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1980
21
5.5
6.1
Hero at Large (1980)
Released on February 8, 1980
Co-produced with United Artists. This arrangement would remain in effect for the entirety of MGM's 1980-1981 release output.
Co-produced with United Artists. This arrangement would remain in effect for the entirety of MGM's 1980-1981 release output.
37
5.1
5.6
Released on December 19, 1980
Produced in association with CIP Filmproduktion
Produced in association with CIP Filmproduktion
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1981
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1982
7
6.6
5.2
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Released on January 22, 1982
Produced in association with Heron Communications
The final MGM release to be co-produced with United Artists. By early 1982, MGM and UA would merge to form the MGM/UA Communications Company and MGM themselves would make a return to producing and distributing their own films.
Produced in association with Heron Communications
The final MGM release to be co-produced with United Artists. By early 1982, MGM and UA would merge to form the MGM/UA Communications Company and MGM themselves would make a return to producing and distributing their own films.
2013
7
7.3
Poltergeist (1982)
Released on June 4, 1982
Produced by Amblin Entertainment, SLM Production Group and Mist Entertainment
Produced by Amblin Entertainment, SLM Production Group and Mist Entertainment
1350
7.7
8.1
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Released on August 13, 1982
Produced by Goldcrest Films and Tin Blue Productions
Produced by Goldcrest Films and Tin Blue Productions
15
2.4
2.8
Inchon (1981)
Released on September 17, 1982
Produced by One Way Productions and News World Communications
Produced by One Way Productions and News World Communications
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1983
210
7
7.1
Released on January 21, 1983
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress (Linda Hunt)
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress (Linda Hunt)
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1984
11
6.3
7.1
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
Released on March 2, 1984
Produced by Cannon Films and City Films
Produced by Cannon Films and City Films
94
6.8
6.7
Released on June 22, 1984
Produced by United Artists and distributed by MGM
Produced by United Artists and distributed by MGM
15
6.8
6.2
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
Received a very limited theatrical release in September of 1984. The planned nationwide release was cancelled and to date, this rarely screened science fiction/comedy/drama hybrid has never been officially released on video, DVD or Blu-Ray.
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1985
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MGM continued to struggle financially in the beginning of the 1980's but United Artists, its main distributor for the past several years, was about to be dealt a major blow. The critical and box office failure of "Heaven's Gate" (1980), a very expensive epic western, left UA on the brink of total bankruptcy and caused its parent company, Transamerica Corporation to sell it outright to MGM. After over 60 years of being the independent distribution company that literally started the whole "indie film" movement, UA was now fully absorbed by the very same studio that it had just previously helped supply with new releases. Despite merging into the newly formed MGM/UA Communications Company, both MGM and UA continued to exist as separate film distributors with their own separate annual slates of theatrical releases.
Even though nearly all MGM releases from early 1982 onward carry an MGM/UA Communications Co. production or distribution credit, an official copyright notice is still designated to one of the individual companies. Therefore, only the films that are officially copyrighted to MGM are listed here (along with a few rare cases where both companies were given individual production or distribution credit). The United Artists films will be listed whenever I decide to tell "The United Artists Story." MGM did make a slight critical and box office comeback during the second half of the 80's with some acclaimed hits but by then, far too much financial damage had been done. Too many regime changes and corporate restructuring had done more harm than good to the once mighty studio. As the 80's drew to a close, MGM was again looking for new buyers.
Even though nearly all MGM releases from early 1982 onward carry an MGM/UA Communications Co. production or distribution credit, an official copyright notice is still designated to one of the individual companies. Therefore, only the films that are officially copyrighted to MGM are listed here (along with a few rare cases where both companies were given individual production or distribution credit). The United Artists films will be listed whenever I decide to tell "The United Artists Story." MGM did make a slight critical and box office comeback during the second half of the 80's with some acclaimed hits but by then, far too much financial damage had been done. Too many regime changes and corporate restructuring had done more harm than good to the once mighty studio. As the 80's drew to a close, MGM was again looking for new buyers.
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