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This is what the 1996 premiere of Primal Fear looked like

By Madeline Boardman Updated March 30, 2018 at 06:41 PM EDT
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This Is What the 1996 Premiere of 'Primal Fear' Looked Like
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Twenty-two years ago Thursday, Primal Fear arrived in theaters. Starring Richard Gere (pictured here with his then-wife, Carey Lowell), the thriller picked up a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination for supporting actor Edward Norton and made $102 million worldwide. In honor of its anniversary, take a look back at Primal Fear's April 1996 Los Angeles premiere.

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Edward Norton

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Laura Linney

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Eric Erlandson, Drew Barrymore, and Courtney Love

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