Word: smashes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what has she got? A nice face, modest acting ability, an imposing resume and plenty of media coverage. But, mostly, she's got big hits. In the popular Steel Magnolias she parlayed a deathbed scene into an Oscar nomination. She was the Cinderella slattern in Pretty Woman, a worldwide smash that has earned more than $400 million. Even the brain-dead drama Flatliners, in which she had an unrewarding role, grossed $60 million Stateside -- a testament to her drawing power...
...news of the day was not, however, the smash, bang, bam Crimson victory. The new news is that Sophomore Vanya Desai, seeded at number one early last year until she got ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, returned to play Coach Stuart le Gassick said. "But and won her first collegiate match...
Once the bombing had softened up the Iraqi positions, U.S. ground forces could go into action. Part of the force might swing to the west to cut off Iraqi forces in southern Iraq while other units mounted a frontal attack to smash through enemy defenses in Kuwait. Though military tradition holds that an attacking force must have a 3-to-1 superiority in numbers to be confident of victory, U.S. troops have good reasons for discounting those odds in a battle against Iraq. Among them...
Nearly every year, it seems, John Hughes gives moviegoers a surprise Christmas present: an amiable, unassuming film that blossoms into a smash entertainment. Last year it was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Two years before that it was Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Both were a bit loud and raucous for some people, but this year Hughes' offering has a universal appeal and looks like the breakaway hit of the season. Home Alone, released on Nov. 16, has already grossed more than $50 million, and is causing jubilation in the executive suites of 20th Century Fox. "The figures we're getting...
Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of Hollywood's rare action stars who have crossed / over successfully to comedy (Twins). Teamed with a band of cute kids, he seems assured of another musclebound smash...