On this Episode of the DanOMite Podcast, Dan gets into movies from 2002. He continues on looking back on the movies from the past 20 years.
Box Office Winner#1 Spiderman $403mStarring: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, J K SimmonsDirector: Sam RaimiScreenwriter: David Koepp ---------------------------------------------------------------Best Picture WinnerChicagoStarring: Catherine Zeta-jones, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, Taye Diggs, John C ReillyDirector: Rob MarshallScreenplay: Bill Condon ---------------------------------------------------------------Critically Acclaimed Metascore 80+The Pianist Metascore 85
Starring: Adrien Brody Director: Roman PolanskiScreenplay: Ronald Harwood Also Check Out: Adaptation Metascore 83---------------------------------------------------------------Personal Favorites From 2002SpunA drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo, Patrick fugit, Mena Suvari, Debbie Harry, Josh Peck, Eric Roberts, Peter Stormare, Robert/ Alexis ArquetteDirector: Jonas akerlund ---------------------------------------------------------------Road To PerditionA mob enforcer's son witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley TucciDirector: Sam MendesScreenplay: David Self ---------------------------------------------------------------We Were SoldiersThe story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.Starring: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell, Barry Pepper, Jon HammDirector / Screenplay: Randall Wallace ---------------------------------------------------------------Gangs Of New YorkIn 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, who killed his father.Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C Reilly, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Graham, Eddie marsan - ray donovanDirector: Martin Scorsese Screenplay: Jay Cocks, Steven zaillian
---------------------------------------------------------------Big TroubleStarring: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville, Dennis Farina, Janeane Garofalo, Patrick Warburton, Ben Foster, Zooey Deschanel, Heavy D, Omar Epps, Jason Lee, Sophia VergaraDirector: Barry sonnenfeldScreenplay: Robert Ramsey, Matthew StoneThoughts:---------------------------------------------------------------EquilibriumIn an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.Starring: Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Sean Pertwee, William fichtner, Taye Diggs, Emily Watson, Angus MacfadyenDirector/Screenplay: Kurt Wimmer - Total Recall the remake, ultraviolet, the recruit, Point Break the remade version, Law Abiding Citizen, The Thomas Crown Affair Thoughts:---------------------------------------------------------------Honorable MentionsSignsCatch Me If You CanThe RingThe Sum Of All Fears25th HourThe Time MachineThe Count Of Monte CristoUnfaithfulUndercover BrotherOne Hour PhotoFrida
---------------------------------------------------------------Movies That Sucked From 2002Austin Powers GoldmemberMen In Black 2ChicagoXxxPanic RoomBlade 2Master Of Disguise40 Days And NightsThe Adventures Of Pluto Nash Swept Away---------------------------------------------------------------The Office Bombs From 2002The Adventures of Pluto Nash Budget: $100m - Box Office: 7.1mStarring: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson
RollerballBudget $70m - Box Office: $25.9mStarring:Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
Hart's WarBudget $70 - $95m Box Office $32.3MStarring: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser
