These indexes provide links to pages for specific key film releases in 1997. Each page Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Clayton Rohner Fierce Creatures (January 24th) - Reunion of the 'Fish Called Wanda' cast in different characters. When a US mega-corporation takes over a London Zoo, the keepers stage a revolt to stop the changes introduced by the new management. Stars: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (January 31st) - First of three 'Special Edition' versions of the classic "Star Wars" trilogy. Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo must rescue a princess captured by the evil Galactic Empire. Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Dante's Peak (February 7th) - A volcanologist tries to warn the citizens of a small town that their resident volcano is about to erupt, destroying all. Unfortunately the residents ignore his warnings till too late. Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jeremy Foley Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (February 21st) - Special Edition. Escaping from an Empire raid, Luke sets out to find Jedi master Yoda, whilst Han & Leia try to evade Vader and end up captured. Luke learns the truth about his father. Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Private Parts (March 7th) - A comedic/biography about the life of the States most powerful & controversial radio shock-jock, Howard Stern who rose from small town college DJ to become New York's most famous and outrageous broadcaster. Stars: Howard Stern, Robin Givens, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (March 14th) - Special Edition. After rescuing Han from the clutches of gangster Jabba the Hutt, the group sets out to destroy a new Death Star whilst Luke faces the Emperor and Vader one last time. Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Liar, Liar (March 19th) - A habitually lying lawyer misses his son's birthday party at which the boy makes a wish - that his dad can't tell a lie. As a result this causes all sorts of trouble at work and during a trial he has to pull off that day. Stars: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly The Devil's Own (March 26th) - A thriller about an Irish born American cop who lets a young immigrant stay in his house. He soon must go after the man when he finds out he's an IRA killer on a mission to receive arms to ship back home. Stars: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Ruben Blades The Saint (April 4th) - Film version of the classic UK series. A young woman has discovered the secret behind cold fusion and a Russian politician pays the thief for hire 'The Saint' to steal it for him. Trouble is he falls for her on the way. Stars: Val Kilmer, Elizabeth Shue, Rade Serbejna Anaconda (April 11th) - A documentary film crew on the Amazon river strays into dangerous territory when it takes on a passenger obsessed with exploring the habitat of the world's largest snake - the Anaconda. They're soon in a primal fight for survival. Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Ice Cube Volcano (April 25th) - Strange occurences signal the eruption of a volcano under Los Angeles and both a Emergency Officer and a seismic geologist try to stop the lava as it pours out into the streets and makes its way through the city. Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffman Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (May 2nd) - Mike Myer's latest comedy spoofs the James Bond genre. A 60's superspy frozen for 30 years is revived and must stop his old nemesis Dr. Evil who is threatening the world. Stars: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York The Fifth Element (May 9th) - Directed by Luc Besson ("The Big Blue"). 250 years into the future, a New York cab driver must find the five elements needed to destroy a comet of pure evil which formed in space and is on a collision course with Earth. Stars: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich The Lost World: Jurassic Park (May 23rd) - Sequel to the 1993 film adaptation of Crichton's novel. Malcolm & a new group travel to a second island of dinosaurs to stop InGen's new CEO who plans to move them to San Diego. Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, VInce Vaughan Con Air (June 6th) - Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. When a prison-transport plane is hijacked by a band of homicidal prisoners, a marshal and a wrongly convicted prisoner set out to stop them before they get away. Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack Speed 2: Cruise Control (June 13th) - Annie and her new boyfriend are on a cruise ship which is hijacked by its crazed designer who plans to steal the jewels onboard and then crash the ship into an oil tanker - destroying all evidence of the theft. Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe Batman & Robin (June 20th) - Fourth film in the series. Batman, Robin & Batgirl must fight off two villains again - this time the ice-cold & cruel Mr. Freeze and the sexy but deadly botanical killer Poison Ivy who plan to freeze the world. Stars: George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman My Best Friend's Wedding (June 20th) - Directed by P.J. Hogan ("Muriel's Wedding"). A romantic/comedy about a reporter whose childhood love is about to marry a younger woman and she sets out to sabotage it and win him back. Stars: Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett Face/Off (June 27th) - Directed by John Woo. After nearly killing the gangster who shot his son, an FBI agent goes undercover using the killer's face to find a bomb he's set - but soon the hitman wakes up and takes the agent's face. Stars: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen Hercules (June 27th) - Disney animated feature set to the Greek legend, about a young man in Ancient Greece who undergoes various tasks and takes on mythical beasts so that he can prove himself to be a hero to the Gods. Stars (Voices): Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods Men In Black (July 4th) - The mysterious, dark-suited men in black are an organisation who control the policing and immigration of aliens on Earth - and an old veteran and new recruit must stop an alien assassin out to steal a power source. Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino Contact (July 11th) - Based on the novel by Carl Sagan. A radio astronomer has been searching her whole life for signs of alien life, and manages to find just that - a signal telling us how to construct a transport device. Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods Air Force One (July 25th) - The U.S. President must save his family when his jet 'Air Force One' is hijacked by Russian terrorists, whilst the Vice President and military try to come up with a solution on the ground. Stars: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close Spawn (August 1st) - Based on the comic book series. An assassin, murdered by his scheming boss, is brought back to life with mystical powers and must stop both him and a servant of the Devil from bringing on Armageddon. Stars: Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen Conspiracy Theory (August 8th) - A paranoid cab driver tries convincing a Government official that everyone's out to get him - the thing is they are, he is the vital part of a conspiracy and soon both are on the run. Stars: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart Event Horizon (August 15th) - A salvage team is sent after a missing spaceship adrift above Neptune, only to find that its attempt at faster-than-light travel has opened a gateway to a dimension of pure pain and evil. Stars: Lawrence Fishburne, Joely Richardson, Kathleen Quinlan Mimic (August 22nd) - A scientist genetically engineers a breed of cockroach in order to wipe out a childhood illness. Six months later, the creatures have mutated into gigantic form and are attacking people in the subways and streets. Stars: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Giancarlo Gianni The Peacemaker (September 26th) - When a nuclear warhead is stolen in East Europe, an Army general and a nuclear physicist team up to track where its headed and stop the bomber from completing his mission - to destroy the United Nations. Stars: George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl Kiss the Girls (October 3rd) - Based on the James Patterson novel. A Forensic Psychologist must stop a serial killer holding seven female hostages, and the only one who can help him is the one woman that got away. Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes I Know What You Did Last Summer (October 17th) - Written by Kevin Williamson ("Scream"). When four teenagers accidentally run over a fisherman, they dump the body. A year later, a figure in a slicker with a hook is stalking them. Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Phillipe, Sarah Michelle Gellar Boogie Nights (October 31st) - In the 1970's, a young man who happens to have a 13-inch penis is pulled into the porn industry - this follows his exploits through the turbulent years as the industry changed from film to video tape. Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds Starship Troopers (November 7th) - Directed by Pual Verhoeven ("Robocop"). A sci-fi war black comedy/drama following several young marines fighting a galactic war against giant alien insects out to exterminate us all. Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Michael Ironside The Jackal (November 14th) - A Cia Agent, an imprisoned IRA commando and a female Russian General must stop the infamous assassin 'The Jackal' who has made it into the States and is out to seemingly assassinate the President. Stars: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Diane Venora Mortal Kombat Annihilation (November 21st) - Sequel to the 1995 film version of the computer game. When the Outworld realm begins to merge with ours, the fighters must stop Emperor Shao Khan from taking over the Earth. Stars: Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, James Remar Alien Resurrection (November 26th) - Fourth film in the sci-fi series. Lt. Ripley is cloned back to life but with new abilities thanks to some Alien DNA inside her, and teams with some bounty hunters to escape & destroy a large ship infested with aliens. Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman Scream 2 (December 12th) - Direct by Wes Craven and sequel to last year's successful horror/spoof. Sidney is now at college where the killings are beginning again, but who is it this time and who'll be the next victim. Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette Titanic (December 19th) - Directed by James Cameron. An epic about a woman from a high society background who fell in love with a poor young man onboard the Titanic's maiden voyage which hit an iceberg and sank in the middle of the Atlantic. Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane Tomorrow Never Dies (007) (December 19th) - James Bond and a female Chinese operative must stop powerful media mogul Elliot Carver whose secretly manipulating events to start a war between China and Britain. Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh Jackie Brown (December 25th) - Tarantino's latest directorial feature. A flight attendant & a detective are in a chase with gangsters and a corrupt Government agent to find a hidden money cache somewhere in a department store. Stars: Pam Grier, Samuel L. 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