Preview Theater episode #073 originally broadcast on June 29, 1995
Featured in this episode:
Title: Apollo 13
Plot: NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Released on: Fri 30 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, History
Rating: PG
Directed by: Ron Howard
Partial Cast List: Tom Hanks Jim Lovell
Bill Paxton Fred Haise
Kevin Bacon Jack Swigert
Gary Sinise Ken Mattingly
Title: First Knight
Plot: Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Released on: Fri 07 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Romance, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Partial Cast List: Sean Connery King Arthur
Richard Gere Lancelot
Julia Ormond Guinevere
Ben Cross Prince Malagant
Title: Tales from the Hood
Plot: A strange funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.
Released on: Wed 24 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Horror, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Rusty Cundieff
Partial Cast List: Clarence Williams III Mr. Simms
Corbin Bernsen Duke Metger
Joe Torry Stack
De’aundre Bonds Ball
Title: Smoke
Plot: A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
Released on: Fri 09 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Partial Cast List: Harvey Keitel Augustus ‘Auggie’ Wren
William Hurt Paul Benjamin
Giancarlo Esposito OTB Man #1, Tommy
José Zúñiga OTB Man #2, Jerry
Title: Judge Dredd
Plot: In a dystopian future, Joseph Dredd, the most famous Judge (a police officer with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.
Released on: Fri 30 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Danny Cannon
Partial Cast List: Sylvester Stallone Judge Joseph Dredd
Armand Assante Rico
Rob Schneider Herman ‘Fergee’ Ferguson
Jürgen Prochnow (as Jurgen Prochnow) Judge Griffin
Title: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Plot: A giant egg is unearthed at a construction site and soon opened, releasing the terrible Ivan Ooze, who wreaks vengeance on Zordon for imprisoning him millennia ago. With Zordon dying and their powers lost, the Rangers head to a distant planet to find the mystic warrior Dulcea.
Released on: Fri 30 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: PG
Directed by: Bryan Spicer
Partial Cast List: Karan Ashley Aisha Campbell/The Yellow Ranger
Johnny Yong Bosch Adam Park/The Black Ranger
Steve Cardenas Rocky DeSantos/The Red Ranger
Jason David Frank Tommy Oliver/The White Ranger
Title: Eat Drink Man Woman
Plot: A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
Released on: Wed 03 Aug 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: Unrated
Directed by: Ang Lee
Partial Cast List: Sihung Lung Chu
Yu-Wen Wang Jia-Ning
Chien-Lien Wu Jia-Chien
Kuei-Mei Yang Jia-Jen
Title: Dumb & Dumber
Plot: The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.
Released on: Fri 16 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Peter Farrelly
Partial Cast List: Jim Carrey Lloyd Christmas
Jeff Daniels Harry Dunne
Lauren Holly Mary Swanson
Mike Starr Joe Mentalino
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