Which 1997 film involves a cute dog, a gay artist, an earthy waitress and an obsessive, rude author?

Anthony Hopkins played which former president, arguing before the Supreme Court, in 1997's "Amistad"? In a 1997 film, absent-minded professor Philip Brainard invents which bouncy rubber-like substance? "Back to the Cul-de-Sac" was a 1997 reunion miniseries of which prime-time soap? "Collide with destiny" was a tagline for which 1997 film? Which author won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for "Angela's Ashes"? George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell starred as the title heroes of which 1997 film? Demi Moore played a woman in Navy SEAL training in 1997's "G.I. ___". Complete the title. Which 1997 Charles Frazier novel follows a wounded Confederate deserter walking home to North Carolina?