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The Straight Story

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The Straight Story (1999)

G 112 min - Drama - 15 October 1999
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A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

Director:  David Lynch
Writers:  John Roach, Mary Sweeney
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

R 116 min - Crime, Drama - 2 June 1999
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An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of ancient Japan finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

Director:  Jim Jarmusch
Writers:  Jim Jarmusch
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Following

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Following (1999)

R 69 min - Drama, Thriller - 2 April 1999
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Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.

Director:  Christopher Nolan
Writers:  Christopher Nolan
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Universal Soldier: The Return

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Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

R 82 min - Action, Science Fiction - 5 August 1999
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Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.

Director:  Mic Rodgers
Writers:  William Malone, John Fasano
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler

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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999)

NR 73 min - Comedy - 26 October 1999
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Before he was Happy Gilmore, Little Nicky, The Waterboy, or Billy Madison, Adam Sandler was doing Saturday Night Live playing hilarious characters and singing hilarious songs like the Hanukkah song and Christmas song. Watch Adam act in his own star studded way as Canteen Boy, Cajun Man, Opera Man, and much more!

Writers:  Allen Covert, Tim Herlihy, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Jay Mohr, Bob Odenkirk, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Robert Smigel
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Deep Blue Sea

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Deep Blue Sea (1999)

R 105 min - Action, Horror, Science Fiction - 28 July 1999
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Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.

Director:  Renny Harlin
Writers:  Wayne Powers, Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers
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Varsity Blues

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Varsity Blues (1999)

R 106 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 15 January 1999
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In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

Director:  Brian Robbins
Writers:  W. Peter Iliff
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She’s All That

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She's All That (1999)

PG-13 95 min - Comedy, Romance - 29 January 1999
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High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desperate to revive his fading reputation, Siler agrees to a seemingly impossible challenge. He has six weeks to gain the trust of nerdy outcast Laney Boggs -- and help her to become the school's next prom queen.

Director:  Robert Iscove
Writers:  R. Lee Fleming Jr.
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Lake Placid

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Lake Placid (1999)

R 82 min - Horror, Comedy, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller - 15 July 1999
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When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!

Director:  Steve Miner
Writers:  David E. Kelley
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Chill Factor

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Chill Factor (1999)

R 101 min - Action, Comedy, Thriller - 1 September 1999
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A store clerk and an ice cream truck driver are thrown together when a dying scientist entrusts them with a deadly chemical kept in ice. This chemical will kill every living thing once it melts. They have to take the chemical codenamed 'Elvis' to the next nearest military base while being chased by terrorists who want it to hold the country for ransom.

Director:  Hugh Johnson
Writers:  Drew Gitlin, Mike Cheda
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