New Movie Releases October 2nd, 1998

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on October 2nd, 1998, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Antz

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Animation
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Actors: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Jane Curtin, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman
Plot: A worker ant, Z 4195, doesn't feel he fits in with conformity of his colony. A chance meeting with Princess Bala makes him realize it's not so good on the other end of the social spectrum. Switching places with a soldier, he becomes a hero and soon faces the challenge of saving the colony from the machinations of an evil general.

Biker Dreams

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Adam Berman
Actors: 'Liddo' Jim Cornett, 'Scorpio' Cornett, Andy Grow, Alex Landes, Ilene Murphy, Martin Tobias

Chicago Cab ( Hellcab )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Actors: Michael Ironside, John C. Reilly, John Cusack, Julianne Moore, Paul Dillon, Laurie Metcalf
Plot: A day in the life of a new Chicago cab driver during the holiday season.

Dear Jesse

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 1.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tim Kirkman
Actors: Jesse Helms, Tim Kirkman, Jerry Kirkman, Lee Smith, Allan Gurganus, Nathan A. Barbour

Divorcing Jack

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Caffrey
Actors: David Thewlis, Rachel Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Laura Fraser, Richard Gant, Laine Megaw

The Impostors

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stanley Tucci
Actors: Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, Michael Emerson, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick
Plot: A story of sorrow and survival - Dieter Dengler grew up in German postwar poverty and suffered abuse before leaving at age 18 for the United States. From peeling potatoes to enlisting in the Navy he learns to fly. In 1966, he shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. Captured, and emaciated, he still escapes and manages to survive the harsh conditions and finally rescue. This is his story.

A Night at the Roxbury

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Fortenberry
Actors: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Molly Shannon, Colin Quinn, Michael Clarke Duncan, Loni Anderson
Plot: Two club-hopping brothers have a dream of opening a club of their own. Unfortunately for them, they spend day working and their father's fake plant store and are so uncool they can't even get into the best club in town The Roxbury. Then, an accident with Richard Grieco grants them access, but will it end up driving the brothers apart?

Strangeland

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Pieplow
Actors: Dee Snider, Kevin Gage, Elizabeth Peña, Brett Harrelson, Robert Englund, Linda Cardellini
Plot: A sadistic, twisted man going by the screen name Captain Howdy meets up with girls and chat rooms and invites them to his world of torture. After being captured, he is declared insane and rehabilitated. After a brutal attack by local citizens who do not believe in his new, peaceful nature, Captain Howdy is reborn to begin his reign of terror once again.

What Dreams May Come

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Vincent Ward
Actors: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant, Josh Paddock
Plot: Doctor Chris Nielson has a perfect life with his wife and two children,
until tragedy intervenes and leaves the couple with only each other. Four
years later, Chris has an accident and discovers a wondrous heaven, with
the help of a guide, and finds his children, but when he learns his wife
took her own life and now resides in her own personal hell, he risks
everything to get her back.

Bingo

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chris Landreth
Actors: David Kodeski, Phil Ridarelli, Diana Slickman, Dave Awl, Greg Allen, Steve Mosqueda

Dark Harbor

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adam Coleman Howard
Actors: Alan Rickman, Polly Walker, Norman Reedus, Janet Mecca, Lewis Flagg, Sasha Lazard

Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kevin Macdonald, Chris Rodley
Actors: Donald Cammell, David Cammell, Mick Jagger, Nicolas Roeg, Kenneth Anger, Cathy Moriarty

Girls' Night

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nick Hurran
Actors: Brenda Blethyn, Julie Walters, Sue Cleaver, Meera Syal, Margo Stanley, Philip Jackson

Green Fish ( Chorok mulkogi )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Actors: Seong-kun Mun, Suk-kyu Han, Gye-nam Myeong, Kang-ho Song, Hye-jin Shim, Ji-hye Oh

In the Navel of the Sea ( Sa pusod ng dagat )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Actors: Jomari Yllana, Elizabeth Oropesa, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Pen Medina, Rolando Tinio, Mia Gutierrez

Man is a Woman ( homme est une femme comme les autres, L' )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Actors: Antoine de Caunes, Elsa Zylberstein, Gad Elmaleh, Michel Aumont, Maurice Bénichou, Judith Magre

Of Freaks and Men ( Pro urodov i lyudey )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Aleksey Balabanov
Actors: Sergey Makovetskiy, Dinara Drukarova, Anzhelika Nevolina, Viktor Sukhorukov, Alyosha Dyo, Chingiz Tsydendambayev

Passion ( Szenvedély )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Hungarian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: György Fehér
Actors: Ildikó Bánsági, Djoko Rosic, János Derzsi, István Lénárt, László Gálffi, Zoltán Bezerédy

Polish Bride, The ( Poolse bruid, De )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Dutch
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Karim Traïdia
Actors: Jaap Spijkers, Monic Hendrickx, Rudi Falkenhagen, Roef Ragas, Hakim Traidia, Soraya Traïdia

Serial Lover

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Huth
Actors: Michèle Laroque, Albert Dupontel, Elise Tielrooy, Michel Vuillermoz, Gilles Privat, Zinedine Soualem

Spring in My Hometown ( Areumdawoon sheejul )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kwangmo Lee
Actors: Sung-kee Ahn, Yoo-Jung Bae, Jungwoo Kim, In Lee, Wok-suk Song, Oh-seong Yu

Welcome to Hollywood

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin
Actors: Adam Rifkin, Jane Jenkins, Scott Wolf, Peter Facinelli, David Andriole, Tony Markes

Zack and Reba

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nicole Bettauer
Actors: Brittany Murphy, Sean Patrick Flanery, Carol Mansell, Thomas Jane, Don McManus, Kathy Najimy

Khrustalyov, My Car! ( Khrustalyov, mashinu! )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/28/1998
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Aleksei German
Actors: Yuriy Tsurilo, Nina Ruslanova, Mikhail Dementyev, Aleksandr Bashirov, Jüri Järvet, Sergei Dyachkov

Young Thugs: Nostalgia ( Kishiwada shônen gurentai: Bôkyô )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/28/1998
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Takeshi Caesar, Setsuko Karasuma, Yuki Nagata, Akihiro Shimizu, Saki Takaoka, Yoshinori Yasuda

15 Amore

Theatrical Release Date: 09/27/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Maurice Murphy
Actors: Lisa Hensley, Steve Bastoni, Domenic Galati, Tara Jakszewicz, Gertraud Ingeborg, Rhiana Griffith

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