"George Lucas' top-grossing """". Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated their 75th anniversaries in 1999. The top ten films released in 1999 by worldwide gross are as follows: sequel. U.S.A. unless stated 1999 in film The year 1999 in film included Stanley Kubrick's final film ""Eyes Wide Shut"", Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film ""All About My Mother"", the science-fiction hit ""The Matrix"", the Deep Canvas-pioneering Disney animated feature ""Tarzan"" and Best Picture-winner ""American Beauty"" and the well-received ""The Green Mile"", as well as the animated works ""The Iron Giant"", ""Toy Story 2"", ""Stuart Little"" and """". Other noteworthy releases included Spike"
"box office draw and within the industry as an actor. For his performance in the film, Hanks earned his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. ""Big"" was followed later that year by ""Punchline"", in which he and Sally Field co-starred as struggling comedians. Hanks then suffered a run of box-office underperformers: ""The 'Burbs"" (1989), ""Joe Versus the Volcano"" (1990), and ""The Bonfire of the Vanities"" (1990). In the last, he portrayed a greedy Wall Street figure who gets enmeshed in a hit-and-run accident. 1989's ""Turner & Hooch"" was Hanks' only financially successful film of the period. Hanks"
"Awards 2000 Motion Picture Sound Editors (Golden Reel Awards) 2000 People's Choice Awards 2001 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (Nebula Award) 2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards 4th Golden Satellite Awards The Green Mile (film) The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and adapted from Stephen King’s 1996 novel of the same name. The film stars Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb and Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey, with supporting roles by David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, and James Cromwell. The film also features Dabbs Greer in his final film,"
"... some hope for their lot and their position in life ... I got that from the movies a hundred million times when I was a kid. I still do."" Hanks won his second Best Actor Academy Award for his role in ""Forrest Gump"", becoming only the second actor to have accomplished the feat of winning consecutive Best Actor Oscars. (Spencer Tracy was the first, winning in 1937–38. Hanks and Tracy were the same age at the time they received their Academy Awards: 37 for the first and 38 for the second.) Hanks' next role—astronaut and commander Jim Lovell, in"
"Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as ""Splash"" (1984), ""Big"" (1988), ""Turner & Hooch"" (1989), ""A League of Their Own"" (1992), ""Sleepless in Seattle"" (1993), ""Apollo 13"" (1995), ""You've Got Mail"" (1998), ""The Green Mile"" (1999), ""Cast Away"" (2000), ""Road to Perdition"" (2002), ""Cloud Atlas"" (2012), ""Captain Phillips"" (2013), ""Saving Mr. Banks"" (2013), and ""Sully"" (2016). He has also starred in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the ""Toy Story"" film series. Hanks has collaborated"
"climbed back to the top again with his portrayal of a washed-up baseball legend turned manager in ""A League of Their Own"" (1992). Hanks has stated that his acting in earlier roles was not great, but that he subsequently improved. In an interview with ""Vanity Fair"", Hanks noted his """"modern era of moviemaking ... because enough self-discovery has gone on ... My work has become less pretentiously fake and over the top"""". This ""modern era"" began in 1993 for Hanks, first with ""Sleepless in Seattle"" and then with ""Philadelphia"". The former was a blockbuster success about a widower who finds"
"the 1995 film ""Apollo 13""—reunited him with Ron Howard. Critics generally applauded the film and the performances of the entire cast, which included actors Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and Kathleen Quinlan. The movie also earned nine Academy Award nominations, winning two. Later that year, Hanks starred in Disney/Pixar's CGI-animated hit film ""Toy Story"", as the voice of Sheriff Woody. Hanks made his directing debut with his 1996 film ""That Thing You Do!"" about a 1960s pop group, also playing the role of a music producer. Hanks and producer Gary Goetzman went on to create Playtone, a"
"double for him in scenes in ""Forrest Gump"". Owing to his vocal similarity, he often substitutes for his brother in the role of Sheriff Woody in various ""Toy Story"" video games and spin-offs. Hanks began providing the voice of Geoffrey the Giraffe in the Toys ""R"" Us commercials in 2001, and is the voice of Rudy from the Red Robin Gourmet Burgers commercials. He guest-starred in an episode of ""Scrubs"", appearing as a ""Dr. Turner"" partnered with a doctor called ""Hooch"" (in reference to his brother's film ""Turner & Hooch""). In the 1998 film adaptation of O. Henry's ""The Ransom"
"than the entire box office proceeds of its predecessor. It was nominated at the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Makeup (Michèle Burke and Mike Smithson). It is followed by """" (2002). In 1999, spy Austin Powers enjoys his honeymoon with his wife, Vanessa Kensington. She turns out to be a fembot controlled by Austin's nemesis Dr. Evil. She attempts to kill Austin, then self-destructs. Austin grieves briefly before realizing he is single again and thus can have sex without commitment. A NATO monitoring facility observes the return of Dr. Evil, who confronts his son Scott and"
"First Man"" (1996) (opposite Leslie Ann Warren and Heather Graham), ""A Brother's Kiss"" (1997) (with Cathy Moriarty, Rosie Perez and John Leguizamo), ""Federal Hill (film)"" (1994) (Deauville Film Festival Winner, Critics Award and Audience Award) as well as Allison Eastwood's, ""Rails & Ties"" (2007), ""The Pavilion"" (2004), ""Sonic Impact"" (2000) (with Ice-T), ""The Taxman (film)"" (2008) (with Joe Pantoliano and Michael Chiklis), Mike Nichols’ ""Wolf (1994 film)"" (1994), and most recently ""The Advocate"" (2013) and ""For the Love of Money"" (2012). His television work includes the Tom Hanks/Imagine Entertainment/HBO produced Emmy Award-winning mini-series, ""From the Earth to the Moon (TV"
"sets that previously had been thought destroyed. Clarke wrote three sequel novels: """" (1982), """" (1987), and """" (1997). The only filmed sequel, """", was based on Clarke's 1982 novel and released in 1984. Kubrick was not involved; it was directed by Peter Hyams in a more conventional style. The other two novels have not been adapted for the screen, although actor Tom Hanks in June 1999 expressed a passing interest in possible adaptations. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film's release, an exhibit called ""The Barmecide Feast"" opened on April 8, 2018, in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air"
"one of Tom Hanks first films in a comic role. The film went on to be a success and made on a budget of 6 million USD, it grossed over 40 million USD at the box-office. In 1986 Patel decided to try his hand at direction and directed the film ""In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro"". In 1994 he teamed up with Walt Disney Studios to produce Rudyard Kipling's ""The Jungle Book"". In 1996 he produced ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"". In 1997 he teamed up with Mark Damon to produce """". In 1999 he produced ""The New Adventures of Pinocchio"". In"
"record and film production company named after the record company in the film. Hanks then executive produced, co-wrote, and co-directed the HBO docudrama ""From the Earth to the Moon"". The 12-part series chronicled the space program from its inception, through the familiar flights of Neil Armstrong and Jim Lovell, to the personal feelings surrounding the reality of moon landings. The Emmy Award-winning project was, at US$68 million, one of the most expensive ventures undertaken for television. In 1998, Hanks' next project was no less expensive. For ""Saving Private Ryan"", he teamed up with Steven Spielberg to make a film about"
"taste."" Inferno (2016 film) Inferno is a 2016 American action mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by David Koepp, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Dan Brown. The film is the sequel to ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2006) and ""Angels & Demons"" (2009), and is the third installment in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series. It stars Tom Hanks, reprising his role as Robert Langdon, alongside Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Foster, and Irrfan Khan. Together with the previous film, it remains Hanks' only live-action sequel. Filming began on April 27,"
"son's career decision. In the same year, he executive produced the musical comedy, ""Mamma Mia"" and the miniseries, ""John Adams"". Hanks' next endeavor, released on May 15, 2009, was a film adaptation of ""Angels & Demons"", based on the novel of the same name by Dan Brown. Its April 11, 2007, announcement revealed that Hanks would reprise his role as Robert Langdon, and that he would reportedly receive the highest salary ever for an actor. The following day he made his 10th appearance on NBC's ""Saturday Night Live"", impersonating himself for the ""Celebrity Jeopardy"" sketch. Hanks produced the Spike Jonze"
"success and won three Academy Awards. In 1990, Zemeckis commented, when asked if he would want to make non-comedies, ""I would like to be able to do everything. Just now, though, I'm too restless to do anything that's not really zany."" In 1992, Zemeckis directed the black comedy ""Death Becomes Her"", starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. Although his next film would have some comedic elements, it was Zemeckis's first with dramatic elements, and was also his biggest commercial success to date, ""Forrest Gump"" (1994). Starring Tom Hanks in the title role, and borrowing to some extent from"
"as ""a candidate for the worst novel ever"". Following the worldwide successes of ""The Da Vinci Code"" in 2006 and ""Angels & Demons"" in 2009, which were both based on Brown's novels, starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon and produced and directed by Ron Howard, Columbia Pictures began production on a film adaptation of ""The Lost Symbol"". Hanks and Howard were expected to return for the film adaptation of ""The Lost Symbol"", along with the franchise's producers Brian Grazer and John Calley. Sony Pictures eventually hired three screenwriters for the project, beginning with Steven Knight and then hiring Brown himself."
"Inferno (2016 film) Inferno is a 2016 American action mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by David Koepp, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Dan Brown. The film is the sequel to ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2006) and ""Angels & Demons"" (2009), and is the third installment in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series. It stars Tom Hanks, reprising his role as Robert Langdon, alongside Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Foster, and Irrfan Khan. Together with the previous film, it remains Hanks' only live-action sequel. Filming began on April 27, 2015,"
"1999 in film The year 1999 in film included Stanley Kubrick's final film ""Eyes Wide Shut"", Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film ""All About My Mother"", the science-fiction hit ""The Matrix"", the Deep Canvas-pioneering Disney animated feature ""Tarzan"" and Best Picture-winner ""American Beauty"" and the well-received ""The Green Mile"", as well as the animated works ""The Iron Giant"", ""Toy Story 2"", ""Stuart Little"" and """". Other noteworthy releases included Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's breakout film ""Being John Malkovich"" and M. Night Shyamalan's breakout film ""The Sixth Sense"", the controversial ""Fight Club"" and Paul Thomas Anderson's ""Magnolia"". The year also featured"
"during his career. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in ""Philadelphia"" (1993), as well as a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for ""Forrest Gump"" (1994). In 1995, Hanks became one of only two actors who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years, with Spencer Tracy being the other. In 2004, he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). In 2014, he"
"Lecter. Directed by Michael Mann, the film received mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box office. It has since developed a cult following. After Harris wrote a sequel to the novel, ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1988), itself turned into a highly successful film in 1991, ""Red Dragon"" found a new readership. A second sequel, ""Hannibal"", was published in 1999 and adapted into a film in 2001. Both film sequels featured Anthony Hopkins in the role of Hannibal Lecter, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1991. Due to the success of the second and third"
"in the science fiction drama ""Bios"". Principal production will commence in February 2019. The film is set to be released on October 2, 2020 by Universal Pictures. Hanks was married to American actress Samantha Lewes from 1978. They had one son, actor Colin Hanks (born 1977), and one daughter, Elizabeth Hanks (born 1982). In 1981, Hanks met actress Rita Wilson on the set of TV comedy ""Bosom Buddies"" (1980–1982). They were reunited in 1985 on the set of ""Volunteers"". Hanks and Samantha Lewes divorced in 1987. Hanks married Wilson in 1988. They have two sons. The oldest, Chester Marlon ""Chet"""
"with film director Steven Spielberg on five films to date: ""Saving Private Ryan"" (1998), ""Catch Me If You Can"" (2002), ""The Terminal"" (2004), ""Bridge of Spies"" (2015), and ""The Post"" (2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries ""Band of Brothers"", which launched Hanks as a successful director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2010, Spielberg and Hanks were executive producers on the HBO miniseries ""The Pacific"". Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.5 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than $9.0 billion worldwide, making him the fourth highest-grossing actor in North America. Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards"
"carefully nuanced performance that deserves an Oscar."" Hanks won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in ""Philadelphia"". During his acceptance speech, he revealed that his high school drama teacher Rawley Farnsworth and former classmate John Gilkerson, two people with whom he was close, were gay. Hanks followed ""Philadelphia"" with the 1994 hit ""Forrest Gump"" which grossed a worldwide total of over $600 million at the box office. Hanks remarked: ""When I read the script for ""Gump"", I saw it as one of those kind of grand, hopeful movies that the audience can go to and feel"
"feeling about wanting to do that particular movie. I'd like to assume that I'm willing to go down any avenue in order to do it right"". In August 2005, Hanks was voted in as vice president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hanks next starred in the highly anticipated film ""The Da Vinci Code"", based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown. The film was released May 19, 2006, in the U.S. and grossed over US$750 million worldwide. He followed the film with Ken Burns's 2007 documentary ""The War"". For the documentary, Hanks did voice work, reading"
"humor tiresome and banal. Gump and Co. Gump & Co. (or Forrest Gump and Co.) is a 1995 novel by Winston Groom. It is the sequel to his novel ""Forrest Gump"" (1986), and the Academy Award-winning film of the same name released in 1994, with Tom Hanks. It was written to chronicle Forrest's life throughout the 1980s. On the first page, Forrest Gump tells readers ""Don't never let nobody make a movie of your life's story,"" though ""Whether they get it right or wrong, it don't matter."" However, the character is not an idiot savant, as in the first book,"
"following their whirlwind rise to the top of the pop charts and, just as quickly, their plunge back to obscurity. The film was written and directed by Tom Hanks. It grossed over $25 million worldwide, and received favorable reviews. In 1997, she appeared in ""Inventing the Abbotts"" as the daughter of Will Patton and Barbara Williams' characters. The movie is based on a short story by Sue Miller. ""Entertainment Weekly"" declared Tyler's performance as ""lovely and pliant"". That same year, Tyler was chosen by ""People"" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People. Tyler next appeared in ""Armageddon"" (1998),"
"before ""The Da Vinci Code"". However, the filmmakers re-tooled it as a sequel. Hanks reprises his role as Langdon in the film, which was released in May 2009 to moderate (but generally better) reviews. Sony Pictures produced a film adaptation of ""Inferno"", the fourth book in the ""Robert Langdon"" series, which was released in October 2016 with Ron Howard as director, David Koepp adapting the screenplay and Tom Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon. Filming began on April 27, 2015, in Venice, Italy, and wrapped up on July 21, 2015. On December 2, 2014, Felicity Jones was in early"
"writing partner, Babaloo Mandel, at The Comedy Store, shortly thereafter; and they made the jump to writing for films. In 1982, Ganz and Mandel teamed up with fellow ""Happy Days"" alumni Ron Howard—who wanted to start directing—and Henry Winkler—who wanted to move away from his image as Fonzie—to make their first film, the low-budget comedy ""Night Shift"", which was also actor Michael Keaton's first film. Ganz's second film outing, ""Splash"", launched the careers of Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah and earned Ganz a nomination for the 1984 Academy Award for Best Writing. Ganz and Mandel went on to write several"
"worldwide. ""You've Got Mail"" once again paired Ryan with Hanks, earning her a third Golden Globe nomination and making over $250 million worldwide. She also appeared in 1998's ""Hurlyburly"" with Sean Penn. Ryan's first film of the 2000s was ""Hanging Up"", a Diane Keaton-directed family comedy-drama about a trio of sisters who bond over the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father. Also starring Keaton, Lisa Kudrow and Walter Matthau, the film adaptation of Delia Ephron's 1995 novel received poor reviews from critics. The same year, Ryan was cast in the action thriller ""Proof of Life"" with Russell Crowe, directed by"
"feature film of the same name. Released in 1999, the film was directed by Darabont and starred Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecombe and Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey. The setting is changed from 1932 to 1935 in order to include the film ""Top Hat"", which does not appear in the book. The Green Mile (novel) The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. The serial novel was originally released in"
"critically and financially, and went on to become the third film in Academy Awards history to win in all top five categories (Best Actor for Hopkins, Best Actress for Jodie Foster, Best Director for Demme, Best Adapted Screenplay for Ted Tally, and Best Picture). Hopkins reprised the role in the next two films, 2001's ""Hannibal"", a sequel directed by Ridley Scott, and 2002's ""Red Dragon"", a prequel directed by Brett Ratner. In 2002, Hopkins revealed that he had written a screenplay for another sequel, ending with Clarice killing Lecter but it was not produced. In 2007, ""Hannibal Rising"" was released."
"Tom Hanks. He gained the attention of critics in 2002's ""White Teeth"", a four-part television drama miniseries adaption based on the novel of the same name by Zadie Smith. In 2003, McAvoy appeared in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries ""Frank Herbert's Children of Dune"", adapted from Frank Herbert's novels. It is one of the highest-rated programmes to be aired on the channel. More cable work came for him when he accepted the role of an unprincipled reporter in 2003's ""State of Play"". The well-received six-part British drama serial tells the story of a newspaper's investigation into the death of a"