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Synopsis: At the height of
the holiday travel crush, a Synopsis: What if the
charming, womanizing ad ex­ cloning o f anim als
ecutive (Affleck) gives his were cheap and com­
seat on a doomed flight to a monplace, and only
stranger trying to get home the rule o f law pre­
vented the duplication
to his family. Having unwit­
o f humans?
tingly escaped death, he sets When an illegal clone
out to make amends by meet­ takes the place o f
ing the man’s widow.
Adam Gibson (Arnold
G enre: Drama
Schw arzenegger) at
Rating: PG-13
Read The Focus to find out what’s
going on in the entertainment world.
C ast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben
A ffleck, Tony G oldw yn,
Natasha Henstridge and Jen­
nifer Grey.
C re d its: W ritten and d i­
rected by Don Roos. Pro­
duced by Michael Besman
and Steve Golin. Released
by Miramax.
T h eatrical Release Date:
Oct. 13, 2000
the family dinner table,
the imperiled family
man must flee from the
sinister forces eager to
dispose o f the evi­
dence o f their genetic
crime.
G enre: Sci-fi
R ating: Not Y et Rated
C a st: A rnold Schw arzenegger,
Tony Goldwyn, Robert Duvall,
M ichael Rapaport and M ichael
Rocker.
C r e d its : D ire c te d by R o g er
Spottiswoode. W rittenby Marianne
and Cormac Wibberly. Produced by
Jon Davidson. Released b y Colum­
bia.
T heatrical Release Date: Nov. 10,
2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Synopsis: Jim Carrey claims
the title role in this live-ac­
tion adaptation of the Dr.
Seuss classic. Masquerad­
ing as Santa, Grinch attempts
to spoil Christmas in the town
of Whoville by stealing ev­
erything th at’s associated
with the holiday. Molly Sh-
innon and C hristine
Jaranski co-star,
je n re : Family
bating: No Rating
Cast: Jim Carrey, Moll;
Shannon, Suzanne Krull
Christine Baranski and Bil
Irwin
Credits: Directed by Roi
Howard. Written by Pete
5. Seaman and Jeffre
Price. Based on th
c h ild ren ’s book by Di
Seuss. Produced by Bria
Grazer. Released by Un
versal Pictures.
T heatrical R elease D ate.
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Soucie, Melanie Chartofl,
Jack Riley and Joe Klasky
C redits: Directed by Paul
Demeyer and Stig Bergqvist
T h ea tr ic a l R elease Date:
Nov. 17, 2000
Synopsis: Chuckie and the true love.
other Rugrats venture to Genre: Animation/Se-
Paris, where they take in the quel/Children’s
sights and explore an amaz­ Rating: G
ing new amusement park. In Cast: Susan Sarandon,
Paris, Chuckie’s dad Chas John Lithgow, Debbie
looks for romance and the R eynolds, C h ristin e
R ugrats learn lessons of C avanaugh, C heryl
courage, loyalty, trust, and Chase, E G Daily, Kath