1989 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1989 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 24th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 8 January 1990, honored the best filmmaking of 1989. 1. Drugstore Cowboy<br> 2. "Enemies, a Love Story"<br> 3. "Casualties of War" 1. Gus Van Sant – "Drugstore Cowboy"<br> 2. Paul Mazursky – "Enemies, a Love Story"<br> 3. Spike Lee – "Do the Right Thing" 1. Daniel Day-Lewis – "My Left Foot"<br> 2. Morgan Freeman – "Driving Miss Daisy"<br> 3. Tom Cruise – "Born on the Fourth of July" 1. Michelle Pfeiffer – "The Fabulous Baker Boys"<br> 2. Jessica Tandy – "Driving Miss Daisy"<br>
The Saint (1997 film) film of "The Saint" started with the powerhouse above-the-line team of Robert Evans as producer, Steven Zaillian as writer and Sydney Pollack as director. Ralph Fiennes—hot from "Schindler's List" and "Quiz Show"—was offered $1 million for the lead, but eventually passed. In a 1994 interview for "Premiere" magazine, Fiennes said the screenplay—racing fast cars, breaking into Swiss banks—was nothing he hadn't seen before. Robert Evans left the project—although, contractually, his name remains on the final film's credits—and David Brown ("Jaws", "Driving Miss Daisy") took over. A new story was commissioned from Jonathan Hensleigh ("Die Hard with a Vengeance"), which cast