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The year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws topping the box office.
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Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
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| Rank | Title | Studio | Domestic gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaws | Universal Pictures | $260,000,000[1] |
| 2 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 20th Century Fox | $112,892,319[2] |
| 3 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | United Artists | $108,981,275[3] |
| 4 | Dog Day Afternoon | Warner Bros. | $50,000,000[4] |
| 5 | Shampoo | Columbia Pictures | $49,407,734[5] |
| 6 | The Return of the Pink Panther | United Artists | $41,833,347[6] |
| 7 | Funny Lady | Columbia Pictures | $39,000,000[7] |
| 8 | The Apple Dumpling Gang | Walt Disney Productions | $36,853,000[8] |
| 9 | Aloha, Bobby and Rose | Columbia Pictures | $35,000,000[9] |
| 10 | The Other Side of the Mountain | Universal Pictures | $34,673,100[10] |
Events
- March 26: The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London.
- May: In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, Star Wars, George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic.
- August 14: The cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show premieres in London.
- Jaws becomes the first movie to gross $100 million in US theatrical rentals,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". setting the standard for future blockbusters.
- November 23: Sneak Previews, the first American film review show, premieres and launches the careers of critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. They will remain a team, and a staple among film critics, through various programs for the next twenty-four years.
Awards
Awards ceremonies
- Academy Awards
- BAFTA Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Chronique des années de braise)
- Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Adoption (Örökbefogadás)
Notable awards
| Category/Organization | Golden Globe Awards January 24, 1976 |
BAFTA Awards February 29, 1976 |
Academy Awards March 29, 1976 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musical or Comedy | Drama | |||
| Best Film | The Sunshine Boys | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Best Director | Miloš Forman One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Stanley Kubrick Barry Lyndon |
Miloš Forman One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
| Best Actor | Walter Matthau The Sunshine Boys |
Jack Nicholson One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Al Pacino Dog Day Afternoon / The Godfather Part II |
Jack Nicholson One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Best Actress | Ann-Margret Tommy |
Louise Fletcher One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
Louise Fletcher One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Benjamin The Sunshine Boys |
Fred Astaire The Towering Inferno |
George Burns The Sunshine Boys | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Brenda Vaccaro Once Is Not Enough |
Diane Ladd Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
Lee Grant Shampoo | |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman |
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Robert Getchell |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman | |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Dog Day Afternoon Frank Pierson | |||
Films released
Births
- January 3
- Danica McKellar, American actress
- Jason Marsden, actor
- January 5: Bradley Cooper, American actor
- February 14: Malik Zidi, French actor
- February 22: Drew Barrymore, American actress and director
- March 15: Will.i.am, American actor and singer/rapper
- March 22: Guillermo Diaz, American actor
- March 27: Stacy Ferguson, American actress/singer
- April 2:
- Adam Rodriguez, American actor
- Deedee Magno, Filipino-American actress and singer
- May 3: Christina Hendricks, American actress
- May 22: Harriet Toompere, Estonian actress
- June 4: Angelina Jolie, American actress
- June 25: Linda Cardellini, American actress
- June 27: Tobey Maguire, American actor
- July 6: 50 Cent, American actor and rapper
- July 11: Bridgette Andersen, American actress (d. 1997)
- July 17: Cécile de France, Belgian actress
- July 23: Suriya, Indian actor
- August 7: Charlize Theron, South African actress
- August 12: Casey Affleck, American actor
- August 29: Dante Basco, American actor
- September 30
- Asia Argento, Italian actress
- Marion Cotillard, French actress
- October 5
- Kate Winslet, English actress
- Parminder Nagra, English actress
- October 7: Kaspars Znotiņš, Latvian actor
- November 6: Sean Patrick Maclam, Scottish Grindhouse film director
- November 19: Sushmita Sen, Indian actress
- November 22: James Madio, American actor
- December 17
- Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress
- Hilje Murel, Estonian actress
- December 27: Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
Deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | Arthur Pierson | 73 | Norway/USA | Director, Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 9 | Pierre Fresnay | 77 | France | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 18 | Gertrude Olmstead | 77 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 24 | Larry Fine | 72 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 27 | Bill Walsh | 61 | USA | Screenwriter, Producer | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| February | 1 | Richard Wattis | 62 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 11 | Maria Balcerkiewiczówna | 71 | Poland | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 17 | George Marshall | 83 | USA | Director | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 20 | Robert Strauss | 61 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 20 | Lillian Fontaine | 88 | UK | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| March | 4 | Renée Björling | 76 | Sweden | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 7 | Ben Blue | 73 | Canada/USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 8 | George Stevens | 70 | USA | Director, Producer | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 9 | Shirley Ross | 62 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 14 | Susan Hayward | 57 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| April | 3 | Mary Ure | 42 | UK | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 10 | Marjorie Main | 85 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 13 | Larry Parks | 60 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 14 | Fredric March | 77 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 15 | Richard Conte | 65 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 15 | William Hartnell | 67 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| May | 4 | Moe Howard | 77 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| June | 4 | Evelyn Brent | 75 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 6 | Larry Blyden | 49 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 28 | Rod Serling | 50 | USA | Screenwriter | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| July | 2 | James Robertson Justice | 68 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| August | 23 | Hank Patterson | 86 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| September | 9 | John McGiver | 61 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 24 | Clive Morton | 71 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 27 | Mark Frechette | 27 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| October | 18 | Al Lettieri | 47 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 24 | Martin Boddey | 68 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 31 | Joseph Calleia | 78 | Malta/USA | Actor, Singer | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| November | 2 | Pier Paolo Pasolini | 53 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter, Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 4 | Sheila Ryan | 54 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 5 | Annette Kellerman | 88 | Australia | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| December | 9 | William A. Wellman | 79 | USA | Director | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 13 | Cyril Delevanti | 88 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 20 | William Lundigan | 61 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 24 | Bernard Herrmann | 64 | USA | Composer | Script error: No such module "list". |
Film debuts
- Kim Cattrall – Rosebud
- Tim Curry – The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Brad Dourif – W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
- Laurence Fishburne – Cornbread, Earl and Me
- Nastassja Kinski – The Wrong Move
- Christopher Lloyd – One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Mary Stuart Masterson – The Stepford Wives
- Bill Murray – Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle
- Bill Paxton – Crazy Mama
- Dennis Quaid – Crazy Mama
- Chris Sarandon – Dog Day Afternoon
- Patrick Stewart – Hennessy
- John Travolta – The Devil's Rain
- Treat Williams – Deadly Hero (filmed in 1975, released in May 1976)
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