1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 4 - Videodrome
- February 18
- February - Second Thoughts
- March 4 - Tender Mercies (USA Film Festival)
- March 25
- March 31 - Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
- April 22 - Private School (Chicago, Illinois)
- May 4 - Tender Mercies (limited)
- May 6 - Doctor Detroit
- June 3 - Psycho II
- July 1 - Stroker Ace (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
- July 15 - Puberty Blues (Universal Pictures; limited)
- July 22 - Jaws 3-D
- July 29 - Private School
- August 10 - Puberty Blues (Los Angeles, California)
- August 12 - Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
- August 19 - Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
- August 26
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (New York City, New York)
- Nightmares (New York City; sneak preview)
- September 2
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- Nightmares (New York City, New York)
- September 9 - Nightmares
- September 15 - Heat and Dust (New York City, New York)
- September 21 - Cross Creek (New York City, New York)
- September 30
- Going Berserk
- The Lonely Lady
- Hanna K. (New York City, New York)
- October 7 - Rumble Fish (New York Film Festival)
- October 9 - Rumble Fish (New York City, New York)
- October 14 - Rumble Fish (Los Angeles, California)
- October 21 - Rumble Fish
- December 1 - Scarface premiered in New York City, New York
- December 9 - Scarface
- December 16 - D.C. Cab
Shorts[]
Television[]
Home video releases[]
Character debuts[]
- January 23 - B.A Baracus, John Hannibal Smith, Templeton Peck, Howling Mad Murdock
- December 1 - Tony Montana
People[]
Births[]
Deaths[]
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