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Drama-Agnes of God
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Agnes of God Drama…20563…Color..90 mins… RCA/Colimbia Pictures Home Video….Starring…Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly… An isolated convent becomes the setting for murder in this suspenseful tale of spiritual passion and pride. Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly star in Norman Jewison s riveting adaptation of the hit Broadway drama. When the infant of a young nun, Agnes (Tilly), is found strangled, a court-appointed psychiatrist, Martha Livingston (Fonda), must decide if the devout but troubled girl is fir to stand trail. In her quest for truth, Martha goes head to head with the intractable Mother Superior (Bancroft), who assures her Agnes has no memory of the pregnancy. But the probe uncovers mysterious aspects of Agnes personality, which lead to a shattering climax. Is Agnes Of God a hysterical young woman — or is her ordeal divinely inspired?
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Drama-And Justice for All
$3.00Quick ViewAnd Justice for All…..Starring Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, and Lee Strasberg….Rated?……1979, Color…BETA BE10015E…In a criminal justice system where criminals go free, layers and judges make deals as a matter of routine….and sometimes the innocent go unprotected….a young lawyer, Al Pacino…..begins to wonder where justice has gone, an honest, idealistic lawyer who is suddenly under pressure to defend a distinguished judge accused of raping and battering a young girl and whom Arthur knows is guilty…Jack Warden co-stars as an eccentric, cheerfully suicidal judge who thinks Arthur should play the game….when it comes down to the trial, Arthur must chose between the security of his career and his personal integrity….the final explosive courtroom scene is unforgettable….comes in a hard cardboard case with a plastic cover both the cover and tape in good condition
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Drama-Bad Boys
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Bad Boys Drama/Action…TXA1633…Color..123 mins.. Thorn Emi Video..Starring Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Ally Sheedy, Eric Gurry… Sean Penn, as Mick O Brien, is a mean teen hood roaming the streets of Chicago, Mick and his friend master mind a plan to rip-off a rival gang headed by Paco Moreno. Then plan tragically backfires, and Mick s friend is murdered. While fleeing this violent outbreak, Mick O Brien accidentally kills Paco Moreno s kid brother. Mick is caught and committed to the Rainford Juvenile Correctional Facility, Dorm C – an ugly world of critical offenders. Meanwhile, Paco Moreno is being devoured by his obsesion to avenge his brother s death. he retaliates by brutally raping O Brien s 16 year old girlfriend. Paco is caught and sent to Rainford AND Dorm C. The two mortal enemies must now confront both each other and their own violence. Backed into a corner by their mutual haterd and the escalating peer presure of Dorm C, Mick and Paco are inexorably pushes over the brink into a final and shattering fight-to-the-death.
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Drama-Born American
$3.00Quick ViewBorn American….starring Mike Norris and Steve Durham with David Coburn….Continental Video/Rated R/103 minutes/BETA 1085….Freedom is just a word…until you lose it. Savoy Mitch and K.C. are vacationing in Finland. This outing may be their last opportunity to have some fun together before returning to the U.S. After a high-spirited beer drinking session, the three set off to explore the Finnish countryside and inadvertently encounter the Soviet border. So intrigued by the nearness of the Soviet Union, they "Dare" each other across the border. Discovered and pursued by Soviet troops, the Americans try to escape back to Finland, but frightened and confused, they flee deeper into the Soviet Union where they are discovered by villagers and mistakenly accused of murder. Sentenced to prison with no hope for help through diplomatic channels, the Americans realize they must escape on their own or be resigned to spend the rest of their lives as unofficial prisoners" into the bowels of a prison where human chess game of life and death is played by the inmates. The three Americans fight to regain the freedom that is their birthright. There is NO risk too great. BORN AMERICAN, it s their only hope, and chance for survival….comes in hard cardboard case with plastic covering…..
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Drama-Cocoon the Return
$3.00Quick ViewCocoon the Return…..Starring Don Ameche…Rated PG/1988/ Color/116 minutes/BETA 1710…….a group of senior citizens proved that you re never too old for a little adventure….so they set out for the planet Antarea, an alien utopia where people live forever free from sickness and pain….COCOON: THE RETURN welcomes back these homesick travelers as they find more adventure, this time waiting on their own doorstep…in a place called home….this magical sequel features the all original cast members including Don Ameche……the time is five years later and a special rescue mission brings the adventurous old timers back to Earth where they are reunited with their family and friend…After living in the peaceful, problem free Antarea, the gang finds it hard to face such painful human realities as age, illness and personal loss….they use humor, wisdom, and love to grapple with their relapse into mortality, and begin to realize that, even with all its frailties, life on Earth may not be so bad after all……..comes in a hard cardboard case with a plastic cover both the cover and tape in good condition.
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Drama-Concrete Jungle
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape The Concrete Jungle Drama…BPR9000….Color…RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video…Starring June Barrett, Peter Brown, Aimee Eccles, Susan Mechsner, Niki Dantine and Nita Talbot…. Elizabeth Demming (Tracy Bregman) has been set up by her boyfriend Danny (Peter Brown). Unaware that Danny had stashed cocaine in her luggage, Elizabeth is arrested at the airport when she returns from their romantic holiday. She is tried and sentenced to a woman s correctioal institution. Inside, prison life is filled with lesbianism, rape, drugs and violence. Inevitably, Elizabeth has a run in with Cat (Barbara Luna), who runs drugs and contraband for the corrupt Warden Fletcher (Jill St.John). Cat takes an immediate liking to Elizabeth. But, Elizabeth spurns Cat s affection and becomes her enemy. When her close friend is given a overdose by Cat, Elizabeth has had enough. She goes after Cat, and their fight builds to an electrifying conclusion.
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Drama-Crimes Of Passion
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Crimes Of Passion Drama…8418..Color..101 min..New World Video…Starring..Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin.. Set in the midst of a seamy red light district, this compelling drama focuses on China Blue, a stunningly beautiful prostitute keenly adept at playing erotic power games. "Crimes Of Passtion" is directed by the vivsionary Ken Russell, the masterful mind that brought audiences such powerful films as "Altered States" "Women In Love". Kathleen Turner ("Body Heat"and "Romancing The Stone") once again delivers a powerful, sensual and highly erotic performance as the enigmatic China Blue opposite Anthony Perkins, the sinister streetcorner preacher, Shayne, whose obsession centers her in this character s violent sexual fantasies.
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Drama-Dad
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Dad..Drama…80933..Color..1hr 57 min…MCA Home Video..Starring Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Kathy Baker, Kevin Spacey, & Ethan Hawke…. Superlative performances from Jack Lemmon and an all-star cast highlight this heartwarming, critically acclaimed drama from writer/director gary David Goldberg and Amblin Entertainment. Work-obsessed stockbroker John Tremont (Ted Danson) flies home when his mother Bette (Olympia Dukakis) is unexpectedly hospitalized. Not having seen his father Jake (Lemmon) for over two years, John is shocked to discover how Jake has deteriorated under the overprotective eye of his mother. With careful nurturing, John is able to revitalize his father and reestablish a close realtionship in this humorous and moving story about family life, co-starring Kathy Baker, Kevin Spacey and Ethan Hawke.
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Drama-Eight Men Out
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Eight Men Out Drama….8723…Color..120 min…Orion Home Video….Starring…John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, and D.B. Sweeny….. It couldn t happen here. Not in America. But it did. An event that turned the great American pastime into the great American scandal. It was 1919, a reckless, uninhibited era of gangsters and corruption. A time when America a favorite pastime was the golden sport of baseball. But America would soon learn a frightening lesson : All that glitters is not gold. Baseball heros like Hap Felsch ( Charlie Sheen) and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (D.B. Sweeney) along with greedy gamblers like "Sleepy" Bill Burns (Christopher Lloyd) would plan one of the most frightening schemes in history. Eight men, for $80,000, would break all the rules….along with the hearts of every kid in the country. And America would see baseball played a whole new way: underhanded.
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Drama-Final Assignment
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Final Assignment Drama…VB1450..Color..100 mins Vestron Video..Starring.. Genevieve Bujold, Michael York, Burgess Meredith, Collen Dewhurst.. Michael York (Riddle if the Sands), Genevieve Bujold (Tight Rope), Colleen Dewhurst and Burgess Meredith star in this startling drama of political intrigue, passion and courge behind the Iron Curtain. A young girl, stricken with a rare and fatal disease waits in endless anticipation, kept from the lifesaving treatment she needs by the political views of her eastern bloc homeland. Nicole (Bujold), a beautiful Canadian journalist, comes to the girl s aid. However, her involvement in a passionate and dangerous affair with a high-ranking government official (York) puts her own life at risk. Nicole is torn between her desperate love and the trust of a young girl…and either way she loses.
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Drama-Frances
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Frances Drama….TXB1621…Color..133 min..Thorn Emi Video…Starring..Jessica Lange with Sam Shepard and Kim Stanley…. At 16 she was an award-winning high-school student in Seattle; at 23, a rising and provocative star of stage and screen, amired for her beauty and talent. At 27, a chain of relatively insingificant events led to her arrest and evntual involuntary commital to a mental institution….
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Drama-Gardens Of Stone
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Gardens Of Stone Drama…3731..color …112 mins.. CBS/Fox Video…Starring..James Caan, James Earl Jones, Anjelica Huston, Mary Stuart Masterson… This is the story of the other side of war….the war at home. There s the war-toughened sergeant who passionately longs to train soldiers for fighting in Vietnam, but is assigned to the elite Old Guard. His beautiful girlfriend, a Washington Post reporter who s fervently against the war. The zealous soldier the sergeant takes under his wing. And the young woman who learn the pain of being an Army wife. Their stories are poignantly told in Gardens Of Stone, Francis Coppola s perceptive and moving film that stars james Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, and Mary Stuart Masterson. Gardens Of Stone takes a different look at the Vietnam era — a drama that captures the anguishing effect of the war on the relationships of the men and women at home.
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Drama-Great Balls of Fire!
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Great Balls of Fire! Drama..8743..Color..108 mins.. Orion Home Video..Starring..Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson.. He was known as the "Killer." A cocky kid with a shock of unruly blond hair, a wicked grin and a pumping piano style that boardered on perpetual motion. In 1956 Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid) moved to Memphis, to make the most of his "ferocious, God-given talent." His right hand played gospel, the left played barrelhouse ryhthm and blues. Combined, they touched off a string of hits, like "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On," " Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless," that played a pivotal part in the rise of rock n roll. When Jerry Lee Lewis banged out the bass chords with his feet, rock fans howled for more. When he finished one performance by setting his piano ablaze, they mobbed the stage. But when he married his 13-year-old second cousin, Myra (Winona Ryder) and combined their honeymoon with a lightning tour of England, the scandle all but killed the "Killer s" career.
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Drama-Heaven s Gate Part 1
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Heaven s Gate part 1 The Original, Uncut Version! Drama/Epic…MB700295…Color..220 mins..MGM/UA Home Video..Starring..Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hart, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges… Few movies in Hollywood history have been talked about by so many – and seen by so few. Michael Cimino s dazzling, romantic and long-awaited $40 million frontier epic was cut by 70 minutes when shown in most theatres. Only now can the controversial original be seen in its entirety. Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken star as a lawman and a hitman, in love with the same woman ( Isabelle Huppert). All three are caught up in a devastating class war, when ruthless ranchers decide to kill off the starving immigrants who have been stealing their cattle. Based on actual incidents, Heaven s Gate is a film of hugh aspirations and compelling performers ( including Jeff Bridges and John Hurt). It s also a film of extraordinary beauty (shot in Montana by Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographer of Close Encounters); anger (over the plight of the poor); and lyricism (an outdoor graduation day waltz). Finally restored to its oringinal length, one of the most controversial films of the 80 s proves an innovative cinematic adventure, and a work of "genuine passion." (David Denby, New York Magazine)
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Drama-Heaven s Gate Part2
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Heaven s Gate part 2 The Original, Uncut Version! Drama/Epic…MB700295…Color..220 mins..MGM/UA Home Video..Starring..Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hart, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges… Few movies in Hollywood history have been talked about by so many – and seen by so few. Michael Cimino s dazzling, romantic and long-awaited $40 million frontier epic was cut by 70 minutes when shown in most theatres. Only now can the controversial original be seen in its entirety. Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken star as a lawman and a hitman, in love with the same woman ( Isabelle Huppert). All three are caught up in a devastating class war, when ruthless ranchers decide to kill off the starving immigrants who have been stealing their cattle. Based on actual incidents, Heaven s Gate is a film of hugh aspirations and compelling performers ( including Jeff Bridges and John Hurt). It s also a film of extraordinary beauty (shot in Montana by Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographer of Close Encounters); anger (over the plight of the poor); and lyricism (an outdoor graduation day waltz). Finally restored to its oringinal length, one of the most controversial films of the 80 s proves an innovative cinematic adventure, and a work of "genuine passion." (David Denby, New York Magazine)
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Drama-Kramer vs. Kramer
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Kramer vs. Kramer Drama….BE10355E….Color min unknown..Cloumbia Pictures Home Entertainment..Starring.. Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry… Kramer vs. Kramer is the box-office smash that garnered several Oscars inculding Best Picture, Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman and Best-Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep. It s a story of contemporary relationships, values and choices. Returning home late from work one night, a career-obsessed Ted Kramer (Hoffman) is told by his wife, Joanna(Streep), that she is leaving him. After a lifetime of being "somebody s daughter or somebody s wife", she s going off to find herself — leaving Ted to care for their six year old son. Ted, while trying to hold down his job, gets to really know his sons as few fathers do: cooking his meals, taking him to the park, understanding every need and fear. For the frist time in his life he feels like a fulfilled parnet. But then Joanna returns. And she wants her son back.
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Drama-Lock Up
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Lock Up Drama…68900….Color…115 min…IVE…Starring…Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, Darlanna Fluegel, Frank McRae`, and Sonny Landham… He is only six months away from freedom. But a warden obsessed with revenge wants to take his future away. "This is hell and I m going to give you a guided tour!" With these chilling words, the warden (Donald Sutherland) welcomes Frank Leone (Sylvester Stallone) to Gateway Prison, a nightmare jail where every minute is hard time. The warden wants vengeance for the past; Leone wants only to survive the present. Their explosive battle of wills is the electrifying heart of Sylvester Stallone s most heroic thriller yet, Lock Up. Stallone gives a monumental performance as Leone, a covict driven to break his own cherished code by a warden who will stop at nothing to get him. Donald Sutherland portrays the sadistic prison head in this riveting white-knuckle ride to hell and back. Stallone behind bars. But not for long.
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Drama-Mr.Ace
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Mr.Ace Drama/Action….LS370D…..Black&White…85 min…Sony…Starring..George Raft, Sara Haden, Stanley Ridges, Jerome Cowan, Sylvia Sidney and Alan Edwards….. Politics makes strange bedfellows — but a ruthless congresswoman and a vengeful gangster? George Raft is Mr. Ace, the kingpin of the political machine. Margaret Chase desides to run for governor without the Ace stamp of approval. Can her subterfuge undermine his power? Will he threats of blackmail force her out of the race? Cant their growing love for each other make them both winners or will pride and anger turn them into losers?
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Drama-Nuts
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Nuts Adult Drama…11756…Color..116 min..Warner Home Video…Starring…Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Strapeton, Eli Wallach, Robert Webber, James Whitmore and Karl Malden…. The pending case: The People of the State of New York vs. Claudia Draper. The issue: Is Claudia mentally competent to stand trial? Sure, she s shocking. Outspoken. Explosive. Defiant. But is she "nuts?" You be the judge. Barbra Streisand is Claudia and Richard Dreyfuss is public defender Aaron Levinsky in the blistering courtroom thriller Nuts. The first-time pairing of the actress/singer/filmmaker who has won the entertanment world s most prestigious honors ( the Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe and two Academy Awards) and the Oscar winning actor whose memorable movies incluse The Goodbye Girl, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Tin Men, and Stakeout is everything you d expect. And more. Claudia holds nothing back as she takes on New York s judicial system, modern psychiatry, her personal demons and anyone who gets in her way. In Nuts, there are few, if any, innocent bystanders. This day in court is one you ll never forget.
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Drama-Out of Bounds
$3.00Quick ViewOut of Bounds…..Starring Anthony Michael Hall…Rated R/1986/ Color/93 minutes/BETA 20722…Lowa farm boy Daryl Cage (Anthony Michael Hall) enters a terrifying world where he s out of time, under the gun, and OUT OF BOUNDS! in this stylish, action-packed suspense thriller….arriving in Los Angeles, Daryl accidentally picks up the wrong bag at the airport and finds himself holding a million bucks worth of heroin…and danger….when his brother is brutally slain only hours after his arrival, Daryl must run for his life from the police who suspect him, and from a psychotic drug dealer determined to kill him….in desperation, Daryl turns to Dizz, a beautiful, off-beat girl he met on the plane….trying to stay free long enough to prove his innocence and alive long enough to make it mater Daryl and Dizz seek refuge in the bizarre Hollywood night scene, only to become unwilling players in a deadly score, the excitement never stops in this gripping urban adventure where the only place left to run is OUT OF BOUNDS……comes in a hard cardboard case with a plastic cover both the cover and tape in good condition.
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Drama-Over The Top
$3.00Quick ViewSTALLONE GOES OVER THE TOP TO BE CHAMP. His four ROCKY sagas had all america applauding at ringside. Now Sylvester Stallone give us another reason to stand up and cheer, starring as down-on-his-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and taking us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championships in OVER THE TOP. Like Stallone s "Italian Stallion" in 1976 s Academy Award-winning Best Picture ROCKY, Lincoln Hawk is an amiable underdog, a David in a world of Goliaths. Relying on his wits and willpower, he struggles to rebuild his life going against the odds as he goes after the World Armwrestling Champion-ship s first-place prize money…and the love of the son (David Mendenhall) he abandoned years earlier. Get ready for excitment as Stallone lands another knockout action-film punch. And get ready for good times as you meet a colorful, iron-armed gallery of armwrestling giants like Rick Zumwalt, the real-life California champion who squaresoff with Stallone in a to-the-limit finale. Zumwalt explains his fascination with the tension-packed sport this way: "I can shake a guy s hand and then try to rip his arm off. After the match is over we can laugh about it." "You ve got guys from M.I.T. and guys who can t spell M.I.T.," says Stallone about armwrestling s broad appeal. That appeal – and more – is vividly captured here. After OVER THE TOP is over, don t be surprised if you want to watch it again. Warner Home Video, Color, 94 mins., Digitally processed, Betahi-fi, Catalog # 11713………comes in a hard cardboard case with a plastic cover both the cover and tape in good condition.
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Drama-Oxford Blues
$3.00Quick ViewOxford Blues…..Starring Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy…Rated PG-13/1984/98 minutes/BETA 4725….Nick Di Angelo (Rob Lowe) is a brash all-American kid whose best credential is a stint as a Las Vegas parking attendant. So what in the world is he doing at Oxford, one of England s most distinguished universities? Getting into plenty of trouble, and along the way, growing up. Quite by accident, Nick earns himself a place on the school s elite rowing team, which puts him smack in the middle of the annual "eights" race between Oxford and Cambridge, a 150 year old British tradition. But before that Nick s head is turned by both Lady Victoria, who comes from the cream of English society, and Rona, an attractive, down-to-earth American girl. Pursuing his dream woman on one hand, and an education on the other, Nick learns some very important lessons about love and loyalty, as he makes the journey fro a self-centered youngster to a young man who understands what really matters in life…comes in hard cardboard case covered in plastic….in good condition.
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Drama-Playing For Keeps
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Playing For Keeps Drama/Musical….80563..Color…1hr 43 min MCA Home Video…Starring…Daniel Jordano, Matthew Penn, Leon W. Grant, Mary B. Ward, Jimmy Baio… An ambitious trio of inner-city high school grads tries to hit the big time by turning a run-down country hotel into a rock n roll resort with around the clock music and live entertainment. Standing in their way are fearful townsfolk, unscrupulous businessmen and the tax collector, all threatening to bring the curtain down on the teens aspirations. But this is one threesome who refuses to give up their lifelong goal without a fight — and a song.The exuberant musical boasts an awesome soundtrack featuring Phil Collins, Pete Townshend, Julian Lennon, Arcadia, Peter Frampton, Sister Sledge and many more. Playing For Keeps truly celebrates the determination to succeed against impossible odds.
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Drama-Rocky IV
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Rocky IV Drama..4735..Color..91 mins..CBS/FOX Video…Starring..Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielson, Dolph Lundgren… Rocky faces his greatest challenge yet! Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Yound and Carl Weathers score a knockout success in this fourth "Rocky" blockbuster, written and directed by Stallone. With more than 75 fights behind him, these days Rocky Balboa is more interested in piling up points with his family than KOs in the ring. Then he meets Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), the silent, simmering "Siberian Express." A savage Russian fighting machine trained and honed to phsical perfection by Soviet technology, Drago is a towering juggernaut who proves his super-human streagth and heartless brutality in a devastating, tragic match against Apollo Creed. And so Rocky faces his greatest challenge ever, as he climbs into the ring against Drago, each determined to destroy the other while the entire world watches and waits…Tense, touching, tough and right on target from beginning to end, Rocky IV is an odds-on winner!
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Drama-Satisfaction
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Satisfaction Drama….1655….Color..93 min…CBS/Fox Video….Starring Justine Bateman, and Liam Neeson… Justine Bateman has a band, a gig, a summer at the beach. But can she get Satisfaction? When a four-girl, one-guy rock group called The Mystery gets its first gig at a club, it s not just a chance to perform, it s also an opportunity to get out of the inner city..and see what life is all about. Fresh out of high school, the group spends the summer playing a club in an exclusive beach resort. There they find romance, adventure and, for lead singer Jennie Lee (Bateman), a dilemma: to pursue her budding career or return to school. Justine Bateman ("Family Ties") makes an impressive film debut as Jennie, the street-smart leader of The Mystery. Liam Neeson co-stars as a faded Sixties songwriter who gives The Mystery their club job. Brash, energetic and packed with rock favorites such as "Satisfaction". "IKO, IKO" and "Dedicated to the One I Love", this is a movie that delivers total Satisfaction.
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Drama-Signs of Life
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Signs of Life Drama….65283..Color..95 mins..IVE Video…Starring..Beau Bridges, Vincent Phillip D Onofrio, Arthur Kennedy…. Lifelong buddies battle the elements and each other s impulsive reactions to growing up in this coming-of-age tale of men who dream only of the sea. In one twenty-four hours period friendships falter, lives are nearly lost and everyone s future changes. Beau Bridges stars as a belaguered family man, so short of cash he steals from his brother-in-law, only to find he has no place to hide. Two friends spilt up as their dream of escaping to Florida dissolves into a nasty nightmare. And in a bravura performance, Arthur Kennedy portrays the defeated shipyeard owner, whose personal and business failures return to haunt him in person of his dead father. Sings Of Life is a superbly crafted piece of ensemble acting that weaves wisps of belivable fantasy into a story that is simple, touching and true to the human spirit.
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Drama-St.Elmo s Fire
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape St.Elmo s Fire Drama…Color..110 mins..RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video..Starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham… Today s hottest young actors star in this film about seven friends, recent college graduates, searching for a place in "the real world," as they face the issues of career and commitment. Leslie and Alec (Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson) try to save a crumbling romance. Wendy (Mare Winningham), a shy virgin, hides a love for Billy (Rob Lowe), a reluctant father/husband still searching for goals. Kevin (Andrew McCarthy) is a cynical writer who scorns love until he realizes he s in love with his best friends girl. Kirbo (Emilio Estevez), a law student, obsessively pursues an older woman. The beautiful, neurotic Jules (Demi Moore) paints a poignant picutre of life in the fast land. Against the backdrop of St.Elmo s, their local hangout, they save, betray and love one another as only the closest of friends can.
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Drama-Swing Shift
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Swing Shift Adult Drama….11376…Color..100 min…Warner Home Video…Starring…Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris… There s a war on — and look who s manning the home front! The radio announcement is brief and dramatic: the Japanese have just bombed Pearl Harbor. The United States is at war. For Americans, the world is about the change forever. Men are going off to battle…and women are going to work. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell star in Swing Shift, a vivid look back at the wartime conditions that stood society on its head — and a sensitive, romantic story of the good times and the bad times a whole generation will never forget. Most World War II movies follow the troops. Swing Shift is different. It stays home with the women and men in the factories that turned out the weaponry to turn the tide of battle: nearly 300,000 planes, 100,000 tanks, 20-million rifles and 41-billion bullets, all produced in large part by the round-the-clock efforts of 3 1/2 million female workers. Many, like Hawn s finely-drawn character Kay Walsh, have never held a wrench before — but you re never too pretty to learn. Christine Lahti, co-starring as Kay s sultry meighbor Hazel, proves that even a damnce-hall singer can handle a rivet gun. Russell plays Lucky Lockhart, the 4f-classified trumpet player who d rather be handling real guns–until he falls in love with Kay. Director Jonathan Demme, director of photography Tak Fujimoto amd production desinger Peter Jamison give Swing Shift a startling authenticity and style in everything from bungalow bric-a-brac to assembly-line aircraft. Costume desinger Joe I.Tompkins decks out his cast in perfect harmony with their time and place. Rob Morton s screenplay preserves the illusion of 40-year distance with convincing character motivation and superb dialogue. But perhaps the most moving thing about Swing Shift is its uniquw tone–the same gently ironic affection Demme displayed in his earlier hit Melvin and Howard. "I m after a reflection of real life", Demme explains, "which is not exactly comedy and not exactly drama, but a blend of both". A blend which Swing Shift achieves to perfection.
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Drama-Taps
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Taps… Drama..1128..Color..124 mins..20th Century FOX Video…Starring..George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton… Military cadets forceably seize control of academy! Taps is a profoundly affecting and frightening drama of the events that occur when a group of students feel compelled to defend the military academy that has become their home. General Bache a proud and aging military veteran is relieved of his duties as head of the school when outside influences threaten to close it down. Senior-Cadet Moreland highly disciplined and committed to upholding the honor of the institution, sezies control of the school – by taking arms against the oppressor. The story of what happens when the education of childern is entrusted to the men who control the machinery of war.
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Drama-Tender Mercies
$3.00Quick ViewBeta Tape Tender Mercies Drama…TXA1640…Color..93 mins.. Thorn Emi Video…Starring..Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barrin… Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) is a down-and-out country singer battling alcohol and depression. His ex-wife, Dixie, with whom he had a tortured life, will not allow him to see their eighteen year old daughter Sue Ann and she is now making popular the songs that Mac had written and sung. Mac s new family, Rosa Lee and her son Sonny, will not let his heartbreaks bring him down again. Together they are determined to find success and happiness.