"which Zemeckis co-wrote with Gale. He later executive produced other Zemeckis films, including the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy and ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"". ""I Wanna Hold Your Hand"" (1978), starring Nancy Allen, and ""Used Cars"" (1980), starring Kurt Russell, were well-received critically but were commercial failures. ""I Wanna Hold Your Hand"" was the first of several Zemeckis films to incorporate historical figures and celebrities into his movies. In the film, he used archival footage and doubles to simulate the presence of The Beatles. After the failure of his first two films, and the Spielberg-directed bomb ""1941"" in 1979 (for"
"Romancing the Stone Romancing the Stone is a 1984 American romantic comedy-adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Diane Thomas. The film stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito, and was followed by a 1985 sequel titled ""The Jewel of the Nile"". ""Romancing the Stone"" earned over $86 million worldwide at the box office. It also helped launch Turner to stardom, reintroduced Douglas to the public as a capable leading man, and gave Zemeckis his first box-office success. Joan Wilder is a successful but lonely romance novelist in New York City whose editor believes she is waiting"
"together. Film studios rejected it until the financial success of Zemeckis' ""Romancing the Stone"". Zemeckis approached Steven Spielberg, who agreed to produce the project at Amblin Entertainment, with Universal Pictures as distributor. Fox was the first choice to play Marty, but he was busy filming his television series ""Family Ties"", and Eric Stoltz was cast; after the filmmakers decided he was wrong for the role, a deal was struck to allow Fox to film ""Back to the Future"" without interrupting his television schedule. ""Back to the Future"" was released on July 3, 1985 and it grossed over $381 million worldwide,"
"film. ""Part II"" became notable for its 2015 setting and predictions of technology such as hoverboards. ""Part III"", released on May 25, 1990, continued the story, following Marty as he travels back to 1885 to rescue a time-stranded Doc. ""Part III"" was less financially successful than its predecessors despite being better received by critics than ""Part II"". Back to the Future Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955,"
"over $42 million in the United States. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: White Nights (1985 film) White Nights is a 1985 American drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini. It was choreographed by Twyla Tharp and shot in Finland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and Austria. The title refers to the sunlit summer nights of Leningrad, the setting for the majority of the film, situated near the Arctic Circle. The film is notable both for the dancing of Hines and"
"the point that, after viewing a rough cut of the film, the producers of the then under development ""Cocoon"" fired Zemeckis as director of that film), but the film became a surprise hit. It became 20th Century Fox's ""only big hit"" of 1984. Zemeckis later stated that the success of ""Romancing the Stone"" allowed him to make ""Back to the Future"", which was an even larger success. ""Romancing the Stone"" was well received by critics, and is considered by some as among the best films of 1984. It holds an 86% approval rating with a 7.3/10 average on the review"
"was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ""Ghostbusters"" and ""Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"" achieving this. ""Beverly Hills Cop"" made it three for films released in 1984 after its performance during 1985 took it to rentals of $108 million. Other popular films included ""The NeverEnding Story"", which was the most expensive film produced in West Germany, ""The Karate Kid"" and ""Romancing the Stone"". A high number of sci-fi/fantasy films were released in 1984. The top ten 1984 released films by box office gross in North America are as"
"""The Nitty Gritty""; ""The Tinker's Dam""<br> 1982: ""Snow Business""<br> 1983: ""Heroes""; ""The Caprices of Marianne""; ""Goodbye Paradis Can-Can""<br> 1984: ""The Fantastic Adventures of the Count of St. Germain""; ""The Kitchen""; ""The Cloudkeeper""<br> 1985: ""Yang Zen Frogs""; ""Lulu""; ""The Bourgeois Gentleman""; ""Christopher Columbus"";<br> 1986: ""Splendid""; ""Place de Breteuil""; ""August, August, August""; ""Circus""; ""Exit the King""<br> 1987: ""Romeo and Juliet""; ""N'yawk, N'yawk, Who's There?""; ""Lorenzaccio""; ""Cafe Under the Earth""<br> 1988: ""Red Noses""; ""The 7 Dwarves""<br> 1989: ""1789: The French Revolution""; ""Holiday in Kerflooey""; ""Cyrano""; ""The Force of Habit""<br> 1990: ""Some People's Kids""; ""Il Campiello""<br> 1991: ""Puntilla and His Chauffeur Matti""; ""Crusoe, Friday,"
"accumulating a worldwide total of $389.1 million. ""Back to the Future"" had the fourth-highest opening weekend of 1985 and was the top-grossing film of the year. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 59 million tickets in the US. On review aggregator Metacritic the film received an average score of 87, which indicates ""universal acclaim"", based on 12 reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 96% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 77 reviews; the average rating is 8.7/10. The website's consensus reads: ""Inventive, funny, and breathlessly constructed, ""Back to the Future"" is"
"just $8,645,411 over its short theatrical run. The Man with One Red Shoe The Man with One Red Shoe is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti and starring Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman. It is a remake of a 1972 French film ""Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire"" starring Pierre Richard and Mireille Darc. An agent of the United States CIA is arrested in Morocco on drug-smuggling charges. The person behind the smuggling operation is CIA deputy director Burton Cooper, who hopes the resulting scandal will lead to the resignation of CIA Director Ross, and Cooper's"
"– Carl Davis 1982: ""E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"" – John Williams † 1983: ""Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"" – Ryuichi Sakamoto 1984: ""Once Upon a Time in America"" – Ennio Morricone 1985: ""Witness"" – Maurice Jarre ‡ 1986: ""The Mission"" – Ennio Morricone ‡ 1987: ""The Untouchables"" – Ennio Morricone ‡ 1988: ""Empire of the Sun"" – John Williams ‡ 1989: ""Dead Poets Society"" – Maurice Jarre 1990: ""Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)"" – Andrea and Ennio Morricone 1991: ""Cyrano de Bergerac"" – Jean-Claude Petit 1992: ""Strictly Ballroom"" – David Hirschfelder Best Score<br> 1993: ""Schindler's List"" – John Williams † Anthony Asquith"
"""I completely regret that decision."") Robert Zemeckis was hired to direct in 1985, based on the success of ""Romancing the Stone"" and ""Back to the Future"". Disney executives were continuing to suggest Darrell Van Citters to direct the animated sequences, but Spielberg and Zemeckis decided against it. Richard Williams was eventually hired to direct the animation. Zemeckis wanted the film to imbue ""Disney's high quality of animation, Warner Bros.' characterization, and Tex Avery humor"". Harrison Ford was Spielberg's original choice to play Eddie Valiant, but Ford's price was too high. Bill Murray was also considered for the part, but due"
"million. Both franchises fell out rather quickly, when ""Child's Play 3"" (1991) selling only 3.5 million tickets in North America and """" (1995) selling only 3.2 million. Internationally, the slasher film remained profitable. Mexico released ""Zombie Apocalypse"" (1985), ""Don't Panic"" (1988), ""Grave Robbers"" (1990) and ""Hell's Trap"" (1990). Europe saw releases from Sweden's ""Blood Tracks"" (1985), The United Kingdom's ""Lucifer"" (1987), Spain's ""Anguish"" (1987) and Italy's ""StageFright"" (1987) and ""BodyCount"" (1987). In the Pacific, Australia released ""Symphony of Evil"" (1987), ""Houseboat Horror"" (1989), and ""Bloodmoon"" (1990), while Japan released ""Evil Dead Trap"" (1988). By 1989 the major franchises had faded"
"does his rendition, in full drag, of Newton-John's ""Please Don't Keep Me Waiting"" from her 1979 album ""Totally Hot"". His breakout role was as George McFly in Robert Zemeckis's ""Back to the Future"", an international box office success in 1985; his character was the father of Marty McFly, despite being three years younger than Michael J. Fox in real life. Glover and the producers could not agree on suitable terms for him to appear in the sequels, so the role of the character was greatly reduced and recast. In ""Back to the Future Part II"", Zemeckis reused brief footage of"
"immediately arrives and delivers a letter to Marty; it is from Doc, who explains that he was transported back to 1885. Marty races back into town to find the 1955 Doc, who had just helped the original Marty return to 1985. Shocked by Marty's sudden reappearance, Doc faints. Director Robert Zemeckis said that, initially, a sequel was not planned for the first film, but its huge box office success led to the conception of a second installment. He later agreed to do a sequel, but only if Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd returned as well. With Fox and Lloyd"
"Back to the Future Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955, where he meets his future parents and becomes his mother's romantic interest. Christopher Lloyd portrays the eccentric scientist Dr. Emmett ""Doc"" Brown, inventor of the time-traveling DeLorean, who helps Marty repair history and return to 1985. Zemeckis and Gale wrote the script after Gale wondered whether he would have befriended his father if they had attended school"
"can't serve God and Mammon, Mammon being money."" According to Robert Jewett the film's dialogue parallels Paul the Apostle's teaching on divine retribution (Romans 12:19–21). ""Pale Rider"" was released in the United States in June, 1985, and became the highest grossing western of the 1980s. It was the first mainstream Hollywood western to be produced after the massive financial failure of ""Heaven's Gate"". Pale Rider received critical acclaim, and currently holds a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert praised the film, giving it four out of four stars. Further he stated, ""Pale Rider"" is, over all, a considerable achievement,"
"Ian Holm – ""Wetherby"", ""Brazil"" and ""Dance with a Stranger""<br> 4. Klaus Maria Brandauer – ""Out of Africa"" 1. Anjelica Huston – ""Prizzi's Honor""<br> 2. Mieko Harada – ""Ran"" 1. Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson – ""Lost in America""<br> 2. Woody Allen – ""The Purple Rose of Cairo""<br> 3. Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown – ""Brazil""<br> 3. Richard Condon and Janet Roach – ""Prizzi's Honor"" 1. Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda and Asakazu Nakai – ""Ran""<br> 2. Kiyoshi Hasegawa – ""The Makioka Sisters"" (""Sasame-yuki"")<br> 3. Michael Ballhaus – ""After Hours"" 1. Shoah<br> 2. ""28 Up""<br> 3. ""Streetwise"" 1985 National"
"the Jedi"" (1983), also saw worldwide box office success. Ridley Scott's films, such as ""Alien"" (1979) and ""Blade Runner"" (1982), along with James Cameron's ""The Terminator"" (1984), presented the future as dark, dirty and chaotic, and depicted aliens and androids as hostile and dangerous. In contrast, Steven Spielberg's ""E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"" (1982), one of the most successful films of the 1980s, presented aliens as benign and friendly, a theme already present in Spielberg's own ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"". The big budget adaptations of Frank Herbert's ""Dune"", Alex Raymond's ""Flash Gordon"" and Arthur C. Clarke's sequel to ""2001"", ""2010"","
"in the US in its initial theatrical run. Spielberg earned $500,000 a day from his share of the profits, while The Hershey Company's profits rose 65% due to its prominent use of Reese's Pieces. The ""Official E.T. Fan Club"" offered photographs, a newsletter that let readers ""relive the film's unforgettable moments [and] favorite scenes"", and a phonographic record with ""phone home"" and other sound clips. The film was re-released in 1985 and 2002, earning another $60million and $68million respectively, for a worldwide total of $792million with North America accounting for $435million. It held the global record until it was surpassed"
"Third Kind"" – Joe Alves 1979: ""Alien"" – Michael Seymour 1980: ""The Elephant Man"" – Stuart Craig 1981: ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" – Norman Reynolds 1982: ""Blade Runner"" – Lawrence G. Paull 1983: ""La Traviata"" – Gianni Quaranta and Franco Zeffirelli 1985: ""Brazil"" – Norman Garwood 1986: ""A Room with a View"" – Brian Ackland-Snow and Gianni Quaranta 1987: ""Radio Days"" – Santo Loquasto 1988: """" – Dean Tavoularis 1989: ""The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"" – Dante Ferretti 1990: ""Dick Tracy"" – Richard Sylbert 1991: ""Edward Scissorhands"" – Bo Welch 1992: ""Strictly Ballroom"" – Catherine Martin 1993: ""The Piano"""
"and directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film features human characters animated using the live action performance capture technique. The film stars Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, Michael Jeter, Eddie Deezen and Tom Hanks. The film was first released in both conventional and IMAX 3D theaters November 10, 2004 and grossed $307 million worldwide. The Polar Express The Polar Express is a children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1985. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children. It was praised for its detailed illustrations"
"were box office failures that dissuaded producers from investing in science fiction literary properties. Disney's ""Tron"" (1982) turned out to be a moderate success. The strongest contributors to the genre during the second half of the 1980s were James Cameron and Paul Verhoeven with ""The Terminator"" and ""RoboCop"" entries. Robert Zemeckis' film ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and its sequels were critically praised and became box office successes, not to mention international phenomena. James Cameron's sequel to ""Alien"", ""Aliens"" (1986), was very different from the original film, falling more into the action/science fiction genre, it was both a critical and"
"Woody Allen's earlier ""Zelig"", ""Forrest Gump"" tells the story of a man with a low I.Q., who unwittingly participates in some of the major events of the twentieth century, falls in love, and interacts with several major historical figures in the process. The film grossed $677 million worldwide and became the top-grossing U.S. film of 1994; it won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (for Hanks) and Best Director (for Zemeckis). In 1997, Zemeckis directed ""Contact"", a long-gestating project based on Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name. The film centers on Eleanor Arroway, a scientist played"
"in at $62 million, leaving executives realizing the necessity of better deals. This has, however, also been associated with Hollywood accounting, where expenses are inflated in order to minimize profit sharing. It is Robert Zemeckis' highest-grossing film to date. ""Forrest Gump"" was first released on VHS tape on April 27, 1995, as a two-disc Laserdisc set on April 28, 1995, before being released in a two-disc DVD set on August 28, 2001. Special features included director and producer commentaries, production featurettes, and screen tests. The film was released on Blu-ray in November 2009. Paramount released the film on Ultra HD"
"as it does in its latter sections, Mr. Howard's touch remains reasonably steady. He does the most he can with material that, after an immensely promising opening, heads into the predictable territory of Spielberg-inspired beatific science fiction."" ""Variety"" called it ""a fountain of youth fable which imaginatively melds galaxy fantasy with the lives of aging mortals in a Florida retirement home [and] weaves a mesmerizing tale."" The film holds an 80% ""Fresh"" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was also a box office hit, making over $76 million in North America where it became the sixth highest-grossing film of 1985."
"success and won three Academy Awards. In 1990, Zemeckis commented, when asked if he would want to make non-comedies, ""I would like to be able to do everything. Just now, though, I'm too restless to do anything that's not really zany."" In 1992, Zemeckis directed the black comedy ""Death Becomes Her"", starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. Although his next film would have some comedic elements, it was Zemeckis's first with dramatic elements, and was also his biggest commercial success to date, ""Forrest Gump"" (1994). Starring Tom Hanks in the title role, and borrowing to some extent from"
"hope, where ""No End"" is a giant sinkhole of despair."" In his review in the ""Chicago Reader"", Jonathan Rosenbaum called the film ""terse, suggestive, and pungent, with juicy performances by Bardini and Szapolowska."" On the aggregate reviewer web site ""Rotten Tomatoes"", the film received a 90% positive rating from top reviewers based on 10 reviews, and a 77% positive rating from audience reviews based on 682 reviews. No End (film) No End () is a 1985 film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Grażyna Szapołowska, Maria Pakulnis, and Aleksander Bardini. The film is about the state of martial law in"
"expensive French and Italian productions from Spaghetti Westerns to French comic book adaptations. Having achieved some of its goals, among them the establishment of state funding for the film industry and renewed international recognition for German films, the New German Cinema had begun to show signs of fatigue by the 1980s, even though many of its proponents continued to enjoy individual success. Among the commercial successes for German films of the 1980s were the ""Otto"" film series beginning in 1985 starring comedian Otto Waalkes, Wolfgang Petersen's adaptation of ""The NeverEnding Story"" (1984), and the internationally successful ""Das Boot"" (1981), which"
"Wonderland"" (Paul Mazursky, 1970), ""Beware of a Holy Whore"" (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1971), ""La Nuit américaine (""Day for Night"")"" (François Truffaut, 1974), ""All That Jazz"" (Bob Fosse, 1979), ""Stardust Memories"" (Woody Allen, 1980), ""Sogni d'oro"" (Nanni Moretti, 1981), ""Planet Parade"" (Vadim Abdrashitov, 1984), ""La Pelicula del rey"" (Carlos Sorín, 1986), ""Living in Oblivion"" (Tom DiCillo, 1995), ""Women"" (Peter Greenaway, 1999), ""$"" (Grigori Konstantinopolsky, 1999), ""Synecdoche, New York"" (Charlie Kaufman, 2008), and ""The Great Beauty"" (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013). The Tony-winning 1982 Broadway musical, ""Nine"" (score by Maury Yeston, book by Arthur Kopit) is based on the film, underscoring Guido's obsession with"
"Miridzhanyan 1984 – ""Janet"" “In the name of land and sun” Ion Druţă 1984 – ""Mary"" “God help us” Jackson 1984 – ""Masha"" ""Look, who's come!"" Vladimir Arro 1984 – ""Varya"" “Anton and Others” Aleksei Kazantsev 1986 – ""Hasmik"" “Aralez” Aghasi Ayvazyan 1989 – ""Nargiz"" “Leaven” Avetis Aharonyan 1994 – ""Vera"" “The bench” Alexander Gelman 1983 – ""Hasmik"" “Peak of courage” Lalayants 1983 – ""Anna"" “Groom from forest” Hrachya Kochar 1983 – ""Nene"" “The Memoir of A Cross-Stealer” Raffi 1984 – ""Gladiator"" “Stranger” Chalikyan 1984 – Dulcinea del Toboso “Don Quixote” Miguel de Cervantes 1986–87 – ""Prince"" “The Prince and"
"2015 in film 2015 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. The top 10 films released in 2015 by worldwide gross are as follows: """" grossed over $2 billion, the third film to surpass that milestone, and the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time. ""Jurassic World"", ""Furious 7"", """", and ""Minions"" also grossed over $1 billion each. ""Spectre"" and ""Inside Out"" grossed more than $850 million. ""Minions"" became the first non-Disney animated film and the third animated film overall after ""Toy Story 3"" (2010)"
"romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by causing his parents-to-be to fall in love, and with the help of scientist Dr. Emmett ""Doc"" Brown (Lloyd), he must find a way to return to 1985. ""Back to the Future"" marked the start of a successful franchise, ultimately becoming a trilogy, with the total income for the three films taking over $936 million. The show will reunite some of the team behind the series. It will be adapted by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale from their 1985 screenplay, with set and costume design by Soutra Gilmour, lighting by Jon"