Preview Theater episode #036 originally broadcast on October 16, 1994
Featured in this episode:
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
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Title: Drop Squad
Plot: Political satire about an underground militant group that kidnaps African-Americans who have sold out their race…
Released on: Fri 28 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: David C. Johnson (as D. Clark Johnson)
Partial Cast List: Eriq La Salle Bruford Jamison Jr, Vondie Curtis-Hall Rocky Seavers, Ving Rhames Garvey, Kasi Lemmons June Vanderpool
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Title: Silent Fall
Plot: An autistic boy witnesses his parents’ double murder. Richard Dreyfuss as a controversial therapist…
Released on: Fri 28 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Partial Cast List: Richard Dreyfuss Dr. Jake Rainer, Linda Hamilton Karen Rainer, John Lithgow Dr. Rene Harlinger, J.T. Walsh Sheriff Mitch Rivers
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Title: The New Age
Plot: Episodic movie about a rich yuppie couple who, going broke, can’t decide if they want to stay together and meanwhile openly sleep around and experiment with different lifestyles.
Released on: Fri 16 Sep 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Michael Tolkin
Partial Cast List: Peter Weller Peter Witner, Judy Davis Katherine Witner, Patrick Bauchau Jean Levy, Rachel Rosenthal Sarah Friedberg
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Title: Second Best
Plot: Graham Holt is a lonely middle-aged man who runs a postal substation in a small village in England. He decides to adopt a son…
Released on: Fri 30 Sep 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Chris Menges
Partial Cast List: William Hurt Graham Holt, Nathan Yapp Jimmy, Keith Allen John, Chris Cleary Miles James
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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
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Title: Jurassic Park
Plot: During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.
Released on: Fri 11 Jun 1993 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Partial Cast List: Sam Neill Dr. Alan Grant, Laura Dern Dr. Ellie Sattler, Jeff Goldblum Dr. Ian Malcolm, Richard Attenborough John Hammond
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Title: 3 Ninjas Kick Back
Plot: During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble…
Released on: Fri 06 May 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Family, Comedy, Action
Rating: PG
Directed by: Charles T. Kanganis
Partial Cast List: Victor Wong Grandpa Mori Shintaro, Max Elliott Slade Jeffrey ‘Colt’ Douglas, Sean Fox Samuel ‘Rocky’ Douglas Jr., J. Evan Bonifant (as Evan Bonifant) Michael ‘Tum Tum’ Douglas
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Title: Surviving the Game
Plot: A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
Released on: Fri 15 Apr 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson (as Ernest Dickerson)
Partial Cast List: Rutger Hauer Thomas Burns, Ice-T Jack Mason, Charles S. Dutton (as Charles Dutton) Walter Cole, Gary Busey Doc Hawkins
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Title: Bad Girls
Plot: Four prostitutes join together to travel the Old West.
Released on: Fri 22 Apr 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Western
Rating: R
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Partial Cast List: Madeleine Stowe Cody Zamora, Mary Stuart Masterson Anita Crown, Andie MacDowell Eileen Spenser, Drew Barrymore Lilly Laronette
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THE SCOUT, JASON’S LYRIC, WHAT HAPPENED WAS… and behind the scenes of THE RIVER WILD
Preview Theater episode #035 originally broadcast on October 09, 1994
Featured in this episode:
Title: The Scout
Plot: The story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player.
Released on: Fri 30 Sep 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Sport
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Partial Cast List: Albert Brooks Al Percolo, Brendan Fraser Steve Nebraska, Dianne Wiest Doctor H. Aaron, Anne Twomey Jennifer
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Title: Jason’s Lyric
Plot: The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends…
Released on: Wed 28 Sep 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Doug McHenry
Partial Cast List: Allen Payne Jason Alexander, Jada Pinkett Smith (as Jada Pinkett) Lyric, Bokeem Woodbine Joshua Alexander, Anthony ‘Treach’ Criss Alonzo
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Title: Only You
Plot: Destiny. Faith (Marisa Tomei) believes that two soul-mates can be united if they find each other. From the Ouija board…
Released on: Fri 07 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Partial Cast List: Marisa Tomei Faith Corvatch, Robert Downey Jr. Peter Wright, Bonnie Hunt Kate, Joaquim de Almeida (as Joaquim De Almeida) Giovanni
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Title: Being Human
Plot: One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
Released on: Fri 06 May 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Bill Forsyth
Partial Cast List: Robin Williams Hector, John Turturro Lucinnius, Kelly Hunter Deirdre, Maudie Johnson Girl Child
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Title: The River Wild
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Buy/Rent Digital “A River Runs Through It” Title: The Specialist
Buy/Rent Digital “The Specialist” Title: Quiz Show
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Retro ’94: THE RIVER RUNS WILD, THE SPECIALIST, À LA MODE, THE SNAPPER, THE CYBER TRACKER, and behind the scenes of QUIZ SHOW
Preview Theater episode #034 originally broadcast on September 26, 1994
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Featured in this episode:
Plot: Rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.
Released on: Fri 30 Sep 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Partial Cast List: Meryl Streep Gail Hartman, Kevin Bacon Wade, David Strathairn Tom Hartman, Joseph Mazzello Roarke Hartman
Title: A River Runs Through It
Plot: Two fly-fishing sons of a Presbyterian minister–one reserved, one rebellious–grow up in rural Montana.
Released on: Fri 09 Oct 1992 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG
Directed by: Robert Redford
Partial Cast List: Craig Sheffer Norman Maclean, Brad Pitt Paul Maclean, Tom Skerritt Rev. Maclean, Brenda Blethyn Mrs. Maclean
Plot: A woman entices a bomb expert she’s involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
Released on: Fri 07 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Luis Llosa
Partial Cast List: Sylvester Stallone Ray Quick, Sharon Stone May Munro (aka Adrian Hastings), James Woods Ned Trent, Rod Steiger Joe Leon
Plot: Dick Goodwin discovers game shows are fixed: Charles Van Doren is fed answers so he beats Herbie Stempel.
Released on: Wed 14 Sep 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, History
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Robert Redford
Partial Cast List: Ralph Fiennes Charles Van Doren, John Turturro Herbie Stempel, Rob Morrow Dick Goodwin, Paul Scofield Mark Van Doren
Plot: Fausto enters an orphanage and is initially bullied, but then makes friends with a new bunkmate, Raymond…
Released on: Fri 12 Aug 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy
Rating: R
Directed by: Rémy Duchemin
Partial Cast List: Ken Higelin Fausto Barbarico, Jean Yanne Mietek Breslauer, Florence Darel Tonie, François Hauteserre Raymond
Plot: Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Released on: Fri 26 Aug 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Partial Cast List: Woody Harrelson Mickey Knox, Juliette Lewis Mallory Knox, Tom Sizemore Det. Jack Scagnetti, Rodney Dangerfield Ed Wilson, Mallory’s Dad
Plot: Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.
Released on: Fri 18 Mar 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Peter Segal
Partial Cast List: Leslie Nielsen Lt. Frank Drebin, Priscilla Presley Jane Spencer, George Kennedy Ed Hocken, O.J. Simpson Nordberg
Plot: Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters…
Released on: Fri 03 Dec 1993 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Partial Cast List: Colm Meaney Dessie Curley – Rabbitte, Tina Kellegher Sharon Curley – Rabbitte, Ruth McCabe Kay Curley – Rabbitte, Eanna MacLiam Craig Curley – Rabbitte
Plot: The story of two men, who met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years.
Released on: Fri 15 Oct 1993 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Music, Romance, War
Rating: R
Directed by: Kaige Chen
Partial Cast List: Leslie Cheung Cheng Dieyi (segment “Douzi”), Fengyi Zhang Duan Xiaolou (segment “Shitou”), Li Gong Juxian, Qi Lü Master Guan
Plot: Christine McKay is a cop. She and some other cops which includes her lover are pursuing some criminals…
Released on: Tue 22 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Richard W. Munchkin
Partial Cast List: Cynthia Rothrock McKay, Daniel McVicar Hobbs, Lydie Denier Nina, Marshall R. Teague (as Marshall Teague) Nick
Plot: Eric is a secret agent currently working as security guard for senator Dilly. The senator is the main…
Released on: 1994
Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Directed by: Richard Pepin
Partial Cast List: Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson Eric, Richard Norton Ross, Stacie Foster Connie, Joseph Ruskin Rounds
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