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Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

Summary: Ken Harrison is an artist who makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he make friends with some of the staff, and the...

Release Date: January 22, 1982

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: John Badham

Writers: Brian Clark

, Reginald Rose

, John Badham

Runtime: 1 h 59 min

MPAA: R

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), SLM Production Group

Distributor: WGN

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 13,000,000

Domestic: $ 8,206,145

Deadly Blessing (1981)

Summary: After her husband dies under mysterious circumstances, a widow becomes increasingly paranoid of the neighboring religious community that may have diabolical plans for her.

Release Date: August 14, 1981

Genres: Thriller, Horror

Director: Wes Craven

Writers: Glenn M. Benest

, Matthew Barr

, Wes Craven

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: R

Production: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Inter Planetary Productions Corporation, Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Distributor: United Artists, Embassy Home Entertainment, CBS, Scream Factory, Tubi TV

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 2,500,000

Domestic: $ 8,279,042

Carbon Copy (1981)

Summary: When a rich white corporate executive finds out that he has an illegitimate black son, things start falling apart for him at home, work, and in his social circles.

Release Date: September 25, 1981

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Michael Schultz

Writer: Stanley Shapiro

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: PG

Production: DeHaven/Shapiro Productions, Hemdale, RKO Pictures, RKO Pictures

Distributor: Home Box Office (HBO), Embassy Home Entertainment, CBS, Nelson Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, TGG Direct, Shout! Factory

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 6,000,000

Domestic: $ 9,566,593

Wolfen (1981)

Summary: A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.

Release Date: July 24, 1981

Genres: Thriller, Horror

Director: Michael Wadleigh

Writers: Whitley Strieber

, Michael Wadleigh

, David Eyre

Runtime: 1 h 55 min

MPAA: R

Production: Orion Pictures, King-Hitzig Productions

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Warner Home Video, Warner Archive Collection

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 17,000,000

Domestic: $ 10,626,725

Rollover (1981)

Summary: The wife of a murdered petrochemical company chairman and a banker investigating the liquidity of his new bank stumble upon an international financial scheme that could lead to global economic collapse.

Release Date: December 11, 1981

Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery

Director: Alan J. Pakula

Writers: Howard Kohn

, David Shaber

, David Weir

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: R

Production: IPC Films

Distributor: Orion Pictures, Warner Bros., Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 16,000,000

Domestic: $ 10,851,261

Victory (1981)

Summary: As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.

Release Date: July 31, 1981

Genres: Drama, Sport, War

Director: John Huston

Writers: Yabo Yablonsky

, Djordje Milicevic

, Jeff Maguire

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Lorimar Film Entertainment, Victory Company, New Gold Entertainment

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, CBS, HBO Max, MGM/CBS Home Video, Warner Home Video

Countries: United Kingdom, United States, Italy

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,000,000

Domestic: $ 10,853,418

Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)

Summary: Zorro, the legendary swordsman, has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, R...

Release Date: July 17, 1981

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Peter Medak

Writers: Hal Dresner

, Greg Alt

, Don Moriarty

Runtime: 1 h 33 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Melvin Simon Productions, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.

Distributor: CBS

Countries: United States, Mexico

Language: English

Domestic: $ 11,118,000

Das Boot (1981)

Summary: A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.

Release Date: February 10, 1982

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Writers: Wolfgang Petersen

, Lothar G. Buchheim

Runtime: 2 h 29 min

Production: Bavaria Film, Twin Bros. Productions, Radiant Film GmbH, Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Distributor: Producers Sales Organization (PSO), Triumph Films, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Columbia Pictures, Columbia TriStar Home Video, RCA (II)

Country: West Germany

Language: German

Movie budget: $ 32,000,000

Domestic: $ 11,487,676

International: $ 1,102

Thief (1981)

Summary: After years in prison, ace safe-cracker Frank owns a car dealership and a cocktail lounge, which are fronts for high-stakes jewelry heists. He wants to complete one last big heist for the Mob before he goes straight.

Release Date: March 27, 1981

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Michael Mann

Writers: Frank Hohimer

, Michael Mann

Runtime: 2 h 03 min

MPAA: R

Production: Mann/Caan Productions

Distributor: United Artists, Magnetic Video, CBS/Fox, MGM Home Entertainment, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, The Criterion Collection, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 5,500,000

Domestic: $ 11,492,915

International: $ 1,897

Back Roads (1981)

Summary: A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.

Release Date: March 13, 1981

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Director: Martin Ritt

Writer: Gary DeVore

Runtime: 1 h 34 min

MPAA: R

Production: CBS Theatrical Films, Meta-Films Associates

Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment, Kino Lorber, CBS/Fox

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 7,000,000

Domestic: $ 11,809,387

Comin' at Ya! (1981)

Summary: Tragedy strikes as two ruthless brothers kidnap a bride during her wedding. Hurt and angry, H.H. begins his quest to find the love he lost, and take vengeance upon the wicked. Comin' at Ya.

Release Date: July 24, 1981

Genre: Western

Director: Ferdinando Baldi

Writers: Wolfe Lowenthal

, Lloyd Battista

, Gene Quintano

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: R

Production: Lupo-Anthony-Quintano Productions

Distributor: Filmways Pictures, Rhino Home Video, Drafthouse Films, MVD Distribution, Tubi TV

Countries: Italy, Spain, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 12,000,000

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

Summary: The sensuous wife of a roadside diner proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordid, steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

Release Date: March 20, 1981

Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime

Director: Bob Rafelson

Writers: David Mamet

, James M. Cain

Runtime: 2 h 02 min

MPAA: R

Production: CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Lorimar Film Entertainment, Northstar International

Distributor: MGM/CBS Home Video, CBS/Fox, CBS, Warner Home Video, HBO Max

Countries: United States, West Germany

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 12,000,000

Domestic: $ 12,376,625

International: $ 6,791

The Road Warrior (1981)

Summary: In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.

Release Date: May 21, 1982

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: George Miller

Writers: Terry Hayes

, George Miller

, Brian Hannant

Runtime: 1 h 36 min

MPAA: R

Production: Kennedy Miller Productions

Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Home Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Country: Australia

Language: English

Franchise: Mad Max

Movie budget: $ 3,000,000

Domestic: $ 23,667,907

International: $ 2,946

Blow Out (1981)

Summary: A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.

Release Date: July 24, 1981

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Director: Brian De Palma

Writers: Brian De Palma

, Bill Mesce Jr.

Runtime: 1 h 48 min

MPAA: R

Production: Filmways Pictures, Geria Productions, Geria Productions, Cinema 77, Viscount Associates

Distributor: Filmways Pictures, Home Box Office (HBO), RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs, Vestron Video, Warner Home Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), MGM/UA Home Entertainment, GoodTimes Home Video, Image Entertainment, Orion Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, The Criterion Collection, Criterion Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 18,000,000

Domestic: $ 12,000,000

International: $ 1,495

Scanners (1981)

Summary: A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning" to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners.

Release Date: January 14, 1981

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: David Cronenberg

Writer: David Cronenberg

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Filmplan International, Montreal Trust Company of Canada

Distributor: AVCO Embassy Pictures, 20th Century Fox Video, Home Box Office (HBO), Embassy Home Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment, Image Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, Encore Movie Channel, Janus Films, The Criterion Collection, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel

Country: Canada

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 4,100,000

Domestic: $ 14,225,876

S.O.B. (1981)

Summary: A successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.

Release Date: July 01, 1981

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Blake Edwards

Writer: Blake Edwards

Runtime: 2 h 02 min

MPAA: R

Production: Artista Management, Geoffrey Productions, Lorimar Film Entertainment

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, CBS Video, MGM/CBS Home Video, CBS, CBS/Fox, Warner Home Video, Warner Archive Collection

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 12,000,000

Domestic: $ 14,867,086

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)

Summary: A small-town stud wants to go to Nashville to be a big country star. His ambitious kid sister works as his manager. Their dream hits jeopardy when they cross paths with a small-town sheriff.

Release Date: June 05, 1981

Genres: Drama, Music

Director: Ron Maxwell

Writers: Bob Bonney

, Bobby Russell

Runtime: 1 h 52 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Viacom Enterprises

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 14,923,752

Continental Divide (1981)

Summary: A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

Release Date: September 18, 1981

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Director: Michael Apted

Writer: Lawrence Kasdan

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Distributor: Universal Pictures, CBS, Disney Channel, MCA/Universal Home Video, Kino Lorber Studio Classics

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 9,000,000

Domestic: $ 15,578,237

Caveman (1981)

Summary: A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.

Release Date: April 17, 1981

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Director: Carl Gottlieb

Writers: Rudy De Luca

, Carl Gottlieb

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., Turman-Foster Company

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Video, Warner Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment, Olive Films, HBO Max, MGM/UA Home Entertainment

Countries: Mexico, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 6,500,000

Domestic: $ 15,965,924

The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)

Summary: Max, a dead corrupt businessman, makes a Faustian pact with Satan's henchman to drive three people to Hell in exchange for longer life. Soon Max realizes that there still may be good in him.

Release Date: March 06, 1981

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern