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January 5, 2015 by Alton Christensen

LEGENDS OF THE FALL, I.Q., STREET FIGHTER, and behind the scenes of THE JUNGLE BOOK

 


Preview Theater episode #048 originally broadcast on January 05, 1995
Featured in this episode:

Legends of the Fall
From IMDB:Title: Legends of the Fall
Plot: Epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.
Released on: Fri 13 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance, War, Western
Rating: R
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Partial Cast List: Brad Pitt Tristan Ludlow, Anthony Hopkins Col. William Ludlow, Aidan Quinn Alfred Ludlow, Julia Ormond Susannah Fincannon

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
From IMDB:
Title: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Plot: A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Released on: Fri 11 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Horror, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Partial Cast List: Brad Pitt Louis de Pointe du Lac, Tom Cruise Lestat de Lioncourt, Antonio Banderas Armand, Kirsten Dunst Claudia

The Jungle Book
From IMDB:Title: The Jungle Book
Plot: An adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of Mowgli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after…
Released on: Sun 25 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Partial Cast List: Jason Scott Lee Mowgli, Cary Elwes Captain William Boone, Lena Headey Katherine ‘Kitty’ Brydon, Sam Neill Colonel Geofferey Brydon

<Little Women
From IMDB:Title: Little Women
Plot: The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.
Released on: Sun 25 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Gillian Armstrong
Partial Cast List: Susan Sarandon Mrs. March, Winona Ryder Jo March, Kirsten Dunst Younger Amy March, Claire Danes Beth March

I.Q.
From IMDB:Title: I.Q.
Plot: Albert Einstein helps a young man who’s in love with Einstein’s niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
Released on: Sun 25 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Partial Cast List: Tim Robbins Ed Walters, Meg Ryan Catherine Boyd, Walter Matthau Albert Einstein, Lou Jacobi Kurt Gödel

Street Fighter
From IMDB:Title: Street Fighter
Plot: Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
Released on: Fri 23 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steven E. de Souza
Partial Cast List: Jean-Claude Van Damme Colonel Guile, Raul Julia Bison, Ming-Na Wen Chun-Li, Damian Chapa Ken

True Lies
From IMDB:Title: True Lies
Plot: A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman.
Released on: Fri 15 Jul 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: James Cameron
Partial Cast List: Arnold Schwarzenegger Harry Tasker, Jamie Lee Curtis Helen Tasker, Tom Arnold Albert Gibson, Bill Paxton Simon

Three Colors: White
From IMDB:Title: Three Colors: White
Plot: Second of a trilogy of films dealing with contemporary French society shows a Polish immigrant who wants to get even with his former wife.
Released on: Fri 18 Feb 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Partial Cast List: Zbigniew Zamachowski Karol Karol, Julie Delpy Dominique, Janusz Gajos Mikolaj, Jerzy Stuhr Jurek

 

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December 31, 2014 by Alton Christensen

NOBODY’S FOOL, THE JUNGLE BOOK, RICHIE RICH, and behind the scenes of IMMORTAL BELOVED



Preview Theater episode #047 originally broadcast on December 31, 1994
Featured in this episode:

Nobody's Fool
From IMDB:Title: Nobody’s Fool
Plot: Sully is a rascally ne’er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker’s compensation suit for a bad knee…
Released on: Fri 13 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Benton
Partial Cast List: Paul Newman Sully, Bruce Willis Carl Roebuck, Jessica Tandy Miss Beryl, Melanie Griffith Toby Roebuck

The Jungle Book
From IMDB:
Title: The Jungle Book
Plot: An adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of Mowgli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after…
Released on: Sun 25 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Partial Cast List: Jason Scott Lee Mowgli, Cary Elwes Captain William Boone, Lena Headey Katherine ‘Kitty’ Brydon, Sam Neill Colonel Geofferey Brydon

Immortal Beloved
From IMDB:Title: Immortal Beloved
Plot: The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer…
Released on: Fri 06 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Bernard Rose
Partial Cast List: Gary Oldman Ludwig van Beethoven, Jeroen Krabbé Anton Felix Schindler, Isabella Rossellini Anna Marie Erdödy, Johanna ter Steege Johanna Reiss

<Ri¢hie Ri¢h
From IMDB:Title: Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Plot: The richest kid in the world, Richie Rich, has everything he wants, except companionship. While representing his father at a factory opening…
Released on: Wed 21 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Family
Rating: PG
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Partial Cast List: Macaulay Culkin Richie Rich, Edward Herrmann Richard Rich, John Larroquette Lawrence Van Dough, Christine Ebersole Regina Rich

Airheads
From IMDB:Title: Airheads
Plot: Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head DJ refuses to play them.
Released on: Fri 05 Aug 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Music
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Partial Cast List: Brendan Fraser Chester ‘Chazz’ Darvey, Steve Buscemi Rex, Adam Sandler Pip, Chris Farley Officer Wilson

North
From IMDB:Title: North
Plot: Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don’t give North the attention he needs…
Released on: Fri 22 Jul 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Partial Cast List: Elijah Wood North, Bruce Willis Narrator, Jason Alexander North’s Dad, Julia Louis-Dreyfus North’s Mom

Seduced by Evil
From IMDB:
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Title: Seduced by Evil
Plot:
Released on: 1994
Genre(s): Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Tony Wharmby
Partial Cast List: Suzanne Somers Leigh Lindsay, James Sikking (as James B. Sikking) Nick Lindsay, John Vargas Cerio, Mindy Spence Melissa Lindsay

Operation Golden Phoenix
From IMDB:Title: Operation Golden Phoenix
Plot: A kickboxer is hired to protect half of a valuable medallion, but an evil warlord and another kickboxer are determined to have it, no matter what it takes.
Released on: 1994
Genre(s): Action
Rating: R
Directed by: Jalal Merhi
Partial Cast List: Jalal Merhi Mark Assante, Loren Avedon Ivan Jones, Youssef Abed-Alnour (as Youssef Abedalnour) Youssef, Andre Abouasli Biet Ed Dine Dancer

Beanstalk
From IMDB:Title: Beanstalk
Plot: A young boy finds a crate of green beans. When they’re planted, they grow a beanstalk to the clouds, where a castle of giants are habited.
Released on: 1994
Genre(s): Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Michael Davis
Partial Cast List: J.D. Daniels Jack Taylor, Amy Stock-Poynton Rebecca Taylor (Jack’s Mom), Patrick Renna Danny, Richard Moll Richard Leech

 

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December 4, 2014 by Alton Christensen

A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME, SPEECHLESS, THE PAGEMASTER, THE LION KING, and behind the scenes of MIRACLE IN 34TH STREET


Preview Theater episode #043 originally broadcast on December 04, 1994
Featured in this episode:

A Low Down Dirty Shame
From IMDB:Title: A Low Down Dirty Shame
Plot: A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money.During the course of his investigation…
Released on: Wed 23 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime
Rating: R
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Partial Cast List: Keenen Ivory Wayans Shame, Charles S. Dutton Rothmiller, Jada Pinkett Smith (as Jada Pinkett) Peaches, Salli Richardson-Whitfield (as Salli Richardson) Angela

Speechless
From IMDB:
Title: Speechless
Plot: Two political speechwriters fall in love before they find out they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Released on: Fri 16 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Partial Cast List: Michael Keaton Kevin Vallick, Geena Davis Julia Mann, Christopher Reeve Bob ‘Bagdad’ Freed, Bonnie Bedelia Annette

Miracle on 34th Street
From IMDB:Title: Miracle on 34th Street
Plot: A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood’s most enduring miracle – Santa Claus…
Released on: Fri 18 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Les Mayfield
Partial Cast List: Richard Attenborough Kris Kringle, Elizabeth Perkins Dorey Walker, Dylan McDermott Bryan Bedford, J.T. Walsh Ed Collins

<The Pagemaster
From IMDB:Title: The Pagemaster
Plot: A cowardly boy who buries himself in accident statistics enters a library to escape a storm only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real life.
Released on: Wed 23 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Rating: G
Directed by: Pixote Hunt (as Maurice Hunt), Joe Johnston
Partial Cast List: Macaulay Culkin Richard Tyler, Christopher Lloyd Mr. Dewey/The Pagemaster, Canan J. Howell Neighborhood Kid, Alexis Kirschner Neighborhood Kid

The Lion King
From IMDB:Title: The Lion King
Plot: Lion cub and future king Simba tests his limits, supported by his family, but sometimes gets in over his head.
Released on: Fri 24 Jun 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Rating: G
Directed by: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Partial Cast List: Matthew Broderick Adult Simba (voice), Jeremy Irons Scar (voice), James Earl Jones Mufasa (voice), Whoopi Goldberg Shenzi (voice)

Sirens
From IMDB:Title: Sirens
Plot: When a painting is termed blasphemous, a young minister and his wife visit the artist… and the three sexually playful models living with him.
Released on: Thu 03 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: John Duigan
Partial Cast List: Hugh Grant Anthony Campion, Tara Fitzgerald Estella Campion, Sam Neill Norman Lindsay, Elle Macpherson Sheela

Speed
From IMDB:Title: Speed
Plot: A young cop must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.
Released on: Fri 10 Jun 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Jan de Bont
Partial Cast List: Keanu Reeves Officer Jack Traven, Dennis Hopper Howard Payne, Sandra Bullock Annie Porter, Joe Morton Capt. McMahon

 

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November 14, 2014 by Alton Christensen

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, STAR TREK: GENERATIONS, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, LOVE AFFAIR, LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL, and behind the scenes of DOUBLE DRAGON


Preview Theater episode #040 originally broadcast on November 13, 1994

Featured in this episode:

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
From IMDB:

Title: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Plot: A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Released on: Fri 11 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Horror, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Partial Cast List: Brad Pitt Louis de Pointe du Lac, Tom Cruise Lestat de Lioncourt, Antonio Banderas Armand, Kirsten Dunst Claudia

Star Trek: Generations
From IMDB:
Title: Star Trek: Generations
Plot: Captain Picard, with the help of supposedly dead Captain Kirk, must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter an energy ribbon.
Released on: Fri 18 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: PG
Directed by: David Carson
Partial Cast List: Patrick Stewart Picard, William Shatner Kirk, Malcolm McDowell Soran, Jonathan Frakes Riker

Double Dragon
From IMDB:

Title: Double Dragon
Plot: Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers’ half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
Released on: Fri 04 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: James Yukich (as James Nickson)
Partial Cast List: Robert Patrick Koga Shuko, Mark Dacascos Jimmy Lee, Scott Wolf Billy Lee, Kristina Wagner (as Kristina Malandro Wagner) Linda Lash

<Bullets Over Broadway
From IMDB:

Title: Bullets Over Broadway
Plot: In 1920s New York, a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster’s talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced.
Released on: Wed 18 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Woody Allen
Partial Cast List: John Cusack David Shayne, Dianne Wiest Helen Sinclair, Jennifer Tilly Olive Neal, Chazz Palminteri Cheech

Love Affair
From IMDB:

Title: Love Affair
Plot: Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll…
Released on: Fri 21 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Glenn Gordon Caron
Partial Cast List: Warren Beatty Mike Gambril, Annette Bening Terry McKay, Katharine Hepburn Ginny, Garry Shandling Kip DeMay

Léon: The Professional
From IMDB:

Title: Léon: The Professional
Plot: Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, who is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin’s trade.
Released on: Fri 18 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: Unrated
Directed by: Luc Besson
Partial Cast List: Jean Reno Léon, Gary Oldman Stansfield, Natalie Portman Mathilda, Danny Aiello Tony

Beverly Hills Cop III
From IMDB:

Title: Beverly Hills Cop III
Plot: Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who shot his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.
Released on: Wed 25 May 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: John Landis
Partial Cast List: Eddie Murphy Det. Axel Foley, Jon Tenney Levine, Joey Travolta Giolito, Eugene Collier Leppert

With Honors
From IMDB:

Title: With Honors
Plot: Convinced his thesis will have him graduate with honors from Harvard University, a stuffy student finds himself at the mercy of a homeless man’s demands when he holds the papers hostage.
Released on: Fri 29 Apr 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Alek Keshishian
Partial Cast List: Joe Pesci Simon Wilder, Brendan Fraser Montgomery ‘Monty’ Kessler, Moira Kelly Courtney Blumenthal, Patrick Dempsey Everett Calloway

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