THE CASE FOR 98

How a single year produced the most influential media in history.

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Snake Eyes
movies August 1998
Brian De Palma

Snake Eyes

Distributor Paramount Pictures (North America), Touchstone Pictures (International; through Buena Vista International)
Producer Brian De Palma
Runtime 98 minutes
How It Feels to Be Something On
music September 1998
Sunny Day Real Estate

How It Feels to Be Something On

Genre Emo, indie rock
Label Sub Pop
Producer Greg Williamson
This Is Hardcore
music March 1998
Pulp

This Is Hardcore

Genre Art rock
Label Island
Producer Chris Thomas
American History X
movies November 1998
Tony Kaye

American History X

Distributor New Line Cinema
Writer David McKenna
Producer John Morrissey
400 Degreez
music November 1998
Juvenile

400 Degreez

Genre Southern hip-hop, bounce, gangsta rap
Label Universal, Cash Money
Producer Mannie Fresh
Saving Private Ryan
movies July 1998
Steven Spielberg

Saving Private Ryan

Distributor DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Writer Robert Rodat
Producer Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn
F-Zero X
games February 1998
Nintendo EAD

F-Zero X

Publisher Nintendo
Genre Racing
Platforms Nintendo 64
Bulworth
movies May 1998
Warren Beatty

Bulworth

Distributor 20th Century Fox
Producer Warren Beatty, Pieter Jan Brugge
Runtime 108 minutes
Grim Fandango
games October 1998
LucasArts

Grim Fandango

Publisher LucasArts
Genre Graphic adventure
Engine GrimE
Accelerator
music April 1998
Royal Trux

Accelerator

Genre Rock, noise rock, alternative rock
Label Drag City
The Truman Show
movies June 1998
Peter Weir

The Truman Show

Distributor Paramount Pictures
Writer Andrew Niccol
Producer Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Adam Schroeder
Madden NFL 99
games Invalid Date
EA Tiburon

Madden NFL 99

Publisher EA Sports
Genre Sports
Platforms PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows