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Contents 1 Events 2 Top grossing films 3 Awards events 4 Awards 5 Films released in 1998 6 # 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 D 11 E-F 12 G 13 H 14 I 15 J-K 16 L 17 M 18 N 19 O 20 P 21 Q-R 22 S 23 T 24 U-V 25 W 26 X-Z 27 Wide-release films 27.1 January–March 27.2 April–June 27.3 July–September 27.4 October–December 28 Births 29 Notable deaths 30 Film debuts 31 References

Events

• February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.
• Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 1998; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 1998 as of January 26, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 26, 2006 (UK), and January 26, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:

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1998 Rank	Title	Studio	Actors	Director(s)	Worldwide Gross	U.S/Canada Gross	U.K. Gross	Australia Gross
1.	Armageddon	Touchstone	Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Billy Bob Thornton, Will Patton, Steve Buscemi	Michael Bay	$553,709,788	$201,578,182	£16,401,954	$14,316,211
2.	Saving Private Ryan	Dreamworks/Paramount	Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon	Steven Spielberg	$481,840,909	$216,540,909	£18,740,016	$24,172,708
3.	Godzilla	TriStar	Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Vicki Lewis, Harry Shearer	Roland Emmerich	$379,014,294	$136,314,294	£15,920,578	$13,496,649
4.	There's Something About Mary	Fox	Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon	Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly	$369,884,651	$176,484,651	£15,665,386	$20,007,019
5.	A Bug's Life	Disney/Pixar	voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Denis Leary, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce	John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton	$363,398,565	$162,798,565	£28,824,239	$20,131,422
6.	Deep Impact	Paramount/DreamWorks	Tea Leoni, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell	Mimi Leder	$349,464,664	$140,464,664	£10,157,326	$16,929,903
7.	Mulan	Disney	voices of Ming-Na, Eddie Murphy, B.D. Wong, Miguel Ferrer	Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft	$304,320,254	$120,620,254	£9,454,609	$4,776,349
8.	Dr. Dolittle	Fox	Eddie Murphy	Betty Thomas	$294,456,605	$144,156,605	£19,671,348	$16,617,575
9.	Shakespeare in Love	Miramax/Universal	Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench	John Madden	$289,317,794	$100,317,794	'£20,080,703	$12,009,367
10.	Lethal Weapon 4	Warner Bros.	Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li	Richard Donner	$285,444,603	$130,444,603	£7,006,948	$10,998,583

As of December 9, 2008, 38 films released in 1998 have grossed more than $100 million. Two films have grossed more than $400 million.

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For a complete list of 1998's top-grossing films, follow these links:

• Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm
  • U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1998&p=.htm
  • United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
  • Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com.au/

Awards events

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Eternity and a Day (Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, Mia aioniotita kai mia mera), directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greece / France / Italy

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

The Way We Laughed (Così ridevano), directed by Gianni Amelio, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Central do Brasil (Central Station), directed by Walter Salles, Brazil / France

Awards

Category/Organization	56th Golden Globe Awards January 24, 1999		71st Academy Awards March 21, 1999	51st BAFTA Awards April 11, 1999
	Drama	Musical or Comedy
Best Film	Saving Private Ryan	Shakespeare in Love	Shakespeare in Love	Shakespeare in Love
Best Director	Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan		Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan	Peter Weir The Truman Show
Best Actor	Jim Carrey The Truman Show	Michael Caine Little Voice	Roberto Benigni Life is Beautiful	Roberto Benigni Life is Beautiful
Best Actress	Cate Blanchett Elizabeth	Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love	Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love	Cate Blanchett Elizabeth
Best Supporting Actor	Ed Harris The Truman Show		James Coburn Affliction	Geoffrey Rush Elizabeth
Best Supporting Actress	Lynn Redgrave Gods and Monsters		Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love	Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love
Best Screenplay, Adapted	Shakespeare in Love Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard		Gods and Monsters Bill Condon	Primary Colors Elaine May
Best Screenplay, Original			Shakespeare in Love Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard	The Truman Show Andrew Niccol
Best Foreign Language Film	Central Station (Central do Brasil)		Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)	Central Station (Central do Brasil)

Films released in 1998

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• 20 Dates
• 54
• 1732 Høtten

A

• A - Documentary about the Aum Shinrikyo cult
• The Adventures of Sebastian Cole - Comedy-drama film starring Adrian Grenier
• After Life - Japanese fantasy film starring Arata
• Air Bud: Golden Receiver - Family comedy starring Kevin Zegers
• Alice and Martin - French psychological drama starring Juliette Binoche
• Almost Heroes - Comedy starring Chris Farley and Matthew Perry
• American History X - Drama starring Edward Norton and Edward Furlong
• An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island - Direct-to-video sequel to the 1986 animated fantasy with the voices of Thomas Dekker and Lacey Chabert
• An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn - Satire (and epic box office bomb) starring Ryan O'Neal and Coolio
• Another Day in Paradise - Drama starring James Woods and Melanie Griffith
• Antz - Animated fantasy with the voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Lopez, Dan Aykroyd and Anne Bancroft
• April Story - Japanese romantic short film starring Takako Matsu
• Apt Pupil - Psychological thriller starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro
• Armageddon - Sci-fi action starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck
• Art Museum by the Zoo - South Korean romantic comedy starring Shim Eun-ha
• The Avengers - Film adaptation of The Avengers starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery

B

• Babe: Pig in the City, directed by George Miller and starring James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, and Mickey Rooney, songs performed by Peter Gabriel
• Barney's Great Adventure, starring George Hearn, Trevor Morgan, and Kyla Pratt
• BASEketball, directed by David Zucker, starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy and Robert Vaughn
• Basil, directed by Radha Bharadwaj, starring Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Christian Slater
• Bedrooms and Hallways, starring Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving and James Purefoy
• Belly
• Beloved, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Thandie Newton
• Besieged, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Thandie Newton and David Thewlis
• The Big Hit, starring Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips and Christina Applegate
• The Big Lebowski directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi
• Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
• The Bird People in China, directed by Takashi Miike
• Black Dog, starring Patrick Swayze
• Blade, starring Wesley Snipes
• Break Up
• Blues Brothers 2000, directed by John Landis and starring Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman
• Blues Harp, directed by Takashi Miike
• The Boys, starring David Wenham and Toni Collette
• Bride of Chucky, starring Jennifer Tilly, Katherine Heigl and Nick Stabile
• Broken Vessels
• Brown's Requiem
• Buffalo ’66
• A Bug's Life, directed by John Lasseter
• Bulworth, starring Warren Beatty and Halle Berry

C

• Can't Hardly Wait, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ethan Embry
• Casper Meets Wendy
• Caught Up, starring Bokeem Woodbine
• The Celebration (Festen)
• Celebrity, directed by Woody Allen, starring Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis and Leonardo DiCaprio
• Central do Brasil - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Golden Bear award
• Chairman of the Board
• City of Angels, directed by Brad Silberling, starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan
• A Civil Action, starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall
• Clay Pigeons
• Cousin Bette, starring Jessica Lange
• Croupier, starring Clive Owen
• Curse of the Puppet Master
• The Curve

D

• Dance with Me
• Dancer, Texas Pop. 81
• Dangerous Beauty
• Dark City, starring Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly and William Hurt
• Dead Man on Campus
• Deep Impact, starring Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood and Morgan Freeman
• Deep Rising
• Dennis the Menace Strikes Again, starring Justin Cooper and Don Rickles
• The Dentist 2
• Desert Blue
• Desperate Measures, starring Michael Keaton and Andy García
• Digging to China
• Dirty Work
• Disturbing Behavior, starring James Marsden, Katie Holmes and Nick Stahl
• Divorcing Jack
• Down in the Delta
• Dr. Dolittle, starring Eddie Murphy, voices of Norm Macdonald, Albert Brooks, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling and Ellen DeGeneres

E-F

• Earth (अर्थ), directed by Deepa Mehta
• Enemy of the State, starring, Will Smith and Gene Hackman
• Eternity and a Day - Palme d'Or award
• Elizabeth directed by Shekhar Kapur and starring Cate Blanchett
• Ever After, starring Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston and Dougray Scott
• Everest
• The Faculty
• Fallen, starring Denzel Washington and John Goodman
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, starring Johnny Depp
• Finding Graceland
• Firestorm
• Forever Love

G

• The General, directed by John Boorman, starring Brendan Gleeson and Jon Voight
• The Gingerbread Man
• God said "Ha!" - Golden Space Needle Award
• Gods and Monsters, starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave
• The Godson
• Godzilla
• Goodbye Lover
• Great Expectations, starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft and Robert De Niro

H

• The Hairy Bird
• Half Baked
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, starring Jamie Lee Curtis
• Happiness
• Happy Birthday
• Hard Rain, starring Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Minnie Driver and Randy Quaid
• Head On
• He Got Game, directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington
• The Hi-Lo Country, starring Woody Harrelson
• Hideous Kinky, starring Kate Winslet
• High Art
• Ho kong fung wan (Casino)
• Hold You Tight (愈快樂愈墮落), directed by Stanley Kwan
• Holy Man, starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston
• Home Fries, starring Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson
• Homegrown
• Hope Floats, starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick, Jr.
• The Horse Whisperer, directed by and starring Robert Redford with Kristin Scott Thomas
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back, starring Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs and Whoopi Goldberg
• How to Make the Cruelest Month
• Human Remains
• Hurlyburly, starring Sean Penn, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Spacey and Meg Ryan
• Hush, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange and Johnathon Schaech

I

• I Got the Hook Up
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Brandy and Mekhi Phifer
• I Want You
• Identity Pieces
• If the Sun Rises in the West
• I'll Be Home for Christmas
• Illuminata
• The Impostors, starring Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt
• In God's Hands
• In the Flesh

J-K

• Jack Frost, starring Michael Keaton
• Jane Austen's Mafia!, starring Jay Mohr
• Johnny Skidmarks
• Judas Kiss
• Kiki's Delivery Service (official English dub)
• Killer
• Kissing a Fool, starring David Schwimmer, Mili Avital and Jason Lee
• Knock Off, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider
• Krippendorf's Tribe, starring Richard Dreyfuss
• Kurt & Courtney

L

• The Land Girls
• The Last Days
• The Last Days of Disco, starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny
• The Last Home Run
• Last Night
• Les Misérables
• Let's Talk About Sex
• Lethal Weapon 4, directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock and Jet Li
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
• Little Voice, starring Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks and Michael Caine
• Living Out Loud, starring Holly Hunter and Danny DeVito
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Jason Flemying and Jason Statham
• Lost in Space, directed by Stephen Hopkins, starring William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc, Heather Graham and Lacey Chabert
• Love from Ground Zero
• Lulu on the Bridge

M

• Madame Blueberry
• Madeline
• Major League: Back to the Minors
• The Man in the Iron Mask, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu and Gabriel Byrne
• The Man with Rain in His Shoes
• The Mask of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones
• Meet Joe Black, directed by Martin Brest and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani
• Meet the Deedles
• Meeting People Is Easy
• Melting Pot
• Mercury Rising, directed by Harold Becker, starring Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin and Miko Hughes
• The Mighty
• Mighty Joe Young, starring Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton
• The Mighty Kong
• Montana
• Monument Ave.
• Mulan
• Music from Another Room
• My Giant, starring Billy Crystal

N

• The Naked Man
• The Negotiator, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey
• Next Stop Wonderland
• New Rose Hotel
• The Newton Boys
• A Night at the Roxbury, starring Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan
• No Looking Back

O

• The Object of My Affection, starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd
• October 22
• The Odd Couple II, starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon (sequel to the 1968 film)
• One of Our Own
• One True Thing, starring Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt and Tom Everett Scott
• The Opposite of Sex, starring Christina Ricci and Lisa Kudrow
• Orgazmo
• Out of Sight, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez
• Our Friend, Martin
• Outside Ozona
• Overnight Delivery

P

• Palmetto
• The Parent Trap, starring Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson and Lindsay Lohan
• Patch Adams, directed by Tom Shadyac, starring Robin Williams
• Paulie
• Pecker
• A Perfect Murder, starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen
• Phantasm IV Oblivion
• Phantoms
• Phoenix
• Pi
• Playing by Heart, starring Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands and Jon Stewart
• Pleasantville, starring Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen and Reese Witherspoon
• Poodle Springs, starring James Caan, Dina Meyer, David Keith and Joe Don Baker
• Practical Magic, starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing and Aidan Quinn
• A Price Above Rubies, starring Renee Zellweger
• Primary Colors, directed by Mike Nichols and starring John Travolta and Emma Thompson
• Psycho (remake), directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen and William H. Macy
• The Prince of Egypt, starring the voices of Val Kilmer and Ralph Fiennes

Q-R

• Quest for Camelot
• The Rat Pack, starring Ray Liotta, Joe Mantegna and Don Cheadle
• Reach the Rock
• The Real Macaw
• The Replacement Killers starring Chow Yun-fat and Mira Sorvino
• Restaurant
• Return to Paradise, starring Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche
• Riddler's Moon
• Ride
• Ring (Ringu), directed by Hideo Nakata
• Ringmaster, starring Jerry Springer and Molly Hagan
• Ronin, directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Stellan Skarsgard and Natascha McElhone
• Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
• The Rugrats Movie
• Run Lola Run (Lola rennt), starring Franka Potente - Golden Space Needle Award (for 1999)
• Rush Hour, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker
• Rushmore, starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray

S

• Safe Men
• Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Edward Burns, Ted Danson and Dennis Farina - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
• Savior
• The Second Arrival
• Senseless, starring Marlon Wayans and David Spade
• Shadrach
• Shakespeare in Love, starring Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow - Academy and Golden Globe (Mus./Com.) Awards for Best Picture
• Shame, Shame, Shame
• The Siege, directed by Edward Zwick, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening and Bruce Willis
• Simon Birch
• A Simple Plan, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Bill Paxton and Bridget Fonda
• Since You've Been Gone
• Six Days Seven Nights, directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Harrison Ford and Anne Heche
• Slam
• Slappy and the Stinkers
• Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow
• Small Soldiers
• Smoke Signals
• Snake Eyes, directed by Brian De Palma, starring Nicolas Cage and Carla Gugino
• Soldier, starring Kurt Russell
• Sour Grapes, directed by Larry David
• Species II
• Sphere, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson
• Star Kid
• Star Trek: Insurrection
• Stepmom, starring Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris
• Still Crazy
• The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom

T

• Tarzan and the Lost City
• There's Something About Mary, directed by the Farrelly brothers, starring Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz and Matt Dillon
• Thick as Thieves
• The Thin Pink Line
• The Thin Red Line, directed by Terrence Malick, starring Sean Penn, Nick Nolte and Jim Caviezel -- Golden Bear Award for 1999
• Trance
• The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir, starring Jim Carrey and Ed Harris
• Twilight, starring Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon and Reese Witherspoon

U-V

• U.S. Marshals, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey, Jr.
• Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light
• 42 Up
• Up 'n' Under
• Urban Legend
• Vampires directed by John Carpenter, starring James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, and Maximilian Schell
• Velvet Goldmine
• Very Bad Things, starring Jon Favreau, Christian Slater and Jeremy Piven
• The Vivero Letter

W

• Waking Ned
• The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler and Fairuza Balk
• The Wedding Singer starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore
• Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
• What Dreams May Come, starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Annabella Sciorra
• Whispering Corridors
• Who Am I?
• Why Do Fools Fall In Love
• Wide Awake
• Wild Things starring Denise Richards, Neve Campbell, Kevin Bacon and Matt Dillon
• Without Limits, starring Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland and Monica Potter
• The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
• Woo
• Woubi Chéri

X-Z

• The X-Files (film)
• Your Friends & Neighbors
• You've Got Mail, directed by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
• Zero Effect

Wide-release films

January–March

January 1998

• January 9 - Firestorm, Wag the Dog
• January 16 - Fallen, Half Baked, Hard Rain
• January 23 - Spice World, Phantoms, Slappy and the Stinkers
• January 30 - Desperate Measures, Deep Rising, Great Expectations

February 1998

• February 6 - Blues Brothers 2000, The Replacement Killers
• February 13 - Sphere, The Wedding Singer
• February 20 - Senseless, Palmetto
• February 27 - Caught Up, Dark City, Krippendorf's Tribe, Kissing a Fool

March 1998

• March 6 - Twilight, The Big Lebowski, Hush, U.S. Marshals
• March 13 - The Man in the Iron Mask, Chairman of the Board
• March 20 - Primary Colors, Wild Things
• March 27 - The Newton Boys, Ride, Meet the Deedles

April–June

April 1998

• April 3 - Lost in Space, Mercury Rising, Barney's Great Adventure
• April 10 - City of Angels, My Giant, The Odd Couple II, Species II, 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
• April 17 - Major League: Back to the Minors, The Object of My Affection, Paulie, Nightwatch
• April 24 - The Big Hit, Tarzan and the Lost City, Sliding Doors

May 1998

• May 1 - Black Dog, He Got Game, Les Misérables
• May 8 - Deep Impact
• May 15 - Bulworth, The Horse Whisperer, Quest for Camelot
• May 22 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Godzilla
• May 29 - Almost Heroes, Hope Floats

June 1998

• June 5 - A Perfect Murder, The Truman Show
• June 12 - Can't Hardly Wait, Cousin Bette, Dirty Work, Six Days Seven Nights
• June 19 - Mulan, The X-Files
• June 26 - Dr. Dolittle, Out of Sight

July–September

July 1998

• July 3 - Armageddon
• July 10 - Lethal Weapon 4, Small Soldiers, Madeline The Wedding Singer
• July 17 - The Mask of Zorro, There's Something About Mary
• July 24 - Disturbing Behavior, Mafia!, Saving Private Ryan
• July 31 - BASEketball, Ever After, The Negotiator, The Parent Trap

August 1998

• August 7 - Halloween: H20, Snake Eyes
• August 14 - Air Bud: Golden Receiver, The Avengers, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Return to Paradise
• August 21 - Blade, Dance with Me, Dead Man on Campus, Wrongfully Accused
• August 28 - 54, Why Do Fools Fall in Love

September 1998

• September 4 - Knock Off
• September 11 - Rounders, Simon Birch
• September 18 - One True Thing, Rush Hour
• September 25 - Urban Legend, Ronin, Clay Pigeons

October–December

October 1998

• October 2 - Antz, A Night at the Roxbury, What Dreams May Come
• October 9 - Holy Man
• October 16 - Beloved, Bride of Chucky, Practical Magic
• October 19 - I Got the Hook Up
• October 23 - Apt Pupil, Life is Beautiful, Pleasantville, Soldier
• October 30 - American History X, Vampires

November 1998

• November 6 - Elizabeth, Gods and Monsters, The Siege, The Waterboy
• November 13 - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Meet Joe Black
• November 14 - Belly
• November 25 - Enemy of the State, The Rugrats Movie, Waking Ned Devine, A Bug's Life
• November 27 - Very Bad Things, Home Fries, Babe: Pig in the City, Ringmaster

December 1998

• December 4 - Psycho, Litte Voice
• December 11 - Jack Frost, Star Trek: Insurrection, Shakespeare in Love, A Simple Plan
• December 18 - The Prince of Egypt, You've Got Mail
• December 25 - Patch Adams, Mighty Joe Young, Stepmom, The Faculty, A Civil Action, The Thin Red Line, Affliction

Births

• April 9 - Elle Fanning, actress. United States.
• April 24 - Ryan Newman, actress. United States.
• July 8 - Jaden Smith, actor. United States.
• June 19 - Atticus Shaffer, actor. United States.
• July 22 - Madison Pettis, actress. United States.
• July 24 - Bindi Irwin, actress. Australia.
• July 28 - Sasha Meneghel, actress. Brazil. (to see her profile you have to enter in the Wikipedia in Portuguese)
• July 31 - Rico Rodriguez II, actor. United States.
• November 23 - Bradley Steven Perry, actor. United States.

Notable deaths

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession	Notable films
January	4	Mae Questel	89	USA	Actress, Voice of Betty Boop, Olive Oyl	Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Funny Girl • Christmas Vacation
	5	Sonny Bono	62	USA	Singer, Actor	Hairspray • Airplane II: The Sequel • Troll • Escape to Athena • Under the Boardwalk • Dirty Laundry
	6	Walter Barnes	79	USA	Actor	Every Which Way But Loose • Pete's Dragon • High Plains Drifter
	6	Murray Salem	47	USA	Actor, Screenwriter	Kindergarten Cop • The Spy Who Loved Me
	24	Jack Lord	77	USA	Actor	Dr. No • God's Little Acre • The Vagabond King • The Hangman
	28	Jim Bohan	52	USA	Actor	American Graffiti • Punishment Park
February	1	Jack T. Collis	75	USA	Art Director	Magnum Force • The Last Tycoon • Exorcist II: The Heretic • Save the Tiger • Born Reckless •The Delta Factor
	5	Douglas Gamley	73	Australia	Composer, Conductor	Tron • Enigma • The City of the Dead • The Land That Time Forgot
	23	Chuck Hayward	89	UK	Actor	The Blues Brothers • The Longest Yard • Rooster Cogburn • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen • The Frisco Kid
	24	Henny Youngman	91	UK	Comedian, Actor	History of the World: Part I • Goodfellas
	27	J.T. Walsh	54	USA	Actor	Sling Blade • Pleasantville • A Few Good Men • Hannah and Her Sisters • The Negotiator • Miracle on 34th Street • Nixon • Good Morning, Vietnam • Executive Decision • Loaded Weapon 1 • The Russia House • Backdraft • Hoffa • Blue Chips
March	5	Donald Woods	91	Canada	Actor	True Grit • Dimension 5 • Kissin' Cousins • 13 Ghosts
	10	Lloyd Bridges	85	USA	Actor	High Noon • Airplane! • Hot Shots! • The Fifth Musketeer • The Rainmaker • Rocketship X-M
	10	Bill Alton	73	USA	Actor	Sweet Lorraine
April	1	Lucille Norman	76	USA	Actress	Carson City • Painting the Clouds with Sunshine • For Me and My Gal
	3	Charles Lang	96	USA	Cinematographer	Some Like It Hot • The Magnificent Seven • Sabrina • Charade • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice • One-Eyed Jacks • Blue Hawaii • 40 Carats
	11	Rodney Harvey	30	USA	Actor	My Own Private Idaho • Guncrazy • Five Corners • Salsa
	28	Jerome Bixby	75	USA	Screenwriter	Twilight Zone: The Movie • Fantastic Voyage • The Man from Earth
May	2	Maidie Norman	85	USA	Actress	Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? • Halloween III: Season of the Witch • Written on the Wind • Airport '77
	11	Gene Fowler Jr.	80	USA	Film Editor	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • Hang 'Em High • A Man Called Jorse • Skatetown, U.S.A. • Captain Scarface
	14	Frank Sinatra	82	USA	Singer, Actor	From Here to Eternity • The Manchurian Candidate • Ocean's Eleven • Tony Rome • Robin and the 7 Hoods • Guys and Dolls
	15	Linwood G. Dunn	93	USA	Visual Effects Artist	West Side Story • 2001: A Space Odyssey • The Great Race
	20	Wolf Mankowitz	73	UK	Screenwriter	Casino Royale • A Kid for Two Farthings
	21	Douglas Fowley	86	USA	Actor	Singin' in the Rain • Mighty Joe Young • Battleground
	28	Phil Hartman	49	USA	Actor, Comedian	Pee-wee's Big Adventure • Jingle All the Way • Small Soldiers • Greedy • Three Amigos • Fletch Lives • Coneheads • Sgt. Bilko • The Brave Little Toaster • Cheech & Chong's Next Movie • The Pagemaster • So I Married an Axe Murderer
June	1	Darwin Joston	60	USA	Actor	Assault on Precinct 13 • Eraserhead • The Fog • Wild at Heart
	4	Josephine Hutchinson	94	USA	Actress	North by Northwest • The Story of Louis Pasteur • Son of Frankenstein • Nevada Smith • Adventure in Baltimore
	5	Jeanette Nolan	85	USA	Actress	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance • The Fox and the Hound • The Horse Whisperer • Cloak & Dagger
	12	Theresa Merritt	73	USA	Actress	Billy Madison • The Wiz • The Goodbye Girl • Home Fries • All That Jazz
	23	Maureen O'Sullivan	87	USA	Actress	The Thin Man • Tarzan's New York Adventure • Peggy Sue Got Married • The Tall T
	24	Ken Barker	69	UK	Stuntman	Batman • Willow • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves • An American Werewolf in London • Superman III
July	4	Gregg Burge	40	USA	Actor	A Chorus Line • School Daze
	6	Roy Rogers	86	USA	Actor	Bells of San Angelo • Mackintosh and T.J. • Son of Paleface • My Pal Trigger • Under California Stars
	10	William Preston	76	USA	Actor	The Fisher King • Waterworld • Joe's Apartment • Far and Away • The Crucible • The Exorcist III
	16	Leigh Brown	59	USA	Screenwriter	A Christmas Story • It Runs in the Family
	17	Joseph Maher	64	Ireland	Actor	Mars Attacks! • In & Out • The Out-of-Towners • My Stepmother Is an Alien • Sister Act • I.Q.
	21	Robert Young	91	USA	Actor	Crossfire • That Forsyte Woman • Claudia and David • The Enchanted Cottage
	22	Don Dunphy	90	USA	Announcer, Actor	Raging Bull • The Fighter • Bananas • Matilda
	28	Lenny McLean	49	UK	Actor	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels • The Fifth Element • My Cousin Vinny
	29	O.Z. Whitehead	87	USA	Actor	The Lion in Winter • The Grapes of Wrath • Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! • The Romance of Rosy Ridge
August	16	Phil Leeds	82	USA	Actor	Ghost • Rosemary's Baby • Frankie and Johnnie • Krippendorf's Tribe • Soapdish • Beaches • History of the World: Part I
	18	Persis Khambatta	49	India	Actress	Star Trek: The Motion Picture • Nighthawks • She-Wolves of the Wasteland
	24	E. G. Marshall	84	USA	Actor	12 Angry Men • The Caine Mutiny • Nixon • Tora! Tora! Tora! • Christmas Vacation • Superman II • Creepshow • Broken Lance
	24	Gene Page	58	USA	Composer	Blacula • Brewster McCloud • Things Are Tough All Over
September	2	Fernando Carrere	87	Mexico	Art Director	The Great Escape • The Pink Panther • On the Beach • The Defiant Ones • Jack the Giant Killer
	6	Akira Kurosawa	88	Japan	Screenwriter	Seven Samurai
	8	Leonid Kinskey	95	Russia	Actor	Casablanca • Duck Soup • The Man with the Golden Arm
	19	Patricia Hayes	88	UK	Actress	A Fish Called Wanda • Willow • The Neverending Story • Little Dorrit • Danger on Dartmoor
October	3	Roddy McDowall	70	USA	Actor	Planet of the Apes • The Poseidon Adventure • A Bug's Life • Bedknobs and Broomsticks • The Greatest Story Ever Told • That Darn Cat!
	22	Eric Ambler	89	UK	Screenwriter	A Night to Remember • Topkapi • The Way Ahead
	28	James Goldman	71	USA	Screenwriter	The Lion in Winter • They Might Be Giants
November	4	Vincent Winter	50	UK	Production Manager	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom • Superman • The Color Purple • For Your Eyes Only • Santa Claus
	9	Ursula Reit	84	Germany	Actress	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
	17	Dick O'Neill	70	USA	Actor	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three • The Jerk • Prizzi's Honor • The Mosquito Coast • Wolfen
	17	Esther Rolle	78	USA	Actress	Driving Miss Daisy • Rosewood • Cape Fear
	19	Alan J. Pakula	70	USA	Producer	All the President's Men • To Kill a Mockingbird • The Pelican Brief • Sophie's Choice • Presumed Innocent • Klute
	22	Nicky Blair	72	USA	Actor	The Godfather Part III • Rocky V • A Bronx Tale • New York • Viva Las Vegas
	25	Enrico Sabbatini	66	Italy	Costume Designer	Seven Years in Tibet • The Mission • Cutthroat Island
	25	Flip Wilson	64	USA	Comedian, Actor	Skatetown, U.S.A. • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
December	1	Freddie Young	96	UK	Cinematographer	Lawrence of Arabia • Doctor Zhivago • You Only Live Twice • Ryan's Daughter • Lord Jim
	14	Norman Fell	74	USA	Actor	The Graduate • Bullitt • Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold • Airport 1975 • The Stone Killer • Charley Varrick • Catch-22
	20	Irene Hervey	89	USA	Actress	Play Misty for Me • Cactus Flower
	25	Richard Paul	58	USA	Actor	The People vs. Larry Flynt • Eating Raoul • The Independent
	26	Hurd Hatfield	81	USA	Actor	The Boston Strangler • El Cid • King of Kings • Richie Rich • Von Richthofen and Brown
	29	Don Taylor	81	USA	Director	The Final Countdown • Damien: Omen II • Escape from the Planet of the Apes • The Island of Dr. Moreau

Film debuts

• Josh Hartnett
• Lindsay Lohan
• Taye Diggs
• Eva Mendes
• Jason Statham
• Jason Segel
• Jordana Brewster
• Sanaa Lathan
• Rebecca Romijn
• Kate Bosworth

References

• 1998 IN REVIEW / Box-Office Cheers and Jeers / Movie year was crawling with ants, asteroids and Woody Allen

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