1994 in film

Events

• October 3 - George Lucas begins writing the three Star Wars prequels.
• November 1 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy).

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks
2. The Lion King (Disney)
3. True Lies, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis
4. The Santa Clause, starring Tim Allen
5. The Flintstones, starring John Goodman
6. Dumb & Dumber, starring Jim Carrey
7. Clear and Present Danger, starring Harrison Ford
8. Speed
9. The Mask, starring Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz
10. Pulp Fiction, starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and Uma Thurman

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Forrest Gump - Paramount Pictures
• Best Actor: Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
• Best Actress: Jessica Lange - Blue Sky

Births

Deaths

• February 6 - Joseph Cotten, actor
• February 11 - Sorrell Brooke, actor
• February 11 - William Conrad, actor
• March 4 - John Candy, comedian and actor
• May 8 - George Peppard, actor
• August 11 - Peter Cushing, actor
• September 11 - Jessica Tandy, actress
• October 20 - Burt Lancaster, actor
• October 21 - Benoît Régent, French film actor

Other Movies Released

• Airheads
• Angels in the Outfield
• Lightning Jack
• Mircacle on 34th Street
• Pulp Fiction, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, John Travolta and Uma Thurman
• Four Weddings and a Funeral
• Quiz Show
• The Shawshank Redemption
• Three Colors: Red - 3rd of the Krzysztof Kieslowski trilogy, starring Irene Jacob

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