List of fantasy films of the 1980s

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A list of fantasy films released in the 1980s.

List
Years
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1980
Flash GordonMike HodgesSam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Robbie Coltrane, Ornella Muti, Peter Wyngarde, Brian BlessedUnited States
United Kingdom
Hawk the SlayerTerry MarcelJack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Patricia Quinn, W. Morgan SheppardUnited States
United Kingdom
Return of the KingJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.Orson Bean, John Huston, Roddy McDowallUnited StatesTelevision movie, Animated film
XanaduRobert GreenwaldOlivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, Sandahl BergmanUnited States
1981
The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireNicholas CoreaLane Caudell, Belinda Bauer, Victor Campos, Kabir Bedi, George KennedyUnited StatesGerman: de:Der Zauberbogen
Blind ChanceKrzysztof KieslowskiBogusław Linda, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Zbigniew ZapasiewiczPoland
Clash of the TitansDesmond DavisLaurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith, Ursula Andress, Neil McCarthy, Judi Bowker, Neil McCarthy, Siân PhillipsUnited Kingdom
United States
DragonslayerMatthew RobbinsPeter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ian McDiarmid, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, Peter Eyre, Albert SalmiUnited Kingdom
ExcaliburJohn BoormanLiam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, Nigel Terry, Nicholas Clay, Cherie LunghiUnited States
Heavy MetalGerald PottertonJohn Candy, Eugene Levy, John Vernon, Richard RomanusCanadaAnimated film
Time BanditsTerry GilliamJohn Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Kenny Baker, Jim Broadbent, Derrick O'Connor, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughan, David Rappaport, David WarnerUnited Kingdom
1982
Along Unknown Paths (ru)Mikhail YuzovskyTatyana Peltzer, Aleksandr Filippenko, Tatyana AksyutaSoviet Union[1]
Ator the Fighting EagleJoe D'AmatoMiles O'Keeffe, Sabrina Siani, Ritza BrownItaly
SorceressJack HillLeigh Harris, Lynette Harris, Roberto Harris, David Millbern, Bruno ReyUnited States
Mexico
The BeastmasterDon CoscarelliMarc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos, Rod Loomis, Ralph Strait, Billy Jayne,United States
Conan the BarbarianJohn MiliusArnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Mako, Franco Columbu, Sven-Ole ThorsenUnited States
The Dark CrystalJim HensonFrank Oz, Kathryn Mullen, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Louise Gold, Mike QuinnUnited States
United Kingdom
The Flight of DragonsJules Bass,John Ritter, James Earl Jones, Arthur Rankin Jr., Victor Buono, Harry Morgan, Larry Storch, Ed Peck, Nellie Bellflower,United StatesTelevision movie, Animated film
The Last UnicornJules BassJeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Alan Arkin, Arthur Rankin Jr., Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein, Christopher Lee, Nellie Bellflower, Keenan WynnUnited StatesAnimated film
The Secret of NIMHDon BluthHermione Baddeley, John Carradine, Tom Hatten, Dom DeLuise, Wil Wheaton, Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Arthur Malet, Shannen Doherty, Paul Shenar, Peter StraussUnited StatesAnimated film
The Sword and the SorcererAlbert PyunLee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard LynchUnited States
1983
Academy of Mr. KleksKrzysztof GradowskiPiotr Fronczewski, Sławomir WronkaPoland
ConquestLucio FulciJorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti, Sabrina SianiItaly
Mexico
Spain
The Dead ZoneDavid CronenbergChristopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Martin SheenUnited StatesHorror
DeathstalkerJames SbardellatiRichard Hill, Barbi Benton, Richard BrookerUnited States
Fire and IceRalph BakshiRandy Norton, Cynthea LeakeUnited StatesAnimated film
KrullPeter YatesKen Marshall, Liam Neeson, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Robbie Coltrane, Bernard BresslawUnited States
United Kingdom
The Man Who Wasn't ThereBruce MalmuthSteve Guttenberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Lisa LangloisUnited States
Mary Poppins, GoodbyeLeonid KvinikhidzeNatalya Andrejchenko, Albert Filozov, Lembit UlfsakSoviet Union
SorcerersKonstantin BrombergAleksandra Yakovleva, Aleksandr Abdulov, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Valentin GaftSoviet Union
Thor the ConquerorTonino Ricci, Anthony RichmondConrad Nichols, Christopher Holm, Maria RomanoItaly
VideodromeDavid CronenbergJames Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja SmitsCanadaHorror, Science fiction
Yor, the Hunter from the FutureAntonio MargheritiReb Brown, Corinne Cléry, John SteinerItaly
France
Turkey
Zu WarriorsTsui HarkYuen BiaoHong Kong
1984
All of MeCarl ReinerSteve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Richard LibertiniUnited States
Ator 2 - L'invincibile OrionJoe D'AmatoMiles O'Keeffe, Lisa Foster, Charles BorromelItaly
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok AdventureJohn KortyEric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula FlanaganUnited States[2]
The Company of WolvesNeil JordanSarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Stephen ReaUnited Kingdom
Conan the DestroyerRichard FleischerArnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt ChamberlainUnited States
A Fairy Tale of WanderingsAlexander MittaAndrei Mironov, Tatiana AksyutaSoviet Union[3]
Formula of LoveMark ZakharovNodar Mgaloblishvili, Aleksandr Abdulov, Semyon FaradaSoviet Union
GhostbustersIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick MoranisUnited StatesHorror, Science fiction
GremlinsJoe DanteHoyt Axton, Keye Luke, Don Steele, Scott Brady, Zach GalliganUnited States
Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindHayao MiyazakiJapanAnime film
The NeverEnding StoryWolfgang PetersenNoah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami StronachWest Germany
United Kingdom
Ronia, the Robber's DaughterTage DanielssonHanna Zetterberg, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena NymanSweden
Norway
SheenaJohn GuillerminTanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan ScottUnited States
SplashRon HowardTom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene LevyUnited States
SupergirlJeannot SzwarcFaye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Hart Bochner, Peter O'TooleUnited Kingdom
Sword of the ValiantStephen WeeksMiles O'Keeffe, Sean Connery, Cyrielle Clair, Trevor Howard, Peter Cushing, John Rhys-DaviesUnited Kingdom
The Tale of Tsar Saltan Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Lev MilchinSoviet UnionAnimated
The Warrior and the SorceressJohn C. BroderickDavid Carradine, Luke Askew, Maria SocasUnited States
1985
After the Rain, on Thursday (ru)Mikhail YuzovskyOleg Tabakov, Tatyana Peltzer, Semyon Farada, Georgi MillyarSoviet Union[4]
Asterix Versus CaesarGaëtan Brizzi, Paul BrizziFranceAnimated
Barbarian QueenHéctor OliveraLana Clarkson, Victor Bo, Dawn DunlapUnited States
Argentina
The Black CauldronTed Berman, Richard RichGrant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Nigel Hawthorne, Freddie Jones, Arthur Malet, Phil Fondacaro, John HurtUnited StatesAnimated film
BrazilTerry GilliamJonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Kim Greist, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Robert De NiroUnited Kingdom
The DungeonmasterVariousJeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie WingUnited States
Ewoks: The Battle for EndorJim Wheat, Ken WheatWilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree MillerUnited States[5]
The Knight of the DragonFernando ColomoHarvey Keitel, Klaus Kinski, Fernando Rey, María Lamor, Miguel Bosé, Julieta SerranoSpain
LadyhawkeRichard DonnerMatthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle PfeifferUnited States
LegendRidley ScottTom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim CurryUnited States
The Peanut Butter SolutionMichael RubboMathew Mackay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison PodbreyCanada
The Purple Rose of CairoWoody AllenMia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny AielloUnited States
Return to OzWalter MurchNicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Fairuza BalkUnited States
Red SonjaRichard FleischerBrigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl BergmanUnited States
Santa Claus: The MovieJeannot SzwarcDavid Huddleston, John Lithgow, Dudley MooreUnited States
United Kingdom
Travels of Mr. KleksKrzysztof GradowskiPiotr Fronczewski, Sławomir WronkaPoland
Wizards of the Lost KingdomHéctor OliveraBo Svenson, Vidal PetersonUnited States
1986
Asterix Versus CaesarPino Van LamsweerdeFranceAnimated
Big Trouble in Little ChinaJohn CarpenterKurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James HongUnited States
Castle in the SkyHayao MiyazakiJapanAnime film
Dream LoversTony AuChow Yun-fat, Cher YeungHong Kong
The Golden ChildMichael RitchieEddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte LewisUnited States
HighlanderRussell MulcahyChristopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy BrownUnited Kingdom
United States
LabyrinthJim HensonDavid Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby FroudUnited Kingdom
United States
MomoJohannes SchaafRadost Bokel, Mario Adorf, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sylvester GrothGermany
Italy
Peggy Sue Got MarriedFrancis Ford CoppolaKathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry MillerUnited States
The Worst WitchRobert YoungFairuza Balk, Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rae, Tim CurryUnited Kingdom
United States		Television movie
1987
The BarbariansRuggero DeodatoDavid Paul, Peter Paul, Richard LynchItaly
United States
Batteries Not IncludedMatthew RobbinsHume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth PeñaUnited States
A Chinese Ghost StoryChing Siu TungLeslie Cheung, Wong Tsu Hsien, Wu MaHong Kong
Date with an AngelTom McLoughlinMichael E. Knight, Phoebe Cates, Emmanuelle BéartUnited StatesFantasy comedy
GorFritz KierschJack Palance,United States
Harry and the HendersonsWilliam DearJohn Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David SuchetUnited StatesFantasy comedy[6]
KingsizeJuliusz MachulskiJacek Chmielnik, Katarzyna Figura, Jerzy Stuhr, Jan MachulskiPoland
MannequinMichael GottliebAndrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, James SpaderUnited StatesFantasy comedy
Masters of the UniverseGary GoddardDolph Lundgren, Courteney Cox, Frank Langella, Meg FosterUnited States
Mio in the Land of FarawayVladimir GrammatikovChristopher Lee, Christian Bale, Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms, Susannah YorkSweden
Soviet Union
Norway
The Princess BrideRob ReinerCary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris SarandonUnited States
RougeStanley KwanAnita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Man Chi LeungHong Kong
Snow WhiteMichael BerzDiana Rigg, Billy Barty, Sarah PattersonUnited States
Wicked CityYoshiaki KawajiriJapan
Wings of DesireWim WendersBruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Peter FalkWest Germany
France
The Witches of EastwickGeorge MillerJack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle PfeifferUnited StatesFantasy comedy
1988
The Adventures of Baron MunchausenTerry GilliamJohn Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric IdleUnited Kingdom
West Germany
AliceJan ŠvankmajerKristina KohoutovaCzechoslovakia
Switzerland
BeetlejuiceTim BurtonAlec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Winona RyderUnited StatesHorror
BigPenny MarshallTom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, John Heard, Robert LoggiaUnited States
GandaharRené LalouxFranceAnimated film
The Land Before TimeDon BluthGabriel Damon, Candace Huston, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Pat HingleUnited StatesAnimated film
My Neighbor TotoroHayao MiyazakiJapanAnime film
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeRichard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie WilcoxUnited Kingdom
One, Two - Don't Let It Trouble You! (ru)Mikhail YuzovskyOleg Tabakov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Semyon FaradaSoviet UnionSteampunk fantasy
Peacock KingNam Lai ChoiYuen Biao, Gloria Yip, Hiroshi MikamiHong Kong
Portrait of a NymphWu MaHong Kong
To Kill a DragonMark ZakharovAleksandr Abdulov, Oleg Yankovsky, Yevgeny LeonovSoviet Union
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp TravellerMichael RubboCanada
Tryumph of Mr. KleksKrzysztof GradowskiPiotr Fronczewski, Sławomir WronkaPoland
Vice VersaBrian GilbertJudge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Corinne BohrerUnited States
WillowRon HowardVal Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick DavisUnited States
Who Framed Roger RabbitRobert ZemeckisBob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna CassidyUnited StatesComedy
1989
Asterix and the Big FightPhilippe GrimondFranceAnimated
Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureStephen HerekKeanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George CarlinUnited States
Dream a Little DreamMarc RoccoCorey Feldman, Corey Haim, Meredith Salenger, Jason Robards Jr.United States
Erik the VikingTerry JonesTim Robbins, Terry Jones, Mickey Rooney, Eartha KittUnited Kingdom
United States
Ghostbusters IIIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick MoranisUnited States
Kiki's Delivery ServiceHayao MiyazakiJapanAnime film
Little MonstersRichard GreenbergFred Savage, Howie Mandel, Rick DucommunUnited States
Teen WitchDorian WalkerRobyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, Joshua MillerUnited States

References
  1. Along Unknown Paths 1982 ‘Tam, na Nevedomykh Dorozhkakh...’ Directed by Mikhail Yuzovsky
  2. Boyd, Ian. "Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure". IMDB. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. Skazka Stranstviy (1984)
  4. After the Rain, on Thursday 1985 ‘После дождичка в четверг’ Directed by Mikhail Yuzovsky
  5. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor#Cast
  6. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/harry-and-the-hendersons-v21624
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