Preview Theater episode #110 originally broadcast on March 14, 1996
New this week: When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation. Executive Decision stars Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, and Steven Seagal.
A piano player at a crossroads in his life returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love in Beautiful Girls. It stars Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, and Noah Emmerich.
Up Close and Personal is about an ambitious young woman, determined to build a career in TV journalism, gets good advice from her first boss, and they fall in love. See what Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Stockard Channing get up to in this behind-the-scenes feature.
Featured in this episode:
From IMDB:
Title: Executive Decision
Plot: When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.
Released on: Fri 15 Mar 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Stuart Baird
Partial Cast List: Kurt Russell Dr. David Grant
Halle Berry Jean, Flight Attendant
Steven Seagal Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
John Leguizamo Rat
Title: Losing Isaiah
Plot: The natural and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.
Released on: Fri 17 Mar 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Partial Cast List: Jessica Lange Margaret Lewin
Halle Berry Khaila Richards
David Strathairn Charles Lewin
Cuba Gooding Jr. Eddie Hughes
From IMDB:
Title: Up Close & Personal
Plot: An ambitious young woman, determined to build a career in TV journalism, gets good advice from her first boss, and they fall in love.
Released on: Fri 01 Mar 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jon Avnet
Partial Cast List: Robert Redford Warren Justice
Michelle Pfeiffer Sally ‘Tally’ Atwater
Stockard Channing Marcia McGrath
Joe Mantegna Bucky Terranova
From IMDB:
Title: Beautiful Girls
Plot: A piano player at a crossroads in his life returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love.
Released on: Fri 09 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Ted Demme
Partial Cast List: Matt Dillon Tommy ‘Birdman’ Rowland
Timothy Hutton Willie Conway
Noah Emmerich Michael ‘Mo’ Morris
Annabeth Gish Tracy Stover
From IMDB:
Title: Ordinary People
Plot: The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.
Released on: Fri 27 Feb 1981 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Redford
Partial Cast List: Donald Sutherland Calvin
Mary Tyler Moore Beth
Judd Hirsch Berger
Timothy Hutton Conrad
From IMDB:
Title: The Birdcage
Plot: A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée’s right-wing moralistic parents.
Released on: Fri 08 Mar 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy
Rating: R
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Partial Cast List: Robin Williams Armand Goldman
Nathan Lane Albert Goldman
Gene Hackman Sen. Kevin Keeley
Dianne Wiest Louise Keeley
From IMDB:
Title: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Plot: Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.
Released on: Fri 10 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
Partial Cast List: Jim Carrey Ace Ventura
Ian McNeice Fulton Greenwall
Simon Callow Vincent Cadby
Maynard Eziashi Ouda
From IMDB:
Title: Braveheart
Plot: When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England.
Released on: Wed 24 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, War
Rating: R
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Partial Cast List: Mel Gibson William Wallace
Sophie Marceau Princess Isabelle
Patrick McGoohan Longshanks – King Edward I
Angus Macfadyen (as Angus McFadyen) Robert the Bruce