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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
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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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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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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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MIXED NUTS, LITTLE WOMEN, MRS. PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE, STAR TREK GENERATIONS, and behind the scenes of THE SANTA CLAUSE

 


Preview Theater episode #044 originally broadcast on December 11, 1994
Featured in this episode:

Mixed Nuts
From IMDB:Title: Mixed Nuts
Plot: The events focus around a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
Released on: Wed 21 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Partial Cast List: Steve Martin Philip, Madeline Kahn Mrs. Munchnik, Robert Klein Mr. Lobel, Anthony LaPaglia Felix


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


The Santa Clause
From IMDB:Title: The Santa Clause
Plot: When a man inadvertantly kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Released on: Fri 11 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: John Pasquin
Partial Cast List: Tim Allen Scott Calvin/Santa Claus, Judge Reinhold Dr. Neil Miller, Wendy Crewson Laura Calvin Miller, Eric Lloyd Charlie Calvin


<Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
From IMDB:Title: Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Plot: Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit…
Released on: Wed 23 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Biography, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Partial Cast List: Jennifer Jason Leigh Dorothy Parker, Campbell Scott Robert Benchley, Matthew Broderick Charles MacArthur, Peter Gallagher Alan Campbell


Star Trek: Generations
From IMDB:Title: Star Trek: Generations
Plot: Captain Picard, with the help of supposedly dead Captain Kirk, must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter an energy ribbon.
Released on: Fri 18 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: PG
Directed by: David Carson
Partial Cast List: Patrick Stewart Picard, William Shatner Kirk, Malcolm McDowell Soran, Jonathan Frakes Riker


Widows' Peak
From IMDB:Title: Widows’ Peak
Plot: Edwina has just moved into the neighborhood known as “Widows’ Peak,” so called due to the prevalent marital status of the residents…
Released on: Fri 13 May 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: PG
Directed by: John Irvin
Partial Cast List: Joan Plowright Mrs. Doyle-Counihan, Mia Farrow Miss Katherine O’Hare/Clancy, Natasha Richardson Mrs. Edwina Broome, Adrian Dunbar Godfrey Doyle-Counihan


Maverick
From IMDB:Title: Maverick
Plot: Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
Released on: Fri 20 May 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller, Western
Rating: PG
Directed by: Richard Donner
Partial Cast List: Mel Gibson Bret Maverick, Jodie Foster Annabelle Bransford, James Garner Marshal Zane Cooper, Graham Greene Joseph


Getting In
From IMDB:Title: Getting In
Plot: Gabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He’s sixth on a list of backup candidates…
Released on: 1994
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Doug Liman
Partial Cast List: Stephen Mailer Gabriel Higgs, Grahame Wood Lab Partner, Kristy Swanson Kirby Watts, Daniel R. Gerson Ross


The Birds II: Land's End
From IMDB:Title: The Birds II: Land’s End
Plot: Birds go berserk and turn against mankind.
Released on: Sat 19 Mar 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Horror
Rating: R
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal (as Alan Smithee), Alan Smithee
Partial Cast List: Brad Johnson Ted, Chelsea Field May, James Naughton Frank, Jan Rubes Karl

 


Daughter of Darkness
From IMDB:Title: Daughter of Darkness
Plot: Police suspect a young teenager who was horrifically abused by her family and raped by her father of finally snapping and slaughtering them all.
Released on: Thu 28 Oct 1993 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Kai-Ming Lai
Partial Cast List: Yuk-kwan Chan, Lily Chung Mak Wei-Fong, Daisy Fong’s Mother, Biu Gam (as Piao Chin)