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1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on a Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1992nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 992nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 92nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1990s decade.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January - A Clockwork Orange (Sundance Film Festival)
- January 17 - Freejack (Warner Bros./Morgan Creek Productions)
- January 31 - Hurricane Smith (Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures)
- February 7 - Final Analysis (Warner Bros.)
- February 9 - The Burden of Proof (Warner Bros.; International theatrical distribution only outside of USA; This film is aired on TV by ABC Video Enterprises)
- February 28
- The Mambo Kings (Warner Bros./Regency Enterprises/Le Studio Canal+)
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (Warner Bros./Regency Enterprises/Le Studio Canal+)
- Where Angels Fear to Tread (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema; USA distribution only)
- March 6 - The Lawnmower Man (New Line Cinema)
- March 20
- Edward II (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema; USA distribution only)
- Proof (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema; USA distribution only)
- March 27
- The Power of One (Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Le Studio Canal+)
- Ladybugs (Warner Bros./Morgan Creek International/Ladybugs Productions; International distribution only; USA/Canada distributed by Paramount Pictures)
- Roadside Prophets (Fine Line Features)
- April 10 - The Player (Fine Line Features)
- April 15
- City of Joy (Warner Bros.; International distribution only; Distributed only by TriStar Pictures in USA.)
- Deep Cover (New Line Cinema)
- April 24
- May 1 - Turtle Beach (Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Regency Enterprises/StudioCanal)
- May 2 - Night on Earth (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema)
- May 8
- May 15
- June 5 - Class Act (Warner Bros.)
- June 12 - Aces: Iron Eagle III (New Line Cinema)
- June 19 - Batman Returns (Warner Bros./DC Comics/PolyGram Filmed Entertainment)
- July 24
- Mom and Dad Save the World (Warner Bros./HBO Pictures)
- Afraid of the Dark (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema; USA distribution only)
- August 7
- Unforgiven (Warner Bros./Malpaso Productions)
- London Kills Me (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema; USA distribution only)
- August 14 - Stay Tuned (Warner Bros./Morgan Creek Productions)
- August 21
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (Warner Bros.)
- Light Sleeper (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema)
- August 28
- Honeymoon in Vegas (Castle Rock Entertainment/New Line Cinema/Columbia Pictures/Starlight)
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (New Line Cinema)
- September 3 - Live Wire (New Line Cinema)
- September 11
- Swoon (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema)
- Where the Day Takes You (New Line Cinema)
- September 16 - Sarafina! (Warner Bros.; British/Brazilian distribution only; It's released in USA by Buena Vista Pictures/Hollywood Pictures/Miramax Films)
- September 18
- South Central (Warner Bros.)
- Singles (Warner Bros.)
- September 23 - Mr. Saturday Night (Castle Rock Entertainment/New Line Cinema/Columbia Pictures/Starlight)
- September 25
- Innocent Blood (Warner Bros.)
- The Last of the Mohicans (Warner Bros./Morgan Creek Productions; International distribution only; US distribution handled by 20th Century Fox.)
- October 2 - Glengarry Glen Ross (New Line Cinema)
- October 9
- Under Siege (Warner Bros./Regency Enterprises/StudioCanal)
- Johnny Stecchino (New Line Cinema; USA distribution only)
- October 14
- Simple Men (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema)
- Critters 4 (New Line Cinema)
- October 23 - Pure Country (Warner Bros.)
- October 30 - Waterland (Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema)
- November 6 - Passenger 57 (Warner Bros.)
- November 18 - Malcolm X (Warner Bros./Largo International N.V./40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks)
- November 25 - The Bodyguard (Warner Bros.)
- December 11 - A Few Good Men (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures)
- December 16 - Forever Young (Warner Bros./Icon Productions)
- December 23 - Damage (New Line Cinema)
Shorts[]
Television[]
- September 5 - Batman: The Animated Series premieres on Fox Kids
- October 1 - Cartoon Network begins broadcasting
- October 2 - ToonHeads premieres on Cartoon Network
- Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes is produced, but never aired on network TV
- September 14 - Tiny Toon Adventures joins Fox Kids and begins broadcasting its third and final season
- The Plucky Duck Show airs its only season on Fox Kids
Theme parks[]
- May 9 - Batman: The Ride opens at Six Flags Great America
Video games[]
- February
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break for the Game Boy
- Taz-Mania for the Sega Master System
- July - Taz-Mania for the Sega Genesis
- October
- Looney Tunes for the Game Boy
- Taz-Mania for the Sega Game Gear
- November - Road Runner's Death Valley Rally for the Super NES
Albums[]
Books[]
People[]
Births[]
- April 3 - Aeriél Miranda (actress and model)
- May 29 - Gregg Sulkin (actor)
- June 1 - Tina Casciani (actress, model and dancer)
- July 23 - Britne Oldford (actress)
Deaths[]
- January 2 - Virginia Field (actress)
- January 3 - Judith Anderson (actress)
- January 9 - Steve Brodie (actor)
- January 11 - Jean Claudio (actor)
- January 23 - Ian Wolfe (actor)
- January 24
- John Bleifer (actor)
- Ken Darby (composer, vocal arranger, lyricist and conductor)
- January 26 - José Ferrer (actor and director)
- February 4 - John Dehner (actor)
- February 6 - Wayde Preston (actor)
- February 11 - Ray Danton (actor, director and producer)
- February 13 - Dorothy Tree (actress, voice teacherand writer)
- February 14 - Alex Lovy (animator)
- March 2 - Sandy Dennis (actress)
- March 3 - Robert Beatty (actor)
- March 4 - Art Babbitt (animator)
- March 6 - Elvia Allman (actress)
- March 11 - Richard Brooks (screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer)
- March 14
- C. V. Wood (theme park engineer)
- Ralph James (actor)
- March 17 - Grace Stafford (actress)
- March 19
- Ed Prentiss (actor)
- Cesare Danova (actor)
- March 29
- William L. Hendricks (producer)
- Paul Henreid (actor, director, producer and writer)
- April 1 - Helen Lynd (actress and comedian)
- April 7 - Alix Talton (actress)
- April 11 - James Brown (actor)
- April 14 - Daniel Pollock (actor)
- April 16 - Neville Brand (soldier and actor)
- April 22 - Steffi Duna (actress)
- April 29
- Fred Abranz (animator)
- Mae Clarke (actress and singer)
- May 6 - Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
- May 9 - Ben Frommer (actor)
- May 12 - Robert Reed (actor, director and musician)
- June 3 - Robert Morley (actor)
- June 5 - Laurence Naismith (actor)
- July 18 - Rudolf Ising (animator)
- July 23 - Maxine Audley (actress)
- July 30 - Brenda Marshall (actress)
- August 7 - John Anderson (actor)
- August 16 - Malcolm Atterbury (actor and vaudevillian)
- August 23
- Virginia Sale (actress)
- Charles Nichols (animator and film director)
- August 27 - Kenneth Villiers (actor, director and interior designer)
- September 1 - Morris Carnovsky (actor)
- September 6 - Mervyn Johns (actor)
- September 12
- Ed Peck (actor)
- Anthony Perkins (actor, director and singer)
- September 13 - Nelson Demorest (animator)
- October 6 - Natalie Moorhead (actress)
- October 10 - James Seay (actor)
- October 12 - John Hancock (actor)
- October 22 - Cleavon Little (actor)
- November 7 - Jack Kelly (actor and politician)
- November 22
- Sterling Holloway (actor and voice actor)
- Ronald Sinclair (actor and film editor)
- November 26
- Adrienne Dore (actress, model and beauty pageant winner)
- Joby Blanshard (actor)
- November 29
- Robert Shayne (actor)
- Robert F. Simon (actor)
- November 30 - Lloyd Turner (writer, inbetween artist and producer)
- December 6
- Hank Worden (actor)
- Percy Herbert (actor)
- December 10 - Joan Gardner (voice actress)
- December 17 - Dana Andrews (actor)
- December 20 - Peter Brocco (actor)
- December 22 - William Janney (actor)
- December 25 - Sandra Dorne (actress)
- December 29 - Vivienne Segal (actress and singer)
Home video releases[]
VHS releases[]
- February 12
- Rover Dangerfield
- Guilty by Suspicion
- February 19 - Showdown in Little Tokyo
- February 26 - Suburban Commando
- March 4 - Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
- March 11 - Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (Warner Bros. Animation/Amblin Entertainment; direct-to-video release)
- March 18 - Other People's Money
- April 8
- Curly Sue
- Switch
- April 10 - Nothing but Trouble
- April 15
- The Last Boy Scout
- The Rapture
- April 30 - Until the End of the World
- May 3 - Defending Your Life
- May 6
- House Party 2
- Freejack
- May 16 - New Jack City
- May 20 - JFK
- June 17 - Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
- July 15
- August 5 - Meeting Venus
- August 19 - Memoirs of an Invisible Man
- August 26 - The Lawnmower Man
- September 2 - The Mambo Kings
- September 9 - Final Analysis
- September 23 - The Power of One
- October 8 - Aces: Iron Eagle III
- October 14 - Critters 4
- October 16 - If Looks Could Kill
- October 21 - Batman Returns
- November 4 - Deep Cover
- November 18 - Year of the Comet
- December 2 - Lethal Weapon 3
- December 16
- December 23 - White Sands
Character debuts[]
- March 11 - Banjo Possum, Mr. Hitcher, Uncle Stinky, Swamp Creatures, Johnny Pew
- June 19 - Max Shreck
- September 11 - Harley Quinn
- October 8 - Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Raiden, Sub Zero, Sonya Blade, Liu Kang, Kano, Shang Tsung, Reptile
In fiction[]
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