"It was also nominated for two Saturn Awards including Best Actress (Jennifer Lopez; who lost to Jodie Foster for ""Contact"") and Best Horror Film (which went to ""The Devil's Advocate""). The film opened at #1 with $16.6 million in its first weekend and remained at the top spot in its following week. In total, ""Anaconda"" went on to gross $136.8 million worldwide, making it a sizable box office success more than recouping its $45 million budget. Anaconda (film) Anaconda is a 1997 American adventure horror film directed by Luis Llosa, starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan"
"subgenre. The theme of witchcraft was also addressed in ""The Witches"" (1990), starring Anjelica Huston, and ""The Craft"" (1996), a supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming. ""Wolf"" is a 1994 romantic horror film following the transformation of a man (Jack Nicholson) into a werewolf. ""Ravenous"" (1999) starring Guy Pearce and directed by Antonia Bird is a ""quirky"" and gruesome movie based on the real life horror story of the Donner party that got stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1847 due to snow. The decade started with ""American Psycho"" (2000) directed by Mary Harron starring Christian Bale as"
"to the 1997 film, ""One Eight Seven"". It was released on July 29, 1997 through Atlantic Records and unlike films like ""Dangerous Minds"" and ""The Substitute"" that dealt with similar subject matter, this soundtrack did not receive an urban music soundtrack, instead the soundtrack was made up of trip hop, a combination of hip hop and electronica. One Eight Seven One Eight Seven (also known and abbreviated as 187) is a 1997 crime drama film directed by Kevin Reynolds. It was the first top-billed starring role for Samuel L. Jackson, who plays a Los Angeles teacher caught with gang trouble"
"lurid, stylish lark that boasts striking moments but lacks the focus and weight of Oliver Stone's best work."" The film was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Director (which went to Kevin Costner for ""The Postman"") and Worst Supporting Actor (Jon Voight, also for ""Most Wanted""; ultimately, he ""lost"" to Dennis Rodman for ""Double Team""). U Turn (1997 film) U Turn is a 1997 American western neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Sean Penn, Billy Bob Thornton, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Powers Boothe, Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, and Nick Nolte. It is based on the"
"The Haunting (1999 film) The Haunting is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Jan de Bont. The film is a remake of the British psychological horror film of the same name. Both of them are based on the 1959 novel, ""The Haunting of Hill House"" by Shirley Jackson. ""The Haunting"" stars Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Lili Taylor. It was released in the United States on July 23, 1999. Eleanor ""Nell"" Vance (Lili Taylor), an insomniac, has cared for her invalid mother for 11 years. After her mother dies, her sister Jane (Virginia Madsen) and Jane's"
"The Cell The Cell is a 2000 science fiction horror film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. It received mixed reviews upon its release, with critics praising its visuals, direction, make-up, costumes and D'Onofrio's performance, while criticizing its ""Silence of the Lambs""-inspired plot, an emphasis on style rather than substance, and masochistic imagery. Child psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is hired to conduct an experimental virtual reality treatment for coma patients: a ""Neurological Cartography and Synaptic Transfer System"" device managed by doctors Henry West and Miriam Kent that allows"
"dansu?"") • Japan<br> 3. ""Irma Vep"" • France Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1997 The 18th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best films of 1997. The awards were given on 14 December 1997. 1. L.A. Confidential<br> 2. ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. ""Donnie Brasco"" 1. Helena Bonham Carter – ""The Wings of the Dove""<br> 2. Katrin Cartlidge – ""Career Girls""<br> 3. Tilda Swinton – ""Female Perversions"" 1. Kevin Spacey – ""L.A. Confidential""<br> 2. Burt Reynolds – ""Boogie Nights""<br> 3. Robert Downey Jr. – ""One Night Stand"" 1. Sarah Polley – ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 2. Joan Cusack –"
"Lolita (1997 film) Lolita is a 1997 American-French drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Stephen Schiff. It is the second screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel of the same name and stars Jeremy Irons as Humbert Humbert and Dominique Swain as Dolores ""Lolita"" Haze, with supporting roles by Melanie Griffith as Charlotte Haze, and Frank Langella as Clare Quilty. The film is about a middle-aged male professor, Humbert, who rents a room in the house of the widow Charlotte Haze because he is sexually attracted to her adolescent daughter Dolores, also called ""Lo"" or ""Lolita"". Lyne's film"
"Monster-in-Law Monster-in-Law is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Anya Kochoff and starring Jane Fonda, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes. It marked a return to cinema for Fonda, being her first film since ""Stanley & Iris"" in 1990. The film was negatively received by critics who praised Fonda but panned Lopez and the screenplay. ""Monster-in-Law"" was a box office success, grossing $154 million on a $43 million budget. Charlie Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) is a temp/dog walker/yoga instructor and aspiring fashion designer from Venice Beach, California, who meets doctor Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan). She"
"Boogie Nights Boogie Nights is a 1997 American drama film written, produced and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, chronicling his rise in the Golden Age of Porn of the 1970s through to his fall during the excesses of the 1980s. The film is an expansion of Anderson's mockumentary short film ""The Dirk Diggler Story"" (1988), and stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Heather"
"It was also spoofed in ""The Simpsons"" ""Treehouse of Horror X"" as “I Know What You Diddly-Did”, with Ned Flanders as the killer. I Know What You Did Last Summer I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Jim Gillespie, written by Kevin Williamson, and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Freddie Prinze Jr., with Anne Heche, Bridgette Wilson, and Johnny Galecki appearing in supporting roles. Loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan, the film centers on four young friends who are stalked"
"The Devil's Advocate (1997 film) The Devil's Advocate (marketed as ""Devil's Advocate"") is a 1997 American supernatural horror film directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, and starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, and Charlize Theron. Based on Andrew Neiderman's novel of the same name, it is about an unusually successful young Floridian lawyer (Reeves) invited to New York City to work for a major firm. As his wife (Theron) becomes haunted by frightening visual phenomena, the lawyer slowly begins to realize the owner of the firm (Pacino) is not what he appears to be, and is"
"and John Malkovich, the horror film ""Wolf"" (1994, Mike Nichols), which featured Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in the lead roles, and ""Bulworth"" by Warren Beatty. In 1997, Morricone composed the music for ""Lolita"" (by Adrian Lyne) and Oliver Stone's ""U Turn"", starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Lopez. A year later, Ennio Morricone wrote a complete score for the 1998 drama ""What Dreams May Come"", but Vincent Ward found the music too emotional and replaced Morricone with Michael Kamen. One of his last complete scores for an American-related project includes the 2002 thriller ""Ripley's Game"", starring John Malkovich, by Liliana"
"the stairs. Violet lies motionless at the bottom of the stairs, lifeless. Joy calmly exits the mansion. The loss of her entire family circle is saddening, but it may provide her with the opportunity to begin anew, and leave behind the darkness of her family past. Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Poison Ivy: The New Seduction is a 1997 erotic thriller drama film directed by Kurt Voss and stars Jaime Pressly. The film is the third installment of the ""Poison Ivy"" series. In 1985, Ivan and Catherine Greer live with their 9-year-old daughter, Joy, their housekeeper, Rebecca, whom Ivan is"
"Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 23% of 13 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4/10. A 2014 retrospective from ""Entertainment Weekly"" identified it as Aniston's worst role to date, and Aniston herself has expressed embarrassment over the film. In 2009, Tanya Gold of ""The Guardian"" selected it as one of her ten favorite scary films to watch on Halloween. Leprechaun (film) Leprechaun is a 1993 American comedy horror film written and directed by Mark Jones. It stars Warwick Davis in the title role and Jennifer Aniston in her film debut. Davis plays a"
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997 film) Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a 1997 German criminal comedy, by Thomas Jahn, starring Til Schweiger, Moritz Bleibtreu, Jan Josef Liefers and Rutger Hauer. Its name derives from the Bob Dylan song which is also on the film's soundtrack. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival where Til Schweiger won the Silver St. George for Best Actor. Two patients (Martin Brest and Rudi Wurlitzer) meet in a hospital, just after learning that both have an untreatable disease. They start talking about their death that is to come very soon. When they"
"Déjà Vu (1997 film) Déjà Vu is a 1997 American dramatic romance film directed by Henry Jaglom. It stars Stephen Dillane, Victoria Foyt, and Vanessa Redgrave. It premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on 25 October 1997 and was released theatrically on 22 April 1998. Dana , a young American woman, is engaged to her business partner Alex, and they are renovating an old building into a boutique hotel. Whilst on a trip to Israel she orders goods from the Arab market in Jerusalem. At a restaurant she is approached by an older woman who strikes up a conversation,"
"Hollywood-Monster Hollywood-Monster (working title - released as Ghost Chase in the United States) is a 1987 horror comedy film directed by Roland Emmerich, about a film crew working in a haunted mansion. Emmerich's third movie, it starred Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, Paul Gleason and Tim McDaniel. The film was released theatrically in Germany on June 25, 1987. It would eventually be released on video cassette in the United States on February 7, 1990, by M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment. In 2001, the film was released on DVD by Image Entertainment. Two cousins, Fred and Warren, live together in Hollywood. Fred, an"
"Deceiver (film) Deceiver is a 1997 American murder mystery film directed by Jonas Pate and Josh Pate and starring Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Renee Zellweger, Ellen Burstyn and Rosanna Arquette. It won Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at the 1997 Stockholm Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Cognac Police Film Festival. Textile company heir James Wayland (Tim Roth) is accused of murdering a prostitute named Elizabeth (Renée Zellweger), whose body was found cut in two. The murder is investigated by tough detective Kennesaw (Michael Rooker) and his less experienced partner Braxton (Chris Penn). Wayland"
"in the fantasy/drama film ""Field of Dreams""—Liotta portrayed Shoeless Joe Jackson, the ghost of the famed baseball player. In 1990, Liotta portrayed real-life mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's film ""Goodfellas"". In 1992, he costarred as a psychopathic cop alongside Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe in the thriller ""Unlawful Entry"". He appeared in a leading role in the science-fiction/action film ""No Escape"". In 1996, he starred with Linda Fiorentino and Peter Coyote in the sci-fi/thriller ""Unforgettable"". Liotta earned critical praise for his turn in James Mangold's 1997 film ""Cop Land"", starring alongside Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, and Harvey Keitel."
"Amityville: The Awakening Amityville: The Awakening is a 2017 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Franck Khalfoun, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bella Thorne, Cameron Monaghan, Thomas Mann, and Kurtwood Smith. It is the tenth installment of the main ""Amityville"" film series and a metafilm taking place in the ""real world"" outside of the continuity of the series which establishes ""The Amityville Horror"" (1979), the sequels from 1982 to 1996, and the 2005 remake of the original film as fiction. Its plot follows a teenager who moves into 112 Ocean Avenue with her family, who shortly find themselves"
"victims, and then brings them back to life, over and over again until they beg to die. Maya (Tessie Santiago) is a psychic investigator and surviving victim of The Cusp, whose abilities developed after spending a year in a coma. Maya must use her powers to travel into the mind of the killer unprotected, in order to save his latest victim. The Cell The Cell is a 2000 science fiction horror film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. It received mixed reviews upon its release, with critics praising its"
"Volcano (1997 film) Volcano is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Mick Jackson and produced by Andrew Z. Davis, Neal H. Moritz and Lauren Shuler Donner. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray. The film features Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, and Don Cheadle. Jones is cast as the head of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management (LAC OEM) which has complete authority in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. His character attempts to divert the path of a dangerous lava flow through the streets of Los Angeles"
"The Ugly The Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand horror film, the first feature directed and written by Scott Reynolds. The film starred Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, and Roy Ward. The film is about a psychiatrist who is meeting with a serial killer to determine whether or not he has been successfully cured. They delve into a journey through his past and his victims, and through this ""The Ugly,"" a distorted allusion to The Ugly Duckling, is revealed. It was nominated for best film awards at festivals in New Zealand, Portugal and the United States. The film takes"
"The Ugly The Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand horror film, the first feature directed and written by Scott Reynolds. The film starred Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, and Roy Ward. The film is about a psychiatrist who is meeting with a serial killer to determine whether or not he has been successfully cured. They delve into a journey through his past and his victims, and through this ""The Ugly,"" a distorted allusion to The Ugly Duckling, is revealed. It was nominated for best film awards at festivals in New Zealand, Portugal and the United States. The film takes"
"Chaos (2005 Dominion film) Chaos is a 2005 American horror film about the rape and murder of two adolescent girls. It is an unofficial remake of Wes Craven's ""The Last House on the Left"", with all character names changed and a different ending. It stars Kevin Gage and was written and directed by David DeFalco. The film received widespread negative reviews. While living at her parents' mountain home, Emily (Degroat) is visited by her friend Angelica (Barovich), who invites her to a rave party in the woods. Her interracial parents, Leo (Richards) and Justine (Lacey), let her attend, under the"
"had to follow on a high level the director's intentions to make ""Lolita"" a story of sincere and reciprocal love, even within the limits of the purity and malicious naiveté of its young subject."" Lolita (1997 film) Lolita is a 1997 American-French drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Stephen Schiff. It is the second screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel of the same name and stars Jeremy Irons as Humbert Humbert and Dominique Swain as Dolores ""Lolita"" Haze, with supporting roles by Melanie Griffith as Charlotte Haze, and Frank Langella as Clare Quilty. The film is about"
"award at the 3rd Golden Trailer Awards for having the Best Horror/Thriller film trailer, beating fellow nominees ""Signs"", ""Brotherhood of the Wolf"", ""Jurassic Park III"", and ""No Such Thing"". Panic Room Panic Room is a 2002 American thriller film directed by David Fincher. The film stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded by burglars, played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoakam. The script was written by David Koepp. Koepp's screenplay was inspired by news coverage in 2000 about panic rooms. The film was Fincher's fifth feature film, following ""Fight"
"Nightwatch (1997 film) Nightwatch is a 1997 American horror-thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal and starring Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte. It was written by Bornedal and Steven Soderbergh. It is a remake of the Danish film ""Nattevagten"" (1994), which was also directed by Bornedal. Law student Martin Bells is hired as a night watchman at a hospital morgue. A string of gruesome murders committed by a necrophiliac serial killer quickly point to him as the lead suspect in the investigation carried out by Inspector Thomas Cray. At the same time, Martin slowly discovers clues that"
"One Eight Seven One Eight Seven (also known and abbreviated as 187) is a 1997 crime drama film directed by Kevin Reynolds. It was the first top-billed starring role for Samuel L. Jackson, who plays a Los Angeles teacher caught with gang trouble in an urban high school. The film's name comes from the California Penal Code Section 187. The original screenplay was written in 1995 by Scott Yagemann, a Los Angeles area high school substitute teacher with seven years of tenure. He wrote the screenplay after an incident when a violent transfer student had threatened to kill him and"
"anyone's dark-horse favorite, and the screenplay is more bland and familiar than it is outright terrible, but I'd say it's worthy of a rental if you love the horror stuff. You probably won't adore the thing, but you'll most likely admire its nasty tenacity."" In 2014, the film ranked at number 61 on a list of the 100 Greatest Slasher Movies on the genre website Vegan Voorhees. Venom (2005 film) Venom (also known as The Reaper) is a 2005 American horror film starring Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Ramsey, Meagan Good, D. J. Cotrona and Method Man. The story opens"
"Sleepy Hollow (film) Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Tim Burton. It is a film adaptation loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story ""The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"", and stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, and Jeffrey Jones in supporting roles. The plot follows police constable Ichabod Crane (Depp) sent from New York City to investigate a series of murders in the village of Sleepy Hollow by a mysterious Headless Horseman. Development began in 1993 at Paramount Pictures, with Kevin Yagher originally set to direct"
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American psychedelic satirical road film adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. It was co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. The two embark on an initially assigned journey with journalistic purpose which turns out to be an exploration of the Las Vegas setting under the effect of psychoactive substances. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a financial failure. In 1971, Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo"