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Sneak Previews – 1980

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John Ferguson has compiled a chronological list of all the showtimes at the bottom of the page. Check it out!

The Electric Horseman, Cuba, Going in Style, The Black Hole, All That Jazz

Take 2: Vietnam War Movies

Top Ten Films of 1979

Take 2: Who’s Funnier: Mel Brooks or Woody Allen?

Windows, Heart Beat, The Runner Stumbles, Rape of Love

Take 2: Great Performances that Oscar Ignored

Being There, The Fog, Chapter Two, American Gigolo, Fatso

Take 2: Invasion of the Outer Space Movies

Saturn 3, The Last Married Couple in America, Cruising, Just Tell Me What You Want, Hero at Large

Soldier of Orange, The Human Factor, Coal Miner’s Daughter, The Europeans

Academy Award Predictions

Little Darlings, Simon, Little Miss Marker, The Black Stallion, Hide in Plain Sight

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Violence Directed at Women

The Elephant Man, Hopscotch, It’s My Turn, Loving Couples, Motel Hell

The First Deadly Sin, One Trick Pony, The Stuntman, The Awakening

Changing Sex Roles in Today’s Movies

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

Films About Families

If We Owned a Movie Theater

Flash Gordon, Stir Crazy, Bye Bye Brazil, Popeye

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

Sneak Previews-1980 Episodes (as found in the Trib listings, except where noted)

01/03/80 8:00 Thursday (All That Jazz, etc.)

01/10/80 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: Movies and Vietnam)

01/17/80 7:30 Thursday (Best Films of 1979)

01/24/80 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: Who’s Funnier-Brooks or Allen)

01/31/80 7:30 Thursday (The Runner Stumbles, etc.)

02/07/80 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: Great Performances that Hollywood Ignored)

02/14/80 7:30 Thursday (Being There, etc.)

02/21/80 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: The New Popularity and Significance of Science Fiction Movies)

02/28/80 7:30 Thursday (Cruising, etc.)

03/06/80 MISSING-See revised 1981 airing. 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: A Day in the Life of a Movie Critic-The Black Marble)

03/13/80 7:30 Thursday (Coal Miner’s Daughter, etc.)

03/27/80 7:30 Thursday (Academy Award Predictions)

04/03/80 MISSING 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: Movie Monsters–King Kong, Jaws, Alien)

04/10/80 7:30 Thursday (The Black Stallion, etc.)

04/24/80 7:30 Thursday (Foxes, etc.)

05/08/80 7:30 Thursday (Ffolkes, etc.)

10/02/80 SEASON PREMIER 8:00 Thursday (Ordinary People, etc.)

10/09/80 8:00 Thursday (Somewhere in Time, etc.)

10/16/80 8:00 Thursday (Private Benjamin, etc.)

10/23/80 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Extreme Violence Directed at Women)

10/30/80 8:00 Thursday (The Elephant Man, etc.)

11/06/80 8:00 Thursday (The Awakening, etc.)

11/13/80 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Changing Sex Roles in Today’s Movies)

11/20/80 8:00 Thursday (The Idolmaker, etc.)

11/27/80 MISSING 8:00 Thursday (Kagemusha, Borderline–and Times Square going by 11/20 preview.)

12/04/80 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: If We Owned a Movie Theater)

12/11/80 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Films about Families)

12/18/80 8:00 Thursday (Popeye, etc.)

12/25/80 8:00 Thursday (Nine to Five, etc.)

2 thoughts on “Sneak Previews – 1980

  • John Ferguson

    Sneak Previews-1980 Episodes (as found in the Trib listings, except where noted)
    01/03/80 8:00 Thursday (All That Jazz, etc.)
    01/10/80 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: Movies and Vietnam)
    01/17/80 7:30 Thursday (Best Films of 1979)
    01/24/80 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: Who’s Funnier-Brooks or Allen)
    01/31/80 7:30 Thursday (The Runner Stumbles, etc.)
    02/07/80 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: Great Performances that Hollywood Ignored)
    02/14/80 7:30 Thursday (Being There, etc.)
    02/21/80 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: The New Popularity and Significance of Science Fiction Movies)
    02/28/80 7:30 Thursday (Cruising, etc.)
    03/06/80 MISSING-See revised 1981 airing. 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: A Day in the Life of a Movie Critic-The Black Marble)
    03/13/80 7:30 Thursday (Coal Miner’s Daughter, etc.)
    03/27/80 7:30 Thursday (Academy Award Predictions)
    04/03/80 MISSING 7:30 Thursday (Take 2: Movie Monsters–King Kong, Jaws, Alien)
    04/10/80 7:30 Thursday (The Black Stallion, etc.)
    04/24/80 7:30 Thursday (Foxes, etc.)
    05/08/80 7:30 Thursday (Ffolkes, etc.)
    10/02/80 SEASON PREMIER 8:00 Thursday (Ordinary People, etc.)
    10/09/80 8:00 Thursday (Somewhere in Time, etc.)
    10/16/80 8:00 Thursday (Private Benjamin, etc.)
    10/23/80 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Extreme Violence Directed at Women)
    10/30/80 8:00 Thursday (The Elephant Man, etc.)
    11/06/80 8:00 Thursday (The Awakening, etc.)
    11/13/80 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Changing Sex Roles in Today’s Movies)
    11/20/80 8:00 Thursday (The Idolmaker, etc.)
    11/27/80 MISSING 8:00 Thursday (Kagemusha, Borderline–and Times Square going by 11/20 preview.)
    12/04/80 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: If We Owned a Movie Theater)
    12/11/80 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Films about Families)
    12/18/80 8:00 Thursday (Popeye, etc.)
    12/25/80 8:00 Thursday (Nine to Five, etc.)

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