{{TV years header|film|1998|1999|2000}} ==Events== *April_7 - Star_Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for ''Star_Wars,_Episode_I_-_The_Phantom_Menace'' *May_3 - A Durham, North_Carolina woman named Jennifer_Briggs changes her name to Obi-Wan Kenobi Briggs in honor of the ''Star Wars'' character. Ms. Briggs wins $1000 from a local radio station for changing her name. ==Top grossing films== # ''Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace'': $431,088,297 # ''The_Sixth_Sense'', starring Bruce_Willis and Haley_Joel_Osment: $293,506,292 # ''Toy_Story_2'': $245,852,179 # ''Austin_Powers:_The_Spy_Who_Shagged_Me'', starring Mike Myers: $206,040,086 # ''The_Matrix'', starring Keanu_Reeves: $171,479,930 # ''Tarzan'': $171,091,819 # ''Big Daddy'': $163,479,795 # ''The Mummy'': $155,385,488 # ''Runaway_Bride'', starring Richard_Gere and Julia_Roberts: $152,257,509 # ''The_Blair_Witch_Project'': $140,539,099 # ''Stuart_Little'': $140,035,367 # ''The_Green_Mile'': $136,801,374 # ''American Beauty'': $130,096,601 # ''The_World_Is_Not_Enough'': $126,943,684 # ''Double Jeopardy'': $116,741,558 21 movies in 1999 grossed over $100 million. ==Academy_Awards== *Best Picture: '''''American Beauty''''' - DreamWorks SKG, Jinks/Cohen Company *Best Actor: '''Kevin_Spacey''' - ''American Beauty'' *Best Actress: '''Hilary_Swank''' - ''Boys Don't Cry'' ==Births== ==Deaths== *January_15 - Betty_Box, film producer *February_20 - Gene_Siskel, film critic, ''Siskel and Ebert'' *March_5 - Richard_Kiley, actor *March_7 - Stanley_Kubrick, Film_director *March_13 - Garson_Kanin, Writer/director *April_14 - Ellen_Corby, actress, Grandma Walton in "The_Waltons" *April_21 - Buddy_Rogers, Actor, husband of Mary_Pickford *April_28 - Rory_Calhoun, Actor *May_2 - Oliver_Reed, Actor *May_8 - Dirk_Bogarde, Actor/Author *May_21 - Vanessa_Brown, actress *June_11 - DeForest_Kelley, Actor best known for "Star_Trek" *June_29 - Allan_Carr, Movie_producer *July_1 - Sylvia_Sidney, actress *July_2 - Mario_Puzo, Writer/Author, "The Godfather" *August_4 - Victor_Mature, Actor *September_9 - Ruth_Roman, actress *September_22 - George_C_Scott, Oscar winning Actor *November_3 - Ian_Bannen, actor *December_3 - Madeline_Kahn, actress *December_17 – Rex_Allen, cowboy actor, singer *December_19 - Desmond_Llewelyn, Actor, "Q" in James_Bond films *December_23 - Lois_Hamilton, actress, artist, model == Other movies released == * ''American Pie'' * ''Being_John_Malkovich'' * ''The Big Kahuna'' * ''Blast from the Past'' * ''Bowfinger'' * ''Boys Don't Cry'' * ''The Cider House Rules'' * ''Deuce_Bigalow:_Male_Gigolo'' * ''Dick'' * ''The_Dogwalker'' * ''Dudley_Do-Right'' * ''End_of_Days'' * ''Entrapment'' * ''Eyes_Wide_Shut'' * ''Fantasia_2000'' * ''Fight Club'' * ''Forces_of_Nature'' * ''Galaxy_Quest'' * ''Godzilla_2000'' (Japan) * ''Guinevere'' * ''The Haunting'' * ''The Hi-Line'' * ''Magnolia'' * ''Man_on_the_Moon'' * ''Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy'' (DVD Release) * ''My_Favorite_Martian'' * ''Never_Been_Kissed'' * ''October_Sky'' * ''Office_Space'' * ''The_Omega_Code'' * ''Payback'' * ''Pushing_Tin'' * ''Random_Hearts'' * ''She's_All_That'' * ''Simply_Irresistible'' * ''South_Park:_Bigger,_Longer_&_Uncut'' * ''The_Straight_Story'' * ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' * ''Three Kings'' * ''Three_to_Tango'' * ''Trick'' * ''Tumbleweeds'' * ''Whatever_Happened_to_Harold_Smith?'' * ''Wakko's_Wish'' (direct-to-video) * ''Wild_Wild_West'' * Film Category:Years_in_film De:Filmjahr_1999 Fr:1999_au_cinéma He:1999_בקולנוע Ja:1999年の映画 Sv:Filmåret_1999 Hu:1999_a_filmművészetben