By Olivia Daly and Médb Mugan-Lavin 90’s TV and Films By Olivia Daly and Médb Mugan-Lavin

90’s TV shows   Some of the most famous and recognisable television programmes and series can find their origin from the 1990’s. Television in the 90’s brought us the likes of Friends, Saved by the Bell, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Seinfeld, which technically started in 1989 but is widely associated with the 90’s. Shows played on T.V weren’t only live action but many popular animated shows are from the 90’s, such as ‘SpongeBob Square pants’, ‘Rugrats’, ‘Hey Arnold’ and ‘Beavis and Butthead’. ‘The Simpsons’ was massively popular in the 90’s.

Some of the shows in the 90’s include- Friends Full house (’87) Rugrats The fresh prince of bel-air Saved by the bell Seinfeld The Simpsons Boy meets world

Some of the shows in the 90’s include- Dawson’s creek Doug Beverly Hills, 90210 Family matters Home improvement Buffy the vampire slayer ER Martin Hercules; the legendary journey The x files Sabrina, the teenage witch SpongeBob square pants Kenan and Kel All that

Some of the shows in the 90’s include- Dexter’s laboratory Hey Arnold Frasier Twin peaks Beavis and butt-head Freaks and geeks Sex and the city Tiny toons adventures Pinky and the brain The wild Thornberrys Unsolved mysteries Sesame Street Sister, sister

Friends an American television sitcom, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. It revolves around a circle of friends living in Manhattan. produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Friends Starring- Jennifer Aniston portrays Rachel Green. Courteney Cox portrays Monica Geller. Lisa Kudrow portrays Phoebe Buffay. Matt LeBlanc portrays Joey Tribbiani. Matthew Perry portrays Chandler Bing. David Schwimmer; portrays Ross Geller.

ER- ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television, in association with Warner Bros. Television. ER follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and various critical issues faced by the room's physicians and staff. The show ran for 15 seasons with a total of 331 episodes, becoming the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history.

ER- Starring- The original starring cast comprised of; Anthony Edwards as Dr Mark Greene. George Clooney as Dr Douglas "Doug" Ross. Sherry Stringfield as Dr Susan Lewis. Noah Wyle as medical student (later Dr) John Carter. Eriq La Salle as Dr Peter Benton.

ER- Julianna Margulies guest starred in the pilot as Nurse Carol Hathaway before becoming part of the regular cast. Over the years many members have left and joined the cast.

Seinfeld- a sitcom that originally ran for nine seasons on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself. Set mostly in an apartment block in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City, the show features a handful of Jerry's friends and acquaintances. Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment. In syndication the series has been distributed by Sony Pictures Television since 2002. It was largely co-written by David and Seinfeld with script writers.

Seinfeld- Starring- Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld) – Jerry is a "minor celebrity" stand-up comedian. Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – Elaine is Jerry's ex-girlfriend and later friend. Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) – Kramer is Jerry's "wacky neighbour". George Costanza (Jason Alexander) – George is Jerry's best friend, and has been since high school.

Popular 90’s T.V actresses included- Jennifer Aniston Sarah Michelle Gellar Courteney Cox Julia Louis-Dreyfus Alyson Hannigan

Popular 90’s T.V actors included- George Clooney John Stamos David Schwimmer David Duchovny Jerry Seinfeld

Most Popular Films of the 90’s Titanic Pulp Fiction Forrest Gump Schindler’s List Toy Story Goodfellas Good Will Hunting Clueless The Shawshank Redemption Jurassic Park Scream The Lion King Home Alone Edward Scissorhands Pretty Woman Terminator 2

Titanic Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet Release Date: Dec. 19th, 1997 Budget: $200 million, funded by Paramount Pictures & 20th Century Fox Box Office Earnings: Over $2.187 billion Genre: Blockbuster Director: James Cameron Awards: Nominated for 14 Oscars, won 11 including Best Picture and Best Director. Remained highest grossing film of all time until 2009 (Avatar overtook it).

Pulp Fiction Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson,Uma Thurman Release Date: May 12th 1994 (Cannes) Budget: $8.5 million Box Office Earnings: $213.9 million Genre: Black comedy crime drama Director: Quentin Tarantino Awards: Palm D’ Or at Cannes, seven Oscar nominations- won Best Original Screenplay.

Goodfellas Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino Release Date: Sept. 19th 1990 Budget: $25 million Box Office: $46.8 million Genre: Crime Director: Martin Scorsese Awards: Nominated for seven Academy Awards, Joe Pesci won Best Supporting Actor. Also nominated for and won at Golden Globes and BAFTAs.

Forrest Gump Starring: Tom Hanks Release Date: June 23rd,1994 Budget: $55 million Box Office: $677.9 million Genre: Romantic comedy Director: Robert Zemeckis Awards: Won 6 Academy Awards- Best Actor, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects and Best Film Editing.

Toy Story Starring: Tom Hanks (Woodie), Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear). Release Date: Nov. 19th, 1995 Budget: $30 million Box Office: $362 million Genre: Computer- Animated, Adventure Director: John Lasseter Awards: Nominated for 3 Academy Awards: Best Music- Original Song, Best Music- Original Musical or comedy Score, Best Original Screenplay.

Schindler’s List Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes. Release Date: Nov. 30th, 1993 Budget: $22 million Box Office: $321.1 million Genre: Historical period drama Director: Steven Spielberg Awards: Nominated for 12 Academy Awards, won 7: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction.

Terminator 2 Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger Release date: July 1st,1991 Budget: $94 million Box Office: $519.8 million Genre: Action Director: James Cameron Awards: Nominated for 6 Academy Awards, won 4: Best Make Up, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects.

Best Actress Oscar Winners of the 90’s 1990- Kathy Bates- Misery 1991- Jodie Foster- The Silence of the Lambs 1992- Emma Thompson- Howards End 1993- Holly Hunter- The Piano 1994- Jessica Lange- Blue Sky 1995- Susan Sarandon- Dead Man Walking 1996- Frances Mc Dormand- Fargo 1997- Helen Hunt- As Good As It Gets 1998- Gwyneth Paltrow- Shakespeare in Love 1999- Hilary Swank- Boys Don’t Cry

Best Actor Oscar Winners of the 90’s 1990- Jeremy Irons -Reversal of Fortune 1991- Anthony Hopkins- The Silence of the Lambs 1992- Al Pacino- Scent of a Woman 1993- Tom Hanks- Philadelphia 1994- Tom Hanks- Forrest Gump 1995- Nicolas Cage- Leaving Las Vegas 1996- Geoffrey Rush- Shine 1997- Jack Nicholson- As Good As It Gets 1998-Roberto Benigni- Life Is Beautiful 1999- Kevin Spacey- American Beauty

Biggest film Studios 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. Metro-Goldwyn –Meyer Paramount Pictures Universal Pictures

General Observations About Movies of the 90’s Special effects improving- opened up new possibilities for film makers, films more exciting to watch Budgets increasing Actors paid extortionate amounts of money

Bibliography www.imdb.com www.filmsite.org wikipedia