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Movie history events from 1999

A monolith appears on the moon. (2001: A Space Odyssey)

Trish's daughter Julia is born. (Los Angeles, CA) (The 40 Year Old Virgin)

Trish's daughter Julia is born. (Los Angeles, CA) (The 40 Year Old Virgin)

Johnny Truelove and his crew kidnap Zack Mazursky to try and force his brother Jake to pay a debt he owes them. (California) (Alpha Dog)

Jim, Finch, Oz & Kevin make a pact that they will all lose their virginity by prom night. (Michigan) (American Pie)

Discovering his wife is a fembot, Austin Powers follows Dr Evil to 1969 and returns with Felicity Shagwell. (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)

Danny Archer tries to find a large diamond buried by Solomon Vandy, who is looking for his brainwashed son Dia. (Sierra Leone) (Blood Diamond)

Buddy Amaral gives his plane ticket to Greg Janello. Unfortuneately, the plane crashes. (Bounce)

John is arrested for shoplifting. (The Bourne Legacy)

Nicky Parson works at Treadstone and her cover is that she is a student. (Paris, France) (The Bourne Supremacy)

A year Jason Bourne types into a search engine. (The Bourne Supremacy)

Jason Bourne terminates men. (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Chuck Noland rescued after four years stranded. (South Pacific Ocean) (Cast Away)

A basketball coach benches his undefeated team due to their collective poor academic record. (Coach Carter)

A year on a banner. (Despicable Me)

The Earths' giant monsters are released from containment on Ogasawara Island and attack major cities, controlled by the alien Kilaaks. (Destroy All Monsters)

Olive Penderghast and Marianne Bryant have a kindergarten class together. (Ojai, California) (Easy A)

Tyler Durden and Project Mayhem blow up the HQs of the world's largest credit companies. (Fight Club)

All existing evidence of the Krueger family is destroyed, and any children claiming to have seen Freddy in their dreams are quietly sent to Westin Hills and put on Hypnocil, an experimental dream suppressant drug. (Freddy Vs. Jason)

The events of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare take place. (Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare)

The Thermians arriving on earth at a Galexy Quest convention whisk "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" and his crew into space to help them defeat Sarris NSEA Protector crash lands in L.A. . (Los Angeles) (Galaxy Quest)

Actor Jason Nesmith & the "intrepid crew" of the Galalxy Quest TV show are whisked away by the the Thermians to confront their very real nemesis, Sarris. (Galaxy Quest)

Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, working with Monarch, investigates the collapse of a mine in the Philippines that catalyzes and causes the hatching of the male M.U.T.O. egg. (The Philippines) (Godzilla)

108 year-old former prison guard Paul Edgecomb tells friend Elaine about his life after he becomes upset watching Top Hat. (The Green Mile)

Stanton High Gymnastics Team goes to CT State Championships. (Connecticut) (Grown Ups 2)

Lou tries to bite Jacob. (Hot Tub Time Machine)

Yo-Yo Santos' mother stops breast-feeding him. (The Internship)

Craig can't trace freehand and starts drawing his own maps of imaginary places. (New York City) (It's Kind of a Funny Story)

Lyle claims that Shawn Fanning, his college roommate, stole Napster from him while he was napping. (Northeastern University) (The Italian Job)

Eve Swannell dies. (New York City, New York) (Kick-Ass 2)

Massacre at Two Pines Wedding Chapel. (El Paso Texas) (Kill Bill: Volume 1)

The Deadly Viper Squad shoot The Bride and leave her for dead during her wedding rehearsal. (Kill Bill: Volume 1)

Season 1999 (Allenville Penitentiary, Texas) (The Longest Yard)

Tim O'Hara, a TV reporter, finds a Martian; it soon becomes his favourite. (Los Angeles, California) (My Favorite Martian)

Josie Geller is assigned her first story as an undercover reporter, for that she goes to South Glen high school. (Never Been Kissed)

Peter Gibbons, Michael Bolton, and Samir Nagheenanajar download a computer virus that steals over $300,000 from the Initech Corporation; Milton's desk is moved for the fifth time, and his red Swingline stapler is taken, causing him to set the office building on fire. (Office Space)

AVERAGE EXECUTIVE SALARY 1999 $3,350,000-$4,410,000 (The Other Guys)

Dance teacher Mr Jonathon gets Best Try at some dance awards. (Australia) (Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance)

Edward Allen is born. (RoboCop)

Umi Kaneda is born. (RoboCop)

Andrew Brown is born. (RoboCop)

Aaron Pope is born. (RoboCop)

Nick makes a list of potential jurors. (Cincinnatti, Ohio) (Runaway Jury)

Seth Baxter is sent to prison for murdering his girlfriend Angelina Acomb, younger sister of Mark Hoffman. (Saw V)

Murders occur on the set of Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro. (Hollywood, CA) (Scream 3)

Dr Malcolm Crowe has a "ghost" of a chance to help young Cole Sear with his mental disorder - he sees dead people. (Philadelphia, Pa.) (The Sixth Sense)

Napster is founded by Sean Parker. (The Social Network)

The Canadian and American war sparked by a movie with foul language. (Canadian Border) (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut)

The sixth space probe in the Voyager series is launched and continues studying the planets in Earth's solar system. (Star Trek)

Lenny Nero has a tough Millennium Eve, thanks to a snuff tape. (Strange Days)

Martin Asher takes the identity of his victim, Alan Bydwell. (Taking Lives)

Leigh Ann Watson, Luke Churner, and Jo Lynn Jordan imprison history teacher Eve Tingle when a confrontation about who is cheating gets out of hand. (Teaching Mrs. Tingle)

Oliver's son is born. (Los Angeles, California) (This Is 40)

Monet's 'San Giorgio Maggiore at Sunset' is stolen from Guggenheim Art Museum. (The Thomas Crown Affair)

Donald is born. (New York City) (Trainwreck)

George W Bush runs for President. (Washington) (W.)

Rudy Gecko commits suicide. (New York City) (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps)

College students leave Sommerville College for a weekend and go to a house where they encounter a Warlock. (Somerville, Massachusetts) (Warlock III: The End of Innocence)

A group of Russian soldiers forms the 'Anarchy 99' which will specialize in drugs, prostitution and other criminal activities. (XXX)

Friday 8th January: ESD applies recovered alien shield technology to an F-22 Raptor to understand how they can better integrate other alien technology into future full Hybrid Fighters. This light experiment will serve as the foundation for the dramatic innovations that the ESD delivers nearly a decade later. (Independence Day: Resurgence)

Sunday 10th January: Tito dies. (New York City, New York) (Double Whammy)

Sunday 10th January: Tito dies. (New York City, New York) (Double Whammy)

Monday 11th January: A date stamped in Jason Bourne's passport. (The Bourne Supremacy)

Sunday 28th February: Joe Brody's birthday; Male M.U.T.O. causes collapse of Janjira Nuculear Energy Facility and begins feeding off of the plant's energy, causing the death of several plant workers (including Sandra Brody) and the evacuation of the city of Janjira. (Janjira, Japan) (Godzilla)

Saturday 13th March: IMF arranges for Nyah Nordoff-Hall to be arrested so Sean Ambrose will rescue her. She will then be able to steal information from her ex-boyfriend. (Seville, Spain) (Mission: Impossible 2)

Wednesday 24th March: Ethan Hunt kidnaps John C. McCloy to gather information about the virus Chimera and its cure. (Sydney, Australia) (Mission: Impossible 2)

Tuesday 30th March: April O'Neil starts video-recording her father's work with Eric Sacks on Project Renaissance. (New York City, New York) (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Tuesday 20th April: Two members of trenchcoat mafia kill school kids and teachers before killing themselves . (Columbine High School, Denver) (Bowling for Columbine)

Tuesday 20th April: The Columbine High School massacre occurs. (Colorado) (This Film is Not Yet Rated)

May: Jim Levenstein tries to have sex with Nadia and fails... twice. This event is broadcasted over the internet. The next day, Jim asks Michelle Flaherty to go with him to the prom. Stifler puts PentaLax in Finch's mochaccino, causing Finch to run to the girl's bathroom. He is humiliated when everyone sees him walking out. Oz leaves the lacrosse game to sing with Heather. (American Pie)

May: Brenda Martin claims her son Cody was kidnapped when she was carjacked, the police investigation sparks a riot. (New Jersey) (Freedomland)

May: Pete and Debbie's first daughter Sadie is born. (Los Angeles, California) (This Is 40)

Friday 14th May: Jason Bourne starts depriving himself of sleep. (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Saturday 15th May: Jason Bourne continues depriving himself of sleep. (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Sunday 16th May: Jason Bourne submits to "Tank" treatment. (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Monday 17th May: Jason Bourne resubmits to "Tank" treatment. (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Tuesday 18th May: Jason Bourne uses sensory enhancing drugs. (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Wednesday 19th May: "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" is released in theaters. (Fanboys)

Wednesday 19th May: Eric, Hutch, Windows and Zoe see the release of "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace". In the theater, they toast the memory of their late friend Linus. Eric asks "What if the movie sucks?" (Shandal, Ohio) (Fanboys)

Thursday 20th May: Barrels filled with human remains are discovered. Four people are eventually arrested and charged with eleven murders in the most brutal serial killing in Australian history. (snowtown,australia) (The Snowtown Murders)

Thursday 27th May: After this day, Stifler's PentaLax has to be discarded. (American Pie)

Sunday 30th May: Kevin Meyers returns the book (East Great Falls, Michigan) (American Pie Presents: The Book of Love)

June: At the prom, Chuck Sherman's date reveals that she didn't have sex with him and that Chuck wets his pants whenever he feels nervous. Sherman wets his pants. After the prom, a party is thrown at Stifler's house. Kevin and Vicky have sex. Oz and Heather have sex. Finch has sex with Stifler's mom. Jim and Michelle have sex in Matt Stifler's bedroom. The morning after the prom, Vicky breaks up with Kevin. Jim wakes up and finds out that Michelle is gone. Steve faints when he discovers that Finch slept with his mom. (American Pie)

June: After the prom, Jim leaves three messages for Michelle. Paul Finch and Steve Stifler fight. Finch ends up with a black eye. Stifler ends up having six stitches. (American Pie 2)

June: A date stamped in Jason Bourne's passport. (The Bourne Supremacy)

June: Julie James still worries about Ben Willis. (I Know What You Did Last Summer)

June: Alec Nichols, Samantha Parkes, Trevor Logan, and Casey Shepard graduate from college and go to their favorite bar Rennie's Landing one last time. (Eugene, Oregon) (Rennie's Landing)

Tuesday 1st June: Jason Bourne is inducted into the CIA. (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Wednesday 2nd June: Treadstone writes Jason Bourne's induction report. (The Bourne Ultimatum)

Friday 4th June: Jim Levenstein returns the book. (East Great Falls, Michigan) (American Pie Presents: The Book of Love)

Friday 4th June: Jim Levenstein returns the book. (East Great Falls, Michigan) (American Pie Presents: The Book of Love)

Tuesday 8th June: Chris Ostriker returns the book. (East Great Falls, Michigan) (American Pie Presents: The Book of Love)

Saturday 12th June: Steve Stifler returns the book. (East Great Falls, Michigan) (American Pie Presents: The Book of Love)

Wednesday 30th June: Julie James awakens after having another nightmare about Ben Willis. (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer)

Wednesday 30th June: April O'Neil video records a lab rat named Splinter. (New York City, New York) (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

July: Alice, a website designer, moves from America to London. (London) (Killing Me Softly)

Thursday 1st July: Karla gets a phone call from a radio station and wins a trip to the Bahamas. (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer)

Friday 2nd July: Brendan Reynolds is born. (Blended)

Friday 2nd July: Julie, Karla, and Ti go to the Bahamas at the beginning of storm season. Murders take place. (Bahamas) (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer)

Saturday 3rd July: Ben Willis commits more murders but is defeated once again. (Bahamas) (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer)

Sunday 4th July: A rescue team arrives. (Bahamas) (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer)

Sunday 4th July: Casey Janine Fitzpatrick dies. (Pueblo, Colorado USA) (MacGruber)

Sunday 18th July: Infant Sorrow concert at the Greek Theatre. (Los Angeles, CA) (Get Him to the Greek)

Sunday 18th July: April O'Neil video records mutant turtles named Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo. (New York City, New York) (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Friday 23rd July: death date of Peggy Sue Ingram, whose death brings together the members of her family. (Texas) (Sordid Lives)

August: An artificial shield protects the earth as the ozone layer disintegrates, causing permanent night. (Highlander)

Monday 16th August: Andy Davis accidently rips his toy Woody's arm and leaves him behind when he goes to cowboy camp. (Toy Story 2)

Sunday 29th August: Will doesn't have a "Sweet Sixteen" party. (Disaster Movie)

September: Vicky goes to Cornell University. Heather goes to Michigan Sate University. (American Pie)

Thursday 9th September: Benjamin Carson dies. (Newt, Texas) (Texas Chainsaw 3D)

October: Big Daddy. (Manhattan) (Big Daddy)

October: Sonny Koufax adopts Julian McGrath. (Manhattan) (Big Daddy)

Sunday 10th October: Cpt. Howard Cheney killed with a knive by serial killer while entering to Rhyme's apartment. (New York City ) (The Bone Collector)

Sunday 10th October: Aurora Borealis causes John Sullivan to talk to his father Frank in 1969 via a ham radio. (Frequency)

Sunday 31st October: Sonny takes Julian trick-or-treating. (Manhattan) (Big Daddy)

Sunday 31st October: A massive fire consumes a town, killing townspeople. (Stan Helsing)

November: Kevin Gerrity gets custody of his son Julian. (Manhattan) (Big Daddy)

November: Ed Fanelli the rapist blackmails Will, whose friend Syd Gilbert obtains guns from Tuot. Ed's sons Frankie and Gino end up getting killed in gunfire while Ed dies from a heart attack after being chased by Will. (Vulgar)

Monday 8th November: Alan Rubin's mutilated hand found sticking out of the ground by Amelia Donaghy. (New York City) (The Bone Collector)

Monday 8th November: Alan Rubin's mutilated hand found sticking out of the ground by Amelia Donaghy. (New York City) (The Bone Collector)

Tuesday 9th November: Linday Rubin is killed at 4.00 pm by steam coming out from steam pipes. (New York City) (The Bone Collector)

Wednesday 10th November: Capt. Howard Cheney is killed with a knife before entering Lincoln Rhyme's apartment. (Manhattan, NY) (The Bone Collector)

Wednesday 10th November: Ben Wilson, husband of Annie Wilson, dies in an accident. (The Gift)

Tuesday 30th November: A Sentinel is present at the Seattle World Trade Organization protests. (Seattle, Washington) (X-Men: Days of Future Past)

Wednesday 29th December: Controversial rap artist and reformist, Jeriko 1, is killed by two LAPD officers. (Los Angeles) (Strange Days)

Friday 31st December: The doctor saves Earth from the Master. (Doctor Who: The Movie)

Friday 31st December: The Devil in human form searches for his bride and tries to end the world before 11pm. (End of Days)

Friday 31st December: Virginia Baker and Robert MacDougal steal $8 billion thanks to the Millennium Bug. (Hong Kong) (Entrapment)

Friday 31st December: Aldrich Killian asks Tony Stark and Dr. Maya Hansen to join Advanced Idea Mechanics. (Bern, Switzerland) (Iron Man 3)


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