Sneak Previews Season 4 Episodes

Episode 1

Divine Madness/Willie & Phil/The Great Santini/Ordinary People/Middle Age Crazy

Fri, Sep 26, 1980

Episode 2

In God We Trust, Coast to Coast, Somewhere in Time, Stardust Memories, Oh God! Book II

Thu, Oct 2, 1980

Episode 3

Why Would I Lie?, Terror Train, Gloria, Private Benjamin

Thu, Oct 9, 1980

Episode 4

Women in Danger: Friday the 13th, Halloween, I Spit on Your Grave, Silent Scream, When a Stranger Calls, Don't Answer the Phone

Sun, Feb 3, 1980

Gene and Roger take time out to discuss the recent trend of horror films that depict women in extreme danger, and try to warn viewers away from them. Featured are clips from: "Don't Answer the Phone!" (1980), "When a Stranger Calls" (1979), "The Boogey Man" (1980), "The Silent Scream" (1979), "Friday the 13th" (1980), "I Spit on Your Grave" (1978) and "Halloween" (1978)

Episode 5

Hopscotch/It's My Turn/Loving Couples/The Elephant Man/Motel Hell

Thu, Oct 23, 1980

Episode 6

The Awakening/One-Trick Pony/The Stunt Man/The First Deadly Sin

Thu, Oct 30, 1980

Episode 7

Changing Hollywood Sex Roles: The Main Event, Just Tell Me What You Want, The Last Married Couple in America, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Kramer vs. Kramer, An Unmarried Woman, Starting Over

Mon, Nov 3, 1980

Episode 8

Take 2: Trends in the Movies

Sat, Nov 15, 1980

Episode 9

The Idolmaker, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Every Man for Himself, Fade to Black

Sun, Feb 3, 1980

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel review four new movies and pick their Dogs of the Week. They split on the horror thriller, Fade to Black (1980), about a homicidal teenage boy obsessed with old movies. Ebert liked its quirkiness; Siskel found it too routine and overly violent. They both recommend the searing political drama, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), about an Australian aborigine who takes revenge on Whites, although they disagree about the main character's motivations. They split on The Idolmaker (1980) with Ray Sharkey as a rock-and-roll promoter. They both liked the musical performers, but only Ebert liked Sharkey: Siskel thought his acting was overdone. Both were disappointed by Jean Luc Godard's return to directing after eight years, Every Man for Himself (1980). They feel he is delivering the same old stuff. Ebert's Dog of the Week is Vengeance of the Zombies (1973); Siskel's is Battle Beyond the Stars (1980).

Episode 10

If We Owned a Movie Theater - Overlooked Films: The Conversation, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Real Life, The Green Wall, And Now My Love, Happy New Year

Thu, Dec 4, 1980

Episode 11

Family Movies

Thu, Nov 6, 1980

Episode 12

Stir Crazy, Bye Bye Brazil, Popeye, Flash Gordon

Wed, Dec 10, 1980

Episode 13

Any Which Way You Can/The Formula/Raging Bull/Nine to Five

Thu, Dec 18, 1980

Episode 14

The Jazz Singer/Seems Like Old Times/A Change of Seasons/Resurrection

Tue, Dec 23, 1980

Episode 15

The Best Movies of 1980

Tue, Dec 30, 1980

Gene and Roger reveal their individual lists of the Best Films of 1980.

Episode 16

The Worst Films of 1980

Sun, Feb 3, 1980

Gene and Roger look at the stinkers of 1980 (the worst films of the year). Includes, When Time Ran Out, The Mountain Men, The Blue Lagoon, Ffolkes, Can't Stop The Music, Windows, Caligula, The Final Countdown, and, I Spit On Your Grave.

Episode 17

Independent Films

Thu, Jan 22, 1981

Episode 18

The Mirror Crack'd, The Green Room, Altered States, Scanners

Thu, Jan 29, 1981

Episode 19

Melvin and Howard, Fort Apache: The Bronx, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, The Devil and Max Devlin, Hangar 18

Thu, Feb 5, 1981

Episode 20

Oscar Predictions

Thu, Feb 12, 1981

Episode 21

Sunday Lovers/Falling In Love Again/My Bloody Valentine/The Last Metro

Thu, Feb 19, 1981

Episode 22

Tribute/La Cage aux Folles II/Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen/American Pop/The Day After Trinity

Thu, Mar 5, 1981

Episode 23

Oscar Special

Thu, Mar 12, 1981

Episode 24

The Postman Always Rings Twice/All Night Long/Galaxina/Back Roads/Private Eyes

Thu, Mar 19, 1981

Episode 25

Rockshow, The Final Conflict, Thief, The Trials of Alger Hiss

Wed, Apr 1, 1981

Includes reviews of Thief, The Final Conflict, The Trials of Alger Hiss, and Rockshow.

Episode 26

The Life and Death of the Black Movie

Wed, Apr 1, 1981

Episode 27

Nighthawks/Modern Romance/Heaven's Gate/Excalibur/Napoleon

Thu, Apr 23, 1981

Episode 28

Hardly Working/The Howling/'Breaker' Morant/Mon Oncle D'Amerique/Caveman

Thu, Apr 30, 1981

Episode 29

Windwalker, Tell Me A Riddle, Friday the 13th Part 2, Lion of the Desert

Thu, May 7, 1981

Episode 30

This Is Elvis, Bustin' Loose, Atlantic City, The Four Seasons

Thu, May 28, 1981

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review four new movies, including The Four Seasons (1981) and This Is Elvis (1981).

Episode 31

The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Outland, Death Hunt, Take This Job And Shove It

Thu, Jun 4, 1981

Episode 32

History of the World Part 1, High Risk, Clash of the Titans, Nice Dreams

Thu, Jun 11, 1981

Episode 33

Raiders of the Lost Ark, City of Women, I Sent a Letter To My Love, Cutter's Way

Wed, Jun 17, 1981

Episode 34

Stripes/Eyes of a Stranger/The Cannonball Run/Superman II

Thu, Jun 25, 1981

Episode 35

For Your Eyes Only/S.O.B./The Great Muppet Caper/Dragonslayer

Thu, Jul 2, 1981

Episode 36

More Guilty Pleasures: Kill and Kill Again, Massacre at Central High, Invasion of the Bee Girls, Private Parts, Bugsy Malone, High Risk

Thu, Jul 9, 1981

Episode 37

Force: Five, Escape from New York, Gates of Heaven, On the Right Track, The Fox and the Hound

Thu, Jul 16, 1981

Episode 38

Arthur/Endless Love/Zorro, The Gay Blade/Blow Out

Thu, Jul 23, 1981

Episode 39

Eye of the Needle, Wolfen, From Mao to Mozart, Tarzan the Ape Man

Thu, Jul 30, 1981

Episode 40

Victory/Condorman/Loulou/Under the Rainbow

Thu, Aug 6, 1981