Movies by Release Date: 1981

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Arthur (1981)

PG 97 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 17 July 1981
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Arthur is the most quotable drunk millionaire that is likely to ever steal your heart. Dudley Moore portrays Arthur, a thirty year old child who will inherit 750 million dollars if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

Director:  Steve Gordon
Stars:  Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross, Thomas Barbour, Anne De Salvo, Lawrence Tierney, Barney Martin, Steve James

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Arthur is the most quotable drunk millionaire that is likely to ever steal your heart. Dudley Moore portrays Arthur, a thirty year old child who will inherit 750 million dollars if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

Collections: Steve Gordon
Tagline: Not everyone who drinks is a poet, some of us drink because we're not.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Official Website:  —
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  17 July 1981

Box Office

Budget:  $7,000,000
Revenue:  $95,461,682

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Orion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 37 min
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Mad Max 2 (1981)

R 96 min - Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction - 24 December 1981
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Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.

Director:  George Miller
Writers:  Brian Hannant
Stars:  Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, William Zappa, Arkie Whiteley, Steve J. Spears, Syd Heylen, Moira Claux, David Downer, Kristoffer Greaves, Max Fairchild, Tyler Coppin, David Slingsby

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Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.

Collections: George Miller
Tagline: When all that's left is one last chance, pray that he's still out there ... somewhere!
Genres: Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Official Website:  —
Country:   Australia
Language:  English
Release Date:  24 December 1981

Box Office

Budget:  $2,000,000
Revenue:  $24,600,832

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Kennedy Miller Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 36 min
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

— 115 min - Adventure, Action - 12 June 1981
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When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

Director:  Steven Spielberg
Writers:  Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
Stars:  Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, Wolf Kahler, Anthony Higgins, Vic Tablian, Don Fellows, William Hootkins, Alfred Molina, Eddie Tagoe, George Harris, Bill Reimbold, Fred Sorenson, Patrick Durkin, Matthew Scurfield, Malcolm Weaver, Sonny Caldinez, Anthony Chinn, Pat Roach, Christopher Frederick, Tutte Lemkow, Ishaq Bux, Kiran Shah, Souad Messaoudi, Terry Richards, Steve Hanson, Frank Marshall, Martin Kreidt, John Rees, Tony Vogel, Ted Grossman, Vic Armstrong, Peter Diamond, Nick Gillard, Romo Gorrara, Rick Lester, Rocky Taylor, Reg Harding, Harry Fielder, Barrie Holland, Billy Horrigan, Terry Leonard, Sergio Mioni, Dennis Muren, Glenn Randall Jr., Michael Sheard, Frank Welker

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When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

Collections: Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones
Genres: Adventure, Action

Details

Official Website:  —
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, Spanish, German, Hebrew, Arabic,
Release Date:  12 June 1981

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Lucasfilm, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 55 min