Favorite Action Films: 1998-1999

Directed by: Terrence Malick
Produced by: Robert Michael Geisler, Grant Hill, Mike Medavoy, John Roberdeau, and George Stevens, Jr.
Written by: Terrence Malick
Based on the novel by: James Jones
Cinematography: John Toll
Edited by: Billy Weber
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Produced by: Jim Jarmusch and Richard Guay
Written by: Jim Jarmusch
Cinematography: Robbie Muller
Edited by: Jay Rabinowitz
Music by: RZA

Distributed by: Artistan Entertainment

Directed by: David Fincher
Produced by: Ross Grayson Bell, Cean Chaffing, Art Linson, and Aaron Milchan
Written by: Jim Uhls
Based on the novel by: Chuck Palahniuk
Cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth
Edited by: James Haygood
Music by: John King and Michael Simpson

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Martin Campbell
Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes, David Foster, Doug Claybourne, and Laurie McDonald
Written by: John Eskow, Ted Elliot, Randall Johnson, and Terry Rossio
Based on the charecters created by: Johnston McCulley
Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Edited by: Thom Nobel
Music by: James Horner
Song and lyrics by: James Horner and Will Jennings

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Produced by: Jeremy Bolt, Susan Ekins, Fred Fontana,
R.J. Louis, James G. Robinson, and Jerry Weintraub
Written by: David Webb Peoples
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by: Martin Hunter
Music by: Joel McNeely

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Alex Proyas
Produced by: Alex Proyas, Michael De Luca, Barbara Gibbs, Andrew Mason, and Brian Witten
Written by: Lem Dobbs, Alex Proyas, and David S. Goyer
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Edited by: Dov Hoening
Music by: Trevor Jones

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Kinka Usher
Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, and Mike Richardson
Written by: Neil Cuthbert and Bob Burden
Based on the "Flaming Carrot Comic Books" by: Bob Burden
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Edited by: Conrad Buck
Music by: Stephen Warbeck

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Brian DePalma
Produced by: Louis Stoller and Brian DePalma
Written by: Brian De Palma and David Koepp
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Edited by: Bill Pankow
Music by: Ryuichi Sakamoto

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Produced by: Wallis Nicita, Roger Birnbaum, Joe Medjuck, Daniel Goldberg, and Ivan Reitman
Written by: Michael Browning
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Edited by: Wendy Greene Bricmont and Sheldon Kahn
Music by: Randy Edelman

Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: Lily Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Produced by: Joel Silver, Barry Berman, Barry M. Osborne, Lily Wachowski, and Lana Wachowski
Written by: Lily Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Edited by: Zach Staenberg
Music by: Don Davis

Distributed by: Warner Bros

Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Produced by: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, William Fay, Robert N. Fried, Kelly Van Horn, and Cary Woods
Written by: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Ted Elliot, and Terry Russio
Based on the series by: Toho Pictures
Cinematography: Ueli Steiger
Edited by: Peter Amundson and David Siegel
Music by: David Arnold and Michael Lloyd

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Norrington
Produced by: Avi Arad, Stan Lee, Wesley Snipes, Joseph Calamari, Robert Engelman, Peter Frankfurt, Lynn Harris, and Michael DeLuca
Written by: David S. Goyer
Based on characters created by: Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan
Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Edited by: Paul Rubell
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Renny Harlin
Produced by: Akiva Goldman, Tony Ludwig, Jonathan Schwartz, Don McBain, Duncan Henderson, Bruce Berman, and Alan Riche
Written by: Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers, and Wayne Powers
Cinematography: Stephen F. Windon
Edited by: Frank J. Urisote
Music by: Trevor Rabin

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: John McTiernan
Produced by: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, and Ned Dowd
Written by: William Wisher, Jr. and Warren Lewis
Based on the novel, "Eaters of the Dead" by: Michael Crichton
Cinematography: Peter Menzies, Jr.
Edited by: John Wright
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: Josef Rusnak
Produced by: Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, Michael Ballhaus, and Marco Weber
Written by: Josef Rusnsk and Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez
Based on the novel,"Simulacron-3" by: Daniel F. Galouye
Cinematography: Wedigo von Schultzendorff
Edited by: Wedigo von Schultzendorff
Music by: Harold Klosser

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Richard Donner
Produced by: Jim Van Dyck, Richard Donner, and Lauren Shueler Donner
Written by: Jonathan Lemkin, Alfred Gough, Channing Gibson, and Miles Millar
Based on charecters created by: Shane Black
Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by: Dallas Puett, Kevin Stitt, Eric Strand, and Frank J. Urioste
Music by: Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, and David Sanborn

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Mimi Leder
Produced by: Richard D. Zanuck, Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes, Joan Bradshaw, and David Brown
Written by: Bruce Joel Rubin and Michael Tolkin
Bssed on the novel, "The Hammer of God", by: Arthur C. Clarke
Cinematography: Dietrich Lohmann
Edited by: Paul Cichocki and David Rosenblum
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Produced by: James Jacks and Sean Daniel
Written by: Stephen Sommers, Larry Fonville, and Kevin Jarre Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Bob Ducsay
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Michael Bsy
Produced by: Michael Bay, Gale Anne Hurd, Jonathan Hensleigh, Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Omen, and Jim Van Wyck
Written by: J.J. Abrams, Tony Gilroy, Shane Salenro, Jonathan Hensleigh, Robert Roy Pool, and Tony Giroy
Cinematography: John Schwarzman
Edited by: Mark Goldblatt, Chris Lebenzon. and Glen Scantlebury
Music by: Trevor Rabin

Distributed: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: George Lucas
Produced by: George Lucas and Rick McCallum
Written by: George Lucas
Based on characters created by: George Lucas
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by: Ben Burrt and Paul Martin Smith
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilms

Directed by: James Foley
Produced by: Oliver Stone, Terence Chang, Bill Carraro, and Jay Stern
Written by: Robert Pucci
Cinematography: Juan Ruiz Archia
Edited by: Howard E. Smith
Music by: Carter Burwell and Junior Cyrus Baron

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Ian Bryce, Steven Spielberg, Gary Levinsohn, and Mark Gordon
Written by: Robert Rodat
Cinematography: Januz Kaminski
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: F. Gary Grey
Produced by' David Hoberman, Aaron Milchan, Webster Stone, and Robert Stone
Written by: James DeMonaco and Kevin Fox
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Edited by: Christian Wagner
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Antione Faquaq
Produced by: Michael McDonnell, Bernie Brillstein, Matthew Baer,
Brad Grey, Christopher Godsick, John Woo, and Terence Chang
Written by: Ken Senzel
Cinematography: Peter Lyons Collister
Edited by: Jay Cassidy
Music by: Henry Gregson Williams

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Edward Zwick
Produced by: Lynda Obst, Edward Zwick, and Peter Schindler
Written by: Edward Zwick, Lawrence Wright, and Menno Meyjes
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Edited by: Michael Rosenblum
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Written by: Scott Frank
Based on the novel, by: Elmore Leonard
Produced by: Danny DeVito, Stacy Sher, and Michael Shamberg
Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Edited by: Anne V. Coates
Music by: David Holmes

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Produced by: Stephen McEvetty and Bruce Davey
Written by by: Brian Helgeland and Terry Hayes
Based on the novel, "The Hunter" by: Donald E. Westlake
Cinematography: Erickson Core
Edited by: Kevin Stit
Music by: Chris Boardman

Produced by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Produced by: Frank Mancuso, Jr. and Paul Klemenson
Written by: J.D. Zeik and David Mamet
Cinematography: Robert Fraisee
Edited by: Antony Gibbs
Music by: Elia Cmiral

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Troy Duffy
Produced by: Elie Samaha, Lloyd Segan, Robert N. Fried, and Chris Brinker
Written by: Troy Duffy
Cinematography: Adam Kane
Edited by: Bill DeRonde
Music by: Jeff Danna

Distributed by: Franchise Pictures

Directed by: Brett Ratner
Produced by: Roger Birnbaum, Jay Stern, Jonathan Glickman, and Arthur Sarkissian
Written by: Ross LaManna and Jim Kouf
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Music by: Lalo Schifrin

Music by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Jon Slan, Trudie Styler, Stephen Marks, and Matthew Vaughn
Written by: Guy Ritchie
Cinematography: Tim Maurice Jones
Edited by: Niven Howie
Music by: David A. Hughes and John Murphy

Distributed by: Gramcery Pictures and Polygram Entertainment

Directed by: Tony Scott
Produced by: Chad Omen, Andrew Z. Davis, James W. Skotchdopole, and Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by: David Marconi
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon
Music by: Henry Gregson Williams and Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Kirk Wong
Produced by: Terence Chang, Troy Allen, James M. Eckert, Craig Perry, Warren Zide, John Woo, and Wesley Snipes
Written by: Ben Ramsey
Cinematography: Danny Nowak
Edited by: Pietro Scalia and Robin Russell
Music by: Greame Revell

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Michael Apted
Produced by: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Nigel Goldstsck, and Anthony Waye
Written by: Robert Wade, Neil Purvis, and Bruce Feirstein
Based on the characters created by: Ian Fleming
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Jim Clarke
Music by: David Arnold
Song and lyrics by: Don Black and David Arnold

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: David O. Russell
Produced by: Charles Roven, Phil Junger Witt, Edward L. Donnell, Bruce Berman, John Ridley, Gregory Goodman, and Kelley Smith-Wait
Written by: David O. Russell and John Ridley
Cinematography: Newton Thomas-Siegel
Edited by: Robert K. Lambert
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: Warner Bros.