Preview Theater episode #101 originally broadcast on January 11, 1996
Get the inside scoop and go behind the scenes in the making of Dead Man Walking.
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city. Cry, the Beloved Country stars Richard Harris and James Earl Jones.
Featured in this episode:
From IMDB:
Title: Two If by Sea
Plot: Frank O’Brien, a petty thief, and his 7-year-long girlfriend Roz want to put an end to their unsteady lifestyle and just do that _last_ job…
Released on: Fri 12 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Bill Bennett
Partial Cast List: Sandra Bullock Roz
Denis Leary Francis ‘Frank’ O’Brien
Stephen Dillane Evan Marsh
Yaphet Kotto FBI Agent O’Malley
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 Jack Traven
Dennis Hopper Howard Payne
Sandra Bullock Annie
Joe Morton Capt. McMahon
From IMDB:
Title: The Net
Plot: A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.
Released on: Fri 28 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Partial Cast List: Sandra Bullock Angela Bennett
Jeremy Northam Jack Devlin
Dennis Miller Dr. Alan Champion
Diane Baker Mrs. Bennett
From IMDB:
Title: While You Were Sleeping
Plot: Ticket collecting romantic pretends to be engaged to an unconscious man but can’t fool his brother
Released on: Fri 21 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Partial Cast List: Sandra Bullock Lucy
Bill Pullman Jack
Peter Gallagher Peter
Peter Boyle Ox
From IMDB:
Title: Dead Man Walking
Plot: A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim’s families.
Released on: Fri 02 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Partial Cast List: Susan Sarandon Sister Helen Prejean
Sean Penn Matthew Poncelet
Robert Prosky Hilton Barber
Raymond J. Barry Earl Delacroix
From IMDB:
Title: The Crossing Guard
Plot: Freddie Gale is a seedy jeweler who has sworn to kill the drunk driver who killed his little girl.
Released on: Thu 16 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Sean Penn
Partial Cast List: Jack Nicholson Freddy Gale
David Morse John Booth
Anjelica Huston Mary
Robin Wright Jojo
From IMDB:
Title: Cry, the Beloved Country
Plot: A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
Released on: Fri 15 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Darrell Roodt
Partial Cast List: Richard Harris James Jarvis
James Earl Jones Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Vusi Kunene Theophilus Msimangu
Charles S. Dutton John Kumalo
From IMDB:
Title: Heat
Plot: A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
Released on: Fri 15 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Michael Mann
Partial Cast List: Al Pacino Lt. Vincent Hanna
Robert De Niro Neil McCauley
Val Kilmer Chris Shiherlis
Jon Voight Nate
From IMDB:
Title: Two Bits
Plot: It’s a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa…
Released on: Wed 22 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: James Foley
Partial Cast List: Al Pacino Grandpa
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Luisa Spirito
Jerry Barone Gennaro
Patrick Borriello Tullio
From IMDB:
Title: Belle de Jour
Plot: A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.
Released on: Wed 10 Apr 1968 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: Approved
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Partial Cast List: Catherine Deneuve Séverine Serizy/Belle de Jour
Jean Sorel Pierre Serizy
Michel Piccoli Henri Husson
Geneviève Page Madame Anais
From IMDB:
Title: Bhaji on the Beach
Plot: A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool…
Released on: Sun 01 May 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Partial Cast List: Kim Vithana Ginder
Jimmi Harkishin Ranjit
Sarita Khajuria Hashida
Akbar Kurtha Manjit
From IMDB:
Title: Martha & Ethel
Plot:
Released on: Wed 08 Mar 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Documentary
Rating: G
Directed by: Jyll Johnstone
Partial Cast List: Martha Kneifel Herself
Ethel Edwards Herself
Ruth Fuglistaller Martha (voice)