1975 in film

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The year **1975 in film** involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller *Jaws* topping the box office.

## Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

See also: List of 1975 box office number-one films in the United States
The top ten 1975 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

## 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,[*citation needed*] 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*)

## 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)

## 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)

## References

1. ↑ "*Jaws*, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
2. ↑ "*The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
3. ↑ "*One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
4. ↑ "*Dog Day Afternoon*, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
5. ↑ "*Shampoo*, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
6. ↑ "*The Return of the Pink Panther*, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
7. ↑ "*Funny Lady*, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
8. ↑ "*The Apple Dumpling Gang*, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
9. ↑ "Aloha, Bobby and Rose, Worldwide Box Office". Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
10. ↑ "The Other Side of the Mountain, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012.

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