List of American films of 1977


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A list of American films released in 1977.

Annie Hall won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The highest grossing film was Star Wars.

Contents


A-B

Title Director Cast Genre/Note
1977
3 Women Robert Altman Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule Drama
Airport '77 Jerry Jameson Jack Lemmon, Brenda Vaccaro, James Stewart, Lee Grant, George Kennedy, Joseph Cotten, Christopher Lee, Darren McGavin, Gil Gerard, Olivia de Havilland Thriller
Andy Warhol's Bad Jed Johnson Susan Tyrell, Carroll Baker Comedy
Annie Hall Woody Allen Woody Allen, Diane Keaton Comedy: Academy Award Best Picture
Audrey Rose Robert Wise Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck, Susan Swift Horror
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Michael Pressman William Devane, Jackie Earle Haley Comedy
Bare Knuckles Don Edmonds Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson, Michael Heit, John Daniels, Gloria Hendry Action
The Billion Dollar Hobo Stuart E. McGowan Tim Conway, Will Geer Comedy
Billy Jack Goes to Washington Tom Laughlin Tom Laughlin, Lucie Arnaz Drama
Black Sunday John Frankenheimer Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller Thriller
Bobby Deerfield Sydney Pollack Al Pacino, Marthe Keller Drama, Romance
Breaker! Breaker! Don Hulette Chuck Norris, George Murdock, Michael Augenstein Action
A Bridge Too Far Richard Attenborough Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Anthony Hopkins, Hardy Krüger, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell War, Action

C-G

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Candleshoe Norman Tokar David Niven, Jodie Foster Family
The Car Elliott Silverstein James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd Mystery
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr Science Fiction
The Confessions of Amans (film) Gregory Nava William Bryan Drama film
Cross of Iron Sam Peckinpah James Coburn, Maximilian Schell War, Action
Damnation Alley Jack Smight George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent Science Fiction
The Day of the Animals William Girdler Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George Science Fiction
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats George Barry William Russ Comedy
The Deep Peter Yates Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw, Nick Nolte Thriller
Demon Seed Don Cammell Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver Horror
Desperate Living John Waters Liz Renay, Mink Stole Comedy
The Domino Principle Stanley Kramer Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Eli Wallach Thriller
The Duellists Ridley Scott Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine Drama
Eaten Alive Tobe Hooper Carolyn Jones, Michael Berryman Horror
Empire of the Ants Bert I. Gordon Joan Collins Horror
Eraserhead David Lynch Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart Horror, Fantasy
Exorcist II: The Heretic John Boorman Linda Blair, Richard Burton Horror
Fight for Your Life Richard A. Enderson Robert Judd, William Sanderson Thriller
First Love Joan Darling William Katt, Susan Dey, Beverly D'Angelo Drama
For the Love of Benji Joe Camp Patsy Garrett Family
Fun with Dick and Jane Ted Kotcheff George Segal, Jane Fonda Comedy
The Gauntlet Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood, Pat Hingle Thriller
The Goodbye Girl Herbert Ross Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings Comedy, Drama
Grand Theft Auto Ron Howard Ron Howard, Marion Ross Action, Comedy
The Grateful Dead Movie Leon Gast Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia Documentary, Concert
Greased Lightning Michael Schultz Richard Pryor, Pam Grier, Cleavon Little Biography, Action
The Greatest Tom Gries, Monte Hellman Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine Drama, Biography

H-M

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Handle with Care Jonathan Demme Paul LeMat, Candy Clark, Bruce McGill Drama
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Vincent McEveety Dean Jones, Don Knotts Family
Handle with Care Jeremy Kagan Henry Winkler, Sally Field, Harrison Ford Comedy, Drama
High Anxiety Mel Brooks Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman Comedy
The Hills Have Eyes Wes Craven Dee Wallace, Michael Berryman Horror
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Anthony Page Kathleen Quinlan Drama
The Incredible Melting Man William Sachs Myron Healey, Janus Blythe Science Fiction |
The Island of Dr. Moreau Don Taylor Burt Lancaster, Michael York Science Fiction
Julia Fred Zinnemann Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep Drama
The Kentucky Fried Movie John Landis Donald Sutherland, Henry Gibson, Uschi Digard Comedy
Killer of Sheep Charles Burnett Henry G. Sanders Drama
Kingdom of the Spiders John Cardos William Shatner, Woody Strode Science Fiction
Last House on Dead End Street Roger Watkins Roger Watkins Horror
The Lincoln Conspiracy James L. Conway Bradford Dillman Drama
Looking for Mr. Goodbar Richard Brooks Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, Richard Gere Drama
MacArthur Joseph Sargent Gregory Peck, G.D. Spradlin War, Drama
March or Die Dick Richards Gene Hackman, Catherine Deneuve War, Drama
Martin George A. Romero Christine Forrest, Tom Savini Horror
The Mouse and His Child Chris Swenson Voices of Cloris Leachman, Peter Ustinov Animated, Family

N-S

Title Director Cast Genre Note
New York, New York Martin Scorsese Liza Minnelli, Robert DeNiro Drama, Musical
Oh, God! Carl Reiner George Burns, John Denver, Teri Garr Comedy
One on One Lamont Johnson Robby Benson, Annette O'Toole Drama
Opening Night John Cassavetes Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes Drama
Orca Michael Anderson Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Bo Derek Drama, Action
The Other Side of Midnight Charles Jarrott Susan Sarandon, Clu Gulager Drama
The People That Time Forgot Kevin Connor Doug McClure, Sarah Douglas Science Fiction
Pete's Dragon Don Chaffey Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters Animated, Family
A Piece of the Action Sidney Poitier Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones Comedy
Providence Alain Resnais John Gielgud, Ellen Burstyn, Elaine Stritch Drama
Pumping Iron George Butler Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno Documentary
The Rescuers John Lounsbery Voices of Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Geraldine Page Family Animated
Rollercoaster James Goldstone Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark Thriller
Rolling Thunder John Flynn William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, James Best Action, Drama
Roseland James Ivory Teresa Wright, Christopher Walken Romance, Drama
Run for the Roses Henry Levin Vera Miles, Stuart Whitman Drama
Satan's Cheerleaders Greydon Clark Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland Comedy
Saturday Night Fever John Badham John Travolta, Donna Pescow Drama
Semi-Tough Michael Ritchie Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson Comedy
The Sentinel Michael Winner Chris Sarandon, Martin Balsam, Ava Gardner Horror
The Serpent's Egg Ingmar Bergman Liv Ullmann, David Carradine Drama
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Sam Wanamaker Jane Seymour, Patrick Wayne Action
Slap Shot George Roy Hill Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Lindsay Crouse Comedy
Smokey and the Bandit Hal Needham Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field Comedy
Sorcerer William Friedkin Roy Scheider, Francisco Rabal Thriller, Action
The Squeeze Michael Apted Stacy Keach, Edward Fox Thriller
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope George Lucas Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Science Fiction

T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Thieves John Berry Marlo Thomas, Hector Elizondo Comedy
The Town That Dreaded Sundown Charles B. Pierce Ben Johnson, Dawn Wells Thriller
The Turning Point Herbert Ross Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov Drama
Twilight's Last Gleaming Robert Aldrich Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark Thriller
Valentino Ken Russell Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Carol Kane Drama
The Van Sam Grossman Danny DeVito, Deborah White Comedy
Viva Knievel! Gordon Douglas Evel Knievel, Lauren Hutton, Gene Kelly Action
Which Way Is Up? Michael Schultz Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee Comedy
Wizards Ralph Bakshi Voices of Mark Hamill, David Proval Fantasy, Animated, Adult
Word Is Out Rob Epstein John Burnside, Elsa Gidlow Documentary
You Light Up My Life Joseph Brooks Didi Conn, Stephen Nathan Drama, Romance

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