List of American films of 1978

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A list of American films released in 1978.

The Deer Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1978. Superman was the highest-grossing film of 1978.



A-B

Title Director Cast Genre/Note
Almost SummerMartin DavidsonBruno Kirby, Lee Purcell, Didi ConnComedyUniversal
AlucardaJuan Lopez MoctezumaTina Romero, Susana Kamin, Claudio BrookHorrorMéxico
American Boy: A Profile of Steven PrinceMartin ScorseseSteven Prince, Martin ScorseseDocumentary
American Hot WaxFloyd MutruxTim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman, Chuck BerryComedy, MusicalParamount
Attack of the Killer TomatoesJohn De BelloDavid Miller, George Wilson, Costa Dillon, Eric ChristmasComedy
AvalancheCorey AllenRock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert ForsterDisasterNew World
The Bad News Bears Go to JapanJohn BerryTony Curtis, Jackie Earle HaleyComedy2nd sequel
Battlestar GalacticaRichard A. CollaRichard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne GreeneScience fictionpilot for TV series
The BetsyDaniel PetrieLaurence Olivier, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Lesley-Anne Down, Kathleen Beller, Joseph Wiseman, Jane AlexanderDramafrom a novel by Harold Robbins
The Big FixJeremy KaganRichard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, Bonnie Bedelia, John Lithgow, F. Murray AbrahamMysteryUniversal
Big WednesdayJohn MiliusJan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary BuseyDramaWarner Bros.
BloodbrothersRobert MulliganPaul Sorvino, Tony Lo Bianco, Richard GereDramaWarner Bros.
Blue CollarPaul SchraderRichard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet KottoDrama, CrimeUniversal
Born Again Irving RapperDean Jones, Anne Francis, Dana AndrewsDrama
The Boys from Brazil Franklin J. SchaffnerGregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Steve Guttenberg, Uta Hagen, Denholm Elliott, John Dehner, Anne MearaThrillerfrom a novel by Ira Levin
The Boys in Company CSidney J. FurieStan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, R. Lee Ermey, James Whitmore Jr.Drama, WarColumbia
The Brink's JobWilliam FriedkinPeter Falk, Peter Boyle, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, Paul SorvinoComedy, CrimeUniversal
The Buddy Holly StorySteve RashGary Busey, Charles Martin Smith, Don Stroud, Conrad JanisBiography, Musical3 Oscar nominations

C-G

Title Director Cast Genre Note
California SuiteHerbert RossJane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Walter MatthauComedywritten by Neil Simon; Oscar for Smith
Capricorn OnePeter HyamsElliott Gould, Sam Waterston, James Brolin, O. J. Simpson, Brenda Vaccaro, Hal HolbrookSuspenseWarner Bros.
CaravansJames FargoAnthony Quinn, Michael Sarrazin, Behrouz VossoughiAdventureUniversal; based on novel by James Michener
Casey's ShadowMartin RittWalter Matthau, Alexis Smith, Murray HamiltonDramaColumbia
The Cat from Outer SpaceNorman TokarSandy Duncan, Roddy McDowall, Ken BerrySci-fiDisney
The Cheap DetectiveRobert MoorePeter Falk, Ann-Margret, Sid Caesar, Dom DeLuise, Stockard Channing, Louise Fletcher, Marsha MasonComedywritten by Neil Simon
The Class of Miss MacMichaelSilvio NarizzanoGlenda Jackson, Oliver Reed, Rosalind CashDrama
ComaMichael CrichtonGeneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Richard Widmark, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip TornThrillerMGM; based on Robin Cook novel
Comes a HorsemanAlan J. PakulaJames Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard, Richard FarnsworthWesternUnited Artists
Coming HomeHal AshbyJon Voight, Jane Fonda, Bruce DernDramaOscars for Voight, Fonda, screenplay
ConvoySam PeckinpahKris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge SinclairActionUnited Artists; based on C. W. McCall song
Corvette SummerMatthew RobbinsMark Hamill, Annie Potts, Danny BonaduceActionMGM
Covert Action Romolo GuerrieriDavid Janssen, Arthur KennedyDrama
The Dain CurseE. W. SwackhamerJames Coburn, Héctor Elizondo, Jean SimmonsMysterybased on Dashiell Hammett novel
Damien: Omen IIDon TaylorWilliam Holden, Lee GrantHorrorsequel to The Omen
Dawn of the DeadGeorge A. RomeroDavid Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen RossHorrorNight of the Living Dead sequel
Days of HeavenTerrence MalickRichard Gere, Brooke AdamsDramaOscar for cinematography; 4 nominations
Death DimensionAl AdamsonJim Kelly, Harold Sakata, George LazenbyAction
DeathsportAllan ArkushClaudia Jennings, David CarradineActionA.I.P.
The Deer HunterMichael CiminoRobert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep, John Savage, John CazaleDrama, WarUniversal; 5 Oscars including Best Picture
A Different StoryPaul AaronMeg Foster, Perry King, Valerie CurtinDramaEmbassy
A Distant ThunderDonald W. ThompsonPatty DunningDrama
The DriverWalter HillRyan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle AdjaniCrime drama20th Century Fox
The EndBurt ReynoldsBurt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sally FieldComedyUnited Artists
An Enemy of the PeopleGeorge SchaeferSteve McQueen, Charles Durning, Bibi AnderssonDramabased on Henrik Ibsen play
Every Which Way but LooseJames FargoClint Eastwood, Ruth Gordon, Beverly D'Angelo, Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra LockeComedyWarner Bros.
Eyes of Laura MarsIrvin KershnerFaye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad DourifThriller20th Century Fox
F.I.S.T.Norman JewisonSylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Melinda Dillon, Brian Dennehy, Kevin Conway, Peter BoyleDramaUnited Artists
FMJohn A. AlonzoAlex Karras, Cleavon Little, Martin Mull, Michael Brandon, Eileen BrennanComedyUniversal
FedoraBilly WilderWilliam Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, Jose Ferrer, Frances Sternhagen, Stephen CollinsDramaUnited Artists
Fingers James TobackHarvey Keitel, Michael V. Gazzo, Tanya RobertsDrama
Foul PlayColin HigginsChevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Dudley Moore, Eugene Roche, Burgess MeredithComedyParamount; 6 Golden Globe nominations
The Fury Brian De PalmaKirk Douglas, Amy Irving, John Cassavetes, Andrew Stevens, Charles Durning, Carrie SnodgressHorror20th Century Fox; based on John Farris novel
Gates of HeavenErrol MorrisLucille Billingsley, Errol MorrisDocumentaryNew Yorker Films
Gay USAArthur J. Bressan Jr.Footage of 1977 gay pride eventsDocumentary
GirlfriendsClaudia WeillMelanie Mayron, Eli Wallach, Bob Balaban, Viveca Lindfors, Christopher GuestComedy, dramaWarner Bros.
Go Tell the SpartansTed PostBurt Lancaster, Craig WassonWar, DramaEmbassy; based on Daniel Ford novel
Goin' SouthJack NicholsonJack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, John Belushi, Veronica Cartwright, Christopher LloydComedy, WesternParamount; 1st film of Steenburgen, Belushi
Good Guys Wear BlackTed PostChuck Norris, Dana Andrews, Anne ArcherActionCinema Releasing
Gray Lady DownDavid GreeneCharlton Heston, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Stacy Keach, Rosemary ForsythAdventureUniversal
GreaseRandal KleiserJohn Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Frankie Avalon, Edd Byrnes, Didi ConnMusical comedyParamount; based on stage musical; 4 Golden Globe nominations
The Greek TycoonJ. Lee ThompsonAnthony Quinn, Jacqueline BissetDramaUniversal

H-L

Title Director Cast Genre Note
HalloweenJohn CarpenterDonald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle RichardsHorrorinspired Halloween film franchise
Harper Valley PTARichard C. BennettBarbara Eden, Nanette Fabray, Ronny CoxComedybased on a song by Jeannie C. Riley
Heaven Can WaitWarren Beatty, Buck HenryWarren Beatty, Julie Christie, Jack Warden, Dyan Cannon, Charles Grodin, James Mason, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia, R.G. ArmstrongComedy, FantasyHere Comes Mr. Jordan remake; 9 Oscar nominations
High-Ballin'Peter CarterPeter Fonda, Jerry ReedActionA.I.P.
HolocaustMarvin J. ChomskyMeryl Streep, Michael Moriarty, Rosemary HarrisDramaTV miniseries for NBC; 4 Emmy awards
HooperHal NeedhamBurt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, Robert Klein, James Best, Adam WestAction, comedyWarner Bros.
Hot Lead and Cold FeetRobert ButlerDon Knotts, Jim Dale, Darren McGavin, Karen ValentineWestern, ComedyDisney
House CallsHoward ZieffWalter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney, Richard Benjamin, Candice AzzaraComedyUniversal; became a 1979 TV series
I Spit on Your GraveMeir ZarchiCamille KeatonThriller
I Wanna Hold Your HandRobert ZemeckisNancy Allen, Bobby DiCicco, Marc McClureComedybased on a song by The Beatles
Ice CastlesDonald WryeLynn-Holly Johnson, Robby BensonDramaColumbia
If Ever I See You AgainJoseph BrooksJoseph Brooks, Shelley Hack, Jimmy BreslinDramaColumbia
InteriorsWoody AllenGeraldine Page, Diane Keaton, Maureen Stapleton, Mary Beth Hurt, Richard Jordan, E. G. MarshallDramaUnited Artists; 5 Oscar nominations
International VelvetBryan ForbesTatum O'Neal, Christopher PlummerDrama, FamilyNational Velvet sequel
Invasion of the Body SnatchersPhilip KaufmanDonald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard NimoyScience fictionfrom Jack Finney book; remake of 1956 film
Jaws 2Jeannot SzwarcRoy Scheider, Murray Hamilton, Lorraine GaryThrillerJaws sequel
JenniferBrice MackLisa Pelikan, Nina Foch, Bert ConvyHorror
Killer of SheepCharles BurnettDrama
King of the GypsiesFrank PiersonEric Roberts, Brooke Shields, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon, Sterling HaydenDramaParamount
LaserblastMichael RaeKim Milford, Keenan WynnScience fiction
The Last WaltzMartin ScorseseThe Band, Eric Clapton, Bob DylanDocumentaryUnited Artists
The LegacyRichard MarquandKatharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Roger DaltreyHorrorUniversal
Let Me Die a WomanDoris WishmanHarry Reems, Dr. Leo WollmanExploitation
The Lord of the RingsRalph BakshiVoices of John Hurt, Billy BartyFantasy, AnimatedUnited Artists; from J. R. R. Tolkien book

M-S

Title Director Cast Genre Note
MagicRichard AttenboroughAnthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess MeredithSuspenseFox; from William Goldman novel
The Magic of LassieDon ChaffeyJames Stewart, Mickey Rooney, Pernell RobertsFamilyStewart's final film appearance
The ManitouWilliam GirdlerTony Curtis, Ann Sothern, Susan StrasbergHorrorAvco Embassy
Maraschino CherryRadley MetzgerGloria Leonard, Annette Haven, Constance MoneyAdult film
Mean Dog BluesMel StuartGregg Henry, Kay Lenz, Scatman CrothersDramaA.I.P.
The Medusa TouchJack GoldRichard Burton, Lee RemickDramaITC Entertainment
Midnight ExpressAlan ParkerBrad Davis, John Hurt, Randy QuaidDrama, Biographyfrom Billy Hayes book; 6 Oscar nominations
Moment by MomentJane WagnerLily Tomlin, John TravoltaDramaUniversal
Movie MovieStanley DonenGeorge C. Scott, Art Carney, Ann Reinking, Harry Hamlin, Trish Van Devere, Barry Bostwick, Red ButtonsComedy, MusicalDouble feature
National Lampoon's Animal HouseJohn LandisTim Matheson, Tom Hulce, John Belushi, John Vernon, Peter Riegert, Karen Allen, Verna Bloom, Stephen Furst, Kevin Bacon, Donald SutherlandComedyUniversal Pictures; first film for Riegert, Allen, Furst, Bacon
A Night Full of RainLina WertmüllerGiancarlo Giannini, Candice BergenRomanceU.S./Italy production
The NorsemanCharles PierceLee Majors, Cornel Wilde, Mel FerrerAdventureA.I.P.
Oliver's StoryJohn KortyRyan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Ray MillandRomancesequel to Love Story
Olly Olly Oxen FreeRichard CollaKatharine Hepburn, Kevin McKenzieFamily
The One and OnlyCarl ReinerHenry Winkler, Kim DarbyComedyParamount
Paradise AlleySylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Anne ArcherDramaUniversal
PiranhaJoe DanteBradford Dillman, Barbara Steele, Dick MillerHorrorNew World Pictures
Planet of DinosaursJames SheaJames Whitworth, Charlotte SpeerSci-fi
Pretty BabyLouis MalleBrooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, Keith CarradineDramaParamount
Rabbit TestJoan RiversBilly Crystal, Doris Roberts, Alex RoccoComedyAvco Embassy; only film directed by Rivers
Record CityDennis SteinmetzEd Begley Jr., Jack Carter, Ruth BuzziComedyA.I.P.
Remember My NameAlan RudolphGeraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins, Moses GunnThrillerColumbia
Renaldo and ClaraBob DylanBob Dylan, Joan Baez, Harry Dean StantonConcertnearly 4 hours
Return from Witch MountainJohn HoughChristopher Lee, Bette Davis, Jack SooFamilyEscape to Witch Mountain sequel
Revenge of the Pink PantherBlake EdwardsPeter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan CannonComedyPink Panther sequel
Same Time, Next YearRobert MulliganAlan Alda, Ellen BurstynComedyfrom Bernard Slade play
The Scenic RouteMark RappaportRandy Danson, Marilyn Jones, Kevin WadeDrama
SextetteKen HughesMae West, Dom DeLuise, Tony CurtisComedyWest's final film
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandMichael SchultzPeter Frampton, The Bee Gees, George BurnsMusicalbased on The Beatles album
Silent PartnerDaryl DukeElliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah YorkCrime dramaCarolco; Canada 1979 Best Picture
Slow Dancing in the Big CityJohn G. AvildsenPaul Sorvino, Anne DitchburnDramaUnited Artists
Somebody Killed Her HusbandLamont JohnsonFarrah Fawcett, Jeff BridgesComedyColumbia
The Song of the CanaryJosh Hanig, David DavisDocumentary
Straight TimeUlu GrosbardDustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary BuseyCrime dramaWarner Bros.
SupermanRichard DonnerMarlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Glenn Ford, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York, Jeff EastSuperhero filmbased on DC Comics character; 3 Oscar nominations
The SwarmIrwin AllenMichael Caine, Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Fred MacMurray, Richard Widmark, Katharine Ross, Bradford Dillman, Richard Chamberlain, Slim Pickens, Lee GrantDisaster filmWarner Bros.; final film for MacMurray

T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Thank God It's FridayRobert KlaneJeff Goldblum, Debra Winger, Donna SummerComedyColumbia
The Force Beyond William SachsRosko (narrated by)Documentaryre-release of Secrets of the Gods
The Toolbox Murders Dennis DonnellyCameron MitchellHorror
Two SolitudesLionel ChetwyndStacy Keach, Jean-Pierre AumontDrama
Uncle Joe ShannonJoseph HanwrightBurt Young, Madge SinclairDramaUnited Artists
An Unmarried WomanPaul MazurskyJill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael MurphyDrama3 Oscar nominations
Up in SmokeLou AdlerCheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Tom Skerritt, Stacy KeachComedyParamount
A WeddingRobert AltmanCarol Burnett, Lillian Gish, Mia Farrow, Desi Arnaz Jr., Lauren Hutton, Geraldine Chaplin, Vittorio Gassman, Howard Duff, Paul Dooley, Dina MerrillComedy20th Century Fox
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Ted KotcheffGeorge Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert MorleyComedyWarner Bros.
Who'll Stop the RainKarel ReiszNick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe, Gail StricklandDrama, ActionUnited Artists
The WizSidney LumetDiana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Lena HorneMusicalinspired by The Wizard of Oz
Wolf LakeBurt KennedyRod Steiger, David Huffman, Robin MattsonThriller
YoungbloodNoel NosseckLawrence Hilton-Jacobs, T. K. CarterDramaAIP
Zero to SixtyDon WeisDarren McGavin, Sylvia Miles, Joan CollinsComedy

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