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List of Columbia Pictures films (1980–1989)
The following is a list of films produced and/or released by Columbia Pictures in 1980–1989. Most films listed here were distributed theatrically in the United States by the company's distribution division, Sony Pictures Releasing (formerly known as Triumph Releasing Corporation (1982–1994) and Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (1991–2005)). It is one of the Big Five film studios. Columbia Pictures is a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony.
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| March 1980 | The American Success Company | |
| May 30, 1980 | The Hollywood Knights | Co-production with Cascablanca Filmworks and Polygram Pictures |
| June 1, 1980 | The Mountain Men | Co-production with Polyc International BV |
| June 6, 1980 | Night of the Juggler | Co-production with GCC Productions |
| June 13, 1980 | Wholly Moses! | |
| June 20, 1980 | The Blue Lagoon | |
| July 11, 1980 | Used Cars | |
| October 1, 1980 | Gloria | |
| October 17, 1980 | Foolin' Around | Co-production with GCC Productions |
| October 24, 1980 | It's My Turn | Co-production with Rastar |
| October 31, 1980 | Touched by Love | Co-production with Rastar and Dove |
| December 3, 1980 | The Competition | Co-production with Rastar |
| December 12, 1980 | Stir Crazy | |
| Tess | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture; U.S. distribution only; produced by Neue Constantin Film, Renn Productions and Timothy Burrill Productions | |
| December 19, 1980 | Seems Like Old Times | Co-production with Rastar |
| February 13, 1981 | American Pop | Co-production with Bakshi Productions, Aspen Productions and Polyc International BV |
| March 13, 1981 | Modern Romance | |
| May 9, 1981 | Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge | International theatrical distribution only; co-production with Danchuck Productions and Marvel Comics |
| May 15, 1981 | Happy Birthday to Me | co-production with The Canadian Film Development Corporation and Famous Players |
| June 5, 1981 | Nice Dreams | |
| June 26, 1981 | Stripes | |
| August 7, 1981 | Heavy Metal | co-production with Guardian Trust Company, The Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players and Potterton Productions |
| August 14, 1981 | Nobody's Perfekt | |
| September 17, 1981 | Das Boot | German film; produced by Bavaria Film, Radiant Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, SWR Fernsehen, and Neue Constantin Film |
| September 25, 1981 | Only When I Laugh | Co-production with Rastar |
| December 18, 1981 | Absence of Malice | Co-production with Mirage Enterprises |
| Neighbors | ||
| February 11, 1982 | One from the Heart | co-production with Zoetrope Studios |
| February 19, 1982 | Death Wish II | International distribution only; Co-production with American-European Productions, City Films, Golan-Globus Productions & Landers-Roberts Productions; Distributed by Filmways Pictures and The Cannon Group Inc;[N 1] |
| March 12, 1982 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | Co-production with Rastar |
| April 2, 1982 | Silent Rage | |
| May 5, 1982 | The Street Sweeper | Mexican film; produced by Cantinflas Films S.A. |
| May 14, 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Co-production with Rastar |
| May 21, 1982 | Annie | |
| June 4, 1982 | Hanky Panky | |
| June 25, 1982 | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Co-production with HandMade Films |
| August 4, 1982 | Things Are Tough All Over | |
| August 13, 1982 | Tempest | |
| November 2, 1982 | The Missionary | Co-production with HandMade Films |
| November 5, 1982 | Piranha II: The Spawning | |
| December 8, 1982 | Gandhi | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture co‐production with Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India and Indo-British Films |
| December 10, 1982 | The Toy | Co-production with Rastar |
| December 17, 1982 | Tootsie | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with Mirage Enterprises |
| January 21, 1983 | Treasure of the Four Crowns | International distributor; Cannon Films[N 1] handled North American distribution rights, co-production with The Lupo-Anthony-Quintano Company, M.T.G. Productions, and Lotus Films |
| March 25, 1983 | Spring Break | |
| May 13, 1983 | Blue Thunder | Co-production with Rastar |
| May 20, 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | co-production with Delphi Productions |
| June 22, 1983 | The Survivors | Co-production with Rastar |
| July 29, 1983 | Krull | |
| August 19, 1983 | Yor, the Hunter from the Future | |
| September 30, 1983 | The Big Chill | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with Carson Productions |
| October 28, 1983 | Educating Rita | |
| December 6, 1983 | The Dresser | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with Goldcrest Films |
| December 9, 1983 | Christine | co-production with Delphi Premier Productions |
| December 16, 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women | co-production with Delphi Films |
| January 1, 1984 | Ghost in the Noonday Sun | |
| March 2, 1984 | Against All Odds | co-production with Delphi Productions |
| April 6, 1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | co-production with Delphi Premier Productions |
| May 4, 1984 | Hardbodies | |
| June 8, 1984 | Ghostbusters | co-production with Delphi Productions |
| June 22, 1984 | The Karate Kid | Co-production with Delphi II Productions |
| August 17, 1984 | Sheena | co-production with Delphi II Productions |
| September 14, 1984 | A Soldier's Story | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
| October 19, 1984 | The Razor's Edge | Remake of 1946 film |
| October 26, 1984 | Body Double | Co-production with Delphi II Productions |
| November 9, 1984 | No Small Affair | |
| December 14, 1984 | A Passage to India | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with Thorn EMI and HBO |
| Starman | co-production with Delphi II Productions | |
| December 21, 1984 | Micki & Maude | Co-production with Delphi III Productions |
| January 18, 1985 | The New Kids | |
| February 15, 1985 | Fast Forward | Co-production with Delphi III Productions |
| March 15, 1985 | Sylvester | Co-production with Rastar |
| March 29, 1985 | The Slugger's Wife | |
| April 26, 1985 | Just One of the Guys | |
| June 7, 1985 | Perfect | Co-production with Delphi III Productions |
| June 14, 1985 | D.A.R.Y.L. | International only; Co-production with World Film Services; Distributed by Paramount Pictures |
| June 28, 1985 | St. Elmo's Fire | Co-production with Delphi IV Productions |
| July 10, 1985 | Silverado | |
| August 2, 1985 | Fright Night | |
| August 16, 1985 | The Bride | Co-production with Delphi III Productions |
| September 27, 1985 | Agnes of God | Co-production with Delphi IV Productions |
| October 4, 1985 | Jagged Edge | |
| November 22, 1985 | White Nights | |
| December 20, 1985 | A Chorus Line | U.S. distribution only; produced by Embassy Pictures and PolyGram Pictures[N 1] |
| December 25, 1985 | Murphy's Romance | Co-production with Delphi IV Productions |
| February 14, 1986 | Quicksilver | Co-production with Delphi V Productions |
| March 7, 1986 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | Distribution only; produced by Nelvana and LBS Communications |
| March 14, 1986 | Crossroads | |
| April 18, 1986 | Desert Bloom | Co-production with Carson Productions and Delphi IV Productions |
| April 25, 1986 | Crimewave | Distribution only; produced by Embassy Pictures[N 1] |
| Violets Are Blue | Co-production with Rastar and Delphi IV Productions | |
| May 2, 1986 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Co-production with Delphi V Productions |
| Saving Grace | Distribution only; produced by Embassy Pictures | |
| May 30, 1986 | Big Trouble | Co-production with Delphi III Productions |
| June 20, 1986 | The Karate Kid Part II | Co-production with Delphi V Productions |
| June 27, 1986 | American Anthem | Distribution only; produced by Lorimar Productions[N 2] |
| July 25, 1986 | Out of Bounds | Co-production with Delphi V Productions |
| August 8, 1986 | A Fine Mess | |
| August 15, 1986 | Armed and Dangerous | |
| August 22, 1986 | Stand by Me | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
| August 1986 | Stewardess School | |
| October 10, 1986 | That's Life! | co-production with Delphi V Productions |
| December 12, 1986 | Where Are The Children? | |
| February 13, 1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road | |
| May 15, 1987 | Ishtar | co-production with Delphi V Productions |
| June 19, 1987 | Roxanne | |
| July 10, 1987 | White Water Summer | co-production with Delphi V Productions |
| July 24, 1987 | La Bamba | |
| August 7, 1987 | Happy New Year | |
| September 25, 1987 | The Big Town | |
| October 9, 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me | |
| October 16, 1987 | Hope and Glory | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture Distribution only; produced by Nelson Entertainment and Goldcrest Films[N 1] |
| November 20, 1987 | The Last Emperor | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Theatrical distribution only; produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and Recorded Picture Company |
| November 25, 1987 | Housekeeping | |
| December 4, 1987 | The Stranger | |
| December 18, 1987 | Leonard Part 6 | |
| December 19, 1987 | Me and My Sister | produced by Cecchi Gori Group |
| February 12, 1988 | School Daze | co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| March 4, 1988 | Pulse | co-production with Aspen Film Society |
| March 11, 1988 | Vice Versa | |
| March 18, 1988 | Little Nikita | |
| Stars and Bars | ||
| April 22, 1988 | A Time of Destiny | Distribution only; produced by Nelson Entertainment |
| White Mischief | ||
| July 29, 1988 | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | co-production with Svensk Filmindustri |
| August 5, 1988 | Vibes | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| August 19, 1988 | The Big Blue | Distribution only; produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group |
| September 2, 1988 | Rocket Gibraltar | |
| September 16, 1988 | The Beast | co-production with A&M Records |
| October 7, 1988 | Punchline | |
| October 14, 1988 | The Little Devil | produced by Cecchi Gori Group |
| October 21, 1988 | Things Change | |
| November 18, 1988 | Fresh Horses | Distribution only; produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group |
| December 9, 1988 | My Stepmother is an Alien | |
| January 27, 1989 | Physical Evidence | co-production with The Rank Organisation |
| February 17, 1989 | True Believer | |
| March 10, 1989 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | co-production with Allied Filmmakers |
| March 24, 1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | Distribution only; produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group |
| April 14, 1989 | She's Out of Control | |
| Winter People | Distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Nelson Entertainment[N 1] | |
| May 5, 1989 | Listen to Me | Distribution only; produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group |
| May 19, 1989 | Miracle Mile | Distribution only; produced by Hemdale Film Corporation[N 1] |
| June 16, 1989 | Ghostbusters II | |
| June 30, 1989 | The Karate Kid Part III | |
| July 21, 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... | Distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Nelson Entertainment[N 1] |
| August 4, 1989 | Me and Him | produced by Neue Constanstin Film |
| August 18, 1989 | Casualties of War | |
| September 15, 1989 | The Big Picture | Co-production with Aspen Film Society |
| October 6, 1989 | Old Gringo | |
| October 13, 1989 | To Kill a Priest | produced by France 3 Cinéma, J.P. Productions and Sofica Valor |
| October 27, 1989 | Immediate Family | |
| November 3, 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway |