List of Walt Disney Studios films (1980–1989)

This is a list of films produced and distributed by the U.S. film studio Walt Disney Studios, one of the Walt Disney Company's divisions and one of the "Big Five" major film studios. The list includes films produced or released by all existing and defunct labels or subsidiaries of the Walt Disney Studios; including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Disneynature, Touchstone Pictures, and Hollywood Pictures. The list does include films produced by studios that are now owned by Disney (as part of acquisitions), but were historically distributed by Disney during their original, initial time of release.

All films listed are theatrical releases by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution unless specified.

Release date Title Studio release label Co-production with
February 8, 1980 Midnight Madness Walt Disney Productions
April 17, 1980 The Watcher in the Woods
June 25, 1980 Herbie Goes Bananas
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
March 6, 1981 The Devil and Max Devlin
March 20, 1981 Amy
July 10, 1981 The Fox and the Hound
August 7, 1981 Condorman
February 5, 1982 Night Crossing
July 9, 1982 Tron Lisberger-Kushner Productions
July 30, 1982 Tex
March 11, 1983 Trenchcoat
April 29, 1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes The Bryna Company
October 7, 1983 Never Cry Wolf Amarok Productions Ltd.
November 4, 1983 Running Brave Englander Productions, not produced by Disney
March 9, 1984 Splash Touchstone Films
September 28, 1984 Country Far West Productions and Pangaea Corporation
March 22, 1985 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Silver Screen Partners II
June 21, 1985 Return to Oz Walt Disney Pictures
July 26, 1985[1] The Black Cauldron Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners II
August 9, 1985 My Science Project Touchstone Films Silver Screen Partners II
September 27, 1985 The Journey of Natty Gann Walt Disney Pictures
November 22, 1985 One Magic Christmas Silver Screen Partners II and Telefilm Canada
January 31, 1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Touchstone Films Silver Screen Partners II
April 11, 1986 Off Beat
June 27, 1986 Ruthless People
July 2, 1986 The Great Mouse Detective Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners II
July 30, 1986 Flight of the Navigator Producers Sales Organization[2] and New Star Entertainment
October 3, 1986 Tough Guys Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners II and The Bryna Company
October 8, 1986 The Color of Money Silver Screen Partners II
January 30, 1987 Outrageous Fortune Silver Screen Partners II and Interscope Communications
March 6, 1987 Tin Men
May 22, 1987 Ernest Goes to Camp Silver Screen Partners II and Emshell Producers
June 17, 1987 Benji the Hunted Walt Disney Pictures Silver Screen Partners III
July 1, 1987 Adventures in Babysitting Touchstone Pictures Rose Productions and Silver Screen Partners III
August 5, 1987 Stakeout Silver Screen Partners II
August 14, 1987 Can't Buy Me Love Silver Screen Partners III, Apollo Pictures and The Mount Company
November 6, 1987 Hello Again Silver Screen Partners III
November 25, 1987 Three Men and a Baby Silver Screen Partners III and Interscope Communications
December 25, 1987 Good Morning, Vietnam Silver Screen Partners III
February 12, 1988 Shoot to Kill Silver Screen Partners III and Century Park Pictures
March 18, 1988 D.O.A. Silver Screen Partners III
April 15, 1988 Return to Snowy River Walt Disney Pictures Silver Screen Partners III, Burrowes Film Group and The Hoyts Group
June 10, 1988 Big Business Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners III
June 22, 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Amblin Entertainment and Silver Screen Partners
June 29, 1988 Cocktail Silver Screen Partners III and Interscope Communications
August 5, 1988 The Rescue Silver Screen Partners III
September 30, 1988 Heartbreak Hotel Silver Screen Partners III
November 4, 1988 The Good Mother Silver Screen Partners III
November 11, 1988 Ernest Saves Christmas Silver Screen Partners III and Emshell Producers Group
November 18, 1988 Oliver & Company Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners III
December 21, 1988 Beaches Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners IV and All Girl Productions
January 27, 1989 Three Fugitives Silver Screen Partners IV
March 10, 1989 New York Stories Silver Screen Partners IV and American Zoetrope (Life Without Zoë)
April 14, 1989 Disorganized Crime Silver Screen Partners IV and Kouf/Bigelow Productions
June 9, 1989 Dead Poets Society Silver Screen Partners IV
June 23, 1989 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Walt Disney Pictures Silver Screen Partners III
June 28, 1989 Turner & Hooch Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners IV and All Girl Productions
August 18, 1989 Cheetah Walt Disney Pictures Silver Screen Partners III
October 6, 1989 An Innocent Man Touchstone Pictures Interscope Communications
October 20, 1989 Gross Anatomy Silver Screen Partners IV, Sandollar Productions and Hill/Roseman
November 17, 1989 The Little Mermaid Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation[3] and Silver Screen Partners IV
December 13, 1989 Blaze Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners IV and A&M Films

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Black Cauldron".
  2. ^ Dave Kehr (July 30, 1986). "'Flight Of Navigator' A New High For Disney". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "The Little Mermaid (1989)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2019.

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