This is a list of films produced by20th Century Fox (now20th Century Studios) beginning in 1980 up until 1989.[1][2]
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 1980 | Fatso | co-production withBrooksfilms |
| April 2, 1980 | Inferno | theatrical distribution only; produced by Produzioni Intersound |
| May 1980 | Headin' for Broadway | |
| May 21, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Inducted into theNational Film Registry in 2010 distribution only; produced byLucasfilm |
| June 20, 1980 | Brubaker | |
| June 27, 1980 | The Stunt Man | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama North American, U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced byMelvin Simon Productions |
| July 11, 1980 | Oh Heavenly Dog | co-production with Mulberry Square Productions |
| July 25, 1980 | Middle Age Crazy | North American distribution only; produced byCanadian Film Development Corporation, Guardian Trust Company, Krofft Entertainment and Tormont Films |
| August 15, 1980 | Willie & Phil | |
| September 12, 1980 | Health | co-production with Lion's Gate Films |
| September 26, 1980 | My Bodyguard | distribution only; produced byMelvin Simon Productions |
| October 3, 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face | |
| Terror Train | U.S., U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced byAstral Films | |
| October 6, 1980 | Kagemusha | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film distribution outside Japan only; produced byToho |
| October 24, 1980 | Loving Couples | distribution only; produced byTime-Life Films[N 1] |
| December 1, 1980 | A Change of Seasons | theatrical distribution only; produced by Film Finance Group and Polyc International BV |
| December 14, 1980 | Tribute | distribution only; produced by Tiberius Films and The Turman-Foster Company |
| December 19, 1980 | Nine to Five | co-production withIPC Films |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 1981 | Fort Apache, The Bronx | distribution only; produced byTime-Life Films[N 1] |
| February 13, 1981 | Eyewitness | |
| March 6, 1981 | On the Right Track | distribution only; produced by Zephyr Productions |
| March 20, 1981 | Omen III: The Final Conflict | co-production withMace Neufeld Productions |
| April 3, 1981 | Hardly Working | North American distribution only |
| May 1, 1981 | Savage Harvest | |
| May 21, 1981 | Death Hunt | distribution only; produced byGolden Harvest Company[N 2] |
| June 12, 1981 | History of the World, Part I | North American distribution only; co-production withBrooksfilms[N 3] |
| June 19, 1981 | The Cannonball Run | distribution only; produced byGolden Harvest[N 1][N 2] |
| July 17, 1981 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | distribution only; produced byMelvin Simon Productions |
| August 28, 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | |
| September 1981 | The Woman Inside | theatrical distribution only |
| September 25, 1981 | Southern Comfort | distribution only; produced by Cinema Group Ventures[N 4] |
| October 9, 1981 | Tattoo | North American distribution only |
| October 31, 1981 | Shock Treatment | |
| December 18, 1981 | Taps | |
| December 25, 1981 | Modern Problems |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 1982 | The Amateur | distribution only; produced byAnabasis Investments, N.V. |
| Quest for Fire | U.S., U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced byInternational Cinema Corporation andFamous Players | |
| Melanie | Canadian distribution only | |
| March 5, 1982 | Making Love | |
| March 19, 1982 | Porky's | distribution outside Australia and New Zealand theatrically and Canadian home media only; produced byMelvin Simon Productions andAstral Films |
| March 24, 1982 | Eating Raoul | North American theatrical co-distribution under 20th Century-Fox International Classics with Quartet Films only[N 5] |
| March 26, 1982 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | |
| April 9, 1982 | Chariots of Fire | International distribution only; co-production withAllied Stars Ltd and Enigma Productions North American distribution handled byThe Ladd Company (throughWarner Bros.) |
| May 28, 1982 | Visiting Hours | distribution only; produced with the participation of theCanadian Film Development Corporation |
| June 18, 1982 | Author! Author! | |
| June 25, 1982 | Megaforce | North American distribution only; produced byGolden Harvest[N 2] |
| July 16, 1982 | Young Doctors in Love | North American distribution only; produced byABC Motion Pictures |
| July 16, 1982 | Six Pack | |
| August 6, 1982 | The Pirate Movie | |
| October 9, 1982 | I, the Jury | North American distribution only; produced byAmerican Cinema Productions |
| October 22, 1982 | Monsignor | |
| October 29, 1982 | National Lampoon's Class Reunion | North American distribution only; produced byABC Motion Pictures |
| November 5, 1982 | The Man from Snowy River | North American distribution only; produced by Cambridge Productions andEdgley International |
| December 8, 1982 | The Verdict | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
| December 10, 1982 | The Hot Touch | U.S., UK and Irish distribution only; produced byAstral Films |
| December 17, 1982 | The Who Rocks America | distribution only; produced by Curbishley-Baird Productions in association with Schlitz Pay per view premiere release |
| December 22, 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 1983 | The Entity | co-production withAmerican Cinema Productions |
| Without a Trace | ||
| February 18, 1983 | The King of Comedy | North and Latin American, U.K., Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Indian theatrical distribution only; produced byEmbassy International Pictures |
| February 19, 1983 | Betrayal | North American distribution under 20th Century-Fox International Classics only |
| March 25, 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | |
| April 1, 1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | North American, U.K. and Irish distribution only |
| May 20, 1983 | Tough Enough | co-production withAmerican Cinema Productions |
| Bill Cosby: Himself | co-production withSAH Enterprises | |
| May 25, 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Inducted into theNational Film Registry in 2021 distribution only; produced byLucasfilm |
| June 24, 1983 | Porky's II: The Next Day | distribution only; produced bySimon/Reeves/Landsburg Productions andAstral Films |
| July 22, 1983 | Mr. Mom | North American distribution only; produced bySherwood Productions[N 4] |
| August 5, 1983 | The Star Chamber | |
| August 10, 1983 | Phar Lap | distribution only; produced byHoyts Edgley |
| August 27, 1983 | Fire and Ice | North American theatrical distribution only; produced byPSO |
| October 14, 1983 | The Osterman Weekend | North American theatrical distribution only; produced by Davis-Panzer Productions |
| October 21, 1983 | All the Right Moves | |
| November 18, 1983 | A Night in Heaven | |
| December 14, 1983 | Silkwood | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama North American distribution only; produced byABC Motion Pictures |
| December 16, 1983 | Two of a Kind | |
| To Be or Not to Be | co-production withBrooksfilms |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud | U.S. distribution only |
| January 1, 1984 | Careful, He Might Hear You | North American theatrical distribution only |
| February 10, 1984 | Unfaithfully Yours | |
| February 17, 1984 | Blame It on Rio | North American distribution only; produced bySherwood Productions[N 4] |
| March 30, 1984 | Antarctica | North American theatrical distribution only |
| Romancing the Stone | ||
| April 4, 1984 | The Stone Boy | distribution only |
| April 13, 1984 | Kidco | |
| May 4, 1984 | The Buddy System | |
| June 21, 1984 | Rhinestone | |
| June 29, 1984 | Bachelor Party | |
| July 9, 1984 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | International distribution only, distributed in South Africa bySter-Kinekor |
| July 20, 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | co-production withInterscope Communications |
| August 10, 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! | North American distribution only; produced bySherwood Productions[N 4] |
| Dreamscape | North American distribution only; produced by Zupnik-Curtis Enterprises[N 6] | |
| September 28, 1984 | Impulse | North American distribution only; produced byABC Motion Pictures; not to be confused with theunrelated 1990 film of the same name |
| October 23, 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | co-production withMPL Communications |
| November 2, 1984 | Paris, Texas | North American distribution only; produced byRoad Movies Filmproduktion[N 7] and Argos Films |
| November 16, 1984 | Gimme an 'F' | |
| December 21, 1984 | The Flamingo Kid | North American distribution only; produced byABC Motion Pictures and Mercury Productions |
| Johnny Dangerously |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 8, 1985 | Mischief | |
| February 15, 1985 | Turk 182 | co-production withInterscope Communications andAstral Films |
| March 22, 1985 | Porky's Revenge | distribution only; produced byMelvin Simon Productions andAstral Films |
| March 29, 1985 | Almost You | |
| April 12, 1985 | Ladyhawke | International distribution only; co-production withWarner Bros. |
| April 19, 1985 | Moving Violations | |
| May 10, 1985 | Secret Places | U.S. distribution only; produced byThe Rank Organisation |
| June 13, 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama North American distribution only; produced byABC Motion Pictures |
| June 21, 1985 | Cocoon | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
| July 19, 1985 | The Man with One Red Shoe | |
| August 9, 1985 | Dance with a Stranger | U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced byGoldcrest Films U.S. distribution handled byThe Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| August 14, 1985 | Key Exchange | distribution only |
| August 23, 1985 | Warning Sign | |
| September 20, 1985 | Joshua Then and Now | North American distribution only |
| Plenty | North American theatrical distribution only; produced byThorn EMI Screen Entertainment[N 8] andRKO Pictures | |
| October 4, 1985 | The Doctor and the Devils | co-production withBrooksfilms |
| Commando | co-production withSilver Pictures | |
| October 6, 1985 | The Park Is Mine | co-production withAstral Films andHBO Premiere Films |
| November 22, 1985 | Bad Medicine | |
| December 11, 1985 | The Jewel of the Nile | |
| December 18, 1985 | Brazil | International distribution only; produced byEmbassy International Pictures North American distribution handled byUniversal Pictures |
| December 20, 1985 | Enemy Mine | co-production withKings Road Productions |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 1986 | The Boy in Blue | co-production withCanadian Broadcasting Corporation andTelefilm Canada |
| January 31, 1986 | Stripper | distribution only; produced byEmbassy International Pictures |
| Power | distribution only; produced byLorimar Motion Pictures[N 9] | |
| February 14, 1986 | The Vindicator | U.S. distribution only |
| March 7, 1986 | Death of an Angel | |
| Highlander | North American, German and Austrian theatrical distribution only; produced byThorn EMI Screen Entertainment[N 8] and Davis-Panzer Productions | |
| March 28, 1986 | Lucas | |
| April 18, 1986 | Legend | International distribution only; produced byEmbassy International Pictures North American distribution handled byUniversal Pictures |
| June 6, 1986 | SpaceCamp | North American distribution only; produced byABC Motion Pictures |
| June 13, 1986 | The Manhattan Project | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced byGladden Entertainment[N 4] |
| July 2, 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | |
| July 18, 1986 | Aliens | co-production withBrandywine Productions |
| August 14, 1986 | The Boy Who Could Fly | North American, U.K. and Irish theatrical distribution only; produced byLorimar Motion Pictures[N 9] |
| August 15, 1986 | The Fly | co-production withBrooksfilms |
| September 19, 1986 | The Name of the Rose | North American theatrical distribution only; produced byNelson Entertainment,Neue Constantin Film andFrance 2 Cinéma[N 10] |
| September 24, 1986 | Half Moon Street[N 4] | theatrical distribution only; produced byRKO Pictures |
| October 10, 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | co-production withSilver Pictures |
| November 14, 1986 | Streets of Gold | North American theatrical distribution only |
| December 25, 1986 | The Morning After | North American, U.K. and Irish theatrical distribution only; produced byLorimar Motion Pictures[N 9] |
| December 31, 1986 | Wisdom | North American theatrical and television distribution only, produced byGladden Entertainment[N 4][N 9] |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 1987 | Black Widow | |
| February 13, 1987 | Mannequin | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced byGladden Entertainment[N 4] |
| March 6, 1987 | Raising Arizona | distribution only; produced by Circle Films |
| April 17, 1987 | Project X | |
| June 12, 1987 | Predator | co-production withSilver Pictures andDavis Entertainment |
| July 10, 1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | co-production withInterscope Communications |
| September 18, 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | |
| September 25, 1987 | The Princess Bride | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced byAct III Communications andNelson Entertainment Inducted into theNational Film Registry in 2016. |
| October 2, 1987 | Big Shots | North American theatrical distribution only; produced byLorimar Motion Pictures[N 9] |
| October 23, 1987 | The Sicilian | North American theatrical and television and U.K. distribution only; produced byGladden Entertainment[N 4] |
| November 6, 1987 | Less than Zero | |
| December 11, 1987 | Wall Street | |
| December 16, 1987 | Broadcast News | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Inducted into theNational Film Registry in 2018 co-production withGracie Films |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 1988 | Satisfaction | co-production withNBC Productions |
| February 27, 1988 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | North American theatrical distribution only, co-production withIsland Pictures |
| March 11, 1988 | Off Limits | |
| April 8, 1988 | Bad Dreams | |
| June 3, 1988 | Big | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy co-production withGracie Films |
| July 6, 1988 | License to Drive | |
| July 15, 1988 | Die Hard | co-production withSilver Pictures andGordon Company Inducted into theNational Film Registry in 2017 |
| August 12, 1988 | Young Guns | North American theatrical distribution only; produced byMorgan Creek Entertainment[N 11] |
| September 23, 1988 | Dead Ringers | U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced byMorgan Creek Entertainment[N 12] |
| October 7, 1988 | Alien Nation | |
| November 23, 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | |
| December 21, 1988 | Working Girl | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
| Talk Radio | U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced byCineplex Odeon Films; distributed in the United States byUniversal Pictures |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 1989 | Gleaming the Cube | North American theatrical and television distribution only, produced byGladden Entertainment[N 13] |
| February 10, 1989 | The Fly II | co-production withBrooksfilms |
| March 10, 1989 | Skin Deep | U.S. and select international distribution only; produced byMorgan Creek Entertainment[N 14] |
| April 14, 1989 | Say Anything... | co-production withGracie Films |
| May 19, 1989 | How I Got into College | |
| July 5, 1989 | Weekend at Bernie's | North American theatrical and television and French distribution only; produced byGladden Entertainment[N 13] |
| August 9, 1989 | The Favorite | U.S. theatrical distribution only |
| The Abyss | ||
| August 25, 1989 | Millennium | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced byGladden Entertainment[N 13] |
| October 13, 1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced byGladden Entertainment[N 13] |
| October 20, 1989 | When the Whales Came | |
| October 27, 1989 | Worth Winning | co-production withA&M Films |
| December 8, 1989 | The War of the Roses | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy co-production withGracie Films andRegency International Pictures (Uncredited) |
| December 13, 1989 | Enemies, A Love Story | U.S. and select international distribution only; produced byMorgan Creek Entertainment[N 14] |
