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House on Haunted Hill
Synopsis: A rem akeof
the
1958 h o rro r
classic, this version
casts Jeffrey Combs,
T aye D ig g s, P eter
Gallagher and Famke
Jan ssen
as
fo u r
s tra n g e rs w ho are
o ffe re d a m illio n
dollars each to spend a
night at a hau n ted _______
mansion. Dismissing
the ominous past o f the house as
mere rum or, they accept the
proposal and find themselves at
the center o f its wrath.
Genre: Horror
Rating: R, for horror violence
and gore, sexual images and
language
Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Taye Diggs,
Peter Gallagher, Chris Rattan and
Famke Jansen
Credits: Directed by W illiam
Malone. Written by Dick Beebe.
Based on the 1958 screenplay by
Robb White. Based on the story
by Dick B eebe and W illiam
Malone. Produced by Gilbert
Adler, Joel Silver and Robert
Zemeckis. Released by Warner
Bros.
Running Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: October
29, 1999
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Sleepy
Hollow
Synopsis: Director Tim Burton
(“Edward Scissorhands”, “Ed
W ood” ) reu n ites w ith actor
Johnny Depp for this adaptation
o f Washington Irving’s classic
novel. Depp plays Icabod Crane,
whose courtship
w ith C h ristin a
Ricci leads to an
e n c o u n te r w ith
the leg en d a ry
h e a d le s s
horseman in the
n ea rb y w oods.
M ir a n d a
R ichardson and
Casper Van Dien
co-star.
Genre: Horror Rating: No Rating
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina
R icci, M iranda R ichardson,
Christopher Walken, Michael
Gambon and Casper Van Dien
Credits: Directed by Tim Burton.
Written by Kevin Yagher and
Andrew Kevin Walker. Based
on the story by W ashington
Irving. Produced by Scott Rudin
and Adam Walker.
Released by Paramount.
T h ea trical R elease D ate:
November 19, 1999
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: R, for strong violent
content including grisly images,
and for language
C ast: D enzel W ash in g to n ,
Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah,
Ed O ’Neill, Michael Rooker,
Mike McGlone and Leland Orser.
C redits: D irected by Phillip
Noyce. Written by Jeremy Iacone.
Based on the novel by Jeffery
Deaver. Produced by Martin
Bregman and M ichael Scott
Bregman.
Released by Universal.
Running Time: 1 hour 58 minutes
T h ea trical R elease D ate:
November 5, 1999
Synopsis: Depending on taste and
creed, w riter-director Kevin
Synopsis: Set during the Great
D epression, M ichael C larke
Duncan plays a Death Row
murderer in a Southern prison
who possesses the unusual gift o f
healing. Tom Hank co-stars as
the penitentiary guard who, upon
d isco v erin g the in m a te ’s
miraculous power and gentle
nature, begins to question the
m an’s guilt. Based on Stephen
King’s 1996 best-selling novel.
Genre: Drama Rating: No Rating
C ast: Tom H anks, P atricia
C larkson, Jam es C rom w ell,
Jeffrey DeMunn and Michael
Duncan
Credits: Directed by Frank
Darabont. Written by Frank
Darabont. Based on the novel
by Stephen King. Produced
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Bone Collector
Synopsis: T ogether, Denzel
Washington and Angelina Jolie
m ake one
c o m p le te
fo re n s ic
d e te c tiv e .
While Jolie
surveys the
c rim e
scenes o f a
s e r ia l
k ille r,
quadriplegic
Washington offers professional
ad v ice from the sid elin e.
Although they're in constant
communication, their physical
sep a ratio n p re sen ts som e
dangerous risks.
The Green Mile
Dogma
S m ith ’s
latest
concoction will either go
dow n
as
grand
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blasphemy or a divine
satire.
L in d a
Fiorentino
play s a
d is ta n t
kin o f the
alm ighty
who must
s to p
ixnmiriad
a n g e ls
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
from re-entering heaven’s gate.
If the fallen angels succeed, all of
God’s creation will be undone.
Genre: Comedy
Rating: No Rating
C ast: Ben A ffleck , G eorge
C arlin, M att D am on, Linda
Fiorentino, Chris Rock, Jason
Mewes, Kevin Smith and Salma
Hayek
Credits: Directed and written by
Kevin Smith. Produced by Laura
G reenlee and Scott M osier.
Released by Lions Gate Films.
Running Time: 2 hrs 10 minutes
T h ea trical R elease D ate:
November 12, 1999.
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T h ea trical R elease D ate:
December 10, 1999
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