1999 in film
See also:
1998 in film,
other events of 1999,
2000 in film,
list of 'years in film'.
EventsApril 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom MenaceMay 3 - A Durham, North Carolina woman named Jennifer Briggs changes her name to Obi-Wan Kenobi Briggs in honor of the Star Wars character. Ms. Briggs wins $1000 from a local radio station for changing her name.
Top grossing films Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace: $431,088,297 The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment: $293,506,292 Toy Story 2: $245,852,179 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, starring Mike Myers: $206,040,086 The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves: $171,479,930 Tarzan: $171,091,819 Big Daddy: $163,479,795 The Mummy: $155,385,488 Runaway Bride, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts: $152,257,509 The Blair Witch Project: $140,539,099 Stuart Little: $140,035,367 The Green Mile: $136,801,374 American Beauty: $130,096,601 The World Is Not Enough: $126,943,684 Double Jeopardy: $116,741,558 21 movies in 1999 grossed over $100 million.
Best Picture: American Beauty - DreamWorks SKG, Jinks/Cohen CompanyBest Actor: Kevin Spacey - American BeautyBest Actress: Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
Births
DeathsFebruary 20 - Gene Siskel, film critic, Siskel and EbertMarch 7 - Stanley Kubrick, film directorMarch 13 - Garson Kanin, writer/directorApril 14 - Ellen Corby, actress, Grandma Walton in "The Waltons"April 21 - Buddy Rogers, actor, husband of Mary PickfordApril 28 - Rory Calhoun, actorMay 2 - Oliver Reed, actorMay 8 - Dirk Bogarde, actor/authorMay 21 - Vanessa Brown, actressJune 11 - DeForest Kelley, actor best known for "Star Trek"June 29 - Allan Carr, movie producerJuly 1 - Sylvia Sidney, actressJuly 2 - Mario Puzo, writer/author, "The Godfather"August 4 - Victor Mature, actorSeptember 9 - Ruth Roman, actressSeptember 22 - George C Scott, Oscar winning actorDecember 3 - Madeline Kahn, actressDecember 17 – Rex Allen, cowboy actor, singer December 19 - Desmond Llewelyn, actor, "Q" in James Bond filmsDecember 23 - Lois Hamilton, actress, artist, model
Other movies releasedAmerican PieAn Extremely Goofy Movie, starring Jason MarsdenBeing John MalkovichThe Big KahunaBlast from the PastBowfinger, starring Eddie Murphy and Steve MartinBoys Don't CryThe Dogwalker, an indie film with supermodel Stacey WilliamsThe Cider House RulesDeuce Bigalow: Male GigoloDickDudley Do-RightEnd of DaysEntrapmentEyes Wide ShutFight ClubForces of NatureGalaxy QuestGuinevereThe HauntingMagnoliaMan on the MoonRadiohead: Meeting People Is Easy (DVD Release)My Favorite Martian Never Been KissedPaybackPushing TinThe Omega CodeShe's All ThatSimply IrresistibleSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutThe Straight StoryThree Kings, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice CubeThree to TangoThe Thomas Crown AffairTrickWhatever Happened to Harold SmithWild Wild West, starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline and Salma Hayek
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