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26 Movies That Turn 45 in 2023

Represented in this group of movies turning 45 in 2023 are some of the most beloved films of all time along with one of the biggest flops. In 1978, the…

The Wiz, Grease, Up In Smoke and Animal House
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Represented in this group of movies turning 45 in 2023 are some of the most beloved films of all time along with one of the biggest flops.

In 1978, the Delta Tau Chi members had moviegoers laughing all across the country (Animal House), while Dorothy and her friends helped us ease on down the road (The Wiz.) The year also brought us a Beatles-related film that no one asked for (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band), a film that would never get made today (Pretty Baby) and one of the greatest movie musicals of all time (Grease.)

Here are 26 movies that turn 45 in 2023!

Up in Smoke

Released on September 15, 1978.

Paradise Alley

Released on September 22, 1978.

National Lampoon’s Animal House

Released on July 28, 1978.

Grease

Released on June 13, 1978.

Superman

Released on December 15, 1978.

Midnight Express

Released on October 6, 1978.

The Deer Hunter

Released on December 8, 1978.

Pretty Baby

Released on April 5, 1978.

Halloween

Released on October 25, 1978.

Corvette Summer

Released on June 2, 1978.

The Wiz

Released on October 24, 1978.

Death on the Nile

Released on September 29, 1978.

I Spit on Your Grave

Released on November 22, 1978.

The Driver

Released on August 2, 1978.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Released on December 22, 1978. 

Dawn of the Dead

Released on September 1, 1978.

Heaven Can Wait

Released on June 28, 1978.

Every Which Way but Loose

Released on December 20, 1978.

Convoy

Released on June 28, 1978.

Jaws 2

Released on June 16, 1978.

Foul Play

Released on July 14, 1978.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

Released on October 8, 1978.

Ice Castles

Released on December 31, 1978.

Thank God It’s Friday

Released on May 19, 1978.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Released on July 24, 1978.

The Buddy Holly Story

Released on May 18, 1978.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights