Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal) is a roguish Irishman whose quest for fame and glory leads him across the battlefields of Europe, at various times operating as soldier, spy and con artist. After seducing the powerful Lady Lyndon (Marisa Berenson), he changes his name to Barry Lyndon and begins a spectacular fall from grace after a lifetime right out of legend. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Patrick Magee and Steven Berkoff. Categories: Drama, Romance, War. Year: 1975.
1975 in Barry Lyndon
In the year 2000, the stars of a brutal cross-country car race earn points by running down pedestrians. But, when the race's most famous driver, Frankenstein (David Carradine), has a change of heart, he'll have to drive like he's never driven before if he is to outwit his rivals and stop a conspiracy that's trying to shut the race down for good. Directed by Paul Bartel. With Sylvester Stallone. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Cult Classics. Year: 1975.
1975 in Death Race 2000
Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) thinks he has a simple plan. All he has to do is rob a bank and he'll be able to pay for his lover's sex-change operation. What he gets is a complicated, day-long standoff in a New York City bank, where nothing goes as planned. Directed by Sidney Lumet. With John Cazale, James Broderick and Charles Durning. Categories: Politics, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1975.
1975 in Dog Day Afternoon
Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) teams up with marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and an old seafarer named Quint to battle a deadly great white shark that terrorizes a New England community. Bloody attacks on swimmers empty the busy vacation beaches as the team works to track and kill the giant, seemingly indestructible predator. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Categories: Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Suspense. Year: 1975.
1975 in Jaws
As King Arthur (Graham Chapman) attempts to recruit his Knights of the Round Table, he is faced with disruptive peasants, the ridiculously determined Black Knight and empty-headed guards, who dismiss the requests of their mighty leader. Eventually gathering a motley collection of knights with a range of quirks and limited abilities, including John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, Arthur sets out at God's command to retrieve the Holy Grail. During their quest, Arthur and his knights must contend with giants, wizards, the dreaded Knights who say Ni, a killer rabbit and the Legenday Black Beast of Aargh . Directed by Terry Gilliam. With Terry Gilliam and Neil Innes. Categories: Cult Classics, Adventure, Comedy. Year: 1975.
1975 in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a criminal pretending to be crazy, is sent to a mental asylum, where he hopes to serve out the rest of his term away from the harsh realities of prison life. Instead, he must contend with Nurse Mildred Ratched (Louise Fletcher), a stern, oppressive tyrant who has forced her patients into dejected submission. Rebellious by nature, McMurphy becomes a figurehead for his fellow patients and challenges Ratched's authority every chance he gets. Directed by Milos Forman. With William Redfield, Dean R. Brooks, Michael Berryman, Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 1975.
1975 in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
David Locke (Jack Nicholson), a depressed, jaded television reporter, assumes the identity of a recently deceased gun smuggler while researching a documentary in a North African country. The switch is Locke's last desperate attempt to escape his old life, and he leaves Africa intent of keeping the dead man's appointments, no matter the consequences. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. With Maria Schneider. Categories: Drama. Year: 1975.
1975 in The Passenger