Cineliteracy: What You Need to Know about 2000 as Movie Year
My Oscar Book:
Top-Grossing Films of 2000
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1 Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount $546,388,108
2 Gladiator, DreamWorks / Universal $465,516,248
3 Cast Away, 20th Century Fox / DreamWorks $429,632,142
4 What Women Want, Paramount $374,111,707
5 Dinosaur, Buena Vista $349,822,765
6 How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Universal $346,524,444
7 Meet the Parents Universal / DreamWorks $330,444,045
8 The Perfect Storm, Warner Bros. $328,711,434
9 X-Men 20th Century Fox $296,339,528
10 What Lies Beneath, DreamWorks / 20th Century Fox $291,420,351
Box-Office Records 2000
Chicken Run, the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever.
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas‘s $55.1 million opening weekend, highest debut for a Christmas-themed film. Highest opening weekend for Jim Carrey film and Ron Howard film, surpassing Batman Forever and Ransom.
Events
Award ceremonies
Date Event Host Location Source
March 2 Producers Guild of America Awards 1999 Producers Guild of America Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
March 12 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, U.S.
March 11 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards Directors Guild of America Los Angeles, California, U.S.
March 5 Writers Guild of America Awards 1999 Writers Guild of America, East & Writers Guild of America, West Manhattan, New York, U.S. & Los Angeles, California, U.S.
March 25 15th Independent Spirit Awards, Santa Monica, California
Oscars: 73rd Academy Awards, March 25, 2001
My Oscar Book:
Best Film: Gladiator
Best Director: Steven Soderbergh, Traffic
Best Actor: Russell Crowe, Gladiator
Best Actress: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, Traffic
Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock
Best Screenplay, Adapted:
Best Screenplay, Original: Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous
Best Animated Film: Chicken Run
Best Foreign Language Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Deaths
Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January
Jan 1
George Carl 83 US Actor, Comedian Funny Bones
5 Vic Schoen 83 US Composer, Arranger
The Court JesterBuck Privates
7 Klaus Wennemann 59 Germany Actor
Das BootDer Fahnder
9 Marguerite Churchill 89 US Actress
The Big TrailDracula’s Daughter
10 Arthur Batanides 83 US Actor
Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentBrannigan
11 Helena Carter 79 US Actress
Invaders from MarsKiss Tomorrow Goodbye
12 Marc Davis 86 US Animator
Peter PanOne Hundred and One Dalmatians
15 Fran Ryan 83 US Actress
Pale RiderStripes
18 Nancy Coleman 87 US Actress
Kings RowViolence
18 Frances Drake 87 US Actress
Les MisérablesIt’s a Wonderful World
18 Jester Hairston 98 US Actor
In the Heat of the NightThe Alamo
19 Hedy Lamarr 85 Austria Actress
Samson and DelilahWhite Cargo
19 Alan North 79 US Actor
GloryHighlander
24 Jeffrey Boam 53 US Screenwriter
Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeLethal Weapon 2
25 Tom Pedigo 53 US Set Decorator
Terms of EndearmentStar Trek III: The Search for Spock
28 Tony Doyle 58 Ireland Actor
The BoxerDamage
28 Joy Shelton 77 UK Actress
Waterloo RoadMillions Like Us
28 Kenneth Waller 72 UK Actor, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Carry On Behind
31 Ralph Manza 78 US Actor,m Godzilla, Dave
February
Feb 1
James N. Harrell 81 US Actor, Paper Moon, JFK
3 Bonnie Cashin 84 US Costume Designer
Laura, Nightmare Alley
5 Todd Karns 79 US Actor
It’s a Wonderful LifeMy Foolish Heart
8 Sidney Hayers 78 UK Director
Circus of HorrorsThe Southern Star
10 George Jackson 42 US Producer, Director
New Jack CityKrush Groove
10 Jim Varney 50 US Actor
Ernest Saves ChristmasToy Story
11 Roger Vadim 72 France Director, Screenwriter
BarbarellaAnd God Created Woman
12 John London 58 US Key Grip
The Karate Kid48 Hrs.
16 Marceline Day 91 US Actress
The CameramanLondon After Midnight
16 Lila Kedrova 81 Russia Actress
Zorba the GreekTorn Curtain
17 Miles White 85 US Costume Designer
Around the World in 80 DaysThe Wiz
20 Otello Martelli 97 Italy Cinematographer
La Dolce VitaBitter Rice
22 John Kellogg 83 US Actor
Twelve O’Clock HighThe Greatest Show on Earth
23 Ofra Haza 42 Israel Singer, Actress
The Prince of EgyptThe Governess
23 Joseph V. Perry 69 US Actor
Hot Shots! Part DeuxVibes
24 Rosalind Keith 83 US Actress
Motor MadnessCriminals of the Air
27 George Duning 92 US Composer
From Here to Eternity3:10 to Yuma
March
Mar 7 Charles Gray 71 UK Actor
Diamonds are ForeverThe Rocky Horror Picture Show
10 Judith Barrett 91 US Actress
Road to SingaporeCimarron
11 Richard Collier 80 US Actor
Blazing Saddles, Christine
13 Rex Everhart 79 US Actor
Beauty and the BeastSuperman
15 Wally Rose 88 US Actor, Stuntman
The Blues BrothersSidekicks
25 Jim Cash 59 US Screenwriter
Top GunDick Tracy
March 29 John Baskcomb 84 UK Actor, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Oliver
April ??
April: Maurice Carter 85–86 UK Art Director
The Lady VanishesBattle of Britain
2 Greta Gynt 83 Norway Actress
Dear MurdererTake My Life
8 Claire Trevor 90 US Actress
StagecoachKey Largo
10 Arnold Johnson 78 US Actor
RockyShaft
10 Peter Jones 79 UK Actor
Chariots of FireThe Return of the Pink Panther
11 Douglas Green 79 US Second Unit Director
CabaretLenny
12 Carmen Dillon 91 UK Art Director
The OmenHamlet
12 Christopher Pettiet 24 US Actor
Point BreakDon’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead
13 Peter Archer 56 Australia Actor Enter the Dragon
21 Susan Stephen 68 UK Actress
Pacific DestinyFor Better, for Worse
25 David Merrick 88 US Producer
The Great GatsbySemi-Tough
May
May 1 Steve Reeves 74 US Actor, Hercules, Duel of the Titans
3 Lewis Allen 94 UK Director
SuddenlyThe Uninvited
7 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 90 US Actor
Little CaesarGunga Din
10 Bart the Bear 23 US Actor
The BearLegends of the Fall
10 Craig Stevens 81 US Actor
Buchanan Rides AloneGunn
11 David Bretherton 76 US Film Editor
CabaretClue
11 René Muñoz 62 Cuba Actor, Screenwriter
Fray EscobaCristo negro
13 Paul Bartel 61 US Actor, Director
Eating RaoulDeath Race 2000
20 Edward Bernds 94 US Director
The Three Stooges Meet HerculesReturn of the Fly
21 John Gielgud 96 UK Actor
BecketArthur
25 Nicholas Clay 53 UK Actor
ExcaliburEvil Under the Sun
25 Francis Lederer 100 Austria-Hungary Actor
The Man I MarriedThe Return of Dracula
26 William McCaughey 70 US Sound Engineer
RockyThe Deer Hunter
26 Samuel A. Taylor 87 US Screenwriter
SabrinaVertigo
28 Robert Fryer 79 US Producer
The ShiningThe Boys from Brazil
29 Aubrey Richards 79 UK Actor
The Ipcress FileThe Man Who Haunted Himself
30 Doris Hare 95 UK Actress
On the BusesMutiny on the Buses
30 Bill Thomas 78 US Costume Designer
SpartacusBabes in Toyland
31 Walter Sparrow 73 UK Actor
Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesEver After
June 10 Terry Forrestal 52 UK Stuntman
TitanicBraveheart
10 J. Watson Webb Jr. 84 US Film Editor
Kiss of DeathCheaper by the Dozen
11 Elizabeth Lawrence 77 US Actress
The CrucibleSleeping with the Enemy
13 John Bramall 76 UK Sound Engineer
Straw DogsWhere Eagles Dare
18 Nancy Marchand 71 US Actress
SabrinaThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
19 Anton Gorchev 60 Bulgaria Actor
The Goat HornThorn Apple
24 David Tomlinson 83 UK Actor
Mary PoppinsTom Jones
27 David Neal 68 UK Actor
Flash GordonSuperman
28 Nils Poppe 92 Sweden Actor
The Seventh SealThe Devil’s Eye
28 Michael Ripper 87 UK Actor
Oliver TwistThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold
29 John Abineri 72 UK Actor
The Godfather Part IIIThe McKenzie Break
29 Vittorio Gassman 77 Italy Actor
War and PeaceSleepers
July 1 Walter Matthau 79 US Actor
The Fortune CookieThe Odd Couple
3 Harold Nicholas 79 US Dancer, Actor
Sun Valley SerenadeFunny Bones
3 Kemal Sunal 55 Turkey Actor
King of the DoormenHababam Sınıfı
10 Justin Pierce 25 UK Actor
KidsNext Friday
14 Meredith MacRae 56 US Actress
Bikini BeachNorwood
18 Roberto Contreras 71 US Actor
ScarfaceTopaz
19 James B. Clark 92 US Director, Film Editor
FlipperHow Green Was My Valley
22 Eric Christmas 84 UK Actor
Harold and MaudeAir Bud
27 Don Weis 78 US Director
The Affairs of Dobie GillisCritic’s Choice
30 Nan Leslie 74 US Actress
Under the Tonto RimThe Woman on the Beach
30 Max Showalter 83 US Actor
Sixteen Candles10
August
Aug 5 Alec Guinness 86 UK Actor
The Bridge on the River KwaiStar Wars
8 Jess Barker 88 US Actor
Reign of TerrorScarlet Street
8 John F. Warren 91 US Cinematographer
Torn CurtainThe Country Girl
9 Lewis Wilson 80 US Actor
BatmanOnce Upon a Time
10 Joan Marsh 86 US Actress
Anna KareninaRoad to Zanzibar
11 Eddie Powell 73 UK Stuntman
AlienIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade
12 Loretta Young 87 US Actress
The Farmer’s DaughterThe Bishop’s Wife
15 Robert Swink 82 US Film Editor
Roman HolidayThe Diary of Anne Frank
22 Toru Tanaka 70 US Actor
Last Action HeroDarkman
24 Patricia Owens 75 Canada Actress
SayonaraThe Fly
25 Jack Nitzsche 63 US Composer
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestThe Exorcist
29 Rose Hobart 94 US Actress
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeConflict
30 Joseph H. Lewis 93 US Director
Gun CrazyMy Name Is Julia Ross
September
Sep 2 Ishaq Bux 83 India Actor
Raiders of the Lost ArkThe Rocky Horror Picture Show
2 Jean Speegle Howard 73 US Actress
Apollo 13Scrooged
3 Edward Anhalt 86 US Screenwriter
Jeremiah JohnsonBecket
3 Walt Stanchfield 81 US Animator
Who Framed Roger RabbitThe Jungle Book
7 Gian Luigi Polidoro 73 Italy Director
Il diavoloRun for Your Wife
10 Mary Colquhoun 59 UK Casting Director
GloryAfter Hours
12 Juan Ibáñez 83 Mexico Director
Isle of the Snake PeopleFear Chamber
12 Gary Olsen 55 Australia Actor, Key Grip
Pink Floyd – The WallThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
14 Beah Richards 80 US Actress
In the Heat of the NightGuess Who’s Coming to Dinner
19 Ann Doran 89 US Actress
Rebel Without a CauseWildcats
19 Gloria Talbott 69 US Actress
I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceThe Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
26 Richard Mulligan 67 US Actor
Little Big ManS.O.B.
October 2 Richard Liberty 68 US Actor
Day of the DeadThe Crazies
6 Richard Farnsworth 80 US Actor
MiseryThe Straight Story
9 David Dukes 55 US Actor
The First Deadly SinOnly When I Laugh
10 Emile Kuri 93 Mexico Set Decorator
It’s a Wonderful LifeMary Poppins
11 Sam O’Steen 76 US Film Editor
The GraduateChinatown
12 Gordon Stulberg 76 Canada Studio Executive
13 Jean Peters 73 US Actress
Pickup on South StreetIt Happens Every Spring
Oct 15
Vincent Canby 76 US Film Critic, New York Times
Oct 17
Walter Shenson 81 UK Producer, Director
From Here to EternityA Hard’s Day Night
18 Julie London 74 US Actress, Singer
Man of the WestThe Great Man
18 Sidney Salkow 89 US Director
Sitting BullTwice-Told Tales
18 Gwen Verdon 75 US Actress, Dancer
Damn YankeesCocoon
21 Mort Briskin 86 US Producer, Screenwriter
Walking TallFramed
22 Anthony Chinn 69 Guyana Actor
Raiders of the Lost ArkThe Fifth Element
24 Pasquale Cajano 79 Italy Actor
CasinoAnalyze This
26 Muriel Evans 90 US Actress
Manhattan MelodramaHouse of Secrets
28 Anthony Lee 39 US Actor
Liar LiarAmerican Strays
30 Steve Allen 78 US Actor
The Benny Goodman StoryCollege Confidential
30 Elizabeth Bradley 83 UK Actress
An American Werewolf in LondonDavy Jones’ Locker
31 Ring Lardner Jr. 85 US Screenwriter
MASHThe Cincinnati Kid
November
Nov 1 Allan Surtees 75 UK Actor
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedEye of the Needle
3 Leonardo Benvenuti 77 Italy Screenwriter
Once Upon a Time in AmericaAlfredo, Alfredo
11 Rayford Barnes 80 US Actor
The Wild BunchThe Hunting Party
22 Christian Marquand 73 France Actor, Director
The Flight of the PhoenixThe Longest Day
26 Carlo Simi 76 Italy Costume Designer, Production Designer
The Good, the Bad and the UglyFor a Few Dollars More
27 Anne Barton 76 US Actress
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?The Comancheros
27 George Wells 91 US Screenwriter
Angels in the OutfieldTake Me Out to the Ball Game
29 Margaret Early 80 US Actress
Strike Up the BandJezebel
December
Dec 4 Chet Douglas 64 US Actor
Two Rode TogetherPapa’s Delicate Condition
6 Werner Klemperer 80 Germany Actor
Judgment at NurembergHouseboat
10 Marie Windsor 80 US Actress
The Narrow MarginThe Killing
11 Don Devlin 70 US Producer, Screenwriter
Thunder IslandLoving
11 David Lewis 84 US Actor
The ApartmentThe Absent-Minded Professor
11 N. Richard Nash 87 US Screenwriter
Porgy and BessThe Rainmaker
12 George Montgomery 84 US Actor
Coney IslandBattle of the Bulge
14 Uldis Pūcītis 63 Latvia Actor, Director
Purva bridējsElpojiet dziļi Gaisma tuneļa galā
16 Margo Moore 69 US Actress
Wake Me When It’s OverHound-Dog Man
20 Richard Hazard 79 US Composer, Orchestrator
Terms of EndearmentNickelodeon
22 Stuart Lancaster 80 US Actor
Edward ScissorhandsBatman Returns
23 Billy Barty 76 US Actor
Mickey McGuireWillow
23 Noor Jehan 75 Pakistan Singer, Actress
SheelaJugnu
26 Leo Gordon 78 US Actor, Screenwriter
My Name Is NobodyThe Man Who Knew Too Much
26 Jason Robards 77 US Actor
All the President’s MenOnce Upon a Time in the West
30 Julius J. Epstein 91 US Screenwriter
CasablancaArsenic and Old Lace
Film Debuts
Jamie Bell − Billy Elliot
John Cena − Ready to Rumble
Michael Cera − Frequency
Abbie Cornish – The Monkey’s Mask
Paul Dano − The Newcomers
David Denman – The Replacements
Chris Evans − The Newcomers
Isla Fisher − Out of Depth
Gael García Bernal – Amores perros
Rick Gonzalez – Mambo Café
Topher Grace − Traffic
Jon Hamm − Space Cowboys
Jay Hernandez – Living the Life
Michelle Jenner – Faust: Love of the Damned
John Krasinski – State and Main
Clara Lago − Miserable Life
Christine Lakin – Finding Kelly
Rachelle Lefevre – Stardom
Anson Mount – Boiler Room
Rachel Nichols − Autumn in New York
Aaron Paul – Whatever It Takes
Josh Peck − Snow Day
Lucy Punch – Greenfingers
Dominic Purcell – Mission: Impossible 2
Maggie Q – Model from Hell
Kelly Reilly – Maybe Baby
Michelle Rodriguez − Girlfight
Zoe Saldana − Center Stage
Bill Skarsgård – White Water Fury
Hugo Silva − Miserable Life
Jimmi Simpson – Loser
Kasia Smutniak – At the Right Moment
Kristen Stewart − The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Juno Temple – Pandaemonium
Kerry Washington − Our Song
Sam Worthington − Bootmen
Anton Yelchin – A Man Is Mostly Water
Aaliyah – Romeo Must Die
