New Movie Releases August 29th, 1997

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on August 29th, 1997, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Excess Baggage

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/1997
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Marco Brambilla
Actors: Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken, Jack Thompson, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Bowen
Plot: A rich girl, starved for attention, fakes her own kidnapping. When a thief steals the car she's hiding inside, the thrill of being involved in a reckless lifestyle changes her life, while her own father may finally realize what he's been missing.

Kull The Conqueror

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/1997
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Nicolella
Actors: Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Thomas Ian Griffith, Harvey Fierstein, Karina Lombard, Litefoot
Plot: The barbarian Kull finds himself unexpectedly raised to king after defeating the old king in combat and being handed his crown. But the heirs of the old king want their kingdom back - and they resurrect and ancient, evil sorceress - a plan that backfires when she raises her own demonic army to take the kingdom for herself.

Tano da morire

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/1997
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roberta Torre
Actors: Ciccio Guarino, Enzo Paglino, Mimma De Rosalia, Maria Aliotta, Annamaria Confalone, Adele Aliotta

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/1997
Overall Rating: 1.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kim Henkel
Actors: Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky, Joe Stevens, Lisa Marie Newmyer
Plot: A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family.

Trojan Eddie

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/1997
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Actors: Stephen Rea, Richard Harris, Stuart Townsend, Aislín McGuckin, Brendan Gleeson, Sean McGinley

Tupamaros

Theatrical Release Date: 08/28/1997
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rainer Hoffmann, Heidi Specogna
Actors: Christian Brückner, Euleterio Fernandez Huidobro, Graciela Jorge, Fernando Morena, Pepe Mujica, Lucia Topolansky

Hoodlum

Theatrical Release Date: 08/27/1997
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bill Duke
Actors: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride
Plot: The story of the gangster, Bumpy Johnson.

River, The ( He liu )

Theatrical Release Date: 08/27/1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Chinese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ming-liang Tsai
Actors: Tien Miao, Kang-sheng Lee, Yi-Ching Lu, Ann Hui, Shiang-chyi Chen, Chao-jung Chen

She's So Lovely

Theatrical Release Date: 08/27/1997
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Actors: Sean Penn, James Gandolfini, Robin Wright, John Travolta, Susan Traylor, Harry Dean Stanton
Plot: Maureen and Eddie have a loving but unpredictable relationship. One night changes everything and Eddie winds up in a psychiatric institution. Ten years later, he's released but Maureen had a new husband and family - but Eddie is keen to pick up where the two left off none-the-less.

Hideous!

Theatrical Release Date: 08/26/1997
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Charles Band
Actors: Michael Citriniti, Rhonda Griffin, Mel Johnson Jr., Jacqueline Lovell, Tracie May, Jerry O'Donnell

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