BROKEN ARROW, RICHARD III, OTHELLO, behind the scenes of WHITE SQUALL and more!

Preview Theater episode #106 originally broadcast on February 15, 1996
This week: Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don’t count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans. Broken Arrow is directed by John Woo, and stars John Travolta and Christian Slater.

Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage. We look behind the scenes of White Squall is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall and John Savage.

The classic Shakespearean play about a murderously scheming king staged in an alternative fascist England setting. Richard III stars Ian McKellen, Annette Bening and Jim Broadbent.

Featured in this episode:

Broken Arrow

From IMDB:

Title: Broken Arrow
Plot: Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don’t count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
Released on: Fri 09 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: John Woo
Partial Cast List: John Travolta Maj. Vic ‘Deak’ Deakins
Christian Slater Capt. Riley Hale
Samantha Mathis Terry Carmichael
Delroy Lindo Colonel Max Wilkins


Pulp Fiction
From IMDB:
Title: Pulp Fiction
Plot: The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Released on: Fri 14 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Partial Cast List: John Travolta Vincent Vega
Uma Thurman Mia Wallace
Samuel L. Jackson Jules Winnfield
Bruce Willis Butch Coolidge


White Man's Burden

From IMDB:

Title: White Man’s Burden
Plot: The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos…
Released on: Fri 01 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Desmond Nakano
Partial Cast List: John Travolta Louis Pinnock
Harry Belafonte Thaddeus Thomas
Kelly Lynch Marsha Pinnock
Margaret Avery Megan Thomas


Get Shorty

From IMDB:

Title: Get Shorty
Plot: A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
Released on: Fri 20 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Partial Cast List: Gene Hackman Harry Zimm
Rene Russo Karen Flores
Danny DeVito Martin Weir
John Travolta Chili Palmer


White Squall

From IMDB:

Title: White Squall
Plot: Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
Released on: Fri 02 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Partial Cast List: Jeff Bridges Captain Christopher ‘Skipper’ Sheldon
Caroline Goodall Dr. Alice Sheldon
John Savage McCrea, Albatross Crewman/English Teacher
Scott Wolf Charles ‘Chuck’ Gieg/Narrator


Bed of Roses

From IMDB:

Title: Bed of Roses
Plot: Romantic drama about a young career girl who is swept off her feet by a shy florist, who fell in love…
Released on: Fri 26 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Romance, Drama
Rating: PG
Directed by: Michael Goldenberg
Partial Cast List: Christian Slater Lewis Farrell
Mary Stuart Masterson Lisa Walker
Pamela Adlon (as Pamela Segall) Kim
Josh Brolin Danny


Richard III

From IMDB:

Title: Richard III
Plot: The classic Shakespearean play about a murderously scheming king staged in an alternative fascist England setting.
Released on: Fri 29 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, War
Rating: R
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Partial Cast List: Ian McKellen Richard III
Annette Bening Queen Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV
Jim Broadbent Duke of Buckingham
Robert Downey Jr. Lord Rivers


Othello

From IMDB:

Title: Othello
Plot: The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
Released on: Fri 19 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Oliver Parker
Partial Cast List: Laurence Fishburne Othello
Kenneth Branagh Iago
Irène Jacob (as Irene Jacob) Desdemona
Nathaniel Parker Cassio


The Usual Suspects

From IMDB:

Title: The Usual Suspects
Plot: A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which begin when five criminals meet at a seemingly random police lineup.
Released on: Fri 15 Sep 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Partial Cast List: Kevin Spacey Verbal
Gabriel Byrne Keaton
Chazz Palminteri Dave Kujan
Stephen Baldwin McManus

 


Jeffrey

From IMDB:

Title: Jeffrey
Plot: Jeffrey, a young gay man in New York, decides that sex is too much and decided to become celibate. He…
Released on: Fri 18 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Christopher Ashley
Partial Cast List: Steven Weber Jeffrey
Michael T. Weiss Steve Howard
Peter Jacobson (as Peter Jaconson) Man #1
Tom Cayler Man #2


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