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1994 Year In Movies
Posted on 8/25/15 at 8:26 am
Posted on 8/25/15 at 8:26 am
Lets just relfect for a moment on the masterpiece that is the 1994 List of Movies. This, IMHO, is the greatest year ever in Cinema. If you told me I could only watch movies released in 1994 for the rest of my life, I'd die a happy and entertained man. For Example:
Top Ten grossing movies of 94:
- Lion King
- Forrest Gump
- True Lies
- The Mask
- Speed
- The Flintstones
- Dumb and Dumber
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
- Interview with the Vampire
- Clear and Present Danger
Spring saw the release of movies like Ace Ventura, The Getaway, Blue Chips, Reality Bites, The Chase, Guarding Tess, D2, PCU and With Honors
Summer you had The Crow, Maverick, The Cowboy Way, Renaissance Man, Wolf, Wyatt Earp, Little Big League, Angels in the Outfield, The Client, It Could Happen To You, Airheads, In the Army Now, Natural Born Killers, and Milk Money.
Fall you had Next Karate Kid, Quiz Show, Timecop, Terminal Velocity, The Scout, The Specialist, Little Giants, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank, New Nightmare, Puppet Masters, and Stargate
Winter you had Frankenstein, The War, The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street Remake, The Professional, Star Trek Generations, Disclosure, Nell, Legends of the Fall, Little Women, Nobody's Fool, and IQ.
I mean, if you told me I could only watch movies made in 94 for the rest of my life, I'd die a happy and well entertained man. Reading through this list made me realize just how many movies I own from this year. You've got a solid list of Drama, Action, Comedy and Romantic Comedy. Some great SciFi flicks too. Any of the Best Picture nominees from 94 are arguably good enough to beat any of the winners from the last ten years.
GOAT year, folks.
Top Ten grossing movies of 94:
- Lion King
- Forrest Gump
- True Lies
- The Mask
- Speed
- The Flintstones
- Dumb and Dumber
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
- Interview with the Vampire
- Clear and Present Danger
Spring saw the release of movies like Ace Ventura, The Getaway, Blue Chips, Reality Bites, The Chase, Guarding Tess, D2, PCU and With Honors
Summer you had The Crow, Maverick, The Cowboy Way, Renaissance Man, Wolf, Wyatt Earp, Little Big League, Angels in the Outfield, The Client, It Could Happen To You, Airheads, In the Army Now, Natural Born Killers, and Milk Money.
Fall you had Next Karate Kid, Quiz Show, Timecop, Terminal Velocity, The Scout, The Specialist, Little Giants, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank, New Nightmare, Puppet Masters, and Stargate
Winter you had Frankenstein, The War, The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street Remake, The Professional, Star Trek Generations, Disclosure, Nell, Legends of the Fall, Little Women, Nobody's Fool, and IQ.
I mean, if you told me I could only watch movies made in 94 for the rest of my life, I'd die a happy and well entertained man. Reading through this list made me realize just how many movies I own from this year. You've got a solid list of Drama, Action, Comedy and Romantic Comedy. Some great SciFi flicks too. Any of the Best Picture nominees from 94 are arguably good enough to beat any of the winners from the last ten years.
GOAT year, folks.
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 8:43 am to elprez00
The 5 best picture nominees were: Forest Gump, Pulp fiction, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, Quiz Show and Shawshank. That's probably the best group nominees I can think of.
You also left off some good ones. Bullets over Broadway. Ed Wood, The Madness of King George, at least Red from the French 3 colors trilogy. The Paper
You also left off some good ones. Bullets over Broadway. Ed Wood, The Madness of King George, at least Red from the French 3 colors trilogy. The Paper
This post was edited on 8/25/15 at 8:44 am
Posted on 8/25/15 at 8:44 am to elprez00
Only one movie in that top ten based upon a comic book.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 8:59 am to elprez00
I think 1984 was better, just going by the top 10 grossing.
1. Ghostbusters
2. Beverly Hills Cop
3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
4. Gremlins
5. The Karate Kid
6. Police Academy
7. Footloose
8. The Terminator
9. Romancing the Stone
10. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
It also had The Natural, Nightmare On Elm Street, Revenge Of he Nerds, Sixteen Candles, This Is Spinal Tap.
The Best Picture Winner I never saw - Amadeus.
1. Ghostbusters
2. Beverly Hills Cop
3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
4. Gremlins
5. The Karate Kid
6. Police Academy
7. Footloose
8. The Terminator
9. Romancing the Stone
10. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
It also had The Natural, Nightmare On Elm Street, Revenge Of he Nerds, Sixteen Candles, This Is Spinal Tap.
The Best Picture Winner I never saw - Amadeus.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:04 am to The Spleen
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1994
quote:
1984
Maybe its a 10 year thing?
2004 top ten grossing:
Highest-grossing films of 2004[1]
Rank Title Studio Worldwide gross
1. Shrek 2 DreamWorks $919,838,758
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $795,634,069
3. Spider-Man 2 Columbia $783,766,341
4. The Incredibles Disney / Pixar $631,442,092
5. The Passion of the Christ Icon / Newmarket $611,899,420
6. The Day After Tomorrow Fox $544,272,402
7. Meet the Fockers Universal / DreamWorks $516,642,939
8. Troy Warner Bros. $497,409,852
9. Shark Tale DreamWorks $367,275,019
10. Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. $362,744,280
2014 top ten grossing
1 Transformers: Age of Extinction Paramount Pictures $1,104,039,076
2 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema / MGM $955,119,788
3 Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Studios $774,176,600
4 Maleficent Walt Disney Pictures $758,410,378
5 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Lionsgate Films $752,100,229
6 X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox $748,121,534
7 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Marvel Studios $714,766,572
8 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures $708,982,323
9 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox $708,835,589
10 Interstellar Paramount Pictures / Warner Bros. $672,720,017
Naw, nevermind.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:06 am to elprez00
1994 was the GOAT for music too.
I started a list of the albums but got tired.
It was awesome to be alive in 1994
I started a list of the albums but got tired.
It was awesome to be alive in 1994
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:11 am to elprez00
quote:
Milk Money
Man, I haven't thought about that movie in forever.
And in that same vein, I'll throw out Blank Check from 1994 as well.
Fantastic year for movies, although it seems like your list declines in quality (for the most part) as the year progresses.
But you listed 57 movies in total I think, and I own more than half of them.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:13 am to musick
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1994 was the GOAT for music too.
To name a quick few
Throwing Copper- Live
Superunknown- Soundgarden
Downward Spiral- NIN
Weezers Debut
Seals Debut
Regulate- Warren G
Who I am- Alan Jackson
Cracked Rear View- Hootie
Under the Table...- Dave Matthews Band
Korn's debut
Mariahs Christmas Album
Kenny G's Christmas Album
Sixteen Stone- Bush
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:15 am to CocomoLSU
quote:
And in that same vein, I'll throw out Blank Check from 1994 as well.
Hell, you also had sequels like Naked Gun 33 1/3, Major League II, and Beverly Hills Cop III that year too. Wiki the list, its long, and there are a ton of good movies.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:18 am to elprez00
1991 > 1994 for Music, for film 94 is tough to beat. I like most of those movies from 84, Amadeus was my #1 for the 80s mwads, but 84 is no where close to 94.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:35 am to elprez00
quote:
Throwing Copper- Live
Superunknown- Soundgarden
Downward Spiral- NIN
Weezers Debut
Seals Debut
Regulate- Warren G
Who I am- Alan Jackson
Cracked Rear View- Hootie
Under the Table...- Dave Matthews Band
Korn's debut
Mariahs Christmas Album
Kenny G's Christmas Album
Sixteen Stone- Bush
Ill add:
Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
Beck - Mellow Gold & Stereopathic Soul Manure
Failure - Magnified
Pink FLoyd- THe Division Bell
The Offspring - Smash
Nas - Illmatic
Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Tori Amos - Under the Pink
Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generations
311 - Grassroots
Marilyn Manson - Portrait of an American Family
Portishead - Dummy
Toadies - Rubberneck
Boyz 2 Men - II
Notorius BIG - Ready 2 Die
2pac- Thug Life- Vol 1
Cranberries - No Need to Argue
Nirvana - Unplugged in New York
TLC - CrazySexyCool
and I know I missed some standouts, I just browsed the list to get these
This post was edited on 8/25/15 at 9:36 am
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:39 am to elprez00
One of the most impressive things to me about 1994 is how much Jim Carrey dominated it.
February - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective ($107+ million against a $15 million budget)
July - The Mask ($351+ million against a $23 million budget)
December - Dumb and Dumber - ($247 million against a $17 million budget)
In fact, Jim Carrey's run from 1994-2000 should be in that thread from a few weeks ago about Kevin Costner's run right before that time.
February - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective ($107+ million against a $15 million budget)
July - The Mask ($351+ million against a $23 million budget)
December - Dumb and Dumber - ($247 million against a $17 million budget)
In fact, Jim Carrey's run from 1994-2000 should be in that thread from a few weeks ago about Kevin Costner's run right before that time.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:51 am to H-Town Tiger
quote:
84 is no where close to 94.
It's maybe a generational thing. I was 11/12 in 1984 and saw every movie at least once at the theater on the Top 10 grossing list. I was in college in 94 and didn't really go to the movies much, and only saw maybe half of the Top 10 Grossing.
1984 was the first year I can remember mom would drop us off at the theater around lunch with a $20 bill, and we'd watch 2 movies before she came back to pick us up, so there's some nostalgia there as well.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 10:01 am to The Spleen
quote:
I can remember mom would drop us off at the theater around lunch with a $20 bill,
Hell, $20 wont buy you a coke and popcorn now.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 10:02 am to elprez00
1974 is goat but I am on my phone so I don't feel like listing them all
The godfather 2
Blazing saddles
Young Frankenstein
The conversation
Chinatown
The godfather 2
Blazing saddles
Young Frankenstein
The conversation
Chinatown
This post was edited on 8/25/15 at 10:04 am
Posted on 8/25/15 at 10:04 am to The Spleen
quote:
It's maybe a generational thing. I was 11/12 in 1984 and saw every movie at least once at the theater on the Top 10 grossing list. I was in college in 94 and didn't really go to the movies much, and only saw maybe half of the Top 10 Grossing.
not in my case, i was in HS in 1984 and I too saw most of those movies, including Amadeus (which i reviewed for my HS paper) in the theater in some case (Ghostbusters, IJ, Gremlins) multiple times, but in terms of quality, it doesn't hold a candle to 1994.
This post was edited on 8/25/15 at 10:05 am
Posted on 8/25/15 at 10:11 am to H-Town Tiger
how the hell did transformers Age of Extinction gross over a billion dollars?
Posted on 8/25/15 at 10:20 am to elprez00
quote:
- Interview with the Vampire
One of my good friends was in this one when we were kids. Small part, but it gets me every time I see him.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 10:23 am to Galactic Inquisitor
quote:
One of my good friends was in this one when we were kids. Small part, but it gets me every time I see him.
a friend of mine's cousin (buddy of mine's wife is from the part of Mexico where they filmed it) is in Clear and Present Danger, she's the drug lords daughter riding a horse. When she was older she moved to the US with them.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 10:24 am to CocomoLSU
quote:
In fact, Jim Carrey's run from 1994-2000 should be in that thread from a few weeks ago about Kevin Costner's run right before that time.
Batman Forever made $335 on a $100m budget
Ace Ventura sequel made $212m on a $30m budget
Cable Guy made $102m on a $47m budget
Liar Liar made $302m on a $45m budget
Truman Show made $264m on a $60m budget and should've gotten him an Oscar nod
Man On The Moon was the first movie to lose money, but Jim gave an excellent performance. Made $47m on a $74m budget
Me, Myself & Irene made $150m on a $51m budget.
Grinch made $345m on a $145 budget
Majestic was a dud, made $37m on a $72m budget
Bruce Almighty made $484m on a $81m budget
Eternal Sunshine made $74m on a $20m budget
Lemony Snicket made $204m on a $104 budget
So in the decade of 94-04, Jims movies made $3,261,000,000 on budgets of $884,000,000, or an average of $158.4m above budget.
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