List of American films of 1982

This is a list of American films released in 1982.

Box office

The highest-grossing American films released in 1982, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1982

Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Universal	$359,197,037
2	Tootsie	Columbia	$177,200,000
3	An Officer and a Gentleman	Paramount	$129,795,554
4	Rocky III	United Artists	$124,146,897
5	Porky's	20th Century Fox	$105,492,483
6	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	Paramount	$78,912,963
7	48 Hrs.		$78,868,508
8	Poltergeist	MGM	$76,606,280
9	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	Universal	$69,701,637
10	Annie	Columbia	$57,059,003

A-B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
48 Hrs.	Walter Hill	Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Sonny Landham, Brion James, Frank McRae, Jonathan Banks	Buddy Cop, Action, Comedy	Murphy's first film
Airplane II: The Sequel	Ken Finkleman	Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner, Rip Torn, Sonny Bono	Comedy	sequel to Airplane!
Alone in the Dark	Jack Sholder	Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau	Slasher	New Line Cinema
Amityville II: The Possession	Damiano Damiani	James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda	Supernatural Horror	prequel to The Amityville Horror
Android	Aaron Lipstadt	Klaus Kinski, Brie Howard	Sci-Fi
Annie	John Huston	Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann	Musical	Based on Little Orphan Annie and stage musical
The Atomic Cafe	Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Documentary
Author! Author!	Arthur Hiller	Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Barbarosa	Fred Schepisi	Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela Vega	Western	Associated Film
Basket Case	Frank Henenlotter	Kevin Van Hentenryck	Horror
The Beach Girls	Pat Townsend	Jeana Tomasino, Debra Blee	Sex Comedy	Crown
The Beast Within	Philippe Mora	Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, L.Q. Jones	Horror	MGM
The Beastmaster	Don Coscarelli	Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos, Rip Torn	Sword and Sorcery	MGM
Best Friends	Norman Jewison	Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy, Ron Silver, Barnard Hughes	Romantic Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	Colin Higgins	Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Dom DeLuise, Jim Nabors	Musical, Comedy	Based on stage musical
Blade Runner	Ridley Scott	Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Brion James, James Hong, William Sanderson, Joanna Cassidy, Joe Turkel	Sci-Fi	Based on a story by Philip K. Dick; 3 BAFTA awards
Blood Link	Alberto De Martino	Michael Moriarty, Cameron Mitchell	Horror, Crime
The Border	Tony Richardson	Jack Nicholson, Valerie Perrine, Harvey Keitel, Warren Oates	Drama	Universal
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales	Friz Freleng	Mel Blanc, June Foray	Animation
Burden of Dreams	Les Blank	Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale, Mick Jagger	Documentary	on filming of Fitzcarraldo
Butterfly	Matt Cimber	Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Ed McMahon, Orson Welles, Lois Nettleton, June Lockhart	Drama	8 Razzie nominations

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Cannery Row	David S. Ward	Nick Nolte, Debra Winger	Drama	Based on John Steinbeck novel
Cat People	Paul Schrader	Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Ruby Dee, Annette O'Toole	Supernatural Horror	Universal; Remake of 1942 film
The Challenge	John Frankenheimer	Scott Glenn, Toshiro Mifune	Action	Embassy Pictures
Chan Is Missing	Wayne Wang	Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi	Drama
Chasing Dreams	Therese Conte, Sean Roche	David G. Brown, Kevin Costner, John Fife	Sports Drama
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean	Robert Altman	Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black	Drama	Based on Ed Graczyk play
Comeback	Christel Buschmann	Animals, Eric Burdon	Drama
Conan the Barbarian	John Milius	Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Mako	Sword and Sorcery, Epic	Universal; Remake of 2011 film
The Concrete Jungle	Tom DeSimone	Jill St. John, Tracey E. Bregman	Drama
Creepshow	George A. Romero	Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, E. G. Marshall, Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Fritz Weaver, Ed Harris, Stephen King	Anthology, Horror, Comedy	Based on stories by Stephen King
The Dark Crystal	Jim Henson, Frank Oz	Voices of Frank Oz, Jim Henson	Animated	Universal
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid	Carl Reiner	Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner	Comedy	Universal
Death Valley	Dick Richards	Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie, Wilford Brimley, Peter Billingsley, Edward Herrmann	Slasher	Universal; Remake of 1946 film
Death Wish II	Michael Winner	Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia	Action	sequel to Death Wish
Deathtrap	Sidney Lumet	Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon	Thriller	Based on Ira Levin play
Diner	Barry Levinson	Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Ellen Barkin, Steve Guttenberg, Kevin Bacon, Daniel Stern, Tim Daly	Comedy	1st film directed by Levinson
Don't Go to Sleep	Richard Lang	Valerie Harper, Dennis Weaver, Robin Ignico, Kristin Cumming, Oliver Robbins, Ruth Gordon	Horror, Mystery	Made-for-TV; Warner Bros. Television
The Dorm That Dripped Blood	Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow	Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, Dennis Ely	Slasher
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Steven Spielberg	Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton	Science Fiction	9 Oscar nominations
Eating Raoul	Paul Bartel	Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Ed Begley Jr., Allan Rich, Robert Beltran, Buck Henry, Don Steele	Black Comedy	20th Century Fox
Endangered Species	Alan Rudolph	Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Peter Coyote, Paul Dooley, Gailard Sartain, Hoyt Axton	Science Fiction, Horror	MGM
The Entity	Sidney J. Furie	Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver	Supernatural Horror
The Escape Artist	Caleb Deschanel	Raúl Juliá, Griffin O'Neal, Teri Garr, Desi Arnaz	Drama	Arnaz's final film
Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Amy Heckerling	Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Robert Romanus, Vincent Schiavelli, Brian Backer, Forest Whitaker, Anthony Edwards, Eric Stoltz	Teen, Comedy	Based on a novel by Cameron Crowe
Fast-Walking	James B. Harris	James Woods, Tim McIntire, Kay Lenz	Drama
Fighting Back	Lewis Teague	Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin	Action	Paramount
Firefox	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Nigel Hawthorne	Action, Thriller	Warner Bros.
First Blood	Ted Kotcheff	Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Jack Starrett, David Caruso	Action	Based on David Morrell novel; first Rambo film
Five Days One Summer	Fred Zinnemann	Sean Connery, Betsy Brantley	Drama
The Flight of Dragons	Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass	John Ritter, Bob McFadden	Animation	direct-to-video
Forbidden World	Allan Holzman	Dawn Dunlap, Jesse Vint, Michael Bowen	Science Fiction
Forbidden Zone	Richard Elfman	Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrell, Danny Elfman	Musical, Fantasy, Comedy	Goldwyn Company
Forced Vengeance	James Fargo	Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, David Opatoshu, Peter Gee, Frank Michael Liu	Action	MGM
Frances	Graeme Clifford	Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, Jonathan Banks	Biography, Drama	story of Frances Farmer; 2 Oscar nominations
Friday the 13th Part III	Steve Miner	Dana Kimmell, Larry Zerner	Slasher	2nd sequel
Genocide	Arnold Schwartzman	Archive footage of Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill	Documentary
Gandhi	Richard Attenborough	Ben Kingsley, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Candice Bergen	Biography	Story of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; won 8 Oscars
Girls Nite Out	Robert Deubel	Julia Montgomery, Rutanya Alda, Hal Holbrook	Slasher
Grease 2	Patricia Birch	Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, Didi Conn, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Eddie Deezen, Connie Stevens, Lorna Luft	Musical, Comedy	sequel to Grease

H-M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Halloween III: Season of the Witch	Tommy Lee Wallace	Tom Atkins, Dan O'Herlihy, Stacey Nelkin	Science Fiction, Horror	third of series
Hammett	Wim Wenders	Frederic Forrest, Marilu Henner, Peter Boyle	Neo-Noir, Mystery	Based on Dashiell Hammett
Hanky Panky	Sidney Poitier	Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Richard Widmark	Comedy	Columbia
Harry Tracy	William A. Graham	Bruce Dern, Helen Shaver	Western	7 Genie Award nominations
Heidi's Song	Robert Taylor	Lorne Greene, Margery Gray, Sammy Davis, Jr.	Animation, Family	Hanna-Barbera
Hey Good Lookin'	Ralph Bakshi	Voices of David Proval, Tina Bowman	Adult Animation
Honkytonk Man	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, Verna Bloom	Musical, Drama	from Clancy Carlile novel
Hospital Massacre	Boaz Davidson	Barbi Benton, Jon Van Ness	Slasher
Hotline	Jerry Jameson	Lynda Carter, Steve Forrest, Monte Markham	Horror, Thriller	Made-for-TV
The House on Sorority Row	Mark Rosman	Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Lois Kelso Hunt	Slasher
Human Highway	Neil Young, Dean Stockwell	Neil Young, Russ Tamblyn, Devo	Comedy
The House Where Evil Dwells	Kevin Connor	Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure	Horror
I Ought to Be in Pictures	Herbert Ross	Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Dinah Manoff	Drama	written by Neil Simon
I, the Jury	Richard T. Heffron	Armand Assante, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Carrera	Action	from Mickey Spillane novel
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Jack Hofsiss	Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Geraldine Page, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Dianne Wiest	Biography, Drama	about filmmaker Barbara Gordon
Inchon	Terence Young	Laurence Olivier, Toshirō Mifune, Ben Gazzara, Jacqueline Bisset, Richard Roundtree	War	won 4 Razzie awards
It Came from Hollywood	Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt	Archive footage of Bela Lugosi, Mamie Van Doren	Documentary
Ivanhoe	Douglas Camfield	James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern, Olivia Hussey	Adventure	Made-for-TV; Remake of 1952 film
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again	Jerry Belson	Bess Armstrong, Mark Blankfield, Tim Thomerson	Comedy	spoof of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Jimmy the Kid	Gary Nelson	Gary Coleman, Paul Le Mat, Ruth Gordon, Dee Wallace, Cleavon Little, Don Adams, Pat Morita	Comedy
Jinxed!	Don Siegel	Bette Midler, Rip Torn, Ken Wahl	Comedy	Siegel's final film
Kill Squad	Patrick G. Donahue	Cameron Mitchell, Jean Glaudé	Martial Arts, Action
Kiss Me Goodbye	Robert Mulligan	Sally Field, James Caan, Jeff Bridges	Romantic Comedy	Dona Flor & Her Two Husbands remake
Koyaanisqatsi	Godfrey Reggio	Musical score by Philip Glass	Documentary
The Last American Virgin	Boaz Davidson	Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Steve Antin	Comedy	Cannon Group
The Last Horror Film	David Winters	Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell	Horror, Comedy
The Last Reunion	Jay Wertz	Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell, Philip Baker Hall	Action, Drama
The Last Unicorn	Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.	Mia Farrow, Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges	Animation	ITC Entertainment
Let's Spend the Night Together	Hal Ashby	The Rolling Stones	Concert	from 1981 North America tour
Liquid Sky	Slava Tsukerman	Anne Carlisle, Susan Doukas	Science Fiction
A Little Sex	Bruce Paltrow	Tim Matheson, Kate Capshaw	Comedy
Lookin' to Get Out	Hal Ashby	Jon Voight, Ann-Margret, Burt Young	Comedy	Angelina Jolie's debut
Love Child	Larry Peerce	Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges, Mackenzie Phillips	Biography	Warner Bros.
Love and Money	James Toback	Ray Sharkey, Ornella Muti, Klaus Kinski	Drama	Paramount
Madman	Joe Giannone	Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Paul Ehlers	Slasher
Making Love	Arthur Hiller	Harry Hamlin, Kate Jackson, Michael Ontkean	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Man from Snowy River	George T. Miller	Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Kirk Douglas	Western, Drama
Megaforce	Hal Needham	Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Edward Mulhare, Henry Silva	Action	20th Century Fox
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy	Woody Allen	Mia Farrow, Woody Allen, José Ferrer, Julie Hagerty, Mary Steenburgen, Tony Roberts	Comedy	Based on Smiles of a Summer Night
Missing	Costa-Gavras	Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, John Shea	Biography, Drama	4 Oscar nominations
Mongrel	Robert A. Burns	Janis Dickerson, Terry Evans, Mitch Pileggi, Aldo Ray	Horror
Monsignor	Frank Perry	Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey	Drama	20th Century Fox
Mother Lode	Charlton Heston	Charlton Heston, Kim Basinger, Nick Mancuso	Adventure
Murder by Phone	Michael Anderson	Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman	Science Fiction, Thriller
My Favorite Year	Richard Benjamin	Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Joseph Bologna, Lainie Kazan, Jessica Harper, Cameron Mitchell, George Wyner, Bill Macy, Selma Diamond	Comedy	Oscar nomination for O'Toole

N-S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
National Lampoon's Class Reunion	Michael Miller	Chuck Berry, Stephen Furst	Comedy
National Lampoon's Movie Madness	Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom	Bobby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Ann Dusenberry	Comedy
Nightbeast	Don Dohler	Tom Griffith, Jamie Zemarel, Karin Kardian, Don Leifert	Sci-Fi, Horror
Night Crossing	Delbert Mann	Jane Alexander, Beau Bridges	Drama	Mann's final film
Night Shift	Ron Howard	Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long	Comedy	Warner Bros.
An Officer and a Gentleman	Taylor Hackford	Richard Gere, Louis Gossett Jr., Debra Winger, David Keith, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Robert Loggia	Drama	Academy Award for Gossett
One from the Heart	Francis Ford Coppola	Teri Garr, Frederic Forrest, Nastassja Kinski, Raúl Juliá, Harry Dean Stanton, Lainie Kazan	Musical, Romance, Drama	American Zoetrope
Pandemonium	Alfred Sole	Tom Smothers, Paul Reubens, Carol Kane	Comedy
Parasite	Charles Band	Demi Moore, Robert Glaudini	Sci-Fi, Horror
Partners	James Burrows	John Hurt, Ryan O'Neal	Comedy	Paramount
Personal Best	Robert Towne	Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly	Sports Drama	Warner Bros.
Pieces	Juan Piquer Simon	Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Ian Sera	Slasher
Piranha II: The Spawning	James Cameron	Tricia O'Neil, Lance Henriksen	Horror	sequel
Poltergeist	Tobe Hooper	JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Zelda Rubinstein, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke	Supernatural Horror	MGM; first of series
Q	Larry Cohen	Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, Richard Roundtree	Monster, Horror
Raw Force	Edward D. Murphy	Cameron Mitchell, Hope Holiday, Jillian Kesner, Jennifer Holmes	Martial Arts, Action, Horror
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip	Joe Layton	Richard Pryor	Comedy	concert film
Rocky III	Sylvester Stallone	Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Mr. T, Burt Young, Hulk Hogan	Sports, Drama	third of Rocky series
Safari 3000	Harry Hurwitz	David Carradine, Stockard Channing	Action, Comedy
Savannah Smiles	Pierre de Moro	Mark Miller, Donovan Scott	Comedy
The Secret of NIMH	Don Bluth	Voices of Dom DeLuise, Peter Strauss	Animated	MGM
The Seduction	David Schmoeller	Morgan Fairchild, Andrew Stevens, Colleen Camp	Thriller	3 Razzie nominations
The Sender	Roger Christian	Kathryn Harrold, Paul Freeman	Psychological Horror
Shoot the Moon	Alan Parker	Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Dana Hill	Drama	MGM
Silent Rage	Michael Miller	Chuck Norris, Ron Silver	Action
Six Pack	Daniel Petrie	Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Barry Corbin, Erin Gray, Terry Kiser, Anthony Michael Hall	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Six Weeks	Tony Bill	Dudley Moore, Mary Tyler Moore, Katherine Healy	Drama	Universal
The Slayer	J.S. Cardone	Sarah Kendall, Frederick Flynn	Supernatural Horror
The Slumber Party Massacre	Amy Holden Jones	Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella	Slasher
Smithereens	Susan Seidelman	Richard Hell	Drama
The Soldier	James Glickenhaus	Klaus Kinski, Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson	Action	Embassy Pictures
Some Kind of Hero	Michael Pressman	Richard Pryor, Ronny Cox, Margot Kidder	Drama	Paramount
Sophie's Choice	Alan J. Pakula	Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol	Drama	Based on William Styron novel; Oscar for Streep
Sorceress	Jack Hill (credited as Brian Stuart)	Leigh Harris, Lynette Harris, Roberto Ballesteros	Sword and Sorcery
Soup for One	Jonathan Kaufer	Saul Rubinek, Marcia Strassman	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	Nicholas Meyer	William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalbán	Sci-Fi	Star Trek: The Motion Picture sequel
Still of the Night	Robert Benton	Meryl Streep, Roy Scheider	Suspense	MGM
A Stranger Is Watching	Sean S. Cunningham	Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James Naughton	Horror	MGM
Summer Lovers	Randal Kleiser	Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valerie Quennessen	Drama	Filmways
Superstition	James W. Roberson	James Houghton, Albert Salmi, Lynn Carlin, Larry Pennell	Supernatural, Slasher
Swamp Thing	Wes Craven	Adrienne Barbeau, Louis Jourdan	Sci-Fi, Superhero, Horror	Based on the comic book
The Sword and the Sorcerer	Albert Pyun	Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller	Sword and Sorcery, Fantasy

T-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Tempest	Paul Mazursky	John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Molly Ringwald	Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance	Based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Tex	Tim Hunter	Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly	Drama	Based on a novel by S.E. Hinton
That Championship Season	Jason Miller	Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, Paul Sorvino, Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach	Sports Drama	Based on Jason Miller play
They Call Me Bruce?	Elliott Hong	Johnny Yune, Margaux Hemingway	Action, Comedy	sequel in 1989
The Thing	John Carpenter	Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley	Sci-Fi, Horror	remake of 1951 film
Things Are Tough All Over	Thomas K. Avildsen	Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong	Action, Comedy
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann	William Dear	Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote	Sci-Fi, Western	screenplay by Michael Nesmith
Time Walker	Tom Kennedy	James Karen	Sci-Fi, Horror
Tootsie	Sydney Pollack	Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Dabney Coleman, George Gaynes	Comedy	Oscar for Lange; 10 nominations
The Toy	Richard Donner	Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Ned Beatty	Comedy	Columbia
Trapped	William Fruet	Henry Silva	Thriller, Horror
Trick or Treats	Gary Graver	David Carradine, Carrie Snodgress, Steve Railsback	Dark Comedy, Slasher
Tron	Steven Lisberger	Jeff Bridges, David Warner, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan	Sci-Fi	Disney; followed by Tron: Legacy
The Verdict	Sidney Lumet	Paul Newman, Jack Warden, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling, Milo O'Shea, Wesley Addy, Lindsay Crouse	Legal Drama	5 Oscar nominations; Remake of 1946 film
Vice Squad	Gary Sherman	Season Hubley, Wings Hauser, Fred Berry	Crime, Thriller	Embassy Pictures
Victor/Victoria	Blake Edwards	Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, John Rhys-Davies	Musical, Comedy	7 Oscar nominations; Based on German film
Visiting Hours	Jean-Claude Lord	Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, William Shatner	Psychological Horror, Slasher	20th Century Fox
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time!	Lee Hays	The Weavers, Pete Seeger	Documentary
White Dog	Samuel Fuller	Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Jameson Parker	Horror	Fuller's final U.S. film
The World According to Garp	George Roy Hill	Robin Williams, Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, John Lithgow	Comedy, Drama	from John Irving novel; 2 Oscar nominations
Wrong Is Right	Richard Brooks	Sean Connery, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Saxon, Dean Stockwell, Henry Silva, Leslie Nielsen, G. D. Spradlin, Ron Moody, Robert Webber	Comedy, Thriller	Columbia
Yes, Giorgio	Franklin J. Schaffner	Luciano Pavarotti, Kathryn Harrold	Musical, Comedy	Pavarotti's only film
Young Doctors in Love	Garry Marshall	Michael McKean, Sean Young	Comedy	Marshall's first film
Zapped!	Ken Rosenthal	Scott Baio, Willie Aames	Sex Comedy	Embassy Pictures

See also

• 1982 in American television
• 1982 in the United States

External links

• American films of 1982 at IMDb
• List of 1982 box office number-one films in the United States