Making Movies: Album Guide, Artist and Facts
Making Movies — album guide with key facts, artist and background.

Making Movies is the third studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 October 1980 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album includes the single "Romeo and Juliet", which reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as "Tunnel of Love", featured in the 1982 Richard Gere film An Officer and a Gentleman. Making Movies reached number one on the album charts in Italy and Norway, number 19 in the United States and number 4 in the United Kingdom. Making Movies was later certified platinum in the United States and double-platinum in the United Kingdom by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) respectively.
Quick facts about Making Movies
- Title: Making Movies
- Artist: Dire Straits
- Released: 1980
- Type: Album
- Wikidata ID: Q840272
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Frequently asked questions
What is Making Movies?
Making Movies is the third studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 October 1980 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros.
Who made Making Movies?
Making Movies is by Dire Straits.
When was Making Movies released?
Making Movies was released in 1980.



