Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Note
|
Baby Snakes |
Frank Zappa |
Frank Zappa, Dale Bozzio |
Concert |
|
Being There |
Hal Ashby |
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Basehart, Richard A. Dysart, Jack Warden |
Comedy |
based on Jerzy Kosinski novel; Oscar for Douglas; Golden Globe for Sellers
|
The Bell Jar |
Larry Peerce |
Marilyn Hassett, Julie Harris, Jameson Parker |
Drama |
based on a book by Sylvia Plath
|
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens |
Russ Meyer |
Ken Kerr, Kitten Natividad, Uschi Digard |
Comedy |
|
Best Boy |
Ira Wohl |
Philip Wohl, Zero Mostel |
Documentary |
Oscar Best Documentary
|
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure |
Irwin Allen |
Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, Shirley Jones, Karl Malden, Mark Harmon |
Action |
The Poseidon Adventure sequel
|
Birth of The Beatles |
Richard Marquand |
Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson |
Biography |
|
The Black Hole |
Gary Nelson |
Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux, Maximilian Schell |
Science fiction |
Disney
|
The Black Stallion |
Carroll Ballard |
Teri Garr, Mickey Rooney, Kelly Reno, Hoyt Axton |
Family |
2 Oscar nominations
|
Bloodline |
Terence Young |
Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason |
Drama |
from Sidney Sheldon novel
|
Boardwalk |
Stephen Verona |
Ruth Gordon, Lee Strasberg, Janet Leigh |
Drama |
|
Breaking Away |
Peter Yates |
Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Paul Dooley, Barbara Barrie |
Drama, Comedy |
5 Oscar nominations; Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy
|
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie |
Phil Monroe, Chuck Jones |
Voices of Mel Blanc |
Animated |
|
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days |
Richard Lester |
Tom Berenger, William Katt |
Western |
prequel
|
C.H.O.M.P.S. |
Don Chaffey |
Wesley Eure, Valerie Bertinelli |
Family |
AIP
|
California Dreaming |
John D. Hancock |
Glynnis O'Connor, Dennis Christopher, Seymour Cassel |
Drama |
A.I.P.
|
Caligula |
Tinto Brass |
Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren |
Historical, Erotic |
produced by Penthouse magazine
|
The Cat and the Canary |
Radley Metzger |
Olivia Hussey, Honor Blackman |
Mystery |
remake of 1927 film
|
The Champ |
Franco Zeffirelli |
Jon Voight, Rick Schroder, Faye Dunaway |
Drama |
remake of 1931 film
|
Chapter Two |
Robert Moore |
James Caan, Marsha Mason, Joseph Bologna, Valerie Harper |
Comedy, Drama |
based on Neil Simon play
|
Cheerleaders' Wild Weekend |
Jeff Werner |
Kristine DeBell |
Action |
|
The Children of Sanchez |
Hall Bartlett |
Anthony Quinn, Dolores del Río, Katy Jurado |
Drama |
from Oscar Lewis book; Del Río's last film
|
The China Syndrome |
James Bridges |
Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas |
Thriller |
4 Academy Award nominations
|
City on Fire |
Alvin Rakoff |
Susan Clark, Barry Newman, Ava Gardner |
Disaster film |
Embassy
|
The Concorde ... Airport '79 |
David Lowell Rich |
George Kennedy, Alain Delon, Charo, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely |
Drama, Thriller |
3rd sequel to Airport
|
Cuba |
Richard Lester |
Sean Connery, Brooke Adams, Chris Sarandon, Jack Weston |
Drama |
United Artists
|
The Disco Godfather |
J. Robert Wagoner |
Rudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed |
Action, Comedy |
|
Dracula |
John Badham |
Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier |
Horror |
based on Bram Stoker novel
|
Dreamer |
Noel Nosseck |
Tim Matheson, Jack Warden, Susan Blakely |
Drama, Sports |
Magnetic Video
|
The Driller Killer |
Abel Ferrara |
Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz |
Horror |
|
The Electric Horseman |
Sydney Pollack |
Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Willie Nelson |
Romantic comedy |
with 5 songs by Nelson
|
Escape from Alcatraz |
Don Siegel |
Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward |
Drama |
Paramount
|
The Europeans |
James Ivory |
Lee Remick, Lisa Eichhorn |
Drama |
based on Henry James novel
|
Fast Break |
Jack Smight |
Gabe Kaplan, Harold Sylvester |
Comedy, Sports |
Columbia
|
The Fifth Floor |
Howard Avedis |
Sharon Farrell, Bo Hopkins |
Horror |
|
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh |
Gilbert Moses |
Jonathan Winters, Julius Erving, Flip Wilson |
Comedy, Sports |
Lorimar
|
Five Days from Home |
George Peppard |
George Peppard |
Drama |
Universal
|
A Force of One |
Paul Aaron |
Chuck Norris, Jennifer O'Neill, Clu Gulager |
Action |
ACR
|
French Postcards |
Willard Huyck |
Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, Debra Winger |
Comedy, Drama |
Paramount
|
The Frisco Kid |
Robert Aldrich |
Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford |
Western, Comedy |
Warner Bros.
|
Gal Young 'Un |
Victor Nuñez |
Dana Preu, David Peck |
Drama |
|
The Glove |
Ross Hagen |
John Saxon, Joanna Cassidy, Roosevelt Grier, Joan Blondell |
Action |
Troma Entertainment
|
Going in Style |
Martin Brest |
George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg |
Comedy, Drama |
Brest's first film
|
Goldengirl |
Joseph Sargent |
Susan Anton, Leslie Caron, James Coburn |
Drama, Sports |
Embassy
|
The Great Santini |
Lewis Carlino |
Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Stan Shaw |
Drama |
from Pat Conroy novel; 2 Oscar nominations
|