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Sneak Previews Season 2 Episodes

  • 1975-1996
  • 6 Seasons
  • WTTW
  • Talk & Interview
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One of the first widely popular film-review programs, this show gave reviews intended for everyday movie-goers, without trying to present an in-depth analysis of the filmmaker's 'artistic vision.' Popularized the "thumbs-up/thumbs-down" format of movie synopsis.

Season 2 Episode Guide

Season 2

24 Episodes 1978 - 1980

Episode 1

Death on the Nile/Somebody Killed Her Husband/Interiors/The Boys From Brazil/A Wedding/Piranha/Up in Smoke

Fri, Oct 6, 1978

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Episode 2

The Wiz/Who is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?/Girlfriends/The Big Fix/Days of Heaven

Thu, Oct 19, 1978

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Episode 3

Paradise Alley, Magic, Midnight Express, Watership Down, Comes a Horseman

Fri, Nov 3, 1978

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Episode 4

The Wild Geese/A Dream of Passion/Goin' Coconuts/Slow Dancing in the Big City/Violette

Fri, Nov 17, 1978

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Episode 5

The Lord of the Rings, Halloween, Autumn Sonata, Goin' South, Dogs: The Dragon Lives, The Hills Have Eyes

Fri, Dec 1, 1978

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Episode 6

Force 10 from Navarone, Moment By Moment, Superman, Oliver's Story, King of the Gypsies

Thu, Dec 14, 1978

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Episode 7

California Suite, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Uncle Joe Shannon, Every Which Way But Loose, Pinocchio

Thu, Dec 28, 1978

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Episode 8

Special Edition: Grease, Jaws 2, Animal House, Heaven Can Wait & The Best and Worst of 1978

Thu, Jan 11, 1979

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Episode 9

Ice Castles/Same Time, Next Year/Caravans/American Graffiti/Movie Movie/Beyond and Back/The Late Great Planet Earth

Thu, Jan 25, 1979

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Episode 10

The Brink's Job/Hardcore/The Warriors/Quintet/The Great Train Robbery

Thu, Feb 8, 1979

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Episode 11

The North Avenue Irregulars/The Last Wave/Agatha/Norma Rae/Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

Thu, Feb 22, 1979

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Episode 12

The China Syndrome/Fast Break/Once in Paris.../The Deer Hunter

Thu, Mar 8, 1979

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Episode 13

Oscar Special

Mon, Mar 26, 197958 mins

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Episode 14

Hair/Murder By Decree/A Perfect Couple/The Champ/Buck Rogers in the 25th Century/Love at First Bite/In Search of Dracula

Thu, Apr 5, 1979

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Episode 15

The Bell Jar, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dreamer, Old Boyfriends, Hurricane, Beyond The Door 2, Circle of Iron

Thu, Apr 19, 1979

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Episode 16

A Little Romance, Love on the Run, Dawn of the Dead, Manhattan, Hanover Street, Firepower, Cannibal Girls

Thu, May 3, 1979

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Episode 17

Boulevard Nights, Phantasm, Last Embrace, Voices, Get Mean, The Great Bank Hoax

Wed, May 9, 1979

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Episode 18

The Promise, The Prisoner of Zenda, Saint Jack, Alien, Battlestar Galactica, The Brood, The Passage

Thu, May 31, 1979

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Episode 19

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure/Rock 'n' Roll High School/Players/Butch and Sundance: The Early Days/Winter Kills

Thu, Jun 7, 1979

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Episode 20

Rocky II/The In-Laws/Lost and Found/Escape from Alcatraz/The Main Event

Thu, Jun 28, 1979

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Episode 21

Prophecy/Bloodline/Moonraker/Dracula/Nightwing

Tue, Jul 17, 1979

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Episode 22

Just You and Me, Kid/The Frisco Kid/Goldengirl/The Villain/Breaking Away

Thu, Jul 26, 1979

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Episode 23

Serial, The Changeling, My Brilliant Career, Foxes, Nijinsky

Thu, Apr 17, 1980

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Episode 24

A Small Circle of Friends, Where the Buffalo Roam, Nothing Personal, Foolin' Around, Ffolkes

Thu, May 1, 1980

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