1992 in film

The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.)

Highest-grossing films

The top ten films released in 1992 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Awards

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

National Film Awards

Cannes Film Festival:

Palme d'Or: The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan), directed by Bille August, Denmark

Venice Film Festival

Berlin Film Festival

1992 Wide-release films

Januaryâ€"March

Aprilâ€"June

Julyâ€"September

Octoberâ€"December

Notable films released in 1992

U.S.A. unless stated

#

• 1492: Conquest of Paradise, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Armand Assante, Loren Dean - (Spain/U.K./France)
• 1991: The Year Punk Broke

A-D

A

• Agantuk (The Stranger), directed by Satyajit Ray - (India) - winner of FIPRESCI Award at Venice Film Festival
• Al-Lail (The Night) - (Syria)
• Aladdin, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Alien 3, directed by David Fincher, starring Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Pete Postlethwaite
• All's Well, Ends Well (Ga Yau Hei Si), starring Maggie Cheung and Leslie Cheung - (Hong Kong)
• American Me, directed by and starring Edward James Olmos, with William Forsythe
• Angaar (Fire), starring Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia - (India)
• Article 99, directed by Howard Deutch, starring Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Lea Thompson

B

• The Babe, directed by Arthur Hiller, starring John Goodman (as Babe Ruth), with Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner, James Cromwell
• Bad Lieutenant, directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Harvey Keitel
• Baduk - (Iran)
• Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza
• Batman Returns, directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer
• Bébé's Kids
• Beethoven, directed by Brian Levant, starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt
• Being at Home with Claude - (Canada)
• Belle Époque (The Age of Beauty) - (Spain) - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (for 1993)
• Benny's Video, directed by Michael Haneke - (Austria)
• The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan), directed by Bille August - (Sweden) - winner of Palme d'Or
• Bharatham, starring Mohanlal - (India)
• Bitter Moon, directed by Roman Polanski, starring Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas - (U.K./France)
• Blame It on the Bellboy, starring Dudley Moore, Bryan Brown, Richard Griffiths, Patsy Kensit, Bronson Pinchot
• Blue Ice, starring Michael Caine and Sean Young
• Bob Roberts, directed by and starring Tim Robbins, with Giancarlo Esposito, Brian Murray, Alan Rickman, Ray Wise, Gore Vidal
• The Bodyguard, directed by Mick Jackson, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston
• Boomerang, directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Eddie Murphy, David Alan Grier, Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence, Robin Givens
• Braindead, directed by Peter Jackson - (New Zealand)
• Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves
• The Bridge, starring Saskia Reeves and David O'Hara - (U.K.)
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer, directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, starring Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, Paul Reubens

C

• Candyman, starring Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd
• Captain Ron, starring Kurt Russell and Martin Short
• Careful - (Canada)
• Céline, directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau - (France)
• Centre Stage (yun ling yuk), directed by Stanley Kwan, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Ka-fai - (Hong Kong)
• Chain of Desire, starring Linda Fiorentino, Malcolm McDowell, Holly Marie Combs
• Chaplin, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Robert Downey, Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Kline, Marisa Tomei, Diane Lane, Dan Aykroyd - (U.K./U.S.A.)
• The Chekist - (Russia)
• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, directed by John Glen, starring Georges Corraface, Rachel Ward, Tom Selleck, Marlon Brando
• Chunuk Bair - (New Zealand)
• Ciao, Professore! (Let's Hope I Make It), directed by Lina Wertmüller - (Italy)
• City of Joy, starring Patrick Swayze - (U.K./France)
• Class Act
• Un coeur en hiver (A Heart in Winter), starring Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Béart - (France)
• The Comrades of Summer, starring Joe Mantegna
• Consenting Adults, directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller, Forest Whitaker
• Cool World, starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt
• CrissCross, directed by Chris Menges, starring Goldie Hawn and Arliss Howard
• Crossing the Bridge, starring Josh Charles and Jason Gedrick
• The Crying Game, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson, Forest Whitaker - (U.K.)
• Crystal Nights (Krystallines nyhtes) - (Greece)
• The Cutting Edge, directed by Paul Michael Glaser, starring D. B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly

D

• Daens - (Belgium/Netherlands/France)
• Damage, directed by Louis Malle, starring Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson - (U.K.)
• Day of Atonement, starring Roger Hanin, Christopher Walken, Jennifer Beals
• Death Becomes Her, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn
• Deep Cover, directed by Bill Duke, starring Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Clarence Williams III, Charles Martin Smith
• Diggstown, directed by Michael Ritchie, starring James Woods, Louis Gossett, Jr., Oliver Platt, Bruce Dern, Heather Graham
• The Distinguished Gentleman, starring Eddie Murphy
• Dream of Light (El Sol del Membrillo) - (Spain)
• Dust of Angels (Siàu-liān-ê Àn-la!) - (Taiwan)

E-K

E

• El Mariachi, directed by Robert Rodriguez - (Mexico/U.S.A.)
• Enchanted April, directed by Mike Newell, starring Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker - (U.K.)
• Encino Man, starring Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore
• Encore, Once More Encore! (Ankor, eshchyo ankor!) - (Russia)
• The End of the World (O Fim do Mundo) - (Portugal)
• Equinox, directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Matthew Modine, Kevin J. O'Connor, Lara Flynn Boyle, Tyra Ferrell, Lori Singer, Fred Ward

F

• Falling from Grace, directed by and starring John Mellencamp, with Mariel Hemingway, Kay Lenz, Claude Akins
• Far and Away, directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
• FernGully: The Last Rainforest, directed by Bill Kroyer - (Australia/U.S.A.)
• A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, Kiefer Sutherland
• Fifty/Fifty, starring Peter Weller and Robert Hays
• Final Analysis, directed by Phil Joanou, starring Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Keith David
• Firingoti, Assamese film starring Moloya Goswami
• Folks!, starring Tom Selleck and Don Ameche
• Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives - (Canada)
• Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood, Jamie Lee Curtis, George Wendt
• For a Lost Soldier ("Voor een verloren soldaat"), directed by Roeland Kerbosch, starring Jeroen Krabbé, Maarten Smit - (Netherlands)
• Four Eyes and Six Guns, starring Judge Reinhold
• Freejack, starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Mick Jagger
• Frozen Assets, starring Shelley Long

G

• Gladiator, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and James Marshall
• Glengarry Glen Ross, directed by James Foley, starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Jonathan Pryce, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey
• Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (Gojira tai Mosura) - (Japan)
• The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, starring Penelope Ann Miller, Cathy Moriarty, Julianne Moore

H

• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Annabella Sciorra
• Hard Boiled (Lat sau san taam), directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - (Hong Kong)
• Hero, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy García, Joan Cusack
• Hoffa, directed by Danny DeVito, starring Jack Nicholson, DeVito, Armand Assante, J. T. Walsh, Kevin Anderson, John C. Reilly
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
• Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, starring Rick Moranis
• Honeymoon in Vegas, directed by Andrew Bergman, starring James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker
• HouseSitter, directed by Frank Oz, starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn
• Howards End, directed by James Ivory, starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter - (U.K.)
• Husbands and Wives, directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Liam Neeson, Sydney Pollack
• Hyena's (Hyènes) - (Senegal)

I

• An Independent Life (Samostoyatelnaya zhizn) - (Russia)
• Indochine, starring Catherine Deneuve - (France) - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (DÄ›dictví aneb KurvahoÅ¡igutntag) - (Czech Republic)
• Innocent Blood, directed by John Landis, starring Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia, Don Rickles
• Into the Sun, starring Anthony Michael Hall and Michael Paré
• Into the West, directed by Mike Newell, starring Gabriel Byrne and Ellen Barkin - (U.K./Ireland)
• In the Soup, starring Steve Buscemi and Seymour Cassel

J

• Jamón Jamón, starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem - (Spain)
• Jennifer 8, starring Andy García, Uma Thurman and John Malkovich
• The Journey (El viaje) - (Argentina)
• Juice, starring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur
• Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
• Justice, My Foot! (Sam sei goon), starring Stephen Chow - (Hong Kong)

K

• Khiladi (Player) - (India)
• Killer Image, starring Michael Ironside and M. Emmet Walsh - (Canada)
• Knight Moves, starring Christopher Lambert and Diane Lane
• Kuffs, starring Christian Slater and Milla Jovovich

L-Q

L

• Ladybugs, starring Rodney Dangerfield and Jonathan Brandis
• The Last of the Mohicans, directed by Michael Mann, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe
• The Lawnmower Man, starring Jeff Fahey and Pierce Brosnan
• A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall, starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, David Strathairn
• Leap of Faith, directed by Richard Pearce, starring Steve Martin, Liam Neeson, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Lukas Haas
• Leaving Normal, directed by Edward Zwick, starring Christine Lahti and Meg Tilly
• Léolo - (Canada)
• Lethal Weapon 3, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo
• Life According to Agfa (Ha-Chayim Al-Pi Agfa) - (Israel)
• Light Sleeper, directed by Paul Schrader, starring Susan Sarandon, Willem Dafoe, Dana Delany
• Like Water For Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) - (Mexico)
• Live Wire, directed by Christian Duguay, starring Pierce Brosnan and Ron Silver
• Living in Bondage - (Nigeria)
• The Long Day Closes, directed by Terence Davies - (U.K.)
• Lorenzo's Oil, directed by George Miller, starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon
• Love Crimes, starring Sean Young and Patrick Bergin
• Love Field, directed by Jonathan Kaplan, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert
• Love Potion No. 9, starring Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan
• The Lover (L'Amant), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud - (France)
• Luna Park, starring Oleg Borisov - (Russia/France)

M

• Mac, directed by and starring John Turturro
• Mad at the Moon, starring Mary Stuart Masterson
• Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington
• The Mambo Kings, starring Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Desi Arnaz, Jr.
• Man Bites Dog (aka C'est arrivé près de chez vous) - (Belgium)
• Man Trouble, directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Jack Nicholson and Ellen Barkin
• Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media - (International)
• Medicine Man, directed by John McTiernan, starring Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco
• Memoirs of an Invisible Man, directed by John Carpenter, starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Michael McKean
• Me, Myself and I, starring JoBeth Williams and George Segal
• A Midnight Clear, directed by Keith Gordon, starring Ethan Hawke and Kevin Dillon
• The Mighty Ducks, starring Emilio Estevez
• Minbo - (Japan)
• Miracle Beach, starring Dean Cameron, Ami Dolenz, Pat Morita
• Mistress, starring Robert De Niro, Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Danny Aiello, Eli Wallach, Sheryl Lee Ralph
• Mo' Money, starring Damon Wayans
• The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream, directed by Park Chan-wook - (South Korea)
• Morte di un matematico napoletano (Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician) - (Italy)
• Mr. Baseball, starring Tom Selleck
• Mr. Saturday Night, directed by and starring Billy Crystal, with Helen Hunt, Julie Warner, David Paymer
• The Muppet Christmas Carol, starring Michael Caine and the Muppets
• My Cousin Vinny, directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Fred Gwynne

N

• Nemesis - (Denmark/U.S.A.)
• New Dragon Gate Inn (Sun lung moon hak chan), starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Maggie Cheung - (Hong Kong)
• Newsies, starring Christian Bale, Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret, and Bill Pullman
• Night and the City, directed by Irwin Winkler, starring Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Jack Warden, Alan King
• Nitrate Kisses
• Noises Off, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, John Ritter, Marilu Henner, Christopher Reeve
• The Northerners (De Noorderlingen) - (Netherlands)

O

• The Oak (BalanÅ£a) - (Romania)
• Of Mice and Men, directed by and starring Gary Sinise, with John Malkovich, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn Fenn, Ray Walston
• Once Upon a Crime, starring John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Young, Ornella Muti, George Hamilton
• Once Upon a Time, Cinema (Nasseroddin Shah Actor-e Cinema) - (Iran)
• Once Upon a Time in China II (Wong Fei Hung II - Nam yi dong ji keung), starring Jet Li - (Hong Kong)
• One False Move, directed by Carl Franklin, starring Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Michael Beach, Billy Bob Thornton
• Only You, directed by Betty Thomas, starring Andrew McCarthy, Helen Hunt, Kelly Preston
• Original Sin (Shindi mo ii), directed by Takashi Ishii - (Japan)
• Orlando, starring Tilda Swinton and Billy Zane - (U.K.)
• Our Twisted Hero (Urideul-ui ilgeuleojin yeongung) - (South Korea)
• Out on a Limb, starring Matthew Broderick

P-Q

• Passed Away, starring Bob Hoskins, Tim Curry, Blair Brown, Pamela Reed, Peter Riegert, William Petersen, Nancy Travis
• Passenger 57, starring Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore, Elizabeth Hurley
• Passion Fish, directed by John Sayles, starring Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard
• Patriot Games, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean, Patrick Bergin, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris
• Pet Sematary Two, starring Edward Furlong, Anthony Edwards and Clancy Brown
• Peter's Friends, directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Rita Rudner, Emma Thompson - (U.K.)
• The Player, directed by Robert Altman, starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg â€" Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
• Poison Ivy, starring Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl Ladd
• Police Story 3: Super Cop (Jing cha gu shi III: Chao ji jing cha), starring Jackie Chan - (Hong Kong)
• Porco Rosso (Kurenai no Buta) - (Japan)
• The Power of One, directed by John G. Avildsen
• Prelude to a Kiss, starring Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan
• The Public Eye, directed by Howard Franklin, starring Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Stanley Tucci, Jared Harris
• Pure Country, starring George Strait
• Pushing Hands (tuÄ« shÇ'u), directed by Ang Lee - (China/Taiwan)
• Quicksand: No Escape, starring Donald Sutherland, Tim Matheson, Felicity Huffman

R-Y

R

• Raat, starring Revathi, Rohini Hattangadi, Om Puri - (India)
• Radio Flyer, starring Elijah Wood
• Rain Without Thunder, starring Betty Buckley and Jeff Daniels
• Raising Cain, directed by Brian De Palma, starring John Lithgow and Lolita Davidovich
• Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, directed by Ram Mohan - (India/Japan)
• Rapid Fire, starring Brandon Lee and Powers Boothe
• Rebels of the Neon God (Ch'ing shaonien ne cha) - (Taiwan)
• Remote Control (Sódóma Reykjavík) - (Iceland)
• Reservoir Dogs, directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney
• A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford, starring Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd
• Rock-a-Doodle, directed by Don Bluth
• Roja (Rose), directed by Mani Ratnam - (India) - nominated for Best Film at Moscow International Film Festival
• Romper Stomper, starring Russell Crowe - (Australia)
• Ruby, starring Danny Aiello (as Jack Ruby), Sherilyn Fenn, Arliss Howard

S

• Samantha, starring Martha Plimpton and Dermot Mulroney
• Savage Nights (Les Nuits Fauves) - (France)
• Scent of a Woman, directed by Martin Brest, starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gabrielle Anwar - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
• School Ties, starring Brendan Fraser, Chris O'Donnell, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
• Schtonk! (aka Schtonk! Der Film zum Buch vom Führer) - (Germany)
• Seedpeople, directed by Peter Manoogian, produced by Charles Band
• Shakes the Clown, directed by and starring Bobcat Goldthwait, with Julie Brown, Kathy Griffin, Florence Henderson
• Shining Through, directed by David Seltzer, starring Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, John Gielgud, Joely Richardson, Liam Neeson
• Sidekicks, starring Jonathan Brandis and Chuck Norris
• Single White Female, directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh
• Singles, directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick
• Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg
• Sleepwalkers, directed by Mick Garris, starring Mädchen Amick, Brian Krause, Alice Krige, based on a novel by Stephen King
• Sneakers, starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell
• The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty, directed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
• Split Second, starring Rutger Hauer and Kim Cattrall - (U.K.)
• Stay Tuned, directed by Peter Hyams, starring John Ritter and Pam Dawber
• The Stolen Children (Il ladro di bambini) - (Italy)
• Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, starring Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Getty
• The Story of Qiu Ju (Qiu Ju da guan si), directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Gong Li - (China) - Golden Lion award
• Storyville, starring James Spader
• Straight Talk, starring Dolly Parton and James Woods
• A Stranger Among Us, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow, Tracy Pollan, Mia Sara
• Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann - (Australia)
• Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (Shiko funjatta) - (Japan) - Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year
• The Sun of the Sleepless (Udzinarta mze) - (Georgia)
• Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok), directed by István Szabó - (Hungary)

T

• A Tale of Winter (Conte d'hiver), directed by Éric Rohmer - (France)
• Talking Head (Tōkingu Heddo) - (Japan)
• That Night, starring C. Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis
• There Goes the Neighborhood, starring Jeff Daniels, Catherine O'Hara, Héctor Elizondo, Rhea Perlman
• This Is My Life, directed by Nora Ephron, starring Julie Kavner, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
• Thunderheart, starring Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward
• Titanica, IMAX documentary
• Tito and Me (Tito i ja) - (Yugoslavia)
• Toys, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, LL Cool J, Donald O'Connor
• Traces of Red, starring James Belushi and Lorraine Bracco
• Trespass, directed by Walter Hill, starring Ice Cube, Ice-T, Bill Paxton, William Sadler
• Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, directed by David Lynch, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, Mädchen Amick, David Bowie

U-V

• Under Siege, directed by Andrew Davis, starring Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Erika Eleniak, Gary Busey
• Unforgiven, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris - Academy Award for Best Picture
• Universal Soldier, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren
• Unlawful Entry, directed by Jonathan Kaplan, starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe
• Utz, starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brenda Fricker, Peter Riegert - (U.K.)
• Vacas (Cows) - (Spain)

W

• The Waterdance, starring Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, Wesley Snipes
• Waterland, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke - (U.K.)
• Wayne's World, directed by Penelope Spheeris, starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Brian Doyle-Murray, Lara Flynn Boyle
• We Are Not Angels (Mi nismo anÄ'eli) - (Yugoslavia)
• Where the Day Takes You, starring Sean Astin and Lara Flynn Boyle
• Whispers in the Dark, starring Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Jill Clayburgh, Alan Alda, John Leguizamo, Anthony LaPaglia
• White Badge (Hayan chonjaeng) - (South Korea)
• White Men Can't Jump, directed by Ron Shelton, starring Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez
• White Sands, directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson
• Wind, directed by Carroll Ballard, starring Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson, Jack Thompson, Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd
• Wuthering Heights, starring Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes - (U.K.)

Y

• Year of the Comet, starring Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly, Louis Jourdan
• The Yo-Yo Gang - (Canada)
• Yodha, starring Mohanlal and Madhoo - (India)

Births

• January 19 - Logan Lerman, actor
• February 11 - Taylor Lautner, actor
• February 14 - Freddie Highmore, actor
• February 15 - Greer Grammer, actress
• March 13 - Kaya Scodelario, actress
• March 17 - John Boyega, actor
• March 17 - Gabriel Liotta, actor
• April 4 - Alexa Nikolas, actress
• April 23 - Syd tha Kyd, singer and DJ
• May 4
  • Ashley Rickards, actress
  • Courtney Jines, actress
• May 7 - Alexander Ludwig, actor
• May 18 - Spencer Breslin, actor
• June 14 - Daryl Sabara, actor
• June 26 - Jennette McCurdy, actress and singer
• July 3 - Nathalia Ramos, actress
• July 22 - Selena Gomez, actress and singer
• August 4 - Dylan and Cole Sprouse, actors
• August 20 - Demi Lovato, actress and singer
• September 16 - Nick Jonas, singer (Jonas Brothers)
• September 30 - Ross Hinde, Photographer
• October 9 - Tyler James Williams, actor
• October 12 - Josh Hutcherson, actor
• October 13 - Aaron Dismuke, voice actor
• November 18 - Nathan Kress, actor
• November 23 - Miley Cyrus, actress and singer
• December 3 - Martina Tuzza, Photographer
• December 18 - Bridgit Mendler, actress

Notable deaths

Film debuts

• David Arquette - Where the Day Takes You
• Jack Black - Bob Roberts
• Toni Collette - Spotswood
• Daniel Craig - The Power of One
• Penélope Cruz - Jamón Jamón
• Alan Cumming - Prague
• Omar Epps - Juice
• Ralph Fiennes - Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights
• Claire Forlani - Gypsy Eyes
• Jamie Foxx - Toys
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Beethoven
• Maggie Gyllenhaal - Waterland
• Cole Hauser - School Ties
• Lena Headey - Waterland
• Jennifer Love Hewitt - Munchie
• Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard
• Famke Janssen - Fathers & Sons
• Ashley Judd - Kuffs
• Ang Lee (director) - Pushing Hands
• Heath Ledger - Clowning Around
• Laura Linney - Lorenzo's Oil
• Baz Luhrmann (director) - Strictly Ballroom
• Bernie Mac - Mo' Money
• Mike Myers - Wayne's World
• Tim Blake Nelson - This Is My Life
• Rosie O'Donnell - A League of Their Own
• Robert Rodriguez (director) - El Mariachi
• Gary Sinise - A Midnight Clear (actor)
• Will Smith - Where the Day Takes You
• Hilary Swank - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Quentin Tarantino (director) - Reservoir Dogs
• Jeanne Tripplehorn - Basic Instinct
• Robin Tunney - Encino Man
• Steve Zahn - Rain Without Thunder

References