Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1996-1997

Directed by: John Carpenter
Produced by: Debra Hill and John Carpenter
Written by: John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, and Debra Hill
Based on characters created by: John Carpenter
Cinematography: Gary B. Kibbe
Edited by: Edward A. Warschilka
Music by: John Carpenter and Shirley Walker

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Peter Jackson
Produced by: Peter Jackson, Jamie Selkirk, Tim Sanders, Fran Welsh, and Robert Zemeckis
Written by: Fran Welsh and Peter Jackson
Cinematography: John Blick and Allun Bollinger
Edited by: Jsmie Selkirk
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
Produced by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Maureen Donley, and Laura Wentworth
Written by: Susan Gauthier, Bruce Graham, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, and Eric Tuchman
Edited by: Bob Bender and Fiona Traylor
Music by: David Newman
Songs by: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Ron Clements and John Musker
Produced by: Alice Dewey Goldstone, Ron Clements, John Musker, and Kendra Haaland
Written by: Ron Clements, John Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, and Irene Mecchi
Cinematography: Rasoul Azadani
Edited by: Tom Finan and Robert W. Hedland
Music by: Alan Menken
Songs by: Alan Menken and David Zippel

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Kevin Yeager, Joe Chappelle, and Alan Smithee
Produced by: Clive Barker, Casey Bennett, Cary Granat, Anna C. Miller, Paul Rich, and Nancy Rae Stone
Based on characters created by: Clive Barker
Written by: Peter Atkins
Cinematography: Gerry Lively
Edited by: Randy Bricker, Rod Dean, and Jim Prior
Music by: Daniel Licth

Distributed by: Dimension Pictures

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Steven J. Boyd, Joan Bradshaw, Ann Druyan
Lynda Obst, Rick Porras, Carl Sagan, Steve Starkey, and Robert Zemeckis
Written by: James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg Based on the book and story by: Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Edited by: Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Steven Splelberg
Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen, and Colin Wilson
Written by: David Koepp
Based on the novel by: Michael Crichton
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Joe Pytka
Produced by: Ivan Reitman, Daniel Goldberg, and Joe Redjuck
Written by: Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, Leo Benventuni, and Steve Rudnick
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Edited by: Sheldon Kahn
Music by: James Newton Howsrd

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Produced by: Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill, David Giller, and Bill Badalato
Written by: Joss Whedon
Based on the characters by: Dan O'Bannon and Ron Shusett
Cinematography: Darius Khondji
Edited by: Herve Schneid
Music by: John Frizzell

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Produced by: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, and William Fay
Written by: Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich
Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by: David Brenner
Music by: David Arnold

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Tim Burton, Larry Franco, Mark S. Miller, and Laurie Parker
Written by: Jonathan Gems
Based on the card series created by: Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, and Norman Saunders
Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Produced by: Rick Berman, Marty Hornstein, and Peter Lauritson
Written by: Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, and Ronald D. Moore
Based on TV series created by: Gene Roddenberry
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by: Anastasia Emmons and John W. Wheeler
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith and Joel Goldsmith

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Barry Sonnenfield
Produced by: Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg, and Laurie MacDonald
Written by: Ed Solomon
Based on the comic book series, The Men in Black" by: Lowell Cunningham
Cinematography: Don Peterman
Edited by: Jim Miller
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Jim Mallon
Produced by: Trace Beaulieu, Jim Mallon, and Kevin Murphy
Written by: Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Mary Jo Pehl, and Bridget Jones
Based on the TV series by: Michael J. Nelson and Joel Hodgeon
Cinematography: Jeff Stonehouse
Edited by: Bill Johnson
Music by: Billy Barber

Distributed by: Universal Pictures and Gramercy Pictures

Directed by: Henry Selick
Produced by: Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi
Written by: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, and Steve Bloom
Based on the novel by: Roald Dahl
Cinematography: Pete Kozachik and Hiro Narita
Edited by: Stan Webb
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Michael Cohn
Produced by: Robert W. Cort, Ted Fields, Tom Engelman, Tim Van Rellim, and Scott Kroopf
Written by: Deborah Serra and Tom Szollosi
Based on the novel by: Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Cinematography: Mike Southon
Edited by: Ian Crafford
Music by: John Ottman

Distributed by: Polygram Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures

Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro
Produced by: Ole Bornedal, B.J. Rack, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Story by: Guillermo Del Toro and Matthew Robbins
Based on the short story by: Donald A. Wollheim
Cinematography: Don Lausteen
Edited by: Patrick Lussier
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: Dimension Pictures

Directed by: Mark A.Z. Dieppe
Produced by: Alan C. Blomquist, Todd McFarlane, Terry Fitzgerald, and Clint Goldman
Written by: Alan B. McElroy and Mark A.Z. Dieppe
Cinematography: Guillermo Navaro
Edited by: Todd Busch and Michael N. Knue
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Vincenzo Natali
Produced by: Colin Brunton, Mehra Meh, and Betty Orr
Written by: Andre Bijelic, Graeme Manson, and Vincenzo Natali
Cinematography: Derek Rogers
Edited by: John Sanders
Music by: Mark Korven

Distributed by: Trimark Pictures and Odeon Films

Directed by: David Twothy
Produced by: Robert W. Cort, Ted Field, Thomas G. Smith, and Jim Steele
Written by: David Twothy
Cinematography: Hiro Narita
Edited by: Martin Hunter
Music by: Arthur Kemper

Distributed by: Orion Pictures and Live Pictures

Directed by: Danny DeVito
Produced by: Michael Shamberg, Danny DeVito, Martin Bregman, Stacy Sher, and Lucy Dahl
Written by: Robin Swicord and Nicholas Kazan
Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky
Edited by: Brent White and Lynzee Klingman
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Produced by: Jon Davidson, Phil Tippett, Ed Neumeier, and Alan Marshall
Written by: Ed Neumeier
Based on the novel by: Robert A. Heinlein
Cinematography: Jost Vacano
Edited by: Mark Goldblatt and Caroline Rosa
Music by: Basil Poledouris

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures and Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Produced by: Jeremy Bolt, Colin Brown, Nick Gillott, Lawrence Gordon, and Lloyd Levin
Written by: Philip Eisner
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Martin Hunter
Music by: Michael Kamen and Orbital

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Luc Beeson
Produced by: Iain Smith, John A. Amicarella, and Patrice Ledoux
Written by: Luc Beeson and Robert Mark Kamen
Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
Edited by: Sylvie Landra
Music by: Eric Serra

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Produced by: Gale Lyon, Michael Shambetg, Stacey Sher, and Danny DeVito
Written by: Andrew Niccol
Cinematography: Sławomir Idziak
Edited by: Lisa Zeno Churgin
Music by: Michael Nyman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Charles Sturridge
Produced by: Albert Ash, Bruce Davey, Walter Finerman, and Tom McLoughlin
Written by: Albert Ash, Tom McLoughlin, and Ernie Contreras
Cinematography: Michael Coulter
Edited by: Peter Coulson
Music by: Zbigniew Preisner

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Rob Cohen
Produced by: Kelly Breidenbach, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Herb Gains, Hester Hargett, Patrick Read Johnson, and David Rotman
Written by: Patrick Read Johnson and Charles Edward Pogue
Cinematography: David Eggby
Edited by: Peter Amundson
Music by: Randy Endelman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by: Scott Martin, Yutaka Narita, Seiji Okuda, Yutaka Narita, Diana Tauder, Seiichiro Ujiie, Harvey Weinstein, and Bob. Weinstein
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki and Neil Gaiman
Cinematography: Atsushi Okui
Edited by: Takeshi Seyama and Hayao Miyazaki
Music by: Joe Hisaishi

Distributed by: Studio Ghibli and Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Andrew Fleming
Produced by: Douglas Wick, Lisa Tornell, and Ginny Nugent
Written by: Peter Fllardi and Anthony Fleming
Cinematography: Alexander Gruszynski
Edited by: Jeff Freeman
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures