A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME, SPEECHLESS, THE PAGEMASTER, THE LION KING, and behind the scenes of MIRACLE IN 34TH STREET
Preview Theater episode #043 originally broadcast on December 04, 1994
Plot: A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money.During the course of his investigation…
Released on: Wed 23 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime
Rating: R
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Partial Cast List: Keenen Ivory Wayans Shame, Charles S. Dutton Rothmiller, Jada Pinkett Smith (as Jada Pinkett) Peaches, Salli Richardson-Whitfield (as Salli Richardson) Angela
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
Plot: A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood’s most enduring miracle – Santa Claus…
Released on: Fri 18 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Les Mayfield
Partial Cast List: Richard Attenborough Kris Kringle, Elizabeth Perkins Dorey Walker, Dylan McDermott Bryan Bedford, J.T. Walsh Ed Collins
Plot: A cowardly boy who buries himself in accident statistics enters a library to escape a storm only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real life.
Released on: Wed 23 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Rating: G
Directed by: Pixote Hunt (as Maurice Hunt), Joe Johnston
Partial Cast List: Macaulay Culkin Richard Tyler, Christopher Lloyd Mr. Dewey/The Pagemaster, Canan J. Howell Neighborhood Kid, Alexis Kirschner Neighborhood Kid
Plot: Lion cub and future king Simba tests his limits, supported by his family, but sometimes gets in over his head.
Released on: Fri 24 Jun 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Rating: G
Directed by: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Partial Cast List: Matthew Broderick Adult Simba (voice), Jeremy Irons Scar (voice), James Earl Jones Mufasa (voice), Whoopi Goldberg Shenzi (voice)
Plot: When a painting is termed blasphemous, a young minister and his wife visit the artist… and the three sexually playful models living with him.
Released on: Thu 03 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: John Duigan
Partial Cast List: Hugh Grant Anthony Campion, Tara Fitzgerald Estella Campion, Sam Neill Norman Lindsay, Elle Macpherson Sheela
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 Officer Jack Traven, Dennis Hopper Howard Payne, Sandra Bullock Annie Porter, Joe Morton Capt. McMahon