Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), a screwball private eye and animal lover, is on the trail of Snowflake, the Miami Dolphins' beloved mascot, that has gone missing just a week before the Super Bowl. Racing to solve the case, Ace is joined by Dolphins publicist Melissa Robinson (Courteney Cox) and his cop friend, Emilio (Tone Loc), as he uses his crazy antics and uncanny investigative skills to blow the case wide open. Directed by Tom Shadyac. With Sean Young and Dan Marino. Categories: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1994.
1994 in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Tired of struggling for success, Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Rex (Steve Buscemi) and Pip (Adam Sandler), the three members of the rock bank The Lone Rangers, decide to break into a local radio station to have their demo played. When their plan backfires and their demo is accidentally destroyed, the band panics and takes the station hostage with a bunch of water guns. With the police outside, Chazz and his friends find an unlikely ally in Ian (Joe Mantegna), a popular DJ, and eventually a hoard of rock fans descend on the station, demanding to hear the band's music. Directed by: Michael Lehmann. With: Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Ernie Hudson, David Arquette, Reg E. Cathey and Michael Richards. Category: Comedy, Music, Crime. Year: 1994.
1994 in Airheads
Documentarian Ken Burns delves into the rich history of America's pastime. Using old-time photos and illustrations depicting the game's early years and newsreels and video clips to highlight more recent developments, Burns shows the impact the sport has had on the nation and how it has changed over the years. Players and participants speak in their own words, and sports writers and broadcasters offer commentary on the sport and events they witnessed. With Bob Costas, Billy Crystal and George Plimpton. Categories: Documentary, History, Sports. Year: 1994.
1994 in Baseball
Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) is called in to work at his New Jersey convenience store on his day off. From there, a bad day gets worse as Dante must deal with annoying customers, relationship issues and the overall lack of direction in his life. At his side at all times is, Randal Graves, his lazy, opinionated best friend who works at the video store next door. Directed by Kevin Smith. With Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonhauer, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith. Categories: Comedy, Independent Film. Year: 1994.
1994 in Clerks.
Pepper (Woody Harrelson) and Sonny (Kiefer Sutherland) are two cowboys living a life of country contentment. When their friend Nacho (Joaquín Martínez) disappears in New York City, Pepper and Sonny head to the Big Apple on a quest to locate their fellow cowboy and his daughter, Teresa (Cara Buono). Directed by Gregg Champion. With Dylan McDermott, Luis Guzmán and Matthew Cowles. Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama. Year: 1994.
1994 in The Cowboy Way
When Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas), a happily married father, is passed over for a promotion at the high-tech firm where he works, he learns that CEO Bob Garvin (Donald Sutherland) has given the job to Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore), a woman with whom Tom had an affair with ten years earlier. As Tom's new boss, Meredith immediately makes an aggressive attempt to continue their affair, but Tom refuses. Fueled by ambition and rejection, Meredith puts Tom's career and marriage on the line by filing sexual harassment charges against him. To defend his good name and prove his innocence to his wife (Caroline Goodall), Tom countersues and hires fiery lawyer (Roma Maffia) to represent him in a trial that promises to be a long, uphill battle. Directed by Barry Levinson. With Dylan Baker and Dennis Miller. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1994.
1994 in Disclosure
Marlon Brando is a psychiatrist weeks from retirement who is suddenly confronted with the most challenging case of his career: a young man (Johnny Depp), who claims to be Don Juan DeMarco, a direct descendant of the legendary Don Juan. It's the psychiatrist's task to bring the supposed Don Juan back down to earth, but the doctor is drawn in by the magic spell the younger man weaves. Eventually, the doctor finds himself rejuvenated by his contact with patient, and forges a more romantic relationship with his wife (Faye Dunaway). Talisa Soto and Rachel Ticotin appear as beauties from the young man's past. Directed by Jeremy Leven. With Bob Dishy, Jo Champa, and Richard C. Sarafian. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1994.
1994 in Don Juan DeMarco
Harry (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd (Jim Carrey), best friends and empty-headed idiots, set out on a cross-country journey to a return a briefcase to Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly), a beautiful woman Lloyd once chauffeured to the airport. The inept pair leave a trail of calamity in their wake, while remaining oblivious to the ruthless killers (Mike Starr and Karen Duffy) who are hot on their trail. Once in Aspen, the pair realize that the briefcase is full of cash, and use the newly found funds as Lloyd prepares to confess his love to Mary. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. With Charles Rocket, Victoria Rowell and Teri Garr. Categories: Comedy. Year: 1994.
1994 in Dumb & Dumber
Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) is a legendary B-movie director considered by many critics to be the worst professional filmmaker of all time. Joined by Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau), Dolores Fuller (Sarah Jessica Parker), Orson Welles (Vincent D'Onofrio) and others, this film follows the director through his turbulent career. Directed by Tim Burton. With Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette and Jeffrey Jones. Categories: Biography, Comedy, Drama. Year: 1994.
1994 in Ed Wood
Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is a simple man. Soft-spoken, curious and more than a little oblivious, Gump manages to witness some of the most historic events of the 20th century. Interacting with presidents and rock stars, becoming a war hero and making a fortune in the stock market, Gump approaches life with child-like enthusiasm and a moral compass he gained from his loving mother (Sally Field). And, through it all, Gump never loses hope that one day he will be reunited with his childhood love, Jenny (Robin Wright Penn). Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Gary Sinise. Categories: Comedy, Drama, War. Year: 1994.
1994 in Forrest Gump
Charles (Hugh Grant) is a noncommittal Englishman who meets Carrie (Andie MacDowell) at a friend's wedding. After falling head over heals for the beautiful American, Charles proceeds to awkwardly woo her through one funeral and three more weddings. But when Charles finds himself standing at the altar with her, he realizes that he has dedicated himself to a woman he has no desire to spend the rest of his life with. Directed by Mike Newell. With John Hannah, Kristin Scott Thomas and Rowan Atkinson. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 1994.
1994 in Four Weddings and a Funeral
After rich tycoon Waring Hudsucker (Charles Durning) commits suicide, the leader of his board of directors, Sidney Mussberger (Paul Newman), concocts a plan to make a load of cash. By hiring a moron to drive the stock into the ground, he can take over the company and earn the fortune he deserves. Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins), an unsuspecting go-getter, is plucked from the mail room and appointed to lead the company. Reporter Amy Archer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is suspicious of the move to hire an unknown, but Norville ends up surpring everyone and becomes an incredible success using his unconventional ideas. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With John Mahoney, Noble Willingham, Steve Buscemi and Peter Gallagher. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 1994.
1994 in The Hudsucker Proxy
Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret), a renowned Chilean poet and diplomat forced into exile, is granted sanctuary by the Italian government. Arriving on the isle of Capri, he hires an uneducated man named Mario (Massimo Troisi) to be his personal postman. Mario slowly gains Pablo's confidence and develops an appreciation for poetry, which he uses to win the heart of a beautiful waitress named Beatrice (Maria Grazia Cucinotta). Directed by Michael Radford. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 1994.
1994 in Il Postino
After witnessing the death of his young wife, plantation owner Louis de Pointe du Lac (Brad Pitt) is offered eternal life by a mysterious foreigner named Lestat de Lioncourt (Tom Cruise). After being transformed into a creature of the night, Louis finds his new existence difficult to reconcile with his conscience as Lestat shows him how to prey on humans and drink their blood. Two hundred years later, Louis relates the details of his tragic existence to a young writer (Christian Slater), who becomes entranced with the idea of becoming a vampire himself. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Kirsten Dunst and Antonio Banderas. Categories: Drama, Horror, Fantasy. Year: 1994.
1994 in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
After being discharged from the Army, Colonel William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) takes his three sons (Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn and Henry Thomas) and moves to the mountains of Montana in order to escape the corruption of early 20th century American society. As the three brothers grow up in the wide, open country, they become inseparably close. But, when Samuel returns from Harvard with the beautiful Susannah Fincannon (Julia Ormond), the resulting romantic feud sets of a series of tragedies, stetching from World War I through Prohibition, that rip the family apart. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Karina Lombard. Categories: Politics, Drama, Romance, Western. Year: 1994.
1994 in Legends of the Fall
When Prince Simba Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is born, his uncle Scar(Jeremy Irons), the second in line to the throne, plots to kill King Mufasa (James Earl Jones), and make himself King of the Jungle. Led to believe that his father's death was his fault, Simba flees the kingdom in shame. After years in exile spent palling around with his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella), Simba learns the truth and returns home to fulfill his destiny. Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. With Matthew Broderick, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical. Year: 1994.
1994 in The Lion King
The latest version of the timeless classic by Louisa May Alcott, this version features Winona Ryder as Jo, the most adventurous sister. Claire Danes is Beth, the fragile sister, while Trini Alvarado is Meg, the first to marry. Kirsten Dunst is Amy, the youngest and most carefree, while Susan Sarandon plays the strong-willed matriarch who raises them. Directed by Gillian Armstrong. Categories: Drama, Family, Romance. Year: 1994.
1994 in Little Women
Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is a timid, kind-hearted man who gets pushed around by everyone he in his life. But, after finding a mysterious wooden mask that unlocks his devilish inner-self, Stanley is trasformed into a human cartoon and hits the streets to create mischief and pursue the wild life he has desired for so long. When a brutal crime lord (Peter Greene) decides he wants the mask and its powers for himself, Stanley will have to overcome his shyness and team up with the crook's beautiful girlfriend (Cameron Diaz) to save the day. Directed by Chuck Russell. With Amy Yasbeck and Peter Riegert. Categories: Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Crime. Year: 1994.
1994 in The Mask
Mickey (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory (Juliette Lewis) are two young lovers who lose control and turn into brutal, psychopathic serial killers. On a drug-fueled road trip, they shoot, slash and bludgeon their way to media stardom. Careful to leave at least one victim alive at each scene, their story is picked up by sensationalistic reporter Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.). Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield and Tommy Lee Jones. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1994.
1994 in Natural Born Killers
Irene (Jennifer Connelly) is a magazine editor living in Chile during the tyrannical rule of Pinochet. After meeting Francisco (Antonio Banderas), a photographer and resistance organizer, Irene is immersed in the underground freedom movement as her relationship with Francisco sets her against the government's deadly regime. Directed by Betty Kaplan. With Stefania Sandrelli, Diego Wallraff and Camilo Gallardo. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 1994.
1994 in Of Love and Shadows
When high school senior Tom Lawrence (Chris Young) visits the campus of Port Chester College, he learns that he will be staying at the Pit - the wildest, most offensive house on campus. Taken in by hard-partying, perpetual senior Droz (Jeremy Piven), Tom finds himself in the middle of a battle over politcal correctness, and with Droz's help manages to anger every group on campus. With the feminists, vegetarians, hippies and a pack of furious grad students hot on their trail, Tom and Droz discover that Rand McPherson (David Spade) is out to take over the Pit and kill PCU's last bastion of freedom. Their only hope is to throw the biggest party in campus history and raise the money they need to keep their home. Directed by Hart Bochner. With Megan Ward and Jon Favreau. Categories: Comedy. Year: 1994.
1994 in PCU
Orphaned after her family is killed by a crooked cop (Gary Oldman), Mathilda (Natalie Portman) takes shelter in the apartment of a neighbor, whom she barely knows. Leon (Jean Reno) is a quiet man and first generation immigrant, who also happens to be a professional assassin. After being brought together by chance, the pair forms a special bond, as Leon teaches Mathilda in the art of his trade so she can avenge her little brother's death. Directed by Luc Besson. With Danny Aiello. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1994.
1994 in The Professional
As Vincent (John Travolta) and Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) take care of some dirty work for their mobster boss, Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), a dangerous romance develops between Vincent and Marsellus's wife, Mia (Uma Thurman), that puts her life in danger. Meanwhile, a down-and-out boxer (Bruce Willis) runs into trouble while trying to leave town after killing an opponent in the ring. And, Jules has an epiphany after being taken hostage by a couple of amateur criminals trying to hold up a diner. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette and Harvey Keitel. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Crime. Year: 1994.
1994 in Pulp Fiction
Lelaina (Winona Ryder), the valedictorian of her college class, videotapes her Gen-X friends following graduation. Her best friend Troy (Ethan Hawke) is an unemployed slacker, Vickie (Janeane Garofalo) is a neurotic manager at the Gap and Sammy (Steve Zahn) is still coming to terms with his own sexuality. When Lelaina meets Michael (Ben Stiller), a straight-laced video executive, she must decide between his yuppie materialism and Troy's cynical philosophy. Directed by Ben Stiller. With Swoosie Kurtz and Renée Zellweger. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1994.
1994 in Reality Bites
Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is a quiet banker who is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Once in Shawshank Prison, Andy slowly builds a friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman), a man who knows how to get things, and his gang of lifers. After becoming the frequent target of a vicious group of inmates, Andy uses his accounting skills to cook the warden's books and do the guards' tax returns in order to gain protection from further violence. But, when a glimmer of hope for his release is snuffed out by the warden (Bob Gunton), Andy begins a secret quest to become a free man. Directed by Frank Darabont. With William Sadler, Clancy Brown and James Whitmore. Categories: Drama, Crime, Based on a Novel. Year: 1994.
1994 in The Shawshank Redemption
After May Munro (Sharon Stone) loses her parents in a deadly explosion, she seeks out Ray Quick (Sylvester Stallone), a retired CIA bomb expert, to help her avenge her murdered family. Reluctant at first, Quick is forced to change his mind when he realizes that his own life is caught up in Munro's quest for revenge. Directed by Luis Llosa. With James Woods, Rod Steiger, Emilio Estefan Jr. and Eric Roberts. Categories: Thriller, Action, Drama. Year: 1994.
1994 in The Specialist
Years after discovering an ancient ring of stone beneath the sands of Egypt, scientists realize that the mysterious structure is an interstellar portal to a planet on the other side of the universe. When a group of US soldiers led by Col. Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell) and Dr. Daniel Jackson (James Spader) travel through the ring, they discover a colony of enslaved humans resembling ancient Egyptians. Attempting to discover their origins, the team learns that the planet is controlled by an alien ruler with unimaginable power. As O'Neil and his soldiers fight for their lives and try to return to Earth, Jackson makes a connection with a young woman, who helps them convince the slaves to rise up against their false god. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Categories: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi. Year: 1994.
1994 in Stargate
Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a high ranking secret agent, but his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) thinks he's mild mannered computer salesman. Living a lie for the entire length of their marriage, problems start to develop right as Tasker begins a hunt for terrorists with nuclear capabilities. Directed by James Cameron. With Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton and Tia Carrere. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1994.
1994 in True Lies
Wyatt Earp (Kevin Costner) was one of the Wild West's greatest heroes, a family man who became a law man to bring justice to the frontier. Together with Doc Holiday (Dennis Quaid), Earp reigns in the same kind of rough and tumble bandits he would eventually face in the famous showdown at the O.K. Corral. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. With Gene Hackman, David Andrews, Catherine O'Hara. Categories: Biography, Western. Year: 1994.
1994 in Wyatt Earp