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See also: 1974 in film, other events of 1975, 1976 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Table of contents 1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Other Movies Released

Events

• January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars. At this time, the title of the story was Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode One of The Star Wars.
• March - Production begins on Star Wars
• March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London
• July - In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, Star Wars, George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Jaws, starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss
2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, directed by Milos Forman, starring Jack Nicholson
4. Dog Day Afternoon
5. The Adventures of the Wilderness Family[?]
6. Rollerball
7. The Return of the Pink Panther[?]
8. Lucky Lady[?]
9. Rooster Cogburn[?], starring John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn
10. Hard Times[?]

Births

• January 3 - Danica McKellar, actress
• February 22 - Drew Barrymore, actress.
• June 4 - Angelina Jolie, US actress
• August 7 - Charlize Theron, South African actress

Deaths

• January 27 - Bill Walsh, Movie producer and writer
• November 2 - Pier Paolo Pasolini, film director

Other Movies Released

• Escape to Witch Mountain[?]
• Shampoo - Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn