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The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. The year 1996 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming
Events
For films, 1996 was the year of Fargo, The English Patient, Independence Day, Twister, Scream, Jerry Maguire and Madonna's Evita. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Fargo is a 1996 American Film produced directed and written by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen. The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 Science fiction film about a hostile Alien invasion A scream, shout, holler, vociferation, or yell is a loud human audio vocalization in which the person makes a loud cry by expelling air from Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Evita is the 1996 Film adaptation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber 's musical based on the life of Eva
Top grossing films (U. S. )
| Rank |
Title |
Studio |
Gross |
| 1. |
Independence Day |
20th Century Fox |
$306,169,268 |
| 2. Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 Science fiction film about a hostile Alien invasion |
Twister |
Warner Brothers |
$241,721,524 |
| 3. |
Mission: Impossible |
Paramount |
$180,981,856 |
| 4. Mission Impossible is an Action movie released in 1996. It was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt |
Jerry Maguire |
Sony |
$153,952,592 |
| 5. Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr |
Ransom |
Buena Vista |
$136,492,681 |
| 6. |
101 Dalmatians |
Buena Vista |
$136,189,294 |
| 7. |
The Rock |
Buena Vista |
$134,069,511 |
| 8. The Rock is a 1996 Academy Award -nominated Action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island, and the San Francisco Bay |
The Nutty Professor |
Universal |
$128,814,019 |
| 9. The Nutty Professor is a 1996 Science fiction - romantic comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. |
The Birdcage |
MGM |
$124,060,553 |
| 10. The Birdcage is a 1996 Comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman |
A Time To Kill |
Warner Brothers |
$108,766,007 |
| 11. A Time to Kill is the name of the 1996 feature film adaptation of John Grisham 's 1989 Legal thriller A Time to |
The First Wives Club |
Paramount |
$105,489,203 |
| 12. The First Wives Club is an Academy Award -nominated 1996 Comedy Film, based on the same-titled 1992 novel by Olivia |
Phenomenon |
Buena Vista |
$104,636,382 |
| 13. Phenomenon is a 1996 drama, romance, and Fantasy film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub |
Scream |
Warner Brothers |
$103,046,663 |
| 14. Scream is a 1996 film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. |
Eraser |
Warner Brothers |
$101,295,562 |
| 15. Eraser is a 1996 Action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams. |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
Buena Vista |
$100,138,851 |
note : There were 15 films (hence the extra five films listed) that grossed over $100,000,000 in the North American market, making them blockbusters. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released to theaters on June 21, 1996
source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1996&p=.htm
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: The English Patient - J&M Entertainment, Miramax Films, Tiger Moth Productions
- Best Director: Anthony Minghella - The English Patient
- Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush - Shine
- Best Actress: Frances McDormand - Fargo
- Best Supporting Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire
- Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Binoche - The English Patient
- Best Foreign Language Film: Kolya (Kolja), directed by Jan Svěrák, Czech Republic
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: The English Patient
- Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush - Shine
- Best Actress: Brenda Blethyn - Secrets & Lies
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Evita
- Best Actor: Tom Cruise - Jerry Maguire
- Best Actress: Madonna - Evita
- Other
- Best Director: Milos Forman - The People vs. Larry Flynt
- Best Foreign Language Film: Kolya, Czech Republic
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Secrets & Lies, directed by Mike Leigh, United Kingdom
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Michael Collins, directed by Neil Jordan, U. The 69th Academy Awards were dominated by movies produced by independent studios financed outside of mainstream Hollywood, leading to 1997 being dubbed "The Year of the The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor Shine is a 1996 Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Frances Louise McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is an Academy Award -winning American Film, stage, and television Fargo is a 1996 American Film produced directed and written by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Cuba Gooding Jr ( January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Juliette Binoche (in French ʒylijɛt biˈnɔʃ born 9 March 1964 is an Academy Award -winning French film actress. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U Kolya is a 1996 Czech film Drama about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way Jan Svěrák (born February 6, 1965 in Žatec) is one of the most successful Czech Film directors since the Velvet Revolution 54th Golden This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Brenda Blethyn OBE (born 20 February 1946) is a Golden Globe -winning English Film, stage, television and Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British film directed by Mike Leigh and starring Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Evita is the 1996 Film adaptation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber 's musical based on the life of Eva The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American The People vs Larry Flynt is a 1996 film directed by Miloš Forman about the rise of Pornographic magazine publisher and editor Larry Flynt The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British film directed by Mike Leigh and starring Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste Mike Leigh, OBE (born February 20, 1943) is an English film and theatre director screenwriter and playwright The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. Michael Collins a 1996 Biopic about Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and Revolutionary who died in the Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950) is an Academy Award -winning Irish filmmaker and Novelist He received the Academy Award K. / Ireland / U. S. A.
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Sense and Sensibility, directed by Ang Lee, United States
Films released in 1996
- 101 Dalmatians, starring Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright and Hugh Laurie, directed by Stephen Herek
- The Adventures of Pinocchio, starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Rob Schnieder and Dawn French, directed by Steve Barron
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
- The Arrival, starring Charlie Sheen
- The Associate
- Bad Moon
- Barb Wire
- Basquiat
- Beautiful Thing
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, with guest voices by Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman, Richard Linklater, Robert Stack and David Letterman, directed by Mike Judge
- Bed of Roses
- Before and After
- Big Bully
- The Birdcage
- Blood and Wine
- Bottle Rocket
- Bound
- Breaking the Waves
- Broken Arrow, directed by John Woo
- Broken English
- Bulletproof
- The Cable Guy, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick, directed by Ben Stiller
- Camping Cosmos
- Carried Away
- Carpool
- Celtic Pride
- Chain Reaction
- The Chamber
- City Hall
- Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
- Comrades: Almost a Love Story, Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Space Needle award
- Courage Under Fire, starring Denzel Washington
- The Craft, Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell are two of four co-stars in movie that helped begin a trend of gothic dressers. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 British Drama film directed by Ang Lee. Ang Lee ( (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Film director from Taiwan. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American Actor, musician and playwright Joely Kim Richardson (born January 9, 1965) is an English[[ actress]] Joan Ann Olivier Baroness Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929) better known as Dame Joan Plowright, is an English actress James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer and Musician Stephen Robert Herek (born November 10, 1958, San Antonio Texas) is an American Film director. The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 Film directed by Steve Barron and starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Martin Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981) is an American Actor and former Child actor and Teen idol. Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an Academy Award -winning American Film and television Actor. Udo Kier (born October 14 1944, as Udo Kierspe) is a German Actor. Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957 is a Welsh actress and Comedian. Steve Barron (born May 4, 1956) is a director and producer, best known for directing the films Coneheads (1993 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 is a 1996 American animated Film, and a Sequel to United Artists 's 1989 animated The Arrival is a 1996 Science fiction film directed by David Twohy and starring Charlie Sheen, and co-staring Lindsay Crouse Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor Bad Moon is an American Horror film released in 1996. The plot involves a family man who struggles to overcome his curse Barb Wire was a Superhero published by Comics Greatest World, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist / neo expressionist artist Beautiful Thing is a play written and first performed in 1993 by Jonathan Harvey. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is an Animated Feature film, based on the TV series Beavis and Butt-Head, that was released Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11 1962 is an American Actress. Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning American Actress of stage, Film and Richard Stuart Linklater (born July 30, 1960) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film director and Screenwriter Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American late-night Talk show host and Comedian and the host since 1993 Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director Bed of roses is an English expression which means an easy and peaceful life For the Star TrekVoyager episode see Before and After (VOY. Before and After is a 1996 film, based on the 1992 novel The Birdcage is a 1996 Comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman Blood and Wine ( 1996) is a Crime Drama / Black comedy Neo-noir film directed by Bob Rafelson and Bottle Rocket is a 1996 film directed by Wes Anderson. It was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. Bound is a 1996 Neo-noir crime Thriller film directed by the Wachowski Brothers. Breaking the Waves is a 1996 Film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Broken Arrow is a 1996 American Action film directed by John Woo, written by Graham Yost, and starring John Travolta John Woo Yu-Sen (born May 1, 1946) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese Film director and producer. Broken English was a feature film made in New Zealand in 1996. The Cable Guy is a 1996 black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (born January 17 1962 is a Canadian-American Film actor and Comedian. Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director Camping Cosmos is the second comedy in the film Trilogy The Sexual Life of the Belgians (of which La vie sexuelle des Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love) is a 1996 English language film directed by Brazilian Bruno Barreto. Carpool is a 1996 comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer. Celtic Pride ( 1996) is a Comedy Film directed by Tom DeCerchio. Chain Reaction is a 1996 American film starring Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Dunn The Chamber is a legal/suspense novel by noted American author John Grisham. City Hall is a 1996 Film directed by Harold Becker. Al Pacino and John Cusack star as the idealistic Mayor of Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day is a 1996 Drama film written and directed by Christopher Münch. Comrades Almost a Love Story ( is a 1996 Hong Kong film starring Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang and Kristy Courage Under Fire is a motion picture released in 1996 starring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. The Craft is a 1996 Horror film directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Robin Tunney, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk Fairuza Alejandra Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American film actress. Neve Adrianne Campbell ( "nev camble" born October 3 1973 is a Canadian Film and Television Actress.
- The Crow: City of Angels
- The Crucible
- D3: The Mighty Ducks
- Daddy's Girl
- Daylight, starring Sylvester Stallone
- Dear God
- The Dentist
- Diabolique
- Different for Girls
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
- Down Periscope
- Dragonheart
- Eddie, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella, directed by Steve Rash
- The English Patient - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture
- Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story, starring Moira Kelly
- Eraser, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Escape from L.A., aka John Carpenter's Escape from L. The Crow City of Angels is a 1996 Action film and a Sequel to the Cult film The Crow. D3 The Mighty Ducks also known as The Mighty Ducks 3 is the third film in ''The Mighty Ducks'' trilogy and the second theatrical sequel Daddy's Girl is a 1996 film directed by Martin Kitrosser. Plot Details The film details the Adoption of a five-year-old girl Daylight is a 1996 Disaster film, starring Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Dan Hedaya, and Danielle Harris Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. Dear God was a 1996 comedy film distributed by Paramount Pictures. The Dentist is an American Horror film released in 1996. It was directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli For the 1954 Clouzot version see Les Diaboliques. Diabolique ( 1996) is an American Film directed by Jeremiah For the Joe Jackson song "It's Different for Girls" see I'm the Man (Joe Jackson album. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood is a 1995 film Down Periscope is a 1996 comedy movie starring Kelsey Grammer as the captain of a rust-bucket submarine called the USS ''Stingray'', (referred Dragonheart is a 1996 Fantasy / Adventure Film directed by Rob Cohen, and starring Dennis Quaid, David Eddie is a 1996 sports Movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Frank A Langella Jr (born January 1, 1938, according to the Internet Movie Database) is an American stage and film Actor The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. Entertaining Angels the Dorothy Day Story is a 1996 Independent film about the life of Dorothy Day, the journalist turned social activist and Moira Kelly (born March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an American actress. Eraser is a 1996 Action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Escape From LA (also known as John Carpenter's Escape From LA A.
- The Evening Star
- Everyone Says I Love You, directed by Woody Allen
- Evita - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- Executive Decision
- Extreme Measures
- Eye for an Eye
- Fargo
- Fear - staring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon
- Fire by Deepa Mehta, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das
- The First Wives Club
- Fled
- Flipper
- Flirting with Disaster
- Floating Life
- Fly Away Home
- The Frighteners, directed by Peter Jackson
- From Dusk Till Dawn
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
- Get on the Bus
- The Ghost and the Darkness
- Ghosts of Mississippi, directed by Rob Reiner
- Girl 6
- The Glimmer Man
- The Great White Hype
- Hamlet
- Happy Gilmore, directed by Dennis Dugan
- Hard Eight, directed by P. T. Anderson
- Heaven's Prisoners
- High School High
- Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, directed by David R. Ellis
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
- Hype!
- I'm Not Rappaport
- In Love and War
- Independence Day
- Infinity
- Intimate Relations
- The Island of Dr. Moreau
- Jack
- James and the Giant Peach, starring Miriam Margoyles, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite and introducing Paul Terry, animation supervisor Paul Berry, director of photography Pete Kozachik (animation) and Hiro Narita (live action), directed by Henry Selick
- Jerry Maguire
- Jingle All the Way, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Joe's Apartment, starring Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward, voices by Billy West, animation directed by Chris Wedge, directed by John Payson
- Joseph Conley Kevin Bacon Michael Traenor (1996)
- The Juror
- Kazaam
- Kingpin
- Kolya, directed by Jan Sverák - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- Larger than Life
- Last Dance
- Last Man Standing
- Licántropo
- Lone Star
- The Long Kiss Goodnight
- Looking for Richard
- Mars Attacks!
- Marvin's Room
- Mary Reilly
- Matilda
- Maximum Risk
- Michael, starring John Travolta
- Michael Collins, directed by Neil Jordan - Golden Lion award
- The Mirror Has Two Faces
- Mission: Impossible
- Mother
- Mr. Wrong
- Mulholland Falls
- Multiplicity
- Muppet Treasure Island, starring Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders and introducing Kevin Bishop, performed by Ziggy Marley, directed by Brian Henson
- My Fellow Americans
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
- The Nutty Professor
- One Fine Day
- Original Gangstas
- The People vs. Larry Flynt - Golden Bear award (for 1997)
- The Phantom
- Phenomenon
- The Pillow Book
- The Portrait of a Lady
- The Preacher's Wife
- Police Story 4: First Strike (released May 1996)
- Primal Fear
- The Quest
- Ransom
- Ridicule, directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Fanny Ardant, Judith Godrèche
- The Rock
- Rumble in the Bronx
- Scream
- Secrets & Lies - Palme d'Or award
- Set It Off
- Sgt. Bilko
- She's the One
- Shine
- Sleepers
- Sling Blade
- A Small Domain
- Space Jam, starring Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle, Charles Barkley, Shawn Bradley, Larry Bird and Bill Murray, voices by Danny DeVito, live action/animation visual effects by Ed Jones, directed by Joe Pytka
- Space Truckers
- The Spitfire Grill
- Spy Hard, starring Leslie Nielsen
- Star Trek: First Contact
- Stealing Beauty, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Striptease, starring Demi Moore
- The Stupids
- The Substitute, starring Tom Berenger
- The Sunchaser, directed by Michael Cimino
- Sunday
- Sunset Park
- Swingers
- That Thing You Do!
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
- Thinner
- A Time to Kill
- Tin Cup
- To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
- Trainspotting, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor - Golden space Needle award
- The Trigger Effect
- True Blue
- The Truth About Cats & Dogs
- Twelfth Night: Or What You Will
- Twister
- 2 Days in the Valley
- Unforgettable
- Up Close & Personal, starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer
- Urban Safari
- The War at Home
- Werewolf
- Welcome to the Dollhouse
- White Squall
- William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
- The Wind in the Willows
Births
Deaths
- February 2 - Gene Kelly, actor
- February 6 - Guy Madison, actor
- February 11 - Phil Regan, singer, actor
- February 13 - Martin Balsam, actor
- February 15 - McLean Stevenson, American actor
- February 15 - Tommy Rettig, actor
- February 17 - Evelyn Laye, actress
- February 25 - Haing S. Ngor, actor
- March 2 - Lyle Talbot, actor
- March 9 - George Burns, actor
- March 13 - Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director
- March 17 - René Clément, French film director
- April 3 - Teddy, Poodle
- April 16 - Lucille Bremer, actress
- May 20 - Jon Pertwee, actor
- May 21 - Lash La Rue, cowboy actor
- June 7 - Max Factor, Sr., make-up artist and founder of Max Factor
- June 10 - Jo Van Fleet, actress
- June 11 - Brigitte Helm, German actress
- July 2 - Margaux Hemingway, model, actress
- July 30 - Claudette Colbert, actress
- September 7 - Bibi Besch, actress
- September 10 - Joanne Dru, actress
- September 13 - Tupac Shakur, rap singer/songwriter, actor
- September 14 - Juliet Prowse, dancer, actress
- September 18 - Annabella, actress
- September 22 - Dorothy Lamour, actress
- October 14 - Laura La Plante, actress
- October 31 - Marcel Carné, French film director
- November 14 - Virginia Cherrill, actress
- November 19 - Véra Korène, Russian born French actress
- December 8 - Howard E. Rollins Jr, actor
- December 19 - Marcello Mastroianni, actor
- December 30 - Lew Ayres, actor
- December 30 - Jack Nance, actor
The Evening Star is a 1996 sequel to the Oscar -winning Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, Everyone Says I Love You ( 1996) is a Musical film written and directed by Woody Allen. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Evita is the 1996 Film adaptation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber 's musical based on the life of Eva Executive Decision is a 1996 Action film, directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo For the DS9 episode see Extreme Measures (DS9 episode. Extreme Measures is a 1996 Thriller film based Eye for an Eye is a film starring Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Beverly D'Angelo and Joe Mantegna. Fargo is a 1996 American Film produced directed and written by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen. Fear is a 1996 thriller / Home Invasion film directed by James Foley, starring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971 is an Academy Award -nominated BAFTA -winning American actor rapper and Producer of Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22 1976 is an Academy Award winning American actress and Film producer, who has established herself as Fire ( Hindi: फायर is a 1996 film directed and written by Deepa Mehta, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. Deepa Mehta (दीपा मेहता (born 1 January 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab, India) is an Indian-born Canadian film Shabana Azmi ( Hindi: शबाना आज़मी born 18 September 1950 in New Delhi, India) is one of the leading actresses Nandita Das (born November 7, 1969) is an Indian independent film actress The First Wives Club is an Academy Award -nominated 1996 Comedy Film, based on the same-titled 1992 novel by Olivia Flipper is a 1996 Remake of the 1963 film of the same name, starring Elijah Wood. For the album by rock band Molly Hatchet, see Flirtin' with Disaster. Floating Life is a 1996 Australian Drama film directed by Clara Law about a Hong Kong family who move to Australia Fly Away Home is a 1996 Film, directed by Carroll Ballard, about the daughter ( Anna Paquin) of a widower ( Jeff Daniels) who with The Frighteners is a 1996 Comedy / Horror film directed by Peter Jackson about a Psychic Private detective who Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 action / Horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. released in 1996, is the tenth movie in the Gamera film series and the sequel to Gamera Guardian of the Universe. Get on the Bus is a 1996 film about a group of African-American men who are taking a cross-country bus trip in order to participate in the Million The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 Film about the Tsavo maneaters, two Lions who attacked the builders of the Uganda-Mombasa Railway Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 Drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American Actor, director, producer, Writer, and Girl 6 is a 1996 Film by American director Spike Lee about a Phone sex operator The Glimmer Man is a 1996 American Action film directed by John Gray. The 1996 movie The Great White Hype stars Samuel L Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz Hamlet is a 1996 film version of William Shakespeare 's classic play of the same name, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports Comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler as the Dennis Dugan (born September 5, 1946) is an American actor film director and screenwriter Hard Eight is a 1996 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Philip Baker Hall, John C Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26 1970 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated American Filmmaker. Heaven's Prisoners is a 1996 Psychological thriller / psycho noir (with certain Slasher connections feature film starring Alec High School High is a 1996 Comedy film about an Inner city High school in the Los Angeles California area starring Homeward Bound II Lost in San Francisco is the 1996 sequel to the 1993 film Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey. Biography He began his career in the film industry as a supporting actor in juvenile roles his big screen debut was in the 1975 Kurt Russell film The Strongest Man in the The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released to theaters on June 21, 1996 Gary Trousdale (born in 1960 in La Crescenta California) is the director of such movies as Atlantis The Lost Empire ( 2001) The Hunchback Kirk Wise (born August 24, 1963 San Francisco California) is an American film director and writer Hype! ( 1996) is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of Grunge rock in the early to mid-1990s United States I'm Not Rappaport is a play by Herb Gardner originally staged by Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1984 In Love and War (1996 is a romance drama film based on the book Hemingway in Love and War by Henry S Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 Science fiction film about a hostile Alien invasion Infinity is a 1996 American biographical Drama film about the early life of physicist Richard Feynman. Intimate Relations is a 1996 British Film. It was the first movie by writer and director Philip Goodhew and starred Rupert The Island of Dr Moreau is a 1996 film the third major movie version of the H Jack is a 1996 Comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez, James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 Fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name Miriam Margolyes OBE (born 18 May 1941 is a BAFTA Award -winning British character actress and voice artist For the sixteenth century translator see Jane Lumley. Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE (born 1 May 1946) is an English Peter William Postlethwaite OBE (born February 7, 1945; IPA: 'pɒsəlθweɪt is an Academy Award -nominated English Paul Terry may refer to Paul Terry (cartoonist (1887&ndash1971 American founder of Terrytoons Paul Terry (footballer Paul Berry, (born June 3, 1976) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician Hiro Narita, ASC a Japanese American cinematographer was born June 26, 1941 in Seoul, South Korea in the clinic owned by his physician father Henry Selick (born November 30 1952) is an American Stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr Jingle All the Way is a 1996 family Comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Joe's Apartment is a 1996 musical-serio-comic Film starring Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward and the first film produced by MTV Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American Actor, best known for playing Vern Tessio in the film Megan Marie Ward (born September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles California) is an American actress best known for her numerous credits in William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known John Christian "Chris" Wedge (born March 20 1957 in Binghamton, New York) is an American film director best known for the films The Juror is a 1996 film directed by Brian Gibson and starring Demi Moore as Annie Laird a single mother picked for jury duty on a Kazaam is a 1996 Comedy that stars Shaquille O'Neal as the title character a Genie, who appears from a magic Boombox Kingpin is a 1996 Farrelly brothers film starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray Kolya is a 1996 Czech film Drama about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way Jan Svěrák (born February 6, 1965 in Žatec) is one of the most successful Czech Film directors since the Velvet Revolution Larger Than Life is a 1996 comedy film staring Bill Murray. Plot Jack Corcoran is a Motivational speaker for the masses Last Dance is a 1996 Film starring Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid and Peter Gallagher. Last Man Standing is a 1996 Action film written and directed by Walter Hill, starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Licántropo, also known as Lycantropus The Moonlight Murders, is a 1996 Spanish horror film that is the eleventh in a long series about the See Lone Star for the 1952 film starring Clark Gable and Ava Garner The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 action thriller Film starring Geena Davis and Samuel L Looking for Richard is a 1996 Documentary film, the first film directed by Al Pacino. Mars Attacks! is a 1996 Black comedy and Science fiction Movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Matilda is a 1996 Film directed by Danny DeVito. It is based on Roald Dahl 's children's novel. Maximum Risk is a 1996 Film, directed by Ringo Lam and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Natasha Henstridge. Michael Collins a 1996 Biopic about Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and Revolutionary who died in the Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950) is an Academy Award -winning Irish filmmaker and Novelist He received the Academy Award The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1996 American romantic Dramedy Film produced and directed by Barbra Streisand Mission Impossible is an Action movie released in 1996. It was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt Mother is a 1996 movie directed and written by Albert Brooks, and starring Brooks and Debbie Reynolds. Mulholland Falls ( 1996) is an American Neo-noir Drama film directed by Lee Tamahori. Muppet Treasure Island is the fifth Feature film to star The Muppets. Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946 is an English Actor, Singer, Voice actor, and Composer, as well as having a career as a Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958 is a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning English Comedian, Screenwriter and actress Kevin Bishop (born 18 June 1980 is an English actor writer and comedian David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born October 17, 1968, Trenchtown, Jamaica) is a four time Grammy -winning Jamaican Brian Henson (born November 30, 1962 in New York City, New York) is an Academy Award -winning Puppeteer, director My Fellow Americans is a 1996 comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner as feuding ex-presidents Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie (1996 produced by Best Brains, Inc The Nutty Professor is a 1996 Science fiction - romantic comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. One Fine Day is a 1996 Romantic comedy starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney. Original Gangstas is a 1996 action movie set in urban Gary Indiana starring Blaxploitation film stars such as Fred Williamson The People vs Larry Flynt is a 1996 film directed by Miloš Forman about the rise of Pornographic magazine publisher and editor Larry Flynt The Phantom is a 1996 action/adventure movie starring Billy Zane, and directed by Simon Wincer. Phenomenon is a 1996 drama, romance, and Fantasy film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Sadako during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian The Portrait of a Lady is a 1996 Film adaptation of Henry James 's novel The Portrait of a Lady directed by Jane Campion The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 film directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. Police Story 4 First Strike ( released in English-speaking markets as Jackie Chan's First Strike, is a 1995 action - Primal Fear is a 1996 motion picture which tells a story of a defense attorney ( Richard Gere) who defends an altar boy ( Edward Ridicule is a 1996 French film set in the 18th century at the decadent court of Versailles. Patrice Leconte (born November 12, 1947, in Paris France) is a French Film director and Screenwriter. Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949 is a French actress. Judith Godrèche (born March 23, 1972) is a French Actress and Author, born in Paris. The Rock is a 1996 Academy Award -nominated Action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island, and the San Francisco Bay Rumble in the Bronx (紅番區 Hong faan kui in Cantonese is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts - action film starring Scream is a 1996 film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British film directed by Mike Leigh and starring Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste Set It Off is a 1996 Action - Drama Film directed by F Gary Gray, and stars Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah Sgt Bilko is a 1996 Comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Andy Breckman. She's the One is a 1996 Romantic comedy written and directed by Edward Burns and starring Burns Jennifer Aniston, and Cameron Shine is a 1996 Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions Sleepers is a 1996 film based on Lorenzo Carcaterra 's novel of the same name Sling Blade is a 1996 drama film set in rural Arkansas. It tells the fictional story of a simple man named Karl Childers who A Small Domain is a 1996 Short film written and directed by Britta Sjogren. Space Jam is a 1996 American Live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman Wayne Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American comedic Actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Newman in the Theresa E Randle (born December 27, 1964) is an American stage film and television Actress. Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963 is an American retired professional Basketball player Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972) is a retired American 7 ft 6 in (2 Larry Joe Bird (born December 7 1956 is a retired American NBA Basketball player widely considered as one of the best players of all time and one of the top For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Edward, Eddie, or Ed Jones is the name of; Finance Edward Jones (statistician (1856-1920 co-founder of the Dow-Jones index Space Truckers, written and directed by Stuart Gordon, is a comedy/ sci-fi movie released in the spring of 1996 was filmed at Ardmore Studios The Spitfire Grill is a 1996 American Motion picture that tells a story of a woman who was just released from prison Spy Hard is a 1996 movie starring Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan, Parodying James Bond films and other Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Star Trek First Contact is a 1996 Science fiction film and the eighth feature film based in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe Stealing Beauty is a 1996 Italian / French / British Drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and written by Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian Writer and Academy Award winning Film director. Striptease is a 1996 erotic Comedy film starring Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Ving Rhames. Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11 1962 is an American Actress. The Stupids is a 1996 comedy/adventure film directed by John Landis. The Substitute is a 1996 action - crime - thriller Film directed by Robert Mandell and starring Tom Berenger Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1948) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American Actor known mainly for The Sunchaser is 1996 film directed by Michael Cimino and starring Woody Harrelson and Jon Seda. Michael Cimino (ˈtʃamɪnəʊ born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American, Academy Award-winning film director Sunday is a 1997 Independent film. Set in Queens, a borough of New York City, it is a dark comedy about an unemployed homeless Sunset Park is a 1996 Basketball film It stars Rhea Perlman as the Head coach of a high school boy's basketball team from the Swingers is a film released in 1996 about the lives of single unemployed Actors living on the 'eastside' of Hollywood California during the 1990s That Thing You Do! (known in Spain as The Wonders and in Italy as Music Graffiti) is a 1996 Film, written and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is a 1996 comedy-romance film. Thinner is a 1996 horror Film directed by Tom Holland and written by Stephen King ( novel) Michael McDowell A Time to Kill is the name of the 1996 feature film adaptation of John Grisham 's 1989 Legal thriller A Time to Tin Cup is a 1996 Romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Ron Shelton, and starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday is an American Play by Michael Brady, published by Broadway Play Publishing Incorporated, in 1984 Trainspotting is a 1996 Scottish film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh Danny Boyle (born 20 October 1956 is an English director and Film producer, best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art The Trigger Effect is a 1996 movie starring Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney. The Truth About Cats & Dogs is a 1996 American film a Romantic comedy starring Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Twelfth Night or What You Will by director Twister is a 1996 Disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as storm chasers researching Tornadoes 2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 film, directed by John Herzfeld, about 48 hours in the lives of a group of people who are drawn together by a Murder Unforgettable is a 1996 thriller with Sci-fi elements directed by John Dahl and starring Ray Liotta and Linda Fiorentino Up Close & Personal is a 1996 American Motion picture drama/romance that was inspired by the story of Jessica Savitch who in the Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Urban Safari is a 1996 comedy Film directed by Reto Salimbeni starring David Naughton. This is about the movie For the other uses see The War at Home. Werewolf, also known as Arizona Werewolf, is a 1996 film that was lampooned in a 1998 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Welcome to the Dollhouse is a 1995 Coming of age Black comedy. White Squall is a 1996 movie directed by Ridley Scott, starring Jeff Bridges and John Savage. The Wind in the Willows, released on video in the US as Mr Toad's Wild Ride, is a 1996 adaptation of Kenneth Grahame 's classic novel Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Abigail Ashley Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an Academy-Award nominated American child actress. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Jamia Simone Nash (born August 21, 1996) is an American child singer rapper and actress Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Mary Jessica Gibbs (born October 5, 1996 in Pasadena California) is an American voice actress Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Guy Madison ( January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American Film and Television Actor. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 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( June 27, 1941 &ndash March 13, 1996) was an influential Oscar -nominated Polish Film director and Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger René Clément (born March 18, 1913, Bordeaux, in the Gironde département of France - died March 17, 1996 Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Lucille Bremer ( February 21 1917 &ndash April 16 1996) was an American Film actress and Dancer Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996 better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English Actor. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Lash La Rue ( June 14, 1917 – May 21, 1996) was a movie Actor noted for his roles in low-budget Westerns. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Max Factor Sr ( 1877 - August 30, 1938) born Factorowitz or Faktorowicz in Łódź, Poland (then Russian Max Factor & Company is an international cosmetics firm founded in 1909 by Max Factor, a make-up artist for the Russian royal Ballet. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Jo Van Fleet ( December 30, 1914 &ndash June 10, 1996) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award - winning American Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm ( March 17, 1908, Berlin, Germany – June 11, 1996 Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Margaux Louise Hemingway ( February 16, 1954 &ndash July 1, 1996) was an American Fashion Supermodel and Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Claudette Colbert ( IPA: /koʊlˈbɛɹ/ ( September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was a French -born American stage Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Bibiana Besch ( February 1 1940 &ndash September 7 1996) was an Austrian American actress Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Joanne Dru ( January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American Film and Television actress. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Juliet Anne Prowse ( September 25 1936 – September 14 1996) was a South African Dancer, whose four decade career included Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Annabella (14 July 1909 &ndash 18 September 1996 was a French cinema actress who achieved her greatest success in French cinema, but who Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Dorothy Lamour ( December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American motion picture actress. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Laura La Plante (born Laura La Plant on November 1, 1904 in St Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Marcel Carné ( August 18, 1906 - October 31, 1996) was a French Film director. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Virginia Cherrill ( April 12, 1908 - November 14, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Véra Korène ( June 6, 1901 &ndash November 19, 1996) was a Russian-born French actress and singer Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr ( October 17 1950 &ndash December 8, 1996) was an American television film and stage Actor Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28 1924 &ndash December 19 1996 was an Italian film actor Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Lew Ayres ( December 28, 1908 &ndash December 30, 1996) was an American actor Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Marvin John Nance ( December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996) known professionally as Jack Nance and occasionally credited as
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