860 Science-fiction films The Eighties in America
Selected Science-Fiction Films of the 1980’sYear Title Director
1980 The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner
Superman II Richard Lester
Flash Gordon Mike Hodges
Altered States Ken Russell
Battle Beyond the Stars Jimmy T. Murakami
1981 The Road Warrior George Miller
Memoirs of a Survivor David Gladwell
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher
Escape from New York John Carpenter
Outland Peter Hyams
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer
The Thing John Carpenter
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg
Blade Runner Ridley Scott
Tron Steven Lisberger
1983 Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand
Superman III Richard Lester
Space Raiders Howard R. Cohen
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Leonard Nimoy
The Last Starfighter Nick Castle
2010: The Year We Make Contact Peter Hyams
The Terminator James Cameron
Starman John Carpenter
Dune David Lynch
The Brother from Another Planet John Sayles
1985 Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome George Miller and George Ogilvie
Cocoon Ron Howard
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis
Enemy Mine Wolfgang Petersen
Explorers Joe Dante
Trancers Charles Band
1986 Aliens James Cameron
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Leonard Nimoy
The Fly David Cronenberg
Short Circuit John Badham
Invaders from Mars Tobe Hooper
1987 RoboCop Paul Verhoeven
Predator John McTiernan
Batteries Not Included Matthew Robbins