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The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
Released Title Director Comments Filmed in DC 2022: The 355: Simon Kinberg: 2009: 2012: Roland Emmerich [1]1997: Absolute Power: Clint Eastwood: 2015: Accidental Love
January 20, 1981: Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan; January 20, 1981: Iran hostage crisis ended; February 18, 1981: President Reagan addressed a joint session of Congress; March 30, 1981: Reagan assassination attempt; April 12, 1981: First space shuttle launched; June 5, 1981: First recognized case of AIDS
Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg is released as the first film of the Indiana Jones film series. June 21 – Wayne Williams, a 23-year-old African American, is arrested and charged with the murders of two other African Americans. He is later accused of 28 others, in the Atlanta child murders.
The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 American made-for-television film drama film directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and co-produced by Oliver Stone. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Alexander Haig and Richard Crenna as Ronald Reagan, and co-stars Michael Murphy, Holland Taylor, Kenneth Welsh and Colm Feore. The film premiered on Showtime on December 9 ...
D.C. Cab (also known as Street Fleet [2] [3]) is a 1983 American comedy film written and directed by Joel Schumacher, based on a story by Topper Carew and Schumacher, [4] and starring Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Mr. T, Charlie Barnett, Gary Busey, Marsha Warfield, Whitman Mayo, John Diehl, Bob Zmuda, Timothy Carey, Bill Maher, and Irene Cara.
The 96th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1981, during the last two years of Jimmy Carter 's presidency .
The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 6, 2018, by Columbia Pictures. It received mixed reviews; while Jackman was praised for his performance, critics said the rest of the cast felt wasted and the film did not "dive deep enough into its central issues ...