1992 in film

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The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases.

Highest-grossing films

The top ten films released in 1992 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1992[1]
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
1. Aladdin Walt Disney Pictures $504,050,219
2. The Bodyguard Warner Bros. Pictures $411,006,740
3. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 20th Century Fox $358,994,850
4. Basic Instinct TriStar Pictures $352,927,224
5. Lethal Weapon 3 Warner Bros. Pictures $321,731,527
6. Batman Returns $266,822,354
7. A Few Good Men Columbia Pictures $243,240,178
8. Sister Act Touchstone Pictures $231,605,150
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula Columbia Pictures $215,862,692
10. Wayne's World Paramount Pictures $183,097,323

Events

Awards

Category/Organization50th Golden Globe Awards
January 23, 1993		46th BAFTA Awards
February 19, 1993		65th Academy Awards
March 29, 1993
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmScent of a WomanThe PlayerHowards EndUnforgiven
Best DirectorClint Eastwood
Unforgiven		Robert Altman
The Player		Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven
Best ActorAl Pacino
Scent of a Woman		Tim Robbins
The Player		Robert Downey, Jr.
Chaplin		Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman
Best ActressEmma Thompson
Howards End		Miranda Richardson
Enchanted April		Emma Thompson
Howards End
Best Supporting ActorGene Hackman
Unforgiven
Best Supporting ActressJoan Plowright
Enchanted April		Miranda Richardson
Damage		Marisa Tomei
My Cousin Vinny
Best Screenplay, AdaptedBo Goldman
Scent of a Woman		Michael Tolkin
The Player		Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Howards End
Best Screenplay, OriginalWoody Allen
Husbands and Wives		Neil Jordan
The Crying Game
Best Original ScoreAladdin
Alan Menken		Strictly Ballroom
David Hirschfelder		Aladdin
Alan Menken
Best Original Song"A Whole New World"
Aladdin		N/A"A Whole New World"
Aladdin
Best Foreign Language FilmIndochineRaise the Red LanternIndochine

1992 Wide-release films

January–March

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Y		 10 KuffsUniversal PicturesBruce A. Evans (director/screenplay); Raynold Gideon (screenplay); Christian Slater, Milla Jovovich, Bruce Boxleitner, Tony Goldwyn, George de la Peña, Leon RippyAction, ComedyLive Action
The Hand That Rocks the CradleHollywood PicturesCurtis Hanson (director); Amanda Silver (screenplay); Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore, John de Lancie, Madeline ZimaHorrorLive Action
17 FreejackWarner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek ProductionsGeoff Murphy (director); Steven Pressfield, Ronald Shusett, Dan Gilroy (screenplay); Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Banks, David JohansenAction, Sci-FiLive Action
JuiceParamount PicturesErnest R. Dickerson (director/screenplay); Gerard Brown (screenplay); Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, Khalil Kain, Samuel L. Jackson, Cindy Herron, Queen Latifah, Vincent Laresca, Shihab RashidCrime, DramaLive Action
31 Hurricane SmithWarner Bros. PicturesColin Budds (director); Peter A. Kinloch, Kevin James Dobson (screenplay); Carl Weathers, Jürgen Prochnow, Cassandra Delaney, Tony BonnerActionLive Action
Into the SunTrimark PicturesFritz Kiersch (director); John Brancato, Michael Ferris (screenplay); Michael Paré, Anthony Michael Hall, Deborah MooreAction, ComedyLive Action
Shining Through20th Century FoxDavid Seltzer (director/screenplay); Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, Liam Neeson, Joely Richardson, John GielgudPeriod, DramaLive Action
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Y		 7 Final AnalysisWarner Bros. PicturesWesley Strick (director/screenplay); Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Keith David, Paul GuilfoyleDramaLive Action
Medicine ManHollywood PicturesJohn McTiernan (director); Tom Schulman, Sally Robinson (screenplay); Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, José WilkerAdventureLive Action
14 The Great Mouse Detective (re-release)Walt Disney PicturesRon Clements, Burny Mattinson, Dave Michener, John Musker (directors/screenplay); Matthew O'Callaghan, Mel Shaw, Pete Young, Vance Gerry, Steve Hulett, Bruce Morris (screenplay); Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek, Candy Candido, Alan Young, Diana Chesney, Eve Brenner, Frank WelkerFamily, Mystery, ComedyAnimation
Wayne's WorldParamount PicturesPenelope Spheeris (director); Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner (screenplay); Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia CarrereComedyLive Action
21 Radio FlyerColumbia PicturesRichard Donner (director); David M. Evans (screenplay); Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Lorraine Bracco, John HeardDrama, FantasyLive Action
Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootUniversal PicturesRoger Spottiswoode (director); Blake Snyder, William Osborne, William Davies (screenplay); Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams, Roger Rees, John Wesley, Ving RhamesAction, ComedyLive Action
28 The Mambo KingsWarner Bros. PicturesArne Glimcher (director); Cynthia Cidre (screenplay); Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Roscoe Lee Browne, Desi Arnaz Jr.DramaLive Action
Memoirs of an Invisible ManWarner Bros. PicturesJohn Carpenter (director); Robert Collector, Dana Olsen, William Goldman (screenplay); Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Paul Perri, Pat SkipperFantasy, DramaLive Action
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The Lawnmower ManNew Line CinemaBrett Leonard (director/screenplay); Gimel Everett (screenplay); Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Jeremy Slate, Dean Norris, Austin O'BrienSci-Fi, Action, HorrorLive Action
Meatballs 4Moviestore EntertainmentBob Logan (director/screenplay); Corey Feldman, Jack Nance, Sarah Douglas, Bojesse ChristopherComedyLive Action
Once Upon a CrimeMetro-Goldwyn-MayerEugene Levy (director); Rodolfo Sonego, Giorgio Arlorio, Stefano Strucchi, Luciano Vincenzoni, Charles Shyer, Nancy Meyers, Steve Kluger (screenplay); John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Young, Richard Lewis, Ornella Muti, Giancarlo Giannini, George HamiltonComedy, CrimeLive Action
13 American MeUniversal PicturesEdward James Olmos (director); Floyd Mutrux, Desmond Nakano (screenplay); Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Danny De La PazBiography, CrimeLive Action
Article 99Orion PicturesHoward Deutch (director); Ron Cutler (screenplay); Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Lea Thompson, John Mahoney, John C. McGinley, Keith David, Kathy BakerDramaLive Action
Howards EndSony Pictures ClassicsJames Ivory (director); Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay); Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma ThompsonPeriod, DramaLive Action
My Cousin Vinny20th Century FoxJonathan Lynn (director); Dale Launer (screenplay); Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred GwynneComedyLive Action
20 Basic InstinctTriStar Pictures / Carolco PicturesPaul Verhoeven (director); Joe Eszterhas (screenplay); Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne TripplehornThrillerLive Action
Noises OffTouchstone Pictures / Amblin EntertainmentPeter Bogdanovich (director); Marty Kaplan (screenplay); Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty, Marilu Henner, Mark Linn-Baker, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, Nicollette SheridanComedyLive Action
27 The Cutting EdgeMetro-Goldwyn-MayerPaul Michael Glaser (director); Tony Gilroy (screenplay); D. B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Dwier Brown, Terry O'QuinnRomance, Comedy, SportsLive Action
LadybugsParamount PicturesSidney J. Furie (director); Curtis Burch (screenplay); Rodney Dangerfield, Jackée Harry, Jonathan Brandis, Vinessa Shaw, Ilene GraffComedy, SportsLive Action
The Power of OneWarner Bros. PicturesJohn G. Avildsen (director); Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay); Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman, Daniel CraigDramaLive Action
RubyTriumph FilmsJohn Mackenzie (director); Stephen Davis (screenplay); Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn, Arliss Howard, Marc Lawrence, Richard C. SarafianDramaLive Action
White Men Can't Jump20th Century FoxRon Shelton (director/screenplay); Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie PerezSports, ComedyLive Action

April–June

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L		 3 BeethovenUniversal PicturesBrian Levant (director); John Hughes (filmmaker), Amy Holden Jones (screenplay); Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Dean Jones, Oliver Platt, Stanley TucciComedy, FamilyLive Action
Straight TalkHollywood PicturesBarnet Kellman (director); Craig Bolotin (screenplay); Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Michael Madsen, Deirdre O'ConnellComedyLive Action
ThunderheartTriStar PicturesMichael Apted (director); John Fusco (screenplay); Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward, Fred Thompson, Sheila Tousey, Ted Thin ElkWestern, MysteryLive Action
10 FernGully: The Last Rainforest20th Century FoxBill Kroyer (director); Jim Cox (screenplay); Jonathan Ward, Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry, Christian Slater, Robin Williams, Grace Zabriskie
Geoffrey Blake
Robert Pastorelli		Fantasy, MusicalAnimation
NewsiesWalt Disney PicturesKenny Ortega (director); Bob Tzudiker, Noni White (screenplay); Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, David Moscow, Ann-Margret, Robert Duvall, Max Casella,MusicalLive Action
The PlayerFine Line FeaturesRobert Altman (director); Michael Tolkin (screenplay); Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dina Merrill, Richard E. Grant, Lyle LovettComedy, DramaLive Action
SleepwalkersColumbia PicturesMick Garris (director); Stephen King (screenplay); Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick, Alice KrigeHorrorLive Action
17 The BabeUniversal PicturesArthur Hiller (director); John Fusco (screenplay); John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner, James CromwellBiography, SportsLive Action
City of JoyTriStar PicturesRoland Joffé (director); Mark Medoff (screenplay); Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins, Shabana Azmi, Art MalikDramaLive Action
Deep CoverNew Line CinemaBill Duke (director); Michael Tolkin, Henry Bean (screenplay); Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Clarence Williams IIICrime, ThrillerLive Action
Brain DonorsParamount PicturesDennis Dugan (director) ;(screenplay) Bo Welch John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel SmithComedyLive Action
24 A Midnight ClearBeacon PicturesKeith Gordon (director/screenplay); Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Kevin DillonDramaLive Action
White SandsWarner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek ProductionsRoger Donaldson (director); Daniel Pyne (screenplay); Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Mickey RourkeCrimeLive Action
Year of the CometColumbia Pictures / Castle Rock EntertainmentPeter Yates (director); William Goldman (screenplay); Tim Daly, Penelope Ann Miller, Louis Jourdan, Ian RichardsonRomance, ComedyLive Action
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Y		 1 Folks!20th Century FoxTed Kotcheff (director); Robert Klane (screenplay); Tom Selleck, Don Ameche, Anne Jackson, Christine Ebersole, Wendy Crewson, Michael MurphyComedyLive Action
K2Paramount PicturesFranc Roddam (director); Patrick Meyers, Scott Roberts (screenplay); Michael Biehn, Matt CravenAdventure, ThrillerLive Action
Live WireNew Line CinemaChristian Duguay (director); Bart Baker (screenplay); Pierce Brosnan, Ron Silver, Ben Cross, Lisa EilbacherActionLive Action
Split SecondAstro DistributionTony Maylam, Ian Sharp (directors); Gary Scott Thompson (screenplay); Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Neil DuncanSci-FiLive Action
8 CrissCrossMetro-Goldwyn-MayerChris Menges (director); Scott Sommer (screenplay); Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, David Arnott, Steve Buscemi, Keith CarradineDramaLive Action
One False MoveI.R.S. RecordsCarl Franklin (director); Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson (screenplay); Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Michael Beach, Billy Bob ThorntonThrillerLive Action
Poison IvyNew Line CinemaKatt Shea (director); Andy Ruben, Katt Shea (screenplay); Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl LaddDrama, ThrillerLive Action
13 The WaterdanceThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyNeal Jimenez, Michael Steinberg (directors); Neal Jimenez (screenplay); Helen Hunt, Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe, Elizabeth Peña, Grace Zabriskie, Kimberly Scott, William Allen YoungDramaLive Action
15 Lethal Weapon 3Warner Bros. Pictures / Silver PicturesRichard Donner (director); Jeffrey Boam, Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay); Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Stuart WilsonActionLive Action
22 Alien 320th Century FoxDavid Fincher (director); David Giler, Walter Hill, Larry Ferguson (screenplay); Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Lance Henriksen, Pete Postlethwaite, Holt McCallanySci-Fi, HorrorLive Action
Encino ManHollywood PicturesLes Mayfield (director); George Zaloom, Shawn Schepps (screenplay); Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly ShoreComedyLive Action
Far and AwayUniversal Pictures / Imagine EntertainmentRon Howard (director); Bob Dolman (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Nicole KidmanAdventure, Drama, RomanceLive Action
29 Sister ActTouchstone PicturesEmile Ardolino (director); Paul Rudnick (screenplay); Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey KeitelComedyLive Action
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Patriot GamesParamount PicturesPhillip Noyce (director); W. Peter Iliff, Donald E. Stewart, Steven Zaillian (screenplay); Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Polly Walker, Thora Birch, James Earl Jones, Richard HarrisAction, ThrillerLive Action
12 HousesitterUniversal Pictures / Imagine EntertainmentFrank Oz (director); Mark Stein (screenplay); Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Dana Delany, Julie Harris, Donald Moffat, Peter MacNicolComedyLive Action
19 Batman ReturnsWarner Bros. PicturesTim Burton (director); Daniel Waters (screenplay); Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Vincent Schiavelli, Andrew BryniarskiAction, ThrillerLive Action
26 Unlawful Entry20th Century Fox / Largo EntertainmentJonathan Kaplan (director); George Putnam, John Katchmer, Lewis Colick (screenplay); Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine StoweThrillerLive Action
Pinocchio (re-release)Walt Disney PicturesBill Roberts, Norman Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, T. Hee (director); Ted Sears, Otto Englander, Webb Smith, William Cottrell, Joseph Sabo, Erdman Penner, Aurelius Battaglia (screenplay); Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Charles Judels, Evelyn Venable, Frankie DarroFantasyAnimation

July–September

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Y		 1 BoomerangParamount Pictures / Imagine EntertainmentReginald Hudlin (director); Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield (screenplay); Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Grace Jones, Martin Lawrence, Geoffrey Holder, Eartha Kitt, Chris Rock, Tisha Campbell, Lela Rochon, John Canada TerrellComedyLive Action
A League of Their OwnColumbia PicturesPenny Marshall (director); Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel (screenplay); Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Bill Pullman, Rosie O'DonnellSports, Comedy, DramaLive Action
10 Cool WorldParamount PicturesRalph Bakshi (director); Michael Grais, Mark Victor, Larry Gross (screenplay); Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad PittCrime, Drama, ComedyLive Action/ Animation
Prelude to a Kiss20th Century FoxNorman René (director); Craig Lucas (screenplay); Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan, Sydney Walker, Kathy Bates, Ned Beatty, Patty Duke, Stanley Tucci, Debra MonkRomance, FantasyLive Action
Universal SoldierTriStar Pictures / Carolco PicturesRoland Emmerich (director); Richard Rothstein, Christopher Leitch, Dean Devlin (screenplay); Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, Ed O'Ross, Jerry OrbachSci-Fi, ActionLive Action
17 Honey, I Blew Up the KidWalt Disney PicturesRandal Kleiser (director); Garry Goodrow, Thom Eberhardt, Peter Elbling (screenplay); Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri, Keri Russell, John Shea, Lloyd Bridges, Amy O'Neill, Ron CanadaComedyLive Action
Man Trouble20th Century FoxBob Rafelson (director); Carole Eastman (screenplay); Jack Nicholson, Ellen Barkin, Harry Dean Stanton, Beverly D'AngeloRomance, ComedyLive Action
A Stranger Among UsHollywood PicturesSidney Lumet (director); Robert J. Avrech (screenplay); Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, Mia Sara, Lee Richardson, Tracy Pollan, John Pankow, James GandolfiniCrime, RomanceLive Action
24 MistressRainbow ReleasingBarry Primus (director); Barry Primus, J. F. Lawton (screenplay); Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Jace Alexander, Danny Aiello, Robert De Niro, Laurie Metcalf, Christopher Walken, Eli Wallach, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jean SmartComedy, DramaLive Action
Mo' MoneyColumbia PicturesPeter Macdonald (director); Damon Wayans (screenplay); Damon Wayans, Stacey Dash, Joe Santos, John Diehl, Harry Lennix, Marlon WayansCrime, ComedyLive Action
Mom and Dad Save the WorldWarner Bros. PicturesGreg Beeman (director); Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon (screenplay); Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Jon Lovitz, Thalmus Rasulala, Wallace Shawn, Eric IdleSci-Fi, FamilyLive Action
31 Bébé's KidsParamount PicturesBruce W. Smith (director); Reginald Hudlin (screenplay); Faizon Love, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Marques Houston, Jonell Green, Tone Lōc, Wayne Collins, Jr., Myra J., Nell CarterComedyAnimation
Buffy the Vampire Slayer20th Century FoxFran Rubel Kuzui (director); Joss Whedon (screenplay); Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, Hilary SwankAction, Comedy, HorrorLive Action
Death Becomes HerUniversal PicturesRobert Zemeckis (director); Martin Donovan, David Koepp (screenplay); Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella RosselliniComedy, FantasyLive Action
Heroes IndustryMarvel FilmsJohn Garndinson (director); Brian Delvian (screenplay); Cathrine O' HaraAction, AdventureLive Action
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T		 7 3 NinjasTouchstone PicturesJon Turteltaub (director); Edward Emanuel (screenplay); Victor Wong, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, Chad PowerMartial Arts, ComedyLive Action
Raising CainUniversal PicturesBrian De Palma (director/screenplay); John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Gabrielle CarterisThrillerLive Action
UnforgivenWarner Bros. PicturesClint Eastwood (director/screenplay); Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Saul Rubinek, Frances FisherWesternLive Action
Whispers in the DarkParamount PicturesChristopher Crowe (director/screenplay); Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Anthony LaPaglia, Jill Clayburgh, John Leguizamo, Deborah Unger, Alan AldaThrillerLive Action
14 DiggstownMetro-Goldwyn-MayerMichael Ritchie (director); Steven McKay (screenplay); James Woods, Louis Gossett, Jr., Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt, Heather GrahamSports, ComedyLive Action
Single White FemaleColumbia PicturesBarbet Schroeder (director); Don Roos (screenplay); Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman, Stephen TobolowskyThrillerLive Action
Stay TunedWarner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek ProductionsPeter Hyams (director); Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein (screenplay); John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones, Eugene LevyAdventure, Fantasy, ComedyLive Action
21 Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryWarner Bros. PicturesJohn Glen (director); John Briley, Cary Bates, Mario Puzo (screenplay); Marlon Brando, Georges Corraface, Rachel Ward, Robert Davi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Oliver Cotton, Simon Dormandy, Benicio del Toro, Branscombe Richmond, Tom SelleckPeriod, AdventureLive Action
The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagTouchstone PicturesAllan Moyle (director); Grace Cary Bickley (screenplay); Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Julianne Moore, William Forsythe, Cathy Moriarty, Alfre WoodardComedyLive Action
Light SleeperFine Line FeaturesPaul Schrader (director/screenplay); Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana DelanyDramaLive Action
Rapid Fire20th Century FoxDwight H. Little (director); Alan McElroy (screenplay); Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso, Raymond J. Barry, Kate Hodge, Tzi Ma, Tony Longo, Michael Paul ChanActionLive Action
28 Honeymoon in VegasColumbia Pictures / Castle Rock EntertainmentAndrew Bergman (director/screenplay); Nicolas Cage, James Caan, Sarah Jessica ParkerComedyLive Action
Pet Sematary TwoParamount PicturesMary Lambert (director); Richard Outten (screenplay); Edward Furlong, Anthony Edwards, Clancy Brown, Jared Rushton, Darlanne Fluegel, Jason McGuire, Lisa WaltzHorrorLive Action
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeNew Line CinemaDavid Lynch (director/screenplay); Robert Engels (screenplay); Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, David Bowie, Chris Isaak, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Wise, Kyle MacLachlan, Kiefer SutherlandHorrorLive Action
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11 SneakersUniversal PicturesPhil Alden Robinson (director/screenplay); Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes (screenplay); Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, David StrathairnComedyLive Action
Where the Day Takes YouNew Line CinemaMarc Rocco (director/screenplay); Michael Hitchcock, Kurt Voss (screenplay); Sean Astin, Lara Flynn Boyle, Peter Dobson, Balthazar Getty, Ricki Lake, James LeGros, Dermot Mulroney, Will SmithDramaLive Action
WindTriStar PicturesCarroll Ballard (director); Rudy Wurlitzer, Mac Gudgeon (screenplay); Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Stellan Skarsgård, Cliff Robertson, Jack ThompsonDramaLive Action
18 Captain RonTouchstone PicturesThom Eberhardt (director); John Dwyer (screenplay); Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury, Meadow SistoComedyLive Action
Peter's FriendsThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyKenneth Branagh (director); Rita Rudner, Martin Bergman (screenplay); Stephen Fry, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Tony SlatteryComedy, DramaLive Action
School TiesParamount PicturesRobert Mandel (director); Darryl Ponicsan, Dick Wolf (screenplay); Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Ben AffleckDramaLive Action
SinglesWarner Bros. PicturesCameron Crowe (director/screenplay); Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Matt DillonRomance, ComedyLive Action
23 Mr. Saturday NightColumbia Pictures / Castle Rock EntertainmentBilly Crystal (director/screenplay); Billy Crystal, David Paymer, Julie Warner, Helen Hunt, Ron Silver, Jerry Orbach, Jerry LewisComedy, DramaLive Action
25 Innocent BloodWarner Bros. PicturesJohn Landis (director); Michael Wolk (screenplay); Anne Parillaud, David Proval, Rocco Sisto, Chazz Palminteri, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia, Tony Sirico, Tony Lip, Kim Coates, Marshall Bell, Leo Burmester, Rohn Thomas, Angela Bassett, Frank Oz, Luis Guzmán, Don RicklesHorror, CrimeLive Action
The Last of the Mohicans20th Century Fox / Morgan Creek ProductionsMichael Mann (director/screenplay); Christopher Crowe (screenplay); Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Jodhi MayPeriod, DramaLive Action

October–December

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HeroColumbia PicturesStephen Frears (director); Laura Ziskin, Alvin Sargent, David Webb Peoples (screenplay); Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy García, Chevy Chase, Joan CusackComedy, Drama, RomanceLive Action
The Mighty DucksWalt Disney PicturesStephen Herek (director); Steven Brill (screenplay); Emilio Estevez, Joss Ackland, Lane Smith, Heidi Kling, Josef Sommer, Joshua Jackson, Elden Henson, Shaun WeissSports, ComedyLive Action
Mr. BaseballUniversal PicturesFred Schepisi (director); Gary Ross, Kevin Wade, Monte Merrick (screenplay); Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Dennis HaysbertSportsLive Action
Of Mice and MenMetro-Goldwyn-MayerGary Sinise (director); Horton Foote (screenplay); John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn FennDramaLive Action
9 1492: Conquest of ParadiseParamount PicturesRidley Scott (director); Roselyne Bosch (screenplay); Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Armand Assante, Michael Wincott, Tchéky Karyo, Kevin Dunn, Frank Langella, Mark Margolis, Fernando Rey, Arnold Vosloo, Steven Waddington, Loren Dean, Ángela Molina, Juan Diego Botto, Achero Mañas, Kario Salem, Billy L. SullivanPeriod, AdventureLive Action
A River Runs Through ItColumbia PicturesRobert Redford (director); Norman Maclean, Richard Friedenberg (screenplay); Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily LloydDramaLive Action
Under SiegeWarner Bros. PicturesAndrew Davis; J. F. Lawton (screenplay); Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak, Colm Meaney, Nick MancusoActionLive Action
16 CandymanTriStar PicturesBernard Rose (director); Bernard Rose (screenplay); Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Vanessa A. Williams, Kasi LemmonsHorrorLive Action
Consenting AdultsHollywood PicturesAlan J. Pakula (director); Matthew Chapman (screenplay); Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller, E. G. Marshall, Forest WhitakerThrillerLive Action
The Public EyeUniversal PicturesHoward Franklin (director/screenplay); Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Stanley Tucci, Jerry Adler, Dominic ChianeseThrillerLive Action
23 Dr. GigglesUniversal Pictures / Largo EntertainmentManny Coto (director/screenplay); Larry Drake, Holly Marie Combs, Cliff DeYoung, Glenn Quinn, Keith Diamond, Richard BradfordHorrorLive Action
Pure CountryWarner Bros. PicturesChristopher Cain (director); Rex McGee (screenplay); George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser, Kyle Chandler, John Doe, Rory Calhoun, Molly McClureDramaLive Action
Reservoir DogsMiramax FilmsQuentin Tarantino (director/screenplay); Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen, Kirk Baltz, Steven WrightCrimeLive Action
30 There Goes the NeighborhoodParamount PicturesBill Phillips (director/screenplay); Jeff Daniels, Catherine O'Hara, Héctor Elizondo, Rhea PerlmanComedyLive Action
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Passenger 57Warner Bros. PicturesKevin Hooks (director); David Loughery, Dan Gordon (screenplay); Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore, Alex Datcher, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth HurleyActionLive Action
11 Traces of RedThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyAndy Wolk (director); Jim Piddock (screenplay); James Belushi, Lorraine Bracco, Tony GoldwynCrime, DramaLive Action
13 Bram Stoker's DraculaColumbia PicturesFrancis Ford Coppola (director); James V. Hart (screenplay); Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu ReevesThrillerLive Action
Love Potion No. 920th Century FoxDale Launer (director/screenplay); Tate Donovan, Sandra Bullock, Anne BancroftRomance, ComedyLive Action
18 Malcolm XWarner Bros. Pictures / 40 Acres and a Mule FilmworksSpike Lee (director/screenplay); Arnold Perl (screenplay); Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike LeeBiographyLive Action
20 Bad LieutenantAries FilmsAbel Ferrara (director); Zoë Lund, Paul Calderón (screenplay); Harvey KeitelCrime, DramaLive Action
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York20th Century Fox / Hughes EntertainmentChris Columbus (director); John Hughes (screenplay); Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, Brenda Fricker, Catherine O'HaraFamily, ComedyLive Action
SamanthaAcademy Entertainment Inc.Stephen La Rocque (director/screenplay); John Golden (screenplay); Martha Plimpton, Dermot Mulroney, Héctor Elizondo, Mary Kay Place, Ione SkyeDramaLive Action
25 The BodyguardWarner Bros. Pictures / Tig ProductionsMick Jackson (director); Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay); Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, Ralph Waite, Tomas AranaRomance, DramaLive Action
AladdinWalt Disney PicturesRon Clements, John Musker (directors/screenplay); Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio (screenplay); Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Douglas SealeFamily, Adventure, ComedyAnimation
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4 The Distinguished GentlemanHollywood PicturesJonathan Lynn (director); Marty Kaplan, Jonathan Reynolds (screenplay); Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, James Garner, Victoria Rowell, Grant Shaud, Kevin McCarthy, Charles S. Dutton, Victor Rivers, Chi McBride, Sonny Jim Gaines, Noble WillinghamComedyLive Action
11 A Few Good MenColumbia Pictures / Castle Rock EntertainmentRob Reiner (director); Aaron Sorkin (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J. T. Walsh, Kiefer Sutherland, Christopher Guest, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Noah Wyle, Wolfgang Bodison, J. A. PrestonCourtroom DramaLive Action
Forever YoungWarner Bros. Pictures / Icon ProductionsSteve Miner (director); J. J. Abrams (screenplay); Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood, Isabel Glasser, George Wendt, Joe MortonRomance, Sci-Fi, DramaLive Action
The Muppet Christmas CarolWalt Disney Pictures / Jim Henson ProductionsBrian Henson (director); Jerry Juhl (screenplay); Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Frank OzComedy, MusicalLive Action
Passion FishMiramax FilmsJohn Sayles (director/screenplay); Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Strathairn, Leo BurmesterDramaLive Action
16 Used People20th Century Fox / Largo EntertainmentBeeban Kidron (director); Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Marcello Mastroianni, Marcia Gay Harden, Sylvia Sidney, Joe PantolianoRomantic, ComedyLive Action
18 Leap of FaithParamount PicturesRichard Pearce (director); Janus Cercone (screenplay); Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson, Lukas HaasComedy, DramaLive Action
Toys20th Century FoxBarry Levinson (director/screenplay); Valerie Curtin (screenplay); Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, LL Cool J, Donald O'Connor, Jamie FoxxFantasyLive Action
23 Scent of a WomanUniversal PicturesMartin Brest (director); Bo Goldman (screenplay); Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Bradley Whitford, Philip Seymour HoffmanDramaLive Action
25 Hoffa20th Century FoxDanny DeVito (director); David Mamet (screenplay); Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J. T. Walsh, John C. Reilly, Kevin Anderson, Bruno KirbyDramaLive Action
TrespassUniversal PicturesWalter Hill (director); Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis (screenplay); Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice CubeAction, Crime, ThrillerLive Action
30 Lorenzo's OilUniversal PicturesGeorge Miller (director); Nick Enright (screenplay); Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite, Gerry BammanDramaLive Action

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Births

Notable deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 2Virginia Field74UKActress
3Judith Anderson94AustraliaActress
7Andrew Marton87HungaryDirector
8Anthony Dawson75UKActor
8Marjorie Kane82USAActress
9Steve Brodie72USAActor
15Hari Rhodes59USAActor
17Dorothy Alison66AustraliaActress
23Freddie Bartholomew67UKActor
23Ian Wolfe95USAActor
26José Ferrer79Puerto RicoActor, Director
27Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies101UKActress
February 1Dick York63USAActor
4John Dehner76USAActor
11Ray Danton60USAActor
13Dorothy Tree85USAActress
24Doreen Montgomery79UKScreenwriter
March ?Marne Maitland77ItalyActor
2Sandy Dennis54USAActress
3Robert Beatty82CanadaActor
4Néstor Almendros61SpainCinematographer
11László Benedek87HungaryDirector
11Richard Brooks85USADirector
15Helen Deutsch85USAScreenwriter
17Jack Arnold79USADirector
17Grace Stafford88USAActress, Voice Actress
18Arnold Diamond76UKActor
19Cesare Danova66ItalyActor
20Georges Delerue67FranceComposer
21John Ireland82CanadaActor
22Melissa Stribling65ScotlandActress
25Nancy Walker69USAActress, Director
28Wendell Mayes72USAScreenwriter
29Paul Henreid84HungaryActor
April 3Karl Tunberg85USAScreenwriter
5Molly Picon92USAActress
6Andy Russell72USASinger, Actor
10Cec Linder71CanadaActor
11James Brown72USAActor
14David Miller82USADirector
16Neville Brand71USAActor
19Frankie Howerd75UKActor
20Benny Hill68UKWriter, Actor
20Mae Clarke81USAActress
22Steffi Duna82HungaryActress
23Satyajit Ray70IndiaDirector, Writer
May 3George Murphy89USAActor, Dancer
6Marlene Dietrich90GermanyActress
8Richard Derr73USAActor
10John Lund81USAActor
12Robert Reed59USAActor
15Bartlett Mullins87UKActor
16Marisa Mell53AustriaActress
18Marshall Thompson66USAActor
June 2Philip Dunne84USAWriter, Director
3Robert Morley84UKActor, Writer
5Laurence Naismith83UKActor
6Larry Riley38USAActor
27Allan Jones84UKActor, Singer
July 1Franco Cristaldi67ItalyProducer
23Arletty94FranceActress
23Maxine Audley69UKActress
30Brenda Marshall76USAActress
August 7John Anderson69USAActor
16Malcolm Atterbury85USAActor
18John Sturges82USADirector
23Virginia Sale93USAActress
29Teddy Turner75UKActorDracula
September 6Henry Ephron81USAScreenwriter
6Mervyn Johns76UKActor
12H. F. Koenekamp100USAVisual Effects, Cinematographer
12Ruth Nelson87USAActress
12Ed Peck75USAActor
12Anthony Perkins60USAActor, Director
15Michael Luciano83USAFilm Editor
17Feodor Chaliapin, Jr.86RussiaActor
21Bill Williams77USAActor
29Bill Rowe61UKSound Re-Recording
October 6Denholm Elliott70SpainActor
6Natalie Moorhead91USAActress
9Ben Maddow83USAScreenwriter
15Richard Mathews77UKActorThe Satanic Rites of Dracula
16Shirley Booth87USAActress
22Cleavon Little53USAActor
23Dorothy Dunbar90USAActress
November 2Hal Roach100USADirector, Producer
7Jack Kelly65USAActor
10Chuck Connors71USAActor
12Eddie Mayehoff83USAActor
18 Dorothy Kirsten82USASinger, Actress
19Diane Varsi54USAActress
22Sterling Holloway87USAActor
23Rita Corday72USAActress
26John Sharp72UKActor
26Joby Blanshard73UKActor
29Robert Shayne92USAActor
29Robert F. Simon83USAActor
December 2Michael Gothard53UKActor
6Percy Herbert72UKActor
9Vincent Gardenia71ItalyActor
9Franco Franchi64ItalyActor
11Michael Robbins62UKActor
17Dana Andrews83USAActor
22Milo Sperber81UKActor
25Sandra Dorne68UKActress

Film debuts

References

  1. ↑ "1992 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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