1986 in film
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See also: 1985 in film, other events of 1986, 1987 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

• April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle
• Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.
• Turner Broadcasting begins to colorize black and white movie classics.
• Jason Marsden's film career begins

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise
2. Crocodile Dundee
3. Platoon
4. The Karate Kid, Part II
5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
6. Back to School
7. Aliens, starring Sigourney Weaver
8. The Golden Child, starring Eddie Murphy
9. Ruthless People, starring Bette Midler and Danny DeVito
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, starring Matthew Broderick

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Platoon - Hemdale, Orion
• Best Actor: Paul Newman - The Color of Money
• Best Actress: Marlee Matlin - Children of a Lesser God

Births

• January 24 - Mischa Barton

Deaths

• March 10 - Ray Milland, British actor
• November 29 - Cary Grant, actor
• December 28 - Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian movie director
• Benny Goodman, musician, actor

Other Movies Released

• Blue Velvet
• Children of a Lesser God
• Crossroads, starring Ralph Macchio
• Hannah and Her Sisters
• The Great Mouse Detective
• Labyrinth, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly
• Le Déclin de l'empire américain, (The Decline of the American Empire), written and directed by Denys Arcand
• Sid and Nancy, starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb

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