Boys Don’t Cry (US): Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena (née Tina Brandon), whose real-life reinvention of herself as a boy in Lincoln, Nebraska, had tragic consequences
Thomas Ian Nicholas and Tara Reid in this summer’s hormone-heavy hit teen comedy American Pie (UK; also Australia, w/e September 18)
UK
AMERICAN PIE • UIP
FELICIA’S JOURNEY • ICON
THE LAST DAYS • DOWNTOWN PICTURES/MAINLINE PICTURES
ROMANCE • BLUELIGHT
RUNAWAY BRIDE • BUENA VISTA
US
BOYS DON’T CRY • FOX SEARCHLIGHT
L’ENNUI • PHAEDRA CINEMA
FIVE WIVES, THREE SECRETARIES AND ME • CASTLE HILL
THE GRANDFATHER (EL ABUELO) • MIRAMAX
GRIZZLY FALLS • PROVIDENCE ENTERTAINMENT
THE LIMEY • ARTISAN
LOST SOULS • NEW LINE
RANDOM HEARTS • SONY
SUPERSTAR • PARAMOUNT
Saturday Night Live star Molly Shannon hits the big screen in Superstar (US), playing her trademark role of a clumsy Catholic schoolgirl. Here, she is seen bravely auditioning to be a movie extra
Peter Fonda as the super-rich, super-smooth LA operator who proves no match for title character Terence Stamp in The Limey (US; also Germany, w/e October 30)