1997

This page is about events and releases from the year 1997.
== Events ==
== Film ==
=== Film Releases ===
Date 	Title 	Production/Distribution 	Genres
March 26 	Cats Don't Dance 	Warner Bros. 	Musical · Comedy
June 13 	Hercules 	Walt Disney Animation Studio 	Musical · Comedy · Adventure · Fantasy
July 2 	Men in Black 	Columbia Pictures · Amblin Entertainment · Sony Pictures	Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
November 6 	Alien: Ressurection	20th Century Fox 	Horror · Science Fiction
November 14	Anastasia 	Fox Animation · 20th Century Fox 	Musical
== Music ==
=== Album Releases ===
====January-June====
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
January 22 	Electric Wizard	Come My Fanatics... 	Doom Metal · Grunge
January 23 	Our Lady Peace 	Clumsy 	Grunge
February 4 	The Offspring 	Ixnay on the Hombre 	Punk Rock · Hardcore Punk · Hard Rock
February 4 	Papa Roach 	Old Friends from Young Years	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
February 4 	Silverchair 	Freak Show 	Post-Grunge
February 10	Blur 	Blur 	Pop Rock · Grunge · Electrorock
February 11	Coal Chamber 	Coal Chamber 	Nu Metal
February 15	Godsmack 	All Wound Up... 	Nu Metal
March 25 	Machine Head 	The More Things Change... 	Thrash Metal · Nu Metal
April 1 	Nonpoint 	Separate Yourself 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock · Hardcore Punk
April 1 	Yellowcard 	Midget Tossing 	Hardcore Punk
April 8 	Third Eye Blind	Third Eye Blind 	Pop Rock · Post-Grunge
April 15 	Sevendust 	Sevendust 	Nu Metal · Post-Grunge
May 5 	Melvins 	Honky 	Grunge
May 20 	Foo Fighters 	The Colour and the Shape 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock · Punk Rock
May 21 	Radiohead 	OK Computer 	Progressive Rock · Electrorock · Grunge
June 3 	Days of the New	Days of the New 	Post-Grunge · Folk Rock
June 3 	Faith No More 	Album of the Year 	Heavy Metal · Progressive Rock · Hardcore Punk
June 17 	Blink-182 	Dude Ranch 	Pop Punk
June 24 	Creed 	My Own Prison 	Post-Grunge · Heavy Metal
June 24 	Sugar Ray 	Floored 	Punk Rock · Nu Metal
====July-December ====
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
July 1 	Limp Bizkit 	Three Dollar Bill, Y'all 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
July 8 	Primus 	Brown Album 	Progressive Rock · Thrash Metal · Heavy Metal · Jazz Rock
July 29 	Thousand Foot Krutch	That's What People Do 	Rap Rock · Post-Grunge
August 3 	Flaw 	American Arrogance 	Nu Metal
August 5 	311 	Transistor 	Rap Rock · Hard Rock · Progressive Rock
August 12 	Hed P.E. 	Hed P.E. 	Rap Rock · Nu Metal · Hardcore Punk
August 19 	Kara's Flowers 	The Fourth World 	Pop Rock · Post-Grunge
August 21 	Oasis 	Be Here Now 	
August 22 	Rammstein 	Sehnsucht 	Nu Metal · Electrorock · Heavy Metal
August 26 	Finger Eleven 	Tip 	Post-Grunge
August 26 	Saliva 	Saliva 	Nu Metal
September 3 	Puddle of Mudd 	Abrasive 	Post-Grunge
September 9 	Goldfinger 	Hang Ups 	Punk Rock · Pop Punk · Jazz Rock
September 9 	Incubus 	S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 	Rap Rock · Electrorock · Nu Metal · Hard Rock
September 23	Dream Theater 	Falling Into Infinity 	Progressive Rock · Heavy Metal
September 29	Clawfinger 	Clawfinger 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock · Electrorock
September 30	The Get Up Kids 	Four Minute Mile 	Emo · Pop Punk
October 7 	Everclear 	So Much for the Afterglow 	Pop Rock · Pop Punk · Grunge
October 14 	Green Day 	Nimrod 	Punk Rock · Pop Punk · Hardcore Punk · Folk Rock
October 14 	The Promise Ring 	Nothing Feels Good 	Emo · Pop Rock
October 28 	Deftones 	Around the Fur 	Nu Metal · Hardcore Punk · Progressive Rock
November 11 	AFI 	Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes	Hardcore Punk
==Television==
=== Program Debuts ===
Date 	Show 	Channel 	Genres
April 19 	The Angry Beavers 	Nickelodeon 	Comedy
July 14 	Johnny Bravo 	Cartoon Network	Comedy
July 15 	Cow and Chicken 	Cartoon Network	Comedy
July 15 	I Am Weasel 	Cartoon Network	Comedy
September 1 	101 Dalmatians: The Series	ABC 	Adventure
September 13	Recess 	ABC 	Slice of Life
October 11 	Men in Black: The Series 	WB 	Action · Science Fiction
=== Program Finales ===
Date 	Show 	Channel 	Genres
January 17 	Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series	ABC · Disney Channel	Comedy · Drama
February 15	Gargoyles 	ABC · Disney Channel	Superhero · Fantasy · Science Fiction
June 1 	Freakazoid! 	Cartoon Network 	Superhero · Comedy
November 16	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 	Nickelodeon 	Comedy · Horror
==Video Games==
===Game Releases===
Date 	Title 	Platform	Genre
January 31 	Final Fantasy VII 	PS1 	Role-Playing Game
March 7 	Blood 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
March 20 	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 	PS1 	Action-Adventure · Platformer
April 4 	Doom 64 	N64 	First-Person Shooter
April 27 	Star Fox 64 	N64 	Rail Shooter
April 29 	Star Wars: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter 	PC 	Simulation
May 30 	Ace Combat 2 	PS1 	Simulation
June 20 	Final Fantasy Tactics 	PS1 	Role-Playing Game
June 26 	Dungeon Keeper 	PC 	Real-Time Strategy
September 4 	Hexen II 	PC 	Action-Adventure · First-Person Shooter
September 12	Shadow Warrior 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
September 18	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee 	PS1 · PC	Platformer · Adventure
October 10 	Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II	PC 	First-Person Shooter · Third-Person Shooter
October 13 	Age of Empires 	PC 	Real-Time Strategy
November 21 	Tomb Raider II 	PS1 · PC	Action-Adventure
December 9 	Quake II 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
== See Also ==
Category:1997