New Movie Releases January 31st, 1997

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on January 31st, 1997, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Happiness is in the Field ( bonheur est dans le pré, Le )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/31/1997
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Étienne Chatiliez
Actors: Michel Serrault, Eddy Mitchell, Sabine Azéma, Carmen Maura, François Morel, Guilaine Londez

Johns

Theatrical Release Date: 01/31/1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Scott Silver
Actors: Lukas Haas, David Arquette, Wilson Cruz, Keith David, Christopher Gartin, Elliott Gould

Meet Wally Sparks

Theatrical Release Date: 01/31/1997
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Baldwin
Actors: Rodney Dangerfield, Debi Mazar, David Ogden Stiers, Burt Reynolds, Tony Danza, Rita McKenzie
Plot: Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who's trying to boost ratings
on his show. He goes to the governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.

Prisoner of the Mountains ( Kavkazskiy plennik )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/31/1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Actors: Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Jemal Sikharulidze, Susanna Mekhraliyeva, Aleksandr Bureyev, Valentina Fedotova

Waiting for Guffman

Theatrical Release Date: 01/31/1997
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christopher Guest
Actors: Deborah Theaker, Michael Hitchcock, Scott Williamson, Larry Miller, Christopher Guest, Fred Willard
Plot: The small town of Blain, Missouri is about to celebrate it's 150th birthday. Local drama teacher, Corky St. Clair, writes an original musical for the town's celebration. When a Broadway critic accepts Corky's invitation to attending the performance, Corky and cast go overboard and decide that their show is already a shoe-in for Broadway.

Gridlock'd

Theatrical Release Date: 01/29/1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Actors: Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Thandie Newton, Charles Fleischer, Howard Hesseman, James Pickens Jr.

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