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13 AMADEUSOrion, 1984PRINCIPAL CASTDIRECTORPRODUCERSCREENWRITERTom Hulce, F. Murray AbrahamMilos FormanSaul ZaentzPeter ShafferAbraham’s Antonio Salieri declares war against the heavens for speaking through thegenius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, played by Hulce. Flashbacks illuminate themad, energetic brilliance of Mozart and Salieri’s struggle with his own mediocrity.“There are simply too many notes, that’s all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect.”14 AMERICAN BEAUTYDreamWorks, 1999PRINCIPAL CAST Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley,Mena SuvariDIRECTORSam MendesPRODUCERSBruce Cohen, Dan JinksSCREENWRITER Alan BallStep inside the red door, and you’ll find a family about to implode. Lester’sdepressed, his wife’s carrying on with another man and his daughter hates him.Worst of all, he’s fantasizing about a high school cheerleader covered in red roses.Mendes’ first feature is a biting black comedy on contemporary American life.15 AMERICAN GRAFFITIUniversal, 1973PRINCIPAL CAST Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy WilliamsDIRECTORGeorge LucasPRODUCERS Francis Ford Coppola, Gary KurtzSCREENWRITERS Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, George LucasOne night in the life of some high school grads becomes a turning point on the roadto adulthood. Lucas’ breakthrough film featured an ensemble cast of future stars anda non-stop soundtrack of 1950s and ‘60s hits.16 AN AMERICAN IN PARISMGM, 1951PRINCIPAL CAST Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar LevantDIRECTORVincente MinnelliPRODUCERArthur FreedSCREENWRITER Alan Jay LernerKelly and Caron fall in love to the tunes of Gershwin—I Got Rhythm, Our Love IsHere To Stay and S’Wonderful—in postwar Paris. The film’s legendary finale, the17-minute ballet, was both daring and innovative in 1951.American Film Institute 11