The Movies of 1999: Part 1 I 21
History of the 90s
Kathy Kenzora
4.7 • 609 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
During this time of self-isolation, we thought you might need some viewing recommendations to help fill the time and take your mind off COVID-19. So, on this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora is looking back at some of the best movies from 1999. The last year of the 20th century is considered by many to be one of the greatest movie years ever with a flood of innovative and provocative films like never before.
For a full list of 1999 movies check out this site:
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1999/?grossesOption=totalGrosses
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Brian Raftery, author of Best. Movie. Year. Ever: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s early and ad-free on Amazon music included with Prime. |
| 0:10.8 | Hey everyone, it's Kathy. Over the last few weeks, while we've all been self-isolating and practicing safe social distancing, I've been able to re-watch a bunch of movies from the 90s. |
| 0:22.5 | And man, there are a lot of really good ones. |
| 0:25.0 | So for this episode, |
| 0:26.3 | we decided to take a look back |
| 0:27.9 | at some of the big ones, |
| 0:29.6 | some of the game changers |
| 0:30.8 | that were released at the end of the decade. |
| 0:33.6 | I hope you enjoy it |
| 0:34.5 | and maybe find something new to watch. |
| 0:40.4 | When you look at modern history, a fascinating pattern appears when it comes to movies. |
| 0:46.3 | It seems like every 20 or 30 years, we get an exceptionally amazing batch of films that push the craft |
| 0:53.8 | forward and introduce movie lovers |
| 0:56.1 | to brand new worlds and never before seen possibilities on the big screen. |
| 1:01.7 | In 1939, it was the Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Mr. Smith goes to Washington |
| 1:07.6 | and stagecoach, all considered classics. Then in 1979, we had Apocalypse Now, |
| 1:15.0 | Mad Max, Alien, All That Jazz, The Life of Brian, and one of my personal faves, The Jerk. Again, |
| 1:23.3 | movies that pushed the envelope and gave new perspectives and introduced us to new faces and new |
| 1:28.8 | voices. But once in a lifetime, we get a crop of movies so great it feels like it will never be |
| 1:36.6 | repeated. I'm Kathy Kinsora, and this is the history of the 90s. On this episode, we're looking back specifically at the last year of the century. |
| 1:49.6 | A year when filmmakers tapped into a mood of excess and uncertainty. |
| 1:54.7 | It was the first time we heard the now famous Y2K. |
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