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Next Friday
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S y n o p sis: Ice C ube
produces, writes and stars in this
sequel to 1995’s co m ed y hit
“Friday.” The action picks up where
the original film left o ff with Cube
taking down the neighborhood
bully. In fear o f revenge, the young
man flees the inner city to hide out
at his uncle’s house in the suburbs.
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G enre: Comedy
R ating: No Rating
Box Office
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C a st: Ice Cube, M ike
Epps, Tamala Jones, Tom “Tiny”
Lister Jr., John Witherspoon and
Don “DC” Curry
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C red its: D irected by
Steve Carr. Written and produced
by Ice Cube. Released by New Line
Cinema.
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T heatrical Release Date:
January 14, 2000 - limited release,
750 runs
Toy Story 2
Synopsis: The adventures
o f toys Woody and Buzz Lightyear
continue when their owner Andy
goes o ff to summer camp, leaving
them to their own devices.
Things take a turn for the worse
when an obsessive toy collector
kidnaps Woody because he is a
highly valuable collector’s item.
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen once
again add their distinctive vocal
talents.
G enre: Family
Rating: G
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Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim
Allen, Don Rickies, Jim Vamey,
W a lla c e Shaw n and John
Ratzenberger
C redits: Directed by John
L asseter. Produced by H elene
Plotkin and Karen Robert Jackson.
Released by Disney.
R unning Time: 1 hour 25
minutes
T heatrical Release Date: ’
November 19,1999-exclusive Los
Angeles engagement; November,
24, 1999 in theatres now.
Flawless
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Synopsis: After suffering
a stroke, retired New York City cop
Robert De Niro must take singing
lessons as part ofhis vocal recovery.
The tough guy’s unlikely teacher is
his flamboyant drag queen neighbor
Phillip Seymour Hoffman. The two
are fo rced to w ork out th eir
differences and learn to appreciate
one another along the way.
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G enre: Drama
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Rating: R, for pervasive
language and strong violence
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Cast: Robert De Niro,
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Daphne
Rubin-Vega, Wanda DeJesus and
Skipp Sudduth
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C r e d its : W ritten and
d irected by Joel Schum acher.
Produced by Robert De Niro, Jane
Rosenthal and Joel Schumacher.
Released by MGM/UA.
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R unning Time: 1 hour 34
minutes
T heatrical Release Date:
November 24, 1999
Don’t forget the popcorn
1. Toy Story BUENA
VISTA
$81,100,000
2. The World is Not Enough
MGM/UA $76,300,000
3 E n d of Days UNIVERSAL
$31,000,000
4. Sleepy Hollow
PARAMOUNT
$62,100,000
5. Pokemon: The First Movie
WARNERS $77,700,000
6. The Bone Collector
UNIVERSAL $53,600,000
7. Dogma LIONS GATE
$21,500,000
8. Anywhere But Here FOX
$14,700,000
9. The Insider BUENA
VISTA
$22,100,000
10. Being John Malkovich
USA FILMS $12,100,000
National Video Rentals
1. “Arlington Road” (Sony)
2. “The Blair Witch Project”
(Artisan)
3. “The Matrix”(Wamer
Bros.)
4. “Never Been
Kissed”(Fox)
5. “Life” (Universal)
6. “The Mummy”
(Universal)
7. “Big Daddy”(Buena
Vista)
8. “Election”(Paramount)
9. “Analyze This”(Wamers)
8. “ 10 Things I Hate About
You” (Buena Vista)
National Video Sales
1. “Big Daddy”( Sony)
2. “The Blair Witch Project”
(Artisan)
3. “Saving Private Ryan”
(Dreamworks)
4. “Yellow Submarine”
(MGM/UA)
5. “The Mummy”
(Universal)
7. Playboy 2000-V ideo
Playmate Calendar
(Playboy)
7. “The Wizard o f Oz”
(Warners)
8. “Sarah McLachlan:
Mirrorball” (BMG)
9. “Woodstock ’99" (Hybrid/
Epic Music Video)
10. “The Prince o f Egypt”
(DreamWorks)