The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Events

* March 2 - '' The Hunt for Red October'' is released. It is the first film in Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. * March 23 – ''

Pretty Woman ''Pretty Woman'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), La ...

'' is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. * March 30 – '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is released to massive box office success. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. * May 25 – Universal Pictures unveils a new opening logo with music composed by James Horner, which debuts on ''

Back to the Future Part III ''Back to the Future Part III'' is a 1990 American science fiction Western film and the final installment of the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Stee ...

''. It is the first change to the Universal opening logo in 27 years. * June 1 – CGI technique is expanded with

motion capture Motion capture (sometimes referred as mo-cap or mocap, for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robo ...

for CGI characters, used in '' Total Recall''. * June 15 – Following a massive media and marketing blitz, ''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''Detroit Mirror'', and it ...

'' is released. Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg expressed disappointment in a studio memo that noted that the film had cost about $100 million in total to produce, market and promote and with its disappointing performance claimed "We made demands on our time, talent and treasury that, upon reflection, may not have been worth it". * June 22 – The use of real-time computer graphics or " digital puppetry" to create a character in a motion picture is performed, in '' RoboCop 2''. * July 4 – The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in '' Die Hard 2''. * July 13 - ''

Ghost A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...

'', starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, is released and grosses $506 million, making it the third highest-grossing movie at the time. * November 9 – Kevin Costner's directorial debut, '' Dances with Wolves'', is released. It later earns twelve Academy Award nominations and wins seven, including Best Picture and Best Director for Costner. * November 16 ** '' Home Alone'' is released. It spends twelve consecutive weeks at number one on the United States box office, becoming both the highest-grossing film of the year and the highest-grossing comedy of all-time. **'' The Rescuers Down Under'' is considered as the first fully digital film ever made. * December 24 – Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman marry. * ''

Buchwald v. Paramount ''Buchwald vs. Paramount'' (1990), , was a breach of contract lawsuit filed and decided in California in which humorist and writer Art Buchwald alleged that Paramount Pictures stole his script idea and turned it into the 1988 movie ''Coming to ...

'' decided, a leading case on the financial rewards due to writers of film treatments.

Awards

1990 wide-release movies

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1990

United States except where noted.

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* '' The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'', directed Renny Harlin, by starring Andrew Dice Clay * '' After Dark, My Sweet'', directed by James Foley, starring Jason Patric, Rachel Ward and

Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver B ...

* '' Air America'', directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. * ''

Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

'', directed by Woody Allen, starring Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna and William Hurt * '' The Ambulance'', directed by Larry Cohen, starring Eric Roberts,

Megan Gallagher Megan Gallagher (born February 6, 1960) is an American theater and television actress. Having studied at the Juilliard School under the supervision of John Houseman, Gallagher began her career on stage, and has appeared in several Broadway theat ...

, James Earl Jones, Janine Turner and Red Buttons * '' American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'', directed by Cedric Sundstrom, starring Michael Dudikoff, David Bradley and James Booth * '' Angel Town'', directed by Olivier Gruner, starring Olivier Gruner and Theresa Saldana * '' Another 48 Hrs.'', directed by Walter Hill, starring

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

and Nick Nolte * ''

Arachnophobia Arachnophobia is a specific phobia brought about by the irrational fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions. Signs and symptoms People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbour spiders or that h ...

'', directed by Frank Marshall, starring

Jeff Daniels Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and playwright, known for his work on stage and screen playing diverse characters switching between comedy and drama. He is the recipient of several accol ...

, John Goodman, Harley Jane Kozak and Julian Sands * '' Avalon'', directed by Barry Levinson, starring Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins and Kevin Pollak * '' Awakenings'', directed by Penny Marshall, starring Robin Williams and

Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...

B

* ''

'', directed by

Robert Zemeckis Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984), the science-fiction comedy ''Back to the Future'' film tr ...

, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and

Mary Steenburgen Mary Nell Steenburgen (; born February 8, 1953) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in 1978 Western comedy film ''Goin' ...

* '' Bad Influence'', directed by Curtis Hanson, starring James Spader and Rob Lowe * ''Bad Jim'', directed by Clyde Ware, starring James Brolin, Richard Roundtree, and

John Clark Gable Clark James Gable (September 20, 1988 – February 22, 2019), also known as Clark Gable III, was an American actor, model, and television presenter. Gable was a host of the television reality show '' Cheaters''. Life and career Gable was a gran ...

* ''

Betsy's Wedding ''Betsy's Wedding'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Alan Alda. The film stars Alda, Joey Bishop, Madeline Kahn, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pesci, Ally Sheedy, Bibi Besch, Burt Young, and Molly Ringwald. It was theatr ...

'', directed by and starring Alan Alda, with Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy and Madeline Kahn * '' The Big Man'' aka ''Crossing the Line'', directed by David Leland, starring Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley and Billy Connolly * '' The Big Steal'', directed by

Nadia Tass Nadia Tass is an Australian theatre director and film director and producer. She is known for the films ''Malcolm'' (1986) and '' The Big Steal'' (1990), as well as an extensive body of work in the theatre, both in Australia and internationa ...

, starring Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan and Steve Bisley * '' Bird on a Wire'', directed by John Badham, starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn * '' Blind Fury'', directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Rutger Hauer * '' Blue Steel'', directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, and Clancy Brown * ''

Boiling Point The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor. The boiling point of a liquid varies depending upon the surrounding envir ...

'', directed by Takeshi Kitano, starring Takeshi Ono, Masahiko Ono, Yuriko Ishida and Hisashi Igawa * '' The Bonfire of the Vanities'', directed by Brian De Palma, starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith * ''

Bride of Re-Animator ''Bride of Re-Animator'' is a 1990 American comedy horror film produced and directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Yuzna, Rick Fry, and Woody Keith. It is a sequel to the 1985 film ''Re-Animator'' and the second entry in the Re-Animator (film ser ...

'', directed by Brian Yuzna, starring Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones and Fabiana Udenio

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* '' Cadence'', directed by Martin Sheen, starring Charlie Sheen and Martin Sheen * '' Cadillac Man'', directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Robin Williams and Tim Robbins * ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...

'', directed by

Albert Pyun Albert Pyun (May 19, 1953 – November 26, 2022) was an American film director who made low-budget B-movies and direct-to-video action films. The Independent Film Channel said that Pyun "has carved out a unique niche as a director of low-budge ...

, starring Matt Salinger * '' Childhood Days'', directed by Masahiro Shinoda, starring Tetsuya Fujita and Yuji Horioka * '' Child's Play 2'', directed by John Lafia, starring Jenny Agutter, Alex Vincent, Gerrit Graham,

Christine Elise Christine Elise McCarthy, professionally known as Christine Elise, is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Emily Valentine in ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ''BH90210'' and Kyle in the ''Child's Play'' fran ...

and Grace Zabriskie * '' China Cry''. directed by James F. Collier, starring

Julia Nickson-Soul Julia Nickson is a Singaporean–American actress. She first came to the attention of audiences in the United States in the Sylvester Stallone film '' Rambo: First Blood Part II''. She appeared in the 2004 film ''Ethan Mao'' and in the 2008 inde ...

France Nuyen France Nuyen (born France Nguyễn Vân Nga on 31 July 1939) is a French actress, model, and psychological counsellor. Early life Nguyen was born in Marseille. Her mother was French, and her father was widely reported to be Vietnamese, althoug ...

and James Shigeta * '' City Hunter: Bay City Wars'' * '' Class of 1999'', directed by Mark L. Lester, starring Bradley Gregg, Traci Lind, Malcolm McDowell and Pam Grier * ''

Close-Up A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long s ...

'', directed by

Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of ...

, starring Hossain Sabzian and Mohsen Makhmalbaf * ''

Come See the Paradise ''Come See the Paradise'' is a 1990 American drama film written and directed by Alan Parker, and starring Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita. Set before and during World War II, the film depicts the treatment of Japanese Americans in the United States ...

'', directed by Alan Parker, starring Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita * '' The Comfort of Strangers'', directed by

Paul Schrader Paul Joseph Schrader (; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first received widespread recognition through his screenplay for Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). He later continued his collabo ...

, Natasha Richardson,

Christopher Walken Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. Prolific in film, television and on stage, Walken is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Awar ...

, Rupert Everett and

Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ...

* '' Crash and Burn''. directed by Charles Band, starring Paul Ganus, Megan Ward, Jack McGee and Eva LaRue * '' Cry-Baby'', directed by John Waters, starring

Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...

, Amy Locane, Polly Bergen, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords,

Kim McGuire Kim Diane McGuire (December 1, 1955 – September 14, 2016) was an American lawyer and author. A former actress, she was best known for her role of Mona "Hatchet-Face" Malnorowski in John Waters' 1990 comedy musical ''Cry-Baby''. Early life Kim ...

, Darren E. Burrows,

Susan Tyrrell Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer; March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012) was an American character actress. Tyrrell's career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was ''Shoot ...

and

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

* '' Cyrano de Bergerac'', directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, starring

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...

Anne Brochet Anne Brochet (born 22 November 1966) is a French actress. Career Brochet has appeared in films such as ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', '' Le temps des porte-plumes'', '' 30 ans'', '' Une journée de merde!'' and '' Tous les matins du monde''. She has als ...

and Vincent Pérez

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* '' Dances with Wolves'', directed by and starring Kevin Costner – Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture * ''

Darkman ''Darkman'' is a 1990 American superhero film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. Based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s, the film stars Liam Neeson as scientist Peyton Westlake, who is br ...

'', directed by

Sam Raimi Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1 ...

, starring Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels and Larry Drake * '' Days of Being Wild'', directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Leslie Cheung,

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and in ...

and Andy Lau * ''

Days of Thunder ''Days of Thunder'' is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, C ...

'', starring Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman * '' Death Warrant'', starring Jean-Claude Van Damme * ''

Dei tau lung ''Deus'' (, ) is the Latin word for " god" or "deity". Latin ''deus'' and ''dīvus'' ("divine") are in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European *'' deiwos'', "celestial" or "shining", from the same root as '' *Dyēus'', the reconstructed chief ...

'' (''Dragon Fighter'') * '' Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection'', starring Chuck Norris * '' Denial'' * '' Desperate Hours'', directed by Michael Cimino, starring Anthony Hopkins and Mickey Rourke * ''

'', directed by and starring Warren Beatty, with

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

, Glenne Headly,

Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino (; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he has received numerous accolades: including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy ...

* '' Die Hard 2'', starring Bruce Willis * ''

Downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...

'', starring Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker * '' Dreams'', directed by Akira Kurosawa * '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp''

E

* '' Edward Scissorhands'', directed by Tim Burton, starring

, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest * ''

El Diablo Diablo or El Diablo may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Diablo (Disney), a raven in ''Sleeping Beauty'' * Diablo (Marvel Comics), a Fantastic Four villain * El Diablo (comics), several fictional characters from DC Comics * ...

'', starring Anthony Edwards, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Beltran, Jim Beaver, Don Collier * '' The End of Innocence'', directed by and starring Dyan Cannon * '' Ernest Goes to Jail'', starring Jim Varney * '' Europa Europa'' – Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (for 1991) * '' The Exorcist III'', starring George C. Scott

F

* '' Fantasia'' (restored version) * ''

La Femme Nikita La Femme Nikita may refer to: * ''La Femme Nikita'' (film), a 1990 French action film by Luc Besson, originally named "Nikita" * ''La Femme Nikita'' (TV series), a 1997–2001 TV series based on the film, also called "Nikita" * ''Nikita'' (TV se ...

'', directed by Luc Besson * '' The Field'', starring Richard Harris * '' Fire Birds'', starring Nicolas Cage and Tommy Lee Jones * '' The First Power'', starring Lou Diamond Phillips * '' Flashback'', starring

Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series '' 24'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Glo ...

and

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

* ''

Flatliners ''Flatliners'' is a 1990 American psychological horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Michael Douglas and Rick Bieber, and written by Peter Filardi. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, a ...

'', directed by Joel Schumacher, starring

, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon * '' The Fourth War'', starring

Roy Schneider Roy Lester Schneider (May 13, 1939 - December 18, 2022) was an American politician and physician who served as the fifth elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from January 5, 1995 to January 4, 1999. Biography Schneider was born ...

and Jürgen Prochnow * ''

Frankenstein Unbound ''Frankenstein Unbound'' is a 1990 science fiction horror film based on Brian Aldiss' 1973 novel of the same name, starring John Hurt, Raul Julia, Bridget Fonda, Jason Patric, and Nick Brimble. The film is co-written and directed by Roger Corman ...

'', starring

John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in ...

* '' The Freshman'', starring

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academ ...

and Matthew Broderick * ''

Funny About Love ''Funny About Love'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy and starring Gene Wilder in his first romantic lead. With a screenplay by Norman Steinberg and David Frankel, the film is based on the article "''Convention ...

'', directed by Leonard Nimoy, starring Gene Wilder and Christine Lahti

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* ''

'', starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg * '' The Godfather Part III'', directed by

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five A ...

, starring

, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Joe Mantegna, Sofia Coppola * '' Goodfellas'', directed by Martin Scorsese, starring

, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino * '' Graffiti Bridge'', directed by and starring Prince * '' Green Card'', starring

and Andie MacDowell – Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) * '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' * '' The Grifters'', starring

Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress and director. Known for often portraying eccentric and distinctive characters, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as no ...

, John Cusack, Annette Bening * '' The Guardian'', directed by William Friedkin * '' Gunsmoke: The Last Apache'', directed by Charles Correll, starring James Arness, Richard Kiley, Michael Learned,

Amy Stock-Poynton Amy Elizabeth Stoch is an American actress and academic, also known as Amy Stock and Amy Stock-Poynton. Life and career Stoch was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and wanted to be an actress from a young age. She had her break when she reache ...

, Geoffrey Lewis, Hugh O'Brian, Joe Lara * '' The Guyver''

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* '' Hamlet'', directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Helena Bonham Carter * '' The Handmaid's Tale'', directed by Volker Schlöndorff, starring Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall * ''

Happily Ever After Happily Ever After may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Happily Ever After'' (1985 film), a Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Bruno Barreto * ''Happily Ever After'' (1989 film), an animated movie continuing the adventures of Snow ...

'', featuring the voices of Irene Cara, Edward Asner, Carol Channing, Dom DeLuise * ''

Hard to Kill ''Hard to Kill'' is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth, starring Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, William Sadler and Frederick Coffin. Seagal's second film after '' Above the Law'', it features him as Mason Storm, a d ...

'', starring Steven Seagal * '' Havana'', directed by

Sydney Pollack Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack directed more than 20 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 movies or shows and produced over 44 films. For his film ''Out ...

, starring

Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the List of awards and nominations received by Robert Redford, recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Awards, Academy Award from four nomi ...

, Lena Olin, Raúl Juliá * '' Heart Condition'', starring

Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...

, and

Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ...

* '' Heaven and Earth'' * '' Henry & June'', starring Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros and

Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy ''Withnail and I'' (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marie ...

* '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'' * ''

Hidden Agenda Hidden Agenda or Hidden Agendas may refer to: Video games * ''Hidden Agenda'' (1988 video game), a 1988 text-based game * ''Hidden Agenda'' (2017 video game), a thriller video game developed by Supermassive Games for the PlayStation 4 Film * ...

'', directed by Ken Loach, starring Frances McDormand * '' Home Alone'', starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern * '' The Hot Spot'', directed by

, starring Don Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen * '' House Party'' * '' The Hunt for Red October'', starring

Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...

and

Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), Mike Nichol ...

, directed by John McTiernan

I

* ''

I Come in Peace ''I Come in Peace'' (released under the alternative title ''Dark Angel'') is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Craig R. Baxley, and starring Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley and Matthias Hues. The film was releas ...

'', starring Dolph Lundgren * '' I Love You to Death'', starring

Kevin Kline Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award and three Tony Awards. In addition, he has received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five ...

and Tracey Ullman * '' Internal Affairs'', directed by Mike Figgis, starring Richard Gere and Andy García

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* '' Jacob's Ladder'', starring Tim Robbins, directed by

Adrian Lyne Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941) is an English film director, writer and producer. Having begun his career directing 1970s television commercials, Lyne made well-received short films which were entries in the London Film Festival. He started mak ...

* '' Jetsons: The Movie'' * ''

Joe Versus the Volcano ''Joe Versus the Volcano'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Hanks plays a man who, after being told he is dying of a rare disease, accepts a financial offer ...

'', starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan * ''

Journey of Hope ''Journey of Hope'' (german: Reise der Hoffnung; tr, Umuda yolculuk) is a 1990 film directed by Xavier Koller. It tells the story of a Kurdish Alevi family from Turkey trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a ...

'' (''Reise der Hoffnung'') – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film * '' Ju Dou'', directed by Zhang Yimou and

Yang Fengliang Yang Fengliang is a Chinese people, Chinese film director. He is best known for co-directing the Academy Awards, Oscar-Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, nominated film ''Ju Dou'' (1990) with Zhang Yimou. References External link ...

, starring Gong Li

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* '' Kindergarten Cop'', starring

Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...

* '' King of New York'', directed by Abel Ferrara, starring

, Wesley Snipes, Laurence Fishburne * '' The Krays'', directed by Peter Medak, starring Martin Kemp, Gary Kemp,

Billie Whitelaw Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English actress. She worked in close collaboration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and was regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was al ...

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* ''

Larks on a String ''Larks on a String'' ( cs, Skřivánci na niti) is a 1969 Czech film directed by Jiří Menzel. The film was banned by the Czechoslovak government, but was later released in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime. It tells the stories of vari ...

'' (''Skrivánci na niti'') – Golden Bear award * '' Last of the Finest'' * '' Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' * '' The Lemon Sisters'', starring Diane Keaton * '' Life Is Sweet'', directed by Mike Leigh, starring

Jim Broadbent James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film ''Iris'' (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for hi ...

* '' Lionheart'', starring Jean-Claude Van Damme * '' Longtime Companion'', starring Bruce Davison * '' The Long Walk Home'', starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg * '' Look Who's Talking Too'', starring

John Travolta John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (19 ...

and Kirstie Alley * ''Loose Cannons (1990 film), Loose Cannons'', starring Gene Hackman and Dan Aykroyd * ''Lord of the Flies (1990 film), Lord of the Flies'', starring Balthazar Getty * ''Love at Large'', starring Tom Berenger

M

* ''Mack the Knife (1989 film), Mack the Knife'', starring Raúl Juliá and Richard Harris * ''A Man Called Sarge'', starring Gary Kroeger and Marc Singer * ''Marked for Death'', starring Steven Seagal * ''The Match Factory Girl'', directed by Aki Kaurismäki, starring Kati Outinen * ''Memories of a River'' * ''Memphis Belle (film), Memphis Belle'', directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, John Lithgow * ''Men at Work (1990 film), Men at Work'', starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen * ''Mermaids (1990 film), Mermaids'', directed by Richard Benjamin, starring Cher,

, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci * ''Metropolitan (1990 film), Metropolitan'' * ''Miami Blues'', starring Fred Ward and

* ''Midnight Ride (film), Midnight Ride'', starring Mark Hamill * ''Miller's Crossing'', directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden * ''Milou in May'' * ''Misery (film), Misery'', directed by Rob Reiner, starring James Caan and Kathy Bates * ''Mo' Better Blues'', directed by Spike Lee, starring

, Wesley Snipes, Samuel L. Jackson * ''Mountains of the Moon (film), Mountains of the Moon'', directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Patrick Bergin * ''Movie... In Your Face'' * ''Mr. and Mrs. Bridge'', starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward * ''Mr. Destiny'', starring James Belushi * ''My Blue Heaven (1990 film), My Blue Heaven'', starring Steve Martin and Rick Moranis * ''My Mother's Castle'' (''Le Château de ma mère''), directed by Yves Robert, Golden Space Needle award (for 1991) – see novel ''Le Château de ma mère''

N

* ''Narrow Margin'', directed by Peter Hyams, starring Gene Hackman and Anne Archer * ''The Nasty Girl'' (''Das schreckliche Mädchen''), directed by Michael Verhoeven, starring Lena Stolze * ''Navy SEALs (film), Navy SEALs'', directed by Lewis Teague, starring Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn and Joanne Whalley-Kilmer * ''The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter'', directed by George T. Miller, starring Jonathan Brandis * ''Nightbreed'', directed by Clive Barker, starring Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg and Charles Haid * ''Nuns on the Run'', directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane * ''The Nutcracker Prince'', directed by Paul Schibli, starring

, Megan Follows, Mike MacDonald (comedian), Mike MacDonald, Peter Boretski, Phyllis Diller and Peter O'Toole *''Nobody's Perfect (1990 film), Nobody's Perfect'', directed by Robert Kaylor, starring Chad Lowe and Gail O'Grady

P

* ''Pacific Heights (film), Pacific Heights'', directed by John Schlesinger, starring Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine * ''Postcards from the Edge (film), Postcards from the Edge'', directed by Mike Nichols, starring Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine and Dennis Quaid * ''Predator 2'', directed by Stephen Hopkins (director), Stephen Hopkins, starring Danny Glover, Ruben Blades, Gary Busey, María Conchita Alonso and Bill Paxton * ''Presumed Innocent (film), Presumed Innocent'', directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Harrison Ford * ''

'', directed by Garry Marshall, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere * ''Problem Child (film), Problem Child'', directed by Dennis Dugan, starring John Ritter and Amy Yasbeck * ''Pump Up the Volume (film), Pump Up the Volume'', directed by Allan Moyle, starring Christian Slater

Q

* ''Q&A (film), Q&A'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton and Armand Assante * ''Quick Change'', directed by Howard Franklin and Bill Murray, starring Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Randy Quaid * ''Quigley Down Under'', directed by Simon Wincer, starring Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo and Alan Rickman

R

* ''The Reflecting Skin (film), The Reflecting Skin'', directed by Philip Ridley, starring Jeremy Cooper, Viggo Mortensen and Lindsay Duncan * ''Repossessed (film), Repossessed'', directed by Bob Logan (film director), Bob Logan, starring Linda Blair Leslie Nielsen, Ned Beatty and Anthony Starke * '' The Rescuers Down Under'', directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel, starring Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy and George C. Scott * ''Revenge (1990 film), Revenge'', directed by Tony Scott, starring Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn and Madeleine Stowe * ''Reversal of Fortune'', directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close and Ron Silver * '' RoboCop 2'', directed by Irvin Kershner, starring Peter Weller and Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen * ''Robot Jox'', directed by Stuart Gordon, starring Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson and Paul Koslo * ''Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever'', directed by Deborah Brock, starring Corey Feldman * ''Rockula'', directed by Luca Bercovici, starring Dean Cameron, Toni Basil and Thomas Dolby * ''Rocky V'', directed by John G. Avildsen, starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Tommy Morrison * ''Romeo.Juliet'', directed by Armondo Linus Acosta, starring

, Maggie Smith, Ben Kingsley, Robert Powell and Vanessa Redgrave * ''The Rookie (1990 film), The Rookie'', directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen * ''Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'', directed by Tom Stoppard, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Tim Roth and Gary Oldman * ''The Russia House (film), The Russia House'', directed by Fred Schepisi, starring

and Michelle Pfeiffer

S

* ''The Sheltering Sky (film), The Sheltering Sky'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich * ''Shipwrecked (1990 film), Shipwrecked'', directed by Nils Gaup, starring Gabriel Byrne and Stian Smestad * ''Short Time'', directed by Gregg Champion, starring Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer and Teri Garr * ''A Show of Force'', directed by Bruno Barreto, starring Amy Irving, Andy García, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Duvall and Kevin Spacey * ''Sibling Rivalry (film), Sibling Rivalry'', directed by Carl Reiner, starring Kirstie Alley * ''Side Out'', directed by Peter Israelson, starring Courtney Thorne-Smith and C. Thomas Howell * ''Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation'', directed by Brian Yuzna, starring Clint Howard and Neith Hunter * ''Silent Scream (1990 film), Silent Scream'', directed by David Hayman, starring Robert Carlyle and Iain Glen * ''Singapore Sling (1990 film), Singapore Sling'', directed by Nikos Nikolaidis * ''Spaced Invaders'', directed by Patrick Read Johnson, starring Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, Ariana Richards and J. J. Anderson * ''Stanley & Iris'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring

and Jane Fonda * ''State of Grace (1990 film), State of Grace'', directed by Phil Joanou, starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman * ''Stella (1990 film), Stella'', directed by John Erman, starring Bette Midler, John Goodman and Trini Alvarado

T

* ''Taking Care of Business (film), Taking Care of Business'', directed by Arthur Hiller, starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin * ''Tales from the Darkside: The Movie'', directed by John Harrison (director), John Harrison, starring Debbie Harry, Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey (actor), William Hickey, James Remar and Rae Dawn Chong * ''Tatie Danielle'', directed by Étienne Chatiliez, starring Tsilla Chelton * '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', directed by Steve Barron, starring Judith Hoag and Elias Koteas * ''Tekken (1990 film), Tekken'', directed by Junji Sakamoto * ''Texasville'', directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd * ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', directed by Emile Ardolino, starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson * ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'', directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Victoria Abril and Antonio Banderas * ''Tilaï'', directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo * ''Too Much Sun'', directed by Robert Downey Sr., starring Robert Downey Jr. and Eric Idle * '' Total Recall'', directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring

and Sharon Stone * ''Treasure Island (1990 film), Treasure Island'', directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, starring Charlton Heston and Christian Bale * ''Tremors (1990 film), Tremors'', directed by Ron Underwood, starring Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward * ''Truly, Madly, Deeply'', directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson * ''The Two Jakes'', directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, with Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly and Eli Wallach

U

* ''Uchū no hōsoku'', directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu, starring Masato Furuoya * ''Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars'', directed by Akio Jissoji

V

* ''Vincent & Theo'', directed by Robert Altman, starring Tim Roth and Paul Rhys * ''Vincent and Me'', directed by Michael Rubbo, starring Nina Petronzio

W

* ''Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael'', directed by Jim Abrahams, starring Winona Ryder and

* ''Where the Heart Is (1990 film), Where the Heart Is'', directed by John Boorman, starring Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman and Joanna Cassidy * ''White Hunter Black Heart'', directed by and starring Clint Eastwood * ''White Palace (film), White Palace'', directed by Luis Mandoki, starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader * ''Wild at Heart (film), Wild at Heart'', directed by David Lynch, starring Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern and Diane Ladd * ''Wild Orchid (film), Wild Orchid'', directed by Zalman King, starring Mickey Rourke, Carré Otis and Jacqueline Bisset * ''The Witches (1990 film), The Witches'', directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring

, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson and Jasen Fisher

Y

* ''Young Guns II'', directed by Geoff Murphy, starring Emilio Estevez,

, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater and William Petersen

Births

* January 7 – Liam Aiken, American actor * January 13 – Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor * January 15 - Chris Warren (actor), American actor * January 18 - Zeeko Zaki, Egyptian-born American actor * January 19 - Shaunette Renée Wilson, Guyanese-born American actress * January 21 - Jacob Smith (actor), Jacob Smith, American actor * January 26 – Christopher Massey, American actor, comedian and rapper * January 30 – Jake Thomas, American actor and voice actor * February 4 - Will Denton, American actor * February 5 - Charlbi Dean, South African actress and model (died 2022 in film, 2022) * February 8 - Christian Madsen, American actor * February 9 - Tyson Houseman, Canadian actor * February 15 - Callum Turner, British actor and model * February 21 – Flavio Aquilone, Italian voice actor * February 28 - Georgina Leonidas, British actress * March 1 – Harry Eden, British actor * March 11 - Reiley McClendon, American actor * March 12 – Jörgen Liik, Estonian actor * March 24 – Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress * March 25 - Kiowa Gordon, American actor of Hualapai descent * March 26 - Choi Woo-shik, Korean-Canadian actor * March 28 – Laura Harrier, American actress * March 30 - Chelsea Harris, American actress * April 5 - Haruma Miura, Japanese actor (d. 2020) * April 9 – Kristen Stewart, American actress * April 10 – Alex Pettyfer, English actor, model * April 15 – Emma Watson, English actress * April 16 – Lorraine Nicholson, American actress * April 17 – Gia Mantegna, American actress * April 18 - Britt Robertson, American actress * April 23 – Dev Patel, British actor * May 1 - Caitlin Stasey, Australian actress and singer * May 2 - Kay Panabaker, American retired actress * May 6 - Moses Storm, American writer, actor and comedian * May 14 ** Rea Lest-Liik, Estonia actress ** Sasha Spielberg, American actress, daughter of producer/director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw * May 16 **Deniz Akdeniz, Australian actor **Thomas Brodie-Sangster, British actor **Marc John Jefferies, American actor * May 17 **Ross Butler (actor), American actor **Leven Rambin, American actress * May 20 - Josh O'Connor, British actor * May 27 - Chris Colfer, American actor and singer * May 30 - Mason Lee, Taiwanese-American actor * June 2 – Jack Lowden, British actor * June 13 **Tom Ackerley, British producer and former assistant director **Aaron Taylor-Johnson, British actor * June 15 - Denzel Whitaker, American actor * June 17 - Monica Barbaro, American actress * June 20 - Jacob Wysocki, American actor and comedian * July 2 – Margot Robbie, Australian actress * July 4 - Melissa Barrera, Mexican actress and singer * July 6 – Jeremy Suarez, American actor * July 12 – Rachel Brosnahan, American-British actress * July 15 - Olly Alexander, British musician, actor and screenwriter * July 16 – James Maslow, American actor * July 19 - Steven Anthony Lawrence, American actor * July 24 – Daveigh Chase, American actress * July 27 – Indiana Evans, Australian actress and singer-songwriter * July 29 – Matt Prokop, American actor * July 31 - Ruby Modine, American actress, model and singer * August 1 - Jack O'Connell (actor), English actor * August 4 - Chet Hanks, American actor and musician * August 9 **Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor **Emily Tennant, Canadian actress * August 10 – Lucas Till, American actor * August 15 – Jennifer Lawrence, American actress * August 17 – Rachel Hurd-Wood, British actress * August 23 – Wesley Singerman, American record producer, songwriter and guitarist, and voice actor * August 24 – Elizabeth Debicki, Australian actress * August 29 **Nicole Gale Anderson, American actress **Erika Harlacher, American voice actress * September 1 - Aisling Loftus, English actress * September 9 – Klaudia Tiitsmaa, Estonian actress * September 15 – Matt Shively, American actor * September 20 – Saara Pius, Estonian actress * September 21 ** Christian Serratos, American actress ** Allison Scagliotti, American actress and director * September 28 - Kirsten Prout, Canadian actress * October 5 **Wesley Morgan (actor), Canadian actor and model **Taylour Paige, American actress and dancer * October 6 - Scarlett Byrne, English actress and model * October 13 **Florian Munteanu, German-Romanian actor and model **Himesh Patel, British actor * October 18 - Carly Schroeder, American actress * October 22 – Jonathan Lipnicki, American actor * October 31 - Patti Harrison, American actress and comedian * November 2 – Kendall Schmidt, American actor * November 4 – Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Canadian actor * November 6 - Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian and writer * November 9 – Chris Di Staulo, Canadian filmmaker * November 14 - Jessica Jacobs, Australian actress and singer (died 2008 in film, 2008) * November 16 - Milo Gibson, American actor * December 20 – JoJo (singer), JoJo, American singer-songwriter and actress * December 23 **Moses J. Moseley, American actor, writer and model (died 2022 in film, 2022) **Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress and singer

Deaths

Debuts

*Hank Azaria – ''

'' *Scott Bakula – ''Sibling Rivalry (film), Sibling Rivalry'' *Javier Bardem – ''The Ages of Lulu'' *Abraham Benrubi – ''Diving In'' *Julie Benz – ''Two Evil Eyes'' *Benjamin Bratt – ''Bright Angel'' *Robert Carlyle – ''Silent Scream (1990 film), Silent Scream'' *Nick Chinlund – '' The Ambulance'' *Scott Cohen (actor), Scott Cohen – '' Jacob's Ladder'' *Russell Crowe – ''Blood Oath (film), Blood Oath'' *Doug E. Doug – ''Mo' Better Blues'' *Hope Davis – ''

'' *Vin Diesel – '' Awakenings'' *Chris Ellis (actor), Chris Ellis – ''

'' *Kerry Fox – ''An Angel at My Table'' *Brad Garrett – '' Jetsons: The Movie'' *Balthazar Getty – ''Lord of the Flies (1990 film), Lord of the Flies'' *Brendan Gleeson – '' The Field'' *John Hannah (actor), John Hannah – ''Harbour Beat'' *Marcia Gay Harden – ''Miller's Crossing'' *Djimon Hounsou – ''Without You I'm Nothing (film), Without You I'm Nothing'' *Nia Long – ''Buried Alive (1990 theatrical film), Buried Alive'' *George Lopez – ''Ski Patrol (1990 film), Ski Patrol'' *Aasif Mandvi – ''No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers'' *Margo Martindale – ''Days of Thunder'' *Samantha Mathis – ''Pump Up the Volume (film), Pump Up the Volume'' *Debi Mazar – '' Goodfellas'' *Kid 'n Play – ''House Party (1990 film), House Party'' *John McConnell (actor), John McConnell – ''Miller's Crossing'' *Neal McDonough – ''

'' *Kristin Minter – '' Home Alone'' *Julianne Moore – ''Tales from the Darkside: The Movie'' *Chris O'Donnell – ''Men Don't Leave'' *Guy Pearce – ''Heaven Tonight (film), Heaven Tonight'' *Matt Maiellaro – ''Darkman'' *Christina Ricci – ''Mermaids (1990 film), Mermaids'' *Rob Schneider – ''Martians Go Home (film), Martians Go Home'' *Nick Searcy – ''Days of Thunder'' *June Squibb – ''

'' *Jeffrey Wright – ''Presumed Innocent'' *Catherine Zeta-Jones – ''Les 1001 Nuits''

References

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