Word: dies
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Highest Death Toll: Die Hard with a Vengeance. Evil genius Jeremy Irons wants to kill all of New York City; tough cop Bruce Willis wants to wear a T shirt and get sooty. Subways, trucks, actors' mannerisms-all get blown skyline-high...
...flood theaters and TV stations with previews of coming attractions. Clips from the film are seductively arranged to make salami look like steak, and wrapped in a tag line so memorable it will cut through the competing clutter: "On a bad day, he's the best there is" (the Die Hard film); "The most passionately read love story of our time" (Madison County); and don't forget "Congo -- where you are the endangered species...
...just before the summer rush, and could earn $60 million to $80 million. But Hollywood counts on big stars, muscular action, high concept-and Disney cartoons-to bring in the really serious money. So here's what Americans will get in six successive weekends after Crimson Tide opens: Die Hard with a Vengeance; Casper (the friendly ghost, now a live-action apparition); Madison County; the killer-ape thriller Congo; Batman Forever; and Pocahontas. Then no fewer than three big-adventure films will go head to head: Judge Dredd; Ron Howard's astronaut drama Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks...
...Vietnam was a greater victory for the U.S. than World War II because what we accomplished there was more far-reaching. Troops did not die in vain. Everything has a price. Considering the size of the conflict, this showdown between socialism and capitalism was decided upon a relatively blood-free field. We should pause a moment and look at the conflicts now confronting us and see how the lessons of Vietnam will be reflected in the history of the first half of the 21st century...
...motivated some researchers to reconsider the possibility of transplants from animals. In the U.S. alone, there are 40,000 people on the national transplant waiting list and only 5,000 donors a year. As a result, about one-fifth of the people who need a heart transplant, for example, die before one becomes available...