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| 1998 |
1998 The Faculty Sci-Fi / Mystery / Horror / Thriller R, 110 Minutes
Director: Robert Rodriguez More Info
Starring: Elijah Wood, Piper Laurie, Christopher McDonald, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Patrick, Usher Raymond, Jon Stewart, Salma Hayek, Daniel von Bargen, Josh Hartnett Is the faculty of Herrington, Ohio, High School from outer space? Well, yes, this town is the focus of an invasion from space and the faculty is the first victim. A group of courageous students attempt to save the world. Freely taken from other sci-fi/horror movies, it is still some fun. |
1998 Futuresport Sci-Fi / Action R, 90 Minutes
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson More Info
Starring: Dean Cain, Vanessa Williams, Wesley Snipes, Valerie Chow, Adrian Hughes, Bill Smitrovich, JR Bourne, Tara Frederick, Matthew Walker, Francoise Yip The year is 2025, and futuresport (a combination of basketball and roller derby) is the medium through which an international dispute is to be settled and millions of lives saved. |
1998 Godzilla Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller PG-13, 139 Minutes
Director: Roland Emmerich More Info
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Hank Azaria, Maria Pitillo, Michael Lerner, Harry Shearer, Arabella Field, Philippe Bergeron, Malcolm Danare, Kevin Dunn Godzilla is resurrected following French nuclear tests in the South Pacific, and the 90-foot monster crosses Panama and heads north where he lays waste to NYC's Wall Street and the subway system–all this with the U.S. Army in close pursuit. Also on Godzilla's trail is NRC biologist Dr. Nick Tatopoulos (Matthew Broderick), and close behind are Nick's ex-girlfriend Audrey Timmonds (Maria Pitillo), who is looking for a big news story, and French secret service agent Philippe Roach (Jean Reno), who is trying to protect his country's reputation. |
1998 Lost in Space Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller PG-13, 128 Minutes
Director: Stephen Hopkins More Info
Starring: William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc, Lacey Chabert, Jack Johnson, Jared Harris, June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright Based on the popular 1960s' TV show, this is the story of Prof. John Robinson (William Hurt) and his family's journey to the planet Alpha Prime. Traveling along with the family is a saboteur, Dr. Zachary Smith (Gary Oldman), who manages to hurl their spaceship into an unknown part of the galaxy. |
1998 The Lost World Adventure / Sci-Fi R, 97 Minutes
Director: Bob Keen More Info
Starring: Patrick Bergin, Jayne Heitmeyer, Michael Sinelnikoff, David Nerman, Julian Casey, Jack Langedijk, James Bradford, Gregoriane Minot Payeur, Martin Sims, Russell Yuen This version of A. Conan Doyle's novel shifts to Mongolia as Professor Challenger (Patrick Bergin) and his team–Professor Summerlee (Michael Sinelnikoff), Malone (Julian Casey), John Roxton (David Nerman), and Amanda White (Jayne Heitmeyer)–search for dinosaurs. The search leads to dinosaurs, an escape in a balloon, and more dinosaurs attacking when they take refuge in a cave. Some in the group are killed, and, on the return to London, the survivors agree to keep the existence of dinosaurs a secret. |
1998 Mr. Murder Sci-Fi R, 180 Minutes
Director: Dick Lowry More Info
Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Julie Warner, Bill Smitrovich, Thomas Haden Church, James Coburn, Kaley Cuoco, Brittney Lee Harvey, Don Hood, K Callan, Dan Lauria Originally a two-part TV miniseries, this is the tale of scientists who set out to rule the world. To further their cause, they intend to create an army of superbeings through cloning, but good-old Marty (Stephen Baldwin) has his blood used for cloning by mistake. Now there are two Martys and the problems begin. |
1998 New Rose Hotel Sci-Fi R, 92 Minutes
Director: Abel Ferrara More Info
Starring: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento, Yoshitaka Amano, Annabella Sciorra, Gretchen Mol, John Lurie, Ryuichi Sakamoto A corporate raider, Fox (Christopher Walken), and his cohort, X (Willem Dafoe), hatch a plot to send Sandii (Asia Argento) on a mission that involves seducing the brilliant scientist, Hiroshi (Yoshitaka Amano), and coercing him into defecting from his own corporation. But betrayal rears its ugly head, as Fox and X turn into the targets. |
1998 Pete's Meteor Drama / Sci-Fi R, 103 Minutes
Director: Joe O'Byrne More Info
Starring: Brenda Fricker, Alfred Molina, Mike Myers, John Kavanagh, Dervla Kirwan, Ian Costello, Natasha Corcoran, Gavin Dowdall, Fiona Glascott, Kieran Aherne Twelve-year-old Micky (Ian Costello) lives with his younger brother and sister at his Grandmother Lily's (Brenda Fricker) house. When a meteor crashes in their backyard, the children believe that their deceased parents sent it to them. The government ships the meteor off to a university, and when the children try to retrieve it they meet an eccentric scientist, Hugh (Alfred Molina), and also must deal with the problems of their parents' best friend Pete (Mike Myers). |
1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi R, 90 Minutes
Director: Don Coscarelli More Info
Starring: Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Angus Scrimm, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy, Christopher L. Stone, Chloe Kay, Sylvia Flammer, Sasha Kassel In this fourth of the series, cities keep falling to the evil supernatural Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) with the flying silver spheres. After being captured, Reggie (Reggie Bannister) is set free for some unknown reason and continues his pursuit of saving Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) and destroying the Tall Man. Meanwhile, Mike flees through time to find answers to the dilemma of the Tall Man. |
1998 The Second Arrival Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller R, 101 Minutes
Director: Kevin Tenney More Info
Starring: Patrick Muldoon, Michael Sarrazin, Jane Sibbett, Catherine Blythe, Michael Scherer, Larry Day, Steve Adams, Emidio Michetti, Stephane Blanchette, David Nerman In this sequel to "The Arrival," Jack Addison (Patrick Muldoon) is a computer programmer at the National Space Agency in Montreal. Jack has a device that displays alien plans to for an invasion of Earth. Problems rise to the fore when Jack teams up with newspaper reporter Bridget Riordan (Jane Sibbett) in an effort to uncover the plot. Meanwhile, the aliens have taken human form and will stop at nothing to get Jack and his device. |
1998 The Sender Sci-Fi / Action R, 98 Minutes
Director: Richard Pepin More Info
Starring: Michael Madsen, Robert Vaughn, R. Lee Ermey, Dyan Cannon, Shelli Lether, Steven Williams, Brian Bloom, Josh Clark, Erica Everage, Carlos Lauchu An American fighter squadron encounters an alien spaceship in the Bermuda Triangle, and one plane is shot down. About 30 years later the plane is recovered, but government authorities do not allow the pilot's son, Dallas (Michael Madsen), to see it. Meanwhile, Dallas' daughter, Lisa (Erica Everage), is contacted by an alien woman (Shelli Lether) who teaches Lisa to use her psychic powers. Lisa is then captured by government agents who want to use her psychic abilities to help in future space flights. Dallas must now attempt to get his daughter back–with the help of the alien. |
1998 The Shadow Men Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller N/R, 100 Minutes
Director: Timothy Bond More Info
Starring: Eric Roberts, Sherilyn Fenn, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Dean Stockwell, Andrew Prine, Chris McCarty, Tom Poster, Valerie Swift, Hans Howes, David Bowe Bob, Dez, and son Andy Wilson (Eric Roberts, Sherilyn Fenn, and Brendon Ryan Barrett) experience an alien encounter and report it to the Air Force. Now, when a trio of Men In Black begin to stalk and menace the family, the Wilsons decide to fight back with the help of sci-fi writer Stan Mills (Dean Stockwell). |
1998 Small Soldiers Animation / Action / Sci-Fi PG-13, 110 Minutes
Director: Joe Dante More Info
Starring: David Cross, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Dunn, Phil Hartman, Ernest Borgnine, Tommy Lee Jones, George Kennedy, Dick Miller This partially animated film is filled with great special effects. The focus is on a set of children's toy soldiers that battle the Gorgonites, a collection of toy aliens. While this sounds like a cute children's movie, the violence could be too much for little ones. |
1998 Soldier Sci-Fi / Action / Drama R, 99 Minutes
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson More Info
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Gary Busey, Sean Pertwee, Michael Chiklis, Paul Dillon, Mark Bringleson, K.K. Dodds After being left for dead on the far-away planet Arcadia 234, genetically engineered fighter Sgt. Todd (Kurt Russell) is nursed by homesteaders Sandra (Connie Nielsen) and Mace (Sean Pertwee). Todd befriends their peaceful colony of people but finds that he must still fight one last battle to defend his new home when warriors, led by Todd's nemesis Carne 607 (Jason Scott Lee), attack. |
1998 Species II Sci-Fi / Action / Horror R, 93 Minutes
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1998 Sphere Sci-Fi / Drama / Horror / Mystery PG-13, 133 Minutes
Director: Barry Levinson More Info
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, Liev Schreiber, Queen Latifah, Marga Gomez, Huey Lewis, Barnard Hocke, James Pickens Jr. A 400-year-old spaceship is discovered on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, but when a team of scientists investigates, it finds a computer keyboard reading "Made in USA 2048." What is going on? |
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure PG, 103 Minutes
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1998 A Town Has Turned to Dust Sci-Fi TV, 85 Minutes
Director: Rob Nilsson More Info
Starring: Ron Perlman, Stephen Lang, Gabriel Olds, Zahn McClarnon, Judy Collins, Barbara Jane Reams, Frankie Avina, J. Scott Bronson, Neblis Francois, Maxx Payne In this futuristic Western, Earth has turned into a radioactive wasteland, and only a few forsaken souls are left on the planet. Now, with a big news story in the making, reporter Hanifen (Gabriel Olds) has been dispatched to Earth to get the scoop. As the story unravels, a ruthless town boss, Jerry Paul (Ron Perlman), leads a lynch mob against an innocent Native American teen, setting off a confrontation with the town's sheriff, Harvey Denton (Stephen Lang). |
1998 The Truman Show Drama / Sci-Fi PG, 104 Minutes
Director: Peter Weir More Info
Starring: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, Brian Delate, Una Damon, Paul Giamatti, Philip Baker Hall Insurance salesman Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) entire life has been documented as well as broadcast nationally on a 24-hour basis. All the people around Truman are actors, and Truman lives and works in a huge studio. Despite his made-up world, Truman thinks he is an ordinary man–until he decides to experience life in the outside world. Academy Award nominations included Best Director and Supporting Actor (Ed Harris). |
1998 The X-Files Sci-Fi / Drama / Mystery / Horror PG-13, 121 Minutes
Director: Rob Bowman More Info
Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe Danner, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville, Terry O'Quinn, Glenne Headly FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) head for Dallas, Texas, where they investigate an explosion in a high-rise building. This leads to uncovering the secret behind a black ooze that uses humans as hosts. Are they treading on a high-level government cover-up? |
| 1999 |
1999 The Astronaut's Wife Sci-fi / Horror / Thriller / Drama R, 105 Minutes
Director: Rand Ravich More Info
Starring: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Nick Cassavetes, Donna Murphy, Blair Brown, Tom Noonan, Samantha Eggar, Gary Grubbs, Clea DuVall Astronaut Spencer Armacost (Johnny Depp) is lost in space for only two minutes but returns to Earth a changed man. Just how changed he is emerges one night when he forcefully seduces his wife, Jillian (Charlize Theron). Pregnancy results, but the question of what is growing inside her womb gives Jillian–and the audience as well–more than a few tense moments. |
1999 Baby Geniuses Family / Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi PG, 94 Minutes
Director: Bob Clark More Info
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall, Peter MacNicol, Dom DeLuise, Ruby Dee, Kyle Howard, Kaye Ballard, Judith Drake, Randy Travis Elena Kinder (Kathleen Turner) and Heep (Christopher Lloyd) work for a successful company that makes baby products. Sounds fine, but there is a problem involving these two trying to crack the code on baby talk by testing real babies in their lab. One day, a baby escapes and tries to round up other babies to free those entrapped in the lab. |
1999 Batman Beyond: The Movie Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller TV, 130 Minutes
Director: Curt Geda More Info
Starring: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Teri Garr, Sherman Howard, Michael Ansara, George Takei, Seth Green, Linda Hamilton, Olivia d'Abo, George Lazenby Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) had long-ago retired as Batman when young Terry McGinnis (voice of Will Friedle) tries to avenge his father's murder. In the process, Terry discovers Wayne's secret life and dons Wayne's Batman suit. Voila! We now have a new Batman in the person of Terry McGinnis. |
1999 Beowulf Action / Sci-Fi / Horror R, 95 Minutes
Director: Graham Baker More Info
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Rhona Mitra, Oliver Cotton, Gotz Otto, Charles Robinson, Brent Jefferson Lowe, Roger Sloman, Layla Roberts, Vincent Hammond, Robert Willox Medieval knight Beowulf (Christopher Lambert) battles the evil, man-eating beast, Grendel (Vincent Hammond), that has been devouring warriors at the Outpost. |
1999 Bicentennial Man Drama / Sci-Fi / Romance PG, 132 Minutes
Director: Chris Columbus More Info
Starring: Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Oliver Platt, Wendy Crewson, Kiersten Warren, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Lynne Thigpen, Stephen Root, Bradley Whitford Based on Isaac Asimov's short story, this is the tale of an android that performs household tasks is what the Martin family wanted when they purchased Andrew (Robin Williams). They got that and more when they realize that Andrew not only thinks for himself but experiences emotions as well. |
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