Sneak Previews Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Continental Divide, Mommie Dearest, Only When I Laugh, Body Heat, First Monday in October

Thu, Sep 24, 1981

Episode 2

The French Lieutenant's Woman, Paternity, Prince of the City, Carbon Copy

Thu, Oct 1, 1981

Episode 3

So Fine, Gallipoli, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, True Confessions, Rich and Famous

Thu, Oct 8, 1981

Episode 5

Stevie, Southern Comfort, Chariots of Fire, All the Marbles

Thu, Oct 22, 1981

Episode 7

Halloween II, Priest of Love, Chanel Solitaire, The Watcher in the Woods

Thu, Nov 5, 1981

Episode 8

Time Bandits, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, The Woman Next Door, Man of Iron

Thu, Nov 12, 1981

Episode 9

Tattoo, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, Heartland, Raggedy Man

Thu, Nov 19, 1981

Episode 10

Buried Treasures: Fingers, Gates of Heaven, The Onion Field, Bye Bye Brazil, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Stroszek

Thu, Nov 26, 1981

Episode 11

Borderline, Kagemusha

Thu, Dec 3, 1981

Episode 12

Pixote, Ragtime, Buddy Buddy, Absence of Malice

Thu, Dec 10, 1981

Episode 13

Neighbors, Sharky's Machine, Ghost Story, Pennies from Heaven

Thu, Dec 17, 1981

Episode 14

Taps, Cinderella, Taxi Zum Klo, Heartbeeps

Thu, Dec 24, 1981

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review Taps (1981), Taxi to the Toilet (1980), the reissue of Cinderella (1950) and Heartbeeps (1981).

Episode 15

The Best of 1981

Thu, Dec 31, 1981

Episode 16

The Dogs of 1981

Thu, Jan 7, 1982

Episode 17

On Golden Pond, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Four Friends, Modern Problems

Thu, Jan 14, 1982

Episode 18

Personal Best/The Border/Venom/Zoot Suit

Thu, Feb 4, 1982

Episode 19

Cannery Row/The Boat is Full/Soldier Girls/Making Love

Thu, Feb 11, 1982

Episode 20

One from the Heart/Night Crossing/Montenegro/Shoot the Moon

Thu, Feb 18, 1982

Episode 21

Quest for Fire/Union City/The Amateur/Evil Under the Sun

Thu, Feb 25, 1982

Episode 22

Missing/Ticket to Heaven/Vernon, Florida/The Seduction

Thu, Mar 4, 1982

Episode 23

Porky's/El Salvador: Another Vietnam/Das Boot/Deathtrap/Richard Pryor: Live On The Sunset Strip

Thu, Mar 11, 1982

Episode 24

Academy Awards Special

Thu, Mar 18, 1982

Episode 25

Victor Victoria/Silent Rage/Cat People/I Ought to Be In Pictures

Thu, Mar 25, 1982

Episode 26

Some Kind of Hero, Penitentiary 2, Out of the Blue, A Little Sex

Wed, Mar 31, 1982

Episode 27

Fantasia/The Kirlean Witness/Diva/Circle of Deceit

Thu, Apr 22, 1982

Episode 28

If You Could See What I Hear/Gaijin/Swamp Thing/Death Wish II

Fri, Apr 30, 1982

Episode 29

Changing Attitude Toward Homosexuality in Movies

Thu, May 6, 1982

Episode 30

Conan the Barbarian/Christiane F./Partners/The Sword and The Sorcerer

Thu, May 6, 1982

Episode 31

Buried Treasures: Cattle Annie and Little Britches/Go Tell the Spartans/Over the Edge/Agatha/The Wanderers/Swamp Thing

Fri, Apr 30, 1982

Episode 32

Rocky III, Poltergeist, E.T., Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Thu, Jun 3, 1982

Episode 33

Hanky Panky/Annie/Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan/Grease 2

Thu, Jun 10, 1982

Episode 34

Firefox/A Week's Vacation/Burden of Dreams/Author! Author!

Thu, Jun 17, 1982

Episode 35

Blade Runner/Chan Is Missing/Eight Minutes to Midnight/Diner

Thu, Jun 24, 1982

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review four new movies. Both critics love Diner (1982), a slice-of-life story about growing up in Baltimore. The script is perceptive and populated by characters one can identify with. Siskel and Ebert both agree that Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott (1980) is a shallow and boring documentary that, despite the title, provides no portrait of Caldicott, only footage of her appearing in various places: a talk show, a peace rally, etc. Chan Is Missing (1982) offers something unusual: a depiction of contemporary Chinese-Americans. Both critics find the low-budget black-and-white film intelligent, witty and even educational. Next is Blade Runner (1982). Both critics agree the special effects are dazzling, while the story and characters are uninteresting. They disagree on whether to recommend it: Ebert believes the special effects make the film worth it; Siskel thinks the movie is a waste of time. Finally, Sparky the Wonder Dog arrives to help the critics identify their Dogs of the Week. Siskel's pick is The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982), aka "Pranks," yet another tedious mad slasher flick. Ebert chooses Paradise (1982), a silly rip-off of the The Blue Lagoon (1980).

Episode 36

The Thing, The Atomic Café, The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time, Megaforce

Thu, Jul 1, 1982

Episode 37

The Secret of NIMH/The Devil's Playground/Gregory's Girl/TRON

Thu, Jul 8, 1982

Siskel and Ebert review The Secret of NIMH (1982), The Devil's Playground (1976), Gregory's Girl (1980), and Tron (1982).

Episode 38

The World According to Garp, The Aviator's Wife, Young Doctors in Love, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

Thu, Jul 15, 1982

Episode 39

Night Shift/Smash Palace/Xica da Silva/An Officer and a Gentleman

Thu, Jul 22, 1982

Episode 40

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Sisters, Barbarosa, The Road Warrior

Thu, Jul 29, 1982