1992 in film

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The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.)

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Top grossing films [edit]

Rank Title Studio Actors Director Gross Budget
1. Aladdin Disney voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin and Gilbert Gottfried Ron Clements and John Musker $504,050,219 $28 million
2. The Bodyguard Warner Bros. Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston Mick Jackson $410,945,720 N/A
3. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, Tim Curry, and Brenda Fricker Chris Columbus $358,994,850 $20 million
4. Basic Instinct TriStar Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and George Dzundza Paul Verhoeven $352,927,224 $49 million
5. Lethal Weapon 3 Warner Bros. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, and Rene Russo Richard Donner $321,731,527 $35 million
6. Batman Returns Warner Bros. Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, and Pat Hingle Tim Burton $266,822,354 $80 million
7. A Few Good Men Columbia Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, and Kiefer Sutherland Rob Reiner $243,240,178 $40 million
8. Sister Act Touchstone Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy and Harvey Keitel Emile Ardolino $231,605,150 N/A
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula Columbia Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell Francis Ford Coppola $215,862,692 $40 million
10. Wayne's World Paramount Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe and Tia Carrere Penelope Spheeris $183,097,323 $20 million

Awards [edit]

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

National Film Awards

Cannes Film Festival:

Palme d'Or: The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan), directed by Bille August, Denmark

Venice Film Festival

Berlin Film Festival

Category/Organization 49th Golden Globe Awards
January 23, 1993		 45th BAFTA Awards
February 19, 1993		 65th Academy Awards
March 29, 1993
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Scent of a Woman The Player Howards End Unforgiven
Best Director Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven		 Robert Altman
The Player		 Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven
Best Actor Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman		 Tim Robbins
The Player		 Robert Downey, Jr.
Chaplin		 Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman
Best Actress Emma Thompson
Howards End		 Miranda Richardson
Enchanted April		 Emma Thompson
Howards End		 Emma Thompson
Howards End
Best Supporting Actor Gene Hackman
Unforgiven		 Gene Hackman
Unforgiven		 Gene Hackman
Unforgiven
Best Supporting Actress Joan Plowright
Enchanted April		 Miranda Richardson
Damage		 Marisa Tomei
My Cousin Vinny
Best Screenplay, Adapted Scent of a Woman
Bo Goldman		 The Player
Michael Tolkin		 Howards End
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Best Screenplay, Original Husbands and Wives
Woody Allen		 The Crying Game
Neil Jordan
Best Score Aladdin
Alan Menken		 Strictly Ballroom
David Hirschfelder		 Aladdin
Alan Menken
Best Song "A Whole New World"
Aladdin
"A Whole New World"
Aladdin
Best Foreign Language Film Indochine
 Raise the Red Lantern
 Indochine

Notable films released in 1992 [edit]

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Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 3 Judith Anderson 94 Australia Actress Rebecca • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock • The Ten Commandments • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof • Laura • And Then There Were None
23 Freddie Bartholomew 67 UK Actor Captains Courageous
26 José Ferrer 79 Puerto Rico Actor Cyrano de Bergerac • Lawrence of Arabia • Dune
February 1 Dick York 63 USA Actor Inherit the Wind
March 2 Sandy Dennis 54 USA Actress Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
3 Robert Beatty 82 Canada Actor 2001: A Space Odyssey • Where Eagles Dare • The Pink Panther Strikes Again • Superman III • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4 Nestor Almendros 61 Spain Cinematographer Days of Heaven • Kramer vs Kramer
11 László Benedek 87 Hungary Director Death of a Salesman
11 Richard Brooks 85 USA Director Elmer Gantry • In Cold Blood
17 Jack Arnold 79 USA Director The Incredible Shrinking Man
18 Arnold Diamond 76 UK Actor The Italian Job • Fiddler on the Roof • Revenge of the Pink Panther • Omen III: The Final Conflict • The Revenge of Frankenstein • March or Die • The Anniversary • Isadora • Carry On Sergeant • The Girl on a Motorcycle
20 Georges Delerue 67 France Composer A Little Romance
21 John Ireland 82 Canada Actor All the King's Men
29 Paul Henreid 84 Hungary Actor Casablanca
April 10 Cec Linder 71 Canada Actor Goldfinger • Lolita • Atlantic City • A Touch of Class • Virus
16 Neville Brand 71 USA Actor D.O.A.
19 Frankie Howerd 75 UK Actor The Ladykillers • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band • Carry On Doctor • Carry On Up the Jungle • Up Pompeii
20 Benny Hill 68 UK Writer, Soundtrack, Actor The Italian Job • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang • Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines • Who Done It? • Light Up the Sky!
20 Mae Clarke 81 USA Actress, Soundtrack Singin' in the Rain • Frankenstein • The Public Enemy • Thoroughly Modern Millie • Pat and Mike • Royal Wedding • Magnificent Obsession • A Big Hand for the Little Lady
May 6 Marlene Dietrich 85 Germany Actress The Blue Angel • Destry Rides Again
10 John Lund 81 USA Actor A Foreign Affair • To Each His Own
15 Bartlett Mullins 87 UK Actor Frankenstein Created Woman • Tales from the Crypt
18  Marshall Thompson 66 USA Actor It! The Terror from Beyond Space • The Turning Point
June 3 Robert Morley 84 UK Actor, Writer, Soundtrack The Africian Queen • Around the World in 80 Days • The Great Muppet Caper • Topkapi • Theatre of Blood • Beat the Devil • Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines • High Road to China
27 Allan Jones 84 UK Actor, Singer A Night at the Opera • Show Boat • A Day at the Races • The Firefly • Everybody Sing (film) • The Great Victor Herbert • One Night in the Tropics • The Boys from Syracuse
July 24 Arletty 94 France Actress The Longest Day
30 Brenda Marshall 76 USA Actress Captains of the Clouds
August 18 John Sturges 82 USA Director Bad Day at Black Rock • The Eagle Has Landed • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral • The Magnificent Seven • The Great Escape • Ice Station Zebra • The Old Man and the Sea
September 12 Ed Peck 75 USA Actor Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory • Bullitt • The Last Unicorn • Heaven Can Wait • The Flight of Dragons • I Love You, Alice B. Toklas
12 Anthony Perkins 60 USA Actor, Director Psycho • Murder on the Orient Express • Catch-22 • The Black Hole • Psycho II • The Trial
29 Bill Rowe 61 United Kingdom Sound Re-Recording The Shining • Alien

• A Clockwork Orange • Batman • The Rocky Horror Picture Show • Barry Lyndon • The Last Emperor • Midnight Express • The Land Before Time • Never Say Never Again • The Killing Fields
October 6 Denholm Elliott 70 Spain Actor Raiders of the Lost Ark • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade • Trading Places • A Bridge Too Far • A Room with a View • Watership Down
15 Richard Mathews 77 UK Actor The Satanic Rites of Dracula
16 Shirley Booth 87 USA Actress Come Back, Little Sheba • The Matchmaker • About Mrs. Leslie • Hot Spell
22 Cleavon Little 53 USA Actor Blazing Saddles • Vanishing Point • Fletch Lives • Once Bitten
November 2 Hal Roach 100 USA Director, Producer Our Gang • Laurel and Hardy
10 Chuck Connors 71 USA Actor Pat and Mike • Support Your Local Gunfighter • Airplane II: The Sequel
18 Andrew Carr  ?? UK Actor Curse of the Pink Panther
19 Diane Varsi 54 USA Actress Peyton Place • Wild in the Streets
22 Sterling Holloway 87 USA Actor Bambi • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad • Make Mine Music • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
26 Joby Blanshard 73 UK Actor Doomwatch
December 2 Michael Gothard 53 UK Actor For Your Eyes Only • Lifeforce • The Three Musketeers • The Four Musketeers • The Devils
9 Vincent Gardenia 71 Italy Actor Heaven Can Wait • Little Shop of Horrors • Moonstruck
11 Michael Robbins 62 UK Actor On the Buses • Mutiny on the Buses • Holiday on the Buses • The Pink Panther Strikes Again • Victor Victoria
17 Dana Andrews 83 USA Actor, Soundtrack The Best Years of Our Lives • Laura • The Ox-Bow Incident • Battle of the Bulge • Night of the Demon • Ball of Fire
22 Milo Sperber 81 UK Actor Billion Dollar Brain • The Spy Who Loved Me

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References [edit]

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