Universal Pictures Films of 1978
This list contains the films produced and distributed by Universal Pictures in 1978. List in order of when films were released in the United States.
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- DirectorJames BridgesStarsRichard ThomasSusan TyrrellDeborah BensonWhen Jimmy's idol, James Dean, dies on September 30, 1955, the small-town Arkansas college undergraduate goes berserk. He and five of his friends hold a vigil which turns into a drunken debauch--and, finally, a tragedy.
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsMarilyn HassettTimothy BottomsNan MartinSeveral years after the deaths of Dick Buek and her father, Jill Kinmont and her mother leave Los Angeles to spend their summer in their hometown of Bishop, California. They rent a summer house from a handsome truck driver named John Boothe. Jill is instantly captivated by John, but denies it to everyone, including herself. Eventually, Jill and John fall in love, but deep fears and hurts from the past threaten to be the couple's undoing.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard PryorHarvey KeitelYaphet KottoWhen three automotive factory workers who're struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail.Written and Directed by Paul Schrader; Budget: $1.7 million
- DirectorGeorge GageStarsAllen GarfieldKathleen LloydLeif GarrettA Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsCharlton HestonDavid CarradineStacy KeachA Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.
- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsWalter MatthauGlenda JacksonArt CarneyCharley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife. He embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with woman after woman until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.Budget: $6.5 million; Box office: $29,000,000
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsNancy AllenBobby Di CiccoMarc McClureIn 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.Directorial debut of Robert Zemeckis; Box office: $1,944,682
- DirectorJohn A. AlonzoStarsMichael BrandonEileen BrennanAlex KarrasWhen a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsAnthony QuinnJacqueline BissetRaf ValloneA fictionalized account of the Greek shipping magnate, Onassis, and his meeting and subsequent marriage to the widow of assassinated U.S. president, Jacqueline Kennedy.Budget: $6.5 million
- DirectorPaul WilliamsStarsDavid ProvalJames AndronicaMorgana KingProtected by his brother, a mentally impaired Brooklynite pretends he's Superman and becomes a hero.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsRoy ScheiderLorraine GaryMurray HamiltonPolice chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.Budget: $30 million; Box office: $208,900,376
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsPeter FramptonBarry GibbRobin GibbA small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry.Budget: $13 million; Box office: $20,378,470
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiKaren AllenTom HulceAt a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.Budget: US$3 million; Box office: $141,600,000
- DirectorMartin DavidsonStarsBruno KirbyLee PurcellJohn FriedrichA high school student body presidential race gets nasty when the expected winner, beautiful and popular Christine, is challenged by an unknown candidate, Darryl, carefully chosen and managed by Christine's Machiavelian ex-boyfriend.
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneLee CanalitoArmand AssanteThree Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.Box office: $7,185,518
- DirectorJeremy KaganStarsRichard DreyfussSusan AnspachBonnie BedeliaAn ex-'60s radical now working as a private eye is hired by an old flame to investigate a political smear campaign. The case becomes more dangerous as it unfolds.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsDiana RossMichael JacksonNipsey RussellAn adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.Budget: $24 million; Box office: $21,049,053
- DirectorJames FargoStarsAnthony QuinnMichael SarrazinChristopher LeeIn 1948, at the U.S. embassy in Zadestan, a young diplomat is ordered to find the missing daughter of an influential U.S. Senator.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsAlan AldaEllen BurstynIvan BonarA married man and a married woman end up sleeping with each other, and decide to meet at the same place every year on the anniversary of their one night stand. As the years go by, they observe changes in each other and their relationship.
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.Budget: $15 million; Box office: $50,000,000
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsPeter FalkPeter BoyleAllen GarfieldA fictional retelling of the infamous Boston Brink's Company robbery on January 17th, 1950, of $2.7M, and cost the American taxpayers $29M to apprehend the culprits with only $58,000 recovered.Directed by William Friedkin; Box office: $9.4 million
- DirectorJane WagnerStarsLily TomlinJohn TravoltaAndra AkersTrisha Rawlings, a Beverly Hills socialite suffers from loneliness following the separation of her womanizing husband Stu. Strip, a young drifter, became infatuated with her and, develops a May/December relationship with her.Budget: $8 million; Box office: $10,963,824