List of American films of 1979
B-G
Table:
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

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