The document provides information on movies from 1990-2000. It discusses the rise of independent films in the early 1990s and Disney's acquisition of Miramax. Pixar released the first computer animated feature film Toy Story in 1995. Some of the highest grossing and most acclaimed films of the decade are listed, including Titanic, Jurassic Park, and The Silence of the Lambs. Blockbuster movies from each year that made over $200 million are also highlighted. The document concludes with brief profiles of several animated Disney films from the late 1990s, including Tarzan, The Lion King, and Toy Story 2.
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Film history between 1990 2000
2. INTRODUCTION
The early 1990s saw the development of a commercially successful independent
cinema in the United States.
Although cinema was increasingly dominated by special-effects films, independent
had significant commercial success both at the cinema and on home video.
One of the most successful independents of the 1990s, Miramax Films , was bought
by Disney. The same year marked the beginning of film and video distribution
online
Animated films aimed at family audiences also regained their popularity, with
released by Disney.
During 1995 the first feature length computer-animated film, was produced
by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Disney.
4. Best 20 Movies During This
Period
American beauty (1999) Schindlers list (1993)
Beauty and the beast (1991) Seven (1995)
Brave heart (1995) Shakespeare in love (1998)
Dances with wolves (1992) The shawshank redemption (1994)
Fargo (1996) Silence of the lambs (1991)
Forest gump (1994) Terminator 2: Judgment day
The fugitive (1993) (1991)
Goodfellas (1990) Titanic (1997)
Matrix (1999) Toy story (1995)
Pulp fiction (1994) Usual suspects (1995)
Saving private ryan (1998)
5. The List Of Blockbuster
Movies
1990 -Home Alone - 1995- Toy Story-
$285,761,243 $191,796,233
1991-Terminator 2: 1996- Independence Day-
Judgment Day- $306,169,268
$204,843,345 1997- Titanic-$600,788,188
1992-Aladdin-$217,350,219 1998- Saving Private Ryan-
1993-Jurassic Park- $216,540,909
$357,067,947 1999- Star Wars: Episode I -
1994-Forrest Gump- The Phantom Menace-
$329,694,499 $431,088,301
6. Best Directors
Kevin Costner- dances with wolves (1990)
Clint East Wood- unforgiven (1992)
Steven Spielberg- schindlers list (1993)
Robert Zemeckis- forrest gump (1994)
Mel Gibson- brave heart (1995)
Jonathan Demme- the silence of the lambs (1991)
Anthony Minghella- the english patient (1996)
James Cameron- titanic (1997)
Steven Spielberg- saving private ryan (1998)
Sam Mendas- beauty (1999)
Steven Soderbergh traffic (2000)
8. Arnold Alois
Schwarzenegge
r
is an Austrian
and American
former
professional bod
ybuilder, actor,b
usinessman, inve
stor,
and politician.
9. Robert Henr De Niro, Jr.
is an American
actor, director and
producer. De Niro's
brand of method acting
includes employing
whatever extreme tactic
he feels is necessary to
elicit the best
performance from those
with whom he is
working.
10. Walter Bruce
Willis , better known
as Bruce Willis, is an
American
actor, producer, and
musician. His career
began in television in
the 1980s and has
continued both in
television and film
since, including
comedic, dramatic, and
action roles
11. Thomas Cruise
Mapother IV better
known asTom
Cruise, is an
American film actor
and producer. In
addition to the heroic
roles, he has starred in
a variety of other
successful films.
12. Kamal Haasan is an
Indian film
actor, screenwriter, produ
cer and director, consider
ed to be one of the
leading method
actors of Indian
cinema. He is widely
acclaimed as an actor and
is well known for his
versatility in acting
13. Shah Rukh Khan, is an
Indian film
actor, producer and
television host. Often
referred to as "the King
of Bollywood", Khan
has acted in over
70 Hindi films. His
movies became a box
office hit, and launched
his career in
Bollywood..
14. Julia Fiona Roberts is an
American actress. She became
a Hollywood star after
headlining the romantic
comedy Pretty Woman
(1990), which grossed
$464 million worldwide.
Roberts became known to
worldwide audiences when she
co-starred with Richard Gere in
theCinderella/Pygmalionesque
story, Pretty Woman , in 1990.
15. Alicia
Christian "Jodie"
Foster is
an American actre
ss, film
director, and
producer.Foster
began acting in
commercials at
three years of age.
Foster's films have
spanned a wide
variety of
genres, from famil
y films to horror.
16. Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American
actress and singer. She made her acting
debut on stage in 1990 and started
appearing in films in 1991. After spending
several summers watching her mother
perform at the Williamstown Theatre
Festivalin , Paltrow made her professional
stage debut there in 1990.[Paltrow appeared
in several films throughout 1998.
19. The Titanic
Director: James cameron (1997)
Gender: American epic romance and disaster film
Known for: Visual effects and sounds
Box office: world wide gross of $ 1.8 billion.
Awards: 14 academy award nominations, 11 oscar wins, best picture and
best director award, academy award for best original song and Best foreign
film award. It has won nearly 99 awards and won additional 47 nomination
awards around the world.
21. Terminator 2: judgment
day
Director: James cameron (1991)
Gender: science fiction action film
Known for: visual effects and computer-generated imagery
Box office: $ 20,48,59,496
Awards: It has received many accolades, including 4 academy awards for
makeup, sound mixing, sound editing, and visual effects.
23. The Mummy
Director: Stephen sommer (1999)
Gender: american adventure horror comedy film
Known for: specific photography and special effects
Box office: world wide gross of $416 million
25. The silence of the lambs
Director: Jonathan Demme (1991)
Gender: American thriller film
Known for: this film blends the elements of the crime and horror
genres
Box office: worldwide gross over $272 million
Awards: this film was the 3rd film to win the top 5 categories: best
picture, best actress, best actor, best director, best adapted
screenplay. It also won the best five academy award.
27. Jurassic Park
Director: Steven spielberg (1993)
Gender: American science fiction adventure thriller film
Known for: highest grossing feature film, visual effects and sound.
Box office: worldwide gross over $900
Awards: it has won academy award for best sound mixing, best sound
editing, best visual effects. It has also won awards for best science fiction
film, best direction, best special effects, best writing and best foreign film.
30. Tarzan
Tarzan is a 1999
American animated feature film produced
by Walt Disney Feature Animation.
released by Walt Disney Pictures on June
18, 1999.
It was the last bona fide hit before the
Disney slump of the early 2000s grossing
$171,091,819 domestically and $448,191,819
worldwide.
2000 Golden Globe Award for Best
Original Song for the song "You'll Be in
My Heart" by Phil Collins.
2000 Academy Award for Best
Song for the song "You'll Be In My
Heart" by Phil Collins.
2000 Grammy Award for Best
Compilation Soundtrack Album for a
Motion Picture, Television or Other
Visual Media.
32. The lion king
The Lion King is a 1994
American animated musical-
adventure film produced
by Walt Disney Feature
Animation and released
by Walt Disney Pictures.
With over earnings of
over $951 million worldwide
as of 2011.
this film is the highest-
grossing hand-drawn film in
history.
The Lion King has earned a
worldwide total of
$951,578,140.
34. Toy story 2
Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American
computer-animated film directed
by John Lasseter and co-directed
by Lee Unkrich.
It is the sequel to the 1995 film Toy
Story, released by Walt Disney
Pictures and the third film to be
produced by Pixar.
Toy Story 2 was released in the
United States on November 24, 1999.
It eventually made for a total
worldwide gross of
$485,015,179, becoming the third
highest grossing film of 1999,
This s the first completely
computerized, full length, animated
film.