1982 in film
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Events
- January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
- The THX Sound System is developed for use in movie theaters.
- Hugh Grant makes his film debut.
- The Coca-Cola Company acquires Columbia Pictures
Top grossing films
- North America
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Rocky III, starring Sylvester Stallone
- On Golden Pond
- Porky's
- An Officer and a Gentleman
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Poltergeist
- Annie
- Chariots of Fire
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Gandhi - Indo-British Films, Columbia
- Best Actor: Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
- Best Actress: Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
Films released in 1982
- 48 Hours, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte
- Annie
- Arth, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, Silver Lotus Award for best Indian actress Shabana Azmi
- The Beehive, (La Colmena) Golden Bear (award) winner 1982
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- Blade Runner
- Conan the Barbarian
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- Death Wish II
- Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- L'étoile du nord
- Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- First Blood
- Frances
- Friday the 13th Part 3
- Gandhi
- Grease 2
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- Hanky Panky
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Inchon! with Laurence Olivier
- Let's Spend the Night Together documentary on Rolling Stones' concert
- Love Child
- The Man From Snowy River (a)
- Megaforce directed by Hal Needham
- Missing, Palme d'Or winner
- Monkey Grip (a)
- Moonlighting
- My Favorite Year
- The Night of the Shooting Stars, by Paolo Taviani
- An Officer and a Gentleman
- Pink Floyd The Wall
- Poltergeist
- Porky's
- Purple Haze, Sundance Grand Jury Prize
- Querelle
- Quest for Fire
- The Return of Martin Guerre
- Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip
- Rocky III
- The Secret of NIMH
- Sophie's Choice
- Soup For One
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Starstruck (a)
- The State of Things, Golden Lion winner, by director Wim Wenders
- Street Music, Sundance Grand Jury Prize
- Tenebrae, directed by Dario Argento
- Tex, starring Matt Dillon
- The Thing, directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon and Keith David
- Things Are Tough All Over, starring Cheech and Chong
- Time Stands Still
- Tootsie, starring Dustin Hoffman
- Tron
- The Verdict
- Veronika Voss, Golden Bear (award) winner
- Victor/Victoria
- Volver a Empezar Academy Award for Foreign language film
- War and Peace
- The World According to Garp -(film only mentioned in article)
- The Year of Living Dangerously
- Yol, Palme d'Or winner
Births
- January 1 - Anusha Dhandekar, Indian actress
- March 11 - Thora Birch, American actress
- April 1 - Sam Huntington, American actor
- April 30 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress
- July 24 - Anna Paquin, Canadian actress
- September 30 - Lacey Chabert, American actress
- November 12 - Anne Hathaway, American actress
- November 30 - Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress
Deaths
- March 5 - John Belushi, actor
- March 6 - Ayn Rand, writer
- May 29 - Romy Schneider, Austrian actress
- June 10 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, director
- June 18 - Curt Jurgens, Austrian actor
- June 29 - Henry King, actor, director
- August 7 - Jill Banner, actress
- August 12 - Henry Fonda, actor
- August 29 - Ingrid Bergman, actress
- September 14 - Grace Kelly, actress
- November 4 - Dominique Dunne , actress
- November 5 - Jacques Tati - French director, actor
- November 21 - Lee Patrick, actress