Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot, The (1998)
- Dir. Frederik Du Chau
- When King Arthur's sword Excalibur disappears, teenage tearaway Kayley and her squire Garrett pursue the culprits through an animated fantasy world…
Merlin (1998)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Rutger Hauer…
- Playing the titular wizard, Sam Neill lends his talents to a well thought–out, monster–filled variation on the King Arthur cycle. Other…
Mouse Hunt (1998)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Christopher Walken
- Larger than life, very entertaining all–ages comedy follows the misfortunes of brothers Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, who inherit the family…
Mr. Magoo (1998)
- Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch
- Disney live–action remake, with Leslie Nielsen assuming the squint and bumbling crankiness of the small–screen 'toon. In this instance,…
Mulan (1998)
- Feat. Eddie Murphy, Donny Osmond, Ming Na
- Animated epic based on a kind of Chinese Joan of Arc character from the Wei Dynasty, who disguises herself as a man so she can take her father's…
My Giant (1998)
- Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Muresan, Kathleen Quinlan…
- Novelty comedy in which Billy Crystal plays a desperate movie agent who uncovers the next "big" thing in Romania when he meets a giant basketballer…
Parent Trap, The (1998)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Lindsay Lohan
- A–list entertainment for the pint–sizes is the Disney remake of their own Hayley Mills–as–twin–sisters favourite from…
Paulie (1998)
- Dir. John Roberts
Feat. Tony Shalhoub, Gena Rowlands
- Another BABE–inspired talking–animal movie, this time recalling the worldly escapades of a wise–cracking exotic parrot.…
Prince of Egypt, The (1998)
- Dir. Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells
- Inspired translation of biblical grandeur by Disney rival, Dreamworks, telling the story of Moses with a handful of hummable, Oscar–winning…
Real Mccaw, The (1998)
- Dir. Mario Andreacchio
Feat. Jason Robards Jr.
- A wise–cracking 149–year–old former pirate's mate upstages Jason Robards and co. in this talking–parrot comedy that's at…