"American Beauty (1999 film) American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature film directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari). Annette Bening co-stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, and Allison Janney also feature. The film is described by academics as a satire of American middle-class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction; analysis has"
"Class of 1999 Class of 1999 is a 1990 American science fiction action thriller horror film directed by Mark L. Lester. It is the director's follow-up to his controversial 1982 film ""Class of 1984"". Beginning narration states that in the early to late 1990s, violence in American high schools spiraled out of control, with areas in most major cities being taken over by youth gangs, resulting in some schools shutting down. In 1999, special areas known as ""free fire zones"" have discouraged police from entering out of fear. Seattle's John F. Kennedy High School is in the middle of a"
"Class of 1999 Class of 1999 is a 1990 American science fiction action thriller horror film directed by Mark L. Lester. It is the director's follow-up to his controversial 1982 film ""Class of 1984"". Beginning narration states that in the early to late 1990s, violence in American high schools spiraled out of control, with areas in most major cities being taken over by youth gangs, resulting in some schools shutting down. In 1999, special areas known as ""free fire zones"" have discouraged police from entering out of fear. Seattle's John F. Kennedy High School is in the middle of a"
"worse than give this one a go"". Women Talking Dirty Women Talking Dirty is a 1999 British comedy film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Gina McKee. It is an adaptation of the novel ""Women Talking Dirty"", written by Isla Dewar; who also wrote the screenplay. The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 17 September 1999 and released on 7 December 2001 in the UK. Cora (Bonham Carter) is an aspiring biochemist and struggling single mother. She and Ellen (McKee), a shy divorced cartoonist, strike an unlikely friendship amidst their own personal betrayals and secrets. The story"
"Women Talking Dirty Women Talking Dirty is a 1999 British comedy film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Gina McKee. It is an adaptation of the novel ""Women Talking Dirty"", written by Isla Dewar; who also wrote the screenplay. The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 17 September 1999 and released on 7 December 2001 in the UK. Cora (Bonham Carter) is an aspiring biochemist and struggling single mother. She and Ellen (McKee), a shy divorced cartoonist, strike an unlikely friendship amidst their own personal betrayals and secrets. The story begins with Cora (Helena Bonham Carter) and"
"slow pan reflects the peace of Lester's death. His body is discovered by Jane and Ricky. Mendes said that Ricky's staring into Lester's dead eyes is ""the culmination of the theme"" of the film: that beauty is found where it is least expected. Like other American films of 1999—such as ""Fight Club"", ""Bringing Out the Dead"", and ""Magnolia"", ""American Beauty"" instructs its audience to ""[lead] more meaningful lives"". The film argues the case against conformity, but does not deny that people need and want it; even the gay characters just want to fit in. Jim and Jim, the Burnhams' other"
"Best Laid Plans (1999 film) Best Laid Plans is a 1999 American crime film directed by Mike Barker. Bryce (Josh Brolin) is a successful man who returns to his tiny hometown for a visit. While there, he runs into his old friend Nick (Alessandro Nivola). The two decide to go out for the night. When they enter a bar, Bryce encounters Kathy (Reese Witherspoon), a blonde temptress whom he eventually takes home for the night. When he awakens, Kathy informs him that she is underage and threatens to tell the police that Bryce has committed statutory rape. Bryce panics and"
"Rollercoaster (1999 film) Rollercoaster is a 1999 teen drama film directed by Scott Smith. It is about five teens who escape a group home and travel to a defunct amusement park, hoping to find a notorious kid-friendly security guard who will run the rides for them. Although pursuing a fun-filled day, two of the teens, a couple expecting a baby, have formed a suicide pact and plan to use the amusement park to carry it out. It was filmed at Playland Amusement Park in Vancouver, Canada. The film opens with a brown station wagon driving recklessly around an amusement park"
"forms the core of the film's structure. For example, two scenes have the Burnhams sitting down to an evening meal, shot from the same angle. Each image is broadly similar, with minor differences in object placement and body language that reflect the changed dynamic brought on by Lester's new-found assertiveness. Another example is the pair of scenes in which Jane and Ricky film each other. Ricky films Jane from his bedroom window as she removes her bra, and the image is reversed later for a similarly ""voyeuristic and exhibitionist"" scene in which Jane films Ricky at a vulnerable moment. Lester's"
"Carl fall in love with each other. Eventually, they go to Diamond Jim's pool party where Carl decides to get transported home and Lester decides to stay. It is revealed that Lester is Diamond Jim's son. Back home, Carl breaks up with his overbearing girlfriend and Bambi is transported to him, reuniting them. Meanwhile, Lester takes over his father's porno empire. After the closing credits, it was revealed that Rod was transported to Lester's old job at the liquor store. Deep in the Valley Deep in the Valley (also known as ""American Hot Babes"" in the UK) is a 2009"
"Day Off"". It portrayed Ferris as Tyler Durden and Cameron as the narrator, ""claiming to see the real psychological truth behind the John Hughes classic"". The second video ""Jane Austen's Fight Club"" also gained popularity online as a mash-up of ""Fight Club""s fighting rules and the characters created by 19th century novelist Jane Austen. Fight Club Fight Club is a 1999 film based on the 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It was directed by David Fincher and stars Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is discontent with his white-collar job. He forms"
"(1999), directed by Lisbeth Lynghøft with Katja Kean and Mr. Marcus in the leads. It's about the photo journalist Mila, who infiltrates a men's penitentiary in hope of obtaining an exclusive interview with the prison warden. The film, which culminates in a lesbian scene with religious subtext, was filmed in the prison set from Lars von Trier's film ""Dancer in the Dark"" (2000). Both ""Constance"" and ""Pink Prison"" received international attention and became the best selling sex videos in Scandinavia. In 2001, ""Constance"" was nominated for three AVN Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Music and Best Videography. In 2003,"
"Fight Club Fight Club is a 1999 film based on the 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It was directed by David Fincher and stars Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is discontent with his white-collar job. He forms a ""fight club"" with soap salesman Tyler Durden (Pitt), and becomes embroiled in a relationship with him and a destitute woman, Marla Singer (Bonham Carter). Palahniuk's novel was optioned by 20th Century Fox producer Laura Ziskin, who hired Jim Uhls to write the film adaptation. Fincher was selected because of his enthusiasm for the"
"as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film ""Enid"" (2009). Bonham Carter began her film career, playing the title character in ""Lady Jane"" (1986), and playing Lucy Honeychurch in ""A Room with a View"" (1985). Her other film roles include Ophelia in ""Hamlet"" (1990), ""Where Angels Fear to Tread"" (1991), ""Howards End"" (1992), Elizabeth Lavenza in ""Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"" (1994), Woody Allen's ""Mighty Aphrodite"" (1995), Marla Singer in ""Fight Club"" (1999), Bellatrix Lestrange in the ""Harry Potter"" series (2007–11), Skynet in ""Terminator Salvation"" (2009), Miss Havisham in ""Great Expectations"" (2012), Madame Thénardier in ""Les Misérables"" (2012), the Fairy Godmother"
"regular cast member in the Showtime horror series """" (1998–99). She later starred in the short-lived ABC medical drama ""Strange World"" (1999). She also was a regular cast member in the short-lived dramas ""Century City"", ""Tilt"", ""Killer Instinct"" and ""Drive"". Lehman also appeared in recurring roles in ""Felicity"" and ""Judging Amy"", and played guest roles on many shows, including ""The Outer Limits"", ""The Twilight Zone"", ""Andromeda"", ""Kevin Hill"", ""Prison Break"", and ""Castle"". Lehman's film credits include ""Alaska"" (1996), ""Bleeders"" (1997), ""Dog Park"" (1998), ""The Way of the Gun"" (2000), ""Lie with Me"" (2005), ""The Sentinel"" (2006), ""The Loft"" (2013), and"
"In these scenes, the rose symbolizes Lester's desire for her. When associated with Carolyn, the rose represents a ""façade for suburban success"". Roses are included in almost every shot inside the Burnhams' home, where they signify ""a mask covering a bleak, unbeautiful reality"". Carolyn feels that ""as long as there can be roses, all is well"". She cuts the roses and puts them in vases, where they adorn her ""meretricious vision of what makes for beauty"" and begin to die. The roses in the vase in the Angela–Lester seduction scene symbolize Lester's previous life and Carolyn; the camera pushes in"
"decides to tie her up and hide her away in the basement. He then makes a call to Nick. Unbeknownst to Bryce, Kathy is actually Nick's girlfriend Lissa. The two had schemed to use Bryce's money to pay off a $15,000 debt they owe small-time hood Jimmy (Terrence Howard). ""Best Laid Plans"" received mixed reviews from critics and currently holds a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. California on Location Awards Best Laid Plans (1999 film) Best Laid Plans is a 1999 American crime film directed by Mike Barker. Bryce (Josh Brolin) is a successful man who returns to his tiny"
"accommodate the loss of the freeway sequence; set in a schoolyard, it presents a ""turning point"" for Jane in that she chooses to walk home with Ricky instead of going with Angela. By the end of filming, the script had been through 10 drafts. Mendes had Spacey and Bening in mind for the leads from the beginning, but DreamWorks executives were unenthusiastic. The studio suggested several alternatives, including Bruce Willis, Kevin Costner and John Travolta to play Lester, and Helen Hunt or Holly Hunter to play Carolyn. Mendes did not want a big star ""weighing the film down""; he felt"
"the actresses Cloris Leachman and Maxine Cooper. In 1999 ""Kiss Me Deadly"" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". Mike Hammer is a tough, Los Angeles-based private investigator who is almost as brutal as the crooks he chases. Mike and his assistant/secretary/lover Velda (Maxine Cooper) usually work on ""penny-ante divorce cases"". One evening on a lonely country road, Hammer gives a ride to Christina (Cloris Leachman), an attractive hitchhiker wearing nothing but a trench coat. She has escaped from a mental institution. Thugs waylay"
"of the culture it's inhabiting."" Go (1999 film) Go is a 1999 American crime comedy film written by John August and directed by Doug Liman, with intertwining plots involving three sets of characters. The film stars William Fichtner, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Sarah Polley, and Scott Wolf and features Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Timothy Olyphant, Desmond Askew, Jane Krakowski, J. E. Freeman, and Melissa McCarthy in her film debut. The film performed moderately at the box office, but was critically acclaimed. It has since become a cult classic. Around Christmas, Ronna Martin (Sarah Polley), working at her supermarket job, is"
"Stepsister from Planet Weird Stepsister from Planet Weird is a Disney Channel Original Movie which was released in June 2000. Directed by Steve Boyum, it stars Courtnee Draper, Tamara Hope, Lance Guest, and Khrystyne Haje. Megan Larson is an ordinary 16-year old teenage girl. Her workaholic father Fred and windsurfing mother Kathy are divorced, and Megan longs for them to get back together, as much as she longs for her little brother Trevor to be less annoying. But the thing she wants the most is for popular boy Cutter to be her boyfriend, so her dearest wish is to be"
"the car, and leaves the amusement park. The car stops on the highway and lets Justin, who is going to Spokane, Washington out of the car. The car then pulls away, only to stop and reverse, letting Stick out to join Justin. The film ends with the two walking away from the highway. Rollercoaster (1999 film) Rollercoaster is a 1999 teen drama film directed by Scott Smith. It is about five teens who escape a group home and travel to a defunct amusement park, hoping to find a notorious kid-friendly security guard who will run the rides for them. Although"
"Bleeder (film) Bleeder is a 1999 Danish crime drama film written, produced, and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The film was successful in Denmark, but did not live up to the success of Refn's previous film ""Pusher"". The film follows the friends Leo and Lenny, who live in Nørrebro, a working-class neighborhood in Copenhagen. Leo lives in a rundown apartment with his girlfriend Louise. Lenny is a shy and quiet film expert who works with his and Leo's mutual friend Kitjo, in a video store that rents out art films as well as a huge collection of pornographic films. As"
"Go (1999 film) Go is a 1999 American crime comedy film written by John August and directed by Doug Liman, with intertwining plots involving three sets of characters. The film stars William Fichtner, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Sarah Polley, and Scott Wolf and features Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Timothy Olyphant, Desmond Askew, Jane Krakowski, J. E. Freeman, and Melissa McCarthy in her film debut. The film performed moderately at the box office, but was critically acclaimed. It has since become a cult classic. Around Christmas, Ronna Martin (Sarah Polley), working at her supermarket job, is approached by Adam (Scott Wolf)"
"""Alaska"" (1996) opposite Vincent Kartheiser, portraying two siblings who search through the Alaskan wilderness for their lost father (Dirk Benedict). For the next two years, she did not appear in a film but guest-starred in ""Promised Land"" and ""Touched by an Angel"". She subsequently filmed the made-for-television film ""Night Ride Home"" and an uncredited role for ""Anywhere but Here"", both released in 1999. Also in 1999, she appeared in the Sam Mendes-directed drama ""American Beauty"", as Jane Burnham, the insecure daughter of Kevin Spacey's character. ""Rolling Stone"" felt Birch ""[glimmered] with grown-up radiance"" in her role, for which she later"
"two sci-fi-themed sequels that were loosely based on the original: ""Class of 1999"" (1990) and the direct-to-video follow-up """" (1994), the first of which was also directed by Lester and like its predecessor, was also released via ""Vestron Video"", while the latter was released by Vidmark Entertainment. Lionsgate released Class of 1999 on DVD September 16, 2008. The sequel films have been released on DVD in other territories, such as Korea, Italy and Australia. Class of 1984 Class of 1984 is a 1982 Canadian-American action thriller crime film directed by Mark L. Lester and co-written by Tom Holland and John"
"the teenage years of John Lennon and the two women who shaped his early life: his mother Julia (Duff) and his aunt Mimi (Scott Thomas). This would be his second time acting with Johnson, the first being in 2004's ""Feather Boy"". Sangster appeared in the film ""Some Dogs Bite"" about a boy who wants to keep his family together. Casey (Sangster) takes his baby brother out of care, and with the help of his older brother, goes in search of their father. Sangster appeared with Andy Serkis in an Irish film, ""Death of a Superhero"", based on the novel, ""Death"
"Fever (1999 film) Fever (1999) is a psychological thriller written and directed by Alex Winter and starring Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher and Bill Duke. Nick Parker (Henry Thomas) is a struggling young artist suffering a mental and physical breakdown. When a violent murder happens in his apartment building, it pushes him to the edge of sanity. Suspected by his sister (Teri Hatcher) and tracked by a police detective (Bill Duke), Nick begins to think he may have committed the murder himself except for the appearance of a mysterious drifter (David O'Hara) who has moved in upstairs. Is he"
"you interested."" Cavagna felt that the plot was ""by-the-numbers,"" but added that it [has] a new twist on the killer's motivation."" Resurrection (1999 film) Resurrection is a 1999 American-Canadian horror thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Christopher Lambert, Leland Orser and Robert Joy. David Cronenberg appears in a cameo as a priest. Lambert co-wrote the story for the film with Brad Mirman, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was theatrically released in most of Europe, Asia and Australia, but went straight to DVD in the US. It was also occasionally aired/streamed on television. Detective John Prudhomme, a"
"the Bronx. And then he meets Hedy; a nurse, twice his age, and gorgeous - in a former life she modeled for bra ads. Lenny is both smitten and inspired, and his goal for the summer kicks into high gear. Lenny's plan to ""witness an act of love"" becomes an obsession, which turns a summer vacation into an adventure that will change his life forever. Just Looking Just Looking is an American feature film from the year 1999. It starred Ryan Merriman & Ally Walker, was directed by Jason Alexander and received a limited theatrical release. A teenage boy from"
"Deeply Deeply is a 2000 film directed by Sheri Elwood, starring Julia Brendler, Lynn Redgrave and Kirsten Dunst. Claire McKay (Julia Brendler)—having suffered the death of her boyfriend—is brought by her mother to Ironbound Island in the hopes that time away from the city will allow her to recover emotionally. On the island where her mother was born, Claire meets an eccentric writer, Celia (Lynn Redgrave), who in flashbacks, relates her own story as a grief-stricken teenager in 1949. Celia—Silly (Kirsten Dunst) in the flashbacks—is the next chosen victim of a Viking curse which was placed on the island centuries"
"a witness or a murderer, and was it all a setup or illusion? The bottom line is: Who can you trust when you can no longer trust yourself? Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, 1999. Fever (1999 film) Fever (1999) is a psychological thriller written and directed by Alex Winter and starring Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher and Bill Duke. Nick Parker (Henry Thomas) is a struggling young artist suffering a mental and physical breakdown. When a violent murder happens in his apartment building, it pushes him to the edge of sanity. Suspected by his sister (Teri Hatcher) and tracked"
"Novel. ""A Kiss Before Dying"" was turned into a movie twice, first in 1956 and again in 1991. Levin's best-known novel is ""Rosemary's Baby,"" a horror story of modern-day Satanism and other occultisms, set in Manhattan's Upper West Side. In 1968, it was made into a film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. Ruth Gordon won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance. Roman Polanski, who wrote and directed the film, was nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Levin said in 2002, ""I feel guilty that 'Rosemary's Baby' led to"