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Movie history events from 2001
After a bad breakup, Matt Sullivan decides to abstain from having sex for Lent. (San Francisco, CA) (40 Days and 40 Nights)
Mark David Chapman becomes eligible for parole. (New York City, New York) (Chapter 27)
Charles Townsend Agency detectives Natalie Cook, Dylan Saunders, and Alex Munday uncover and stop a convoluted plan set in motion to ultimately kill their boss, Charles Townsend. (California) (Charlie's Angels)
Jason and Cynthia meet each other. (Chicago, Illinois) (Couples Retreat)
A comet strikes the Earth and small alien critters evolve from it. (Evolution)
Mr. Fox is born. (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
PC Nicholas Angel joins the SO19 Armed Response Unit. (Hot Fuzz)
Danny Butterman moves into a new home. (Sandford, Gloucestershire) (Hot Fuzz)
Publisher Clarissa Vaughn plans an award party for her author friend who's dying of AIDS. (New York) (The Hours)
Brother and sister Patricia and Darry Jenna are driving home for their summer holiday when they are terrorized by the Creeper. (USA) (Jeepers Creepers)
Jurassic Park III. (Jurassic Park III)
Leopold, Duke of Albany, is accidentally transported from 1876 to present day. One week later, he returns to 1876, followed by Kate McKay. (New York, New York) (Kate & Leopold)
Damon Macready is released from prison and returns to his daughter Mindy. He becomes Big Daddy and he trains her to fight crime as Hit-Girl. (New York City, NY) (Kick-Ass)
$163,156,759 stolen from the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. (Las Vegas) (Ocean's Eleven)
AVERAGE EXECUTIVE SALARY 2001 $5,480,000-$7,550,000 (The Other Guys)
Fish stops calling Matt "Max". (Cleveland, Ohio) (The Rocker)
Danny starts dating Beth Jones. (Los Angeles, CA) (Role Models)
Danny starts dating Beth Jones. (Los Angeles, CA) (Role Models)
Royal Tenenbaum dies. (The Royal Tenenbaums)
Rikki Coleman has an abortion and breaks off an affair with Neil Pollard. (New Orleans, Louisianna) (Runaway Jury)
Mr. Murphy and his wife go on vacation. (Cancun) (Runaway Jury)
FBI agents Lyndsey Perez and Peter Strahm become partners. (Saw VI)
Mary Fiore meets Dr. Steve Edison and is attracted to him, and then learns he is the groom in the wedding she is planning. (San Francisco, CA) (The Wedding Planner)
Friday 12th January: A date in Tim's inbox. (Dinner for Schmucks)
Friday 26th January: Alice, a website designer, meets Adam, a celebrity mountaineer, and within minutes as eloped with him. (London) (Killing Me Softly)
Monday 5th February: Guardian reporter Joanna Noble receives an anonymous letter incriminating Adam Tallis, the celebrity mountaineer. (London) (Killing Me Softly)
Saturday 17th February: Jason Wilson's driver's license is issued. (Wickliffe, Ohio) (Accepted)
Thursday 5th April: New York Times headlines include "With U.S. Training, Colombia Melds War on Rebels and Drugs" and "AS U.N. ORGANIZES, REBELS ARE TAKING CHARGE OF KOSOYO". (Marley & Me)
Thursday 12th April: A monolith is found on Jupiter. (2001: A Space Odyssey)
Monday 7th May: Swimming website is updated. (Swimfan)
Saturday 26th May: Macgruber's passport is issued. (MacGruber)
June: Cover of this month's issue of SCIENCE DISCOVERIES reads: STALLYNS USE WORLD NUCLEAR ARSENAL TO FUEL AMPLIFIERS (Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey)
Friday 1st June: New Stallyns' Album #1 (Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey)
Friday 1st June: London Daily Sentinel Headline: Wyld Stallyns to play Wembley Stadium (Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey)
Friday 1st June: Leticia Musgrove visits her husband on Death Row at the Georgia State Penitentary. (Atlanta, Georgia) (Monster's Ball)
Saturday 30th June: A coupon at a massage parlor expires. (New York) (Final Destination 5)
July: Michael Moore and survivors of the Columbine massacre convince Kmart to withdraw sales of handgun bullets . (Atlanta) (Bowling for Columbine)
July: Nicholas Angel gets a commendation for his outstanding achievement on Operation Takedown. (London, England) (Hot Fuzz)
Wednesday 4th July: Henry A. Bellinger sets his house on fire. (Los Angeles, California) (I See You)
Saturday 11th August: The wedding of Amy Ellis to Edward Fletcher-Wooten. (The Wedding Date)
September: Clarice Starling's license registration plate expires. (Virginia) (Hannibal)
Saturday 1st September: 1 and 2 September 2001, as England beat Germany 5 - 1 on the night of the 1st. Match held in Munich ,Germany. (Isolated Farmhouse Somewhere in Scotland.) (Dog Soldiers)
Saturday 1st September: Dre Parker's height is measured on the day he starts kindergarten. (The Karate Kid (2010))
Tuesday 11th September: Flight 93 crashes after passengers foil the terrorist plot. (Shanksville, Pennsylvania) (Flight 93)
Tuesday 11th September: United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists. Through the actions of the plane's passengers, it never reaches its intended target and crash lands in rural Pennsylvania. (Newark, New Jersey) (United 93)
Tuesday 11th September: Two Port Authority Officers, Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin, become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. (New York City) (World Trade Center)
Wednesday 12th September: Daniel and Mariane Pearl fly to Islamabad to cover the war in Afghanistan. (Islamabad) (A Mighty Heart)
October: Thomas Gabriel designs a program that would back-up all financial information for the United States at a facility called Woodlawn. (Live Free or Die Hard)
October: Kevin Peltier is fired from a brokerage house on a Friday morning. (New Orleans, Louisianna) (Runaway Jury)
October: Henry Wood has his 5th birthday party on a Sunday. He teaches his dad Jacob a song. (New Orleans, Louisianna) (Runaway Jury)
October: On a Monday, Kevin shoots 11 people in the brokerage house including Jacob Wood. (New Orleans, Louisianna) (Runaway Jury)
Friday 5th October: Jake Hoyt is taken on a 24hour hell ride through the mean streets of L.A. and the world of corrupt cops with the help of Alonzo Harris. (Los Angeles, California ) (Training Day)
Tuesday 16th October: Enron reveals $1.2 billion deficit. (Texas) (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room)
Wednesday 31st October: Michael Myers finally succeeds in killing his sister Laurie. (Northern California) (Halloween: Resurrection)
November: Dr Nathan Conrad's daughter is kidnapped by jewel thieves. (Don't Say A Word)
Sunday 11th November: Ottilio Panza's work visa is signed by a sponsor that does not exist. (The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day)
December: Jesse's car's license plate expires. (Dude, Where's My Car?)
December: Clarice Starling's license plate expires. (Hannibal)
Sunday 2nd December: Enron files for bankruptcy. (Texas) (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room)
Monday 10th December: The film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is released. (United Kingdom) (Run, Fat Boy, Run)
Friday 28th December: I Am Sam, which features Sean Penn playing a retarded man, is released. (Tropic Thunder)