WAITING TO EXHALE, TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR, MAGIC IN THE WATER, behind the scenes of DESPERADO and more!




Preview Theater episode #082 originally broadcast on August 31, 1995

Featured in this episode:

Waiting to Exhale
From IMDB:

Title: Waiting to Exhale
Plot: Based on Terry McMillan’s novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with the male gender.
Released on: Fri 22 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Forest Whitaker
Partial Cast List: Whitney Houston Savannah Jackson
Angela Bassett Bernadine Harris
Loretta Devine Gloria Matthews
Lela Rochon Robin Stokes


To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
From IMDB:
Title: To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
Plot: Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.
Released on: Fri 08 Sep 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Beeban Kidron
Partial Cast List: Wesley Snipes Noxeema
Patrick Swayze Vida
John Leguizamo Chi-Chi
Stockard Channing Carol Ann


The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
From IMDB:

Title: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Plot: Two drag queens and a transsexual travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Released on: Wed 10 Aug 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Music, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Stephan Elliott
Partial Cast List: Hugo Weaving Anthony ‘Tick’ Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra
Guy Pearce Adam Whitely/Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Terence Stamp Ralph Waite/Bernadette Bassenger
Rebel Penfold-Russell (as Rebel Russell) Logowoman


<Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
From IMDB:

Title: Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Plot: New York City, Dr. Richard Jacks is a creator of perfumes. He spends all of his days try to invent the next best thing in the industry…
Released on: Fri 25 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: David Price
Partial Cast List: Sean Young Helen Hyde
Tim Daly Dr. Richard Jacks
Lysette Anthony Sarah Carver
Stephen Tobolowsky Oliver Mintz


Desperado
From IMDB:

Title: Desperado
Plot: A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.
Released on: Fri 25 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Partial Cast List: Antonio Banderas El Mariachi
Salma Hayek Carolina
Joaquim de Almeida Bucho
Cheech Marin Short Bartender


Magic in the Water
From IMDB:

Title: Magic in the Water
Plot: Radio psychologist Jack Black takes his children Joshua and Ashley on a ‘vacation’ to a lake in British Columbia…
Released on: Wed 30 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Rick Stevenson
Partial Cast List: Mark Harmon Jack Black
Harley Jane Kozak Dr. Wanda Bell
Joshua Jackson Joshua Black
Sarah Wayne Ashley Black


A Walk in the Clouds
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


The Hunted
From IMDB:

Title: The Hunted
Plot: Paul is on one of his many business trips to Tokyo, as a computer-chip executive from New York, when he meets a beautiful and mysterious woman…
Released on: Fri 24 Feb 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: J.F. Lawton
Partial Cast List: Christopher Lambert Paul Racine
John Lone Kinjo
Joan Chen Kirina
Yoshio Harada Takeda Sensei


Temptation of a Monk
From IMDB:

Title: Temptation of a Monk
Plot: Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded…
Released on: Fri 25 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action
Rating: MA
Directed by: Clara Law
Partial Cast List: Joan Chen Princess Hong-e – Scarlet/Qing-shou – Violet
Hsing-kuo Wu (as Hsin Kuo Wu) General Shi Yan-sheng/Jing-yi
Fengyi Zhang General Huo Da
Ming-yang Li The Abbot


Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
From IMDB:

Title: Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Plot: The Candyman arrives in New Orleans and sets his sights on a young woman whose family was ruined by the immortal killer years before.
Released on: Fri 17 Mar 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Horror
Rating: R
Directed by: Bill Condon
Partial Cast List: Tony Todd Candyman/Daniel Robitaille
Kelly Rowan Annie Tarrant
William O’Leary Ethan Tarrant
Bill Nunn Reverend Ellis


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