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Showtime Looks at 1981 (1981)
TV Movie | Documentary

Showtime looks back at 1981 and examines the return of U.S. hostages in Iran, the Agent Orange controversy in Vietnam, the confirmation of Sandra Day O'Connor as a Supreme Court Justice, the hoax story that won a Pulitzer Prize, the ...See moreShowtime looks back at 1981 and examines the return of U.S. hostages in Iran, the Agent Orange controversy in Vietnam, the confirmation of Sandra Day O'Connor as a Supreme Court Justice, the hoax story that won a Pulitzer Prize, the assassination attempts on Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, and Anwar Sadat. It also looks at the first launch of the space shuttle, the marriage of Charles and Diana, the theft of George Washington's teeth, the baseball and air traffic controllers strike, the hunger strike of Bobby Sands in Ireland, the Solidarity strike in Poland, Reagan's government and tax cuts, an embezzlement scheme at Wells Fargo, a lawsuit between Carol Burnett and the National Enquirer, the palimony suit against Billy Jean King, the rise of the Moral Majority, malathion spraying in California, the walkway collapse in Kansas, and the Atlanta child murders. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less
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Updated Feb 15, 1981

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Feb 15, 1981 (United States)

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83 cast members
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Robert Klein
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage)   See fewer
Nancy Reagan
Self - First Lady (archive footage) Self - First Lady (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Carter
Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage)   See fewer
John Cannon
Self - State Department Spokesman (archive footage) Self - State Department Spokesman (archive footage)   See fewer
James Hopkins
Self - Agent Orange Victim (archive footage) Self - Agent Orange Victim (archive footage)   See fewer
John Wood
Self - Agent Orange Victim (archive footage) Self - Agent Orange Victim (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Savis
Self - V.A. Regional Director (archive footage) Self - V.A. Regional Director (archive footage)   See fewer
Ron Kovic
Self - Center for Veterans Rights (archive footage) Self - Center for Veterans Rights (archive footage)   See fewer
Suzanne Hopkins
Self - Widow of James Hopkins (archive footage) Self - Widow of James Hopkins (archive footage)   See fewer
Potter Stewart
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage) Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)   See fewer
Sandra Day O'Connor
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage) Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)   See fewer
Carolyn Gerster
Self - National Right to Live Committee (archive footage) Self - National Right to Live Committee (archive footage)   See fewer
Strom Thurmond
Self - Senator, South Carolina (archive footage) Self - Senator, South Carolina (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Graham
Self - Publisher, Washington Post (archive footage) Self - Publisher, Washington Post (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Parr
Self - Secret Service Agent (archive footage) Self - Secret Service Agent (archive footage)   See fewer
Maureen Reagan
Self - Ronald Reagan's Daughter (archive footage) Self - Ronald Reagan's Daughter (archive footage)   See fewer
Alexander Haig
Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Secretary of State (archive footage)   See fewer
Jodie Foster
Self - Actress (archive footage) Self - Actress (archive footage)   See fewer
John Hinckley Jr.
Self - Attempted Assassin (archive footage) (as John Hinckley) Self - Attempted Assassin (archive footage) (as John Hinckley)   See fewer
Larry Speakes
Self - Deputy Press Secretary (archive footage) (as Larry Speaks) Self - Deputy Press Secretary (archive footage) (as Larry Speaks)   See fewer
James Brady
Self - Press Secretary (archive footage) Self - Press Secretary (archive footage)   See fewer
Bernard Shaw
Self - Cable News Network (archive footage) Self - Cable News Network (archive footage)   See fewer
Dorothy Brady
Self - Mother of James Brady (archive footage) Self - Mother of James Brady (archive footage)   See fewer
Dennis O'Leary
Self - Hospital Spokesman (archive footage) Self - Hospital Spokesman (archive footage)   See fewer
Pope John Paul II
Self - Pontiff (archive footage) Self - Pontiff (archive footage)   See fewer
Kurt Waldheim
Self - Secretary Genral, U.N. (archive footage) Self - Secretary Genral, U.N. (archive footage)   See fewer
Timothy Manning
Self - Cardinal (archive footage) (as Cardinal Manning) Self - Cardinal (archive footage) (as Cardinal Manning)   See fewer
Menachem Begin
Self - Israeli Prime Minister (archive footage) Self - Israeli Prime Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
Anwar Sadat
Self - President, Egypt (archive footage) Self - President, Egypt (archive footage)   See fewer
George Bush
Self - Vice President (archive footage) Self - Vice President (archive footage)   See fewer
John Young
Self - Astronaut (archive footage) Self - Astronaut (archive footage)   See fewer
King Charles III
Self - Prince of Wales (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) Self - Prince of Wales (archive footage) (as Prince Charles)   See fewer
Princess Diana
Self - Princess of Wales (archive footage) Self - Princess of Wales (archive footage)   See fewer
Larry Taylor
Self - Smithsonian Spokesman (archive footage) Self - Smithsonian Spokesman (archive footage)   See fewer
Marvin Miller
Self - Players Association Representative (archive footage) Self - Players Association Representative (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray Grebey
Self - Owner Representative (archive footage) Self - Owner Representative (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray Donovan
Self - Secretary of Labor (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Labor (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Stakem
Self - Striking Controller (archive footage) Self - Striking Controller (archive footage)   See fewer
Drew Lewis
Self - Secretary of Transportation (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Transportation (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Poli
Self - President, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (archive footage) Self - President, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray Van Vuren
Self - FAA Spokesman (archive footage) Self - FAA Spokesman (archive footage)   See fewer
Danny Morrison
Self - Sands Family Spokesman (archive footage) Self - Sands Family Spokesman (archive footage)   See fewer
Ramsey Clark
Self - Former U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) Self - Former U.S. Attorney General (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Concannon
Self - British Labour Party (archive footage) Self - British Labour Party (archive footage)   See fewer
Ian Paisley
Self - Reverend (archive footage) Self - Reverend (archive footage)   See fewer
Seán McManus
Self - National Director, Irish National Caucus (archive footage) (as Father Sean McManus) Self - National Director, Irish National Caucus (archive footage) (as Father Sean McManus)   See fewer
Margaret Thatcher
Self - British Prime Minister (archive footage) Self - British Prime Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Manatt
Self - Chairman, Democratic National Committee (archive footage) Self - Chairman, Democratic National Committee (archive footage)   See fewer
David Stockman
Self - President's Budget Director (archive footage) Self - President's Budget Director (archive footage)   See fewer
Phil Gramm
Self - Representative, Texas (archive footage) Self - Representative, Texas (archive footage)   See fewer
Thomas J. Downey
Self - Representative, New York (archive footage) Self - Representative, New York (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Regan
Self - Treasury Secretary (archive footage) Self - Treasury Secretary (archive footage)   See fewer
Tip O'Neill
Self - Speaker of the House (archive footage) (as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill) Self - Speaker of the House (archive footage) (as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill)   See fewer
Ted Kennedy
Self - Senator, Massachusetts (archive footage) Self - Senator, Massachusetts (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert H. Michel
Self - House Minority Leader (archive footage) Self - House Minority Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Wright
Self - House Majority Leader (archive footage) Self - House Majority Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Harold Smith
Self - Alledged Embezzler (archive footage) Self - Alledged Embezzler (archive footage)   See fewer
Carol Burnett
Self - Actress (archive footage) Self - Actress (archive footage)   See fewer
Marilyn Welch
Self - Eyewitness (archive footage) Self - Eyewitness (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Kissinger
Self - Former Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Former Secretary of State (archive footage)   See fewer
William Masterson
Self - Enquirer Attorney (archive footage) Self - Enquirer Attorney (archive footage)   See fewer
Billie Jean King
Self - Tennis Player (archive footage) Self - Tennis Player (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - News Anchor (archive footage) Self - News Anchor (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Falwell
Self - Moral Majority (archive footage) Self - Moral Majority (archive footage)   See fewer
Helen Burns
Self - TV Awareness Trainer (archive footage) Self - TV Awareness Trainer (archive footage)   See fewer
Cal Thomas
Self - Moral Majority (archive footage) Self - Moral Majority (archive footage)   See fewer
Peggy Charren
Self - Action for Children's TV (archive footage) Self - Action for Children's TV (archive footage)   See fewer
Linda Gray
Self - Actress (archive footage) Self - Actress (archive footage)   See fewer
Norman Lear
Self - TV Producer (archive footage) Self - TV Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Turner
Self - Plaintiff's Attorney (archive footage) Self - Plaintiff's Attorney (archive footage)   See fewer
Thomas Jukes
Self - U.C. Berkeley (archive footage) (as Dr. Thomas Jukes) Self - U.C. Berkeley (archive footage) (as Dr. Thomas Jukes)   See fewer
Casey Seagraves
Self - Plaintiff's Son (archive footage) Self - Plaintiff's Son (archive footage)   See fewer
Irving Perluss
Self - California Superior Court (archive footage) (as Judge Irving Perluss) Self - California Superior Court (archive footage) (as Judge Irving Perluss)   See fewer
Jerry Brown
Self - Governor of California (archive footage) Self - Governor of California (archive footage)   See fewer
John R. Block
Self - Secretary of Agriculture (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Agriculture (archive footage)   See fewer
Terry Fox
Self - Cancer Activist (archive footage) Self - Cancer Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Dalton Downing
Self - Prairie Village, Kansas (archive footage) Self - Prairie Village, Kansas (archive footage)   See fewer
Victor Papanek
Self - Design Expert (archive footage) Self - Design Expert (archive footage)   See fewer
Maynard Jackson
Self - Atlanta Mayor (archive footage) Self - Atlanta Mayor (archive footage)   See fewer
Muhammad Ali
Self - Boxer (archive footage) Self - Boxer (archive footage)   See fewer
Lee Brown
Self - Public Safety Commission (archive footage) Self - Public Safety Commission (archive footage)   See fewer
Wayne Williams
Self - Suspect in Atlanta Child Murders (archive footage) Self - Suspect in Atlanta Child Murders (archive footage)   See fewer
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