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March 8, 2000
Rules of Engagement
On Film
The Focus’ guide to
upcoming films
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Synopsis: William Friedkin (“Jade,” “The French Connection”) returns
with a courtroom that pits personal obligation over justice. Tommy Lee
Jones stars as a Vietnam vet-cum-lawyer who obligingly takes on the
military court when Samuel Jackson, a fellow veteran whom Jones owes
his life to, is accused o f mass murder.
G enre: Drama
R ating: No Rating
C ast: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Anne Archer, Kim Delaney,
Bruce Greenwood and Philip Baker Hall
C redits: Directed by William
Friedkin. Written by Stephen
Gaghan. Based on the story
by James Webb. Produced by
Scott Rudin and Richard D.
Z anuck.
R e le a se d
by
Paramount Pictures.
T h e a tric a l R elease D ate:
March 31, 2000
Price of Glory
Synopsis: In Carlos Avila’s directorial debut,
Jimmy Smits plays a washed-up boxer who
tries to recapture his broken dreams by
training his three sons to become fighters.
Maria Del Mar, Ernesto Hernandez and
former Golden Gloves champ Jon Seda co-
star.
G enre: Drama
R ating: PG -13, for violence, language and
brief drug content
C ast: Jimmy Smits, Jon Seda, Clifton Collin
Jr., Maria Del Mar and Ernesto Hernandez
C redits: Directed by Carlos Avila. Written
by Phil Berger. Based on the play by Phil
Berger. Produced by Moctezema Esparza,
Robert Katz and Arthur Friedman. Released
by New Line Cinema.
T heatrical Release Date: April 7, 2000.
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Synopsis: In the sci-fi thriller, a
docking pilot makes a forced crash
landing ofher spacecraft on a distant
planet. As the sun sets and the planet
plunges into total darkness, the
survivors must band together in
preparation for the emergence o f
otherworldly creatures that inhabit
the land.
G enre: Sci-fi
Rating: R, for sci-fi violence and
g o re , and fo r la n g u a g e
Cast: Vin Diesel, Keith David,
Box
Radha Mitchell, Lewis Fitz
1 The Whole Nine Yards WARNER
Gerald and Cole Hauser
BROS. $38,500,000
C redits: Written and directed
2. Ihfi__ Next Best Thing
by David Twohy. Produced
PARAMOUNT $6,000,000
by Tom Engelman. Released
3. My Dog Skip WARNER BROS.
by USA Films.
$6,700,000
R unning T im e: 1 hour 47
4. Drowning Mona DESTINATION
$5,910,000
minutes
5. Pitch Black USA FILMS
T h e a tric a l R elease D ate:
$29,700,000
February 18, 2000
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6. Snow Day PARAMOUNT
$49,200,000
7. Reindeer Games MIRAMAX
$15,100,000
8. Wonder Boys PARAMOUNT
$11,500,000
9. A m erican____________ Beauty
DREAMWORKS $93,100,000
10. The C ider H ouse R ules
MIRAMAX $37,200,000