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 (1988–2005)). It is one of the Big Five film studios. Columbia Pictures is a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony.

## 1980

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March 1980 | The American Success Company | US distribution only: produced by NF Geria II Filmgesellschaft mbH
May 30, 1980 | The Hollywood Knights | co-production with Polygram Pictures
June 1, 1980 | The Mountain Men |
June 6, 1980 | Night of the Juggler | US/UK/Australia theatrical distribution only; produced by 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 | US/UK/Spain/Australia theatrical distribution only; produced by GCC Productions
October 24, 1980 | It's My Turn | co-production with Rastar
October 31, 1980 | Touched by Love
December 3, 1980 | The Competition
December 12, 1980 | Stir Crazy |
Tess[N 1] | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture; US/UK/Ireland/Australia/New Zealand distribution only; produced by Neue Constantin Film, Renn Productions and Timothy Burrill Productions
December 19, 1980 | Seems Like Old Times | co-production with Rastar

## 1981

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February 13, 1981 | American Pop | co-production with Bakshi Productions
March 13, 1981 | Modern Romance |
May 9, 1981 | Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge | International distribution only; co-production with Danchuck Productions and Marvel Comics
May 15, 1981 | Happy Birthday to Me | co-production with 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, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players and Potterton Productions
August 14, 1981 | Nobody's Perfekt | co-production with Rastar
August 21, 1981 | Only When I Laugh | co-production with Rastar
December 18, 1981 | Absence of Malice | co-production with Mirage Enterprises
Neighbors |

## 1982

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February 11, 1982 | One from the Heart[N 2] | US distribution only; produced by Zoetrope Studios
February 19, 1982 | Death Wish II[N 3] | International distribution only; produced by Golan-Globus Productions
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[N 4] | US distribution only; produced by HandMade Films
August 4, 1982 | Things Are Tough All Over |
August 13, 1982 | Tempest |
November 2, 1982 | The Missionary[N 5] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by HandMade Films
November 5, 1982 | Piranha II: The Spawning | international distribution only; distributed in the U.S. by Saturn International Pictures
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

## 1983

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January 21, 1983 | Treasure of the Four Crowns[N 3] | international distribution only; produced by The Cannon Group, Inc.
March 25, 1983 | Spring Break |
April 1, 1983 | Man, Woman and Child | international distribution only; distributed in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures; produced by Gaylord Productions[1]
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 | distribution only; produced by Acorn Pictures
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 Polar Film and Delphi Premier Productions
December 16, 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women |

## 1984

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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
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2015
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
US distribution only; produced by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment and Home Box Office
Starman | co-production with Delphi II Productions
December 21, 1984 | Micki & Maude | co-production with Delphi III Productions

## 1985

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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 distribution only; distributed in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures; co-production with World Film Services
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[N 6] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by Embassy Pictures and PolyGram Pictures
All the Fault of Paradise | Italian film; produced by Cecchi Gori Group
December 25, 1985 | Murphy's Romance | co-production with Delphi IV Productions

## 1986

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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[N 7] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by Embassy Pictures
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[N 6] | US theatrical 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[N 8] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by Lorimar Productions
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
co-production with Act III Communications
August 1986 | Stewardess School | co-production with Delphi V Productions and Summa Entertainment Group
October 10, 1986 | That's Life! | co-production with Delphi V Productions
November 20, 1986 | The Moro Affair | Italian film; distribution only; co-production with Yarno Cinematografica
December 12, 1986 | Where Are The Children? | co-production with Rastar
December 19, 1986 | Bewitched | Italian film; produced by Cecchi Gori Group

## 1987

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February 13, 1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road | co-production with Brooksfilms
May 15, 1987 | Ishtar | co-production with Delphi V Productions
June 19, 1987 | Roxanne |
July 10, 1987 | White Water Summer | co-production with Polar Entertainment
July 24, 1987 | La Bamba | distribution only; produced by New Visions[2]
August 7, 1987 | Happy New Year |
August 21, 1987 | The Big Easy[N 9] | US distribution only; produced by Kings Road Entertainment
September 25, 1987 | The Big Town | US distribution only
October 9, 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me |
October 16, 1987 | Hope and Glory[N 10] | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
distribution only; produced by Nelson Entertainment and Goldcrest Films
November 5, 1987 | My First Forty Years | Italian film; distribution only; produced by Cecchi Gori Group
released in the US in October 1989
November 20, 1987 | The Last Emperor[N 11] | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
US theatrical/UK/Latin America/Australia/Italy 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 | co-production with Sah Enterprises, Inc.
December 19, 1987 | Me and My Sister | Italian film; distribution only; produced by Cecchi Gori Group
December 23, 1987 | The ways of the Lord are over | Italian film; distribution

## 1988

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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[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by Nelson Entertainment and Alive Films
White Mischief | British film; UK/US theatrical distribution only; produced by Goldcrest, Nelson Entertainment, Umbrella Films and BBC
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[N 12] | US distribution with Weintraub Entertainment Group only; produced by Gaumont
September 2, 1988 | Rocket Gibraltar |
The Legend of the Holy Drinker | Italian film; distribution only; produced by Cecchi Gori Group
September 16, 1988 | The Beast | co-production with A&M Films
October 7, 1988 | Punchline |
October 14, 1988 | The Little Devil | Italian film; distribution only; produced by Cecchi Gori Group
October 21, 1988 | Things Change | co-production with Filmhaus
November 18, 1988 | Fresh Horses | distribution only; produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group
December 9, 1988 | My Stepmother is an Alien
December 16, 1988 | Caruso Pascoski, Son of a Pole | Italian film; distribution only under the Columbia Tri-Star Films Italia label; produced by Cecchi Gori Group
December 22, 1988 | Fantozzi Retires

## 1989

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January 27, 1989 | Physical Evidence | US theatrical distribution only; co-production with Martin Ransohoff Productions, The Rank Organisation and Vestron Video
February 17, 1989 | True Believer |
March 10, 1989 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | co-production with Allied Filmmakers, Prominent Features and Laura Film
March 24, 1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | distribution only; produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group
April 14, 1989 | She's Out of Control
Winter People[N 3] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Nelson Entertainment
May 5, 1989 | Listen to Me | distribution only; produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group
June 16, 1989 | Ghostbusters II |
June 30, 1989 | The Karate Kid Part III |
July 21, 1989 | Eat a Bowl of Tea | co-production with American Playhouse
When Harry Met Sally...[N 13] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Nelson Entertainment
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2022
August 4, 1989 | Me and Him | distribution only; 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 | distribution only; produced by France 3 Cinéma, J.P. Productions and Sofica Valor
October 27, 1989 | Immediate Family |
November 3, 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | co-production with American Playhouse

## See also

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* List of film serials by studio § Columbia Pictures
* Columbia Pictures
* List of TriStar Pictures films
* List of Screen Gems films
* Sony Pictures Classics
* Category:Lists of films by studio

## Notes

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1. ^ Owned by Pathé, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection
2. ^ Owned by American Zoetrope with worldwide distribution rights licensed to StudioCanal and U.S. distribution split between Rialto Pictures and Lionsgate
3. ^ a b c d Owned by MGM
4. ^ Owned by Python (Monty) Pictures
5. ^ Owned by HandMade Films
6. ^ a b Owned by StudioCanal, with U.S. home video distribution handled by MGM; Sony Pictures Television retains TV rights
7. ^ Owned by StudioCanal, with U.S. distribution rights currently split between MGM for theatrical and home video, and Quiver Distribution for streaming; Sony Pictures Television retains TV rights
8. ^ Owned by Warner Bros.
9. ^ Owned by Lionsgate
10. ^ Owned by MGM in the U.S., and retained by Sony Pictures internationally (with few exceptions)
11. ^ Owned by HanWay Films with U.S. distribution handled by Janus Films and The Criterion Collection; Janus has also licensed some rights to Shout! Studios
12. ^ U.S. distribution rights to this film have since been transferred to sister company Sony Pictures Classics, which in turn acquired them from producer Gaumont
13. ^ Owned by Warner Bros. with MGM handling home video and streaming distribution

## References

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1. ^ "Man, Woman and Child (1983)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
2. ^ "La Bamba (1987)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 2024-11-14.

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