Universal Pictures – 1985(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today the annual selection of 25 motion pictures that have been inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress because of their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance.
This year’s selections include the animated Disney classic The Lion King, the beloved romantic comedy The Princess Bride, and the seminal ’80s comedy The Breakfast Club.
Here is the Library of Congress’ Class of in 2016 for inclusion in the National Film Registry:
Life of an American Fireman (1903)
Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
The Beau Brummels (1928)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Lost Horizon (1937)
Ball of Fire (1941)
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
East of Eden (1955)
The Birds (1963)
Point Blank (1967)
Funny Girl (1968)
Putney Swope (1969)
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Atomic Cafe (1982)
Suzanne, Suzanne (1982)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Paris is Burning (1990)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
The Lion King (1994)
Rushmore (1998)
Also making the cut, are the films of Solomon Sir Jones (1924-1928)
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