| AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS |
| The Players Catherine
Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Seth Green Director Joe Roth The Plot After the break-up of two film stars (Cusack, Zeta-Jones), the two are forced to promote their new film under the guise that they are still together. Studio Columbia Pictures Release Date July 20 |
| AMERICAN PIE 2 |
| The Players Jason Biggs, Shannon
Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Tara Reid Director James B. Rogers The Plot The gang is back for more sexual exploring adventures. Studio Universal Release Date Aug.10 |
| CATS & DOGS |
| The Players Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth
Perkins, Alec Baldwin, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tobey Maguire Director Larry Guterman The Plot In a war between cats and dogs unbeknownst to man, the cats are planning to destroy a new vaccine that, if developed, would destroy all human allergies to dogs. Studio Warner Bros. Release Date July 4 |
| THE CLOSET |
| The Players Daniel Auteuil, Gérard
Depardieu, Michèle Laroque Director Francis Veber The Plot When François accidentally discovers he is about to be fired from his accounting job in a condom factory, a friend and co-worker spreads the rumor that he's gay, so that the owners can't fire him. Studio Alliance Atlantis Release Date July 13 (T/V) |
| THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION |
| The Players Woody Allen, Helen Hunt,
Dan Aykroyd, Charlize Theron Director Woody Allen The Plot Briggs is an insurance investigator who states he can crack any case by getting into the mind of the thief. Unfortunately, when a thief steals a trinket that holds hypnotic powers, he uses them against Briggs. Studio DreamWorks Release Date Aug. 10 |
| EVERYBODY'S FAMOUS! |
| The Players Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt Director Dominique Deruddere The Plot Desperate to have his daughter achieve a brilliant singing career, a father kidnaps the number one singer in the country. Studio Alliance Atlantis Release Date July 20 (T/M/V) |
| FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN |
| The Players Ming Na Wen, Alec
Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames Director Hironobu Sakaguchi The Plot Earth 2065 is facing extinction by invading aliens and Dr. Aki Ross believes she knows how to save humanity if only she can discover the meaning of her dreams. Studio Columbia Pictures Release Date July 11 |
| GHOST WORLD |
| The Players Thora Birch, Scarlett
Johansson, Brad Renfro, Steve Buscemi Directors Terry Zwigoff The Plot Based on a comic book, two best friends have finished high school and are facing separation due to future plans. They both enter romantic relationships which threaten to change their friendship forever. Studio MGM Studios Release Date Aug. 3 (T) |
| GREENFINGERS |
| The
Players Clive Owen, David Kelly, Helen Mirren Director Joel Hersham The Plot Inmates in an experimental correctional facility discover they have a talent for gardening and a horticulture expert encourages them to enter a prestigious flower show. Studio Odeon Films Release Date Aug. 3 |
| HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH |
| The Players John
Cameron Mitchell, Michael Pitt, Miriam Shor Director John Cameron Mitchell The Plot A musician with a botched up sex change operation goes through life with his/her band, the Angry Inch. Studio Odeon Films Release Date July 27 |
| JURASSIC PARK III |
| The Players Sam Neill,
Tea Leoni, William H. Macy Director Joe Johnston The Plot When Dr. Grant (Neill) and a couple of wealthy adventurers are marooned on an island used as a breeding ground for dinosaurs, they soon discover a genetically enhanced species is hunting them. Studio Universal Release Date July 18 |
| KISS OF THE DRAGON |
| The Players Jet Li, Bridget Fonda,
Tcheky Karyo Director Chris Nahon The Plot When Liu Jian (Li), an intelligence officer, ventures off to Paris on assignment he becomes tangled in a conspiracy that could prove lethal for him. Studio 20th Century Fox Release Date July 6 |
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