Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 23 - The Deer Hunter
- March 8 - The Promise (New York, New York)
- March 30 - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
- May 4 - Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
- May 25
- Jaws (re-issue)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (Los Angeles, California)
- June 8 - The Promise (Bismarck, North Dakota)
- June 15 - Walk Proud (New York City, New York)
- July 13 - Dracula (New York City, New York)
- July 20 - Dracula
- August 3
- The Concorde...Airport '79 (New York City, New York)
- More American Graffiti
- August 17
- September 14 - The Legacy
- September 19 - Yanks (New York City, New York)
- September 21 - Animal House (re-issue)
- November 2 - Running (New York City, New York)
- November 16 - Running (Bismarck, North Dakota)
- December 13 - 1941 premiered in Los Angeles, California
- December 14
- December 16 - The Electric Horseman premiered in New York, USA
- December 21 - The Electric Horseman
Shorts[]
Television[]
Theme Parks[]
- July 16 - Universal Studios Hollywood celebrated its 15th anniversary.
Home video releases[]
Character debuts[]
People[]
Births[]
- March 24 - Lake Bell
- June 21 - Chris Pratt
- June 24 - Mindy Kaling
- July 6 - Kevin Hart
- July 31 - B. J. Novak
Deaths[]
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