This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1980:
Title Director Cast Genre Notes Agency George Kaczender Robert Mitchum, Lee Majors, Valerie Perrine, Alexandra Stewart, Saul Rubinek Drama/thriller Atlantic City Louis Malle Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Al Waxman, Kate Reid, Moses Znaimer, Robert Goulet A Canadian-French-U.S. crime drama/ romance set in Atlantic City, NJ, The first Canadian film to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination. Bad Company Peter Vronsky Clay Borris Drama Straight to video Challenger: An Industrial Romance Stephen Low Documentary The Changeling Peter Medak George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh, John Colicos, Barry Morse Thriller Golden Reel Award The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire Coffin) Jean-Claude Labrecque August Schellenberg, Gabriel Arcand Docudrama Based on the case of Wilbert Coffin Coming Out Alive Don McBrearty Helen Shaver, Scott Hylands, Michael Ironside Thriller Cordélia Jean Beaudin Louise Portal, Gilbert Sicotte, James Blendick Historical drama Genie Award – Costumes; based on a novel by Pauline Cadieux The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog Peter Carter Adventure Deadly Companion George Bloomfield Michael Sarrazin, Anthony Perkins, John Candy Mystery, thriller Death Ship Alvin Rakoff George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid Horror The Dream Never Dies William Johnston Ken Read Documentary Fantastica Gilles Carle Carole Laure, Lewis Furey, Serge Reggiani, Claudine Auger, John Vernon Musical fantasy Genie Award – Costumes; entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival Final Assignment Paul Almond Geneviève Bujold, Michael York, Burgess Meredith, Colleen Dewhurst Drama Funeral Home William Fruet Lesleh Donaldson, Kay Hawtrey, Harvey Atkin Horror Girls Just Jaeckin Anne Parillaud Drama French-German-Canadian coproduction Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) Francis Mankiewicz Charlotte Laurier, Marie Tifo, Germain Houde, Louise Marleau, Roger Lebel, Gilbert Sicotte Drama AV Preservation Trust Masterwork The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire) Micheline Lanctôt Jocelyn Bérubé, Andrée Pelletier, Marcel Sabourin Drama Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave David Acomba Sneezy Waters, Dixie Seatle, Sean McCann Musical, biographical drama Head On Michael Grant Sally Kellerman, Lawrence Dane, Stephen Lack Drama History of the World in Three Minutes Flat Michael Mills Vlasta Vrána Animated short Hog Wild Les Rose Comedy Hot Dogs (Les chiens chauds) Claude Fournier The Hounds of Notre Dame Zale Dalen Thomas Peacocke, Frances Hyland, Barry Morse, David Ferry Drama Genie Award – Actor (Peacocke) It Can't Be Winter, We Haven't Had Summer Yet (Ça peut pas être l'hiver, on n'a même pas eu d'été) Louise Carré Charlotte Boisjoli, Céline Lomez, Jacques Galipeau Drama It Rained All Night the Day I Left Nicolas Gessner Tony Curtis, Louis Gossett Jr., Sally Kellerman Comedy Jack London's Klondike Fever Peter Carter Jeff East, Gordon Pinsent, Lorne Greene, Barry Morse, Rod Steiger, Angie Dickerson Adventure Genie Award – Supporting Actor (Pinsent) The Kidnapping of the President George Mendeluk William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Maury Chaykin Political thriller Based on a novel by Charles Templeton; made with U.S. financing The Last Chase Martyn Burke Lee Majors, Chris Makepeace, Burgess Meredith, Alexandra Stewart Sci-fi drama Made with U.S. financing The Lucky Star Max Fischer Lou Jacobi, Rod Steiger, Louise Fletcher, Brett Marx, Helen Hughes Holocaust melodrama Genie Awards – Adapted Screenplay, Musical Score, Sound Editing Middle Age Crazy John Trent Bruce Dern, Ann-Margret, Eric Christmas Drama Made with U.S. financing No Looking Back Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz Drama Nothing Personal George Bloomfield Donald Sutherland, Suzanne Somers, Lawrence Dane, Roscoeé Lee Browne, Dabney Coleman Comedy Made with U.S. financing Phobia John Huston Paul Michael Glaser, Susan Hogan, John Colicos, Patricia Collins Drama The American director John Huston’s only Canadian film. His father, Walter Huston, was born in Toronto. Pinball Summer George Mihalka Michael Zelniker, Carl Marotte Teen comedy Prom Night Paul Lynch Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis Slasher film Jamie Lee Curtis cemented her early reputation as the ‘scream queen’ with this slasher tale of revenge. Some Even Fall in Love (Plusieurs tombent en amour) Guy Simoneau Documentary Sophie Wollock's Newspaper Gilles Blais Documentary Speak White Pierre Falardeau, Julien Poulin Marie Eykel Short Recitation of Michèle Lalonde's influential poem of the same name The Strongest Man in the World Halya Kuchmij Mike Swistun Short documentary Suzanne Robin Spry Jennifer Dale, Winston Rekert, Gabriel Arcand Romance, drama The Sweater Sheldon Cohen National Film Board animated short Adaptation of Roch Carrier children's story; BAFTA – Animated Short Tanya's Island Alfred Sole Fantasy Terror Train Roger Spottiswoode Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis Slasher film Made with U.S. financing Tribute Bob Clark Jack Lemmon, Robby Benson, Lee Remick Drama based on the play by Bernard Slade Academy Award nomination – Actor (Lemmon) A Wives' Tale (Une histoire de femmes) Sophie Bissonnette, Martin Duckworth, Joyce Rock Documentary
See also 1980 in Canada 1980 in Canadian television