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Snowboard Academy
Snowboard Academy (1997) on 16 july 1997
, 1h28
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films
Actors Corey Haim, Jim Varney, Brigitte Nielsen, Joe Flaherty, Ken Lerner, Marcia Strassman
Rating25% 1.2650351.2650351.2650351.2650351.265035
A competition is held between two brothers on their father's ski slopes one is a skier the other a snowboarder. The competition would determine if snowboarders could be allowed to be a part the ski patrol. Into the scene arrives Rudy James, played by Jim Varney who stumbles his way into a job as ski patrol, entertainment host, and jack of all trades. What was cut out of the film was that Rudy James was hired by Mimi played by Brigitte Nielsen to ineptly sabotage the ski hill so that she could win it in a divorce proceeding. The two brothers discover her plot to damage their father's ski hill (played by SCTV's Joe Flaherty) and further hilarity ensues.
Kiss Me, Guido
Kiss Me, Guido (1997) on 18 july 1997
, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Nick Scotti, Molly Price, Anthony DeSando, Christopher Lawford, Craig Chester, Jennifer Esposito
Rating59% 2.9961452.9961452.9961452.9961452.996145
Frankie (Scotti) is a young Italian American man living with his family in The Bronx, New York. He works in a pizza parlor but, inspired by the likes of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, he wants to be an actor. After catching his fiancee (Jennifer Esposito) cheating on him with his brother, Frankie decides the time has come to move out and pursue his dream.
Rough Riders
Rough Riders (1997) on 20 july 1997

Directed by John Milius
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, Gary Busey, Brad Johnson, Illeana Douglas, Chris Noth
Rating73% 3.664573.664573.664573.664573.66457
In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule. Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt decides to experience the war first hand by promoting and joining a volunteer cavalry regiment. The regiment, later known as the Rough Riders, brings together volunteers from all corners of the nation and all walks of life. When Roosevelt and his men finally land on Cuba, they face ambush, intense enemy fire, and a desperate, outnumbered charge up a defended hill.
Ulee's Gold
Ulee's Gold (1997) on 18 july 1997
, 1h48
Directed by Victor Nuñez
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about insects
Actors Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel, Christine Dunford, J. Kenneth Campbell, Thomas Mills Wood
Rating69% 3.4966953.4966953.4966953.4966953.496695
Fonda plays Ulee (short for Ulysses) Jackson, a Vietnam veteran, widower and grandfather. He is a beekeeper by profession, who raises two granddaughters (Biel and Zima) because his son (Wood) is in prison and his daughter-in-law Helen (Dunford), a drug addict, has run away. The son implores him to look for his wife and bring her home. Upon returning home with Helen, Ulee's granddaughters see their mother going through withdrawal, and the youngest pleads with their neighbor Connie (Richardson) to help her. Connie is a twice-divorced nurse who assists Ulee in getting his daughter-in-law through detox. The film shows Ulee holding the family together and attempting to protect them from two young criminals, associates of his son, who come looking for a hidden stash of cash.
Dead Fire
Dead Fire (1997) on 19 july 1997
, 1h41
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Colin Cunningham, Monika Schnarre, Matt Frewer, C. Thomas Howell, Rachel Hayward, Lucie Zedníčková
Rating41% 2.050632.050632.050632.050632.05063
Après que la Terre fut dévastée, les rares survivants trouvent refuge à bord d'un vaisseau spatial. Tandis que la population est placée en hibernation, une scientifique tente de recréer un écosystème viable. De leur côté, les militaires prennent le contrôle du vaisseau par la force...
Yes Boss
Yes Boss (1997) on 18 july 1997
, 2h43
Directed by Aziz Mirza
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Aditya Pancholi, Rakesh Bedi, Anant Mahadevan, Gulshan Grover
Rating66% 3.348213.348213.348213.348213.34821
The film is about Rahul (Shahrukh Khan), a middle class man, reveling in a job with extra earnings made by helping his boss deal with his multiple extra-marital affairs. His boss, Siddharth (Aditya Pancholi), is a lustful person who has deviously trapped a rich woman (Kashmira Shah) and married her to own her property.
Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown (1997) on 18 july 1997
, 1h43
Directed by John Madden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Billy Connolly, Antony Sher, Gerard Butler, David Westhead
Rating71% 3.59683.59683.59683.59683.5968
Several screens of text giving some background are shown before a bust is shown flying over a palace wall and shattering into countless pieces. The film shows the story of a bereaved Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her relationship with a Scottish servant, John Brown (Billy Connolly), and the subsequent uproar it provoked. Brown had been a trusted servant of Victoria's then deceased and beloved Prince Consort, Prince Albert; Victoria's chief servants thought Brown might help to ease an inconsolable Queen since the Prince Consort's death in 1861. In 1863, hoping to subtly coax the Queen toward resuming public life after years of seclusion, Mr Brown is summoned to court.
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) on 18 july 1997
, 1h41
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, Monica Keena, Gil Bellows, David Conrad, Frances Cuka
Rating60% 3.0486953.0486953.0486953.0486953.048695
Lilliana Hoffman dies in a carriage accident in the woods, caused by wolves that attack both the horses and the coachman. Her husband Fredric, at his dying wife's urging, reluctantly performs a caesarean section to save their unborn daughter. Years later, the young Lily Hoffman—the Snow White of the title, although she is never addressed or referred to as such in the film—plays mischievously on the grounds of the Hoffman estate. Lily greets her new stepmother, Lady Claudia, somewhat reluctantly. Lady Claudia gives the reticent Lily a Rottweiler puppy. Lily is pleased, but runs off with the puppy without thanking her.
Nothing to Lose
Nothing to Lose (1997) on 18 july 1997
, 1h38
Directed by Steve Oedekerk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston, Irma P. Hall
Rating66% 3.3488353.3488353.3488353.3488353.348835
Advertising executive Nick Beam (Tim Robbins) thinks his life is going very well—until he returns home from work and discovers that his wife Ann (Kelly Preston) is apparently having an affair with his boss, Philip Barlow (Michael McKean). On the edge of a nervous breakdown, Nick drives around the city until small-time carjacker T-Paul (Martin Lawrence) jumps into Nick's SUV and attempts to rob him. Turning the tables on his mugger, Nick accidentally kidnaps T-Paul on the spot and drives him to the desert. After T-Paul robs a gas station in the Arizona desert, the mismatched pair devises a scheme to rob Nick's boss in revenge for the affair. Nick knows the combination to a safe in his boss's office containing a large amount of cash, as well as the best time to enter, and where not to venture in the building. T-Paul knows the weaknesses of the security system, how to avoid the cameras, and how to get through any electronic locks that they might encounter.
The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain, 1h11
Directed by Richard Rich
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Musical films
Actors Michelle Nicastro, Douglas Sills, Doug Stone, Steve Vinovich, James Arrington, Joey Camen
Rating58% 2.9078752.9078752.9078752.9078752.907875
It has been one year since the events of The Swan Princess, but Derek and Odette's anniversary is interrupted by the vandalism of Knuckles, minion of the wizard Clavius. Clavius was the partner of Rothbart, villain of the previous film; the pair conquered the Forbidden Arts together until Rothbart drove Clavius underground after betraying their partnership. Clavius now wants to claim the magical orb of the Forbidden Arts that is located somewhere in Swan Lake castle, which has become the new home of Derek and Odette. Clavius has Knuckles to perform acts of vandalism in the kingdom that keep Derek busy and makes him neglect both Odette and Uberta.
George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle (1997) on 15 july 1997
, 1h25
Directed by Peter Jackson, Sam Weisman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Monde imaginaire, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Films about lions, Films about birds, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Holland Taylor, John Bennett Perry, Richard Roundtree
Rating55% 2.751342.751342.751342.751342.75134
The film begins with an animated introduction featuring a plane heading toward "the Heart of Africa" (more specifically, a region called "Bukuvu"). The plane crashes and George, an infant/toddler, is lost, but enjoys vine swinging and crashing into trees as a running gag. 25 years later, George (Brendan Fraser) has grown into a Tarzan-like man, the "King of the Jungle", who makes his home around Ape mountain. His friends include a sophisticated talking gorilla named Ape (voiced by John Cleese), along with a toco toucan named Tookie, a small capuchin monkey named Little Monkey, and an African elephant named Shep, whom he calls his "dog" (all voiced by Frank Welker).