Preview Theater episode #100 originally broadcast on January 05, 1996
This week: Terry Gilliam‘s brilliant look into a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet. 12 Monkeys stars Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt.
A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure. We take a behind the scenes look at Cutthroat Island which stars Geena Davis and Matthew Modine.
A modern twist – well for 1996 – on Tom Sawyer. Tom and Huck stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Brad Benfro.
Featured in this episode:
From IMDB:
Title: Twelve Monkeys
Plot: In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
Released on: Fri 05 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Partial Cast List: Bruce Willis James Cole
Madeleine Stowe Kathryn Railly
Brad Pitt Jeffrey Goines
Joseph Melito Young Cole
Title: Brazil
Plot: A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state.
Released on: Wed 18 Dec 1985 UTC
Genre(s): Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Partial Cast List: Jonathan Pryce Sam Lowry
Kim Greist Jill Layton
Robert De Niro Harry Tuttle
Katherine Helmond Mrs. Ida Lowry
From IMDB:
Title: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Plot: An account of Baron Munchausen’s supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
Released on: Fri 10 Mar 1989 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Partial Cast List: John Neville Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
Eric Idle Desmond/Berthold
Sarah Polley Sally Salt
Oliver Reed Vulcan
From IMDB:
Title: The Fisher King
Plot: A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
Released on: Fri 27 Sep 1991 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Partial Cast List: Jeff Bridges Jack
Robin Williams Parry
Adam Bryant Radio Engineer
Paul Lombardi Radio Engineer
From IMDB:
Title: Cutthroat Island
Plot: A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.
Released on: Fri 22 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Partial Cast List: Geena Davis Morgan
Matthew Modine Shaw
Frank Langella Dawg
Maury Chaykin John Reed
From IMDB:
Title: Tom and Huck
Plot: A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas),witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom…
Released on: Fri 22 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Western
Rating: PG
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Partial Cast List: Jonathan Taylor Thomas Tom Sawyer
Brad Renfro Huck Finn
Charles Rocket Judge Thatcher
Eric Schweig Injun Joe
From IMDB:
Title: Dead Man Walking
Plot: A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim’s families.
Released on: Fri 02 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Partial Cast List: Susan Sarandon Sister Helen Prejean
Sean Penn Matthew Poncelet
Robert Prosky Hilton Barber
Raymond J. Barry Earl Delacroix
From IMDB:
Title: The Stranger
Plot: A female biker rides into a desert town to seek revenge on “Angel” and his ruthless gang of violent bikers.
Released on: Wed 01 Mar 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action
Rating: R
Directed by: Fritz Kiersch
Partial Cast List: Kathy Long The Stranger
Andrew Divoff Angel
Eric Pierpoint Sheriff Gordon Cole
Robin Lynn Heath Cordet
From IMDB:
Title: Priest
Plot: Father Greg Pilkington (Linus Roache) is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover…
Released on: Fri 24 Mar 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Antonia Bird
Partial Cast List: Linus Roache Father Greg Pilkington
Tom Wilkinson Father Matthew Thomas
Robert Carlyle Graham
Cathy Tyson Maria Kerrigan
From IMDB:
Title: Amateur
Plot: Isabelle is an ex-nun waiting for her special mission from God. In the meantime, she is making a living writing pornography…
Released on: Fri 19 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Partial Cast List: Isabelle Huppert Isabelle
Martin Donovan Thomas Ludens
Elina Löwensohn Sofia Ludens
Damian Young Edward, Jaque’s Accountant
From IMDB:
Title: Payback
Plot: Oscar Bonsetter tells a dying prisoner that he will take revenge on the sadistic guard who killed him…
Released on: 1995
Genre(s): Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Anthony Hickox
Partial Cast List: C. Thomas Howell Oscar Bonsetter
Joan Severance Rose Gullerman
Marshall Bell Tom “Gully” Gullerman
Richard Burgi Al Keegan
From IMDB:
Title: The Secret of Roan Inish
Plot: 10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland…
Released on: Fri 03 Feb 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: John Sayles
Partial Cast List: Jeni Courtney Fiona
Eileen Colgan Tess
Mick Lally Hugh
Pat Slowey Priest