1999 in film 1999 in film The year 1999 in film included Stanley Kubrick's final film "Eyes Wide Shut", Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film "All About My Mother", the science-fiction hit "The Matrix", the Deep Canvas-pioneering Disney animated feature "Tarzan" and Best Picture-winner "American Beauty" and the well-received "The Green Mile", as well as the animated works "The Iron Giant", "Toy Story 2", "Stuart Little" and "". Other noteworthy releases included Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's breakout film "Being John Malkovich" and M. Night Shyamalan's breakout film "The Sixth Sense", the controversial "Fight Club" and Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia". The year also featured
Ron Lester movie "Good Burger" in 1997. In 1999 Lester played the role of Billy Bob in the film Varsity Blues, which would become the role he is most known for. That year he also recurring roles on two TV drama comedies, "Freaks and Geeks" and "￼￼Popular". ￼He also appeared in "Not Another Teen Movie", which parodied his role in "Varsity Blues". In 2001, Lester underwent gastric bypass surgery, losing . Obese since childhood, at his heaviest, he weighed . According to interviews, he flatlined during the operation. After the gastric bypass, he had 18 plastic surgeries to remove excess skin. In