Preview Theater episode #063 originally broadcast on April 20, 1995
Featured in this episode:
Title: Panther
Plot: A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.
Released on: Wed 03 May 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
Partial Cast List: Kadeem Hardison Judge, Bokeem Woodbine Tyrone, Joe Don Baker Brimmer, Courtney B. Vance Bobby Seale
Title: The Cure
Plot: Eric, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter’s life in an eventful summer.
Released on: Fri 21 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Peter Horton
Partial Cast List: Joseph Mazzello Dexter, Brad Renfro Erik, Aeryk Egan Tyler, Delphine French Tyler’s Girlfriend
Title: Bad Boys
Plot: Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.
Released on: Fri 07 Apr 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Michael Bay
Partial Cast List: Will Smith Mike Lowrey, Martin Lawrence Marcus Burnett, Lisa Boyle Girl Decoy, Michael Taliferro Carjacker
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
Title: Jefferson in Paris
Plot: One of the obsessive speculations in American history is whether Thomas Jefferson, in the years before he became president…
Released on: Fri 31 Mar 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: James Ivory
Partial Cast List: Nick Nolte Thomas Jefferson, Greta Scacchi Maria Cosway, Gwyneth Paltrow Patsy Jefferson, Estelle Eonnet Polly Jefferson
Title: Double Dragon
Plot: Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers’ half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
Released on: Fri 04 Nov 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: James Yukich (as James Nickson)
Partial Cast List: Robert Patrick Koga Shuko, Mark Dacascos Jimmy Lee, Scott Wolf Billy Lee, Kristina Wagner (as Kristina Malandro Wagner) Linda Lash
Title: The Shawshank Redemption
Plot: Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
Released on: Fri 14 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Partial Cast List: Tim Robbins Andy Dufresne, Morgan Freeman Ellis Boyd ‘Red’ Redding, Bob Gunton Warden Norton, William Sadler Heywood