Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1984-1985

Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Produced by: Ivan Reitman
Written by: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: David Blewitt and Sheldon Kahn
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Song and lyrics by: Ray Parker, Jr.

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by: Ned Lott, Rick Dempsey, Riley Jackson, Toru Hara, Michio Kondo, and Isao Takahata
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, Kazunori Ito, and Donald Hewitt
Based on a story by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cinematography: Yasuhiro Shimizu, Komi Shiragami, and Yukitomo Shudo, Mamoru Sugiura
Edited by: Naoki Kaneko, Tomoko Kida, and Shoji Sakai
Music by: Joe Hisaishi

Distributed by: Topcraft Animation, Toei, Studio Ghibli, and Wildbunch Pictures

Directed by: Michael Rubbo
Produced by: Rock Demers, Jim Kaufman, and Nicole Robert
Written by: Vojtech Jasny, Andree Pelletier, Louise Pelletier, and Michael Rubbo
Cinematography: Thomas Vamos
Edited by: Jean Guy Montpetit
Music by: Lewis Furey
Songs and lyrics by: Lewis Furey and Eddie Marnay

Distributed by: Cinema Plus and New World Pictures

Directed by: Richard T. Heffron
Produced by: Daniel H. Blatt, Dean O'Brien, Kenneth Johnson, and Robert Singer
Written by: Craig Buck, Kenneth Johnson, Diane Frolov, Peggy Goldman, Brian Taggert, Harry Longstreet, and Renee Longstreet
Cinematography: Steven Larner
Edited by: Michael F. Anderson and Paul Dixon
Music by: Dennis McCarthy, Barry De Vorzon, and Joseph
Conlon

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Stuart Gordon
Produced by: Brian Yuzna
Written by: Stuart Gordon, William J. Norris, and Dennis Paoli
Based on the short stories by: H.P. Lovecraft
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: Lee Percy
Music by: Richard Band

Distributed by: Empire Pictures

Directed by: Richard Donner
Produced by: Harvey Berhard, Richard Donner, Kathleen Kennedy, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg
Cinematography: Nick McLean
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: Dave Grusin
Song and lyrics by: Cyndi Lauper, Steve Lunt, and Arthur Stead

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Jonathan R. Betuel
Produced by: Jonathan Taplin
Written by: Jonathan R. Betuel
Cinematography: David M. Walsh
Edited by: C. Timothy O'Meara
Music by: Peter Bernstein

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Steven Hahn
Produced by: Steven Hahn, Thomas Coleman, and Michael Rosenblatt
Written by: Jeffrey Scott
Edited by: Donald W. Ernst
Music by: Andrew Belling

Distributed by: Atlantic Releasing

Directed by: Steven Ford, Rosemarie Turko, David Allen, Charles Band, John Carl Buechler, Peter Manoogian, and Ted Nicolaou
Produced by: Charles Band and Debra Dion
Written by: Charles Band, Albert Band, Allen Actor, Rosemarie Turko, John Carl Buechler, David Allen, Jeffrey Byron, Peter Manoogian, and Ted Nicolaou
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: Mac Lief and Ted Nicolaou
Music by: Shirley Walker and Richard Band

Distributed by: Empire Pictures

Directed by: Charles Band
Produced by: Charles Band and Debra Dion
Written by: Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: Ted Nicolaou
Music by: Mark Ryder and Phil Davies

Distributed by: Empire Pictures

Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
Produced by: Andrew Lane and Wayne Crawford
Written by: Thom Eberhard
Cinematography: Arthur Albert
Edited by: Fred Stafford
Music by: David Campbell

Distributed by: Atlantic Entertainment Group

Directed by: Annabele Jankle and Rocky Morton
Produced by: Terry Ellis, Chris Griffin, and Peter Wagg
Written by: Steve Roberts, Colin Wilson, George Stone, Annabel Jankle, and Rocky Morton
Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Edited by: Michael Bradsell
Music by: Midge Ure and Chris Cross

Distributed by: Virgin Television

Directed by: Harry Harris
Produced by: Irwin Allen and George E. Swink
Written by: Paul Zindel
Based on the books "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass" by: Lewis Carroll
Cinematography: Fred J. Koenekamp
Edited by: Richard E. Rabjohn
Music by: Stephen Deutsch and Morton Stevens

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Television and CBS Television

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Julie Nickson
Written by: Tim Burton and Leonard Ripps
Based on a concept by: Tim Burton
Cinematography: Thomas Ackerman
Edited by: Ernest Milano
Music by: David Newman and Michael Covertino

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Steve Miner
Produced by: Sean S. Cunningham, Patrick Markey, and Richard F. Brophey
Written by: Fred Dekker and Ethan Wiley
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: Michael N. Knue
Music by: Harry Manfredini

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by: Stephen Friedman and Stanley O'Toole
Written by: Edward Khmara
Based on the novel by: Barry B. Longyear
Cinematography: Tony Imi
Edited by: Hannes Nikel
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: John Korty
Produced by: Thomas G. Smith and George Lucas
Written by: Bob Carrau
Based on the characters created by: George Lucas
Cinematography: John Korty
Edited by: John Nutt
Music by: Peter Bernstein

Distributed by: Lucasfilms Ltd.

Directed by: Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat
Produced by: Thomas G. Smith and George Lucas
Written by: Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat
Based on characters created by: George Lucas
Cinematography: Isidore Mankofsky
Edited by: Eric Jenkins
Music by: Peter Bernstein

Distributed by: Lucasfilms Ltd.

Directed by: Joe Dante
Produced by: Michael Finnell, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Chris Columbus
Cinematography: John Hora
Edited by: Tina Hirsch
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Martha Coolidge
Produced by: Brian Grazer and Robert Daley
Written by: Neal Israel, PJ Torokvei, and Pat Proft
Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by: Richard Chew
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Richard Donner
Produced by: Lauren Schuler Donner, Harvey Bernhard, and Richard Donner
Written by: Edward Khmara, Michael Thomas, David Webb Peoples, and Tom Mankiewicz
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Edited by: Stuart Baird
Music by: Andrew Powell

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: George Miller and George Ogilvie
Produced by: Steve Amdedroz, Marcus D'Arcy, Terry Hayes, George Miller, and Doug Mitchell
Written by: George Miller and Terry Hayes
Based on a concept by: George Miller and Bryon Kennedy
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: Richard Francis Bruce
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Steve Barron
Produced by: Larry DeWaay, Rusty Lemorande, and Richard Branson
Written by: Rusty Lemorande
Cinematography: Alex Thompson
Edited by: Peter Horness
Music by: Giorgio Moroder and Jeff Lynne

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Richard Gilbert Abramson and Robert Shapiro
Written by: Michael Varhol, Phil Hartman, and Paul Reubens
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Edited by: Billy Weber
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Terry Gllliam
Produced by: Aaron Milchan
Written by: Terry Gillian, Tom Stoppard, and Charles McKeown
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Edited by: Julian Doyle
Music by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: John Hughes
Produced by: Joel Silver
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Matthew Leonetti
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: David Lynch
Produced by: Raffaella De Laurentiis and Dino De Laurentiis
Written by: David Lynch
Based on the novel by: Frank Herbert
Cinematography: Freddie Francis
Edited by: Antony Gibbs
Music by: Toto and Brian Eno

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Barry Levinson
Produced by: Henry Winkler, Mark Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Chris Columbus
Based on characters created by: Arthur Conan Doyle
Cinematography: Stephen Goldbatt
Edited by: Stu Linder
Music by: Bruce Broughton

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by: Mark Damon, Bernd Eichinger, Dieter Geissler, and John W. Hyde
Written by: Herman Wiegel, Wolfgang Petersen, and Robert Easton
Based on the novel, by: Michael Ende
Cinematography: Jost Vacano
Edited by: Jane Seitz
Music by: Klaus Doldinger and Giorgio Moroder
Songs and lyrics by: Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Aaron Milchan
Written by: William Hjortsberg
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Terry Rawlings
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith and Tangerine Dream

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Ron Howard
Produced by: Brian Grazer
Written by: Bruce Jay Friedman, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Edited by: Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hall
Music by: Lee Holdridge

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Dario Argento
Produced by: Dario Argento
Written by: Dario Argento and Franco Ferrini
Cinematography: Romano Albani
Edited by: Franco Fraticelli
Music by: Bill Wyman, Claudio Simonette, and Goblin

Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Produced by: Harve Bennett, Gary Nardino, and Ralph Winter
Written by: Ralph Winter
Based on the TV series by: Gene Roddenberry
Cinematography: Charles Correll
Edited by: Robert F. Shugrue
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Paramount.Pictures

Directed by: Larry Cohen
Produced by: Paul Kurta
Written by: Larry Cohen
Cinematography: Paul Glickman
Edited by: Armand Lebowitz
Music by: Anthony Guefen

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Luca Bercovici
Produced by: Charles Band, Debra Dion, and Jefery Levy
Written by: Luca Bercovi and Jefery Levy
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: Ted Nicolaou
Music by: Richard Band and Shirley Walker

Distributed by: Empire Pictures

Directed by: Walter Hill
Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Gene Levy, Joel Silver, and Mae Woods
Written by: Walter Hill and Larry Gross
Cinematography: Andrew Laszlo
Edited by: James Coblentz
Music by: Ry Cooder

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Ted Berman and Richard Rich
Produced by: Ron Miller and Joe Hale
Written by: Ted Berman and Richard Rich
Based on the novels, "The Book of Three" and "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Edited by: James Melton, Jim Koford, and Armetta Jackson
Music by: Elmer Bernstein

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Frank Marshall, George Lucas, Robert Watts, and Kathleen Kennedy
Written by: Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck
Based on characters created by: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Philip Kaufman
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilms

Directed by: Peter Hymans
Produced by: Peter Hymans
Written by: Peter Hymans
Based on the novel "2010: Odyssey Two" and characters created by: Arthur C. Clarke
Cinematography: Peter Hymans
Edited by: James Mitchell and Mia Goldman
Music by: David Shire

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Stewart Raffill
Produced by: Douglas Curtis, Joel B. Micheals, and John Carpenter
Written by: Michael Hanover, William Gray, Wallace C. Bennett, and Don Jacoby
Based on the novel by: Charles Berlitz and William L. Moore
Cinematography: Dick Bush
Edited by: Neil Travis
Music by: Kenneth Wannberg

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Bill Norton
Produced by: Roger Spottiswoode and Jonathan T. Taplin
Written by: Clifford Green and Ellen Green
Cinematography: John Alcott
Edited by: David Bretherton and Howard E. Smith
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Nick Castle
Produced by: Gary Adelson, Edward O. Denault, John Whitney, Jr., and Robert E. Swanson
Written by: Jonathan E. Betuel
Cinematography: King Baggot
Edited by: Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Music by: Craig Safan

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Phillip Borsos
Produced by: Peter O'Brian and Philip Borsos
Written by: Thomas Meehan, Philip Borsos, and Barry Healey
Cinematography: Frank Tidy
Edited by: Sidney Wolinsky
Music by: Michael Conway Bsker

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Produced by: Ilya Salkin and Pierre Spengler
Written by: David Newman and Leslie Newman
Cinematography: Arthur Ibbetson
Edited by: Frank Hollywood
Music by:Henry Mancini

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Wes Craven
Produced by: Robert Shaye
Written by: Wes Craven
Cinematography: Jacques Haitkin
Edited by: Patrick McMahon and Rick Shaine
Music by: Charles Bernstein

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Michael Radford
Produced by: John Davis, Simon Perry, and Marvin J. Rosenblum
Written by: Michael Radford
Based on the novel: "Nineteen Eighty Four" by George Orwell
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Edited by: Tom Priestly
Music by: Eurythmics and Dominic Muldowney

Distributed by: Atlantis Films

Directed by: Jack Sholder
Produced by: Robert Shaye, Michael S. Murphey, Stanley Dudleson, Sara Risher, Stepher Diener, and Joel Soisson
Written by: David Chaskin
Based on characters created by: Wes Craven
Edited by: Bob Brady
Cinematography: Jacques Haitkin
Music by: Christopher Young

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Jeanot Schwartz
Produced by: Timothy Burrill and Ilya Salkin
Written by: David Odell
Cinematography: Alan Hume
Edited by: Malcolm Cooke
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Neil Jordan
Produced by: Chris Brown and Stephen Woolley
Written by: Angela Carter and Neil Jordan
Based on the story by: Angela Carter
Cinematography: Bryan Loftus
Edited by: Rodney Holland
Music by: George Fenton

Distributed by: ITC Entertainment