  
Imagine you could make any movie you wanted to. Imagine you could pluck someone
from obscurity and make him or her the hottest star in Tinseltown. Imagine that
you had control of an entire movie studio, competing with others to create a
string of box office smashes. Imagine being able to use your judgment alone,
deciding whether success lies with epic action pictures or lots of low budget,
hammy 'B' movies. Behind every box office hit and movie star is a
Hollywood mogul who makes it happen. Now that mogul is you. Create a
studio, direct movies and make a name in "the industry" your way.
Will the stars you've so lovingly groomed develop monstrous egos - refusing
to accept that they are now too old to play the romantic leads that made them
famous? You can help, but there are only so many times you can send them to fat
farms and plastic surgeons.
Will you watch your movies being shot or do you want to direct the action
yourself? Will you decide to innovate and introduce the talkies, color or
digital sound before any of your rivals? Or will you let the other studios make
the investments, leaving you to jump on the bandwagon if the new technology
becomes popular?
Many of the things you've ever read or heard about Hollywood are right here
in The Movies - from stars having affairs and hitting the bottle to teams of
genius filmmakers creating the box office hit of the year. Movie mogul,
talent spotter or film director. You can be one or you can be all three. That's
the magic of The Movies. Over 30 hours of continuous gameplay, thousands
of exciting movie characters, and limitless options allow you to vary just about
everything, including the violence, romance, and realism - all mixed with world
events that affect audience tastes and expectations.
Be the ultimate Hollywood Player!
Premiere DVD Edition Includes:
- Full version of game
- 10 exclusive star costumes
- 20-track game soundtrack
- Advanced Movie-Making Hints Guide
- Exclusive trailers
- Original concept art
The primary goal of The Movies is, quite simply, to be the most successful
movie studio in the world! You'll be challenged to recruit and nurture the
best Stars and keep them happy, build up the most impressive studio lot, win
awards and make as much money as you can. As part of this you need to hire
the best talents and manage their rise to stardom, as well as make sure The
Movies you release on the cutting edge of entertainment. Combine all of
these things and you'll be the number one studio.
Run the Entire Lot
Oversee every aspect of your studio, from budgets to the casting couch.
Watch Your Stars Interact
Witness romance, drama and back-stabbing between actors, on and off the set.
Control Your Actors' Looks
Customize your stars' appearances, from full makeover to plastic surgery.
Make Moves Your Way
Choose a script or genre, cast actors,, build sets, direct shoots and more.
Deal with Hollywood Scandals
Cover-up your stars' misbehaviors or take charge and cart them off to rehab.
Become and Industry Legend
Control a movie studio, building it from an empty lot into an entertainment
empire.
Customize and Control Stars
Discover and "makeover" unknowns, deal with stars' egos and make or
break careers.
Create Your Own Films
Shoot movies, from comedies to action hits, then add cool voiceovers and sound
effects.
Share Your Creations Online
Save your movies to your hard drive, then upload and post them on the Web.
- Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP
- Pentium III 800 MHz or Athlon 800MHz
processor or higher
- 256MB RAM
- 2X DVD-ROM Drive and latest drivers
- 2.4 GB of uncompressed free hard disk
space (plus 500MB for Windows swap file)
- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound
card and latest drivers
- 100% Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP compatible
mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
- DirectX 9.0c (included)
- Updated Windows Media Player 9 Codecs
(included)
- 800 x 600 Monitor Resolution
- 3D Hardware Accelerator Card required -
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 32MB Hardware T&L-capable video
card and latest drivers*
- Online Requirements: Internet (TCP/IP) supported Online content requires
broadband connection and the latest drivers.
Supported Graphics Cards:
- ATI Radeon series (7000 or better).
- 7000, 7200, 7500
- 8500
- 9000, 9200, 9250, 9550, 9600, 9700, 9800
- x300, x600, x700, x800, x850
- NVIDIA GeForce series (GeForce 3 or
better).
- GeForce 3, 3 Ti
- GeForce 4, MX, Ti
- GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900,
PCX 5300, 5750, 5950
- GeForce 6200, 6600, 6800
* Important Note: Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipsets
listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by
The Movies. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX 9.0c
compatibility.
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