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Preview Theater episode #095 originally broadcast on November 30, 1995

This week…

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, and Kevin Spacey star in Se7en.

In Assassins, a professional hit-man wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man who keeps killing the pros targets. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, and Julianne Moore.

20 years ago there was another handsome fella who played Bond, Pierce Brosnan James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent formerly believed to be dead in Goldeneye.

An alternative to the testosterone driven flicks of the holiday season, was this quite little film that made the art house circuit, How to Make an American Quilt. Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, and Anne Bancroft star in a story about a bride-to-be who hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.

And in the Department of Where Were They Then, Christina Ricci, Demi Moore, and Rosie O’Donnell star as four 12-year-old girls who grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970. It’s Now and Then.

…and more…

Featured in this episode:

Se7en
From IMDB:

Title: Se7en
Plot: Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
Released on: Fri 22 Sep 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: David Fincher
Partial Cast List: Morgan Freeman Somerset
Brad Pitt Mills
Kevin Spacey John Doe
Andrew Kevin Walker (as Andy Walker) Dead Man at 1st Crime Scene


Assassins
From IMDB:
Title: Assassins
Plot: Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath’s targets.
Released on: Fri 06 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Richard Donner
Partial Cast List: Sylvester Stallone Robert Rath
Antonio Banderas Miguel Bain
Julianne Moore Electra
Anatoli Davydov (as Anatoly Davydov) Nicolai Tashlinkov


GoldenEye
From IMDB:

Title: GoldenEye
Plot: James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent formerly believed to be dead.
Released on: Fri 17 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Partial Cast List: Pierce Brosnan James Bond
Sean Bean Alec Trevelyan
Izabella Scorupco Natalya Simonova
Famke Janssen Xenia Onatopp


Get Shorty
From IMDB:

Title: Get Shorty
Plot: A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
Released on: Fri 20 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Partial Cast List: Gene Hackman Harry Zimm
Rene Russo Karen Flores
Danny DeVito Martin Weir
John Travolta Chili Palmer


How to Make an American Quilt
From IMDB:

Title: How to Make an American Quilt
Plot: Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
Released on: Fri 06 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Partial Cast List: Winona Ryder Finn
Ellen Burstyn Hy
Anne Bancroft Glady Joe
Kaelynn Craddick Young Finn


Now and Then
From IMDB:

Title: Now and Then
Plot: Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.
Released on: Fri 20 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter
Partial Cast List: Christina Ricci Roberta
Demi Moore Samantha
Rosie O’Donnell Roberta
Thora Birch Teeny


To Die For
From IMDB:

Title: To Die For
Plot: Suzanne Stone is an aspiring TV personality who will do anything to be in the spotlight, including enlisting three teenagers to kill her husband.
Released on: Fri 06 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Partial Cast List: Nicole Kidman Suzanne Stone
Matt Dillon Larry Maretto
Joaquin Phoenix Jimmy Emmett
Casey Affleck Russel Hines


Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
From IMDB:

Title: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Plot: Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.
Released on: Fri 10 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
Partial Cast List: Jim Carrey Ace Ventura
Ian McNeice Fulton Greenwall
Simon Callow Vincent Cadby
Maynard Eziashi Ouda


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Preview Theater episode #094 originally broadcast on November 21, 1995

Featured in this episode:

Screamers
From IMDB:

Title: Screamers
Plot: (SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078) On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding…
Released on: Fri 26 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Christian Duguay
Partial Cast List: Peter Weller Joe Hendricksson
Roy Dupuis Becker
Jennifer Rubin Jessica Hanson
Andrew Lauer (as Andy Lauer) Ace Jefferson


Toy Story
From IMDB:
Title: Toy Story
Plot: A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy’s room.
Released on: Wed 22 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rating: TV-G
Directed by: John Lasseter
Partial Cast List: Tom Hanks Woody (voice)
Tim Allen Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Don Rickles Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Jim Varney Slinky Dog (voice)


Money Train
From IMDB:

Title: Money Train
Plot: A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.
Released on: Wed 22 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Partial Cast List: Wesley Snipes John
Woody Harrelson Charlie
Jennifer Lopez Grace Santiago
Robert Blake Donald Patterson


<Jumanji
From IMDB:

Title: Jumanji
Plot: When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Released on: Fri 15 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Rating: PG
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Partial Cast List: Robin Williams Alan Parrish
Kirsten Dunst Judy Shepherd
Bonnie Hunt Sarah Whittle
Jonathan Hyde Van Pelt/Sam Parrish


Crimson Tide
From IMDB:

Title: Crimson Tide
Plot: On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Released on: Fri 12 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Tony Scott
Partial Cast List: Gene Hackman Capt. Frank Ramsey
Denzel Washington Lt. Commander Ron Hunter
Matt Craven Lt. Roy Zimmer, USS Alabama Communications Officer
George Dzundza Chief of the Boat


Gordy
From IMDB:

Title: Gordy
Plot: A talking pig named Gordy becomes involved in a quest to save his family from the slaughterhouse.
Released on: Fri 12 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Rating: G
Directed by: Mark Lewis
Partial Cast List: Kristy Young Jinnie Sue McAllister
Doug Stone Luke McAllister
James Donadio Gilbert Sipes
Deborah Hobart Jessica Royce


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Preview Theater episode #093 originally broadcast on November 16, 1995

Featured in this episode:

Money Train
From IMDB:

Title: Money Train
Plot: A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.
Released on: Wed 22 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Partial Cast List: Wesley Snipes John
Woody Harrelson Charlie
Jennifer Lopez Grace Santiago
Robert Blake Donald Patterson


Jumanji
From IMDB:
Title: Jumanji
Plot: When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Released on: Fri 15 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Rating: PG
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Partial Cast List: Robin Williams Alan Parrish
Kirsten Dunst Judy Shepherd
Bonnie Hunt Sarah Whittle
Jonathan Hyde Van Pelt/Sam Parrish


Powder
From IMDB:

Title: Powder
Plot: A young bald albino boy with unique powers shakes up the rural community he lives in.
Released on: Fri 27 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Victor Salva
Partial Cast List: Mary Steenburgen Jessie Caldwell
Sean Patrick Flanery Jeremy ‘Powder’ Reed
Lance Henriksen Sheriff Doug Barnum
Jeff Goldblum Donald Ripley


<Mighty Aphrodite
From IMDB:

Title: Mighty Aphrodite
Plot: When he discovers his adopted son is a genius, a New York sportswriter seeks out the boy’s birth mother: a prostitute.
Released on: Thu 11 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Woody Allen
Partial Cast List: Woody Allen Lenny
Mira Sorvino Linda Ash
Pamela Blair Greek Chorus
Rene Ceballos (as René Ceballos) Greek Chorus


Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
From IMDB:

Title: Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Plot: A city girl teams up with a tomboy to solve the mystery of Bear Mountain, Molly Morgan, and the buried treasure as well as learn about true friendships.
Released on: Fri 03 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Rating: PG
Directed by: Kevin James Dobson
Partial Cast List: Christina Ricci Beth Easton
Anna Chlumsky Jody Salerno
Polly Draper Kate Easton
Brian Kerwin Matt Hollinger


My Family
From IMDB:

Title: My Family
Plot: This epic film traces over three generations an immigrant family’s trials, tribulations, tragedies and triumphs…
Released on: Wed 03 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Gregory Nava
Partial Cast List: Jimmy Smits Jimmy
Esai Morales Chucho
Edward James Olmos Paco
Rafael Cortes (as Rafael Cortes) Roberto


Go Fish
From IMDB:

Title: Go Fish
Plot: Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely…
Released on: Fri 01 Jul 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Rose Troche
Partial Cast List: V.S. Brodie Ely
Guinevere Turner Camille ‘Max’ West
T. Wendy McMillan Kia
Migdalia Melendez Evy


Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
From IMDB:

Title: Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Plot: Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale’s jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.
Released on: Wed 19 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama
Rating: PG
Directed by: Dwight H. Little
Partial Cast List: Jason James Richter Jesse
Michael Madsen Glenn
Francis Capra Elvis
Mary Kate Schellhardt Nadine


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Preview Theater episode #091 originally broadcast on November 02, 1995

Featured in this episode:

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
From IMDB:

Title: Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Plot: A city girl teams up with a tomboy to solve the mystery of Bear Mountain, Molly Morgan, and the buried treasure as well as learn about true friendships.
Released on: Fri 03 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Rating: PG
Directed by: Kevin James Dobson
Partial Cast List: Christina Ricci Beth Easton
Anna Chlumsky Jody Salerno
Polly Draper Kate Easton
Brian Kerwin Matt Hollinger


Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
From IMDB:
Title: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Plot: Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.
Released on: Fri 10 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
Partial Cast List: Jim Carrey Ace Ventura
Ian McNeice Fulton Greenwall
Simon Callow Vincent Cadby
Maynard Eziashi Ouda


Casper
From IMDB:

Title: Casper
Plot: A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by 3 mischievous ghosts and one friendly one.
Released on: Fri 26 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Brad Silberling
Partial Cast List: Bill Pullman Dr. James Harvey
Christina Ricci Kathleen ‘Kat’ Harvey
Cathy Moriarty Carrigan Crittenden
Eric Idle Paul ‘Dibbs’ Plutzker


Get Shorty
From IMDB:

Title: Get Shorty
Plot: A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
Released on: Fri 20 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Partial Cast List: Gene Hackman Harry Zimm
Rene Russo Karen Flores
Danny DeVito Martin Weir
John Travolta Chili Palmer


Se7en
From IMDB:

Title: Se7en
Plot: Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
Released on: Fri 22 Sep 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: David Fincher
Partial Cast List: Morgan Freeman Somerset
Brad Pitt Mills
Kevin Spacey John Doe
Andrew Kevin Walker (as Andy Walker) Dead Man at 1st Crime Scene


Never Talk to Strangers
From IMDB:

Title: Never Talk to Strangers
Plot: Sarah Taylor, a police psychologist, meets a mysterious and seductive young man, Tony Ramirez, and falls in love with him…
Released on: Fri 20 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Peter Hall
Partial Cast List: Rebecca De Mornay Dr. Sarah Taylor
Antonio Banderas Tony Ramirez
Dennis Miller Cliff Raddison
Len Cariou Henry Taylor


Assassins
From IMDB:

Title: Assassins
Plot: Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath’s targets.
Released on: Fri 06 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Richard Donner
Partial Cast List: Sylvester Stallone Robert Rath
Antonio Banderas Miguel Bain
Julianne Moore Electra
Anatoli Davydov (as Anatoly Davydov) Nicolai Tashlinkov


To Die For
From IMDB:

Title: To Die For
Plot: Suzanne Stone is an aspiring TV personality who will do anything to be in the spotlight, including enlisting three teenagers to kill her husband.
Released on: Fri 06 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Partial Cast List: Nicole Kidman Suzanne Stone
Matt Dillon Larry Maretto
Joaquin Phoenix Jimmy Emmett
Casey Affleck Russel Hines


Vampire in Brooklyn
From IMDB:

Title: Vampire in Brooklyn
Plot: Maximillian is the only survivor from a race of vampires on a Caribbean Island, and as a vampire, he must find a mate to keep the line from ending…
Released on: Fri 27 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Wes Craven
Partial Cast List: Eddie Murphy Maximillian/Preacher Pauly/Guido
Angela Bassett Det. Rita Veder
Allen Payne Detective Justice
Kadeem Hardison Julius Jones


The Sum of Us
From IMDB:

Title: The Sum of Us
Plot: A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for “Miss Right,” his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for “Mr. Right.”
Released on: Wed 08 Mar 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Geoff Burton, Kevin Dowling
Partial Cast List: Jack Thompson Harry Mitchell
Russell Crowe Jeff Mitchell
John Polson Greg
Deborah Kennedy Joyce Johnson