Director:
Chi Wong

Casting:
Dennis Chan,
Philip Chan,
Roy Chiao,

Hong Kong, 1981

Chuang ban shen tan dian zi gui
Director:
Ivan Reitman

Casting:
Bill Murray,
Harold Ramis,
Warren Oates,

USA, 1981

Stripes
Comedy , War
Director:
Clive Donner

Casting:
Peter Ustinov,
Lee Grant,
Angie Dickinson,

USA, 1981

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Comedy , Mystery
Director:
John Carpenter

Casting:
Kurt Russell,
Lee Van Cleef,
Ernest Borgnine,

UK, USA, 1981

Escape from New York
Action , Sci-Fi
Director:
Steven Spielberg

Casting:
Harrison Ford,
Karen Allen,
Paul Freeman,

USA, 1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Action , Adventure
Director:
Arnold Laven Ivan Dixon Rod Holcomb

Casting:
William Katt,
Robert Culp,
Connie Sellecca,

USA, 1981

The Greatest American Hero
Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi
Director:
Desmond Davis

Casting:
Laurence Olivier,
Claire Bloom,
Maggie Smith,

USA, 1981

Clash of the Titans
Adventure , Fantasy
Director:
Martin Ritt

Casting:
Sally Field,
Tommy Lee Jones,
David Keith,

USA, 1981

Back Roads
Adventure , Comedy , Romance
Director:
Howard Avedis

Casting:
Karen Black,
Tony Lo Bianco,
Arlene Golonka,

USA, 1981

Separate Ways
Drama
Director:
Peter Zinner

Casting:
Franco Nero,
Anthony Quinn,
Martin Balsam,

USA, Italy, UK, 1981

The Salamander
Thriller
Director:
George Miller

Casting:
Mel Gibson,
Bruce Spence,
Michael Preston,

Australia, 1981

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Action , Adventure , Thriller
Director:
George A. Romero

Casting:
Ed Harris,
Gary Lahti,
Tom Savini,

USA, 1981

Knightriders
Action , Adventure , Drama
Director:
William F. Claxton Michael Landon Leo Penn

Casting:
Merlin Olsen,
Katherine Cannon,
Timothy Gibbs,

USA, 1981

Father Murphy
Drama , Family , Western
Director:
Alexander Singer James Frawley Reza Badiyi

Casting:
Tyne Daly,
Al Waxman,
John Karlen,

USA, 1981

Cagney & Lacey
Crime , Drama , Mystery
Director:
Richard Pearce

Casting:
Donald Sutherland,
John Marley,
Sharon Acker,

Canada, 1981

Threshold
Drama , Sci-Fi
Director:
Rick Rosenthal

Casting:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Donald Pleasence,
Charles Cyphers,

USA, 1981

Halloween II
Horror , Thriller
Director:
William A. Fraker

Casting:
Klinton Spilsbury,
Michael Horse,
Christopher Lloyd,

USA, UK, 1981

The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Action , Adventure , Western
Director:
Margarethe von Trotta

Casting:
Jutta Lampe,
Barbara Sukowa,
Rüdiger Vogler,

West Germany, 1981

Marianne and Juliane
Drama , History
Director:
John Landis

Casting:
Joe Belcher,
David Naughton,
Griffin Dunne,

UK, USA, 1981

An American Werewolf in London
Horror
Director:
Gregory Hoblit Christian I. Nyby II David Anspaugh

Casting:
Daniel J. Travanti,
Taurean Blacque,
Bruce Weitz,

USA, 1981

Hill Street Blues
Drama
Director:
George Mihalka

Casting:
Paul Kelman,
Lori Hallier,
Neil Affleck,

Canada, 1981

My Bloody Valentine
Horror , Thriller
Director:
Wolfgang Petersen

Casting:
Jürgen Prochnow,
Herbert Grönemeyer,
Klaus Wennemann,

West Germany, 1981

Das Boot
Action , Adventure , Drama
Director:
Terry Gilliam

Casting:
John Cleese,
Sean Connery,
Shelley Duvall,

UK, 1981

Time Bandits
Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy
Director:
Blake Edwards

Casting:
Julie Andrews,
William Holden,
Marisa Berenson,

USA, 1981

S.O.B.
Comedy
Director:
Jeff Lieberman

Casting:
George Kennedy,
Mike Kellin,
Chris Lemmon,

USA, 1981

Just Before Dawn
Horror , Thriller
Director:
Richard C. Sarafian

Casting:
Michael Nouri,
Brian Benben,
Joe Penny,

USA, 1981

Gangster Wars
Biography , Crime , History
Director:
Roger Spottiswoode Buzz Kulik

Casting:
Robert Duvall,
Treat Williams,
Kathryn Harrold,

USA, 1981

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Adventure , Crime , Thriller
Director:
Hugh Hudson

Casting:
Nicholas Farrell,
Nigel Havers,
Ian Charleson,

UK, 1981

Chariots of Fire
Drama , History , Sport
Director:
Jim Henson

Casting:
Jim Henson,
Frank Oz,
Dave Goelz,

UK, 1981

The Great Muppet Caper
Comedy , Crime , Family
Director:
Reza Badiyi Harry Harris Robert Foxworth

Casting:
Jane Wyman,
Lorenzo Lamas,
Chao Li Chi,

USA, 1981

Falcon Crest
Drama
Director:
Vincent McEveety Sigmund Neufeld Jr. Burt Kennedy

Casting:
Gerald McRaney,
Jameson Parker,
Mary Carver,

USA, 1981

Simon & Simon
Action , Mystery , Drama
Director:
George Cukor

Casting:
Jacqueline Bisset,
Candice Bergen,
David Selby,

USA, 1981

Rich and Famous
Drama
Director:
Ulu Grosbard

Casting:
Robert De Niro,
Robert Duvall,
Charles Durning,

USA, 1981

True Confessions
Crime , Drama
Director:
Irving J. Moore Don Medford Jerome Courtland

Casting:
John Forsythe,
Linda Evans,
Joan Collins,

USA, 1981

Dynasty
Drama
Director:
Mark Rydell

Casting:
Katharine Hepburn,
Henry Fonda,
Jane Fonda,

UK, USA, 1981

On Golden Pond
Drama
Director:
Brian De Palma

Casting:
John Travolta,
Nancy Allen,
John Lithgow,

USA, 1981

Blow Out
Mystery , Thriller
Director:
John Schlesinger

Casting:
David Rasche,
Paul Jabara,
Howard Hesseman,

USA, UK, 1981

Honky Tonk Freeway
Action , Comedy
Director:
Sidney Lumet

Casting:
Treat Williams,
Jerry Orbach,
Richard Foronjy,

USA, 1981

Prince of the City
Crime , Drama , Thriller
Director:
Harold Becker

Casting:
George C. Scott,
Timothy Hutton,
Ronny Cox,

USA, 1981

Taps
Drama
Director:
John Blanchard Jim Drake John Bell

Casting:
John Candy,
Joe Flaherty,
Eugene Levy,

Canada, USA, 1981

SCTV Network
Comedy
Director:
Juan Piquer Simón

Casting:
Terence Stamp,
Peter Cushing,
Ian Sera,

Spain, USA, 1981

Mystery on Monster Island
Adventure , Comedy , Horror
Director:
John Alan Schwartz

Casting:
Michael Carr,
James Brady,
Mickey Crowe,

USA, 1981

Faces of Death II
Documentary , Horror
Director:
Claude Whatham

Casting:
John Hargreaves,
Judy Davis,
Dennis Miller,

Australia, 1981

Hoodwink
Crime , Drama , Romance
Director:
Larry Cohen

Casting:
Adam Arkin,
Roz Kelly,
Ed McMahon,

USA, 1981

Full Moon High
Comedy , Horror , Fantasy
Director:
Hal Needham

Casting:
Burt Reynolds,
Roger Moore,
Farrah Fawcett,

USA, Hong Kong, 1981

The Cannonball Run
Action , Comedy
Director:
Tony Maylam

Casting:
Brian Matthews,
Leah Ayres,
Brian Backer,

USA, Canada, 1981

The Burning
Horror
Director:
Robert Guenette

Casting:
Orson Welles,
Philip L. Clarke,
Ray Laska,

USA, 1981

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Biography , Drama , History
Director:
Hal Cooper Jim Drake Linda Day

Casting:
Nell Carter,
Lara Jill Miller,
Lauri Hendler,

USA, 1981

Gimme a Break!
Comedy
Director:
Alf Kjellin Phil Bondelli John Florea

Casting:
Bo Svenson,
Walter Barnes,
Harold Sylvester,

USA, 1981

Walking Tall
Crime , Drama , Action
Director:
Gary Sherman

Casting:
James Farentino,
Melody Anderson,
Jack Albertson,

USA, 1981

Dead & Buried
Horror
Director:
Tom DeSimone

Casting:
Linda Blair,
Vincent Van Patten,
Peter Barton,

USA, 1981

Hell Night
Horror , Thriller
Director:
Ed Bianchi

Casting:
Lauren Bacall,
James Garner,
Maureen Stapleton,

USA, 1981

The Fan
Drama , Horror , Thriller
Director:
Yves Boisset

Casting:
Lucas Belvaux,
Jean Carmet,
Jean-Pierre Aumont,

France, 1981

Allons z'enfants
War , Drama
Director:
René Borg Shigetsugu Yoshida Bernard Deyriès

Casting:
Matt Birman,
Jacques Ebner,
Claude Giraud,

France, Japan, 1981

Ulysses 31
Adventure , Animation , Family
Director:
Oliver Stone

Casting:
Michael Caine,
Andrea Marcovicci,
Annie McEnroe,

USA, 1981

The Hand
Drama , Horror , Thriller
Director:
Bruce Kimmel

Casting:
Cindy Williams,
Bruce Kimmel,
Leslie Nielsen,

USA, 1981

The Creature Wasn't Nice
Comedy , Horror , Musical
Director:
Ovidio G. Assonitis

Casting:
Trish Everly,
Michael MacRae,
Dennis Robertson,

Italy, 1981

And When She Was Bad
Horror
Director:
Alan Beattie

Casting:
Patricia Pearcy,
David Hayward,
John Dukakis,

USA, 1981

Delusion
Horror
Director:
Wes Craven

Casting:
Maren Jensen,
Sharon Stone,
Susan Buckner,

USA, 1981

Deadly Blessing
Horror , Mystery , Thriller
Director:
Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora

Casting:
Don Messick,
Danny Goldman,
Lucille Bliss,

USA, Belgium, 1981

Smurfs
Animation , Family , Fantasy
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