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Smilla's Feeling for Snow (Smilla's Sense of Snow) (1997)
- Dir. Bille August
Feat. Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris
- From Peter Hoeg's acclaimed novel, Julia Ormond glistens in the plumb role of the frosty, feisty half–eskimo woman who over–concerns…
Sound of One Hand Clapping, The (1997)
- Dir. Richard Flanagan
Feat. Kerry Fox, Kristof Kaczmarek
- Sombre and intense story unfolds in the chilly, dank beauty of the 1950s Tasmania, where a Yugoslavian immigrant couple and their daughter find a…
Sour Grapes (1997)
- Dir. Larry David
Feat. Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Matt Keeslar
- Two cousins (Weber and Bierko) squabble over the proceeds of a huge slot machine payout – one supplied the 50 cents needed; the other pulled…
South Park (TV Series) (1997)
- Dir. Trey Parker, Matt Stone
- Comedy Central's taboo–breaking cartoon satire drew on the BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD school of irreverence, yet offered something entirely original,…
Spawn (1997)
- Dir. Mark A. Z. Dippe
Feat. Theresa Randle, Martin Sheen
- Mightily fluid digital FX are the primary inspiration in this version of Todd McFarlane's cult comic book, wherein the forces of light and darkness…
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
- Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Jason Patric, Sandra Bullock, Temuera Morrison
- SPEED–on–water is everything the first one isn't – derivative, soulless, slackly plotted, and unintentionally funny. Also, Keanu…
Spiceworld: The Movie (1997)
- Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton…
- Shallow band movie, with great costumes, and a dozen plot lines leading nowhere. The girls sure know how to have fun, Richard E. Grant is perfect as…
Stargate SG1 (TV Series) (1997-1998)
- Feat. Richard Dean Anderson
- Based on the rather average 1994 sci–fi movie, this series proved a long–running success, boosting the original concept with a more…
Starship Troopers (1997)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards…
- ROBOCOP man Verhoeven's 'ironic' take on Robert Heinlein's 1959 novel about a totalitarian future society whose perfectly toned young 'citizens' wage…
Storefront Hitchcock (1997)
- Dir. Jonathan Demme
- Jonathan Demme's theatrically–released concert film of Robyn Hitchcock, one of contemporary music's most endearing (and brilliant) cult…