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THE PEST, FOOLS RUSH IN, PREFONTAINE, behind the scenes of GRIDLOCK‘D and much more!

Preview Theater episode #155 broadcast on February 06, 1997

Featured in this week’s episode:

JOHN LEGUIZAMO: THE PEST

A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter, in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.  THE PEST stars  John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, and Freddy Rodríguez.

 

FOOLS RUSH IN

After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one’s own cultural traditions. FOOLS RUSH IN stars Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek, and Jon Tenney.

 

PREFONTAINE

 

Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young. PREFONTAINE stars  Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, and Ed O’Neill.

 

The Making of GRIDLOCK‘D

After a friend overdoses, others decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program.  GRIDLOCK‘D stars  Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, and Thandie Newton .

 

 This week’s episode rundown:

  • The Pest
  • Fools Rush In
  • Gridlock’d
  • Slingblade
  • Prefontaine
  • She’s the One
  • Jack

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GRIDLOCK‘D, IN LOVE AND WAR, ZEUS AND ROXANNE, behind the scenes of STAR WARS and much more!

Preview Theater episode #154 broadcast on January 31, 1997

Featured in this week’s episode:

GRIDLOCK‘D

After a friend overdoses, others decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program.  GRIDLOCK‘D stars  Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, and Thandie Newton .

 

ZEUS AND ROXANNE

A marine biologist gets annoyed when a dog called Zeus stows aboard her research boat. Nevertheless she is intrigued when the intrusive canine makes best-friends with her captive dolphin, Roxanne. ZEUS AND ROXANNE stars Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, and Arnold Vosloo .

 

IN LOVE AND WAR

 

Reporter Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. While bravely risking his life in the line of duty, he is injured and ends up in the hospital, where he falls in love with his nurse. IN LOVE AND WAR stars  Sandra Bullock, Chris O’Donnell, and Mackenzie Astin.

 

The Making of THE FORCE RETURNS: STAR WARS TRILOGY SPECIAL EDITION

Sci-Fi Channel takes a look at the making of the special edition version of the original Star Wars. It features  Ben Burtt, Dave Carson, and Phillip Feiner . Watch more Behind the Scenes in episode #159 of PREVIEW THEATER.

 

 This week’s episode rundown:

  • In Love and War
  • Zeus and Roxanne
  • Gridlock’d
  • Star Wars
  • The Fan
  • The Trigger Effect

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METRO, THE RELIC, I’M NOT RAPPAPORT, behind the scenes of TURBULENCE and much more!

Preview Theater episode #153 broadcast on January 23, 1997

Featured in this week’s episode:

METRO

A hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.   METRO stars  Eddie Murphy,  Michael Rapaport, and  Kim Miyori .

 

THE RELIC

A homicide detective and an anthropologist try to destroy a South American lizard-like god, who’s on a people eating rampage in a Chicago museum. THE RELIC stars Penelope Ann Miller,  Tom Sizemore, and Linda Hunt

 

I’M NOT RAPPAPORT

 

A talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination and his companion is threatened with retirement in this appealing version of a really ‘odd couple’. I’M NOT RAPPAPORT stars  Walter Matthau,  Ossie Davis, and Amy Irving.

 

The Making of TURBULENCE

After a shootout on a flight transporting prisoners, a stewardess must outwit a smooth-talking serial killer and land the plane herself. TURBULENCE stars  Ray Liotta,  Lauren Holly, and Brendan Gleeson.

 

 This week’s episode rundown:

  • Metro
  • The Relic
  • Turbulence
  • Mother
  • I’m Not Rappaport
  • Eddie
  • D3: Mighty Ducks

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EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, CITIZEN RUTH, THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY and much more!

Preview Theater episode #152 broadcast on January 16, 1997

Featured in this week’s episode:

EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a troubled marriage while her stepsister gets engaged.   EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU is directed by Woody Allen and stars  Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn, and Julia Roberts .

 

CITIZEN RUTH

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides. CITIZEN RUTH stars Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, and  Mary Kay Place

 

THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY stars  Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, and Barbara Hershey .

 

 This week’s episode rundown:

  • Everyone Says I Love You
  • Citizen Ruth
  • The Portrait of a Lady
  • Mars Attacks
  • The People vs. Larry Flint
  • Jackie Chan: First Strike
  • My Fellow Americans
  • Evita
  • Michael
  • Beavis and Butthead Do America
  • Escape from L.A.
  • Chungking Express