Categories: Australian awards | Cinema of Australia | Australia-related lists See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... Broadway Poster of Dame Edna Everage John Barry Humphries AO (b. ... // January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... Sunday Too Far Away is an Australian feature film which was directed by Ken Hannam and released in 1975. ... // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... Drew Forsythe (born August 23, 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), is an Australian actor, singer, writer and comedian. ... In golf, caddy (or caddie) is the person who carries a players bag, and gives insightful advice and moral support. ... // Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. ... // Biography John Ewart is an Australian Film Institute award winning actor. ... // Events February 1 - Bob Dylans film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the Rolling Thunder Revue tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplins coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for Star Wars Episode... Ray Barrett (born 2 May 1927in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian actor. ... // Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. ... Tim (1979) is an Australian romance movie between an older woman (played by Piper Laurie) and a younger, retarted man (played by Mel Gibson). ... // Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London. ... Bryan Brown (born June 23, 1947 in Sydney) is an Australian actor. ... Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian feature film, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring British actor Edward Woodward in the title role. ... // Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ... Bill Hunter (born February 27, 1940) is one of Australias acting legends, having worked with almost every notable Australian director and actor of the last thirty years - evidence of his genuine popularity amongst the public and acting fraternity alike. ... Gallipoli is a 1981 film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. ... // January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Pirate Movie is a 1982 musical and comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Christopher Atkins and Kristy McNichol. ... // Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York Top grossing films North America Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance... John Hargreaves (1945- 8 January 1996) was an Australian actor. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... Steve Bisley (born 1951 at Lake Munmorah, New South Wales, Australia), is a well-known Australian actor, who attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art. ... // Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... John Hargreaves (1945- 8 January 1996) was an Australian actor. ... Malcolm is a 1986 Australian film, written by David Parker and directed by Nadia Tass. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... Ben Mendelsohn (April 3, 1969) is an Australian actor and musician. ... The Year My Voice Broke is a 1987 film by director John Duigan. ... // Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... Chris Haywood (born 24 July 1948 in Billericay, Essex, England) is an actor who found success in Australian film and television. ... Emerald City is a 1988 Australian Movie written by David Williamson based on his stage play of the same name. ... // Chris Rock and Adam Sandler join SNL February 4 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Mimi Rogers divorce. ... Steve Bisley (born 1951 at Lake Munmorah, New South Wales, Australia), is a well-known Australian actor, who attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1991. ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is an Oscar-winning New Zealand-Australian film actor. ... Promotional poster for Proof Proof is a 2005 film starring Anthony Hopkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jake Gyllenhaal. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Biography Barry Otto is an actor who has been in many films and television drama series in Australia, as well as more than 50 theatre productions. ... Strictly Ballroom is the name of a 1986 play and its 1992 film adaptation. ... // March 31 - Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow. ... // November 1 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy). ... // March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye. ... Ray Barrett (born 2 May 1927in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian actor. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ... Armin Mueller-Stahl (born December 17, 1930) is a German film actor. ... Film poster. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... John Polson (born September 6, 1965) is an Australian actor, director and founder of Tropfest. ... The Boys is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1999. ... Bryan Brown (born June 23, 1947 in Sydney) is an Australian actor. ... Two Hands is a 1999 Australian comedy-drama, written and directed by Gregor Jordan. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Simon Lyndon (born . ... Chopper is an Australian 2000 drama-crime thriller-black comedy film written and directed by Andrew Dominik based on the autobiographical books by Mark Brandon Chopper Read, an infamous Australian criminal, convicted for wounding a man, admitting to murder many. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2001. ... Vince Colosimo (born November 11, 1966, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian stage and screen actor. ... Lantana is a 2001 Australian film, directed by Ray Lawrence. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Nathaniel Dean is an Australian actor with a range of television credits that include: Home and Away, Always Greener, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars and All Saints. ... // February 24 - The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 Cesar Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. ... // Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2004; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year 2004. ... Erik Thomson (born April 27, 1967 in Inverness, Scotland) is an Australian actor best know for his role of Dr. Mitch Stevens in medical TV drama, All Saints. ... Facsimile of a Woodcut in Exercises in Leaping and Vaulting, by A. Tuccaro: 4to (Paris, 1599). ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Filmposter. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Suburban Mayhem is a 2006 Australian film, directed by Paul Goldman and starring an ensemble cast including Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Anthony Hayes and Robert Morgan. ...