"Nebraska in ""The Scout"" and Montgomery ""Monty"" Kessler in ""With Honors"" as well as co-star with Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi in ""Airheads"". He went on to star in films such as Philip Ridley's ""The Passion of Darkly Noon"" (1995) and ""The Twilight of the Golds"" (1997). He had his first major box office success with the 1997 comedy film ""George of the Jungle"" which was based on the animated series of the same title created by Jay Ward. His biggest commercial success came with the adventure fantasy film, ""The Mummy"" (1999) and its sequel ""The Mummy Returns"" (2001). He"
"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"
"Dracula 2000 Dracula 2000 (also known internationally as Dracula 2001) is a 2000 American vampire horror film co-written and directed by Patrick Lussier and produced by Joel Soisson and Wes Craven, and starring Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Omar Epps, Colleen Fitzpatrick, and Jennifer Esposito. The plot follows Dracula, who arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 21st century and seeks out Mary Heller, a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing. ""Dracula 2000"", the promotional title of which is ""Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000"", builds upon Bram Stoker's original 1897 novel ""Dracula"", with Count Dracula resurrected in"
"film did reasonably well at the box office. Bedazzled (2000 film) Bedazzled is a 2000 black comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley. It is a remake of the 1967 film of the same name, written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, which was itself a comic retelling of the Faust legend. The Devil runs a computer simulation to analyze souls to determine individual weaknesses to exploit. The program settles on Elliot Richards, a geeky, over-zealous man working a dead-end job in a San Francisco computer company. He has no friends and his co-workers"
"Bedazzled (2000 film) Bedazzled is a 2000 black comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley. It is a remake of the 1967 film of the same name, written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, which was itself a comic retelling of the Faust legend. The Devil runs a computer simulation to analyze souls to determine individual weaknesses to exploit. The program settles on Elliot Richards, a geeky, over-zealous man working a dead-end job in a San Francisco computer company. He has no friends and his co-workers avoid him. He has a crush on colleague"
"the film led to a sequel, released in 2005, and later a seasonal haunted house attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. House of 1000 Corpses House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 American exploitation horror film written, co-scored and directed by Rob Zombie in his directorial debut. The film stars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, and Karen Black as members of the Firefly family. Set on Halloween, the film sees the Firefly family torturing and mutilating a group of teenagers who are traveling across the country writing a book. The film explores a number of genres, and features elements of"
"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"
"Zane and Christina Ricci, with appearances by Tippi Hedren, Bud Cort, Sandra Bernhard, Karen Black, John Ritter and many others. Outside of a brief New York theatrical engagement, the film did not receive a commercial release in the United States, and was only available on video in Germany due to contractual difficulties. In 2001, horror film director and heavy metal musician Rob Zombie released ""The Sinister Urge"", which is titled after Wood's film. In 2002, American horror-punk supergroup Murderdolls released the album ""Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls"", which features the single ""Dead in Hollywood"" and makes a reference to"
"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 Club"" (1999). Fincher and Koepp brought together a crew of people with whom each had worked before. The house and its panic room were built on a Raleigh Studios"
"horror film with elements of psychological horror. It was written, directed, and scored by Alejandro Amenábar. It stars Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan. Franchise films such as ""Jason X"" (2001) and ""Freddy vs. Jason"" (2003) also made a stand in theaters. ""Final Destination"" (2000) marked a successful revival of teen-centered horror and spawned five installments. ""Jeepers Creepers"" series was also successful. Films such as ""Hollow Man"" (2000), ""Cabin Fever"" (2002), ""House of 1000 Corpses"" (2003) (the latter an exploitation horror film written, co-scored and directed by Rob Zombie in his directorial debut) and the previous mentions helped bring the genre"
"by Joel Soisson. Pulse (2006 film) Pulse is a 2006 American horror film written by Wes Craven and Ray Wright, and directed by Jim Sonzero. It is a remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 Japanese horror film ""Kairo"". The film stars Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder and Christina Milian. The film spawned two straight-to-DVD sequels: """" and """". When Josh Ockmann (Jonathan Tucker) enters a dark university library intending to meet his friend Douglas Ziegler (Kel O'Neill), he is attacked by a humanoid spirit that sucks the life force out of him. Some days later, Josh's girlfriend, Mattie Webber (Kristen Bell), visits"
"A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear is a 2000 Hong Kong horror film directed by Francis Nam, starring Joey Meng, Angie Cheung, Alice Chan, Ken Wong and Joyce Chan. It is preceded by ""A Wicked Ghost"" in 1999 and followed by """" in 2002. Three police officers – Inspector Li, Peanut (Li's girlfriend), and Cha-siu – attempt to arrest a suspected serial rapist but he escapes and flees to a construction site. The suspect is found dead later with his limbs chopped off and scattered around the site. Cha-siu has also committed suicide by"
"Demon Knight Tales from the Crypt presents Demon Knight is a 1995 American horror comedy film directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Billy Zane, William Sadler and Jada Pinkett. Brenda Bakke, C. C. H. Pounder, Dick Miller and Thomas Haden Church co-star. ""Demon Knight"" is a feature-length film presented by the HBO series ""Tales from the Crypt"", and features scenes with the Crypt Keeper (voiced by John Kassir, as in the series) at the film's beginning and ending. The film was followed by ""Bordello of Blood""; although it is not a direct sequel, the key artifact from this film makes an"
"dandy"". The film grossed $31,602,566 in the United States and $74,558,115 worldwide. From Hell (film) From Hell is a 2001 American mystery horror film directed by the Hughes brothers and loosely based on the graphic novel ""From Hell"" by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the Jack the Ripper murders. In 1888, Mary Kelly and a small group of London prostitutes trudge through unrelenting daily misery. When their friend Ann Crook is kidnapped, they are drawn into a conspiracy with links to high society. The kidnapping is followed by the gruesome murder of another woman, Martha Tabram; and it becomes"
"Black and White (1999 drama film) Black and White is a 1999 American film directed by James Toback and starring Robert Downey Jr., Gaby Hoffmann, Allan Houston, Jared Leto, Scott Caan, Claudia Schiffer, Brooke Shields, Bijou Phillips and members of the Wu-Tang Clan (Raekwon, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Oli ""Power"" Grant, Masta Killa, Bruce Lamar Mayfield ""Chip Banks"" and Inspectah Deck) and Onyx (Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz). The film also features Ben Stiller as a sleazy police detective, as well as Mike Tyson playing himself. It had its first showing at the Telluride Film Festival on September 4, 1999,"
"Scorsese has placed ""The Haunting"" first on his list of the 11 scariest horror films of all time. ""The Haunting"" was released on DVD in its original screen format with commentary in 2003, and was released on Blu-ray on 15 October 2013. The film was remade in 1999 by director Jan de Bont, starring Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta Jones and Owen Wilson, but this version was heavily panned by critics and audiences. Dr. John Markway narrates the history of the 90-year-old Hill House, which was constructed in Massachusetts by Hugh Crain as a home for his wife. She"
"leaves Li's body and saves Tift. Tift gives up her desire for revenge when she is reunited with her lover and they walk away together. A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear is a 2000 Hong Kong horror film directed by Francis Nam, starring Joey Meng, Angie Cheung, Alice Chan, Ken Wong and Joyce Chan. It is preceded by ""A Wicked Ghost"" in 1999 and followed by """" in 2002. Three police officers – Inspector Li, Peanut (Li's girlfriend), and Cha-siu – attempt to arrest a suspected serial rapist but he escapes and flees to"
"of 50 Essential DVDs. The film's social commentary has been the source of much critical analysis from academics and film critics. In 2002, Fincher followed up with the thriller ""Panic Room"". The film earned over $92 million at the U.S. box office. The story follows a single mother (Jodie Foster) and her daughter (Kristen Stewart) as they hide in a safe room of their new house, away from criminals (Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, and ""Fight Club"" collaborator Jared Leto) bent on finding a missing fortune. Fincher acknowledged ""Panic Room"" as a more mainstream thriller, describing the film, on the DVD's"
"House of 1000 Corpses House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 American exploitation horror film written, co-scored and directed by Rob Zombie in his directorial debut. The film stars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, and Karen Black as members of the Firefly family. Set on Halloween, the film sees the Firefly family torturing and mutilating a group of teenagers who are traveling across the country writing a book. The film explores a number of genres, and features elements of the supernatural. Zombie cited American horror films ""The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"" (1974) and ""The Hills Have Eyes"" (1977) as"
"Ellen Wieser, Julie Pedersen, Andrew Hrankowski, Landon McCormick, David Johnson, Matthew Epp, Carl Thiessen, Eva Demchuk, Rita Hines, Christine Pinnock, Janis Pinnock, Denise Pinnock, Jacqueline Guertin, Heather Mathieson, Kristin Marand, John Witzke, Ruth Smith, Cheryl Bubbs, April Walder, Ryan Gauthier, Jason Zarillo, Shannon Gibson, Amanda Yawichuk, Kimberly Crabb, Allister Carrington, Rejean Labelle The Brotherhood III The Brotherhood III: Young Demons is the third of the ""Brotherhood"" series of homoerotic horror films that started with ""The Brotherhood"", directed by David DeCoteau. It was released in 2003. A group of high-school role-players decide to spice up their sword and sorcery games with"
"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"
"unspeakable, and she survives it by biting it off contemptuously and spitting it out."" Angelina Jolie was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her work in both this film and """", but lost the trophy to Mariah Carey for ""Glitter"". Original Sin (2001 film) Original Sin is a 2001 erotic thriller film starring Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie. It is based on the novel ""Waltz into Darkness"" by Cornell Woolrich, and is a remake of the 1969 François Truffaut film ""Mississippi Mermaid"". The movie was produced by actress Michelle Pfeiffer's production company, Via Rosa Productions. ""Original"
"Rachel Weisz Rachel Hannah Weisz ( , ; born 7 March 1970) is a British-American actress. She began her acting career in the early 1990s, appearing in ""Inspector Morse"", ""Scarlet and Black"", and ""Advocates II"". She made her film debut in ""Death Machine"" (1994). Her first Hollywood appearance was in ""Chain Reaction"" (1996), opposite Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman. She has also worked in theatre. Her stage breakthrough was the 1994 revival of Noël Coward's play ""Design for Living"", which earned her the London Critics' Circle Award for the most promising newcomer. Weisz's performances also include the 1999 Donmar Warehouse"
"Mimic 2 Mimic 2 is a 2001 science fiction horror film, directed by Jean de Segonzac, with a script inspired by a short story of the same name by Donald A. Wollheim. The movie was a direct-to-DVD sequel to ""Mimic"" (1997), and was followed by """" (2003). The thriller stars long-time film veteran Edward Albert, along with Alix Koromzay (returning from the original film), Bruno Campos and Jon Polito. Four years after the events of the first film, after three men are discovered hideously mutilated (their faces have been removed) and strung up among New York City's high-tension wires, Detective"
"to create widescreen, bootleg DVDs and Blu-rays of the film, due to the unavailability and low quality of the official DVD. Fright Night Part 2 Fright Night Part 2 is a 1988 American horror film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and starring William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Traci Lind, and Julie Carmen. It is the first and final sequel to the original ""Fright Night"" (1985), with Ragsdale and McDowall reprising their roles. Composer Brad Fiedel also returned with another distinct synthesizer score. Following the plot of the first film, it focuses on Charley Brewster who, now a college student, encounters a"
"release, calling it ""the perfect DVD for all fans of this lost era: 'The Eighties Horror Film'."" W. Scott Poole of PopMatters called it ""truly original"" and wrote that the film blends elements of slasher films and zombie films. The film was followed by the sequels ""Night of the Demons 2"" (1994) and ""Night of the Demons 3"" (1997). The second film was also written by Joe Augustyn (co-storied by James Penzi) but directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. The third film was less well received by the critics, as they felt it had moved away from the terror of the original"
"Daughter"". Rodriguez, Tarantino and Lawrence Bender served as producers on all of the three movies. ""From Dusk Till Dawn"" is a 1996 horror crime action thriller film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The movie stars Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis. ""From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money"" is an American horror crime action thriller released on March 16, 1999. The film was an early test release by Dimension Films for the direct-to-video market. It was co-written and directed by Scott Spiegel, the co-writer of ""Evil Dead II"" and director of ""Intruder""."
"Hannibal (film) Hannibal is a 2001 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1999 novel of the same name. It is the sequel to the 1991 Academy Award–winning film ""The Silence of the Lambs"" in which Anthony Hopkins returns to his role as the serial killer, Hannibal Lecter. Julianne Moore co-stars, in the role first held by Jodie Foster, as FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. The film had a difficult and occasionally troubling pre-production history. When the novel was published in 1999, ""The Silence of the Lambs"" director Jonathan Demme, screenwriter Ted Tally, and"
"Underground's Penance"". All three use highly realistic special effects, with the intention of creating faux snuff films. The success of torture porn, and its boom during the mid to late 2000s, led to a cross over into genres other than horror. This became evident with the release of many crime thrillers, particularly the 2007 film ""I Know Who Killed Me"" starring Lindsay Lohan, and the 2008 film ""Untraceable"", starring Diane Lane and Billy Burke. The British film ""WΔZ"", starring Stellan Skarsgård and Selma Blair, and its US counterpart ""Scar"", starring Angela Bettis and Ben Cotton continued to facilitate this hybrid"
"Movie Encyclopedia"" that the franchise ""traffics in quantity over quality."" Meat Market 2 Meat Market 2 is a 2001 Canadian horror film directed and written by Brian Clement. It stars Claire Westby, Alison Therriault, and Stephan Eng as zombie hunters who discover a safe haven run by an authoritarian cult leader. It is the sequel to Clement's 2000 film ""Meat Market"" and is followed by ""Meat Market 3"". Argenta, her vampire friend Nemesis, and a fellow survivor named Ferriden arrive at a safe haven run by Bill Wilhelm, who requires the people he shelters to surrender their freedom. Wilhelm wants"
"worse—filled with stock horror characters, bad dialogue and even worse special effects, ""Bloody Murder 2"" plays like a student film project gone horribly awry"". Bloody Murder Films Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp (also known as Halloween Camp) is a 2003 American horror film directed by Rob Spera, and written by John R. Stevenson. It is the sequel to the 2000 film ""Bloody Murder"". Tracy (Katy Woodruff) is a camp counselor working to close down Camp Placid Pines for the winter. Also there is counselors Sofie (Amanda Magarian), Mike (Kelly Gunning), Angela (Tiffany Shepis), Elvis (Raymond"
"""B-"" on an A+ to F scale. A sequel, ""The Ring Two"", was released in 2005. A short film titled ""Rings"" was also released in 2005, and is set between ""The Ring"" and ""The Ring Two"". Another sequel, also titled ""Rings"", was released in 2017. The Ring (2002 film) The Ring (stylized as the ring) is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, and Brian Cox. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film ""Ring"" based on the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki. ""The"
"in a sketch by ""Saturday Night Live"", which humorously pointed out that many of the bands featured on it were not only unknown to a mass audience but have oddly nonsensical names. ""Valentine"" was released on both DVD and VHS by Warner Home Video on July 24, 2001. Scream Factory is scheduled to release the film on Blu-ray on February 12, 2019. Valentine (film) Valentine is a 2001 American slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks, and starring Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, and Katherine Heigl. Loosely based on the novel of the same name by Tom Savage,"