NINE MONTHS, A WALK IN THE CLOUDS, SAFE, behind the scenes of SPECIES and more!
Preview Theater episode #075 originally broadcast on July 13, 1995
Featured in this episode:
Title: Nine Months
Plot: When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.
Released on: Wed 12 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Partial Cast List: Hugh Grant Samuel Faulkner
Julianne Moore Rebecca Taylor
Tom Arnold Marty Dwyer
Joan Cusack Gail Dwyer
Title: The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Plot: When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.
Released on: Fri 12 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG
Directed by: Christopher Monger
Partial Cast List: Hugh Grant Reginald Anson
Tara Fitzgerald Elizabeth aka Betty from Cardiff
Colm Meaney Morgan the Goat
Ian McNeice George Garrad
Title: An Awfully Big Adventure
Plot: Set right after World War II, a naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan…
Released on: Fri 21 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Mike Newell
Partial Cast List: Hugh Grant Meredith Potter
Alan Rickman P.L. O’Hara
Georgina Cates Stella
Alun Armstrong Uncle Vernon
Title: A Walk in the Clouds
Plot: A Walk in the Clouds depicted a story about a young-married US military soldier, named Paul, who returned home after the World War II…
Released on: Fri 11 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Alfonso Arau
Partial Cast List: Keanu Reeves Paul Sutton
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (as Aitana Sanchez-Gijon) Victoria Aragon
Anthony Quinn Don Pedro Aragon
Giancarlo Giannini Alberto Aragon
Title: Species
Plot: A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
Released on: Fri 07 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Partial Cast List: Natasha Henstridge Sil
Michael Madsen Preston Lennox
Ben Kingsley Xavier Fitch
Alfred Molina Dr. Stephen Arden
Title: Safe
Plot: An affluent and unexceptional homemaker in the suburbs develops multiple chemical sensitivity.
Released on: Fri 30 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Partial Cast List: Julianne Moore Carol White
Xander Berkeley Greg White
Dean Norris Mover
Julie Burgess Aerobics Instructor
Title: Batman Forever
Plot: Batman must battle Two-Face and The Riddler with help of an amourous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
Released on: Fri 16 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Partial Cast List: Val Kilmer Batman/Bruce Wayne
Tommy Lee Jones Two-Face/Harvey Dent
Jim Carrey Riddler/Dr. Edward Nygma
Nicole Kidman Dr. Chase Meridian
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
Title: I.Q.
Plot: Albert Einstein helps a young man who’s in love with Einstein’s niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
Released on: Sun 25 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Partial Cast List: Tim Robbins Ed Walters
Meg Ryan Catherine Boyd
Walter Matthau Albert Einstein
Lou Jacobi Kurt Gödel
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
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UNDER SIEGE 2, FREE WILLY 2, LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS, behind the scenes of POCAHONTAS and more!
Preview Theater episode #074 originally broadcast on July 06, 1995
Featured in this episode:
Title: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Plot: Casey Ryback hops on a Colorado to LA train to start a vacation with his niece. Early into the trip, terrorists board the train and use it as a mobile HQ to hijack a top secret destructive US satellite.
Released on: Fri 14 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Geoff Murphy
Partial Cast List: Steven Seagal Casey Ryback
Eric Bogosian Travis Dane
Everett McGill Marcus Penn
Katherine Heigl Sarah Ryback
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
Title: Pocahontas
Plot: An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth-century Virginia.
Released on: Fri 23 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, History, Musical, Romance
Rating: G
Directed by: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Partial Cast List: Mel Gibson John Smith (voice)
Linda Hunt Grandmother Willow (voice)
Christian Bale Thomas (voice)
Irene Bedard Pocahontas (voice)
Title: Love & Human Remains
Plot: Set in a dreary urban landscape of an anonymous Canadian city, LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS is a dark comedy…
Released on: Fri 23 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
Rating: R
Directed by: Denys Arcand
Partial Cast List: Thomas Gibson David
Ruth Marshall Candy
Cameron Bancroft Bernie
Mia Kirshner Benita
Title: The Glass Shield
Plot: J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff’s Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions…
Released on: Fri 02 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Charles Burnett
Partial Cast List: Michael Boatman Deputy J.J. Johnson
Lori Petty Deputy Deborah Fields
Erich Anderson District Attorney Ira Kern
Richard Anderson Watch Commander Clarence Massey
Title: Species
Plot: A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
Released on: Fri 07 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Partial Cast List: Natasha Henstridge Sil
Michael Madsen Preston Lennox
Ben Kingsley Xavier Fitch
Alfred Molina Dr. Stephen Arden
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: The Crow
Plot: A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée’s murder.
Released on: Fri 13 May 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Fantasy
Rating: R
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Partial Cast List: Brandon Lee Eric Draven
Michael Wincott Top Dollar
Rochelle Davis Sarah
Ernie Hudson Sergeant Albrecht
Title: The Walking Dead
Plot: In 1972 Vietnam, a group of United States Marines are sent in to rescue several POW officers. The Landing…
Released on: Fri 24 Feb 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, War
Rating: R
Directed by: Preston A. Whitmore II
Partial Cast List: Allen Payne Cole Evans
Eddie Griffin Pvt. Hoover Brache
Joe Morton Sgt. Barkley
Vonte Sweet Pfc. Joe Brooks
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APOLLO 13, FIRST KNIGHT, SMOKE, behind the scenes of TALES FROM THE HOOD and more!
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
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POCAHONTAS, MIGHTY MORPHEN POWER RANGERS, FRENCH KISS, behind the scenes of FLUKE and more!
Preview Theater episode #072 originally broadcast on June 22, 1995
Plot: An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth-century Virginia.
Released on: Fri 23 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, History, Musical, Romance
Rating: G
Directed by: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Partial Cast List: Mel Gibson John Smith (voice)
Linda Hunt Grandmother Willow (voice)
Christian Bale Thomas (voice)
Irene Bedard Pocahontas (voice)
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
Plot: Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in a car accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was…
Released on: Fri 02 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Carlo Carlei
Partial Cast List: Matthew Modine Thomas P. Johnson/Voice of Fluke
Nancy Travis Carol Johnson
Samuel L. Jackson Rumbo (voice)
Eric Stoltz Jeff Newman
Plot: A woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but gets into trouble when the charming crook seated next to her uses her for smuggling.
Released on: Fri 05 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Partial Cast List: Meg Ryan Kate
Kevin Kline Luc Teyssier
Timothy Hutton Charlie
Jean Reno Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon
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
Plot: When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.
Released on: Fri 12 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG
Directed by: Christopher Monger
Partial Cast List: Hugh Grant Reginald Anson
Tara Fitzgerald Elizabeth aka Betty from Cardiff
Colm Meaney Morgan the Goat
Ian McNeice George Garrad
Plot: A woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but gets into trouble when the charming crook seated next to her uses her for smuggling.
Released on: Fri 05 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Partial Cast List: Meg Ryan Kate
Kevin Kline Luc Teyssier
Timothy Hutton Charlie
Jean Reno Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon
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
Plot: A reporter hired to write the ‘official’ biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend’s real story is.
Released on: Fri 02 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Sport
Rating: R
Directed by: Ron Shelton
Partial Cast List: Tommy Lee Jones Ty Cobb
Robert Wuhl Al Stump
Lolita Davidovich Ramona
Ned Bellamy Ray