The following is an overview of events in1983 in film,including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
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Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
editThe top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross |
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| 1 | Return of the Jedi | 20th Century Fox | $309,306,177 |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | Paramount | $108,423,489 |
| 3 | Flashdance | $92,921,203 | |
| 4 | Trading Places | $90,404,800 | |
| 5 | WarGames | United Artists | $79,567,667 |
| 6 | Octopussy | $67,893,619 | |
| 7 | Sudden Impact | Warner Bros. | $67,642,693 |
| 8 | Staying Alive | Paramount | $64,892,670 |
| 9 | Mr. Mom | 20th Century Fox | $64,783,827 |
| 10 | Risky Business | Warner Bros. | $63,541,777 |
Events
edit- February 11 -The Rolling Stonesconcert filmLet's Spend the Night Togetheropens inNew York City.
- May 25 -Return of the Jedi,the final installment in the originalStar Warstrilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year.
- Academy AwardwinnerNicole Kidmanmakes her film debut in the Australian movieBush Christmas.
- Brainstorm,the final film of screen starNatalie Wood,is released, 2 years after her death.
- October -Frank Priceresigns as president ofColumbia Picturesand is replaced byGuy McElwaine.
- November 18 -A Christmas Storyreleased to theaters to moderate success, earning about $2 million in its first weekend. By Christmas 1983, the film is no longer playing at most venues but remains in about a hundred theatres until January 1984.[2]Gross earnings were just over $19.2 million.[3]Over the years, the film's critical reputation would grow considerably and it is now regarded by some as one of the best films of 1983.[4]By the late 1980s, it was already considered a classic.[5][6][7]
Awards
editPalme d'Or(Cannes Film Festival):
- The Ballad of Narayama( do sơn tiết khảo,Narayama bushiko), directed byShohei Imamura,Japan
Golden Lion(Venice Film Festival):
- Prénom Carmen(First Name: Carmen), directed byJean-Luc Godard,
Golden Bear(Berlin Film Festival):
- Ascendancy,directed byEdward Bennett,United Kingdom
- The Beehive(La Colmena), directed byMario Camus,Spain
1983 films
editBy country/region
edit- List of American films of 1983
- List of Argentine films of 1983
- List of Australian films of 1983
- List of Bangladeshi films of 1983
- List of British films of 1983
- List of Canadian films of 1983
- List of French films of 1983
- List of Hong Kong films of 1983
- List of Indian films of 1983
- List of Japanese films of 1983
- List of Mexican films of 1983
- List of Pakistani films of 1983
- List of South Korean films of 1983
- List of Soviet films of 1983
- List of Spanish films of 1983
By genre/medium
editBirths
edit- January 2
- Kate Bosworth,American actress
- Anthony Carrigan,American actor
- Kristen Hager,Canadian actress
- January 9 -Kerry Condon,Irish actress
- January 13 -Julian Morris,British actor
- January 16 -Marwan Kenzari,Dutch actor
- January 17 -Ryan Gage,English actor
- January 21 -Svetlana Khodchenkova,Russian actress
- January 24
- Frankie Grande,American actor, singer, producer, television host and YouTube personality
- Lee Toland Krieger,American director and screenwriter
- January 28 -Angel Manuel Soto,Puerto Rican film director, producer, and screenwriter
- February 4 –Hannibal Buress,American comedian, actor, writer and producer
- February 7 -Elina Pähklimägi,Estonian actress
- February 9 -Matty Cardarople,American actor and comedian
- February 12 -Iko Uwais,Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer and martial artist
- February 16 -Agyness Deyn,English actress and model
- February 18
- Evan Jonigkeit,American actor
- Wrenn Schmidt,American actress
- February 20
- Jessie Mueller,American actor and singer
- Bronson Webb,British actor
- February 21
- Eoin Macken,Irish actor
- Mélanie Laurent,French actress
- February 22 -Taraka Ratna,Indian actor (died 2023)
- February 23
- Aziz Ansari,American actor, writer, producer, director and comedian
- Emily Blunt,English actress
- February 27 -Kate Mara,American actress
- March 1 -Lupita Nyong'o,Kenyan-Mexican actress and director
- March 4 -Julieta Zylberberg,Argentine actress
- March 7 -Greta Lee,American actress
- March 9 -Bobby Campo,American actor
- March 10
- Rafe Spall,English actor
- Carrie Underwood,American singer-songwriter and actress
- March 11 -Lucy DeVito,American actress
- March 12 -Ron Funches,American actor, comedian and writer
- March 14 -Johnny Flynn,British actor, musician and singer-songwriter
- March 15 -Sean Biggerstaff,Scottish actor
- March 18 -Ivan Kolesnikov,Russian actor
- March 20 -Michael Cassidy,American actor
- March 21 -Justin McDonald,British actor
- March 29 -Ed Skrein,English actor, director, screenwriter and rapper
- March 31 -Ashleigh Ball,Canadian singer, musician and voice actress
- April 1
- Ellen Hollman,American actress
- Matt Lanter,American actor
- April 4
- Eric André,American comedian, actor, writer, producer and musician
- Amanda Righetti,American actress
- April 6 -Diora Baird,American actress and former model
- April 7 -Kyle Labine,Canadian actor
- April 8 -Levy Tran,Vietnamese-American actress
- April 10 -Jamie Chung,American actress and former reality television personality
- April 15 -Alice Braga,Brazilian actress and producer
- April 19 -Victoria Yeates,English actress
- April 21 -Gugu Mbatha-Raw,British actress
- April 22 -Francis Capra,American actor
- May 3 -Ari Magder,Canadian actor (died 2012)
- May 4
- Brad Bufanda,American actor (died 2017)
- Jesse Moss,Canadian actor
- May 5 -Henry Cavill,British actor
- May 6
- Adrianne Palicki,American actress
- Gabourey Sidibe,American actress
- May 8 -Elyes Gabel,English actor
- May 11 -Holly Valance,Australian actress and singer
- May 12 -Domhnall Gleeson,Irish actor, writer, and director
- May 14 -Amber Tamblyn,American actress, writer, and director
- May 17 -Ginger Gonzaga,American comedian and actress
- May 25 -Chelse Swain,American actress
- May 28 -Megalyn Echikunwoke,American actress
- June 1 -Sylvia Hoeks,Dutch actress
- June 2 -Yuliya Snigir,Russian actress and model
- June 10 -Leelee Sobieski,American retired actress
- June 14 -Louis Garrel,French actor and filmmaker
- June 16 -Olivia Hack,American actress
- June 19 -Aidan Turner,Irish actor
- June 23 -Miles Fisher,American actor, comedian and musician
- June 24 -John Lloyd Cruz,Filipino actor
- June 28 -Scott Haze,American actor and filmmaker
- June 30 -Angela Sarafyan,Armenian-American actress
- July 1 -Tanya Chisholm,American actress
- July 6
- Christine Firkins,Canadian former actress
- Gregory Smith,Canadian actor, writer and director
- July 7 -Robert Eggers,American filmmaker
- July 8 -DeVaughn Nixon,American actor
- July 10 -Golshifteh Farahani,Iranian actress
- July 18 -Cara Gee,Canadian actress
- July 19 -Trai Byers,American actor
- July 20 -Martin McCann,Irish actor
- July 23 -Olamide Faison,American actor and singer
- July 28 -Dhanush,Indian actor
- August 1 -Inga Salurand,Estonian actress
- August 3 -Mamie Gummer,American actress
- August 4
- Nathaniel Buzolic,Australian actor
- Greta Gerwig,American director, writer, and actress
- August 6 -Landon Pigg,American singer-songwriter and actor
- August 7 -Brit Marling,American actress and screenwriter
- August 8
- Guy Burnet,British actor
- Trina Nishimura,American voice actress
- August 9 -Ashley Johnson,American actress
- August 10 -Bonnie Piesse,Australian actress and singer-songwriter
- August 11
- Chris Hemsworth,Australian actor
- Tatá Werneck,Brazilian actress, television presenter and comedian
- August 14
- Mila Kunis,American actress
- Lamorne Morris,American actor, comedian and television personality
- August 16 -Dominik García-Lorido,American actress
- August 19 -Mike Moh,American actor and martial artist
- August 20 -Andrew Garfield,English actor
- August 22 -Elena Goode,American actress
- August 23 -Annie Ilonzeh,American actress
- August 24 -Antonio Campos,American film director
- August 29 -Jennifer Landon,American actress
- September 9 -Zoe Kazan,American actress and screenwriter
- September 20 -Olivia Grant,English actress
- September 21
- Scott Evans,American actor
- Maggie Grace,American actress
- Joseph Mazzello,American actor
- September 25 -Donald Glover,American actor, singer, comedian, writer, producer and director
- October 3 -Tessa Thompson,American actress
- October 5
- Jesse Eisenberg,American actor, director, producer, and writer
- Shelby Rabara,Filipino-American actress and dancer
- Noot Seear,Canadian actress
- Noah Segan,American actor
- October 9 -Spencer Grammer,American actress
- October 10 -Layke Anderson,British director and former actor
- October 16 -Andrew Santino,American stand-up comedian and actor
- October 17 -Felicity Jones,English actress
- October 19 -Rebecca Ferguson,Swedish actress
- October 24 -Katie McGrath,Irish actress
- October 28 -Joe Thomas,English actor, writer and comedian
- October 29 -Johnny Lewis,American actor (died 2012)
- November 7 -Adam DeVine,American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and singer
- November 8 -Chris Rankin,New Zealand-born British actor
- November 18 -Julia Ducournau,French film director and screenwriter
- November 15 -Sophia Di Martino,English actress
- November 17 -Harry Lloyd,English actor
- November 19 -Adam Driver,American actor
- November 24
- Gwilym Lee,British actor
- Karine Vanasse,Canadian actress
- November 29 -Claudia O'Doherty,Australian actress, writer and comedian
- November 30 -Guillaume Gouix,French actor, director and screenwriter
- December 8 -Utkarsh Ambudkar,American actor, singer and rapper
- December 10
- Patrick Flueger,American actor
- Xavier Samuel,Australian actor
- December 13 -Satya Bhabha,British actor
- December 17 -Stef Dawson,Australian actress
- December 20 -Jonah Hill,American actor, filmmaker, and comedian
- December 21 -Steven Yeun,American actor
- December 23
- Eva Ceja,American actress and film producer
- Joe Dinicol,Canadian actor
Deaths
edit| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | Gale Page | 69 | US | Actress | |
| 15 | Shepperd Strudwick | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Robert Carson | 73 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 24 | George Cukor | 83 | US | Director | ||
| 27 | Louis de Funès | 68 | France | Actor, Director | ||
| 28 | Billy Fury | 42 | UK | Singer, Actor | ||
| 30 | Joan Valerie | 71 | US | Actress | ||
| February | 10 | Eduard Franz | 80 | US | Actor | |
| 13 | Marian Nixon | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | Charles Bluhdorn | 56 | Austria | Studio Executive | ||
| 19 | Alice White | 75 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | Marie Mosquini | 83 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | Tennessee Williams | 71 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 27 | Ruth Dunning | 71 | UK | Actress | ||
| March | 7 | Robert Bray | 65 | US | Actor | |
| 8 | William Walton | 80 | UK | Composer | ||
| 9 | Faye Emerson | 65 | US | Actress | ||
| 14 | Maurice Ronet | 55 | France | Actor | ||
| 16 | Arthur Godfrey | 79 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | James Hayter | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | Walter Reisch | 79 | Austria | Screenwriter | ||
| April | 4 | Buster Crabbe | 75 | US | Actor | |
| 4 | Gloria Swanson | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Bronisław Kaper | 81 | Poland | Composer | ||
| 11 | Dolores del Río | 77 | Mexico | Actress | ||
| 15 | Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. | 67 | Mexico | Actor | ||
| 21 | Walter Slezak | 80 | Austria | Actor | ||
| 23 | Selena Royle | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Shirley Deane | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Vaughn Taylor | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| May | 1 | Joseph Ruttenberg | 93 | Ukraine | Cinematographer | |
| 5 | John Williams | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
| 8 | Fay Spain | 50 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Art Cruickshank | 68 | US | Special Effects Artist | ||
| 23 | George Bruns | 68 | US | Composer | ||
| 23 | Eve Gray | 87 | UK | Actress | ||
| 25 | Sydney Box | 78 | UK | Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 28 | John C. Howard | 52 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 30 | Burnett Guffey | 78 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| June | 12 | Norma Shearer | 80 | Canada | Actress | |
| 22 | David MacDonald | 79 | UK | Director | ||
| 23 | Jonathan Latimer | 76 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 30 | Herbert Baker | 62 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| July | 1 | Charles G. Clarke | 84 | US | Cinematographer | |
| 5 | Harry James | 67 | US | Musician, Actor | ||
| 9 | Robert Dawn | 61 | US | Makeup Artist | ||
| 15 | Eddie Foy Jr. | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Samson Raphaelson | 89 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 17 | Byron Kennedy | 33 | Australia | Producer | ||
| 20 | E. Preston Ames | 77 | US | Art Director | ||
| 23 | Georges Auric | 84 | France | Composer | ||
| 25 | Jerome Moross | 69 | US | Composer | ||
| 29 | Luis Buñuel | 83 | Spain | Screenwriter, Director, Actor | ||
| 29 | Raymond Massey | 86 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 29 | David Niven | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
| 30 | Lynn Fontanne | 95 | UK | Actress | ||
| August | 1 | Peter Arne | 64 | UK | Actor | |
| 3 | Carolyn Jones | 53 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Judy Canova | 69 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Mike Kellin | 61 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Jan Clayton | 66 | US | Actress | ||
| 29 | Simon Oakland | 68 | US | Actor | ||
| September | 15 | LeRoy Prinz | 88 | US | Choreographer, Director | |
| 16 | Henry Grace | 76 | US | Set Decorator | ||
| 27 | Ben Carruthers | 47 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | William Elliott | 49 | US | Actor | ||
| October | 5 | Rafael Bertrand | 66 | Cuba | Actor | |
| 8 | Joan Hackett | 49 | US | Actress | ||
| 10 | Ralph Richardson | 80 | UK | Actor, Director | ||
| 11 | William Hornbeck | 82 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 14 | Paul Fix | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Pat O'Brien | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Vittorio Nino Novarese | 76 | Italy | Costume Designer | ||
| 18 | Barbara Karinska | 97 | Ukraine | Costume Designer | ||
| 22 | Paul Hardwick | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
| November | ? | Eleanore Whitney | 66 | US | Actress | |
| 8 | Robert Agnew | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | John Le Mesurier | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
| 18 | Marcel Dalio | 83 | France | Actor | ||
| 22 | Michael Conrad | 58 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Johnnie Davis | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Christopher George | 52 | US | Actor | ||
| December | 2 | Fifi D'Orsay | 79 | Canada | Actress | |
| 5 | Robert Aldrich | 65 | US | Director | ||
| 8 | Slim Pickens | 64 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | Leora Dana | 60 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Hal Pereira | 78 | US | Art Director | ||
| 21 | Rod Cameron | 73 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 22 | Charles Lloyd-Pack | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | William Demarest | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Janet Webb | 52 | UK | Actress |
Film debuts
edit- Curtis Armstrong–Risky Business
- Rowan Atkinson–Never Say Never Again
- Kathy Baker–The Right Stuff
- Steven Bauer–Scarface
- Luc Besson(director) –Le Dernier Combat
- Juliette Binoche–Liberty Belle
- Eric Bogosian–Born in Flames
- Mark Boone Junior–Variety
- Matthew Broderick–Max Dugan Returns
- Clancy Brown–Bad Boys
- Ron Canada–The Man Who Wasn't There
- Jim Carrey–All in Good Taste
- Wendy Crewson–Skullduggery
- John Cusack–Class
- Lolita Davidovich–Class
- Warwick Davis–Return of the Jedi
- William B. Davis–The Dead Zone
- Vincent D'Onofrio–The First Turn-On!
- Chris Elliott–Lianna
- Frances Fisher–Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
- Matt Frewer–The Lords of Discipline
- Andy García–Blue Skies Again
- Jeff Garlin–Spring Break
- Mary Pat Gleason–Easy Money
- Crispin Glover–My Tutor
- John Goodman–Eddie Macon's Run
- Kelsey Grammer–WarGames
- Graham Greene–Running Brave
- David Alan Grier–Streamers
- Lukas Haas–Testament
- Tess Harper–Tender Mercies
- Arliss Howard–The Prodigal
- James Newton Howard(film composer) –Twilight Zone: The Movie
- Jack Kehler–Strange Invaders
- Nicole Kidman–Bush Christmas
- Jane Krakowski–National Lampoon's Vacation
- Maurice LaMarche–Rock & Rule
- Al Leong–Twilight Zone: The Movie
- Ray Liotta–The Lonely Lady
- John Bedford Lloyd–Trading Places
- Rob Lowe–The Outsiders
- Virginia Madsen–Class
- Camryn Manheim–Sudden Impact
- Andrew McCarthy–Class
- Kelly McGillis–Reuben, Reuben
- Peter McRobbie–Zelig
- Julio Oscar Mechoso–Guaguasi
- Fred Melamed–Lovesick
- Matthew Modine–Baby It's You
- Rick Moranis–Strange Brew
- Megan Mullally–Risky Business
- Judd Nelson–Rock 'n' Roll Hotel
- Afemo Omilami–Trading Places
- Chazz Palminteri–Home Free All
- Michael Paré–Eddie and the Cruisers
- Sarah Jessica Parker–Somewhere Tomorrow
- Alexandra Paul–American Nightmare
- Bronson Pinchot–Risky Business
- Larry Poindexter–Going Berserk
- Kevin Pollak–The Right Stuff
- Kelly Preston–10 to Midnight
- Paul Rodriguez–D.C. Cab
- Mimi Rogers–Blue Skies Again
- Alan Ruck–Bad Boys
- Ally Sheedy–Bad Boys
- Elisabeth Shue–Somewhere Tomorrow
- Kiefer Sutherland–Max Dugan Returns
- Lea Thompson–Jaws 3-D
- J. T. Walsh–Eddie Macon's Run
- Julie Walters–Educating Rita
- Lynn Whitfield–Doctor Detroit
- Kathleen Wilhoite–Private School
See also
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References
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