Movie Releases by Genre
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Love! Valour! Compassion!
May 16, 1997
This film adaptation of Terrence McNally's Tony Award winning play focuses on eight gay men as they spend three summer holiday weekends together at a rural country house. What transpires is a tender, humorous and poignant story about love, valour and compassion among friends. (New Line Cinema)
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Fathers' Day
May 9, 1997
A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.
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Nowhere
May 9, 1997
Follows a day in the lives of a group of Los Angeles high school students and the strange lives they lead.
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
May 2, 1997
After being cryogenically frozen for thirty years, superagent Austin Powers (Myers) returns to battle the insidious Dr. Evil (Myers).
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Children of the Revolution
April 30, 1997
After a mad, passionate fling on a whirlwind trip to Moscow, party girl Joan Fraser (Davis) returns home pregnant. And when little Joe is born, everyone wonders who "Daddy" is. Soon, the ball starts rolling on a hilarious sequence of events that includes a clueless husband (Rush), a lovesick double agent (Neill), and even Joseph Stalin (Abraham). (BV Entertainment)
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Irma Vep
April 30, 1997
A Chinese movie actress, in France to star in a remake of "Les Vampires", finds petty intrigues and clashing egos on the set.
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
April 25, 1997
Romy (Sorvino) and Michele (Kudrow) are carefree party girls who reinvent themselves for their 10-year high school reunion. With new wardrobes and wild stories of success, they make a big impression?until a former classmate (Garofalo) blabs their real story to everyone! But that's when Romy and Michele let loose with a surprise of their own?and outrageous results! (Buena Vista Entertainment)
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8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
April 18, 1997
All gangster Tommy Spinelli (Pesci) wants to do is board a plane and get to San Diego so that he can deliver his carry-on duffel bag to his boss. Unfortunately, the bag is dumped during boarding and is switched with that of a Mexican-bound medical student...who has no idea that the bag he now carries contains the severed heads of eight Los Angeles gang- sters! (MGM)
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McHale's Navy
April 18, 1997
Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He's brought out of retirement when his old nemesis turned the second best terrorist in the world, Major Vladikov, takes over the island of San Moreno and starts building a nuclear launch silo on it. With help from his old crew and hindrances from Captain Wallace B. Binghampton, who sank a cruise liner a while back, McHale tries to put Vladikov out of business.
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Grosse Pointe Blank
April 11, 1997
In this black comedy, a philosophical hit man (Cusack) reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit which coincides with his 10-year high school reunion in the upscale suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan.
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Shall We Dance?
April 11, 1997
A middle-aged workaholic's incredibly dull life takes a funny turn when he signs up for a ballroom dance class -- just to meet the sexy dance teacher. But when he finally muscles up the nerve for lessons he winds up with a different instructor and her colorfully eccentric class of beginners! And now he'll have to step lightly -- and do some fancy footwork -- if he expects to keep his new secret passion from his family and friends! (Miramax)
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Schizopolis
April 9, 1997
Placing the onus squarely on the viewer ("If you don't understand this film, it's your fault and not ours"), writer/director/editor/cameraman Soderbergh presents a deranged comedy of confused identity, doublespeak,
and white-knuckled corporate intrigue, confirming his status as one of America's most daring and unpredictable filmmakers. (The Criterion Collection)
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Chasing Amy
April 4, 1997
Lifelong best friends Holden (Affleck) and Banky (Lee) are enjoying success as the creators of the cult hit comic book "Bluntman and Chronic." When they meet fellow comic book artist Alyssa (Adams), Holden's desire for the beautiful charmer is immediate. Alyssa, however, has set her romantic sights elsewhere. (Miramax Films)
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Double Team
April 4, 1997
An international spy teams up with an arms dealer to escape from a penal colony and rescue his family from a terrorist.
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Love and Other Catastrophes
March 28, 1997
A day in the life of two film-school students trying to find love and another house-mate.
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Cats Don't Dance
March 26, 1997
Danny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
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Liar Liar
March 21, 1997
Jim Carrey stars as a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar who, forced by his son's birthday wish, must tell the truth for the next 24 hours. (Universal)
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Gray's Anatomy
March 19, 1997
Steven Soderbergh films Spaulding Gray's 1993 monologue about the diagnosis and treatment of his rare eye ailment.
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Private Parts
March 7, 1997
Private Parts captures Howard at his most hilarious, in a bare-all, no-jokes-barred look at a true entertainment sensation.Ā (Paramount)
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Jungle 2 Jungle
March 7, 1997
A man learns he has a thirteen-year-old son who was raised in the jungle and brings the boy to New York City, turning his life upside down in the process.
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The Daytrippers
March 5, 1997
When a happily married woman discovers a love letter written by her husband to an unknown party, she enlists her dysfunctional family to discover the truth.
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Booty Call
February 26, 1997
An outrageous comedy about the one thing men and women both want: each other. (Sony)
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Touch
February 14, 1997
When Juvenal, a presumed miracle worker, appears on the scene Bill Hill attempts to exploit him but his plans go astray with the untimely intervention of August Murray and the developing relationship between Juvenal and Lynn Faulkner.
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That Darn Cat
February 14, 1997
A maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cat's collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.
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Vegas Vacation
February 14, 1997
Chevy Chase returns as dimwitted dad Clark W. Griswold in a pratfall-down funny romp bouncing from the casino to a Hoover Dam tour to Vegas shows and more. (Warner Bros.)
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Fools Rush In
February 14, 1997
A New Yorker (Perry) transplanted to Las Vegas and a beautiful local artist (Hayek) impetuously decide to tie the knot.
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SubUrbia
February 7, 1997
Richard Linklater explores the lives of young Americans at a crossroads.
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Hotel de Love
February 7, 1997
This comedy of errors finds twin brothers battling for the attention of the same woman.
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Waiting for Guffman
January 31, 1997
A town of Blaine, Missouri is preparing for celebrations of its 150th anniversary. Corky St.Clair, an off-off-off-off-off-Broadway director is putting together an amateur theater show about the town's history, starring a local dentist, a couple of travel agents, a Dairy Queen waitress, and a car repairman. He invites a Broadway theater critic Mr. Guffman to see the opening night of the show. (Warner Bros.)
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Fierce Creatures
January 24, 1997
A quaint English zoo is the setting for a riotous revolt after the zoo director attempts to rid the park of its cute, cuddly animals and display only "fierce creatures." (Universal)
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Mother
January 24, 1997
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
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Beverly Hills Ninja
January 17, 1997
Farley stars as Haru, an orphaned American who washes to shore in Japan and is mistaken for the Great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows into a big, strong, slapstick disaster! An embarrassment to his clan, Haru has no hope of ever becoming a full Ninja. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for help, Haru is given one dangerously funny chance to prove himself.Ā (Sony)
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Metro
January 17, 1997
A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.
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Michael
December 25, 1996
John Travolta plays an angel who's no saint in this divinely romantic comedy. (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
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My Fellow Americans
December 20, 1996
Two former U. S. Presidents, hated rivals, join forces to expose the current, corrupt President at the risk of their lives.
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
December 20, 1996
Beavis and Butt-head hit the road in search of their stolen TV and get mistaken for hit-men hired to "do" a man's sexy wife (Moore). In the pursuit of their misunderstood task, the duo tour the country from Vegas, to the Grand Canyon, and finally to D.C. where Beavis' alter-ego Cornholio makes his last stand at the White House.
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One Fine Day
December 20, 1996
The lives of two strangers and their young children unexpectedly intersect on one hectic, stressful day in New York City.
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Marvin's Room
December 18, 1996
Seventeen years ago, fiercely independent Lee (Streep) left home ... and left behind her kindhearted sister Bessie (Keaton) to care for their father, Marvin (Cronyn). But now Lee is returning with her teenage son (DiCaprio), for a homecoming that's sure to turn the entire household upside down. (BV Entertainment)
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Citizen Ruth
December 13, 1996
A hilarious, provocative look at what happens when a sperm meets an egg and sparks fly. (Miramax)
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Jerry Maguire
December 13, 1996
Maguire (Cruise), a high-powered sports agent, is enchanted by a young mother (Zellweger) who believes in him and oversees the career comeback of his struggling football player client Ron Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.).
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Mars Attacks!
December 13, 1996
Earth is overrun with mean, green invaders! They're armed with insta-fry ray guns, endowed with slimy, humungous brains, and enlivened with out-of-this-world but state-of-the-art special effects. Thrill! As Earth fights back with an unexpected weapon. Take that, Martians! (Warner Bros.)
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101 Dalmatians
November 27, 1996
Unleashing every ounce of Disney magic, 101 Dalmatians thrilled audiences of all ages with fast-paced adventure and comedy -- featuring a brilliant performance by Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil. (Disney)
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Ridicule
November 22, 1996
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
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Jingle All the Way
November 22, 1996
A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out of them, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.
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Space Jam
November 15, 1996
Bugs Bunny has gotten himself and his Looney Tunes cohorts into a jam by facing off against the Nerdlucks, a grouchy gang of tiny space creatures who land on Earth. The Nerdlucks, dispatched by their boss, the ruthless, belligerent Swackhammer, intend to kidnap and export the Looney Tunes to Moron Mountain, Swackhammer's failing theme park on the Nerdlucks' boring planet. Bugs has challenged the small, weak aliens to a fateful basketball tournament: if the Looney Tunes win, they'll remain on Earth. But if the aliens win, Bugs and company are headed into the hands of Swackhammer. When Bugs does discover what he's up against, he knows he needs some serious help. But where can he go? Basketball's best players are all having their skills "absorbed" by the aliens. Of course, there's a baseball player he happens to know...
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Blue Juice
November 15, 1996
JC (Pertwee), a Cornish surfing legend, is thinking of putting his board away and settling down with his girlfriend (Zeta-Jones). He gets sidetracked when his friends from London come to visit.
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The Mirror Has Two Faces
November 15, 1996
A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.
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Larger Than Life
November 1, 1996
A motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.
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High School High
October 25, 1996
Richard C. Clark (Lovitz) is an idealistic young teacher who leaves a position at a prestigious school headed by his own father to teach at Marion Barry High - a notorious inner city school so tough that it has its own cemetery. (Sony)
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Swingers
October 18, 1996
Set in the back streets and sometimes hidden clubs of Hollywood, Swingers is an ensemble comedy about five guys, all in their twenties, all coping with the mysteries of life and women. (Miramax Films)
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Trees Lounge
October 11, 1996
Tommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".
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Mahjong
October 7, 1996
When a well known businessman goes missing, owing $100m to Taipei's underworld, two hoods decide to follow his son, the leader of a youth gang. A small group of trendy foreigners gets caught up in the action.
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The Glimmer Man
October 4, 1996
Two cops, played by Seagal and Wayans, are forced to work together to solve a chain of mysterious killings by a killer nicknamed "The Family Man".
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That Thing You Do!
October 4, 1996
Set in the 1964 and steeped in Americana, this film chronicles the meteoric rise -- and equally quick demise -- of a music group called The Wonders. [Fox]
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2 Days in the Valley
September 27, 1996
48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.
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Secrets & Lies
September 27, 1996
A middle-aged London factory worker is shocked when the mixed-race daughter she gave up at birth decides to track her down. At first she denies she is her mother. All family members become emotional, as everyone's secrets are exposed.
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The First Wives Club
September 20, 1996
Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton portray mid-life Manhattanites who have more than a longtime friendship in common. After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, each has been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet. (Paramount Pictures)
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Feeling Minnesota
September 13, 1996
Feeling Minnesota explores the tormented relationship between two brothers, Sam (D'Onofrio) and Jjaks (Reeves), and the young woman, Freddie (Diaz), who comes between them. (Fine Line)
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Bulletproof
September 6, 1996
Once inseparable pals, Archie Moses (Adam Sandler) and Rock Keats (Damon Wayans) find themselves on opposite sides of the law, each feeling betrayed by the other. In fact, the only person who hates them more than they hate each other is ruthless drug kingpin Frank Colton (James Caan), who wants to put them both six feet under! Now, through a strange twist of fate, Moses and Keats are on the run - together. With a little luck, the bungling boys just might get out of this one alive... if they don't kill each other first!
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First Kid
August 30, 1996
A former boxer turned Secret Service agent is assigned to protect the President's son, who seems determined to make life difficult for his new protector.
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Freeway
August 23, 1996
In this updated version of Little Red Riding Hood, the main character is actually a hood and the wolf is a serial killer in sheep's clothing.
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She's the One
August 23, 1996
The love lives of two brothers, Mickey and Francis, interconnect as Francis cheats on his wife with Mickey's ex-girlfriend, while Mickey impulsively marries a stranger.
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A Very Brady Sequel
August 23, 1996
The Bradys receive a surprise visit when a man claiming to be Carol's long-lost first husband shows up at their residence, the family question his motives.
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Carpool
August 23, 1996
When a harried businessman and a hapless crook collide on the biggest day of both their careers, the only road seems to lead straight to comic disaster. (Warner Bros.)
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Girls Town
August 21, 1996
A look at a group of girl friends coming-of-age during their senior year of high school in urban America. Nikki and Emma have a heart to heart talk one evening about how much they'll miss each other at college next year, but the next day, Nikki doesn't show up at school: she's committed suicide. The friends steal Nikki's journal and discover that she'd been raped. The rest of the movie shows our heroines growing closer in the wake of Nikki's death and the relevation of her secret (Emma reveals that she's also been raped), taking revenge on the men who oppress them, and trying to grow up and move on with their lives. Emma has to deal with a shallow boyfriend, Angela with an overbearing mother, and Patti is trying to finish high school while trying to raise a child and avoid the child's loser father.
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Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood
August 16, 1996
The Crypt Keeper returns to tell the story of a funeral parlor that moonlights as a vampire bordello.
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Tin Cup
August 16, 1996
Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham") directs Kevin Costner and Rene Russo in another sports tale about coulda been golf contender's romantic pursuit of a psychiatrist and his attempt to prove himself.
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Jack
August 9, 1996
Jack (Williams) has a disease that accelerates his growth. It causes confusing situations to the fifth grader who outwardly appears to be nearly forty.
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Matilda
August 2, 1996
Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable.
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Emma
August 2, 1996
Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow), a young woman who imagines herself an authority on matters of the heart, plays matchmaker for her friends, most notably her friend Harriet (Toni Collette), who Emma links up with the Reverend Elton (Alan Cumming), and her governess, (Greta Scacchi), who she introduces to her future husband, Mr. Weston (James Cosmo). However, Emma is not nearly as good at playing Cupid as she likes to imagine, and she spends so much time trying to solve everyone else's romantic problems that it takes her quite some time to realize that she's fallen in love with Mr. Knightly (Jeremy Northam). Based on the novel by Jane Austen.
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Manny & Lo
July 26, 1996
A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.
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The Frighteners
July 19, 1996
After a tragic car accident kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead.
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Multiplicity
July 17, 1996
A man who never has enough time for the things he wants to do is offered the opportunity to have himself duplicated.
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Walking and Talking
July 17, 1996
This comedy follows the hilarious antics of four friends looking for love in the '90s. (BV Entertainment)
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Striptease
June 28, 1996
A stripper and single mother gets dragged into a dangerous situation after a congressman takes a fancy to her.
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The Nutty Professor
June 28, 1996
Eddie Murphy stars as Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, 'calorically challenged' genetics professor who longs to shed his 400-pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful Jada Pinkett. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped-down Don Juan. Can Sherman stop his buff alter ego before it's too late, or will Buddy have the last laugh? (Universal)
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The Cable Guy
June 14, 1996
A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.
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The Phantom
June 7, 1996
The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.
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Spy Hard
May 24, 1996
Leslie Nielsen stars as the hilarious Agent WD-40, lured back into service by The Agency, in this outrageous comedy hit that blends high-tech adventure with high-spirited humor. (BV Entertainment)
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Cold Comfort Farm
May 10, 1996
A young woman orphaned in London is forced to take up residence with a group of oddball relatives at their farm.
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Kingpin
April 26, 1996
Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid portray a mismatched duo intent on conning their way to a bowling tournament in Reno, Nevada. (MGM)
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Butterfly Kiss
April 26, 1996
Eunice wanders the English countryside looking for Judith. Miriam takes pity on Eunice and decides to assist in her search. But when Eunice's sociopathic tendencies lead to bloodshed, Miriam tries to help her find her soul too, all the while slowly losing her own.
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The Truth About Cats & Dogs
April 26, 1996
Abby, a talk-radio veterinarian whose self-perceived lack of attractiveness masks her wit and warmth, recruits her neighbor, the beautiful but not so bright Noelle, to act as her stand-in when she makes a date over the phone with Brian. Cyrano-like complications ensue when the charade goes too far and both women fall for Brian, who is attracted to the combination of Abbyās personality and Noelleās beauty. (Fox)
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Mrs. Winterbourne
April 19, 1996
This fast-paced comedy follows the story of eighteen-year-old Connie Doyle an expectant mother with no money and an uncertain future. In a screwball case of mistaken identity, a grieving Mrs. Winterbourne takes the girl to live with her in the stately Winterbourne mansion, believing she is the wife of her deceased son. (Sony Pictures)
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Celtic Pride
April 19, 1996
Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.
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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
April 19, 1996
A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
April 19, 1996
Mike Nelson and his robot companions watch and give their comments about "This Island Earth".
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Kazaam
April 17, 1996
When young Max bumps into an abandoned boom box, he's shocked when it releases a tall, Black genie named Kazaam (O'Neal), who grants the kid three wishes. The two become friends, and Max wants Kazaam to help him track down and ultimately save his father from criminal entanglements.
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A Family Thing
March 29, 1996
Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones portray long-lost brothers in this compelling and poignant family drama about a white Southerner whose identity is shaken after he learns that his natural mother was black. (MGM)
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Sgt. Bilko
March 29, 1996
Sgt. Bilko is in charge of the Motor Pool at an Army base. He's also a good-natured con man, providing gambling facilities for the soldiers on base. When an old enemy from his past shows up to inspect his records and steal away his fianceƩ, Sgt. Bilko has to put his skills to creative use...
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Girl 6
March 22, 1996
An aspiring actress disappointed by her treatment in the movie industry turns to phone sex to make a living.
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Welcome to the Dollhouse
March 22, 1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse is a stark suburban comedy about 11-year-old Dawn Wiener (Matarazzo), a middle child in middle school in the middle of New Jersey. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Flirting with Disaster
March 22, 1996
In a quest to find his biological parents, Mel Coplin (Stiller) -- joined by his wife (Arquette) and a sexy adoption counselor (Leoni) -- embarks on a cross country search for his "roots." (Miramax)
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Ed
March 15, 1996
Thanks to a chimpanzee who turns out to be a natural baseball player and a born matchmaker, a troubled minor leaguer's life goes on the upswing.
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The Birdcage
March 8, 1996
Mike Nichols remakes "La Cage Aux Folles." The comedy features a flamboyant gay couple (Williams and Lane) who attempt to "play it straight" for their son's prospective in-laws.
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If Lucy Fell
March 8, 1996
Two NYC roomies have a pact to jump off Brooklyn Bridge, if they haven't found life partners before she's 30. That's less than a month away.
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Down Periscope
March 1, 1996
Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge (Kelsey Grammer) is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days. With a crew that consists only of weird guys (and a gal), he's headed against the atomic powered USS Orlando, with the mission to destroy a dummy battleship.
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Rumble in the Bronx
February 23, 1996
When a tourist from Hong Kong comes to New York City to attend his uncle's wedding, his plans include a little relaxation, sight-seeing and helping out around the family grocery store. But somebody forgot to tell him that the market was located in the middle of the South Bronx. (New Line Cinema)
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Bottle Rocket
February 21, 1996
Three best friends attempt to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the local "godfather" who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers. [Sony Pictures]
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Muppet Treasure Island
February 16, 1996
The Muppets' twist on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a young orphan who becomes involved with pirate Long John Silver.
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