The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including ''

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The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is ...

'', '' Gattaca'', ''

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'', '' Good Will Hunting'', ''

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'', '' The Fifth Element'', '' Nil by Mouth'', '' The Spanish Prisoner'', and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1997 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Box office records

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'' became the first movie in history to pass at the box office on March 1, 1998. ''

'' held the record for the highest-grossing movie of all time for 12 years until it was surpassed by ''

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'' on January 25, 2010. *

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became the year's highest-grossing distributor in the United States and Canada, with in domestic gross. It was the first time Sony Pictures topped the domestic box office, after Disney was the top-grossing domestic distributor for the previous three years.

Events

* The ''Star Wars'' Special Editions, a theatrical anniversary edition of the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'', are released. * '' The Fifth Element'' is released, becoming a global box office success. It will go on to become the top-grossing French film of all time, a record it will hold for 14 years until the release of '' The Intouchables'' in 2011. * ''

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, making it the highest-grossing film in history until ''

'' broke the record in 2010. * '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' grosses a record $90,161,880 on Memorial Day Weekend.

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, Iran / France :'' The Eel'' (うなぎ, ), directed by Shohei Imamura, Japan

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Award ceremonies

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* ''The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon'' (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada) * ''Campfire Tales (1997 film), Campfire Tales'' * ''Career Girls'', directed by Mike Leigh – ( UK) * ''The Castle (1997 Australian film), The Castle'' – (

) * ''Cats Don't Dance'', directed by Mark Dindal * ''Character (1997 film), Character'' (''Karakter'') – (List of Dutch films of the 1990s, Netherlands/List of Belgian films of the 1990s, Belgium) – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film * ''Chasing Amy'', directed by Kevin Smith, starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee (actor), Jason Lee * ''Children of Heaven'' (بچه‌های آسمان), directed by Majid Majidi – (List of Iranian films of the 1990s, Iran) – first Iranian film to be nominated for an Oscar * ''City of Industry (film), City of Industry'', directed by John Sayles * ''Clockwatchers'', starring Toni Collette, Parker Posey, and Lisa Kudrow * ''Commandments (film), Commandments'', starring Courteney Cox * ''Con Air'', directed by Simon West and starring John Cusack, Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, and Steve Buscemi * ''Conspiracy Theory (film), Conspiracy Theory'', directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts * ''Contact (1997 American film), Contact'', directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt,

, Angela Bassett, and John Hurt * ''Cop Land'', directed by James Mangold, starring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, and Robert De Niro * ''Crayola Kids Adventures: Tales of Gulliver's Travels'' * ''Cube (1997 film), Cube'' – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada)

D

* ''Dakan'' (''Destiny'') (List of Guinean films, Guinea) * ''Dangerous Ground (1997 film), Dangerous Ground'', starring Ice Cube and

* ''Dante's Peak'', starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, and Charles Hallahan * ''Deconstructing Harry'', directed by and starring Woody Allen * ''Def Jam's How to Be a Player'' * ''Defying Gravity (1997 film), Defying Gravity'' * ''The Devil's Advocate (1997 film), The Devil's Advocate'', directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, and Al Pacino * ''The Devil's Own'', directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring

and Brad Pitt * ''Different Strokes (film), Different Strokes'', starring Dana Plato and Bentley Mitchum * ''Digging to China'', directed by Timothy Hutton and starring Kevin Bacon and Evan Rachel Wood * ''Dinner at Fred's'', starring Gil Bellows, Parker Posey and Christopher Lloyd * ''Dogtown (film), Dogtown'', starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Jon Favreau * ''

'', directed by Mike Newell (director), Mike Newell, starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp * ''Double Team (film), Double Team'', starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, and Mickey Rourke * ''Dream with the Fishes'' * ''Driftwood'', starring James Spader

E

* ''The Edge (1997 film), The Edge'', starring

and Alec Baldwin * ''Ed Mort'' – (List of Brazilian films of the 1990s, Brazil) * '' The Eel'', directed by Shohei Imamura – (Japan) – Palme d'Or award * ''The End of Evangelion'' – (Japan) * ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth'' – (Japan) * ''Event Horizon (film), Event Horizon'', starring Laurence Fishburne * ''Eve's Bayou'', starring Lynn Whitfield and Samuel L. Jackson * ''Excess Baggage (1997 film), Excess Baggage'', starring Alicia Silverstone and Benicio del Toro

F

* ''Face (1997 film), Face'', starring Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone – ( UK) * ''Face/Off'', directed by John Woo, starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage * ''Fathers' Day (1997 film), Fathers' Day'', starring Robin Williams and Billy Crystal * ''FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue'' * ''Fever Pitch (1997 film), Fever Pitch'', starring Colin Firth – (UK) * ''Fierce Creatures'', starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin – (UK/US) * '' The Fifth Element'', directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis,

, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker – (List of French films of 1997, France) * ''Fire Down Below (1997 film), Fire Down Below'', starring Steven Seagal * ''...First Do No Harm'', starring Meryl Streep, Fred Ward * ''First Time Felon'', starring Omar Epps and Delroy Lindo * ''Floating (film), Floating'', starring Norman Reedus * ''Flubber (film), Flubber'', directed by Les Mayfield, starring Robin Williams, Christopher McDonald, Clancy Brown, voices by Jodi Benson * ''Fools Rush In (1997 film), Fools Rush In'', starring Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry * ''For Richer or Poorer'', starring Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley * ''Free Willy 3: The Rescue'', directed by Sam Pillsbury * ''

'', directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring Robert Carlyle – ( UK) * ''Funny Games (1997 film), Funny Games'', directed by Michael Haneke – (List of Austrian films of the 1990s, Austria)

G

* ''G.I. Jane'', starring Demi Moore and Anne Bancroft * ''The Game (1997 film), The Game'', directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn * ''Gang Related (film), Gang Related'', starring James Belushi, Dennis Quaid, Tupac Shakur * '' Gattaca'', starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law * ''George of the Jungle (film), George of the Jungle'', directed by Sam Weisman, starring Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree and John Cleese (voice only) * ''Ghosts (1997 film), Ghosts'', a music short featuring Michael Jackson * ''Glam (film), Glam'', starring William McNamara, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Tony Danza, Jon Cryer – rated NC-17 * ''Gone Fishin' (film), Gone Fishin''', starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover * ''Good Burger'', starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell * '' Good Will Hunting'', directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, Ben Affleck * ''Goodbye America'' – (Cinema of the Philippines#late 1980s-1990s, Philippines/US) * ''Gridlock'd'', starring Tim Roth and Tupac Shakur * ''Grind (1997 film), Grind'' * ''Grosse Pointe Blank'', starring John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd

H

* ''Hacks (1997 film), Hacks'', starring Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter * ''Hamam (film), Hamam'' – (Italian films of 1997, Italy/Spanish films of 1997, Spain/Turkish films of the 1990s, Turkey) * ''

'' (''Fireworks''), directed by and starring

– (Japan) – Golden Lion award * ''Happy Together (1997 film), Happy Together'' * ''Heads or Tails (1997 film), Heads or Tails'', starring Roy Dupuis – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada) * ''Heaven's Burning'', starring Russell Crowe and Youki Kudoh – (List of Australian films of 1997, Australia) * ''Henry Fool'', directed by Hal Hartley – winner of Best Screenplay Cannes Film Festival * ''Hercules (1997 film), Hercules'' * ''Highball (film), Highball'', starring Justine Bateman * ''Hold You Tight (film), Hold You Tight'', directed by Stanley Kwan – (List of Hong Kong films of 1997, Hong Kong) * ''Home Alone 3'', starring Alex D. Linz and Scarlett Johansson * ''Hoodlum (film), Hoodlum'', starring Laurence Fishburne * ''The Hound'' * ''The House of Yes''. starring Parker Posey, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze Jr. * ''Hugo Pool'', starring Alyssa Milano, Patrick Dempsey, Robert Downey Jr. * ''Hurricane Streets''

I

* ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe * ''The Ice Storm (film), The Ice Storm'', starring Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tobey Maguire * ''In & Out (film), In & Out'', starring Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck,

, Bob Newhart * ''In the Company of Men'' * ''Incognito (1997 film), Incognito'', starring Jason Patric * ''Into Thin Air'' * ''Inventing the Abbotts'', starring Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly

J

* ''The Jackal (1997 film), The Jackal'', starring Bruce Willis and Richard Gere * ''Jack Frost (1997 film), Jack Frost'' * ''Jackie Brown'', directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Pam Grier, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert Forster, Robert De Niro * ''Police Story 4: First Strike, Jackie Chan's First Strike'' – (List of Hong Kong films of 1997, Hong Kong) * ''Joey (1997 film), Joey'' – (

) * ''Josh and the Big Wall!'' * ''Joyride (1997 film), Joyride'', starring Tobey Maguire and Benicio Del Toro * ''Jungle 2 Jungle'', starring Tim Allen * ''Just Write'', starring Jeremy Piven

K

* ''Keys to Tulsa'' * ''Kini and Adams'' – (List of Burkinabé films#1990s, Burkina Faso) * ''Kiss or Kill (1997 film), Kiss or Kill'' – (

) * ''Kiss the Girls (1997 film), Kiss the Girls'', starring

and Ashley Judd * ''Kiss & Tell (1997 film), Kiss & Tell'', starring Heather Graham and Rose McGowan * ''Kitchen Party (film), Kitchen Party'' – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada) * ''Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997 film), Knockin' on Heaven's Door'' – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany) * ''Kull the Conqueror'' * ''Kundun'', directed by Martin Scorsese

L

* ''

'', directed by Curtis Hanson, starring

, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, James Cromwell * ''Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!'' * ''The Last Time I Committed Suicide'', starring Thomas Jane and Keanu Reeves * ''Lawn Dogs'', starring Sam Rockwell * ''Leave It to Beaver (film), Leave It to Beaver'', starring Christopher McDonald and Janine Turner * ''Lewis and Clark and George'' * ''Liar Liar'', starring Jim Carrey * ''Life Is Beautiful'', directed by and starring Roberto Benigni – (List of Italian films of 1997, Italy) – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film * ''A Life Less Ordinary'', starring Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz – ( UK/US) * ''Little Boy Blue (film), Little Boy Blue'', starring Ryan Phillippe and Nastassja Kinski * ''Little City'', starring Jon Bon Jovi * ''Live Flesh (film), Live Flesh'', directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Javier Bardem – (Spanish films of 1997, Spain) * ''The Locusts (film), The Locusts'', starring Vince Vaughn and Ashley Judd * ''Lolita (1997 film), Lolita'', starring Jeremy Irons * ''Lost Highway (1997 film), Lost Highway'', directed by David Lynch, starring Bill Pullman and Patricia Arquette * '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', directed by

, starring Jeff Goldblum and

* ''Love and Death on Long Island'', starring John Hurt – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada/UK) * ''Love Jones (film), Love Jones'' * ''Lovelife'', starring Sherilyn Fenn and Carla Gugino * ''The Lovemaster (film), The Lovemaster'', starring Craig Shoemaker, Courtney Thorne-Smith, George Wendt and

M

* ''Ma vie en rose'' (''My Life in Pink'') – (List of Belgian films of the 1990s, Belgium) – Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film * ''Mad City (film), Mad City'', starring Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta * ''The Man Who Knew Too Little'', starring Bill Murray * ''Masterminds (1997 film), Masterminds'', starring Patrick Stewart * ''The MatchMaker (1997 film), The MatchMaker'', starring Janeane Garofalo – (List of Irish films#1990s, Ireland) * ''Meet Wally Sparks'', starring Rodney Dangerfield * ''Men in Black (1997 film), Men in Black'', directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith * ''Metro (1997 film), Metro'', starring Eddie Murphy * ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'', directed by

, starring

and John Cusack * ''Mimic (film), Mimic'', starring Mira Sorvino * ''Money Talks (1997 film), Money Talks'', starring Chris Tucker * ''Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'' * ''Most Wanted (1997 film), Most Wanted'' * ''Mouse Hunt'', starring Nathan Lane * ''Mr. Magoo (film), Mr. Magoo'', starring Leslie Nielsen * ''Mrs Brown'', starring Judi Dench and Billy Connolly – ( UK) * ''Mrs Dalloway (film), Mrs. Dalloway'', starring Vanessa Redgrave – (UK) * ''Murder at 1600'', starring Wesley Snipes * ''My Best Friend's Wedding'', starring Julia Roberts * ''My Heart Is Mine Alone'' – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany) * ''Myself in the Distant Future'' – (List of North Korean films, North Korea)

N

* ''Nevada (1997 film), Nevada'', starring Amy Brenneman * ''Niagara, Niagara'' * ''The Night Flier'', starring Miguel Ferrer * ''Night of the Demons 3'' * ''Nightwatch (1997 film), Nightwatch'', starting Ewan McGregor, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte * '' Nil by Mouth'', directed by

, starring Ray Winstone – ( UK) * ''Nothing to Lose (1997 film), Nothing to Lose'', starring Martin Lawrence and Tim Robbins * ''Nowhere (film), Nowhere''

O

* ''Office Killer'', starring Molly Ringwald * ''The Old Lady and the Pigeons'' – (

) * ''One Eight Seven, 187'', starring Samuel L. Jackson * ''One Night Stand (1997 film), One Night Stand'', starring Wesley Snipes * ''Orgazmo'' starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, rated NC-17 * ''Ossos'' (List of Portuguese films of the 1990s, Portugal) * ''Out to Sea'', starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon

P

* ''Paws (film), Paws'', starring Billy Connolly,

– (

) * ''The Peacekeeper'', starring Dolph Lundgren, Montel Williams, Roy Scheider – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada) * ''The Peacemaker (1997 film), The Peacemaker'', starring

and Nicole Kidman * ''Perdita Durango'', starring Javier Bardem and Rosie Perez – (Spanish films of 1997, Spain) * ''The Perfect Circle'' (Savršeni krug), directed by Ademir Kenović – (List of Bosnia and Herzegovina films, Bosnia and Herzogovina) * ''Picture Perfect (1997 film), Picture Perfect'', starring Jennifer Aniston * ''Pippi Longstocking (1997 film), Pippi Longstocking'' – (List of Swedish films of the 1990s, Sweden) * ''Playing God (1997 film), Playing God'', starring David Duchovny * ''Plump Fiction'' * ''The Postman (film), The Postman'', directed by and starring Kevin Costner * ''Prefontaine (film), Prefontaine'', starring Jared Leto * ''Pride Divide'' * ''Princess Mononoke'' (''Mononoke Hime'') – (Japanese films of 1997, Japan) * ''Private Parts (1997 film), Private Parts'', starring Howard Stern

Q

* ''Quiet Days in Hollywood'', starring Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe, Natasha Gregson Wagner – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany)

R

* ''The Rage (1997 film), The Rage'', starring Gary Busey, Lorenzo Lamas, Roy Scheider – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada/US) * ''The Rainmaker (1997 film), The Rainmaker'', directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Francis Coppola, starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight * ''The Real Blonde'' * ''Red-Blooded American Girl II'', starring Kari Wuhrer, Burt Young and David L. Keith, David Keith – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada) * ''Red Corner'', starring Richard Gere * ''Red Meat (film), Red Meat'' * ''Regeneration (1997 film), Regeneration'', starring Jonathan Pryce – ( UK) * ''The Relic (film), The Relic'', starring Penelope Ann Miller * ''Retroactive (film), Retroactive'' * ''A River Made to Drown In'' * ''Road to Nhill'' - (

) * ''Robinson Crusoe (1997 film), Robinson Crusoe'', starring Pierce Brosnan * ''RocketMan'' * ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'', starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino * ''Rosewood (film), Rosewood'', directed by John Singleton, starring Ving Rhames

S

* ''The Saint (1997 film), The Saint'', starring Val Kilmer * ''Scream 2'', starring Neve Campbell * ''Selena (film), Selena'', starring

* ''Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film), Seven Years in Tibet'', directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Brad Pitt – (US/UK) * ''She's So Lovely'', starring Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn, John Travolta * ''Shooting Fish'' – ( UK) * ''Six Ways to Sunday'', starring Norman Reedus * ''The 6th Man, The Sixth Man'', starring Marlon Wayans * ''The Soong Sisters (film), The Soong Sisters'', starring Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh and Vivian Wu – (Hong Kong films of 1997, Hong Kong) * ''Soul Food (film), Soul Food'', starring Vanessa L. Williams and Vivica A. Fox * ''Space Marines (film), Space Marines'' * ''Spaceman (1997 film), Spaceman'' * '' The Spanish Prisoner'', directed by David Mamet, starring Campbell Scott and Steve Martin * ''Spawn (1997 film), Spawn'', starring Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Frank Welker and Martin Sheen * ''Speed 2: Cruise Control'', starring Sandra Bullock * ''Spice World (film), Spice World'', featuring the Spice Girls and Richard E. Grant – (UK/US) * ''Stag (film), Stag'' * ''Star Wars#Re-releases, Star Wars Trilogy'' (Special Edition) * ''Starship Troopers (film), Starship Troopers'', directed by Paul Verhoeven * ''Steel (1997 film), Steel'', starring Shaquille O'Neal * ''Still Breathing (film), Still Breathing'', starring Brendan Fraser and Joanna Going * ''Strategic Command (film), Strategic Command'', starring Michael Dudikoff, Richard Norton (actor), Richard Norton and Bryan Cranston * ''Strawberry Fields (1997 film), Strawberry Fields'' * ''Suicide Kings'', starring Christopher Walken * ''Sunday (1997 film), Sunday'' * ''Super Speedway'' * ''The Sweet Hereafter (film), The Sweet Hereafter'', starring Ian Holm – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada) * ''Switchback (film), Switchback'', starring Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid

T

* ''

'', directed by

– (List of Iranian films of the 1990s, Iran) – Palme d'Or award * ''Thank God He Met Lizzie'', starring Cate Blanchett – (

) * ''That Old Feeling (film), That Old Feeling'', starring Bette Midler and Dennis Farina * ''The Thief (1997 film), The Thief'' (vor) – (List of Russian films#1997, Russia) * ''This World, Then the Fireworks'', starring Billy Zane and Gina Gershon * ''Time Under Fire'' * ''

'', directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture * ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', starring Pierce Brosnan (as James Bond), Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Judi Dench – ( UK) * ''Trojan War (film), Trojan War'', starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Will Friedle, Danny Masterson * ''Troublesome Night'' – (List of Hong Kong films of 1997, Hong Kong) * ''Troublesome Night 2'' – (List of Hong Kong films of 1997, Hong Kong) * ''True Love and Chaos'' – (

) * ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' * ''Turbulence (1997 film), Turbulence'', starring Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly * ''Twists of Terror'' (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada) * ''Two Girls and a Guy'', starring Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham, Natasha Gregson Wagner

U

* ''U Turn (1997 film), U Turn'', directed by Oliver Stone, starring Sean Penn,

, Nick Nolte * ''Under the Lighthouse Dancing'' – (List of Australian films of 1997, Australia) * ''Ulee's Gold'', starring Peter Fonda

V

* ''Vegas Vacation'', starring Chevy Chase * ''Volcano (1997 film), Volcano'', starring Tommy Lee Jones

W

* ''Wag the Dog'', directed by Barry Levinson, starring Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman * ''Waiting for Guffman'', directed by Christopher Guest * ''Warriors of Virtue'' – (US/List of Chinese films of 1997, China) * ''Welcome to Sarajevo'', starring Woody Harrelson * ''Welcome to Woop Woop'' – (

/US) * ''The Wiggles Movie'' – (

) * ''Wild America (film), Wild America'' * ''The Wings of the Dove (1997 film), The Wings of the Dove'', starring Helena Bonham Carter – (UK/US) * ''Wishmaster (film), Wishmaster'' * ''The Wrong Guy'', starring Dave Foley – (List of Canadian films of 1997, Canada)

Y

* ''Year of the Dogs'' – (

) * ''Year of the Horse'', a documentary film about Neil Young directed by Jim Jarmusch

Z

* ''Zeus and Roxanne'', starring Steve Guttenberg and Kathleen Quinlan

Births

* January 21 - Jeremy Shada, American actor and musician * January 24 ** Jonah Bobo, American actor ** Dylan Riley Snyder, American actor * February 2 - Ellie Bamber, English actress * February 8 - Kathryn Newton, American actress * February 10 - Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress * February 12 - Shane Baumel, American former teen actor * February 14 - Madison Iseman, American actress * February 23 - Pallavi Dey, Indian actress (d. 2022) * February 25 - Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress * March 2 - Becky G, American singer and actress * March 3 - Camila Cabello, Cuban singer and actress * March 6 - Alisha Boe, Norwegian-American actress * March 9 - Niamh Wilson, Canadian actress * March 10 - Madeleine Arthur, Canadian actress * March 18 - Ciara Bravo, American actress * March 28 - Annabelle Davis, English actress * April 1 - Asa Butterfield, English actor * April 15 - Maisie Williams, English actress * April 23 - Alex Ferris, Canadian actor * April 26 - Amber Midthunder, American actress * May 2 - Perla Haney-Jardine, Brazilian-American actress * May 11 - Lana Condor, American actress * May 12 - Odeya Rush, Israeli actress * May 30 - Jake Short, American actor * June 13 - Theodore Pellerin, Canadian actor * June 16 - Camila Morrone, American model and actress * June 17 - KJ Apa, New Zealand actor * June 18 - Max Records, American actor * June 26 - Jacob Elordi, Australian actor * July 13 - Leo Howard, American actor and martial artist * July 18 - Fionn Whitehead, British actor * July 22 - Field Cate, American actor * August 5 ** Olivia Holt, American actress and singer ** Adam Irigoyen, American actor * August 13 - Yeo Jin-goo, South Korean actor * August 18 - Josephine Langford, Australian actress * August 25 **Holly Gibbs, English child actress **Bryana Salaz, American actress and singer * August 28 - Emilia McCarthy, Canadian actress * August 30 - Dana Gaier, American actress * September 7 - Dean-Charles Chapman, English actor * September 12 - Sydney Sweeney, American actress * September 16 - Elena Kampouris, American actress * September 19 - Jayme Lawson, American actress * October 6 - Honor Swinton Byrne, British actress * October 7 - Kira Kosarin, American actress * October 8 - Bella Thorne, American actress * October 10 - Grace Rolek, American actress and voice actress * October 23 - Zach Callison, American actor and voice actor * October 28 - Sierra McCormick, American actress * November 1 ** Max Burkholder, American actor ** Alex Wolff, American actor and musician * November 6 - Hero Fiennes Tiffin, English actor, model and producer * November 13 - Brent and Shane Kinsman, American twin child actors * November 18 - Noah Ringer, American actor * November 26 ** Aubrey Joseph, American actor and rapper ** Luka Sabbat, American actor and model * December 11 **Ben Cook (actor), American actor, singer and dancer **Taylor Hickson, Canadian actress * December 15 - Maude Apatow, American actress

Deaths

Film debuts

*Eric Bana – ''The Castle (1997 Australian film), The Castle'' *Mischa Barton – ''Lawn Dogs'' *H. Jon Benjamin – ''Who's the Caboose?'' *Paul Bettany – '' Bent'' *Leslie Bibb – ''Private Parts (1997 film), Private Parts'' *Jessica Biel – ''Ulee's Gold'' *Cate Blanchett – ''Paradise Road (1997 film), Paradise Road'' *Orlando Bloom – ''Wilde (film), Wilde'' *Gerard Butler – ''Mrs Brown, Mrs. Brown'' *Linda Cardellini – ''Good Burger'' *John Cho – ''Shopping for Fangs'' *Jason Clarke – ''Dilemma'' *Stephen Colbert – ''Shock Asylum'' *Chiwetel Ejiofor – '' Amistad'' *Shannon Elizabeth – ''Blast'' and ''Jack Frost (1997 film), Jack Frost'' *Mike Epps – ''Strays (1997 film), Strays'' *Tom Felton – '' The Borrowers'' *Jennifer Garner – ''Deconstructing Harry'' and ''Mr. Magoo (film), Mr. Magoo'' *Ryan Gosling – ''Frankenstein and Me'' *Ioan Gruffudd – ''Wilde (film), Wilde'' *Katie Holmes – ''The Ice Storm (film), The Ice Storm'' *Eddie Marsan – ''The Man Who Knew Too Little'' *Kel Mitchell – ''Good Burger'' *Dean Winters – ''Conspiracy Theory (film), Conspiracy Theory'' *Samantha Morton – ''This Is the Sea (film), This Is the Sea'' *Alessandro Nivola - ''Inventing the Abbotts'' *Nick Offerman – ''Going All the Way'' *Sarah Paulson – ''Levitation (film), Levitation'' *Norman Reedus – ''Floating (film), Floating'' and ''Mimic (film), Mimic'' *Maya Rudolph – '' Gattaca'' *Amy Sedaris – ''Commandments (film), Commandments'' *Amy Smart – ''Campfire Tales (1997 film), Campfire Tales'' and ''The Last Time I Committed Suicide'' *Mena Suvari – ''Nowhere (film), Nowhere'' *Marc Maron – ''Who's the Caboose?'' *James Corden – ''Twenty Four Seven (film), Twenty Four Seven'' *Dominique Swain – ''Lolita (1997 film), Lolita'' *Alan Tudyk – ''35 Miles from Normal'' *Milo Ventimiglia – ''Boys Life 2'' *Olivia Williams – ''Gaston's War'' *Evan Rachel Wood – ''Digging to China''

References

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