The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Victor Hugo's much-filmed novel gets the Disney animation treatment, with Tom Hulce and Demi Moore giving voice to Quasimodo and Esmeralda, and Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz giving them songs. (Walt Disney)
Lone Star. John Sayles wrote and directed this story of a young sheriff (Chris Cooper) in a Texas border town whose investigation of an unearthed skeleton leads to trouble with his dad's old nemesis, Kris Kristofferson. (Castle Rock/Sony Pictures Classics)
Mouth to Mouth. Spanish director Manuel Gomez Pereira has a go at the "Girl 6" concept, as a struggling actor gets sidetracked by a phone sex job. (Miramax)
JUNE 28
Magic Hunter. The second film from Ildiko Enyedi ("My 20th Century") blends modern-day Budapest with medieval Hungary in a story based on the folk tale about a hunter's seven magic bullets. Gary Kemp, Sadie Frost and Alexander Kaidanovsky star. (Shadow Distribution)
The Nutty Professor. Eddie Murphy tries on Jerry Lewis' mortarboard, cooking up a potion that transforms him into the suave Buddy Love. Some "Ace Ventura" veterans (including director Tom Shadyac) are enlisted to return Eddie to laugh land. (Universal)
Purple Noon (Plein Soleil). A reissue of French director Rene Clement's 1960 film starring Alain Delon as an ingratiating ne'er-do-well who's engaged to return an errant young man to his parents in Paris. (Miramax)
Striptease. Demi Moore needs to appeal the decision that's placed her daughter in the custody of her dangerous ex. She decides to fund the proceedings by hiring on at a Miami strip club. Based on the Carl Hiaasen comic novel and directed by Andrew Bergman. (Columbia)
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Heavy. Introverted pizza chef Pruitt Taylor Vince is transformed by new waitress Liv Tyler. Shelley Winters plays his mom, and the rock culture is represented by Deborah Harry and Evan Dando. (CFP)
JULY 3
The Grass Harp. Stirling Silliphant and Kirk Ellis adapted Truman Capote's novel about a young boy learning about life from such colorful characters as sisters Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. Charles Matthau directs dad Walter, Jack Lemmon, Nell Carter and others. (Fine Line)
Harriet the Spy. Michelle Trachtenberg, star of Nickelodeon's "Adventures of Pete & Pete," plays the lead in this adaptation of Louise Fitzhugh's novel about an inquisitive teenager. (Paramount)
Independence Day. Will Smith, Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum head the cast in the "Stargate" team's drama about a mysterious force that threatens the Earth. (Fox)
Phenomenon. John Travolta is transformed into a genius on his 37th birthday, becoming an inspiration to some, prey to others and a pariah to his townsfolk. With Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Duvall and Forest Whitaker. (Touchstone)
Viva L'Amour. Malaysia-born, Taiwan-based Tsai Ming-Liang directed this study of three people and their approach to love in contemporary Taipei. (Strand)
JULY 4
Special Effects. A 38-minute Imax view of the techniques behind cinematic marvels from "King Kong" to "Star Wars." (Imax)
JULY 12
Courage Under Fire. Military officer Denzel Washington, investigated for his involvement in a Gulf War friendly fire incident, seeks redemption in his own exploration of the death of a pilot (Meg Ryan). (Fox 2000)
Kingpin. Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid couldn't be a more mismatched duo as they leave for Las Vegas--a former bowling champ reduced to petty hustling and an Amish innocent he envisions as his protege. With Bill Murray and Vanessa Angel. (MGM)
Maybe . . . Maybe Not. Germany's biggest domestic hit of '94 ("Der Bewegte Mann" in German) was based on two gay comic books, examining the romantic escapades of four people. (LIVE Entertainment)
Multiplicity. Send in the clones. That's Michael Keaton's solution to the pressures besetting him, but in Harold Ramis' comedy it leads to complications for him and wife Andie MacDowell. (Columbia)
JULY 17
Kazaam. Shaquille O'Neal plays a genie released from a boom box, eager to help young Francis Capra, who has problems with family and bullies. (Touchstone)
JULY 19
The Big Squeeze. Barmaid Lara Flynn Boyle toils to help her ex-ballplayer husband find a cure for his disabling injury. A surprising discovery spurs her to launch a complex scheme. (First Look)
The Frighteners. Michael J. Fox is a ghostbuster whose profitable scam is threatened when a sinister supernatural force arrives in a small town. (Universal)
Larger Than Life. Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Linda Fiorentino and others are dwarfed by the central character--a circus elephant bequeathed to Murray by his father. Cross-country adventures and a bond with departed dad are in the cards. (United Artists)
Trainspotting. Ewan McGregor ("Shallow Grave") anchors a group of unsavory friends speeding toward self-destruction in the underbelly of Edinburgh, Scotland. (Miramax)
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