![]() OFFICE SPACE (for release by 20th Century Fox) Release: February 19 Director/Writer: Mike Judge Producers: Daniel Rappaport, Michael Rotenberg Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Ron Livingston, Gary Cole, Alexandra Wentworth Ron Livingston plays Peter Gibbons, a computer programmer who, at the ripe old age of 28, is having a mid-life crisis. Unable to endure another moment of the mind-numbing routine and petty annoyances that assault him day after day, Peter and some equally frustrated colleagues hatch a plot which could lead to a very lucrative and early retirement. Jennifer Aniston plays Livingston's waitress girlfriend. RAVENOUS (Engulf & Devour Productions Inc. for release by 20th Century Fox)
Release: March 19
Director: Antonia Bird
Producers: Adam Fields, David Heyman
Writer: Ted Griffin
Cast: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Davies, David Arquette
Isolated with eight others in a snowbound fort in the Sierra Nevadas, circa 1847, an army captain (Guy Pearce) must fight the ravenous cannibalistic hunger raging within, as well as the enemy without ' a powerful cannibal killer (Robert Carlyle). From the director of the provocative 'Priest.' SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE (New Regency Prods. for release by Twentieth Century Fox) Release: February 12, 1999. Director: Mark Tarlov. Writers: Judith Roberts, Elisabeth Robinson. Producers: Elisabeth Robinson, John Fiedler, Joe Caracciolo. Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Amanda Peet. This contemporary love story, set against the backdrop of Manhattan*s high-end culinary and retail worlds, centers around an executive (Flanery) who suspects that the woman (Gellar) with whom he is falling in love has magical powers. BROKEDOWN PALACE (Two Girls Productions for release by 20th Century Fox) Release: Spring, 1999 Director: Jonathan Kaplan Producer: Adam Fields Writer: David Arata, from a story by David Arata and Adam Fields Cast: Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman, Daniel Lapaine, Lou Diamond Phillips Immediately following their high school graduation, two girls (Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale) embark on a much-anticipated trip to Thailand. Their vacation turns nightmarish after they are accused of drug trafficking, then sentenced to 33 years in a Thai prison. Bill Pullman plays the expatriate American lawyer who comes to their aid. PUSHING TIN (3 Miles Apart Productions Ltd for release by 20th Century Fox) Release: April 2, 1999 Director: Mike Newell Producer: Art Linson Writers: Glen Charles and Les Charles Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie Set in the pressure-cooker environment of air traffic control, the story revolves around two controllers whose intense rivalry and penchant for one-upsmanship threatens to unravel their careers, marriages ' and the planes in their airspace. From the director of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Donnie Brasco.' NEVER BEEN KISSED Release: March, 1999 Director: Raja Gosnell Producer: Sandy Isaac, Drew Barrymore, Nancy Juvonen Writer: Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein and Jenny Bicks Cast: Drew Barrymore, Molly Shannon, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, John C. Reilly, Leelee Sobieski, Garry Marshall Josie Geller (Barrymore) is a talented copy editor at the Chicago Sun-Times who yearns to become a reporter. But when she finally gets her wish, it turns out to be the assignment from hell: Josie, a self-described 'geek to the core,' must go undercover at a local high school to report on today's teenagers. Now, at age 25, Josie must figure out her story ' and a potential new love ' while reliving her horrific adolescence. ANYWHERE BUT HERE Release: April, 1999 Director: Wayne Wang Producer: Laurence Mark Writer: Alvin Sargent, based on the novel by Mona Simpson Cast: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Hart Bochner, Shawn Hatosy Fleeing small-town boredom, a restless mother drags her reluctant teenage daughter to Beverly Hills and a new and sometimes difficult life. Adjusting to their new environs and ever-changing relationship, mother and daughter struggle together. They finally reach an understanding as the daughter prepares to leave for college STAR WARS: EPISODE I
Release: May 21, 1999
Writer/Director: George Lucas
Producer: Rick McCallum
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson,
Terrence Stamp, Pernilla August
In Episode I, Darth Vader is a hopeful nine-year-old boy named Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi is a brash young Jedi Knight. This first chapter in the Star Wars saga follows Anakin's journey as he pursues his dreams and confronts his deepest fears in the midst of a galaxy in turmoil. ENTRAPMENT Release: May, 1999 Director: Jon Amiel Writer: Ron Bass, from a story by Bass and Michael Hertzberg Producers: Sean Connery, Michael Hertzberg, Rhonda Tollefson Cast: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames An insurance investigator (Zeta-Jones) convinces her boss that only she can set the trap to catch legendary gentleman thief Robert MacDougal (Connery), by posing as a master thief herself. As their mutual attraction ' and distrust ' grows, they plan a breathtaking heist on the eve of the new millennium. LAKE PLACID (Phoenix Pictures for release by 20th Century Fox) Release: 1999 Director: Steve Miner Writer: David E. Kelley Producers; David E. Kelley, Michael Pressman, Peter Bogart Cast: Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson A paleontologist (Fonda) travels from New York to Maine to investigate the mysterious death of a man near a remote lake. With the help of a taciturn fish and game warden (Pullman), and a battling sheriff and wildlife expert, she discovers that an enormous crocodile is responsible for the havoc. FIGHT CLUB Release: Summer, 1999 Director: David Fincher Writer: Jim Uhls Producers: Art Linson, Ross Bell Cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Eion Bailey Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter star in this provocative and unsettling tale of a man named Tyler (Pitt) who sets up fight clubs in which young men are paired off in bloody, no-holds-barred bouts until one drops. NEXT TO YOU (Amy Robinson Prods. for release by 20th Century Fox) Release: 1999 Director: John Schultz Writer: Rob Thomas, based on the novel Girl Gives Birth To Own Prom Date by Todd Strasser Producer: Amy Robinson Cast: Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier Nicole and Chase live next door to each other ' and that's about all they have in common. Nicole is up on the latest fashions; Chase, on the newest protest. She wouldn't miss a pep rally or basketball game; he can usually be found moping in some darkened coffee house. But to navigate the land mines of high school love, they must reluctantly join forces. And in the midst of a gala centennial celebration, Nicole and Chase find that the one they always wanted was closer than they ever realized. LIGHT IT UP
Release 1999
Director: Craig Bolotin
Producers: Tracey Edmonds, Kenneth Edmonds
Writer: Craig Bolotin
Cast: Usher, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa L. Williams
Following an accidental shooting in a battered inner city high school, a disparate group of students hold the wounded police officer hostage. As media and public interest in the stand-off intensifies, the classmates unexpectedly band together to help themselves and their school. MONKEYBONE
Release: 1999
Director: Henry Selick
Writer: Sam Hamm
Producers: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Mark Radcliffe
The comedy revolves around a cartoonist and the incredible fantasy world that takes place in his mind after he slips into a coma. Trapped in this outrageous land nestled between life and death, he must somehow find the means to return to reality. The film combines live action and stop animation. Leonardo DiCaprio portrays an American who sets off on an exotic adventure in Thailand in search of 'The Beach,' a legendary tropical paradise free of conventional society's problems. But when he finds the modern day Eden, he learns that it hides more than a few disturbing secrets. ANNA Release: TBD Director: Andy Tennant Cast: Chow Yun-Fat Set in 19th century Thailand, ANNA is the true story of British governess Anna Leonowens, who is employed by the King (Chow Yun-Fat) to look after his many children. Soon after she arrives in this exotic country, Anna finds herself engaged in a battle of wits with the strong-willed ruler. PLANET ICE (working title)
Release: 2000
Director/Producer: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
Voices: Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria, Lena Olin, Jim Breuer
Set in the future, after Earth has been destroyed by a devastating alien attack, PLANET ICE is the story of an orphaned young man who suddenly finds himself on an incredible adventure. As he travels the far reaches of this unknown galaxy, he must find the strength within himself to survive the perilous journey. He will also face his greatest challenge as he struggles to unlock the secret of a legendary planet which is believed to hold a hidden treasure that could ultimately save mankind. The film combines classic animation and computer generated imagery. some credits are not final TM and © 1998 Fox and its related entities. All rights reserved. PROPERTY OF FOX. PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. SALE, DUPLICATION, OR OTHER TRANSFER OF THIS MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. |