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The Hurricane
Synopsis: Based on the diaries of
Anna Leonowens, this film casts
Jodie Foster as a British governess
headed for Thailand to care for the
children o f the country’s king,
played by Chow Yun-Fat. By the
end of her stay, she’s managed to
touch the lives o f both the children
and their father.
G enre: Family
Rating: No Rating
Cast: Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat,
Bai Ling, Kee Thuan Chye and Teoh
Kah Yong
Credits: Directedby Andy Tennant.
W ritten by Peter Krikes, Steve
Meerson, Andy Tennant and Rick
Parks. Produced by L aw rence
Bender and Ed Elbert. Released by
20th Century Fox.
T h e a tr ic a l
R e le a se
D ate:
December 17, 1999.
Synopsis: Based on a true story,
Denzel Washington stars as Rubin
“ H u rric a n e ”
C a rte r,
the
middleweight boxer who is wrongly
convicted for the murders o f three
white men in 1966. Spanning over
twenty years, the film follows the
innocent boxer’s fight for justice
and eventual exoneration. Deborah
Unger, John Hannah and Liev
Schreiber co-star as the activists
who champion his cause.
G enre: Drama
Rating: R, for language, violence
Cast: Denzel Washington, Deborah
Unger, Liev Schreiber, Vicellous
Shannon, Dan Hedaya and John
Hannah
C re d its : D irected by N orm an
Jew ison. W ritten by A rm yan
Bernstein, Christopher Cleveland
and Dan Gordon. Produced by
N orm an
Je w iso n ,
A rm yan
B ernstein and John K etcham .
Released by Universal Pictures.
Theatrical
Man on The Moon
Box Office
Release
1. Toy S tory 2 BU EN A
VISTA
$117,300,000
2. The W orld Is Not Enough
MGM/UA $90,400,000
3. End o f Days UNIVERSAL
$45,900,000
4.
S leep y
H ollow
PARAMOUNT $72,300,000
5. T he B one C o lle c to r
UNIVERSAL $58,100,000
6. Pokemon: The First Movie
WARNERS $80,638,000
7. Dogma LIONS GATE
$24,500,000
8. T he In sid e r B U EN A
VISTA
$23,900,000
9. Being John M alkovich
USA FILMS $13,856,647
0. Anywhere But Here FOX
$16,400,000
Date:
D ecem ber 25, 1999 - lim ited
engagements; January 14, 2000.
National Video Rentals
S y n o p sis: “The People vs. Larry Flynt’’ director Milos Forman returns
1. “Arlington Road” (Sony)
2. “The Blair Witch Project”
(Artisan)
3. “The M atrix” (W arner
Bros.)
4. “NeverBeenKissed” (Fox)
5. “Life” (Universal)
6. “The Mummy” (Universal)
7. “Big Daddy” (Buena V ista)
8. “Election” (Paramount)
9. “Analyze This” (Warners)
10. “ 10 Things I Hate About
You” (Buena Vista)
with a biopic on the late comedian Andy Kaufman, best known for his role
in “Taxi.” Jim Carrey stars as the versatile comedian as the film traces
various stages in Kaufman’s career. Danny De Vito co-stars as his long-
time manager.
G en re: Comedy
R a tin g : No Rating
C a st: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Paul Giamatti,
Courtney Love and Judd Hirsch
C r ed its: Directed by Milos Forman. Written by
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Produced
by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey
Sher. Released by Universal.
T h ea trica l R elea se D ate: December 22,1999
National Video Sales
1. “Big Daddy” (Sony)
2. “The Blair Witch Project
(Artisan)
3. “ Saving Private Ryan
(Dreamworks)
4. “ Y ello w S u bm arine
(MGM/UA)
5. “The Mummy” (Universal
7. Playboy 2000 - Video
Playmate Calendar (Playboy
7. “ T he W izard o f Oz
(Warners)
8. “ S arah M cL achlan
Mirrorball” (BMG)
9. “Woodstock ’99" (Hybrid
Epic Music Video)
10. “The Prince o f Egypt
(DreamWorks)
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