide Perino, Italian actor and voice actor
- Romeo Santos, American singer-songwriter and actor
July 22 - Josh Lawson, Australian actor and filmmaker
July 24
- Mohammed Amer, Palestinian-American stand-up comedian and actor
- Summer Glau, American actress
- Lauren Miller Rogen, American actress, comedian, screenwriter and director
July 28 - Neil Casey, American actor, writer and comedian
July 30
- Brandon Scott, American actor
- Lisa Wilhoit, American actress
July 31 - Eric Lively, American former actor
August 1 – Taylor Fry, American former child actress
August 3 – Travis Willingham, American voice actor
August 4
- Marques Houston, American singer and actor
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, American former actress and model
- Valerie LaPointe, American storyboard artist and director
- Abigail Spencer, American actress
August 5 - Jesse Williams, American actor, director and producer
August 6 – Leslie Odom Jr., American actor
August 8
- Tongayi Chirisa, Zimbabwean actor and singer
- Meagan Good, American actress
August 10 - Jon Prescott, American actor
August 20 – Ben Barnes, English actor
August 22
- Ross Marquand, American impressionist, actor and producer
- Takumi Saito, Japanese actor
August 24 – Chad Michael Murray, American actor
August 25 – Rachel Bilson, American actress
August 27
- Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor
- Sugar Lyn Beard, Canadian actress and radio personality
August 29 - Émilie Dequenne, Belgian actress
September 1 - Boyd Holbrook, American actor
September 3 - Evgeniya Brik, Russian actress (d. 2022)
September 4 – Beyoncé Knowles, American singer and actress
September 8 – Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
September 9 - Julie Gonzalo, Argentine-American actress
September 12 – Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress
September 14 - Miyavi, Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter and actor
September 15 - Ben Schwartz, American actor, voice actor, comedian, improviser, writer, director and producer
September 16
- Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress, model, producer and singer
- Alexis Bledel, American actress
September 17 - Griff Furst, American actor, producer and director
September 18 - Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and singer
September 22 - Ashley Eckstein, American actress
September 23 – Misti Traya, American actress
September 26 – Christina Milian, American singer and actress
September 29 – Shay Astar, American singer and actress
September 30 – Ashleigh Aston Moore, American-Canadian former child actress (d. 2007)
October 1 – Rupert Friend, English actor
October 3
- Seth Gabel, American actor
- Giselle Itié, Mexican-born Brazilian actress
October 9 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor
October 12
- Tom Guiry, American actor
- Brian J. Smith, American actor
October 17 - Liam Garrigan, English actor
October 18 – Graham Moore, American screenwriter
October 22 – Michael Fishman, American actor
October 23 - Jackie Long, American actor, writer, musician, director and producer
October 30
- Fiona Dourif, American actress and producer
- Shaun Sipos, Canadian actor
November 1 - Matt Jones, American actor, voice artist, comedian, rapper and singer
November 2 - Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
November 6 – Lee Dong-wook, South Korean actor
November 7 - Lotta Losten, Swedish actress
November 9 – Scottie Thompson, American actress
November 10 – Perla Liberatori, Italian voice actress
November 14 - Vanessa Bayer, American actress and comedian
November 15 - Sammy Sheik, Egyptian-American actor
November 16 – Caitlin Glass, American voice actress
November 17 - Bojana Novakovic, Serbian-Australian actress
November 18 – Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress and comedian
November 20 – Andrea Riseborough, English actress
November 23 - John Lavelle, American actor and playwright
December 2 – Britney Spears, American singer and actress
December 3
- Maddy Curley, American actress
- Liza Lapira, American actress
December 5
- Adan Canto, Mexican actor (d. 2024)
- Lydia Leonard, British actress
December 8 - Dov Tiefenbach, Canadian actor and musician
December 13 – Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter (Evanescence)
December 15
- Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor, screenwriter and producer
- Victoria Summer, English actress, model and singer
December 16 – Krysten Ritter, American actress
December 27
- Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
- Jay Ellis, American actor
December 28 – Sienna Miller, English actress
December 29 - Charlotte Riley, English actress
December 30 - Leila Farzad, British actress

Deaths

Film debuts

Ben Affleck – The Dark End of the Street
Jason Alexander – The Burning
Christina Applegate – Jaws of Satan
Javier Bardem – El poderoso influjo de la luna
Kim Basinger – Hard Country
Xander Berkeley – Mommie Dearest
Kenneth Branagh – Chariots of Fire
Rodger Bumpass – Heavy Metal
Robert John Burke – The Chosen
Gabriel Byrne – Excalibur
James Cameron (director) – Piranha II: The Spawning
Bruce Campbell – The Evil Dead
Jeffrey Combs – Honky Tonk Freeway
Kevin Costner – Malibu Hot Summer
Tom Cruise – Endless Love
Charles Dance – For Your Eyes Only
Jeff Daniels – Ragtime
Robert Davi – Gangster Wars
Loretta Devine – Will
Dennis Farina – Thief
Nicholas Farrell – Chariots of Fire
Colin Friels – Hoodwink
Stephen Fry – Chariots of Fire
Lee Garlington – King of the Mountain
Gina Gershon – Beatlemania: The Movie
Jami Gertz – Endless Love
Bob Gunton – Rollover
James Handy – Taps
Anthony Head – Lady Chatterley's Lover
Glenne Headly – Four Friends
Ciarán Hinds – Excalibur
Holly Hunter – The Burning
John Kapelos – Thief
Dan Lauria – C.O.D.
Peter MacNicol – Dragonslayer
John Mahoney – Hudson Taylor
Rik Mayall – Eye of the Needle
Maria de Medeiros – Silvestre
Steve Miner (director) – Friday the 13th Part 2
Alfred Molina – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Demi Moore – Choices
Chris Noth – Waitress!
Bill Nunn – Sharky's Machine
Michael O'Neill – Ghost Story
Sean Penn – Taps
Ron Perlman – Quest for Fire
Ethan Phillips – Ragtime
Robert Picardo – The Howling
Martha Plimpton – Rollover
Amanda Plummer – Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Jon Polito – Gangster Wars
Geoffrey Rush – Hoodwink
Meg Ryan – Rich and Famous
Glenn Shadix – The Postman Always Rings Twice
Vinessa Shaw – Home Sweet Home
Mindy Sterling – The Devil and Max Devlin
Fisher Stevens – The Burning
Madeleine Stowe – Gangster Wars
Barbara Sukowa – Lola
Henry Thomas – Raggedy Man
Frank C. Turner – Silence of the North
Kathleen Turner – Body Heat
Reginald VelJohnson – Wolfen
Diane Venora – Wolfen
Denzel Washington – Carbon Copy
Vernon Wells – Mad Max 2
Celia Weston – Honky Tonk Freeway
Amanda Wyss – Force: Five

Notes

References

^ "1981 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ Japan Voice Producer Directory 2004. Vol. 1. Shogakukan. April 2004. p. 219. ISBN 978-4095263014.

External links

List of 1981 films at IMDb
1981 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
List of 1981 deaths at IMDb
List of 1981 births at IMDb