Theatrical releases[]
Films[]
- February 5 - Simply Irresistible
- February 19 - Office Space
- February 26 - 20 Dates (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- March 12 - Wing Commander
- March 19 - Ravenous
- March 26 - Among Giants
- April 9 - Never Been Kissed
- April 23 - Pushing Tin
- April 30
- Entrapment
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- May 19 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
- July 16 - Lake Placid
- August 13 - Brokedown Palace
- September 10
- October 1
- Sex, Shame and Tears
- Drive Me Crazy
- October 15 - Fight Club
- October 22 - Boys Don't Cry
- October 29 - Dreaming of Joseph Lees
- November 10 - Light It Up
- November 12 - Anywhere but Here
- December 17 - Anna and the King
- December 24 - Titus
Television[]
Home video releases[]
- January 5 - How Stella Got Her Groove Back
- January 12
- Our Friend, Martin
- Weekend at Bernie's
- January 19
- Slums of Beverly Hills
- Straw Dogs
- March 2 - Ever After
- March 9
- Carousel
- The King and I
- Oklahoma!
- South Pacific
- State Fair
- Broken Arrow
- Die Hard
- Die Hard 2
- Die Hard with a Vengeance
- The Poseidon Adventure
- Speed 2: Cruise Control
- Volcano
- March 16
- March 30 - Oklahoma!
- April 20 - The Siege
- May 4 - The X-Files
- May 18
- A Cool, Dry Place
- The Impostors
- May 25
- Commando
- Firestorm
- The Jewel of the Nile
- Romancing the Stone
- Romeo + Juliet
- True Lies
- June 1
- Alien
- Aliens
- Alien 3
- Alien: Resurrection
- Soul Food
- Waiting to Exhale
- Walking Ned
- June 29 - The Thin Red Line
- July 6 - Wing Commander
- August 3
- 20 Dates
- Dr. Dolittle
- A Life Less Ordinary
- Rasing Arizona
- There's Something About Mary
- August 17 - Simply Irresistible
- August 31 - Office Space
- September 21 - Ravenous
- October 5
- All About Eve
- Broadcast News
- A Christmas Carol
- Gentleman's Agreement
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Miracle on 34th Street
- Pushing Tin
- October 26 - Never Been Kissed
- November 2 - The Thin Red Line
- November 16
- November 23
- Entrapment
- The Last of the Mohicans
- November 30 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- December 21 - The Abyss
- December 28
- The Exorcist III
- History of the World, Part I
Character Debuts[]
- January 31 - Peter Griffin, Lois Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Chris Griffin, Meg Griffin, Cleveland Brown, Glenn Quagmire
- March 28 - Philip J. Fry Turanga Leela Bender Bending Rodriguez Professor Hubert Farnsworth Lord Nibbler
- April 4 - Amy Wong Hermes Conrad Dr. Zoidberg
- May 19 - Padmé Amidala, Jar Jar Binks, Mace Windu, Qui Gon Jin, Darth Maul
People[]
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