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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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 It was largely co-written by David and Seinfeld with script writers.

12. 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.

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

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

15. 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

16. 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).

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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

24. 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
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

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

26. 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

27. Bibliography
wikipedia