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June 15, 2015 by Alton Christensen

BATMAN FOREVER, THE LITTLE PRINCESS, THE GLASS SHIELD, behind the scenes of MAD LOVE and more!

Preview Theater episode #071 originally broadcast on June 15, 1995Featured in this episode:

From IMDB: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

From IMDB:
Title: A Little Princess
Plot: A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead.
Released on: Wed 10 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Family, Fantasy
Rating: G
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Partial Cast List: Liesel Matthews Sara Crewe
Eleanor Bron Miss Minchin
Liam Cunningham Capt. Crewe/Prince Rama
Rusty Schwimmer Amelia Minchin

From IMDB:Title: Mad Love
Plot: Casey and Matt are high school kids in love. They run away together after Casey’s parents check her into a mental hospital for trying to kill herself…
Released on: Fri 26 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Antonia Bird
Partial Cast List: Chris O’Donnell Matt Leland
Drew Barrymore Casey Roberts
Matthew Lillard Eric
Richard Chaim Duncan

From IMDB:Title: Picture Bride
Plot: The story of 16-year-old Riyo who journeys to Hawaii in 1918 to marry a man she has never met, except…
Released on: Fri 05 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Kayo Hatta
Partial Cast List: Yûki Kudô Riyo
Akira Takayama Matsuji
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Kanzaki
Tamlyn Tomita Kana

From IMDB: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

From IMDB:Title: Braveheart
Plot: When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt and leads Scottish warriors against the cruel English tyrant who rules Scotland with an iron fist.
Released on: Wed 24 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Rating: R
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Partial Cast List: Mel Gibson William Wallace
Sophie Marceau Princess Isabelle
Patrick McGoohan Longshanks – King Edward I
Angus Macfadyen (as Angus McFadyen) Robert the Bruce

From IMDB:Title: Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
Plot: Teenage Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while traveling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus’ father…
Released on: Fri 13 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Family
Rating: PG
Directed by: Phillip Borsos
Partial Cast List: Jesse Bradford Angus McCormick
Mimi Rogers Katherine McCormick
Bruce Davison John McCormick
Tom Bower John Gale

From IMDB:Title: Queen Margot
Plot: Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.
Released on: Fri 09 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Patrice Chéreau
Partial Cast List: Isabelle Adjani Marguerite de Valois dite La Reine Margot
Daniel Auteuil Henri de Navarre
Jean-Hugues Anglade Charles IX
Vincent Perez La Môle

From IMDB:Title: Murder in the First
Plot: An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.
Released on: Fri 20 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Marc Rocco
Partial Cast List: Christian Slater James Stamphill
Kevin Bacon Henri Young
Gary Oldman Milton Glenn
Embeth Davidtz Mary McCasslin

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June 1, 2015 by Alton Christensen

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, CASPER, THE LAST GOOD TIME, behind the scenes of JOHNNY MNEMONIC and more!

Preview Theater episode #069 originally broadcast on June 01, 1995

Featured in this episode:

From IMDB:

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

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

From IMDB:

Title: Johnny Mnemonic
Plot: A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza.
Released on: Fri 26 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Longo
Partial Cast List: Keanu Reeves Johnny Mnemonic, Dolph Lundgren Street Preacher, Dina Meyer Jane, Ice-T J-Bone

From IMDB:

Title: The Last Good Time
Plot: A reclusive aging widower struggling with tax problems has a complete change in his views of life as…
Released on: Fri 14 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Bob Balaban
Partial Cast List: Armin Mueller-Stahl Joseph Kopple, Maureen Stapleton Ida Cutler, Lionel Stander Howard Singer, Olivia d’Abo Charlotte Zwicki

From IMDB:

Title: Village of the Damned
Plot: A small town’s women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.
Released on: Fri 28 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: John Carpenter
Partial Cast List: Christopher Reeve Dr. Alan Chaffee, Kirstie Alley Dr. Susan Verner, Linda Kozlowski Jill McGowan, Michael Paré Frank McGowan

From IMDB:

Title: The Basketball Diaries
Plot: Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll’s epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction…
Released on: Fri 21 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Rating: R
Directed by: Scott Kalvert
Partial Cast List: Leonardo DiCaprio Jim Carroll, Lorraine Bracco Jim’s Mother, Marilyn Sokol Chanting Woman, James Madio Pedro

From IMDB:

Title: Highlander: The Final Dimension
Plot: Deceived that he had won the Prize, Connor MacLeod awakens from a peaceful life when an entombed immortal magician comes seeking the Highlander.
Released on: Fri 27 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Andrew Morahan
Partial Cast List: Christopher Lambert Connor MacLeod/Russell Nash, Mario Van Peebles Kane, Deborah Kara Unger Alex Johnson/Sarah, Mako Nakano

From IMDB:

Title: Clerks
Plot: A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
Released on: Fri 04 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: NC-17
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Partial Cast List: Brian O’Halloran Dante Hicks, Jeff Anderson Randal Graves, Marilyn Ghigliotti Veronica, Lisa Spoonauer Caitlin Bree

From IMDB:

Title: Legends of the Fall
Plot: Epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.
Released on: Fri 13 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance, War, Western
Rating: R
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Partial Cast List: Brad Pitt Tristan Ludlow, Anthony Hopkins Col. William Ludlow, Aidan Quinn Alfred Ludlow, Julia Ormond Susannah Fincannon

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May 25, 2015 by Alton Christensen

JOHNNY MNEMONIC, A WALK IN THE CLOUDS, BRAVEHEART, behind the scenes of CRIMSON TIDE and more!

Preview Theater episode #068 originally broadcast on May 25, 1995

Featured in this episode:

From IMDB:

From IMDB:
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

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

From IMDB:

Title: Braveheart
Plot: When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt and leads Scottish warriors against the cruel English tyrant who rules Scotland with an iron fist.
Released on: Wed 24 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Rating: R
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Partial Cast List: Mel Gibson William Wallace, Sophie Marceau Princess Isabelle, Patrick McGoohan Longshanks – King Edward I, Angus Macfadyen (as Angus McFadyen) Robert the Bruce

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

From IMDB:

Title: S.F.W.
Plot: An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he’s taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.
Released on: Fri 20 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Jefery Levy
Partial Cast List: Stephen Dorff Cliff Spab, Reese Witherspoon Wendy Pfister, Jake Busey Morrow Streeter, Joey Lauren Adams Monica Dice

From IMDB:

Title: Bullets Over Broadway
Plot: In 1920s New York, a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster’s talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced.
Released on: Wed 18 Jan 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime
Rating: R
Directed by: Woody Allen
Partial Cast List: John Cusack David Shayne, Dianne Wiest Helen Sinclair, Jennifer Tilly Olive Neal, Chazz Palminteri Cheech

From IMDB:

Title: The War
Plot: Vietnam War vet Costner must deal with a war of a different sort between his son and their friends, and a rival group of children…
Released on: Fri 04 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jon Avnet
Partial Cast List: Elijah Wood Stu Simmons, Kevin Costner Stephen Simmons, Mare Winningham Lois Simmons, Lexi Randall Lidia Joanne Simmons

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May 18, 2015 by Alton Christensen

CRIMSON TIDE, NINE MONTHS, THE GOOFY MOVIE, behind the scenes of MY FAMILY and more!

Preview Theater episode #067 originally broadcast on May 18, 1995

Featured in this episode:

From IMDB:

From IMDB:
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

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

From IMDB:

Title: A Goofy Movie
Plot: When Max makes an preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy.
Released on: Fri 07 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Rating: TV-G
Directed by: Kevin Lima
Partial Cast List: Bill Farmer Goofy (voice), Jason Marsden Max Goof (voice), Jim Cummings Pete (voice), Kellie Martin Roxanne (voice)

From IMDB:

Title: Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Plot: John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon Gruber in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.
Released on: Fri 19 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: John McTiernan
Partial Cast List: Bruce Willis John McClane, Jeremy Irons Simon Gruber, Samuel L. Jackson Zeus Carver, Graham Greene Joe Lambert

From IMDB:

Title: Stuart Saves His Family
Plot: A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
Released on: Wed 12 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Partial Cast List: Al Franken Stuart Smalley, Laura San Giacomo Julia, Vincent D’Onofrio Donnie, Shirley Knight Mom

From IMDB:

Title: Hoop Dreams
Plot: A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Released on: Fri 14 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Documentary, Drama, Sport
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steve James
Partial Cast List: William Gates Himself, Arthur Agee Himself, Emma Gates Herself – William’s Mother, Curtis Gates Himself – William’s Brother

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