Preview Theater episode #042 originally broadcast on November 26, 1994
Featured in this episode:
Title: Miracle on 34th Street
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
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: Léon: The Professional
Plot: Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, who 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
Title: Junior
Plot: As part of a fertility research project, a male scientist agrees to carry a pregnancy in his own body.
Released on: Wed 23 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Partial Cast List: Arnold Schwarzenegger Dr. Alex Hesse, Danny DeVito Dr. Larry Arbogast, Emma Thompson Dr. Diana Reddin, Frank Langella Noah Banes
Title: The Santa Clause
Plot: When a man inadvertantly kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Released on: Fri 11 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: John Pasquin
Partial Cast List: Tim Allen Scott Calvin/Santa Claus, Judge Reinhold Dr. Neil Miller, Wendy Crewson Laura Calvin Miller, Eric Lloyd Charlie Calvin
Title: Little Buddha
Plot: Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad…
Released on: Wed 25 May 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG
Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
Partial Cast List: Keanu Reeves Siddhartha, Bridget Fonda Lisa Conrad, Ruocheng Ying (as Ying Ruocheng) Lama Norbu, Chris Isaak Dean Conrad