List Your Top 10 Films of "1981" Domestic US Release Only!!!

[CZAR]

Ok the title should clear up what took place in the "top films of 1980" thread. Just list your top 10 films from 1981 no more, no less. US (domestic) release date. My list goes:

1. Friday the 13th Part 2
2. Superman II
3. Halloween II
4. An American Werewolf In London
5. Clash of the Titans
6. For Your Eyes Only
7. Looker
8. The Cannonball Run
9. My Bloody Valentine
10. Hell Night

Got Em!!

[seeweda]

1981 Top 10 Studio Gross
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark Paramount $209,562,121
2. On Golden Pond Universal $119,285,432
3. Superman II Warner Brothers $108,185,706
4. Arthur Warner Brothers $95,461,682
5. Stripes Columbia $85,297,000
6. The Cannonball Run 20th Century Fox $72,179,579
7. Chariots of Fire Warner Brothers $58,972,904
8. For Your Eyes Only MGM $54,812,802
9. The Four Seasons Universal $50,427,646
10. Time Bandits 20th Century Fox $42,365,581

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Chariots of Fire - Enigma, The Ladd Company/Warner Bros.
Best Director: Warren Beatty - Reds
Best Actor: Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond
Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn - On Golden Pond
Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud - Arthur
Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton - Reds

List of Films Released in 1981
Absence of Malice, directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Paul Newman, Sally Field and Melinda Dillon
All Night Long, starring Barbra Streisand and Gene Hackman
American Pop
An American Werewolf in London, directed by John Landis, starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter
Amy
Arthur, starring Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli and John Gielgud
Blow Out, directed by Brian De Palma, starring John Travolta, Nancy Allen and John Lithgow
The Boat Is Full
Body Heat
Bustin' Loose
The Cannonball Run
Clash of the Titans, starring Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith
Condorman
Come on, Granpa's!
Chariots of Fire, directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Ben Cross
Dead & Buried
Deadly Blessing starring Sharon Stone
Deprisa, Deprisa, Golden Bear winner
The Devil and Max Devlin
Dragonslayer
Endless Love, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Brooke Shields
Escape from New York, starring Kurt Russell
Excalibur
The Evil Dead
Eyewitness
The Fan
For Your Eyes Only
Fort Apache the Bronx
The Four Seasons, starring Alan Alda and Carol Burnett
The Fox and the Hound
The French Lieutenant's Woman, starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons
Friday the 13th Part 2
Full Moon High
The Funhouse
Gallipoli, directed by Peter Weir, starring Mel Gibson
Gangster Wars
Gas
The German Sisters, Golden Lion winner
The Great Muppet Caper
Halloween II, starring Jamie Lee Curtis
The Hand, starring Michael Caine, directed by Oliver Stone
Happy Birthday to Me
Hardly Working, starring Jerry Lewis
Heavy Metal
History of the World: Part I
The Howling, directed by Joe Dante, starring Dee Wallace Stone
Inseminoid
The Killing of Angel Street
The Land of Hunger
The Last Chase
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Looker
Mad Max 2 , starring Mel Gibson
Man of Iron, Palme d'Or winner
Mephisto
Modern Romance
Mommie Dearest, starring Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid and Steve Forrest
My Bloody Valentine
My Dinner with Andre
Neighbors
Nice Dreams
Night Crossing
Nighthawks
Nobody's Perfekt
Omen III: The Final Conflict, starring Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi
On Golden Pond, starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Jane Fonda
Only When I Laugh, starring Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, James Coco and Joan Hackett
Outland
Pacific Banana
Pennies From Heaven, starring Steve Martin, based on the 1978 BBC Television serial by Dennis Potter.
Pixote
Prince of the City, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Treat Williams
The Private Eyes
Quest for Fire also called La Guerre du feu
Raggedy Man
Ragtime, directed by Milos Forman, starring James Cagney, Howard E. Rollins, Jr. and Elizabeth McGovern
Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen
Reds, starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Maureen Stapleton
Rich And Famous
Roadgames
Saturday the 14th
Scanners
Southern Comfort
Strange Behavior
Stripes, starring Bill Murray
Suddenly at Midnight
Superman II
Sweet & Sour Cops
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
The Tale of Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After
Taps starring George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton
Tarzan, the Ape Man
They All Laughed
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Thief
This is Elvis
Time Bandits
True Confessions
Utilities, directed by Harvey Hart, starring Robert Hays, Brooke Adams and John Marley
Will
Wolfen, starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora and Gregory Hines
Women We Salute You!
Zoot Suit, starring Edward James Olmos

[Rob71]

These are my favorites of '81

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Friday the 13th Part 2
Escape from New York
The Howling
Clash of the Titans
Southern Comfort
Heavy Metal
The Evil Dead
Stripes
Time Bandits

[AKORIS]

I liked a lot of films that year-- my 10 best are


1] Body Heat
2] Raiders Of The Lost Ark
3] Superman 2
4] Thief
5] The Howling
6] An American Werewolf In London
7] Wolfen
8] For Your Eyes Only
9] Halloween 2
10] Dragonslayer

[seeweda]

My Top 10 are:

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Clash of the Titans
3. Superman II
4. Stripes
5. American Werewolf in London
6. The Evil Dead
7. Arthur
8. Halloween 2
9. Mad Max 2
10. Escape from New York

[pickfair]

1 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
2 -Gallipoli
3 - Outland
4 - Time Bandits
5 - American Werewolf in London
6 - Ragtime
7 - Atlantic City
8 - Quest for Fire

my last two don't qualify - Coup de Torchon (France) & Das Boot (Germany)

[Jaguar007]

Raiders of the Lost Ark
For Your Eyes Only
Superman II
Arthur
Cannonball Run
Stripes

gosh, rest of the movies that I have seen, I have not seen since 1981(or 82)

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by seeweda

*cuts list of films so as not to be lynched for quoting long post*

There were a lot of good films in '81. I might need to ammend my list to a top 25.

[CHERRYGARCIA]

Raiders
Escape From NY
F13 II
Stripes
Time Bandits
Superman 2
Outland
Nighthawks
Arthur
American Werewolf in London

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by seeweda

List of Films Released in 1981

Nice compilation - hard to believe it has been that long since I saw some of those in the theater!

[dvd_mazter]

1. Superman II
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. For Your Eyes Only
4. Evil Dead
5. Stripes
6. Halloween II
7. Friday the 13th 2

That's really all I have seen and liked from '81

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by pickfair

8 - Quest for Fire

I had almost forgotten about that one - very strange, indeed.

[GOAT]

darn your moving fast.. I was going to do mine one a week... might re boot it from the 90s with a new concept though
Anyways here is my 10

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Fox and the Hound
3. An American Werewolf in London
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. Friday the 13th Part 2
6. Stripes
7. History of the World Part 1

[Elvis]

1. Gallipoli
2. Charriots of Fire
3. Das Boot
4. Mephisto
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. The Four Seasons
7. Arthur
8. Atlantic City
9. High Risk (Great overlooked film!)
10.Body Heat

* Honorable Mention : Time Bandits (another great film)

[GOAT]

Originally Posted by Elvis

1. Gallipoli
2. Charriots of Fire
3. Das Boot
4. Mephisto
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. The Four Seasons
7. Arthur
8. Atlantic City
9. High Risk (Great overlooked film!)
10.Body Heat

I need to see this movie so bad!!! I think its on my instant NF list

[CZAR]

Im attempted to buy Body Heat on blu as I always see it for 9.99 but not sure if its worth that. I never seen it. Got Em!!

[GOAT]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Im attempted to buy Body Heat on blu as I always see it for 9.99 but not sure if its worth that. I never seen it. Got Em!!

I have this... i need to view it soon, if I dont like it I would be willing to trade it (if you trade czar?)

[dmb70]

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Escape from New York
3. Superman II
4. The Howling
5. Stripes
6. Friday the 13th Part 2
7. Time Bandits
8. Clash of the Titans
9. Halloween II
10. Mommie Dearest

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by GOAT

darn your moving fast.. I was going to do mine one a week... might re boot it from the 90s with a new concept though

Yea man i move quick! Keep up! Got Em!!

Originally Posted by GOAT

I have this... i need to view it soon, if I dont like it I would be willing to trade it (if you trade czar?)

I havnt traded before but I may be willing depending on what the trade is! Got Em!!

Originally Posted by dmb70

10. Mommie Dearest

I remember watching that movie. My mom liked that film. The woman who portrayed Joan Crawford was a badazz!! Got Em!!

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Im attempted to buy Body Heat on blu as I always see it for 9.99 but not sure if its worth that. I never seen it. Got Em!!

It's a great film (very noir) not to mention a HAWT Kathleen Turner! Yes it's worth 9.99.

And the woman that portrayed Joan Crawford was Faye Dunaway (the biggest actress of the 1970's)