Preview Theater episode #066 originally broadcast on May 11, 1995
Featured in this episode:
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
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
Title: While You Were Sleeping
Plot: Ticket collecting romantic pretends to be engaged to an unconscious man but can’t fool his brother
Released on: Fri 21 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Partial Cast List: Sandra Bullock Lucy, Bill Pullman Jack, Peter Gallagher Peter, Peter Boyle Ox
Title: French Kiss
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
Title: Tank Girl
Plot: Based on the British cult comic-strip, our tank-riding anti-heroine fights a mega-corporation, which controls the world’s water supply.
Released on: Fri 31 Mar 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Partial Cast List: Lori Petty Tank Girl, Ice-T T-Saint, Naomi Watts Jet Girl, Don Harvey Sgt. Small
Title: A Pyromaniac’s Love Story
Plot: A pastry boy and the son of a hair-piece mogul become involved in an arson scandal. Sergio is offered…
Released on: Fri 28 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Joshua Brand
Partial Cast List: William Baldwin Garet, John Leguizamo Sergio, Sadie Frost Hattie, Erika Eleniak Stephanie Potts
Title: The Advocate
Plot: In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However…
Released on: Wed 24 Aug 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Rating: R
Directed by: Leslie Megahey
Partial Cast List: Colin Firth Richard Courtois, Amina Annabi Samira, Jim Carter Mathieu, Donald Pleasence Pincheon
Title: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Plot: When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
Released on: Fri 04 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Partial Cast List: Robert De Niro The Creature, Kenneth Branagh Victor Frankenstein, Helena Bonham Carter Elizabeth, Tom Hulce Henry Clerval
Title: Léon: The Professional
Plot: Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, 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