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FADE IN... 

"Problems with technological standardization, patent and 

copyright problems, audience boredom with predictable subject 

matter, stagnant demand, and cutthroat competition." 

Lest you in nodding agreement tick off supporting examples—DTS/Dolby 

Digital/SDDS (and now competing 

digital picture efforts), the Dolby-Smart suit, the action 

audience disappearance, modest moviegoer uptick when 

compared to ramping (or even rampant) new costs, and a 

future in which everyone worries about everyone ontarioing 

everyone else—of this industry description, let us note 

that the quote comes from cinema historian Charles 

Musser, describing the exhibition world of 1900-1903. 

It sounds like the worst of times, not only then, but now. 

Boxoffice for 1999's first six weeks was down 10 percent 

vs. last year's frame. Newspaper financial coverage of exhibition 

regularly features downer headlines like "Drop in 

Exhib Biz Brings Out Bears" with leads like: "Just 18 

months after buying theatre chains all over the country. Wall 

Street's pinstripes-and-suspenders crowd is turning tail and 

clamoring to sell." In the U.S., a day after an analyst downgraded 

AMC, Carmike warned that fourth-quarter earnings 

could drop 38 percent. Meanwhile, General Cinema's latest 

10-Q acknowledged a net cut in half, Cinemark had a 

quarterly $7.9 million loss vs. a $2.3 million profit a year 

earlier, and Regal' s annual numbers saw a $100 million 

swing, from a 1997 profit of $25.2 million to a negative 

$73.5 million. Overseas, Japan's Shochiku reported an annual 

loss of 17 billion yen, and troubled Brit-circ Odeon 

owner Rank in 1 998 watched a screenage boost of 1 1 percent 

win (if that's the word) an admission decUne of 4.7 percent. 

But, just as the early 1 900s successfully laid the foundation 

for what was to become the art form of the 20th century, 

it's also now the best of times—and not only because this 

is ShoWest's silvery 25th anniversary. Audience choice 

as measured by wide-release counts—was projected by 

ACNielsen EDI to grow eight percent in this year's first 

four months (56 wide bows vs. 52 in 1/98-4/98). Also per 

EDI, film gross per theatre continues its expansion, hitting 

$3,499 in 1998, up a third straight year since 1995's$3,153. 

Exhibition continues to grow stateside. Witness Resort 

Theaters' destination-targeted rollout. Pacific's eagerness 

to add the Mann circuit to its holdings, and LCE' s entry into 

San Francisco (see story, page 149). And exhibition continues 

to grow overseas: Warner Mycal expects to add six 

plexes (46 screens) in Japan just during March alone, even 

as Virgin awaits an April 23 opening for its first of 20 

planned Japanese complexes; and the Dutch-Belgian alliance 

announced in these pages two ShoWests ago has come 

to fi-uition (see page 152). Also, thanks in part to a $7 billion 

boxoffice year in 1998, other financials at the circuits are 

rosy: Regal revenue grew 46 percent during 1998 and 74 

percent in the fourth quarter; Cinemark' s annual profit was 

+7.2 percent and quarterly revenue ended -i-40 percent. 

As Regal topper Mike Campbell wrote in our Januaryissue 

cover story, this might be the worst of times. But, as 

he rightly reminds us, we shouldn't forget that it's always 

the best of times, too. Kim Williamson 

P.S. Regarding our January issue: A number ofpeople 

called for IDs for those giants among giants pictured on 

the cover. For those in Las Vegasfor ShoWest, stop by our 

booth (#1504) for a list; for those not in for the show, fax 

us a request (626-396-0248) and we'll fax you back. And 

everyone everywhere should make sure to hit our ShoWest 

Digital Daily, to be found, natch, at www.boxqffice.com. 

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APRiL, 1999 VOL. 135, NO. 4 SHOWEST 

COVER QUOTE: "We have a [company] culture that involves teamwork. We 

have a culture that involves sharing the wealth. "— REGAL'S MIKE CAMPBELL 

PAGES 97—148 (SW'1—SW-52) 

SPECIAL REPORT: 

ShoWest1999 

DEPARTMENTS 

In this issue, BOXOFFICE 

provides its annual ShoWest 

Intro preview of the mammoth 

Las Vegas convention, which 

this year turns 25. For an at-aglance 

overview of our Sho- 

West Intro contents, which 

includes our Intro cover story 

interview with ShoWester of 

the Year awardee Mike Campbell, see page 99 (SW-3). 

8 LEHERS 

From the mailbag in Hollywood. Compiled by Christine James 

10 HOLLYWOOD REPORT 

Ethan Hawke, "Hann"; Famke Janssen, "Haunted"; plus early 

word on 17 other new movie productions. By Christine James 

12 MAY TRAILERS 

"Star"-ry, "Star"-ry nights, and all the other type too; plus, a 

contest for the boxofficely perspicacious. ByAnnlee Ellingson 

205 NATIONAL NEWS 

Fed homing; Miramax Talking; AOL foning. ByAnnlee Ellingson 

206 EXHIBITION BRIEFINGS 

Mann for sale; General, Landmark march on Washington; highs 

and Loews. By Francesca Dinglasan. PLUS: A conversation with 

AOL MovieFone topper Andrew Jarecki. By Wade Major 

208 HOLLYWOOD UPDATES 

Beacon lights up; TSG holds up Banque. ByAnnlee Ellingson 

209 NORTHERN EXPOSURE 

Hot news from across the cold parallel. ByShlomo Schwartzberg 

210 EUROVIEWS 

UK: Under Kount; VAT: Very Attractive Tax. By Francesca Dinglasan J 

211 PACIFIC OVERTURES 

Hoyts to sell U.S.; Ion blasts into Japan. By Francesca Dinglasan 

21 STUDIO FILM RELEASE CHART 

Major releases through August and beyond. By Wade Major 

214 INDEPENDENT FILM RELEASE CHART 

Specialized fare through December. By Wade Major 

216 HOME RELEASE CHART 

The latest moves out of moviehouses. By George Chronis 

21 MOVIEGOER ANNUAL CHART: 1 998 

AOL MovieFone's moviegoer year in review 

218 FILM REVIEWS 

Sundance and Palm Springs test coverage heads our almost 50 

reviews (see title list, P. 6). Compiled by Christine James 

240 CLASSIFIEDS 

Including our index to advertisers in this issue 

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$HnWEST: SILVER-ANNIVERSARY FEATURES 

178 SILVER JUBILEE 

AWARDEE: 

Jerry Forman 

The Pacific man 

who (with B.V. 

Sturdivant and Bob 

Selig) launched the 

ship that would 

be ShoWest. 

By Pat Kramer 

183 B.V. STURDIVANT 

HONOREE: 

Jim Murray 

The theatre executive who has spent a 

career with two circuits—Century and National 

Amusements—and has provided extraordinary 

service throughout. By Pat Kramer 

184 IDA SCHREIBER HONOREE: Maureen Arthur 

The veteran performer of stage and screen is 

honored at the show for her life's work on 

behalf of Variety Club. By Pat Kramer 

186 BERT NATHAN HONOREE: Charles D. Cretors 

The president of top concessions company 

C. Cretors & Co., who helps exhibitors keep 

poppin' fresh dough at their counters, is honored 

for his enterprising spirit. By Pat Kramer 

190 AWARDEE ROLL CALL 

In which BOXOFFICE honors international 

exhibitor Enrique Ramirez Villalon, actress 

Meg Ryan, actor Will Smith, supporting 

actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, supporting 

actor William H. Macy, lifetime achievement 

awardee Sean Connery, comedian Adam 

Sandler, stars of tomorrow Giovanni Ribisi 

and Heather Graham, screenwriters Peter 

and Bobby Farrelly, director John Madden 

and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Late add: 

Congrats to the star of the decade, Tom Hanks. 

1 95 NEW PRODUCTS: A ShoWest Floor Guide 

The latest product offerings from the supply 

side. Compiled by Francesca Dinglasan 

PAGES 156-175 

SPECIAL REPORT: 

Independent Film 1999 

In this issue, taking a cue from ShoWest's 

expanded presentation of independent film, 

BOXOFFICE provides its annual overview 

of the intriguing world of the art-house. 

1 56 SNEAK PREVIEW: "Three Seasons" 

Filmmaker Tony Bui discusses the madein-Vietnam 

American film that was the 

smash of Sundance. By Wade Major 

158 SPECIAL REPORT: "The Prince of Central Park" 

Kathleen Turner and Danny Aieilo pair for 

a very New York story. PLUS: Action hero 

Steven Seagal is in the family way with this 

Seagal/Nasso production intended for 

children and parents. By Sue Feinberg 

162 SPECIAL REPORT: ISSFED 

A new exhibitor/distributor organization 

aims to make a specialty of the art-house 

business. By Melissa Morrison 

164 SPECIAL REPORT: Indie 2001 

What will the world of the art-house look 

like in the new millennium? BOXOFFICE 

inten/iews production and distribution players 

for their prognostications. By Melissa Morrison 

166 SPECIAL REPORT: 

Indieworld 

An in-depth 

directory of key 

specialized 

distributors and 

their upcoming 

product, plus 

interviews with 

film-company 

executives. 

Compiled by 

Melissa Morrison 

April Feature Contents continue on next page... 

EDITORIAL STAFF 

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 

Kim Williamson 

MANAGING EDITOR 

Christine James 

ASSOCIATE EDITOR 

Francesca Dinglasan 

ASSISTANT EDITOR 

Anniee Eilingson 

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT 

Linda Andrade 

CONTRIBUTORS 

FEATURE CHARTS EDITOR 

Wade Major (310) 456-2767 

CANADIAN CORRESPONDENT 

Shiomo Schwartzberg (416)638-6402 

WRITERS 

John F. Allen, Louis M. Brill. Bridget Byrne, Norman 

R. Chesler, George Chronis, Tim Cogshell, 

Sue Feinberg, Kristan Ginther, Mary Ann Grasso, 

Ray Greene, William F. Kartozian, Kevin Kendrick, 

Mike Kerrigan, Pat Kramer, Dwayne E. Leslie, 

Wade Major. Milton I. Moritz, Melissa Morrison, 

Luisa F. Ribeiro. L.J. Strom, Dan Taylor, Deborah 

Von Ditter, Michael Von Ditter, Jon A. Walz 

BUSINESS STAFF 

PUBLISHER 

Robert L. Dietmeier (773) 338-7007 

NATIONAL ADVERTISING DIRECTOR 

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APRIL FEATURES 

22 SUMMER HEAT: 

Preview Pictorial 

An advance 

look at the films 

of June, July 

and August. 

Compiled by 

Annlee Ellingson 

38 SNEAK PREVIEW: "American Pie" 

Actress Tara Reid plays an all-Annerican gal in Universal's early-summer youth comedy. 

PLUS: BOXOFFICE makes a visit to the grandson of an old friend. By Bridget Byrne 

44 COVER STORY: "Wild Wild West" 

The swashbuckling legend of American lore comes to the bigscreen this July. BOXOFFICE interviews key 

principals behind the high-profile western/sci-fi/action/adventure. By Melissa Morrison 

50 SPECIAL REPORT: An Illustrated Directory of the Top 50 Circuits 

Interviews with the Giants: Conversations with the heads of the nation's 50 largest circuits, plus a look at 

their newest theatres inside and out. Compiled by Francesca Dinglasan and Annlee Ellingson 

1 49 EXHIBITION PROFILE: The Sony Metreon 

The first of a worldwide Metreon model is being readied to bow in the City by the Bay by Loews Cineplex 

Entertainment. PLUS: Northern California's new age of giants. By Louis M. Brill, reporting on location 

152 EUROPEAN EXHIBITION PROFILE: Holland 

A new venture, first reported by BOXOFFICE at ShoWest 1997, opens its first theatre in Vlissingen 

and opens a new era in Dutch exhibition. By Melissa Morrison, reporting on location 

198 POV: Managing Y2K 

The second and final installment of a series on the information-systems problem, and how exhibitors can 

solve it. By Deborah Von Ditter, Michael Von Ditter and Kevin Kendrick 

200 SPECIAL REPORT: Sound Enters the Second Digital Era 

Putting the DFP-3000 through its paces. By John F. Allen 

202 BLUE RIBBON POLL RESULTS 

The votes are in: Exhibition selects the best and worst films of 1998. PLUS: Your no-holds-barred comment^^ 

on who should be applauded, and who should be spanked. Compiled by Annlee Ellingson 

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LETTERS 

ABBREVIATION 

INTERROGATION 

Dear BOXOFFICE: 

As always, I BOXOFFICE. However, in [the January] issue, 

you referred to United Artists Theatre Circuit as "United Artists 

Theatre Company" and "United Artists Theatre Group." Come on, 

folks—would you refer to AMC as American Many Cinemas? This 

may have just been an oversight, but UATC is one of the oldest 

exhibitors in the nation. This former journalist would enjoy a 

response. 

— John Oeland, via e-mail 

According to UATC president and Chief Executive Officer Kurt 

Hall, the United Artists Theatre Company controls the United 

Artists Theatre Group, which operates the United Artists Theatre 

Circuit.— Ed. 

DRIVE-IN PASSION 


Many thanks for the article on the drive-ins. I was at the HiWay 

Drive-In until it closed due to an airport expansion. What an 

experience it was to run a nine-screen drive-in! There are just 12 

of us left in Florida. Even those that have closed could be moneymakers 

if reopened and booked right. This year I celebrate 25 years 

in the drive-in business. At least we will make it to 2000. Again, 

thanks for the story. 

— Jack Hegarty, Naples Drive-In Theatre 

Naples, Fla. 

"GIRLS" JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN 


This is just a heartfelt thank-you for making me "bust a gut," as my 

mother used to say so colorfully, while reading Ray Greene's 

review of "Land Girls." After falling madly in love with Stephen 

Mackintosh ("Land Girls'" "flabby outdoorsman") in the BBC/Masterpiece 

Theatre film "Our Mutual Friend" (in which he plays a 

wimpy but adorablesecretary-cum-zillionaire), I have been compulsively 

searching the web for any i nformation on him. The review was 

the lagniappe—Mr. Greene is more hilarious than Libby Gilman- 

Waxman, even. I'll be searching for more of his reviews. 

— Sandy Teich, via e-mail 

STAR POWER 

1 just read your January issue and the Review Digest shows almost 

50 films, and not one—not one—has a rating of "5" by any of the 

six reviewers! Do you know of this ever happening before? 

— Ron Adams, Rochester, N. Y. 

Examination of recent issues of BOXOFFICE revealed very few 

five-star-ra ted films, and this is as it should be, for tha t assigna tion 

is reserved for cinematic masterworks, be they dramas, comedies, 

or sci-d-animated-musical-psychological thriller-horror-mockumentaries. 

BOXOFFICE's rating scale should be interpreted thusly: 

5 stars: A classic for all time. 

4.5 stars: The best movie of the year. 

4 stars: One of the 10 best movies of the year. 

3.5 stars: A very good movie. 

3 stars: Your standard good movie. 

2.5 stars: Your standard average movie. 

2 stars: A movie with one or several significant flaws. 

1.5 stars: A very poor movie. 

1 star: One of the 10 worst movies of the year. 

.5 star: The worst movie of the year. 

stars: One of the worst movies of all time. 

Our fractional scale is designed to allow our reviewers to convey 

their most precise judgment. Based on these designations, it 

should be very rare for a film to receive a rating from either 

extreme of the scale.— Ed. 

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in Boxoffice's February Exhibition Briefings. The four new auditoriums 

will feature stadium seating. 

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HOLLYWOOD 

REPORT 

FREDDIE PRINZE JR. 

'Down" But Not Out 

FAMKE JANSSEN 

"Haunted" Beauty 

ETHAN HAWKE 

'Hams" It Up 

"STANDING ROOM ONLY" 

Remember John Travolta's hit 

song "Let Her In" from the '70s? 

Neither do we, but he did prove 

his vocal talent in 1978's 

"Grease," and now he'll have 

the chance once again to sing 

on the bigscreen. In director 

Gus Van Sant ("Psycho")'s latest 

film, a biopic, he'll play lounge 

singer Jimmy Roselli, who's targeted 

by the mafia when he rejects 

them, but is frequently 

saved by the intervention of the 

mobsters' mothers and wives. 

Travolta's real-life wife, Kelly 

Preston, will play Roselli's second 

wife. (Buena Vista) 

"PATRIOT" Roland Emmerich 

("Godzilla") will helm this Revolutionary 

War drama, about a 

pacifist reluctantly forced into 

battle, from a script by "Saving 

Private Ryan's" Robert Rodat. 

"Payback's" Mel Gibson is set to 

star. (Columbia) 

"SUCCESS" Cameron Diaz 

("There's Something About 

Mary") and Meryl Streep ("One 

TrueThing") may star in this "All 

About Eve"-type drama about 

two rival TV news executives. 

(Paramount) 

"DOWN TO YOU" "She's All 

That's" Freddie Prinze Jr. will 

star in this comedy about the 

tumultuous romance between 

two college students. Scripter/ 

helmer Kris Isacsson, winner of 

the 1997 Sundance Film Festival 

Best Short Award for his 

film "Man About Town," 

makes his feature debut. 

(Miramax) 

UNTITLED ERIN BROCK- 

OViCH PROJECT "Stepmom's" 

Julia Roberts may star for director 

Steven Soderbergh ("The 

Limey") in this drama about a 

single mother who, despite a 

complete lack of experience, 

gets a job assisting a lawyer, and 

stumbles upon a toxic spill 

cover-up. (Universal) 

"COMPANY MAN" 

John 

Turturro ("The Big Lebowski"), 

Woody Allen ("Deconstructing 

Harry"), Sigourney Weaver 

("Alien 4: Resurrection"), Ryan 

Phillippe ("Cruel Intentions"), 

Alan Cumming ("Eyes Wide 

Shut") and Anthony LaPaglia 

("Phoenix") will star in this '60sset 

film about a high school 

teacher who finds himself entangled 

in a plot to overthrow 

Fidel Castro. Doug McGrath 

("Emma") and Peter Askin 

("Hedwig and the Angry Inch") 

co-script and co-direct, and 

McGrath co-stars. (Distribution 

is to be set) 

"GONE IN 60 SECONDS" 

1974's actioner about a cartheft 

ring planning their last big 

haul will be remade, with "Con 

Air's" star Nicolas Cage, producer 

Jerry Bruckheimer and 

scripter Scott Rosenberg reuniting 

for the project. (Buena Vista) 

"THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED 

HILL" Singer Marilyn Manson 

(who recently appeared in "Jawbreaker," 

which starred his reallife 

girlfriend Rose McGowan) 

may play the villain in this remake 

of the 1 958 Vincent Price 

starrer, in which five strangers 

are offered $1 million each if 

they stay the night in a haunted 

insane asylum. Geoffrey Rush 

("Elizabeth"), Famke Janssen 

("The Faculty"), Elizabeth Hurley 

("Austin Powers: International 

Man of Mystery"), Taye 

Diggs ("How Stella Got Her 

Groove Back") and Chris Kattan 

("A Night At the Roxbury") are 

also attached to star. (Warner) 

"SPACE COWBOYS" 

Clint 

Eastwood ("Midnight in the 

Garden of Good and Evil") will 

direct "Men in Black's" Tommy 

Lee Jones in this story about a 

groupof retired Air Force pilots, 

with bad reputations but unrivaled 

expertise, who are reluctantly 

commissioned by NASA 

to fly the Space Shuttle when a 

satel I ite malfunctions and heads 

back for Earth. (Warner) 

"THE STANFORD PRISON EX- 

PERIMENT" Lee Tamahori ("The 

Edge") may direct "Titanic's" 

Leonardo DiCaprio in this 

drama, based on a real experiment 

that took place at Stanford 

University in 1971: The basement 

of the psychology building 

was transformed into a jail, and 

randomly-selected students 

were assigned to be jailers or 

inmates. The two-week experiment 

had to be cut short because 

those playing the guards 

began to exhibit sadistic behavior 

after only six days. (Fox) 

"COMMITTED" When her husband 

doesn't show up for his 

own birthday party and it turns 

out he's skipped town to "find 

himself," the world's most committed 

wife ("Austin Powers: 

The Spy Who Shagged Me's" 

Heather Graham) decides to 

travel across the country to locate 

her AWOL amour. Casey 

Affleck ("200 Cigarettes"), Luke 

Wilson ("Home Fries"), Jon 

Stewart ("Playing By Heart"), 

Clea DuVall ("The Astronaut's 

Wife") and Art Alexakis, lead 

singer of the band Everclear, costar 

for director/scripter Lisa 

Krueger ("Manny & Lo"). 

"MAGNOLIA" Apparently a{ 

believer in the repertory cast,! 

helmer Paul Thomas Andersonjl 

will reunite with several of hisjl 

"Boogie Nights" stars, including!^ 

Julianne Moore, William H. 

Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, 

John C. Reilly, Luis Guzman, 

Ricky Jay and Melora Walters in 

this drama. About the only person 

in this film who wasn't in 

"Boogie Nights" is "Eyes Wide 

Shut's" Tom Cruise. (New Line) 

"TRAUMA" An unlikely romance 

blossoms in a New York 

City emergency room between 

the head surgeon and a cleaning 

woman (possibly to be played 

by "How Stella Got Her Groove 

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notices her when he overhears 

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she receives from the spirit of a 

dead doctor who is unable to 

rest because he believes he was 

responsible for the death of a 

child. (Fox) 

"TUSKER" A herd of elephants 

encounter many adventures 

and dangers on their trek across 

Southeast Asia in this animated 

film. "Antz" helmer Tim Johnson 

and producer Brad Lewis 

will co-direct. (DreamWorks) 

"HAMLET" This contemporary 

adaptation of Shakespeare's 

play about a prince who's asked 

by his father's ghost to avenge 

his death will star Ethan Hawke 

("Gattaca") as the Melancholy 

Dane, Kyle MacLachlan ("One 

Night Stand") as Claudius, Sam 

Shepard ("Snow Falling on Cedars") 

as Hamlet's spectral 

pater, Diane Venora ("The 

jackal") as Gertrude and Bill 

Murray ("Rushmore") as 

Polonius. (Miramax) 

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couple's marriage begins to fall 

apart, though friends and relatives 

try to intervene. Mary Mc- 

Cormack ("Mystery, Alaska"), 

Peter Gallagher ("To Gillian on 

Her 37th Birthday"), Campbell 

Scott ("Big Night"), Stockard 

Channing ("Practical Magic") 

and Rob Morrow ("Quiz Show") 

will star. (Unapix) 

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Entrapment 

SAAY7 

Originally meant as a vehicle 

for "The Replacement Killers'" director 

Antoine Fuqua, this thriller 

helmed by "Copycat's" Jon Amiel 

stars Sean Connery as a cat burglar 

with his sights on a Hong 

Kong bank. He takes on a partner 

but can't be sure whether she's 

taking him for a ride. Catherine 

Zeta-Jones ("The Mask of Zorro"), 

Will Patton ("The Postman") and 

Ving Rhames ("Out of Sight") costar. 

Ronald Bass ("Snow Falling 

on Cedars") and William Broyles 

Jr. ("Apollo 13") script; Connery, 

Michael Hertzberg and Rhonda 

Tollefson produce. (Fox, 5/7) 

Exploitips: Ironically, ShoWest 

lifetime achiever Connery might 

not be the biggest audience getter 

for this one. Rumored to be handpicked 

for the role by Connery 

himself, Zeta-Jones, ShoWest 

99's Supporting Actress of the 

Year and the Female Breakout 

Star of the Year in BOXOFFICE's 

7 998 readers poll, is likely to attract 

the testosterone-driven 

demos in droves. "Entrapment's" 

biggest competition will come 

from "The Mummy, "also bowing 

this weekend and appealing to 

the same audience. 

The Mummy 

Brendan Fraser ("Gods and 

Monsters") stars in this remake of 

the 1932 Boris Karloff starrer 

about treasure-hunti ng explorers 

who unwittingly liberate a 

3,000-year-old Egyptian priest 

who had been sentenced to an 

eternity as one of the living dead. 

Rachel Weisz ("The Land Girls") 

and John Hannah ("Sliding 

Doors") co-star. Stephen Sommers 

("Deep Rising") directs and 

scripts; Jim Jacks and Sean Daniel 

("Tombstone") produce. 

(Universal, 5/7) 

Exploitips: Fraser continues to 

alternate between smaller art 

films and big blockbusters like 

this, managing to see relative success 

at both ends of the spectrum. 

(Compare boxoffice smash 

"George of the Jungle" with the 

critically acclaimed "Cods and 

Monsters.") Here he could be 

somewhat of a draw for both 

crowds. Decorating the lobby 

(and your employees) could be a 

blast on this one: Think mummies 

(especially live ones), caskets, 

tombs, Indiana Jones costuming. 

The Castle 

The creators of Australia's satirical 

TV series "Frontline" apply 

their comedic talents to the 

bigscreen in "The Castle," which 

stars Michael Caton as a towtruck 

driver who fights The Man 

to save his family's home from 

construction going on atthe international 

airport next door. Ann( 

Tenney, Stephen Curry and Sophie 

Lee ("Muriel's Wedding") 

co-star. Rob Sitch directs, and he 

scripts with Santo Cilaurio, Tom 

Gleisner and Jane Kennedy; 

Debra Choate produces. (Miramax, 

5/7 NY/LA) 

Exploitips: In a four-star review, 

BOXOFFICE complimented, 

"Beneath this film's perfectly 

delivery 

modulated dead-pan 

beats a sincere and affectionate 

heart." Such heart-warming 

humor helped make "The Castle' 

Australia's highest-grossing native 

film in 1997 as well as an 

audience favorite at Sundance 

last year. BOXOFFICE also commented, 

"Though Miramax detnitely 

has a marketing challen;^ 

on its hands, 'The Castle' will bt 

a worthwhile discovery for fans of 

offbeat humor. " Find those fans. 

William Shakespeare's 

A Midsummer Night's 

Dream 

Kevin Kline ("In & Out") and 

Michelle Pfeiffer ("The Deep End 

of the Ocean") star in this film 

version of Shakespeare's comedy, 

re-set in 19th-century Tuscany. 

Here the Bard's characters take 

up romantic pursuit on a newfangled 

invention called the bicycle, 

finding themselves at the mercy of 

the King of the Fairies and his 

Queen. Rupert Everett ("My Best 

Friend's Wedding"), Stanley 

Tucci ("Big Night") and Calista 

Flockhart (TV's "Ally McBeal") 

co-star. Michael Hoffman ("Restoration") 

directs and scripts, and 

he produces with Leslie Urdang. 

(Fox Searchlight, 5/7) 

Exploitips: Shakespeare's work 

has been updated a number of 

times already, to varying degrees 

of success. "Romeo -h Juliet" was 

a surprise hit, most likely due to 

the teenage gid demo's infatuation 

with golden boy Leo, while 

the masterful World War ll-set 

"Richard III" that starred Ian 

McKellan barely made a blip on 

the boxoffice radar. This cast and 

funny script should be audiencefriendly 

enough for Shakespeare, 

but have fun with its new setting 

and especially the props, decorating 

with two-wheeled contraptions 

from yesteryear. Better yet, 

sponsor a bicycle race for concessions 

or tickets in which the fastestAjest-dressed 

bike wins. 

The Lost Son 

Daniel Auteuil ("Lucie Aubrac") 

and Natassja Kinski ("One 

Night Stand") star in this thriller 

about a French detective who,

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while investigating a simple missing-person 

case, uncovers a child pornography ring. 

Katrin Cartlidge ("Breaking the Waves") and 

Marianne Denicourt co-star. Chris Menges 

("Second Best") directs a script by first-timers 

Eric Le Clere, Margaret Le Clere and Mark 

Mills; Finola Dwyer produces. (Artisan, 5/7 

NY/LA, 5/14 exp) 

Expioitips: In the same genre as ''Entrapment, 

" which in turn is competing with "The 

Mummy" for the male demo, "The Lost Son" 

could be lost in the shuffle. So appeal to the 

more artistic-minded with this higher-brow 

alternative to the Hollywood blockbusters. 

The Dinner Game 

"La Cage aux Folles" scripter Francis Veber 

directs and scripts this French-language comedy 

about a group of arrogant yuppies who 

compete to see who can bring the biggest idiot 

to dinner. Thierry Lhermitte ("An American 

Werewolf in Paris") and Jacques Villeret star. 

Alain Poire produces. (Lions Gate, 5/7) 

Expioitips: The American version of "The 

Birdcage" was a big hit, and Veber is attached 

to direct DreamWorks' American remake of 

this one as well. Play up these connections 

and try to schedule a double feature with 

"Folles" ifpossible. Hold a drawing for dinner 

for six or more at a local restaurant and let 

your patrons play out this plot for themselves. 

This weekend is replete with comedies, and 

"The Dinner Game" will be easily missed in 

the wake of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" 

and "The Castle, " which have the advantage 

of being in English. 

Black Cat, White Cat 

While making "Underground," writer/director 

Emir Kusturica started to make a documentary 

about the Gypsies in his film. He 

ended up with "Black Cat, White Cat," a kind 

of romantic comedy about the lives and loves 

of the Gypsy people—but particularly their 

music. Severdzan and Bajram star. Gordan 

Mihic co-scripts; Karl Baumgartner (also of 

"Underground") produces. (October, 5/7) 

Expioitips: With five other art-house flicks 

bowing this weekend, depend only on specialized 

audiences for this release. Kusturica's 

"Underground" was critically acclaimed and 

relatively popular, as East European films go, 

so push the connection. 

The King of Masks 

Tian-Ming Wu directs this drama about an 

elderly street performer who adopts a son to 

pass aown the tricks of the trade. He's heartbroken 

to discover, however, that his darling 

little boy is actually a girl. XuZhu and Renying 

Zhou star. Minglun Wei scripts; Mona Fong 

and Titus Ho produce. (Samuel Goldwyn, 5/7) 

Expioitips: This one will be a hard one to 

market, as it doesn't fall into the action genre 

that generally attracts fans of Asian cinema. 

Target specialized population pockets in 

urban areas. Note: This won a rare five-star 

review from BOXOFFICE; see our April 1997 

Palm Springs fest writeup. 

SUMMER HEAT! 

FOR A ROUNDUP OF ALL THIS SEASON'S COMING 

FILMS, SEE OUR SUMMER HEAT SECTION ON 

PAGES 22 THROUGH 36 OF THIS ISSUE. 

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SAAY14 

Jeff Bridges ("The Big Lebowski") stars in 

this thriller as a college professor whose academic 

expertise in terrorism helps him match 

wits against his neighbors ("Nothing to 

Lose's" Tim Robbins and "In & Out's" Joan 

Cusack), whom he suspects of devising an evil 

plot. Mark Pellington ("Going All the Way") 

directs; Ehren Kruger (the upcoming "Reindeer 

Games") scripts; Tom Gorai ("Going All 

the Way") and "Wilde's" Marc Samuelson 

and Peter Samuelson produce. (Columbia/Screen 

Gems, 5/14) 

Expioitips: This has bounced around quite 

a bit in past months, even switching distributors 

from Polygram to Columbia's newly 

formed Screen Gems. And it hasn't necessarily 

landed in a particularly lucrative spot, with 

thrillers "The Mummy" and "Entrapment" 

holding over from last weekend and next 

weekend bound to be dominated by youknow-who. 

Still, this stellar cast could still 

attract an older, less thrill-seeking audience. 

The Extreme Adventures 

of Super Dave 

Stuntman Super Dave Osborne graces the 

bigscreen for the first time in this comic adventure, 

returning from retirement to perform 

one last great stunt to raise money for a good 

cause. Super Dave's family—Don Lake, Fuji 

and Mike Walden—co-star along with Gia 

Carides, Dan Hedaya ("Alien Resurrection") 

and Steve Van Wormer ("Jingle All the Way"). 

Peter MacDonald ("Mo' Money") directs a 

script by Bob Einstein (a.k.a. Super Dave), 

Lome Cameron and Dave Hoselton; Larry 

Brezner ("Krippendorf's Tribe"), Mike Marcus 

and David Steinberg produce. (MGM, 5/14) 

Expioitips: This was originally slated to 

open nearly a year ago, but low-on-marketing 

cash MGM has held it back, perhaps in the 

hope that, to borrow a phrase from "Bang the 

Drum Slowly," God might drop everything 

else to pitch this to victory. However, this ode 

to Super Dave could find an audience among 

his biggest fans. 

You might be able to spark 

interest by getting your hands on video of his 

late-SOs show and running it in your lobby. 

"Super Dave" might be the only comedy to 

bow this weekend, but expect tough competition 

from last week's holdovers. 

Iris Blonde 

Carlo Verdone directs, scripts and stars in this 

Italian-language romantic adventure as a waning 

pop star who questions his oppressive marriage 

once fate brings another potential love his 

way. Francesca Marciano and Pasquale Plastino 

co-script with Verdone; Vittorio and Rita 

Cecchi Gori produce. (Miramax, 5/14 NY) 

Expioitips: Perhaps the only real date 

movie this weekend, "Iris Blonoe" stands to 

be a considerable attraction for the art-house 

crowd, and the distributor in question triumphed 

earlier with "She's All That. 

My Dinner With Andre 

A reissue, this 1981 drama consists of a 

conversation over dinner between a playwright/actor, 

who's had a series of strange lite 

experiences, and a theatre director. Andr( 

Gregory and Wallace Shawn script and star 

Louis Malle directs; George W. George anc 

Beverly Karp produce. (Fox Lorber, 5/14) 

Expioitips: With six art-house holdover 

from last weekend and three competitors thi: 

weekend, "My Dinner with Andre" could fine 

itself cooling in the cinema kitchen. So en 

courage your patrons to emulate the film': 

premise by hooking them up with discount 

for a dinner for two at a nearby restaurant, 

perhaps throwing in "The Book of Questions' 

to start them on the philosophical discussioni 

The Edge of Seventeen 

This coming-of-age drama traces the coming-out 

of a gay teen in small-town Ohio' 

during the mid-'80s androgynous fashion 

craze. Chris Stafford stars. David Moreton 

directs, and he produces with scripter Todd 

Stephens. (Strand, 5/14) 

Expioitips: In a bevy 

I 

of recent indie re-\ 

leases, this one could stand on its own two', 

feet if you appeal to the gay/lesbian demos. 

Twice Upon a Yesterday 

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In this rom/com, aka "The Man With Rain 

His Shoes," an unsuccessful young actor 

has the opportunity to go back in time to fix, 

something more important than a blown gig:' 

a love affair. Douglas Henshall, Penelope 

Cruz ("Belle Epoque") and Lena Headey star. 

Maria Ripoll directs; Juan Gordon produces. 

(Trimark, 5/14 NY/LA) 

Expioitips: A $2 million-$3 million pickup 

at AFM, this had Trimark exec ana noted 

indie-fare expert Ray Price telling a trade 

daily, "It's a great date movie. There were so 

many happy hormones in the auditorium, I 

felt like I had stepped into a Reichian Orgone 

Box. " Held from fall. 

MAY 21 

Star Wars: Episode 1 

The long-awaited, much-anticipated, lifeaffirming 

moment has finally arrived. \ 

Writer/director/creator George Lucas is at' 

long last ready to present the prequels to his |' 

world-famous franchise, in which we discover 

the origins of Darth Vader and Obi- 

Wan Kenobi and the rivalry between them. 

Jake Lloyd ("Jingle All the Way") stars as the ' 

Jedi knight who turns to the dark side, Ewan I 

McGregor ("A Life Less Ordinary") as Obi- 

Wan and Natalie Portman ("Anywhere but 

Here") as the Queen and mom to Luke and 

Leia. Also look for Liam Neeson and Samuel 1 

L. Jackson. Lucas' long-time collaborator 

Rick McCallum produces. See photograph 

on page 12. (Fox, 5/21) 

Expioitips: If you show it, they will come. 

Simply put, this is hands-down the movie 

event ofthe year, ifnot the decade or even the 

century. Moviegoers attended other movies 

just to see the trailer— some suffering through ; 

"Meet Joe Black" to see it again at the end of 

the feature— when Fox premiered it with just 

four days' notice on the official Star Wars Web 

site. People are going to be out in droves to 

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The Very Thought of You 

This romantic comedy, aka "Martha, Meet 

Frank, Daniel and Laurence," needs no further 

explanation under its previous name, in 

a 24-hour span, Martha ("Patch Adams'" 

Monica Potter) consecutively meets three 

men who just happen to be best friends, and 

each of them just happens to fall in love vîth 

her. Rufus Sewell ("Dangerous Beauty"), Tom 

Hollander and Joseph Fiennes ("Shakespeare 

in Love") co-star. Nick Hamm directs; Peter 

Morgan scripts; Gralnne Marmion produces. 

(Miramax, 5/21 NY/LA) 

Exploitips: One of just three flicks brave 

enough to go up against ''Episode 1" (all 

indies, at that), this is one for the distaff set 

tired of the hype and nostalgia for lost youth 

surrounding theprequel. Really pump Sewell 

and Fiennes and their recent art-house successes 

for this crowd. Potter should be a draw 

for the more mainstream set after the phenomenal 

holiday success of "Patch Adams." 

Moved from April. 

The Loss of Sexual Innocence 

Mike Figgis ("Leaving Las Vegas") finally 

brings his indie labor-of-love to the 

bigscreen in this semi-autobiographical 

drama. Described by Figgis as "a nonlinear 

collection of short stories about the phases 

and complexities of sexual activity," "The 

Loss of Sexual Innocence" stars Figgis regulars 

Julian Sands ("Leaving Las Vegas") and 

Saffron Burrows ("One Night Stand") as well 

as Jonathan Rhys Myers ("Velvet Goldmine"). 

Figgis produces with partner Annie 

Stewart. (Sony Classics, 5/21) 

Exploitips: As the antithesis to everything 

that "Star Wars" stands for, this indie could 

stand a chance on this weekend. Emphasize 

its authenticity as an art film, and therefore the 

fact that it's exactly the opposite of a Hollywood 

blockbuster. Moved from March. 

The Assassin 

Director/producer Chen Kaige ("Farewell 

My Concubine") helms this love story set in 

20th century B.C. China about a concubine 

sent into enemy territory to set a trap for an 

assassin. Instead, she finds herself falling love. 

Gong Li ("Chinese Box") stars. Satoru Iseki and 

Shirley Kao produce. (Sony Classics, 5/21 

Exploitips: Yet another art-house alternative 

this weekend, this Asian offering has a 

fighting chance with Kaige's and Li's recognizable 

credits. "The Assassin " will especially 

appeal to specialized audiences in addition to 

attracting the art-house crowd not up for romantic 

comedy or pure self indulgence. 

MAY 28 

Ten Things i Hate About You 

Following in the footsteps of "Clueless," 

which was cryptically based on Jane Austen's 

"Emma," this comedy puts a '90s twist on 

Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." 

Pretty, popular Bianca Stratford (pun, we expect, 

intended) isn't allowed to date until her 

older antisocial sister lands a boyfriend. 

Hijinks ensue as Bianca tries to set her up. 

Larisa Oleynik and Julia Stiles star as the rival 

siblings. Gil Junger directs a script by Karen 

McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith; Andrew 

Lazar produces. (Buena Vista, 5/28) 

Exploitips: With no big-name stars and a 

rather juvenile plot for today's savvy teens, 

"Ten Things I Hate About You" is going to 

have a hard time competing against the continuing 

interest in last week's behemoth 

opener. With that in mind, target a pre-teen 

audience, whose parent chaperones might 

appreciate the classic roots. This is a good 

opportunity to—gasp!— encourage kids to 

read by offering a copy of Shakespeare's 

"Shrew" to the first few customers, or strike a 

deal with a local bookstore to give discounts 

on the title to ticket-stub holders. 

Thirteenth Floor 

The "Godzilla" producing team of Roland 

and Ute Emmerich collaborate again on this 

S/thriller/murder mystery. When a business 

tycoon winds up dead, his assistant, the prime 

suspect, ventures onto the 1 3th floor to clear 

his name. There the two of them have developed 

a virtual world set in 1 937 Los Angeles, 

a reality that soon begins to merge with the 

present. Craig Bierko ("Fear and Loathing in 

Las Vegas"), Gretchen Mol ("Rounders"), Vincent 

D'Onofrio ("The Newton Boys") and 

Armin Mueller-Stahl ("Shine") star. Josef 

Rusnak directs, and he and Ravel Centeno- 

Rodreiguez script; Marco Weber also produces 

with the Emmerichs. (Columbia, 5/28) 

Exploitips: This blockbuster stands to see 

tough competition from last month's similarly 

themed "The Matrix" as well as holdover 

from last week's be-all-and-end-all 

"Star Wars" offering. The Emmerich duo 

brought new meaning to the phrase "disaster 

movie" with last summer's "Godzilla," so 

avoid this association, instead recalling their 

wildly popular "Independence Day." At 

least half the movie takes place in trie '30s, 

so dress your staff in appropriate garb. Also 

consider bringing in a virtual reality video 

game to entertain customers in the lobby 

while they're waiting. Held from April. 

Beavls and Butt-head 2 

Little info is available (and we might just 

appreciate that) on this animated comedy 

starring MTV's most notorious teen slackers, 

but it's probably safe to assume they haven't 

matured much since their first cinematic outing 

in 1996. Mike Judge ("Office Space") 

directs and voices. (Paramount, 5/28) 

Exploitips: The original was a surprise hit, 

so expect crowds again this time around— 

mainly of the teen male type eager to celebrate 

the fact that school's out for summer. 

American Pie 

In another comedy targeted toward teens, 

four high school senior boys make a pact to 

lose their virginity before graduation. Jason 

Biggs, Chris Klein, Tara Reid and "The Slums 

of Beverly Hills'" Natasha Lyonne star. Paul 

and Chris Weitz (co-scripters of "Antz") team 

again, with Paul directing and Chris producing; 

Adam Herz makes his screenwriting 

debut; Craig Perry, Warren Zide and Chris 

Moore also produce. See our Sneak Preview 

in this issue. (Universal, 5/28) 

Exploitips: What could otherwise seem like 

a run-of-the-mill offering looks to distinguish 

itselfas a "There's Something about Mary" for 

the teen set, a demo rarely checked by an k, 

rating. Other selling points to sell: Lyonne} 

who will be appearing in a bevy ofpictures iri 

the coming months (including last month's 

"Detroit Rock City"), and the Weitzes, whose 

adult "Antz" was way wittier than the runaway 

hit "A Bug's Life." Moved from a time 

frame in which it would have competed with 

Drew Barrymore's "Never Been Kissed," 

"American Pie" now competes only with "Ten 

Things I Hate About You" for teenagers for 

several weeks. Held from April. 

MAY UNDATED 

The Love Letter 

A la "Message in a Bottle," a mysterious, 

epically romantic, unsigned letter sparks the 

interest of a small New England town as 

everyone speculates who it's to and from in 

this drama starring Kate Capshaw ("The 

Alarmist"). BIythe Danner ("Forces of Nature") 

and Ellen DeGeneres co-star. Peter 

Chan directs a script Maria Maggenti ("The 

Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in 

Love") wrote based on the Cathleen Schine 

novel; Capshaw and "How to Make an 

American Quilt's" Sarah Pillsbury and 

Midge Sanford produce. (DreamWorks, May 

undated; could move to April) 

Exploitips: What looks to be a solid date 

movie, "The Love Letter" should see competition 

only from "The Very Thought of You" 

this month and "Never Been Kissed" if it 

opens in April. Distinguish it by allowing your 

customers to write love letters of their own, 

providing paper, scissors, crayons, glue, etc., 

in the lobby for those early arrivers. 

Besieged 

Hailed as the best film in a decade or more 

from master Bernardo Bertolucci ("The Last 

Emperor"), this Italian/English-language romance 

throws a African woman, who left her 

homeland when her husband became a political 

prisoner, into the home of a wealthy 

English pianist. Thandie Newton ("Beloved") 

and David Thewlis ("Naked") star as the forbidden 

lovers. Bertolucci scripts with his wife 

Clare Peploe; Massimo Cortesi produces. 

(Fine Line, May undated; could move to April) 

Exploitips: After its world premiere at the 

1998 Toronto Film Festival, this flick was 

besieged with distribution offers, falling in 

with Fine Line for an estimated $1 million. 

Bertolucci's recent films have included the 

American-made "Stealing Beauty" and "Little 

Buddha," neither a particular success critically 

orpopularly. But here Bertolucci returns 

to Italy and, judging by the adulation heaped 

on the film, the level of work that has earned 

him nine Academy Awards. 

Waking the Dead 

"Without Limits'" Billy Crudup stars in this 

psychological thriller as a political candidate 

whose presumably dead lover suddenly reemerges 

to haunt him. Jennifer Connelly 

("Dark City") and Hal Holbrook ("Hush") costar. 

Keith Gordon ("Mother Night") directs, 

and he adapts the novel by Scott Spenser as 

well as produces with Jodie Foster, Stuart 

Kleinman and Linda Reisman ("Affliction"). 

(Gramercy, May undated) 

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Exploitips: Although Foster's Egg Pictures 

has produced a couple of charmers for the 

distaff set ("Nell" and especially "Home for 

the Holidays"), this drama looks like it could 

draw both genders. As a love story, it comes 

up against this month's "The Love Letter. " As 

a thriller that could interest mainstream audiences, 

it faces any number of like-minded 

flicks, including, well, you know. Riverhead 

Books appears to be reprinting Spenser's 

novel in time for the movie's release, so expect 

interest generated from your local 

bookstore's own marketing campaign. 

Eternity and a Day 

Mystical and romantic, this release from 

the newly formed distribution arm of Merchant 

Ivory follows the journey of a celebrated 

Greek writer who, upon discovering a 

letter written by his dead wife, winds in and 

out of his past and present, attempting to 

capture the happiness that has eluded for so 

long, even if for only one day. Bruno Ganz 

stars. Master Theo Angelopoulos ("Ulysses' 

Gaze") directs, and he scripts with Tonino 

Guerra, PetrosMarkaris and Giorgio Si Ivagni; 

he also produces with Eric Heumann, 

Amedeo Pagani and Silvagni. (Merchant 

Ivory, May undated) 

Exploitips: "Eternity and a Day" won the 

Palme d'Or by unanimous vote at the 1998 

Cannes Film Festival, following the twice-successful 

"Ulysses' Gaze" (the Grand Prix and 

the International Critics Prize) at the same 

competition three years before. This connection 

will mean a lot to connoisseurs of international 

cinema. 

Portrait Ctiinois 

Helena Bonham Carter ("The Theory of 

Flight") stars in this French-language drama 

about a couple of costume designers looking 

for their big break who find themselves romantically 

entangled with everyone around 

them. Romane Bohringer ("The Chambermaid 

on the Titanic") co-stars. Martine 

Dugowson directs, and Dugowson scripts 

with Peter Chase; Georges Benayoun produces. 

(Phaedra, May undated) 

Exploitips: "Portrait" is just one of many 

foreign-language pics and thus one of the 

many alternatives to "Star Wars" offered this 

month. Directed by and starring women, this 

is definitely one for the distaffset. Try to attract 

the feminist inside every woman by hawking 

its feminine assets. 

Afterlife 

Writer/director Hirokazu Koreeda's vision 

of the afterlife stems from his life's work. Here, 

purgatory consists of pinpointing your favorite 

life moment and filming it to live over and over 

again for eternity. Abe Sadao, Ishido Natsuo, 

Oda Erika, Terajima Susumu and Naito 

TakashI star. Masayuki Akieda and Shiho Sato 

produce. (Artistic License, May undated) 

Explotips: Likely neither as sappy nor as 

lush as last year's disappointment "What 

Dreams May Come," "After Life" includes 

quasi-documentary interviews with a variety 

of subjects about their most significant memories. 

Another one for specialized audiences, 

this film could see competition from "The 

King of Masks" and "The Assassin, " depending 

on where it lands. 

8 Days a Weeic 

Before she became a TV star on the WB 

Network's "Felicity," Golden Globe winner 

Keri Russell graced this little indie comedy as 

the object of a teenage boy's undying affection. 

Camping out on her front lawn, he vows 

to stay there until she falls in love with him, 

learning more than he needs to know about 

his neighborhood in the meantime. Joshua 

Schaefer ("Johns") co-stars as the love-struck 

teen, and R.D. Robb ("The Brady Bunch 

Movie") plays his best friend. Michael Davis 

(TV's "Cheers— Last Call") directs and scripts, 

and he produces with Martin Cutler and Gary 

Preisler. (Legacy, NY/LA May undated; could 

move to April; debuted Austin 2/1 9) 

Exploitips: The selling point here is, of 

course, Russell, the WB's golden girl of the 

moment. The ever-powerful teen demo can't 

get enough of her. 

Just a Little Harmless Sex 

A he-said/she-said battle of the sexes for the 

MTV generation, this comedy shows what 

happens when a quarreling couple turns to 

their single friends for advice. Robert Mailhouse 

stars as an inadvertently unfaithful husband 

who cheats on his wife, played by Al ison 

Eastwood ("Friends & Lovers"). Kimberly Williams 

and Jonathan Silverman (TV's "The Single 

Guy") co-star. Rick Rosenthal directs and 

produces; Marti Noxon and Roger Mills lend 

authenticity by writing the female and male 

parts, respectively. (Phaedra, May undated) 

Exploitips: This sex romp should appeal to 

the same twenty- and thritysomethings that 

are going to "Friends & Lovers" now (indeed, 

the films even share a key cast member). Let 

this demo know this film's on the way by 

advertising in the lobby and attaching its 

trailer to "Friends. 

The Boys 

Time flashes forward and backward in this 

Australian drama that takes place in the 24 

hours between the time that Brett Sprague 

(David Wenham) is released from prison into 

the arms of his little brothers and the moment 

he is once again arrested. Toni Collette ("Velvet 

Goldmine") co-stars as his long-suffering 

girlfriend. Rowan Woods directs; Stephen 

Sewell scripts, adapting the stageplay by Gordon 

Graham; Robert Connolly and 

"Loaded's" John Maynard produce. (Stratosphere, 

May undated) 

Exploitips: Australia often produces gritty 

dramas like this (think "Kiss or Kill"), typically 

with more explicit violence than this 

one claims to have. Depending where it 

ultimately lands, "The Boys'" target audience 

could already be occupied with "The 

Mummy," "Entrapment" and "Star Wars" 

this month, and you could see a slow couple 

of opening weeks before the boys tire of the 

blockbusters and come knocking at your 

door for a change of pace. 

Heart of Light 

Greenland's Jacob Gronlykke directs this 

drama about a man trying to come to terms 

with his son's violent crimes and suicide and 

with his hatred for his own father, who negotiated 

the colonization agreement with Denmark 

a half-century earlier. Rasmus Lyberth, 

Vivi Nielsen and Anda Kristiansen si 

Gronlykke scripts with Hans Anthon Lyn 

Henrik Moller-Sorensen produces. (Phaec 

May undated) 

Exploitips: Marketing this one could 

tough, as even local Scandinavians are lik 

to be rocketing through the cosmos with I 

Lucas. Still, try to spark interest in ethnic pa 

ets, especially in urban areas. Held from Ap 

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Black Mask 

In the wake of his appearance as the ub 

cool villain in "Lethal \A/eapon 4," a numt 

of Jet Li's Hong Kong films are making thi 

first forays stateside. Here, Li plays a robo^ 

supersoldier hiding as a humble librari. 

among regular humans. He draws on his m 

itary training, however, to battle others li 

him who have banded together to take ov 

the Asian drug trade. Daniel Lee directs 

script by Teddy Chan, Ann Hui, Joe Ma ar 

Tsui Hark; Charles Heung and Tsui Hark pr 

duce. (Artisan, 4/30) 

Exploitips: Expect the usual fans of ti 

genre, along with new Li fans. A BOXOFFK 

reader poll put him among the top five ma 

breakout stars of 1 998, indicating that auc 

ences saw and remembered his performarn 

in "L W4. " Miramax released another Li vet 

cle, "My Father the Hero, " in March. Let thet 

patrons know that there's more Li on the wa 

Lost & Found 

David Spade ("Senseless") continues h 

crusade to make movies without late budd 

Chris Farley in this romantic comedy of sor 

directed by Jeff Pollack (the hilariousi 

crude "Booty Call"). Here, Spade kidnap 

his crush's dog and then agrees to help ht 

look for it. "Bravehearts's" Sophie Marcea 

co-stars. Michael Lewis scripts, and he pre 

duces with Mark Donadio and Michae 

Landes. (Warner Bros., 4/23) 

Exploitips: The only rom/com openin^ 

this weekend, the stiffest competition thi 

will see is from two-week-old holdover 

"Never Been Kissed" and "Three to Tango. 

More com than rom, "Lost & Found" shouit 

benefit from the Spade and Pollack associa 

tions. "Ten Things I Hate About You" am 

"Election" should attract the teen crowd, S( 

count on the twentysomethings who grev 

up with Spade on "Saturday Night Live" a. 

your core audience. 

The Lovers of the Arctic Circle 

Otto and Ana meet as children in this 

Spanish-language drama, their relationship 

evolving into romance even as their respec 

tive father and mother marry and they livt 

as brother and sister. Later they are sepa 

rated, almost reuniting time and time again 

"Open Your Eyes'" Najwa Nimri and Fek 

Martinez star as the illicit lovers. Julie 

Medem ("Tierra") directs and scripts; Txarl) 

Llorente and Fernando de Garcillar 

("Tierra") produce. (Fine Line, 4/23) 

Exploitips: This "Lovers" is likely to attrac 

the same audience that attended "Open You^ 

Eyes" last month, as both are Spanish films, 

and they share the stars Nimri and Martinez 

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If you've got "Eyes" at your location now, use 

this opportunity to invite your patrons back 

for this one. 

Goodbye, Lover 

Sweetly sexy Patricia Arquette ("The Hi- 

Lo Country") stars in this neo-noir thriller as 

a seductress married to one brother while 

sleeping with the other. Dumped by her 

lover, she tells her husband, who kills his 

bro in a fit of rage. Dermot Mulroney ("My 

Best Friend's Wedding") and Don Johnson 

(TV's "Nash Bridges") co-star. Roland Joffe 

("The Scarlet Letter") directs from a script by 

"Money Talks'" Joel Cohen and Alex 

Sokolow; Chris Daniel, Patrick McDarrah, 

Alexandra Milchan and Joel Roodman produce. 

(Warner Bros., 4/16) 

Exploitips: In a three-star review, 

BOXOFFICE said of "Goodbye, Lover," "This 

comic noir thriller has the elements of a hit— 

an attractive marquee cast, a glossy look, a 

tantalizing plot." Historically, Warner Bros, 

has been the master at these noir B movies, 

and the studio is hoping here to emulate 

1997's neo-noir critical success "L.A. Confidential"; 

one hopes the studio will have figured 

out how to market it better to the public 

this time around. Arquette hardly ever carries 

a film by herself, though she certainly could, 

but this eclectic cast should draw a similarly 

eclectic audience. 

Three to Tango 

TV's hottest young stars are once again 

tapped for this romantic comedy about a case 

or mistaken sexual orientation. "'Til There 

Was You's" Dylan McDermott plays a 

wealthy businessman who mistakes a colleague, 

who really needs to land a restoration 

contract with him, as gay and asks him to keep 

tabs on his mistress. This is the movies, so of 

course the desperate client falls in love with 

her. "Fools Rush In's" Matthew Perry and 

"54's" Neve Campbell co-star. Damon 

Santostefano directs a script by Rodney Patrick 

Vaccaro; Jeffrey Silver ("Addicted to 

Love") and Bettina Sofia Viviano produce. 

(Warner Bros., 4/9) 

Exploitips: Spring must be in the air: Here 

come the rom/coms. This one will see its 

greatest competition from "Never Been 

Kissed," the Drew Barrymore starrer from 

Fox opening the same weekend in April. 

Barrymore and "Kissed's" high school setting 

have both proven popular with teens, as 

is Campbell. "Tango's" slightly more mature 

storyline should attract twenty- and 

thirtysomethings as well, however. This isn't 

the first time Perry has played a character 

suspected of being gay. Fans of his TV show 

"Friends" will recall that not only did his 

character Chandler's co-workers question 

his sexuality, but there was a rumor floating 

around that he was going to hook up with 

roommate Joey. Any disappointed viewers 

might show here to be vindicated. 

The Dreamlife of Angels 

In his feature film debut, Erick Zonca presents 

the drama of two young women destined 

to work in a sewing factory. Isa and Marie 

become fast friends, despite their polar-opposite 

personalities. Elodie Bouchez and 

Natacha Regnier star. Zonca scripts with 

Roger Bohbot; Francois Marquis produces. 

(Sony Classics, 4/2 NY/LA) 

Exploitips: This release has gotten a lot of 

free extra press due to its NC-1 7 rating and 

Zonca 's refusal to edit it to an R. Expect the 

curious. Held from March. 

Endurance 

This documentary explores the life of 

Ethiopian Haile Gerbrselassie, the great longdistance 

runner who broke records in both the 

5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races. Leslie 

Woodhead directs, with Bud Greenspan taking 

care of the Atlanta Olympic Games sequences. 

"The Thin Red Line" helmer 

Terrence Malick, Max Palevsky and Edward 

R. Pressman (the upcoming "American Psycho") 

produce. (Buena Vista, April undated) 

Exploitips: The minimal successes of "Prefontaine" 

and "Without Limits" prove that a 

movie about long-distance running could be 

a really hardsell, so it's likely that this doc will 

have a limited release. Appeal to ethnic pockets 

that would be interested in the runner's 

country or continent of origin; tie-ins with 

local athletic groups is another possibility. 

A Dog of Flanders 

Jon Voight ("Varsity Blues") and Jason 

Robards ("Beloved") star in this family remake 

about a young boy who leaves home to become 

an artist. Proving once again to be 

man's best friend, his dog finds him what he 

really needs: his family. "Treacherous'" Kevin 

Brodie directs. (Warner Bros., April undated) 

Exploitips: Like "Madeline, " this is a classic 

children 's tale adapted from a novel by Louisa 

"Ouida " de la Ramee that has seen three prior 

filmic versions. Families looking for quality 

entertainment for their children should be 

expectant fans of this one. 

Wing Commander 

Teen sweeties Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew 

Lillard star in this sci-fi adventure 

based on the videogame as fighter pilots 

who join a galactic effort to prevent the evil 

Kilrathi from destroying the universe. Chris 

Roberts, who's worked on a number of 

"Wing Commander"' installments, directs, 

and Roberts scripts with Kevin Droney 

("Mortal Kombat") and Mike Finch; Todd 

Moyer ("Barb Wire") produces. (Fox, 3/12) 

Exploitips: Despite earlier plans for a limited 

theatrical bow. Fox moved this PC- 13er 

up suddenly onto 1,500 screens, probably to 

capitalize during a quiet frame on the recent 

successes of teen flicks "Varsity Blues" and 

especially "She's All That," which features 

both Prinze and Lillard as rivals. You should 

do the same, appealing to the teen demo 

that's been so dominant at the boxoffice 

lately. Also appeal to fans of the game, a 

top-selling live-action CD-ROM series, empnasizing 

Roberts' connection and getting 

them discounts on it with a movie stub. 

Rock the Boat 

Director Bobby Houston and producer/star 

Robert Hudson in this documentary 

tell the story of nine guys with little 

sailing experience who find tnemselves in 

the middle of the Trans Pacific Yacht Race 

from California to Hawaii. Hudson undertook 

the challenge to prove that life doesn't 

end with AIDS. (Tell the Truth Pictures, 

opened 3/5 LA, 3/12 NY, early April wide) 

Exploitips: This film is a survival story of 

not only Mother Nature but the deadly AIDS 

virus that is claiming so many Americans 

today. Thus your audience could consist of 

action/adventure seekers and/or AIDS sympathizers— 

in other words, guys with a sensitive 

side. 

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SUMMER HEAT 

A Pictorial Overview of the Movies of Summer '% 

Compiled by Annlee Ellingson 

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opens the season on 6/4 with 

Spike Lee's "Summer ofSam" 

(middle), about the serial 

killings of25 summers ago. 

The animated "Tarzan" 

(bottom) swings in two weeks 

later, followed by the Anthony 

Hopkins/Cuba Gooding Jr. 

drama "Instinct" (top) on 6/25. 

The mood lightens 7/23 with a 

live-action "Inspector Gadget" 

(right), then darkens again on 

8/6 with the Antonio Banderas 

starrer "The 13th Warrior." 

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COLUMBIA 

with an assistfrom its TriStar 

and Screen Gems labels starts 

out dramatically with John 

Sayles' latest, "Limbo," on 6/4 

and then goes for the yucks 

with Adam Sandler's "Big 

Daddy" (middle right) on 6/25. 

Sony targets kids and adults on 

7/23, bowing "Muppets in 

Space" (top) and the Harrison 

Ford/Kristen Scott-Thomas 

drama "Random Hearts" 

(middle left) the same weekend. 

August sees the Martin 

Lawrence comedy "Blue 

Streak," plus "Hoofbeats," 

about a boy and his horse, and 

a "Universal Soldier" sequel. 

Antonio Banderas directs wife 

Melanie Griffith in "Crazy in 

Alabama" (bottom), date TBA. 

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has a quiet 

season planned, 

bowing only 

"The Haunting 

of Hill House," 

based on a Shirley 

Jackson novel and 

starring Liam Neeson, 

Catherine Zeta-Jones 

(pictured below), 

Lili Taylor and 

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and specialty arm G2 kick off 

on 6/11 with action/adventure 

"The Thomas Crown Affair" 

(left), starring Pierce Brosnaw 

and Rene Russo, but the Lion 

then sleeps till August's "Mr. 

Accident, " a comedy directed 

and written by Yahoo Serious, 

who also stars. TEA is "Tea 

with Mussolini" (lower left), a 

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period piece with divas Cher, 

Judi Bench and Lily Tomlin. 

NEW LINE 

brings back super '90s flowerpower 

agent Austin Powers 

(shown right as accoutered in 

the 1997 original) with comedy 

"The Spy Who Shagged Me" 

on 6/11. The Liners then take 

a break till August, when the 

Winona Ryder thriller "Lost 

Souls" seeks audiences. 

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PARAMOUNT 

breaks out big and bad on 6/11 

with "South Park: Bigger, 

Longer & Uncut" (top) and 

also Simon West's drama "The 

General's Daughter, " starring 

a heavyweight cast ofMichael 

Douglas, John Travolta, 

Madeleine Stowe and James 

Woods. Other long hot 

summerers are the reunion of 

Julia Roberts and Richard 

Gere in "Runaway Bride, " Tim 

Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" 

(bottom), starring Johnny 

Depp and Christina Ricci, and 

MTV's "The Wood," starring 

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20TH CENTURY FOX 

looks to dominate the season out of the box by releasing the hotly anticipated Star Wars prequel 

"Episode 1" (top photo) on 5/21 and then taking it easy (or at least waitingfor calculator-meltdown 

repairs to be done) until 7/9 with the drama "The Fight Club, " starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and 

Helena Bonham Carter. Spread out over the rest of the summer are "Brokedown Palace" (bottom 

right)— a sort of distaff version of "Return to Paradise"^starring Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale, 

writer/producer David E. Kelley 's "Lake Placid, " starring Bridget Fonda, and teen romance "Next to 

You" (bottom left), starring TV's "Sabrina: the Teenage Witch" Melissa Joan Hart.

Response No. 240

UNIVERSAL/ 

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reunites Kevin Costner and 

baseball in Sam Raimi's "For 

the Love of the Game" (bottom 

left) on 6/18; also in June is 

Polygrammer "Notting Hill" 

(top), pairing Hugh Grant and 

Julia Roberts. "SNL" vets 

Steve Martin and Eddie 

Murphy duo-l in Frank Oz's 

"Bowfinger's Big Thing," 

which also stars Robert 

Downey Jr. and Heather 

Graham, bowing 7/23. Mountie 

comedy "Dudley Do-Right" 

(bottom right), comingfrom 

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and starring Brendan Eraser, 

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Miramax is releasing virtually a pic a 

week this summer, breaking awayfrom 

the gate with "The Lovers ofPontNeuf," 

"My Son the Fanatic" and "The Wisdom 

of Crocodiles "in June. July is even 

busier (and more high profile) with Wes 

Craven's dramatic debut "50 Violins," 

starring Meryl Streep, datedfor 7/2, 

Japanese anime import "Princess 

Mononoke" on 7/9, period pic "An Ideal 

Husband" with Cate Blanchett and 

Minnie Driver on 7/23 and Kevin 

Williamson 's directorial debut "Killing 

Mrs. Tingle" with "Dawson 's Creek" 

sweetie Katie Holmes on 7/30. August 

slows down Just a little: Drama "The 

Yards" with Mark Wahlberg opens 8/6 

and "Outside Providence, " based on a 

novel by "There's Something about 

Mary's" Bobby Farrelly, bows 8/13. 

But Miramax isn 't the only busy indie 

this summer. Artisan bows Wim 

Wenders ' doc "Buena Vista Social 

Club" on 6/4 and rounds out the season 

with Roman Polanski's "The Ninth 

Gate," starring Johnny Depp. Other 

Artisan releases include action/comedy 

"Frogs for Snakes" (middle left) with 

Barbara Hershey and "The Bumblebee 

Flies Anyway" (middle right), starring 

"The Faculty's" Elijah Wood. 

Fine Line's only offering is "The 

Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean, " a 

drama starring Tim Roth slatedfor 

June. Fox Searchlight, too, Just has one 

opener, date TBA: Marc Leving's 

"White Boys," starring "The Thin Red 

Line's" Danny Hoch. IMAX has two 

giant-screeners ready: "Extreme" and 

"Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box. 

And Kit Parker reissues Brian De 

Palma's "Sisters" in New York, Los 

Angeles and San Francisco in June. 

Legacy celebrates the 20th anniversary 

of "Caligula, " reissuing a director's cut 

on 6/4. Its nextfilm is not until two 

months later: Karoly Mack's "The 

Gambler," appearing 8/4 in New York. 

Lions Gate has a similarly singular 

summer, releasing only "The Red 

Violin, " starring Samuel L. Jackson 

and Greta Scacchi, sometime in June. 

Universal's October Films, on the 

other hand, hits the ground 

running on 6/4, releasing Lars 

von Trier's comedy "The Idiots" 

(top) and Albert Brooks ' drama 

"The Muse," pairing the comic with 

Sharon Stone. Two months later, on 

8/13, the Juliette Binoche starrer 

"Alice et Martin" hits theatres. 

October also has Eric Rohmer's 

drama "Autumn Tale" on its 

season's slate, date TBA. 

"Two Girls and a Guy's" James Toback reunites 

with Robert Downey Jr. in his drama 

"Black and White," which also stars Brooke 

Shields, the Wu Tan Clan and Ben Stiller 

and will be released by Palm. Palm 's Manga 

also bows the animated "Perfect Blue. " The 

new Paramount Classics takes it easy, bowingjust 

one pic this season: Tod Williams' 

drama "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole. 

Little Phaedra is making like the train that 

could, releasing a flick for every weekend in 

June. William Roth's "Floating" and the 

perpetually delayed "Strawberry Fields" bow 

on 6/4, followed by Avi Nesher's "Taxman" 

on 6/11 and by the Australian SF drama 

"Zone 39" on 6/25. In July, the Phaedra 

lineup offers "States of Control," another 

long-held title, and Joe Gayton 's drama 

"Sweet Jane," both with dates TBA. 

Sony Classics looks to have an indie hit with 

the American release of German smash 

"Run Lola Run" on 6/18. Strand's drama 

"Head On" (bottom) heads out 7/23. Finally, 

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''AMERICAN PIE'' 

Actress Tara Reid Plays an Ail-American Lass 

in UniversaVs May 28 Youth Comedy Release 

by Bridget Byrne 

Tara 

Reid sounds like Tallulah 

Bankhead. Of course, such a hoarse, 

aged vampgrowl is not the normal voice 

of a pretty, young, rising star. And indeed it's 

not: 

Reid has a bad cold, but gamely talks 

through her sore throat. 

Apologizing for the croak, Reid still manages 

to sound upbeat, enthusiastic but level 

headed about her career, 

and well matches up to 

producer Craig Perry's 

description of her as "intelligent, 

sweet, smart and 

full of bubbly effervescence." 

Perry co-produced 

with Warren Zide, 

Chris Moore and Chris 

Weitz "American Pie," a 

Universal early-summer 

movie in which Reid is 

one of the stars. 

It's a coming-of-age 

comedy about high school 

seniors who make a bond 

to all lose their virginity by 

prom night. "My character 

is like an all-American 

girl," Reid says of her role 

as Vicki in an ensemble 

cast that also includes Alyson 

Hannigan from TV's 

"Buffy the Vampire 

Slayer" and relative newcomers 

Jason Biggs and 

Shannon Elizabeth. "She 

really feels all those things 

girls feel in high school. 

She's a good girl, but she has a little bit of a 

daredevil streak and lots of curiosity, and curiosity 

killed the cat. 

"She's curious. 

She's wondering about 

sex. She wants to know what it's all about. 

That's one of the things that happens in high 

school. Lots of different things happen, but 

sex is definitely one of the important things. 

After it happens, she wonders 'is this is it, 

is this all it is.' She breaks up. She's totally 

human. She's vulnerable." 

Reid describes all the characters in "American 

Pie," written by Adam Herz and directed 

by Paul Weitz, both making their feature film 

debuts, as "vulnerable and very human," 

something she noticed the moment she read 

the script. "When I read it, I saw what it 

could be," she says, recognizing that the 

subject matter could have been handled in a 

way that would have been "really cheesy" 

but believing that the filmmakers, whom s 

calls "great, great guys," had a vision for it that 

was really worthwhile. 

Now 

in 

her early twenties, Reid had to 

step back in time a little to be persuasive 

as a teen. "What I did was, I let all 

the walls down and let myself be gulUble and 

be like one is at 1 8, be very 

girly and giggly or be very, 

very serious. That's what 

it's Uke in high school—all 

emotions are very extreme." 

The fikn, which is 

set in Michigan, was shot 

in and around Los Angeles, 

where Reid now lives. 

But she was born and 

brought up and went to 

high school back east, 

where she first started appearing 

in commercials as 

a small child. 

"I started when 1 was 

about two years old," she 

says, remembering clearly 

how it happened. "1 was in 

a New Jersey mall with my 

mother and I was singing 

and dancing up on a table 

in a food court. I was always 

the wild one, being a 

little brat, and my mother 

was telling me 'get down, 

get down.' A talent manager 

spotted me and told 

my mother I should be in 

commercials." The idea was accepted by her 

parents. Donna and Tom, who run centers for 

early education, and soon she was appearing 

opposite a Hug-a-Bunch doll. 

"It was something I really wanted to do, 

although I didn't do a lot of it or get really 

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serious until I was close to graduating high 

school," says the young actress, who remembers 

as a kid watching Drew Barrymore 

in "E.T." and wanting to be her, because "it 

looked so much fun." After high school, her 

parents were supportive of her move to California 

to pursue acting full time. "They 

were, ofcourse, nervous, but they said,'Tara, 

go for it.'" She joined an acting seminar, 

which led to a showcase appearance, which 

brought her an agent. Soon she had a gueststarring 

role as a "dumb cheerleader" in the 

TV series "Saved by the Bell." 

Reid sees each acting job as a learning 

experience but feels she is now reaching the 

stage when she is finally earning parts that 

enable her to go beyond being cute and fun to 

reveal that "I can act." She says she felt challenged 

and satisfied by her role as Sara in an 

upcoming New Line movie, previously 

known as "Jello Shots" but now referred to as 

"Untitled Michael Cristofer Project" as it waits 

for a title to be attached in time for release in 

August. Directed by the PuUtzer Prize winner 

Cristofer, who co-wrote the drama with David 

McKenna, it's about eight young men and 

women who set off on a wild ride through the 

notorious nightlife of Los Angeles—^with dire 

consequences. Reid describes it as "a date rape 

movie" in which "the s— really hits the fan. 

"I've always felt I've done a good job in 

films before, but I've never felt 'whoa,' but this 

time I feel that," she says of the ensemble 

drama, which also stars Sean Patrick Flanery 

and Jerry O'Connell. 

Reid has never shied from movies that contain 

sex and violence. Laughing, she recalls 

that as a young teen her first screen kiss was in 

the vampire movie "A Return to Salem's Lot," 

based on a Stephen King novel. She was a 

vampire planting a seductive life-transforming 

kiss. Other contacts with the horror genre include 

co-starring in the recent Phoenix-produced 

teen scream flick "Urban Legend" from 

Columbia, but on a sUghtiy more realistic level 

she also played Bunny, the young, rich wife 

who was the focal point of the kidnapping 

scheme gone wrong in Gramercy's "The Big 

Lebowski," starring Jeff Bridges and John 

Goodman and directed by the Coen Brothers. 

Reid says the Coen sibUngs are "just amazing 

human beings" and the very important 

thing she learned from working with them was 

"just to relax. They told me to just relax behind 

the camera and it becomes your friend. Relax 

and let it go, and that's where your best work 

will come from." 

not woridng, Reid says she also 

When 

likes "to relax." What that involves 

is: "I read a lot ofbooks, write some 

poetry, and I like buying sneakers," she says, 

explaining that though she may look "girly" in 

her movies she rarely wears dressy clothes in 

real life, much preferring sweatshirts and 

pants. But her blonde hair, currently straight 

and long in a retro-hippie style, is the same 

onscreen as in real life, though minus those 

bamettes that teenager Vicki wears in "American 

Pie." Mainly, Reid says, "Ijust like to hang 

out with my friends and my brother." Tommy 

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Warren 

Zide and Craig Perry, 

partners in Zide/Perry Entertainment 

and co-producers of 

Universalis "American Pie/' are at the 

breakfast table in a popular cafe, across 

from their Beverly Hills office. It's 10 

a.m., but far from being late starters the 

two highly motivated go-getters have 

been up and at it for hours, and give the 

impression that their energy and determination 

is unflagging. 

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the young Zide sau' that picture he felt 

that being in the movies must be "the 

greatest job in the world," and studying 

the book of film grosses every time he 

visited his father's office "just made me 

want to do it more." 

Perry, who's 30, was inspired very 

differently, by seeing "The Exorcist" 

when he was seven. He started making 

his own films at eight and reading the 

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what was then called ''East Great Falls 

High" under their directive to develop 

the sort of raucous teen sex comedy 

they felt was missing from the market 

Both producers stress that the film 

evolved along the way into something 

with a "much sweeter, gentler spirif 

that they believe will give it wider appeal 

beyond the teen market. They are 

not at all uncomfortable with the new 

title or the R rating for the movie, 

which came in under budget, costing 

around $11 million for its 38-day 

shoot in Los Angeles. 

Reid, a year and a half older than his sister, is 

a screenwriter with several projects in development 

and is, sis says, "really smart." Back 

home are more siblings—17-year-old twins 

Patrick and Colleen—whom are "really cute." 

Talking about family reminds her of her 

feeling that parents shouldn't be concerned 

project, because these characters are not 

bunch of Ken and Barbie dolls. They ai 

unique and individual and dealing with stu 

teens everywhere deal with today." 

Upcoming for Reid is "The Visitor," a n 

working of a French movie, to be shot i 

Chicago and England. It's a timewarp romanc 

Says Perry, 

condescend. It relates to actual 

it 

"The movie doesn't 

experience." Both men feel that 

represents teen life as teens see it 

"not as told from the perspective of the 

head of a studio," Perry adds. The 

duo's criteria for selecting scripts 

Zide has a reputation as one of most 

successful In the industry at selling 

spec scripts—is simple. 

"We ask ourselves whether we 

would pay $8 to see this," says Perry. 

Adds Zide, "We believe films must be 

writer driven, not star driven. The industry 

might not want to believe that, 

but: You get stars with a great screenplay, 

but you get terrible movies with 

just stars and no good script." 

Very hands-on, the producers are on 

set during shooting and at all meetings 

during promotion and marketing. 

They have a two-year first-look pact 

with Warner Bros, and several go projects 

elsewhere. "Flight 180," for oldhome 

New Line, 

they describe as a 

horror movie in a creepy "X-Files" 

way, "not a slasher", will shoot this 

summer; and New Line will also make 

"Gigantic," which, Zide quips, "costs 

quite a bit less" than the "Titanic" it 

spoofs. Sony also plans to make "Providence" 

(not to l>e confused with the 

new NBC drama series), a "smart romance" 

written by josh Schwartz, a 

young screenwriter Zide spotted while 

Schwartz was just a junior at USC. 

Back 

across the street, their offices 

(where video games help 

relieve stress) are being reconstructed 

to double the available 

work space. Getting up early obviously 

pays off. Even more important, 

Zide reels, is "not to take tne hard 

work too seriously, to have fun." Because 

he still retains that belief he 

had as a kid reading BOXOFFICE, that 

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about their teenagers seeing "American Pie," 

which is rated R because of its sexual content. 

"This subject is something dealt with in every 

high school in America. If I was a parent, I 

would want my teenagers to go see this movie, 

because it tells a tme story. Yes, there is a httle 

nudity and some swearing, but that is reaUstic. 

But It has nice messages: kids and parents do 

misunderstand each other, but if parents bug 

you it's because they love you; friends do and 

should ask friends about sex, and that curiosity 

is okay and relationships are okay. It sends a 

message about what teens in high school are 

concerned about, and that's what really attracted 

me and the whole ensemble cast to the 

in which she will play a housekeeper, a role she 

describes as a new challenge because it is "an 

awesome, really eccentric and funny likable 

character." At the moment, though, Reid's 

voice has got even scratchier, and her next role 

is in the kitchen. She needs to get back to 

drinking lemon tea, with lots of honey. 

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Thomas Ian Nicholas and Tara Reid. Directed 

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WILD" ABOUT 

"WEST" 

Hollywood has again mined classic TV for ideas and come up with "Wild Wild West." Wild Wild What? younger minds might ask An 

The spy-and-gadget western series, starring Robert Conrad, ran from 1965 to 1 970, about the time the parents ofthe movie's target audieni 

were planmng their prom. Yet even cable-deprived kids should be attracted to the idea of a sci-fi westem, from the director (with one 

his stars) of "Men In Black," another movie in which a buddy duo competes, and wins, against a backdrop of spectacular special effects 

Barry Sonnenfeld this time pairs "MIB" star Will Smith—as suave special govemment agent James T. West—with Kevin Kline ("In & Out 

as Artemus Gordon, man of a million disguises. Sahna Hayek ("54") joins them as sultry Rita Escobar, a woman who's on her own mission Tht 

team against Dr. ArUss Loveless, played by Kenneth Branagh ("The Theory of Right"), who is plotting to assassinate President Ulysses S Gra 

(a return tum by Conrad) with the aid of an 80-foot-taIl mechanical tarantula. 

In our story, director Sonnenfeld (who escaped unscathed from a plane crash soon after our conversation), actor Smith, actress Hayek and tl, 

producer Jon Peters tell their tales, in their own words, of How the West Was 

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""im West—he"s a little different than the 

original. There are certain liberties that 

I 

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^'est is a Negro [laughs]. Jim West is, like, the 

oolest cowboy ever. To talk about him in the 

ontext of the film is difficult, because the film 

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different in the same way Barry Sonnenfeld 

as a different sense of humor. 

It's the West, and we stay completely true to 

ae period: 1 869. The special-effects aspect of 

he film is designed with technology that exsted 

in 1869. so everything is gears and puleys 

and Catling guns. It's the technology of 

he period taken way to the next level. 

The comedy is a lot like "Men hi Black," 

\here the comedy wasn't really jokes, just 

i\\ kward situations. I'm actually not the funny 

:u\. Barry said to me when I read the script 

Smith adopts a higher, nasal voice], "Okay, if 

his is 'Men In Black,' you're Tommy Lee 

(ones." It's a httle difficuh, because my instincts 

are naturally comedic. 

have a really special 

"Kevin KUne and I 

elationship in this film. You have to be able to 

:ake turns. Comedy is in contrast. All the great 

;omedic teams in history have contrasts: 

:all/short, quiet/verbose. You have to draw on 

:he opposites to develop the comedy. 

I've 

never been the sexy guy. I've always 

been the goofy guy, and just to put on the 

clothes and hat and gunbelt and all of that 

and fall into this James West character, to leam 

how to ride a horse, does so much for you. That 

is so much fun, because that's so far from who 

I am. It's like when you're a httle boy, you 

dream about being someone or doing something 

and being able to Uve out all of those 

fantasies. Learning how to ride is very exciting 

for me. I'd never even been on a horse. 

I 

have a completely obsessive personaUty, 

so anything I get into I get into 1 8 hours a day, 

so rm thinking about doing it when I'masleep. 

a firm believer that success is strictly based 

hours committed. 

I wear a costume very closely derivative of 

Robert Conrad's style, the bolero jacket and 

the whole deal. It's very, very close.. .so much 

that we had original designers of the TV 

show design for the movie. 

; 

I think [the film] is contemporary in that it's 

fast-paced, it's ftin and it's colorful. It's a lot of 

the same tricks and same gags that they weren't 

able to ignite in the original. We have die ability 

technologically today to expound on the things 

the original creators of the television show 

had designed. 1 think that it's special, but it's also 

and llin and warm and nostalgic for 

the original viewers of the show. It's got a little 

bit ofthe old and a little bit of the new. 

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Two 

things. One is, 

I grew up with the 

television show. I just loved it. I love 

how it was sort of like James Bond in 

the West. The other reason I was really attracted 

to it was, I'm attracted to sometimes 

taking material that's been around for a while 

and reinventing it. I thought Robert Conrad 

did a fantastic job on the series and was the 

coolest guy when I was growing up. Now it's 

1 999, and I feel Will is the coolest guy around. 

Bo Welch was the production designer. He 

also did "Men In Black," "Beetlejuice," "Edward 

Scissoriiands." Really, the idea was: 

What would happen if you literally made a 

science-fiction movie in 1869? So there's a 

very Jules Veme-like feeling to it. lots of 

girders and hydraulics and dripping fluid. And 

the bad guy. Dr. Loveless, has sort of "leg 

envy," so there are spiders everywhere. His 

weapon of destruction is an 80-foot mechanical 

tarantula. Everything looks like it could 

have existed as state-of-the-art stuff in 1 869. 

My favorite gadget is Dr. Loveless" tank 

train. He's got this big tank and he backs the 

tank up into a single-car train and sort of 

clamshells around the train, and he uses the 

tank as a motor and weapons, and so the tank 

then goes on a railroad track and pulls this 

one -car train. It's really cool. And also the 

disk launcher is cool because it's incredibly 

phallic. Dr. Loveless sort of keeps people in 

their place by putting magnetic collars 

around their necks. You know those invisible 

doggie fences? If you step over the invisible 

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SALMA 

HAYEK: 

Very 

Distracting 

for the 

Mission 

She's 

this girl who is 

looking for somebody. 

And she's not like a professional 

adventure person, but the situation happens 

and she has to go look for this person. 

In her search, she's run across two guys, who 

are professionals, looking for the same person 

but for different reasons. So she uses her 

charms to persuade them to take her with them, 

and one of them wants her to come and one of 

them doesn't because she's very distracting, 

because they both like her. He's right—she is 

very distracting for the mission. She helps a 

little, but she makes mistakes too. 

Imagine : For six months I never had to wake 

up too early, or go to bed too late. They gave 

me the most humongous trailer, bigger than my 

first apartment in L.A. I got to work with Will 

Smith, who would sing all day, and Kevin 

Kline, who would do funny jokes all day, and 

Barry Sonnenfeld, who would be Barry 

Sonnenfeld all day, which is a joy. 

Everything was fun about it.... I did some of 

my own stunts. I was thrown through a hole 

and landed on a chair, and he let me go for it, 

because I love to do physical stuff. I'm very 

good at it. I get to do a German accent. I get to 

ride this horse with a carriage in the back with 

Kevin Kline, and the horse was going really 

fast and these actors are on the ground and we 

have to not run over them. What else? I ride 

this very unexpected train full of surprises. I 

get to sing and dance. I get to be caged like a 

little bird by Kenneth Branagh, in his bedroom, 

and then be rescued. Many things. 

People have this strange idea about me 

it's like they think I can do only very limited 

things. It's always a struggle to get the part, 

and then they want to work with me again. 

I won him [Sonnenfeld] over very fast, and 

he was so nice to me. 

I 

never thought a period piece could be so 

sexy. They tricked me! Everyone looks 

really good. Most of the film, I'm in this 

lingerie sort of thing from the 1800s, but a 

little more stylish. 

What happens at one point [is], I'm in 

some sort of sexy outfit because the bad guy 

Kenneth plays has all these girls handling 

him and they're really sexy. And at one point 

they capture me and put me in a really sexy 

outfit, and put me in a cage for him. But then 

I get rescued, and they take me with them, 

but I don't have anything to wear, so I'm 

stuck in this outfit. 

fence, it launches these three-foot saw blês 

that cut your head off. You don't actually see 

anyone's head cut off. 

I 

wanted to pay homage to the television 

show, but sort ofmake the movie my own. 

The villains are really cool, the weapoas 

are really cool, but ultimately what happens 

to make these kind of movies work is two 

things. One is the relationship of the people 

in this case, we have Kevin, Will and Salma. 

The other thing you need is a really cool 

villain—in this case, Kenneth Branagh—because 

the good guys are only as heroic as the 

bad guys are evil. With Kenneth, we digitally 

removed his legs from every shot. He's in a 

wheelchair and really angry about it, because 

he's lost the ability to reproduce. 

The big discovery for me on this movie was 

Salma, because she hadn't really been in a 

comedy before, and I have very specific taste 

in what's funny. Two things: One, the actors 

never let the audience know what they're 

saying is funny and, two, they have to say it 

really quickly. My direction is always, "Say it 

faster." I didn't know if Salma could do that. 

[But] she comes across as this incredibly sexy 

Lucille Ball. She's really funny without acknowledging 

she's funny. I think this mo\ ic 

could sort of help her in a big way. In "Mcr 

In Black," although Linda [Fiorentino] was ii 

it, she could have been a man. In this one 

Salma's role is integral to the story. The ccx)! 

thing is, Salma's character is actually son o\ 

babe-widi-cleavage-and-sexuality, and oui 

two guys to an extent vie [for her attention |. 

Will even gets to kiss her. 

just sort of look at [actors'] body 

Youof work and know them as people. I 

think Will is whatever that chemical 

is you put into iuiylhing to make things combine—sort 

of an elixir. It's possible to put Will 

in a room with iuiybody, and Will will chann 

them and they will chiu-m Will. Then you have 

Kevin—he's a great presence and really 

funny. I'm a big believer that you should ncvv'i 

have two funny pet)ple in a movie. You alu ays 

need Gracie Allen and George Bums.... You 

need Ricky Ricaido and Lucille Ball.... 

|ln 

"Men In Black" ) what made Tommy and Will 

so funny was Tommy was the straight man 

and Will was the funny guy. This is a little 

reversed. Kevin is playing Artemus Gordon.

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So Which Have 

Actually Seen th 

Television Show? 

Will Smith: 'Tm 30, but 

Tm a crazy TV kid, so Fd 

seen it on Nick at Night." 

Salma Hayek: "I didn't 

know about it until I got 

the part. Now Fve seen 

some episodes.'' 

WILD ONES: (top) Jon Peters; (l-r) Will Smith, Barry Sonnenfeld, Kevin Kline. 

Barry Sonnenfeld: "I 

suspect 82 percent of 

our audience won't 

have known it was a 

TV sries, though it 

plays in syndication 

on TNT. It actually 

works worKs really well v 

if you don't kn( 

a man ofa million disguises . Kevin is the brunt 

of the comedy, and Will is the straight man. 

What's cool about this movie [is], I don't 

think anyone has seen Will like this before, 

because he looks like James Bond He's incredibly 

gorgeous and sort of older-looking, 

more mature. He looks like the romantic hero 

of a movie.... In fact, at one point. Will meets 

this exotic woman who's a criminal and Will 

knows it. She's played by Bai Ling, and she 

introduces herself, and Will sort of tips his hat 

and says, 'West, Jim West," and I had him do 

it the same way Sean Connery did "Bond, 

James Bond." In fact, my wife, who would 

come to dailies a lot, would say, "Is anyone 

on the planet more handsome than Will?" A 

woman who was a line producer would say, 

"I can't watch the screen, I'm going to faint." 

I think what works in the tone of the 

movie is not unlike other films I directed, 

whether "The Addams Family" or "Get 

Shorty" or "Men In Black." Tonally, they're 

a little dark; they're comedies, but no one 

slips on a banana peel. 

Because of the weaponry and because of 

Will's attitude and the way people are 

dres.sed and the visual effects are really 

extraordinary, this movie feels like a much 

bigger movie in scope than "Men In Black." 

I used to tell [Steven] Spielberg "Men In 

Black" was a tiny little buddy movie. If you 

look back, not a lot happens—it's a lot of 

smoke and mirrors. I sort of feel like 1 got 

away with murder and I'm not sure why 

people liked it as much as they did. But this 

movie feels like it's on a different scale. 

I hope the effects are invisible. I hope people 

will think we actually did build an 80-foot 

mechanical tarantula. There was a tremendous 

amount of bluescreen—it lasted six 

weeks. One, it's painfully boring. Two, you're 

shooting individual shots. What's fun is two 

actors, three actors, talking back and forth and 

being able to see where the pacing can be 

picked up. But, on bluescreen, usually the 

other actor is not in the same room, so you 

don't get a sense if it's flowing or if it's woridng 

or if it's funny or scary until tfiree months later 

and you get background plates in and say, "Oh, 

man, why didn't I have him be angrier in this 

shot?" The reason is, you couldn't tell when 

you shot it two weeks ago. It's painfiilly annoying, 

all that bluescreen stuff. 

After "Men In Black," I vowed I would 

never do another big visual effects movie 

again, and "Wild Wild West" makes "Men In 

Black" seem like an afterschool special. The 

secret is to have the visual effects all there and 

then sort of ignore them. What makes it work 

is getting people into the story. You can't blow 

up things all the time. I'm always working to 

take explosions out of movies. 

I hope that in 10, 20 years— preferably 

10—I'm retired and visiting the sets of other 

people suffering dirough directing movies. I 

try not to define who I am by what I do. What 

concerns me is my wife and kid and that stuff. 

I 

don't think you'll be reading about me in 

any textbooks in 10 or 20 years, no matters 

what I do. But 1 definitely want to direct other 

movies that aren't so visually annoying. The 

next movie, I think, will be "Ali," with Will 

Smith. You know what? If I have to be directing 

in 10, 20 years, it will he fine as long as 

I'm working with Will. If I have to direct, I 

want to direct Will. 

JON PETERS: 

Barry and | 

Barbra | 

I felt it was the opportunity to do something 

completely and totally original that had neve 

b)een done before. [TTie TV show] was just the 

idea, that was the bieginning. You plant die seec 

and fiiom that seed grows a giant tree. This movif 

starts in the West and tums into this Jules Verne 

big adventure with technology and monsters. 

Plus, Barry Sonnenfeld was a guy I've always 

wanted to woric with. He reminds me a 

lot of Barbra Streisand when I worked with hei 

in the old days. He's a detail freak and very 

talented on every level. I knew he was the 

perfect creative genius for the part. Then we 

came up with the idea ofhaving Will Smith play 

Jim West, and all the pieces started to fall in. 

The tarantula is 

one of many things. The 

movie has more than 600 special visual shots, 

music, music videos, extras—it's huge. I have 

done 70 movies, and this is the biggest. It's also 

the most fiin time I've ever had. 

D 

"Wild Wild West." Starring Will Smith, 

Kevin Kline, Salma Hayek and Kenneth 

Branagh. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld Written 

by S.S. Wilson & Brent Maddock and 

Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman. Produced by 

Jon Peters and Barry Sonnenfeld. A Warner 

Bros, release. Action/adventure/comedy/scifiAvestemAvhew. 

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Interviews With tlie Giants 

UP CLOSEAND 

PERSONAL 

Meet exhibition's industry leaders. In our illustrated alphabetical 

directory, BOXOFFICE puts faces to names and showcases some 

of North America's flagship theatres, while top executives from 

the nation's 50 largest chains share their favorite movie 

memories and reveal their circuits' plans for the future 

compiled by Francesca Dinglasan andAnnlee Ellingson 

AMC 

106 W. 14th Sl, Kansas City, MO 64141 

PHONE: 816-2214000; FAX: 8164804617 

EXECUTIVE ROSTER: 

Stanley Durwood, Co-Chairman & CEO 

Peter C. Brown, Co-Chairman, Pres. & CFO 

Philip Singleton, President 

James Beynan, Treasurer 

John Shirley, Dir., Food Mktg. 

Richard Fay, President, Film Mktg. 

YEAR FOUNDED: 1920 

TOTAL SITES (WORLDWIDE): 229 

TOTAL SCREENS (WORLDWIDE): 2291 

SITES LAST YEAR: 228 

SCREENS LAST YEAR: 2248 

RANK THIS YEAR: 6 

RANK LAST YEAR: 4 

THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 14,400 

CORPORATE EMPLOYEES: 250 

THEATRE LOCATIONS: 24 states: 

CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MA, 

MD, MI, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, 

TX, VA, WA; Japan; Portugal; Spain 

AMC co-chairman and CEO Stan Dunvood. 

AMC co-chairman, president and CFO 

Peter C. Brown. 

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AMC's Pleasure Island 24 in Orlando, Fla. 

*SUe and screen counts are as of 1/1/99.

Cinemas, the worlds largest movie picture 

f 

tor, considered all of these factors in launchi 

Radiant's innovative technology 

matches the vision Regal has set 

for their success and growth. "Vti 

at Radiant feel fortunate to have 

partnered with Regal at such an 

early stage for both of our companies," 

says Craig Chapin, Business 

Development Director at Radiant. 

lementing new technology takes many forms 

hvolves many questions: 

Kw do we increase our efficiency and 

p)ductivity? 

do we achieve greater management 

fvtrols over our business? 

^ w do we improve communication and 

vice with our theatres and our patrons? 

^w do we drive sales and growth? 

innovative technology initiative within their 

Founded in 1989, Regal began searching for 

lovative technology provider who could be a 

gic partner in understanding & helping to 

fment a solution to meet their needs. Their 

ttive was to improve the marketability and perince 

of the chain. Ultimately, Regal wanted to 

'ise the enjoyment level of patrons during 

inovie going experience. 

turned to Radiant Systems to supply a comback 

office, box office and kiosk point-of-sale 

on. Regal first installed Radiant's 

tainment solution in their theatres in 1995 

:he addition of a customer activated kiosk & 

-service point of sale solution at their first 

ape location in Chesapeake, Virginia. Regal 

nee maintained their commitment to Radiant 

;talling an average of 55 theatre sites per year. 

' Regal has grown to approximately 3,600 

ns and 401 sites in 30 states nationwide. Regal 

:ts to install approximately 50 new sites and 

?rt 130 acquired ACT III sites during 1999 with 

adiant Solution. 

Response 

"We liked the vision offered by Radiant," said J.E. 

Henry, Sr. Vice President and CIO for Regal. "When 

we first began working with Radiant they had a 

very effective back office system that allowed for a 

broad range of reporting capabilities which 

enabled us to grow our business more effectively 

and efficiently. It has been interesting to watch the 

growth of our companies. It is amazing what you 

can do when you have a very strong partnership." 

After achieving success in over 180 sites with 

Radiant's Entertainment Solution, Regal continues 

to renew their commitment to Radiant with both 

existing and new technology ventures. "We see 

many new innovative technology frontiers ahead of 

us, and will work closely with Radiant," said Henry. 

"Radiant has best in class products, services and 

features to offer the motion picture exhibitor. We 

are glad to be on the forefront of this technology." 

For Regal, the Radiant solution enabled them to 

allow for credit card transactions, perform advance 

day sales, provided them with more flexibility, faster 

employee training and stability. "The infrastructure 

at Radiant to support our needs was really important 

to us," said Curtis Woods, Director of Networks 

& Technical Computer Services, for Regal. "We place 

a great deal of emphasis on customer service. All 

our theatres are able to call the Radiant help desk 

for software support, and Radiant has done 

an exceptional job of responding to our 

needs." 

Regal & Radiant meet on a frequent basis to 

plot a course for continued success. Both of 

these growing companies realize change is 

inevitable, and want to make sure that the direction 

they are moving in is going to continue to revolutionize 

the entertainment industry. The innovation 

and commitment is vital to the success of Radiant 

and the future of the entertainment industry. 

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"Our strategic partnership continues 

to drive both our products and 

services to meet the rapidly 

changing needs of the theatre 

technology solution. Our goal 

always been to exceed our 

customer's expectations. We wa 

to revolutionize the consumer 

experience through consumer 

activated and traditional management 

&POS tools." 

Radiant 

SYSTEMS 

For more information, call us at 

1-800-229-0991 

or visit our web site at 

www.radiantsystems.com 

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B&B Theatres 

B&B Theatres partners Sterling Bagby, 

Bob Bagby and Elmer Bills. 

Elmer Bills (Partner): 

FAVORITE MOVIES: 

The ones that attract the 

biggest crowds. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE 

PLANS: 

Continued expansion. 

B&B THEATRES 

114 W. Second St., P.O. Box 171 

Salisbury, MO 65281 

PHONE: 660-388-5219 


Robert Bagby, Partner 

Elmer Bills, Partner 

Sterling Bagby, Partner 


TOTAL SITES: 28 

B&B Theatres' Lake West Cinema. 

TOTAL SCREENS: 110 





NEW (1998) SCREENS: 10 

PROJECTED SCREENS, 12/99: 134 

THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 600 

CORPORATE EMPLOYEES: 

LOCATIONS: KS, MO, OK 17 

Carmike Cinemas Inc. 

Michael W. Patrick 

(President and CEO): 

FAVORITE MOVIE: 

"Raiders of the Lost Ark." 

FAVORITE THEATRE IN 

CHAIN: The Hollywood 

Connection in Columbus, Ga. 

The idea for this entertainment 

center/theatre originated between 

my son Wynn and I. 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: 

My mother and father took me 

out of a screening because of sex 

in the movie. 

FIRST FORAY INTO 

EXHIBITION INDUSTRY: 

At age 19 I began working at the 

Riaito Theatre in Atlanta, Ga. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: 

[We plan for] Carmike Cinemas 

to be the leading exhibitor 

in the secondary market. 

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Carmike president and CEO Michael Patrick. 

CARMIKE CINEMAS 

RO. Box 39 1 

, Columbus, GA 3 1902 

PHONE: 706-576-3400; FAX: 706-576-3419 


Michael W. Patrick, President & CEO 

JohnO. BarwicklllCFO 

l^-arry M. Adains. Sr. VP, Info. Systems 

Fred VcUiNoy, Operations 

H. Madison Shirley, Concessions 

Anthony Rhead, Booking 

Jim Davis, Equipment Buyer 

A Carmike theatre at dusk. 

Marilyn Grant, Advertising 

F. Lee Champion, Secretary 









PROJECTED SCREENS, 12/99: 3 150 

THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 9(XX) 

CORPORATE EMPLOYEES: 1 30 

THEATRE LOCATIONS: 36 states: AL, 

AR, CO. DE, FI., GA. lA. ID, IL, IN, KS, 

KY. LA, MD. MI, MN, MO. MT. NE, NM, 

NY. NC. ND. OH. OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, 

UT VA, WA, WV, WI,

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Central states Theatres 

Myron N. Blank (president): 

Century Theatres 

II 

Central States president 

Myron N. Blank. 

FAVORITE 

MOVIE: 

"Titanic." 

FAVORITE 

THEATRE IN 

CHAIN: 

Charles Theatre 

in Charles 

City, Iowa. 

My father re- 

quired me to 

finish building it before my marriage 

in 1935. 


Visiting the studios in Hollywood. 

My father was president of First 

National Pictures. This was in 1924 

before he sold it to Warner Bros. 

HRST FORAY INTO EXHIBITION 

INDUSTRY: Purchasing agent for 

Tri-States Theatres in 1933. 


PLANS: 

Not to expand, but to stay updated. 

Century CEO Raymond Syufy and 

president Josept) Syufy. 

Raymond W. Syufy (CEO): 


"Star Wars," "Saving Private Ryan" 


CHAIN: 

The Cinema 21 in San Francisco. It 

is a beautiful single-screen theatre 

buUt in the 1920s that is stadiumseated, 

THX certified, all digital 

but best of all, it's the first Century 

theatre I ever worked at 


Seeing "Treasure Island" 

with my family. 


EXHIBITION 

INDUSTRY: 

150 Pelican Way 

San Rafael, CA 94901 

PHONE: 415-448-8400 

FAX: 415-448-8358 


Raymond W. Syufy, CEO 

Joseph Syufy, President 

David Shesgreen, COO 

Michael Dittmann, CFO 

Michael Plymesser, Exec. VP, 

Business Affairs 

James C. Naify, Senior VP, Film 

William L. Hulme , Senior VP, Ops. 

Nancy M. Klasky, VP, Marketing 

Victor Castillo, VP, Corp. Dvip. 

Blair Walker, VP, Construction 

Lisa Rahn, VP, Concessions 

Bob Shimmin, VP, Concessions 

Phil Hacker, VP, Facilities and Projection 

Chris Duffle, VP, Purchasing 









PROJECTED SCREENS, 12/99: N/A 



THEATRE LOCATIONS: AK, AZ, CA. 

CO,NM,NV,OR,UT 

Central states' Coral Ridge 10. 

CENTRAL STATES THEATRES 

505 5th Ave. #414, Des Moines, lA 50309 

PHONE: 515-243-5287; FAX: 515-243-5892 


Myron N. Blank, President 

Arthur Stein Jr., COO 

Ray Jackson, CFO 

Roger D. Hansen, Operations 

Jim Nicholas, Concessions, Equip. Buyer 

George Catanzano, Booking 

Jim Emerson, Advertising 








NEW (1998) SCREENS: 




THEATRE LOCATIONS: lA, NE 

I was bom into it. I was 

brought into the family 

business by my father, 

Ra)miond J. Syufy, who 

started this company. He 

began by taking my 

brother [Century president 

Joseph Syufy] and I 

along on trips to look at 

prospective sites. Later 

on, while in school, I 

worked at the Cinema 21 

tearing tickets at the door, 


PLANS: 

Century will continue 

to expand profitably by 

protecting its core markets, 

choosing new market 

opportunities carefully, 

serving its customers 

and maintaining its 

key margins. 

The Century Sparks 14 in Sparks, Nev. 

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PHONE: 937-323-6447; FAX: 937-325- 1 100 

Michael H. Chakeres, President & CEO 

Philip H. Chakeres. VP & COO 

Elden Paden, Controller 

Harty N. Chakeres, VP 

Pauline N. Chakeres, VP 

Joe Brooks. Concessions 

Fred Schweitzer, Film Buyer 

Paul Ramsey, Advertising 




SITES LAST YEAR: N/A 

SCREENS LAST YEAR: N/A 


RANK LAST YEAR: N/A 

NEW (1998) SCREENS: N/A 




THEATRE LOCATIONS: KY, OH 

CinemarkUSA 

Cinema Entertainment 


INDUSTRY: In 1963 when my brother, 

brother-in-law and I built a drive-in 

theatre in St. Cloud, Minn. 

Cinema Entertainment president Robert Ross. 

Robert Ross (president): 

FAVORITE MOVIE: I 

like most 

movies, but 'Titanic" stands out because 

of what it did at the boxoffice. 

FAVORITE THEATRE IN CHAIN: 

The West Acres Cinema in Fargo, N.D. 

Ifs big and beautiful and has all the 

features of the new multiplexes. 


When I was eight or nine, I went to my 

father's theatres in Sauk Rapids, Minn. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: To 

continue to upgrade and add stadiiunstyle 

seating and additional screens 

where they are needed. 

CINEMA ENTERTAINMENT 

RO. Box 1 126, St. Cloud, MN 56302 

PHONE: 320-251-9131 

FAX: 320-251-1003 


Robert Ross, President 

David Ross, CEO 

George Becker, CEO/Treasurer 

Tony TiUemans, VP 

Ed Villalta, Operations 

Stan McCulloch, Booker 

YEAR FOUNDED: 1%1 



SITES LA ST YEAR: 18 








LOCATIONS: lA, MN, ND, WI 

Cinema Entertainment's new tall-screen theatre, the West Acres 12. 

7502 Greenville Ave., Suite300 

DaUas,TX 75231 

PHONE: 214-696-1644; FAX: 214-369-9972 


Lee Roy Mitchell, Chairman & CEO 

Alan Stock, President 

Tandy Mitchell, Exec. VP 

Jerry Brand, VP, Film Licensing 

Robert Carmony, Sr. VP, Operations 

Mike CavaUer, General Counsel 

Walter Hebert, VP, Purchasing 

Randy Hester, VR Mktg. & Comm. 

Don Harton, VP, Constmction 

Ken Higgins, President, Cinemaik de Mexico! 

Margaret Richards, VP, Real Estate 

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Jeff Stedman, Sr. VP, CEO 

A rendering of Cinemark's upcoming plex 

in Gulfport, Miss. 

Tim Warner, Pres., Cinemark Inti. 

Philip Wood, VP, Mgmt. Info. Sys. 

Terrell Falk, VP, Lge. Format Theatres 


TOTAL SITES (WORLDWIDE): 

276 (237 U.S.; 39 ind.) 

TOTAL SCREENS (WORLDWIDE): 

2731 (2361 U.S.; 370 intl.) 


SCREENS LAST YEAR: 1 82 







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LA, MI, MN, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY OH, 

OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI; Argentina; 

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CinemaStar president Franl< Moreno. 

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12230 El Camino Real #320 

San Diego, CA 92057 

PHONE: 619-509-2777; FAX: 619-509-9426 


Frank Moreno, President & COO 

Jack Crosby, CEO 

Norman EX)wling, CFO/Treasurer 

David LaFleur, Theatre Ops. 

John Eltz, Concessions 

Allen Elrod, Booking 

Dan Cahill, Advertising 

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THEATRE LOCATIONS: CA; Mexico 

Classic Cinemas 

Willis Johnson 

(president and CEO): 

FAVORITE MOV- 

IES: I have so many 

favorite movies. I'll 

say "The Way We 

Were." I love to sit and 

cry over that one. 

[Also] "Nashville/' 

Times/' 

"Hard 

"Chato's 

Land"— 

some of those are 

kind of obscure. Early 

Bronsons. 

FAVORITE 

THEATRE IN 

CHAIN: 

Ifs probably the Tlvoli. That was 

our first. It [was built in] 1928, and it's 

still original. Ifs original overall and 

we have restored it. It's a single 

screen with over 1,000 seats. French 

Renaissance. We [also] really love art 

deco. Our Lake Theatre in Oak Park 

is 1936 Thomas Lamb. Ifs been modified 

some, but much of the stuff in 

it is original. 

Classic Cinema president 

and CEO Willis Johnson. 


The earliest movies that I remember 

seeing were when I visited my 

cousin in Monticello, Ind., whidi 

would have been in the late '40s. 

[We'd see] the afternoon serials on 

Saturday afternoons. 

FIRST FORAY INTO EXHIBI- 

TION INDUSTRY: There was a 

showman here in Chicago 

named Oscar Brotman, 

and he leased a theatre 

in a building that 

[my wife and I] owned. 

In June of 1978 we woke 

up one morning, and 

there on the marquee it 

said, "Closed for remodeling." 

And even 

though we didn't know 

a lot about the movie 

business, we knew 

know that 

enough to 

he was gone. We advertised 

for prospective 

tenants, and after 

interviewing 

[several applicants], 

we decided 

that it would be better for us to be 

in the movie business. That's how 

we got started. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: We 

have a four^screen that we bought 

last year, and we're expanding 

it to seven 

screens. It should be 

open in May. Then we 

have two [other] theatres 

[that we're expanding]—a 

five-screen that 

will be going to a nine 

and a seven that will be 

going to either 12 or 13. 

In the case of the fivescreen, 

that's a historic 

downtown theatre that 

we had divided into 

three, and then we 

bought the property 

next door and added 

two more just three years ago. We're 

going to take that down [and] add six. 

fivoii 

CLASSIC CINEMAS 

603 Rogers St. 

Downers Grove, IL 605 15 

PHONE: 630-968-1600 

FAX: 630-968-1626 

Willis Johnson, President and Equipment 

Buyer 

Chris Johnson, VP, C^., Concessions 

Lou Michael, Film Buyer 

Shirley Johnson, Advertising 










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THEATRE LOCATIONS: IL 

58 BoxoFncE

Clearview 

Cinemas 

A. Dale "Bud" Mayo 

(chairman, president and CEO) 

Clean/iew Cinemas chairman, president 

and CEO A. Dale "Bud" Mayo. 

FAVORITE MOVIES: "Raiders of 

the Lost Ark," "Cinema Paradiso," 

"Ifs A Wonderful Life." 

FAVORITE THEATRE 

IN CHAIN: The Tenafly 

Cinema 4—the first Clearview 

Cinema. Its success 

gave rise to our niche-based 

strategy: community-based 

theatres. 

EARLIEST CINEMA 

MEMORY: "Gone with the 

Wind" as a child. 

FIRST FORAY INTO EX- 

HIBITION INDUSTRY: I 

bought the site of a minimall—an 

abandoned movie 

theatre in downtown Tenafly, 

N.J., when the town opposed the 

mini-mall concept I was encouraged 

to reopen the theatre—and I did. 


continue our commimity-based strategy 

throughout metro New York, and to 

eventually become the drcuit with the 

highest screen coimt in that market 

CLEARVIEW CINEMAS 

97 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928 

PHONE: 973-377-4646; FAX: 973-377-4303 


A. Dale Mayo, Chair., Pres. and CEO 

Joan Romine, CEO/Treasurer 

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5913 Woodson Rd, Mission, KS 66202 

PHONE: 913432-2334; FAX: 913-432-9507 


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Wood Dickinson, President & CEO 

Steve Taul, CFO/Treasurer 

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Edwards 

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300 Newport Center Dr. 

Newport Beach, CA 92660 

PHONE: 949-640-4600 

FAX: 949-721-7170 


James Edwards in. President & 

CEO 

Joan Edwards Randolph, 

Sr. Exec. VP, Chief Corp. Officer 

John Fuller, CFO 

Marcella Sheldon, Exec. Secy. 

Chris LeRoy, VP, Film 

Frank Haffar, VP, Concessions, 

Equipment, Construction 

Kevin Frabotta, VP, Ops. 

Lawrence Davidson, VP & 

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KurtMacfariane,VP& 

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Carola Andeison, VP, Rim/ 

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Don Barton, VP, Ady. & Mktg. 

Karine Melkonian, Controller 

Sandi Martin, Properties 









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THEATRE LOCAnONS: CA, 

CO,TX 

Edwards Theatres (Film Div.) 

12424 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 720 

Los Angeles, CA 90026 

PHONE: 310-447-7890 

FAX: 310-447-0941 

Empire Tiieatres 

115 King St., Stellarton, Nova Scotia 

CANADAB0K150 

PHONE: 902-755-7620; FAX: 902-755-7640 


Stuart G. Eraser, President 

Kevin MacLeod, Dir.. Ops., Equip. Buyer 

Brian MacLeod, Concessions 

Greg MacNeil. Film Buyer 

Dean Leland, Dir., Adv. 









PROJECTED SCREENS. 12/99: 135 

THEATRE EMPLOYEES: N/A 

CORPORATE EMPLOYEES: N/A 

JHEATRE LOCATIONS: 

Brunswick, Newt'oLuidland, 

\ Nova Scotia, RE.I. 

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Entertainment 

Cinemas 

Bill Hanney (president and CEO): 

FAVORITE MOVIE: "Gone with 

the Wmd." 


The next one we build. It will create 

new memories for me—and those lastminute 

headaches the night before 

opening! 

Entertainment Cinemas president and CEO Bill Hanney. 


Watching "Dr. Zhivago" as a kid at 

General Cinemas Westgate in 

Brockton, Mass.—which, many years 

later, I purchased. 

Entertainment Cinemas' Seymour Theatre. 

FIRST FORAY INTO EXHIBITION 

INDUSTRY: At age 19 1 leased a single 

downtown movie theatre in the Boston 

area. 


continue to expand carefully and to 

build the finest theatres we can. 

ENTERTAINMENT CINEMAS 

7 Central Street, S. Easton, MA 02375 

PHONE: 781-341-2800 

FAX: 781-341-4170 


Bill Hanney, President & CEO 

Keith Ash, CFO 

Mike Harmon, VP, Ops/Equip. Buyer 

James McGrath, Operations 

Patrick Morgan, VP, Construction 

Marty Zides, Film Buyer 

Rosemary Tanzi, Mktg. 

Jo-Ann Overstreet, Concessions 









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LOCATIONS: CT, MA 

^ 

Famous Players' Coliseum in Mississauga, Ontario. 

FAMOUS PLAYERS 

146 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario 

CANADA M5S 1P3 

PHONE: 416-969-7800; FAX: 416-964-3924 


John Bailey, President 

Damien Cheng, Sr. VP, Bus. Planning 

Ton Kars, Sr. Exec. VP& CFO 

Roger Harris, Sr. VP & CM, Ops/Mktg 

Brian Holberton, Sr. VP, Design & 

Contruction Dvlpmnt. 

Michael Scher, Sr. VP, Secy. & Gen. Counsel 

Joe Strebinger, Sr. VP, Film 

Laura BriUinger, VP, 

MAX Ops/Mktg 

Nigel Bullers,VP, 

New Theatres 

Dean Einarson, VP, 

Finance and Controller 

Dennis Kucherawy, VP, 

Corp. Public Relations 

Stuart Pollock, VP, Mktg. 

Jeff Rush, VP, 

Concessions 

Hartmut Sahl, VP, 

Design & Constr. 

Doug Smith, VP, Human 

Resources & Industrial 

Relations 

YEAR FOUNDED: 

1920 









THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 38(X) 


THEATRE LOCATIONS: 8 prxwincas: Alberta. 

B.C., Miuiitoba, N.B., N.S., Ontario, Quebec, 

Saskatchewan 

Famous Players president John Bailey. 

Famoas Players (Montreal) 

1255 University Blvd. 

MonUxial. Quebec H3B 3W4 

PHONE: 5 1 4-86 1 -7744; FAX: 5 1 4-86 1 4969 

Famous Players (Vancouver) 

1086 Park Royal 

W.Vancouver, B.C. V7T1A1 

PHONE: 604-926-7321 

FAX: 604-926-5831 

Famous Players 

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Response No. 39

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Auditorium One ofR.L. Fridley's Metropolitan Thieatre in Iowa Falls, Iowa. 

R.L Fridley 

Theatres 

Robert L. Fridley 

(president and CFO): 

FAVORITE MOVIES: "An American 

in Paris." It is so full of great musical 

nimibers. Of course ifs the Gershwin 

music to begin with, and ifs so terrifically 

performed—^whether ifs by Gene 

Kelly, Leslie Caron, Georges Guetary or 

Oscar Levant Ifs just so entertaining all 

the way. If I had to look at a movie over 

and over, that would be the one. 

Now, I might say another favorite 

movie is 

"All About 

Eve," because 

of the 

clever dialogue 

and 

the great 

performances. 

But 

it wouldn't 

be one that 

R.L. Fridley president and CFO 

Robert L Fridley. 

68 BoxomcE 

I'd want to 

look at a 

dozen times. 

FAVORITETHEATRE IN CHAIN: Ifs 

probably the Capri Theatre in Lake City, 

Iowa. It is a gorgeous stadium theatre. It^s 

been a stadium theatre since 1940. Now, 

you hear about stadium theatres today 

being the thing, well, we've got a theatre 

in Nebraska, an art deco that was built in 

'37, thafs a stadiiun. We have another 

one in Storm Lake, where the biggest 

auditorium, the original, is stadiimi; it 

was also built in '37. So we've had stadium 

theatres for quite a few years. 

EARLIEST QNEMA MEMORY: I was 

about four, and all I remember is that it had 

a witch in it The earliest I remember by 

title—I was six years old—^was "The Covered 

Wagon," an old silent blockbuster 


INDUSTRY: It was running a Jackrabbit 

or Kerosene circuit Back in the Depression, 

jobs were very difficult to find, and 

so I rented portable motion picture 

equipment and would show one night a 

week in towns that didn't have a theatre. 

I might be showing in a old opera 

house, a community hall, a closed theatre. 

That was a tough way to learn the 

business. 


We're expanding. Right now we're 

building a nine-plex in a suburb of Des 

Moines. We already have a 

five-pie 

there. We are also building a theatre ii 

east Des Moines, which will be an eighl 

plex. And then they always say, "Well 

we're going to stop. Get out of debt" Bu 

opportvmities always come up, so wi 

move ahead. 

R.L. FRIDLEY THEATRES 

1321 Walnut St.. Des Moines, lA 503 

PHONE: 515-282-9287 

FAX: 515-282-8310 


Robert L. Fridley, President & CFO 

Terry Dotson, VP, Operations 

Beth Moiân, Concessions 

Brian Fridley, Bcx:)king 

Brad Ranier, Equipment Buyer 

Carl Seebaugh, Advertising 


TOTAL SrreS: 37 







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THEATRE LOCAIIONS: lA. NE

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General Cinema 

Theatres 

Bill Doeren (president and CEO): 

General Cinemas president 

and CEO Bill Doeren. 

FAVORITE 

MOVIE: 

"E.T." 

FAVORITE 

THEATRE 

IN CHAIN: 

The 

Yorktown 

18, with 

the first Pre- 

Cin- 

mium 

ema in 

the 

United States. 


Saturday morning movies for a dime. 


INDUSTRY: Management trainee at 

Empire Theatre in downtown Kansas 

City. 

ORCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: To 

restructure our domestic portfolio to 

[focus on the] northeast and midwest; 

to grow our international presence; 

and to build niche businesses 

like Sundance Cinemas. 

GENERAL CINEMA 

THEATRES 

1280 Boylston St. 

Chestnut HiU, MA 02467 

PHONE: 617-277-4320 

FAX: 617-277-8875 


Paul Del Rossi, Chairman 

WiUiam Doeren, President 

&CEO 

Frank Stryjewski, Exec. VP& COO 

Poston Tanaka, Sr. VP, Dvlpmnt. 

Ben Barbosa, VP, Fihn, West 

Alan deLemos, VP, Film 

Tammy Diorio, Equip. Buyer 

Page Thompson, VP, Concessions, Adv. 

The Yorktown 18's Premiere Cinema. 

General Cinema's Yorktown Win Lombard, III. 

Stephen Pritzker, Advertising 



(158U.S.;14intl.) 


1262 (1128 U.S.; 134 intl.) 


SCREENS LAST YEAR: 1 166 







THEATRE LOCATIONS: 25 states: C 

DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, ^ 

MN, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, S 

TN, TX, VA WA; Argentina; Chile; Mexico 

William J. Stembler 


FAVORITE MOVIE: "Forrest 

Gimip"—I'm from the South. 


I love all of them. They're aU my children. 

All my children are equaL 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: I 

grew up in it. I'm third generation in 

the business. And I remember going 

to the fabulous Fox theatre in downtown 

Atlanta where our predecessor 

company's offices were. That would 

be when I was six or seven. 

FIRST FORAY 

INTO EXHIBITION 

INDUSTRY: I went to 

law school and practiced 

law for a couple 

of years and realized I 

had worked in the theatres 

a little bit in high 

school and enjoyed it, 

so I came back to it. 

CIRCUIT'S FU- 

TURE PLANS: To remain 

just a regional or 

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Georgia Theatre Co. president 

and CEO William Stembler 

local circuit primarily within the state 

of Georgia and to modernize [our theatres] 

over the next three or four years 

[with] stadium seating and proper 

soimd systems. We came into being 

in '91 with the purchase of some theatres 

from United Artists that ourformer 

company had sold to United Artists in 

'86. And so I've dedicated myself to 

taking those theatres and doing the 

upgrades that I feel are necessary. [We 

also plan to] add [more] strategic locations 

around the state of Georgia. 

GEORGL\ THEATRE CO. 

2999 Piedmont Rd., 2nd H. 

Atlanta, GA 30305 

PHONE: 404-264-4542 

FAX: 404-233-8184 


William J. Stembler, 

President & CEO 

Dennis P. Merton, 

CFO & Treasurer 

John Stembler Jr., VP 

Curt Harris, VP, Ops, 

ConcessicMis & 

Equipment Buyer 

Kip Smiley Jr., 

Hciid Film Buyer 

Terri Leseueur, Asst. 

Film Buyer, Mktg. 

Georgia Theatre Co.'s Cherokee 16 

in Woodstock, Ga. 

Tricia Thompson, Adv. 










THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 4(X) 


THEATRE LOCATIONS: FL, GA 

Georgia Ttieatre Co.

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GKC Theatres 

Beth Kerasotes (president): 

FAVORITE MOVIE: ''V\rizaid of Oz/' 


Our new Strand 10 Cinemas in Mt 

Zion, m. This is the first of our new 

prototype design and also the first theatre 

that I actually had a hand in 

designing and decorating for the circuit 

Although we've [subsequently] 

built the same design elsewhere, the 

Strand has a lot of sentimental meaning 

to me and I'm still thrilled each 

time I visit. 


MEMORY: Because my father 

built our present chain, 

I've always been involved 

with the theatres since day 

one. My father used to have 

a screening room in oiu 

basement where he taught 

me how to thread and run 

the old projectors. It was always 

a big thriU for me q^^c president 

when the film deliveryman 

would bring new movies to the 

house because I got to play projectionist 

and watch some great movies. 


EXHIBITION E^JDUSTRY: 

My first job was at one oiu: 

theatres working concessions. 

I began working in 

our office upon graduating 

high school and learned the 

business by working in all 

the various departments 

imtil I finally felt confident 

to take on "Dad's Department." 


FLANS: 

Beth Kerasotes. 

plan to continue to ex- 

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GKC THEATRES 

755 Apple Orchard St. 

Springfield, IL 62703 

PHONE: 217-528-4981 

FAX: 217-528-6490 


Beth Kerasotes, President 

George Kerasotes, CEO 

Jeff Cole, VP&CFO 

Eileen Grace, Theatre Ops. 

Krystal LaReese, Dir., Concessions 

Bryan Jef&ies, Booking 

GKC's Strand 10 in Mt. Zion, III. 

Kyra Morgan, Equipment Buyer 

Jim Whitman, Advertising 

Matt Heissinger, VR Planning/ 

Construction 


TOTAL SfPES: 40 


SffES LAST YEAR: 40 


RANK TfflS YEAR: 20 






THEATRE LOCATIONS: 

AZ, IL, IN, MI, WI 

Goodrich 

Quality Theatres 

Goodrich Quality Theatres' Kalamazoo 10. 

Robert E. Goodrich (president): 

FAVORITE MOVIE: "A Man for 

AU Seasons" is my top choice. 

FAVORTTETHEATRE IN CHAIN: 

Over the years, because of my efforts 

with a theatre or my connection with 

the people running a theatre or the 

commanding business a theatre is 

doing, some five theatres have evolved 

into being the company's key theatres. 


Watching John Wayne in many 

films, especially "Red River." My 

father would keep bringing back 

popular films as a second feature. 

FIRST FORAY 

INTO EXHIBITION 

INDUSTRY: Earning 

my allowance at my 

father's downtown 

theatre: Taking gum 

off seat bottoms, 

mopping and changing 

light bulbs—especially 

the large marquee 

lit with some 600 

bulbs. 


PLANS: Both finding 

non-competitive sites 

Goodrich Quality Theatres 

president Robert Goodrich. 

to build new 

theatres—seven-plexes to 16- 

plexes—and buying theatres that can 

be upgraded with digital sound, new 

seats, new lobby (neon, carpet, concession 

stands) and stadium risers. 

GOODRICH QUALITY THEATRES 

4417 Broadmoor S.E. 

Kentwood,MI49512 

PHONE: 616-698-7733 

FAX: 616-698-7220 


Robert E. Goodrich, President 

Ross Pettinga, CFO 

William T. McMannis, VP, GM 

Martin Betz, Ops., Equip. Buyer 

Dale Dolten, Concessiors 

Wanda Hoist, 

Film Buyer 

Jim McHoskey, 

Film Booker 

Donna VanSweden, 

Advertising 

Matthew Johnson, 

Marketing 

FOUNDED: 1930 


TOTAL SCREENS: 186| 


SCREENS LAST 

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THEATRE LOCATIONS: IL, IN, MI

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Harkins' Superstition Springs 25 Luxury Cinemas in Mesa, Ariz. 

Dan Harkins 


FAVORITE MOVIE: 

"Fantasia." 


CHAIN: Harkins Camelview 5 

in Scottsdale. It was the last theatre 

I built with my dad before 

he died, and I married my wife 

Karen there. 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEM- 

ORY: Watching my dad operate 

the projectors with the old vacuum 

tube rectifiers, carbon arc 

lamphouses and 2,000-foot 

reels. 


EXHIBITION INDUSTRY: 

Being bom. 


To grow and add theatres that 

offer our expanding population 

the most luxurious cinematic experience 

possible. 

HARKINS THEATRES 

7517 E. McDonald Dr. 

Suite One 

Scottsdale, AZ 85250 

PHONE: 602-955-2233 

FAX: 602-443-0950 


Dan Harkins, President & CEO 

Wayne Kullander, Exec. VP 

Greta Newell, Controller 

Mike Bowers, VP, Ops. 

Tim Spain, VP, Concessions 

Lou Lencioni, Booking 

Kelly Maloney, Din, 

Marketing 

Kirk Griffin, Equip. Buyer, Dir., 

Engineering 









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THEATRE LOCATIONS: AZ 

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Peter Ivany (CEO): 

Hollywood 

Theatres 

291 1 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1 150 

Dallas, TX 752 19 

PHONE: 214-528-9500 

FAX: 214-520-2323 


ITiomas Stephenson Jr., Pres. & CEO 

Robert Painter, COO 

James R. Featherstone, CFO 

Harold Sawtelle, Din, Operations 

Gary Golden, Head Film Buyer 

Brad Wardlow, Concessions 

Tracy Bundy, Dir., Mktg. 

Bryan Rakowski, Info Sys. 









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AL, ID, KS, MO, OH, OK, TX 

Hollywood president and CEO 

Thomas Stephenson Jr. 

Hollywood's Norman, Okla. theatre. 

Hoyts Cinemas Ltd. 

FAVORITE MOVIES: "Apocalypse Now," "qI 

Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest/ 'Schindler's List," "( 

sablanca.' 

FAVORTTE THEATRE IN CHAIN: Solomon Po [ 

Cinema 15 in Berlin/Marlborough, Mass. It was ( 

first U.S. stadium-style theatre and the first in the N( r 

England area. 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: [Going to 

Elstemwick Classic located in Melbourne, Victoria 

see the original Disney film "101 Dalmatians." 

HRST FORAY INTO EXHIBFTION INDUSTRY: 

1982, the family bought into Hoyts and my first j 

was assistant manager at the Melboiune Cinema CenI 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: To stadiumize o 

cinema circuit and continue our global expansion. 

HOYTS CINEMAS 

One Exeter Plaza, Boston, MA 02 1 1 

PHONE: 617-267-2700; FAX: 617-262-2751 


Peter Ivany CEO 

Terry Moriarty, CFO 

Rafael Pastor, President and CEO, U.S. 

Hal Cleveland, Sr. VR Dvlpmnt. 

Jud Parker, Sr VR Film 

Dan Vieira, Sr VP, Ops.& Mktg. 

Marianne Gibson, Concessions 

Ralph Stafford, Equip. Buyer 

Carlisa Brown, Advertising 

YEAR FOUNDED: 1986 (U.S.) 

TOTAL SITES (WORLDWTOE): 193 (1 16 U.S., 

TOTAL SCREENS: 1542 (945 U.S., 597 intl.) 

SITES LAST YEAR: 1 27; SCREENS LAST 

RANK THIS YEAR: 7; RANK LAST YEAR: 10 


PROJECTED SCREENS, 12/99: 1057 (U.S.) 

THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 2800 (U.S.) 

CORPORATE EMPLOYEES: 87 (U.S.) 

THEATRELOCATIONS: 12states:CT,MA,MD,Ml 

NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VX WV; Argentina; Australi 

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An Enterprise of

Kerasotes 

Theatres 

Tony Kerasotes 

(presicfent and CEO): 


''The Godfather/' 

"The Wild Bunch/' 


The one that I went to as a kid, which 

is still near my house—the Esquire. 

It was the one that had Saturday 

morning shows for kids. That's 

where I used to go; it was walking 

distance from my house. It's still in 

existence. 


The first movie I even remember seeing 

was probably 'Torbidden Planet," 

in the '50s sometime. It was pretty 

cool. It was in a big ol' theatre in the 

afternoon, there weren't many people 

there, and the movie was kind of 

scary. 


INDUSTRY: I worked up in my dad's 

office in the summertime doing clerical 

work and answering the telephone. 

Thafs where I learned the business 

that they don't teach in school. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: We 

have an expansion plan well underway. 

We should be up to about 550 

screens by the end of 1999. We're underway 

currently in Indianapolis and 

Evansville, Indiana. Starting in the 

spring and summer, we're going to 

build theatres in Bloomington, Columbus, 

Marion and Terre Haute, Ind., 

and in Pekin, Galesburg and Springfield, 

111. Those are all sites that we 

presently own. Some of them are underway 

now, some of them will start 

this spring and be ready by Christmas, 

and some will start this summer and 

be ready next spring. 

KERASOTES THEATRES 

104 N. 6th St., Springfield, IL 62701 

PHONE: 217-788-5200 

FAX: 217-788-5207 


Anthony L. Kerasotes, President & CEO 

Dean L. Kerasotes, Exec. VP & COO 

Roger Hurst, CFO 

John G. Miller, GM, Ops., 

Concessions, Mktg. 

Tim Johnson, Asst. GM, Ops. 

Pat Rembusch, Head Film Buyer 

Robert Gallivan, Dir., Real Estate 

Fred Walraven, Dir., Tech. Svcs./ 

Purchasing 

Barry Tester, Mgr., Advertising 








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PHONE: 403-262-4255 

FAX: 403-266-1529 


Hector H. Ross, Chairman 

Brian F. Mcintosh, President 

Philip H. May, Secretary/Treasurer 

Frank Kettner, Sr. VP 

Charles D. K. May, Sr. VP 

M. Barry Myers, Sr. VP 

Kevin Graham, Theatre Ops., 

Concessions, Equip. Buyer 

Geoff Linquist, Theatre Ops., 

Concessions. Equip. Buyer 

Kevin Norman, Mgr., Fihn Buying 

Donald Langkaas, Mgr.. Advertising & 

Creative Svcs. 

Gordon Imlach, Mgr., Mktg. & 

Promotion 

Chuck Bradley, Mgr., Construction & 

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CORPORATE EMPLOYEES: N/A 

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!ATRE LOCATIONS: Alteila. 

Biilish Columbia, Manitoba, 

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Jack Loeks 

Theatres 

John Loeks Jr. 

(president, CEO and COO): 

FAVORITE 

MOVIES: I'm 

kind of torn. A 

few of them come 

to mind. "The 

Godfather," "English 

Patient," 

and "Schindler's 

List" I think are 

three that stand 

out in my mind. 

Loeks president, CEO 

and COO John Loeks Jr. 

FAVORITE 

THEATRE IN CHAIN: Right now, of 

course, a lot of our effort has been focused 

on building the new Celebration! Cinemas. 

We've just completed a Celebration! 

Cinema ia Lansing, Mich. Thafs the prototype 

that I've spend an awful lot of time 

with, so it has become my favorite theatre. 

There are other theatres I like a lot, such as 

our Cinema Carousel and our Studio 28 

theatres. But I think because of the time 

and effort that has gone into our new Lan- 

sing theatre, I'd have to say thafs my favorite 

right now. 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: I guess 

I'd have to say I was a small child watching 

"War of the Worlds" in the Midtown Theatre 

in Grand Rapids, Mich., and I took it 

to be reality. My father had to remind me 

that it was just a movie. 

HRST FORAY INTO EXHIBITION IN- 

DUSTRY: There are a number of connections. 

Of course, I was bom in a family that 

was in the business, so ifs second generation. 

I think the first task directly connected 

to the business was acting as legal coimsel 

to Jack Loeks Theatres. From there I came 

into the business in 1990 as president of 

Jack Loeks Theatres, so that was a fairly 

dramatic step in. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: Our 

thought is that we will continue to build 

theatres at a gradual pace, which I guess 

would mean approximately one new theatre 

each year. That would be the general 

pace at which we would probably expand. 

JACK LOEKS THEATRES 

1400 28th St. S.W. 

Grand Rapids, MI 49509 

PHONE: 616-532-6302 

FAX: 616-532-3660 

Loeks' Celebration! Cinema in Lansing, Mich. 


John Loeks Jr., President, CEO & COO 

Nancy Hagen, CFO/Treasurer 

Steve Forsythe, VP, Operations 

Roger Lubs, VP, Concessions, Equip. Buy( 

Mike Mihalich, Booking 

Ron Van Timmeren, VP, Adv. 












THEATRE LOCATIONS: MI 

LoekS'Star 

Theatres 

Barrie Lawson Loeks (president): 

Loeks-Star's Star Southfield in Southfield, f\/lich. 

FAVORITE MOVIES: "Aladdin," "Lawrence 

of Arabia," "E.T.," "The Sting." 

FAVORITE THEATRE IN CHAIN: My 

favorite theatre in the chain is without a 

doubt Star Southfield located in 

Southfield, Mich. Star Southfield is our 

chain's flagship theatre. We went all out 

with Star Southfield to create a total 

themed environment that is 

fun, exciting and pays homage 

to the city of Detroit It 

incorporates the best of 

what we know how to do in 

theatre design today. 


MEMORY: When I was approximately 

four years old, I 

got to go to the Monday 

screenings in downtown 

Pittsburgh (when there was 

an appropriate movie) with 

my Great Uncle Peter Dana Loeks-Star president Barrie 

who was then sales manger Lawson Loeks 

for Universal. I felt as 

though I was really in showbusiness 


INDUSTRY: I took a leave of absence 

from the law firm I was working at in 1982 

to work with my husband Jim to create a 

theatre company. I suppose I am still on 

that leave of absence, but I am having far 

too much fun to go back to practicing law. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: Star 

Theatres is continuing to roll out 20- to 30- 

screen stadium megaplex theatres incorporating 

coffee hoases, ice cream concepts 

and, in some cases, sit-down restaurants 

into the design. We open a 25-screen theatre 

the weekend after ShoWest in Auburn 

Hills, Mich., and will shortly thereafter 

break ground on a new 20-screen complex 

in Dearborn, Mich. 

LOEKS-STAR 

THEATRICS 

3020 Charlevoix Dr. S.E. 

Grand Rapids, MI 49546 

PHONE: 616-940-0866 

FAX: 616-940-0046 


Jim Loeks, Chairman 

Barrie Lawson Loeks, 

President 

Kenyon Shane, COO 

Dorian Brown, CFO 

Jay Laninga^ Treasurer 

Robert Kleinhans, VP, Operations 

Jon Kareli, Equipment Buyer 

Krys Bylund, VP, Advertising 

Deborah Michalik, Asst. VP 

Phil Urrutia. VR 

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Loews Cineplex 

Entertainment 

7 1 1 5th Ave., New York, NY 1 0022 

PHONE: 212-833-6200 

FAX: 212-833-6292 


Lawrence J. Ruisi, 

President & CEO 

John J. Walker, Sr. VP/CFO 

John McBride Jr., Sr. VP 

& General Counsel 

Joseph Sparacio, 

VP, Finance 

Mindy Tucker, VP, 

Strategic Planning 

Travis Reid, Pres., U.S. Ops. 

Michael P. Norris, Exec. VP 

Robert Lenihan, Exec. VP 

Seymour Smith, Exec. VP 

& General Counsel 

Shauna King, Sr. VP, Film 

Taience L. Jackson, Sr. VP, Real Estate 

Bryan Bemdt, VP, Finance 

David Badain, VP& Deputy General Counsel 

Marc Pascucci, VP, Adv. & Publicity 

Fred Gable, VP, Concessions 

Loews Cineplex president and CEO 

Lawrence J. Ruisi. 

Eric Swartwood, VP, Constn/Design 

Freeman Fisher, VP, Distrib. Relations & Field Promotions 

Steve Bunnell, VP, Fikn Buyer 

Phil Groves, VP, Fibn 

Peter Foumia-, VP, Human Resources 

Jim Fagerstrom, VP, Mgmt. Info. Sys. 

Brian Blatchley, Divisional VP, Ops., East Coast 

Roger Smith, Divisional VP, Ops., Midwest 

Len Westenberg, Divisional VP, Ops., West Coast 

Kenneth Benjamin, VP, Real Estate 

Greg Young, VP, Real Estate 



TOTAL SCREENS (WORLDWIDE): 2700 

SITES LAST YEAR: 467 (Loews: 140; Cineplex: 327) 

SCREENS LAST YEAR: 2678 (Loews: 938, Cineplex: 1740) 

RANK THIS YEAR: 4; RANK LAST YEAR: N/A 


THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 12,500 


THEATRE LOCATIONS: 22 states: AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, 

ID, IL, IN, KY MA, MD, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, 

UT, VA; Canada; Hungary; 

Spain; Turkey 

Loews Cineplex Entertainment's 

Sony Lincoln Square in New York., 

Cineplex Odeon Canada 

13()3YongeSt. 

Toronto, Ont.M4T2Y9 

PHONE: 416-323-6600 

FAX: 416-323-6677 


Allen Karp, Chairman, 

CEO & Din 

JimVassos.Sr.VP«&CFO 

Michael Kennedy, 

Sr VP Film 

Marci Davis, Sr. VR Mktg. 

Dan McGrath, Sr. VP Ops. 

Sam DiMichele, Sr. VP, 

Real Estate 

Ken Siegel, VP, Real Estate 

a/lalco Tiieatres 

Steve Lightman (president and CEO): 

FAVORITE MOVIES: "The Godfather," "E.T./' 

Graduate," "Titanic," 'Torrest Gump." 

"T 

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FAVORITE THEATRE IN CHAIN: We love all of o 

theatres—^that goes without saying! But the Majestic w 

our first all-stadiiun theatre; the pictiu-e quality and soui 

quality in combination with the comfortable rockers ai 

the stadiimi seating created raves in the entire MempI 

community. 

Malco's Majestic Tlieatre. 

citing family event for many years. 

EARLIES 

N E M 

C I 

M EMOR^ 

M.A. Lightm; 

Sr., my grandf 

ther, who start! 

Malco Theatn 

had a screenii 

room built in h 

backyard. Eve 

Sunday nigl 

my family (15 

20 members; n 

grandfather 

children woa 

bring their chi 

dren) would j 

to screeningsthat 

was an e 

FIRST FORAY INTO EXHIBITION INDUSTRY: I wi 

bom into the industry, but as a teenager, my first job w; 

working the cash register at our siunmer drive-in conce 

sion stand. At that time, I wouldn't say I was passiona 

[about the industry]—ît was just a job! It became a passioi 

later on. I really got into the business, the booking end, i 

my late 20s. I taught business at the University of Memphi 

for a couple of years, and I was a stockbroker for three yeaii 

Then, I just saw that our company was growing, and my da; 

wanted me to come in. Once I got started, I fell in love witj 

the business. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: We're building as w 

speak. We're adding stadiums to some of our existing the. 

tres, and we're continuing to build state-of-the-art stadiui 

theatres in the mid-South area—^mainly Tennessee, Arkar 

sas, Mississippi and Kentucky. 

MALCO THEATRES 

5851 Ridgeway Ctr. Pkwy. 

Memphis, TN 38120 

PHONE: 901-761-3480 

FAX: 901-681-2044 


Steve Lightman, Pres. & CEO 

Bill Blackburn, CFO 

James Tashie, Sr. VP 

Robert Levy, Sr. VP 

Herbert Levy, Exec. VP 

Larry Etter, Concessions 

JeflF Kaufman, Booking 

Mike Thomson, Equip. Buyer 

Sandy Nicholson, Advertisin; 

James Lloyd, Tech. Support 





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CORP EMPLOYEES: 35 

THEATRE LOCATIONS:M 

KY,MO,MS,TN 

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Mann Theatres 

Jeffrey G. Lewine (president and CEO): 

Mann president and CEO Jeffrey Lewine. 

FAVORITE MOVIES: "Night Shift/' 

"Annie Hall," "Gone with the Wmd/' "Mr. 

Blandings Builds His Dream House/' 


Mann's Chinese in Hollywood (and seeing 

"Blazing Saddles" there). 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: The 

Three Stooges in "Around the World in a 

Daze/' with a personal appearance by the 

Three Stooges in White Plains, N.Y. 


DUSTRY: Working siunmers for Doug 

Rugoff at the Cinema 5 in New York. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: To grow 

through new theatre megaplex development 

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W 

Bruce C. Corwin (president): 

AVORITE MOVIE: "Stalag 17." 

i< s an Army movie. It was like a predec.sor 

to M*A*S*H. It was one of the 

fi iniest pictures I've ever seen. I must 

h ê seen it six times. I was 13 years old 

[i len] the pictiu-e came out in 1953. Willi 

n Holden won an Academy Award 

ft best actor. Otto Preminger was the 

piducer, and it was directed by Billy 

Vlder. The funny man in the picture 

V s a guy by the name of Robert Strauss. 

AVORITE THEATRE IN CHAIN: 

^/ favorite theatre in our chain is the 

/lington Theatre for the Performing 

/ ts in Santa Barbara: 2^11 seats. It plays 

t' giant motion pictures—^the "Inde- 

idence Days" and the "Star Wars"— 

f 

a 1 it also has live concerts. It has the 

1 1. Philharmonic and the Philadelphia 

I ilharmonic and ballet and opera. Ifs 

g't the biggest and the best of the film 

virld and the classical world and the 

I :k world. 

It 

Metropolitan's president Bruce C. Corwin. 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: I 

was six or seven, and I just remember 

some of the early Disney movies. I don't 

even remember which ones. 


INDUSTRY: Well, our family's been in 

the business since 1923, so we're 76 

years old. [We're] four generations. I'm 

the third, and my son's now in the business. 

aRCUirS FUTURE PLANS: Because 

we're a family business, we've concentrated 

primarily in small markets. We're in 

Santa Barbara, and we're in the desert 

Palm Springs, Palm Desert—ând we have 

a j oint venture in Colorado. We're going to 

be basically expanding in those areas and 

looking for opportunities in smaller communities 

that the big guys don't go into. 

METROPOLITAN THEATRES 

8727 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048 

PHONE: 310-858-2800; FAX: 310-858-2860 


Bruce C. Corwin, President 

David Corwin, CFOATreasurer 

Allen Gilbert, Exec. VP 

Marshall Stone, Ops., Concessions, 

Equipment Buyer 

Mike Doban, Film Buyer 

Alan Stokes, Advertising 

Bill Hughes, Dir., Real Estate/Dvlp. 











THEATRE LOCATIONS: CA, CO 

Muvico Theaters 

Hamid Hashemi (president and CEO): 

FAVORITE MOVIE: By far "Star Wars" is 

novie of all time. 

my favorite 

FAVORITE THEATRE IN CHAIN: Each theatre holds its 

»wn special memory. Every Muvico theatre is imique and 

hemed differently. Muvico has taken moviegoers back to 

he days of the drive-ins of the '50s as well as 

stepping into the pages of a children's storybook, 

viost recently, Muvico Theaters premiered Muvico 

14 at Paradise Park, which takes our guests to the 

and of ancient Egypt. 

HRST FORAY INTO EXHIBinON ESIDUSTRY: 

n 1984 I purchased a three-screen theatre in Coral 

springs, Fla. 

John Townsend, Dir., Construction 

Carol Yamcek, Comptroller 

Deane L. Hashemi, Special Projects 


TOTAL SITES: 8; TOTAL SCREENS: 94 

SITES LAST YEAR: 8; SCREENS LAST YEAR: 83 

RANK THIS YEAR: 39; RANK LAST YEAR: 44 



THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 450; CORPORATE EMPLOYEES: 25 

THEATRE LOCATIONS: FL 

QRCUFT'S FUTURE PLANS: Muvico Theaters 

?lans to build and operate high quality theatres and 

reach a screen count of 750 screens by the year 

1002. 

MUVICO THEATRES 

3101 N. Federal Hwy, 6th Roor 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306-1042 

PHONE: 954-564-6550; FAX: 954-564-6553 


Hamid Hashemi, President & CEO 

Jerry Gruenberg, VP, Film Buyer 

Michael Melvin, VP, Development 

Dennis Waldron, VP, Ops. 

Randi Emerman, Dir., Mktg. 

The Muvico 18 in Pompano Beach, Fla. 

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National 

Amusements 

Shari Redstone (executive VP): 

FAVORITE MOVIES: "Titanic," 

"Air Force One/' "Gloiy/' "Braveheait" 


The Randolph—ifs filled with memories 

of overcoming one obstacle after another 

and ending up with a great theatre. 


Going with my father to the opening 

of our theatre in Worcester and watching 

movies as a child in our basement 


INDUSTRY: Making a commitment to 

learn the family business. 


continue to strengthen our position in 

the existing markets and expand strategically 

in the U.S. and the U.K.; to 

aggressively and wisely grow our circuit 

in South America; and to explore 

other opportunities internationally. 

NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS 

200 Elm St., Dedham, MA 02026 

PHONE: 781-461-1600 


Sumner M. Redstone, Chair. & Pres. 

Shari E. Redstone, Exec. VP 

Jerome Magner, Sr. VP, Finance 

William J. Towey, Sr. VP, Operations 

Edgar A. Knudson, Sr. VP, AdvTPub. 

George Levitt, Sr. VP, Fikn Booking 

William J. Moscarelli, VP, Real Estate, 

Latin America 

TTiaddeus Jankowski, VP & Gen. Cnsl. 

Mark Walukevich, VP, Film, Intl. 

John Bilsborough, VP, Ops., hitl. 

Peter J. Brady, VP, Constmction 

NationalAmusements 

exeutive vice president Shari Redstone. 

Richard Sherman, VP, Finance 

David SweetsCT, VP, Real Estate, U.S. 

James Hughes, VP, Concessions 

Stephen Sohles, VP, Mgmt. Info Sys. 

James Murray, VP, Operations 

John Zawalich, AssL VP, Sales & Mktg. 

Patricia Reeser, Asst. VP & 

Deputy General Counsel 

Dana Wilson, AssL VP, Corp. Comm. 


TOTAL SITES (WORLDWIDE): 

122(103U.S.;19intl.) 


1235 (988 U.S.; 247 intl.) 








CORPORATE EMPLOYEES: 2 1 

THEATRE LOCATIONS: 14 states: CT, 

L\, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, 

OH, PA, RI, VA; Latin America; United 

Kingdom 

O'Neil Theatres 

(Trad-A-House Corp.) 

1926-C Corporate Square Dr. 

Slidell, LA 70458 

PHONE: 5{M-641^720 

FAX: 504-641-5726 


Tim O'Neil Jr., President 

Christina Reeb, Booking 

Michelle Armond, Concessions 

Steven L. Moss, Ops, Equip. Buyer 

C. Jean Johnson, Adv., Office Mgr. 

O'Neil's Riviera Cinema 12 in Foley, Ala. 







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Pacific Tlieatres 

Christopher S. Forman (CEO): 

FAVORTTEMOVIES: "The Thin 

Man," ''Who's Afraid of Virginia 

Woolf?/' "Double Indemnity," 

"West Side Story," "Searching for 

Bobby Fisher," "Lorenzo's Oil." 


CHAIN: The Cinerama Dome. I'll 

never forget seeing "Jaws," "Qose 

Encounters," "2001," "RoUeiball," 

"ET," 'The Bridge on the River 

Kwai" and "El Cid" [at the Dome]. 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEM- 

ORY: Seeing "The Love Bug" in 

the company screening room; seeing 

"Willard" in a drive-in. 

HRST FORAY INTO EXHIBI- 

TION INDUSTRY: I worked as an 

usher in the Sepulveda Drive-In. 

PACIFIC THEATRES 

120 N. Robertson Blvd. 

Los Angeles, CA 90048 

PHONE: 310-657-8420 

FAX: 310-657-6813 


Jerome Forman, President 

R/C Theatres 

Irwin R. Cohen 


A Pacific tfieatre aglow in tlie evening. 


It was over 66 years ago, and it was 

the beginning of the sound-on-film 

era, and there were a lot of early 

problems at most theatres during the 

"break-in" of sound. 

R/C THEATRES 

23 1 W. Cheny Hill Q., RO. Box 1056 

Reisterstown, MD 21136 

PHONE: 410-526-4774 

FAX: 410-526-6871 


Irwin R. Cohen, President & CEO 

J. Wayne Anderson, COO 

David G. Phillips, Exec. VP 

Scott R. Cohen, Booking & Adv. 

Pacific CEO Chiristopher Forman. 

Christopher Forman, CEO 

John Hunter, CFO 

Chan Wood, Exec. VP, Film Buyer, Adv. 

Scott Brazwell, Ops. 












THEATRE LOCATIONS: CA, HI 


In silent days, my mother took my 

grandmother to a silent movie, and 

being that Grandmother was foreign-bom, 

mother had to read the 

tides on the film to her mother. 

FIRST FORAY INTO EXHIBI- 

TION INDUSTRY: Working for my 

father at his theatre in 1932 and 

watching the exit door to be sure that 

no one entered through same. 

CIRCUIT'S PLANS FOR NEAR 

FUTURE: Careful and prudent expansion. 

Philip Ridenour, VP, Theatre Ops. 












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Regal Cinemas 

Michael L. Campbell 

(president, chairman and CEO): 

FAVORITE MOVIES: Right at the top 

of the listwouldbe "Butch Cassidy and the 

Sundance Kid." "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 

is certainly in the top five. "Close Encoimters 

of the Third Kind" and "Saving Private 

Ryan" would probably make the list 

FAVORITETHEATREINCHAIN:Alot 

of our theatres indude the same features, 

particularly the new^ ones, and they're all 

special to me in one way or anothet 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: I remember 

seeing a picture called 'Thimder 

Road" with Robert Mitchum back in 

the late 1950s at a local drive-in here in 

Knoxville with my parents. I was foiu" or 

five years old at the time—ît was a little 

scary for me. 


INDUSTRY: I've been the president, 

chairman and chief executive officer of 

both [Premiere and Regal Cinemas] 

since day one. But in the early days of 

both companies, holding those titles still 

required a lot of additional duties. I've 

done everything from field supervision 

to construction supervision, and in the 

very early days, I would actually open 

and close and manage the theatre when 

oiu" regular manager was off. 

CIRCUFT'S FUTURE PLANS: We're 

continuing to manage oiu- growth. We are 

building quite a few new screens this year 

and next year. Well probably ojjen somewhere 

around 800 screens in 1999 and perhaps 

a few less than that in the year 2000. 

REGAL CINEMAS 

7132 Commercial Park Drive 

Knoxville, TN 37918 

PHONE: 423-922- 1 123; R\X: 423-922-6739 


Michael Campbell, President, Chair& CEO 

Gregory Dunn, Exec. VP, COO 

R. Keith Thompson, Sr. VP, Real Estate 

& Dvlpmnt 

Denise Gurin, Sr. VP, Head Film Buyer 

Robert J. Del Moro, Sr. VP, Purchasing 

Phil Zacheretti, Sr. VP, Mktg. & Adv. 

Mark Monroe, VP, Treasurer 

Michael Levesque, VP, Ops., North 

Curtis Ewing, VP, Ops., Midwest 

Tun Wood, VP, Ops., West 

Michael Kivett, VP, Ops., South 

J.E. Henry, VP, Mgmt. Info. Systems 

Roger Frazee, VP, Technical Services 

Randy Smith, VP, Human Resources Counsel 

Leon Hurst, VP, Security & Quality Control 

John Roper, VP, Development 

Tim Reed, VP, Development 

Ronald Kooch, VP, Construction 

Ray Dunlap, VP, Theatre Equipment 

Randall Blaum, VP, Advertising

19 screens 

4200 seats 

74-foot wide "jumboscreen" 

Strong projectors 

Schneider Cinelux lenses 

lemex Mundo E opened in 

:xico on December 10, 1998, 

turing a 74-foot wide screen. 

IS is the country's largest, with 

apacity of 950 seats. It also has 

best projection and sound. 

Derb brightness and distortion 

itrol were made possible by 

ong International projectors and 

ineider lenses, and the support 

:se companies gave to their 

al distributor, Vari Internacional, 

i. de C.V. 

in addition to having the most __ 

/anced projection system, 

- 

lemex Mundo E is equipped with 

0% digital sound and Dolby cinema 

>cessors. 

The 1 9 screens of this theatre 

nplex are under the same roof as the Mundo E shopping 

11, adjacent to the fine restaurants, stores, boutiques and 

ler entertainment facilities that make this a popular family 

amusement destination. 

Starting operation in 1 995 

based on the foresight of three 

young men -- Matthew D. 

Heyman, Adolfo Fastlicht, and 

Miguel Angel Davila -- Cinemex 

now has 1 8 theatre complexes 

with 187 screens throughout 

Mexico City and its metropolitan 

area. 

The impressive growth of 

Cinemex is due in part to the 

confidence of its investors 

in a market that is eager to 

have first-class, ultra-modern, 

comfortable cinemas, and the 

commitment of Cinemex to 

obtain the world's finest 

projection and sound systems. 

With the opening of Cinemex Mundo E, the biggest theatre 

complex in Latin America, this company's commitment to 

providing the best entertainment has reached the highest level. 

m Dolby 

100 Potrero Avenue, 

n Francisco, CA 94103 USA 

TEL: 415 558-0200 

FAX: 415 863-1373 

email: info@dolby.com 

http://www.dolby.com 

Schneider 

OPTICS 

285 Oser Avenue, 

Hauppauge, NY 11788 USA 

TEL: 516 761-5000 

FAX: 516 761-5090 

email: info@schneideroptics.com 

http://www.schneideroptics.com 

^Sk 

4350 McKinley Street, 

Omaha, NB 68112 USA 

TEL: 402 453-4444 

FAX: 402 453-7238 

email: information@strongint.com 

http://www.strong-cinema.com 

Palenque No. 663, Col. Vertiz Navarte, 

03600 Mexico, D.F, MEXICO 

TEL: 525 605 9555 

FAX: 525 605 9656 

email: hpatino® varinter.com.mx 

ademarks and logos are the property of ttieir respective owners and are used here by permission.

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Regency Caribbean 

Victor Carrady (president & CEO) and 

Robert Carrady (Sr. VP and CEO): 

Regency president & 

CEO Victor Carrady. 

FAVORITE MOV- 

IES: (Victor Carrady): 

"Titanic" is definitely 

a favorite. (Robert 

Carrady): "The Graduate/' 

'The Godfa- 

Qier," '7aws/' "Sound 

of Music," "Independence 

Day," "Titanic." 

FAVORITE THE- 

ATRE IN CHAIN: 

(V.C): Our Montehiedra, 

which operates 

14 screens, 

because of its layout 

and distribution. 

(R.C.): Our San Patricio 

Cinemas. The 

theatre is located in a 

mall which is 30 

years old, 

Regency 

but never 

Sr. VP & 

CEO Robert Carrady. had theatres. Prior to 

making the deal to 

open theatres there, I was speaking to the 

owners for 15 years and my dad had been 

doing the same for 10 years prior to thai 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: (V.C): 

In the late '30s, when I was a teenager in 

Shanghai, China, we used to wear tuxedos 

when going to the movies. (KC): Going to 

see "Babes in Toyland' at the Radio City 

Music HaU in New York. I was 4 or 5 years 

old and the toy soldiers coming to life on the 

giant screen left a lasting memory for me. 


DUSTRY: (V.C): A distribution company 

in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the 1950s. 

(R.C.): As a youngster, visiting theatres and 

watching the operation with my dad. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: (V.C): We 

have been in expansion over the last 35 

years, and this is continuing. (R.C.): To 

maintain our company as the leading exhibition 

chain in our key Caribbean markets 

by always trying to improve on our customer 

service and physical facilities. 

REGENCY CARIBBEAN 

1512 Fernandez Juncos 

Stop 22 1/2 

Santurce, Puerto Rico (X)910 

PHONE: 787-727-7137 

FAX: 787-728-2274 


Victor Carrady, President & CEO 

Robert Carrady, Sr. VP, CEO, 

Regency Caribbean's Montehiedra Cinemas. 

Film Buyer, Equip. Buyer 

Lorraine Carrady (ûinn. Real Estate 

Joe Ramos, Theatre Ops., Concessior 

Alfredo Morales, Theatre Ops. 

Joel Matos, Equip. Buyer 









PROJECTED SCREENS, 12/99: 2St 



THEATRE LOCATIONS: Puerto Ric 

Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands 

; 

Signature Theattes 

Philip Harris III (president): 

FAVORITE MOVIE: Probably the 

original "M*A*S*H." Ifs a great fihn. 

Signature president 

Philip Harris III. 

FAVORITE THE- 

ATRE IN CHAIN: 

The Santa Cruz Cinema 

9. When you 

come up either on the 

grand staircases or 

the escalators, you 

have this enormous 

lobby with huge volumes 

that loom in 

front of you. 


INDUSTRY: My dad andmy grandfather 

on my mother's side [were in exhibition]. 

I've just always been around theatres. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: We are 

completing our largest theatre right now 

in downtown Honolulu, which will be an 

18-screen complex, and we're working 

now to complete plans for the renovation 

of the last few of our theatres that need to 

be brought into the new millennium 

from an architectural and aesthetic standpoint 

And then we're going to see what 

the future might bring. 

SIGNATURE THEATRES 

1600 Broadway #300, Oakland, CA 94612 

PR: 510-268-9498; FAX: 510-268-9843 


Philip Harris HI, President 

George Mann, VP, CFO 

Joseph Cuculich, VP, Ops., GM 

Christopher Aronson, VP, Film/Adv. 

Michael Goakey, Dir., Constr/Purch. 

Diane Carelli, Dir., Advertising 


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THEATRE LOCATIONS: CA, HI 

Signature's Jack London Cinema. 

Silver Cinemas/ 

Landmarl( Theatres 

4004 Beltline Rd. Suite 205 

Addison, TX 75001-4363 

PH: 972-503-985 1/FAX: 972-503- 


Tom Owens, President 

Steve Holmes, CEO & CFO 

RonReid,Sr.VP,Ops. 

Steve Kauzlaric, Treasurer 

Paul Ledbetter, Gen. Counsel 

Paul Richardson, Sr. VP, 

Dvlpmnt. Acquisitions 

Bert Manzari, Head Film Buyer (I 

AJ. Roquevert, Film Buyer (Silver) 

Cary Jones, VP, Mktg. (Landmark) 

Mark Ryan, Dir., Mktg. (Silver) 

Kathy Gillman, Dir., Concessions 

Lonnie Gillman, Dir., Constr./Purchasir 

Rob Woods, Advertising (Landmark) 

Brian Wonder, Dir., Mgmt. Info Sys. 











THEATRE LOCATIONS: 20 states: AZ. 

CA, CO, FL, lA, IL, LA, MA, MI, MN, M( 

NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, TX, VX WA, Wl 

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SoCalCinemas— 

Tre Movie Experience 

A. Bruce Sanborn (president): 

FAVORITE MOVIES: '7oumey to the 

^nter of the Earth," "Fantasia," "The Time 

tachine," "Goldfinger," "The Graduate," 

8en-Hur," "The Great Escape." 


inemapolis. Orange County's original 

egaplex. 

EARLIEST CINEMA MEMORY: On a 

iturday afternoon as a five-year-old, runng 

down the theatre aisle with my three- 

;ar-old sister and back up it screaming ouur 

2ads off. 

CIRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: To obtain 

aancing for new ventures. 

SOCAL CINEMAS— 

THE MOVIE EXPERIENCE 

13 Corporate Plaza 

Newport Beach, CA 92660 

PHONE: 949-640-2370 

FAX: 949-640-7816 


Bonnie Sanborn, Chairman 

A. Bruce Sanbom, President 

Gary L. Richardson, General Mgr. 

il'^ ^" N 

SoCal Cinemas— The Movie Expe 

Bonnie Sanbom Richardson, Treasurer 

Pete Cole, Film 

Rich Maxey, CIS 

Sean Warner, Concessions, Theatre Ops. 





's 10-plexin Temecula, Calif. 

SCREENS LAST YEAR: 




100 

PROJ. SCREENS, 12/99: 100 



THEATRE LOCATIONS: CA 

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United Artists 

Tiieatre Circuit 

UA TC president and CEO Kurt C. Hall. 

Kurt C. Hall (president and CEO): 

FAVORITE MOVIES: Ones that do a 

lot of business. 


Union Square in New York for its quality 

presentation. 


Watching the original "Jungle Book" in 

SL Albans, VL 


INDUSTRY: Chief Financial Officer of 

United Artists. 

QRCUIT'S FUTURE PLANS: To provide 

the highest level of service to oiu" 

customers. 

Artist's rendering of UATC's upcoming 

Galaxy Theatre in Dallas, Texas. 

UNITEDAKITSTSTHEATRECIRCUrr 

91 10 E. Nichols Ave., Suite 200 

Englewood, CO 80112-3405 

PHONE: 303-792-3600 

FAX: 303-790-8907 


Kurt C. HaU, President & CEO 

Neal Pinsker, Exec. VP, Field Ops. 

Charles Fogel, Regional VP 

Chris Taylor, Regional VP 

Raymond C. Nutt, Sr. VP, Corporate Ops. 

Vince Fusco, Dir., Internal Audit 

Kim Wermuth, Dir., Sales 

Becky Sanders, Dir., Risk Mgmt. 

Shelley Streeter, VP, Mktg. & Adv. 

Bruce Taffet, Exec. VP, Concessions 

Wally Helton, Dir., Concessions 

Mark Osbom, Dir., Marketing 

Gary Engvold, Dir., Purchasing^FF&E 

Diane Taylor, Dir., Natl. Accounts 

Mike Pade, Exec. VP, Film 

Bob McCormick, VP, Head Film Buyw 

Ted Cooper, VP, Fihn 

Jim Ruyball, Exec. VP, Bus. DvlpmnL 

Gene Hardy, Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel 

Doug Wolkin, VP, Legal 

Tim Tarpley, Exec.VP, Dvlpmnt. 

Lisa Izzo, Dir., Real Estate, Natl. 

Trent Carman, Sr. VP & Treasurer 

Steve Koets, Sr. VR Tax 

Judy Pacquet, Sr. VP, Info. Svcs. 

David Giesler, VP/Controller 

Jill Anderson, Dir., Benefits & Payroll 

Nola Emerie, Dir., Accounts Payable 



(341U.S.;4intl.) 


2315 (2294 U.S.; 21 intl.) 







THEATRE EMPLOYEES: 83 10 


THEATRE LOCATIONS: 25 states: AR, 

AZ,CA,CO,CT,FL,GA,IN,LAMD,MI,MN, 

MO, MS, NC, NV, NJ, NM, NY, PA, SC, TX, 

VA, WA WV; Singapore; Thailand 

UATC (California) 

21700 Oxnard St., Suite 1000 

Woodland Hills, CA 91367 

PHONE: 818-593-4000 

FAX: 818-593-4040 


Bob McCormick, Head Film Buyer 

Neal Pinsker, Regional VP 

UATC (New Jersey) 

3521 U.S. Rte 1, Princeton, NJ 08540 

PH: 609-520-8822; FAX: 609-520-9277 

UATC (New York) 

540 Madison Ave., 30th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

PHONE: 212-754-6363 

FAX: 212-754-3334 

UATC (Texas) 

11801 McCreeRd. 

Dallas, TX 75238 

PH: 214-319-5540; FAX: 214-349-5942 

Wallace Theaters 

3375 Koapaka Street, Suite 345 

Honolulu, HI 96819 

PHONE: 808-836-6055 

FAX: 808-836-6077 


Scott Wallace, President 

Denise Wong, CFO/Treasurer 

Brett Havlik, GM/Equip. Buyer 

Russell Cook, Hawaii and N. & S. Pacific 

Todd Bloomhuff, Mainland USA 

Dick Gambogi, Booking 

David Lyons, Dir., Adv. & Mkmg. 








NEW ( 1 998) SCREENS: 31 




THEATRE LOCATIONS: CA, HI, MO, 

NV; American Samoa; Guam; Marshall 

Islands; Federated States of Micronesia, 

Saipan 

Wallace (Hawaii Area Office) 

500 Ala Moana Blvd. 

Honolulu, HI 96813 

PHONE: 808-524-4042 

FAX: 808-545-8051 

Wallace (Mainland) 

1043 Emerald Bay Rd. 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 

PHONE: 530-542-4294 

FAX: 530-542-4297 

Wehrenberg 

Theatres 

12800 Manchester, St. Louis, MO 63131 

PHONE: 3 14-822-4520; FAX: 3 14-822-803 


Ronald P. Krueger, President 

John Louis, Exec. VP 

Charles Nicks, VP&CFO 

Ronald Krueger 11, Din, Operations 

Larry Mattson, Concessions 

Doug Whitford,VR Film 

Bill Menke, Equipment Buyer 

Kelly Hoskins, Din, Mktg. 












THEATRE LOCATIONS: AZ. IL, MO 

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