Summer movies: Was 1980 the greatest year of all time?

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1974.

Godfather, part II
Chinatown
Blazing Saddles
The Conversation
Young Frankenstein
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Oh, yes.

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Aussie wrote:

Albeit the others are apparently only summer (in the US) releases.

Summer was not considered a good season for theatrical releases until Jaws broke out in 1975. It took a few years for the studios to catch up and people to accustom to it, hence around 1980 the trend had pretty much settled in.

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