Years in home video:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Years in film:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Years in television:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

Industry milestones

Home video and politics

• September 1 - The Video Recordings Act 1984 in the UK comes into effect.

Movie releases

The following movies were released on video on the following dates:

• Amadeus
• Bachelor Party
• Beverly Hills Cop
• The Breakfast Club - September 19, 1985
• Cat's Eye (directed by Lewis Teague)
• A Christmas Story - December 1985
• Damnation Alley
• French Connection II
• Ghost Busters - October 31, 1985
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun
• Gone With the Wind - February 1985
• Gremlins - November 1985
• House on Haunted Hill (1958, Vincent Price)
• The Karate Kid - May 15, 1985
• A Man for All Seasons
• The Muppets Take Manhattan
• A Nightmare on Elm Street - June 25, 1985
• Oliver!
• Pinocchio - July 13, 1985
• Planet of the Apes' pentaolgy
• Porky's Revenge
• Race with the Devil October 17
• The Stuff
• The Terminator - April 1985