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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 24, 2014 by Alton Christensen

SAFE PASSAGE, IMMORTAL BELOVED, and behind the scenes of SPEECHLESS

 


Preview Theater episode #046 originally broadcast on December 24, 1994
Featured in this episode:

Safe Passage
From IMDB:Title: Safe Passage
Plot: A mother with seven sons feels like she’s losing control of her life and her family. But personal pain…
Released on: Sun 01 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Robert Allan Ackerman
Partial Cast List: Susan Sarandon Margaret “Mag” Singer, Sam Shepard Patrick Singer, Nick Stahl Simon Singer, Marcia Gay Harden Cynthia

Dracula
From IMDB:
Title: Dracula
Plot: The vampire comes to England to seduce a visitor’s fiancée and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
Released on: Fri 13 Nov 1992 UTC
Genre(s): Horror, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Partial Cast List: Gary Oldman Dracula, Winona Ryder Mina Murray/Elisabeta, Anthony Hopkins Professor Abraham Van Helsing, Keanu Reeves Jonathan Harker

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

<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

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

Foreign Student
From IMDB:Title: Foreign Student
Plot: A French football playing exchange student falls in love.
Released on: Fri 29 Jul 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Eva Sereny
Partial Cast List: Robin Givens April, Marco Hofschneider Philippe Leclerc, Rick Johnson Cal Cate, Charlotte Ross Elizabeth ‘Sue Ann’ Baldridge

Tammy and the T-Rex
From IMDB:Title: Tammy and the T-Rex
Plot: An evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, into an Tyrannosaurus. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy.
Released on: 1994
Genre(s): Comedy, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Stewart Raffill
Partial Cast List: Denise Richards Tammy, Theo Forsett Byron, Paul Walker Michael, Ellen Dubin Helga

 

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December 18, 2014 by Alton Christensen

DROP ZONE, NELL, TO LIVE, DISCLOSURE, and behind the scenes of TRAPPED IN PARADISE

 


Preview Theater episode #045 originally broadcast on December 18, 1994
Featured in this episode:

Drop Zone
From IMDB:Title: Drop Zone
Plot: A tough cop teams up with a professional skydiver to capture a renegade computer hacker on the run from the law.
Released on: Fri 09 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: John Badham
Partial Cast List: Wesley Snipes Pete Nessip, Gary Busey Ty Moncrief, Yancy Butler Jessie Crossman, Michael Jeter Earl Leedy

Nell
From IMDB:
Title: Nell
Plot: In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell – a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
Released on: Fri 23 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Michael Apted
Partial Cast List: Jodie Foster Nell, Liam Neeson Jerome Lovell, Natasha Richardson Paula Olsen, Richard Libertini Alexander Paley

Trapped in Paradise
From IMDB:Title: Trapped in Paradise
Plot: Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers’ plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
Released on: Fri 02 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: George Gallo
Partial Cast List: Nicolas Cage Bill Firpo, Jon Lovitz Dave Firpo, Dana Carvey Alvin Firpo, Mädchen Amick Sarah Collins

<To Live
From IMDB:Title: To Live
Plot: Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry…
Released on: Thu 01 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, War
Rating: Not Rated
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Partial Cast List: You Ge Xu Fugui, Li Gong Xu Jiazhen, Ben Niu Town Chief, Wu Jiang Wan Erxi

Disclosure
From IMDB:Title: Disclosure
Plot: A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.
Released on: Fri 09 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Partial Cast List: Michael Douglas Tom Sanders, Demi Moore Meredith Johnson, Donald Sutherland Bob Garvin, Caroline Goodall Susan Hendler

Wagons East
From IMDB:Title: Wagons East
Plot: In the 1860’s Wild West, when a ragged bunch of misfit settlers decide they cannot stand living in their current situation, they hire a grizzled cowboy to take them on a journey back to their hometowns east.
Released on: Fri 26 Aug 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Western
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Peter Markle
Partial Cast List: John Candy James Harlow, Joe Bays River Townsman, Abraham Benrubi (as Abe Benrubi) Abe Ferguson, Jill Boyd Prudence Taylor

Spanking the Monkey
From IMDB:Title: Spanking the Monkey
Plot: Raymond Aibelli is a promising medical student ready to begin a prestigious summer internship. But Susan…
Released on: Fri 15 Jul 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: Unrated
Directed by: David O. Russell
Partial Cast List: Jeremy Davies Ray Aibelli, Alberta Watson Susan Aibelli, Elizabeth Newett Bus Woman, Benjamin Hendrickson Tom Aibelli

 

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