Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1840 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Rugrats - The Movie (1998)
- Dir. Norton Virgien, Igor Kovalyov
Feat. Elizabeth Daily, Whoopi Goldberg, David Spade…
- The babies–eye view of the TV sitcom is given a longer attention span, with Tommy Pickles, Anjelica and friends released from domestic…
Simpsons, The - Season 10 (TV Series) (1998)
- Further episodes from the iconic animated TV Series:
Disc 10.1: Lard of the Dance, The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Bart the Mother, Treehouse of…
Small Soldiers (1998)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Kirsten Dunst
- A kidult toy story that concocts a legion of CGI plastic soldiers into a live–action smalltown America. Doing battle with the toy monsters…