1986 in film

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The following is an overview of events in **1986 in film**, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

## Highest-grossing films

See also: List of 1986 box office number-one films in the United States
The top ten 1986 released films by box office gross as follows:

## Events

* April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries singer Belinda Carlisle of rock band The Go-Go's.
* April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.
* May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.
* September 13 - *Siskel & Ebert*, one of the world's most popular movie review television programs, premieres in syndication. Although the two critics had been working as a pair since 1975, this will be their longest running program and will run in various incarnations until 2010.
* November 21 - The first animated film produced by Steven Spielberg, *An American Tail*, is released, and breaks the record once held by Disney's *The Rescuers* for the largest financial amount made for an animated film on opening weekend.
* November 29
	+ Actor Cary Grant dies of a cerebral hemorrhage.
	+ Stuntman Dar Robinson is killed on the set of the film *Million Dollar Mystery*.
* December 12 - Paramount Pictures unveils its new and first CGI Animated opening logo. Having been used from 1986 to 2002, a 75th anniversary byline was temporarily shown in the logo until February 5, 1988, to celebrate the studio's 75th birthday.

## Awards

**Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):**

***The Mission***, directed by Roland Joffé, United Kingdom
**Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):**

***The Green Ray*** (*Le Rayon vert*), directed by Éric Rohmer, France
**Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):**

***Stammheim***, directed by Reinhard Hauff, West Germany
**Golden Raspberry Awards**

Worst Picture: ***Howard the Duck*** and ***Under the Cherry Moon*** (tie)
Worst Director: **Prince** - ***Under the Cherry Moon***
Worst Actor: **Prince** - ***Under the Cherry Moon***
Worst Actress: **Madonna** - ***Shanghai Surprise***
Worst Supporting Actor: **Jerome Benton** - ***Under the Cherry Moon***
Worst Supporting Actress: **Dom DeLuise (in drag)** - ***Haunted Honeymoon***
Worst Screenplay: ***Howard the Duck***
## 1986 Wide-release films

1. Aliens
2. Platoon
3. Mona Lisa
4. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
5. Caravaggio
6. Ruthless People
7. Peggy Sue Got Married
8. Crocodile Dundee
9. Top Gun

## Births

* January 24 - Mischa Barton, English-American actress
* February 1 - Lauren Conrad, American TV personality and author
* February 2 - Gemma Arterton, English actress
* February 14 - Tiffany Thornton, American actress, comedian, singer and songwriter
* February 19 - Maria Mena, Norwegian singer
* February 24 - Bryce Papenbrook, voice actor
* March 9 - Brittany Snow, American actress
* March 14 - Jamie Bell, English actor
* March 16 - Alexandra Daddario, American actress
* March 21 - Scott Eastwood, American actor
* April 3 - Amanda Bynes, American actress and variety show host
* April 9 - Leighton Meester, American actress and singer
* May 13 - Robert Pattinson, English actor
* May 16 - Megan Fox, American actress
* June 11 - Shia LaBeouf, American actor
* June 13
	+ Kat Dennings, American actress
	+ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, American actresses and entrepreneurs
* June 19 - Nazareno Casero, Argentinian actor
* June 26 - Brittney Karbowski, voice actress
* June 27
	+ Drake Bell, American actor, comedian, musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer
	+ Sam Claflin, British actor
* July 2 - Lindsay Lohan, American actress
* July 8 - Jake McDorman, American actor
* August 16 - Shawn Pyfrom, American actor
* August 28 - Armie Hammer, American actor
* August 29 - Lea Michele, American actress and singer
* August 31 - Ryan Kelley, American actor
* September 12 - Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer
* October 2 - Camilla Belle, American actress
* November 1 - Penn Badgley, American actor
* November 4 - Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and philanthropist
* November 10 - Josh Peck, American actor
* November 18 - Ragne Veensalu, Estonian actress
* November 25 - Katie Cassidy, American actress and singer

## Film debuts

* Christian Bale - *Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna*
* Jean-Claude Van Damme - *No Retreat, No Surrender*
* Angela Bassett - *F/X*
* Sean Bean - *Caravaggio*
* Kate Burton - *Big Trouble in Little China*
* Steve Buscemi - *Parting Glances*
* Tia Carrere - *Zombie Nightmare*
* Stacy Ferguson - *Monster in the Closet*
* Woody Harrelson - *Wildcats*
* Thomas Jane - *Padamati Sandhya Ragam*
* Catherine Keener - *About Last Night*
* Jennifer Lopez - *My Little Girl*
* Marlee Matlin - *Children of a Lesser God*
* Janet McTeer - *Half Moon Street*
* S. Epatha Merkerson - *She's Gotta Have It*
* Jerry O'Connell - *Stand by Me*
* Miranda Otto - *Emma's War*
* Jason Patric - *Solarbabies*
* Elizabeth Perkins - *About Last Night...*
* Joaquin Phoenix - *SpaceCamp*
* Jeremy Piven - *Lucas*
* Bill Pullman - *Ruthless People*
* Ving Rhames - *Native Son*
* Winona Ryder - *Lucas*
* Kristin Scott Thomas - *Under the Cherry Moon*
* Tony Shalhoub - *Heartburn*
* Jimmy Smits - *Running Scared*
* Wesley Snipes - *Wildcats*
* Kevin Spacey - *Heartburn*
* Imelda Staunton - *Comrades*
* Tilda Swinton - *Caravaggio*
* Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - *Armed Response*
* Naomi Watts - *For Love Alone*
* Bradley Whitford - *Doorman*

## See also

* List of American films of 1986
* List of British films of 1986
* List of French films of 1986
* List of German films of the 1980s
* List of Bollywood films of 1986
* List of Italian films of 1986
* List of Japanese films of 1986
* List of Swedish films of the 1980s

## References

1. ↑ "1986 Domestic Grosses". *Box Office Mojo*. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

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