content: UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                            Washington, D. C.  20549
  
                                        
  
  
                                    FORM 8-K
  
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  January 21, 1999
  
  
                             AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                        
          DELAWARE                1-8747            43-1304369
  (State or other jurisdiction (Commission         (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)     File Number)    Identification No.)
  
  
  
  
  
  106 W. 14TH  STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO      64105-1977
  (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (816) 221-4000
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events
  
  
         (a)  Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference, is a press
         release which was issued on January 21, 1999 by AMC Entertainment, Inc.
                                        
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  ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibits:
  
  99.1  January 21, 1999 Press Release
  
  
  
                                   SIGNATURES
  
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act  of  1994,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
  
  
  
  Date:  January 25, 1999           By:     /s/ Richard L. Obert
                                            --------------------
                                            Richard L. Obert
                                            Senior Vice President and
                                            Chief Accounting and
                                            Information Officer
                                        
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                                  Exhibit 99.1
  
  
       Brenda Nolte                  January 21, 1999
       Corporate Affairs Officer
       AMC Entertainment Inc.
       (816) 221-4000
  
  
  
                  AMC Entertainment completes private offering
  
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMEX: AEN) today announced that
  it has completed a private offering of $225 million of Senior Subordinated
  Notes bearing interest at 9 1/2 %. The Notes will mature in 2011, will rank
  equally with the Company's outstanding 9 1/2 % Senior Subordinated Notes and
  will contain similar covenants.
  
  Net proceeds from the offering will be used to reduce the Company's
  outstanding bank indebtedness. The offering is subject to customary closing
  conditions and is expected to close on January 27, 1999.
  
  The notes offered have not been and will not be registered under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the
  United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
  registration.
  
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text: UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                            Washington, D. C.  20549
  
                                        
  
                                    FORM 8-K
  
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  January 21, 1999
  
                             AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                        
          DELAWARE                1-8747            43-1304369
  (State or other jurisdiction (Commission         (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)     File Number)    Identification No.)
  
  106 W. 14TH  STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO      64105-1977
  (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (816) 221-4000
  
                                        1
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
         (a)  Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference, is a press
         release which was issued on January 21, 1999 by AMC Entertainment, Inc.
                                        
                                        2
  ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibits:
  
  99.1  January 21, 1999 Press Release
  
                                   SIGNATURES
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act  of  1994,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
  
  Date:  January 25, 1999           By:     /s/ Richard L. Obert
                                            --------------------
                                            Richard L. Obert
                                            Senior Vice President and
                                            Chief Accounting and
                                            Information Officer
                                        
                                        3
  Exhibit 99.1
  
       Brenda Nolte                  January 21, 1999
       Corporate Affairs Officer
       AMC Entertainment Inc.
       (816) 221-4000
  
                  AMC Entertainment completes private offering
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMEX: AEN) today announced that
  it has completed a private offering of $225 million of Senior Subordinated
  Notes bearing interest at 9 1/2 %. The Notes will mature in 2011, will rank
  equally with the Company's outstanding 9 1/2 % Senior Subordinated Notes and
  will contain similar covenants.
  
  Net proceeds from the offering will be used to reduce the Company's
  outstanding bank indebtedness. The offering is subject to customary closing
  conditions and is expected to close on January 27, 1999.
  
  The notes offered have not been and will not be registered under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the
  United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
  registration.
  
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