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Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby on VHS video. Movie starring Natasha Lyonne, María Celedonio, David Alan Grier, Vincent Gallo, April Telek. Directed by Matthew Bright. 1999.

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby on VHS. Starring Natasha Lyonne, María Celedonio, David Alan Grier, Vincent Gallo, April Telek. Directed by Matthew Bright. 1999.

From the box:

When You Live In The Fast Lane, There’s No Looking Back!

People call her WHITE GIRL. She’s spent most of her adolescent life robbing “tricks” and running from the cops. Holed up in Youth Authority medical facilities, and on her way to jail for 25 years, White Girl crosses paths with the psychotic CYCLONA. Cyclona is about to serve “life” when she becomes obsessed with White Girl, who doesn’t return the interest until she’s offered a shot at freedom. Together they hatch a plan and escape. There’s no turning back when White Girl realizes she’s on the lam with a serial killer who is following the call of hallucinatory visions and signs sent from “Hell.” In a race for their lives, these two desperados tear across the states, leaving a trail of chaos and mayhem on their bizarre road trip to Mexico.

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Cirque Du Soliel: Journey of Man

Cirque Du Soliel: Journey of Man on VHS. Documentary, family, drama film starring Ian McKellen, Nicky Dewhurst, Brian Dewhurst. Directed by Keith Melton. 2000.

Cirque Du Soliel: Journey of Man on VHS. Starring Ian McKellen, Nicky Dewhurst, Brian Dewhurst. Directed by Keith Melton. 2000.

From the VHS cover:

Includes Behind The Scenes Featurette!

Cirque Du Soliel Journey of Man is a breathtaking odyssey that follows the stages of human development from birth to maturity with each stage presented by a Cirque Du Soliel act. The signature Cirque Du Soliel celebration of color, light, music and costume combine with a backdrop of various natural and historical landmarks around the world creating a triumph of artistry beyond compare.

From the opening explosion of light and sound that represents the universe’s formation, Cirque Du Soliel Journey of Man leads us through the birth of the Universal Child as it travels from childhood, through adolescence and manhood on to maturity. An awe-inspiring feast for the senses, incomparable artistry and stylish elegance make this an adventure of a lifetime.

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The Omega Man

The Omega Man VHS box cover art. Action sci-fi thriller movie starring Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash, Anthony Zerbe. Directed by Boris Sagal. Based on the novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. 1971.

The Omega Man on VHS. Starring Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash, Anthony Zerbe. Directed by Boris Sagal. Based on the novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. 1971.

From the VHS box:

Pray For The Last Man Alive. Because He’s Not Alone.

Welcome to the future. Biological warfare has decimated humankind. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies. And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown, when other “survivors” emerge.

The Omega Man adapts Twilight Zone alumnus Richard Matheson’s classic sci-fi novel I Am Legend into a high-impact, high-tension tale of a future not far removed from the realm of possibility. Charlton Heston (who has starred in other futuristic movie greats as Planet of the Apes and Soylent Green) is Neville, crusading to keep himself alive — and to fend off “The Family,” blood-thirsty neopeople that aren’t quite human anymore.

Rosalind Cash co-stars as the caretaker of a small band of healthy children who represent the future of our species — if she and Neville can keep them from “The Family’s” grasp. Take The Omega Man into your grasp. At first a sensational action film, it also raises chilling questions about where humankind is headed. Like the best science fiction always does.

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The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man VHS cover. Horror mystery cult classic movie starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt. Directed by Robin Hardy. 1973.

The Wicker Man on VHS. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt. Directed by Robin Hardy. 1973.

From the VHS box:

The 20th Century never touched Summerisle, where pagan fertility rites — and blood sacrifice — live on!

This eerie, evocative tale ensnares you in a world where pagan gods still rule. The search for a missing child sends a British police sergeant (Edward Woodward) to the isolated island of Summerisle. Here he is drawn into an ancient fertility cult led by the obsessed Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) and a sensual Aphrodite (Britt Ekland). Modern police techniques are no match for pagan magic when the sergeant finally learns the unspeakable secret of the Wicker Man. “Pure, brilliant, spine-tingling fun,” said The Boston Globe about this award-winning cult classic.

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Medicine Man

Medicine Man VHS cover. Adventure drama romance movie starring Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco. Directed by John McTiernan. 1992.

Medicine Man on VHS. Starring Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco. Directed by John McTiernan. 1992.

From the box:

On The Trail Of An Amazing Discovery He Finds An Explosive Adventure!

Academy Award-winning star Sean Connery (Best Supporting Actor — The Untouchables), reunites with action director John McTiernan (The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard) for another powerful collaboration in the heroic box office smash Medicine Man!

Screen favorite Connery plays Dr. Robert Campbell, a brilliant but unorthodox scientist racing against time in his bold research for a cure against cancer. Set deep in the forbidding Amazon rain forest, this action-packed hit follows Campbell hot on the trail of an amazing discovery — but the eccentric recluse soon finds himself caught in the midst of an explosive adventure! Also starring Oscar-nominee Lorraine Bracco (Best Supporting Actress GoodFellas), Medicine Man delivers unmatched entertainment with its spectacular mix of breathtaking scenery, captivating performances, and thrilling, nonstop excitement!

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The Point Men

The Point Men VHS cover. Action drama movie starring Christopher Lambert, Kerry Fox, Vincent Regan. Directed by John Glen. 2001.

The Point Men on VHS. Starring Christopher Lambert, Kerry Fox, Vincent Regan. Directed by John Glen. 2001.

Locked Loaded And Ready For Action

From the VHS cover:

THE POINT MEN is an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thriller starring international superstar CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT as an Israeli secret service agent assigned to track and assassinate Amar, a terrorist who is threatening the future of the Middle East peace process.

A failed mission to kill a Palestinian terrorist leaves S.S. Agent Tony Eckhardt and his team demoted, dejected and an embarrassment to the agency. Convinced that the operation was a trap set up by Amar, Eckhardt’s repeated excuses for his failure fall on deaf ears, and when the other members of the team are killed in a series of brutal revenge killings disguised as accidents, Tony decides to take matters into his own hands.

The director of the James Bond classics License to Kill, The Living Daylights and For Your Eyes Only, takes you on a roller-coaster ride through war-torn Europe — deep into the provocative and dangerous world of international espionage.

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X-Men

X-Men: The Animated Series on VHS. Episodes: Night Of The Sentinels Part 1 & 2 and Days Of Future Past Part 1 & 2. Starring Cedric Smith, Cathal J. Dodd, Norm Spencer, Iona Morris. Directors: Larry Houston and Richard Bowman. 1992.

X-Men: The Animated Series on VHS. Episodes: Night Of The Sentinels Part 1 & 2 and Days Of Future Past Part 1 & 2. Starring Cedric Smith, Cathal J. Dodd, Norm Spencer, Iona Morris. Directors: Larry Houston and Richard Bowman. 1992.

Days Of Future Past Part 1 & 2

Part 1: Word of a future where mutants are hunted down and terminated by murderous sentinels, leads the X-Men and a time-traveling bounty hunter, Bishop, to Washington D.C. to prevent the murder of Senator Kelly.

Part 2: Convinced Gambit is the assassin, Bishop and the X-Men find themselves battling who they assume to be Gambit’s new allies, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

Night Of The Sentinels Part 1 & 2

Part 1: When a pretty young mutant named Jubilee is attacked in a shopping mall by huge search-and-destroy robots known as Sentinels, Rogue, Storm and Gambit unleash all their X-Men powers to rescue her. With Professor Xavier’s help, the X-Men discover that the Sentinel assault is part of a sinister program to exterminate all mutants!

Part 2: In order to protect a sinister plot to track and eliminate all mutants from succeeding, the X-Men break into the Mutant Registration Office to destroy the files. But, Beast is apprehended while trying to escape. Gyrich and Trask, the renegades responsible for the Sentinels, kidnap Jubilee, hoping she can lead them to the rest of the X-Men.

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Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin on VHS. Action adventure movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone. Directed by Joel Schumacher. 1997.

Batman & Robin on VHS. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone. Directed by Joel Schumacher. 1997.

From the box:

Chills and thrills: will Mr. Freeze put Gotham City on ice? George Clooney is Batman in a dazzling adventure (directed by Joel Schumacher) that pits the Dark Knight against his deadliest threat yet: cold-hearted Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and venomous Poison Ivy (Uma Thruman). Batman has more than Gotham City to protect: the youthful eagerness of crimefighting comrades Robin (Chris O’Donnell) and Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) puts them frequently in harm’s way. New very special effects include a wild sky-surfing sequence and Mr. Freeze’s outrageous arsenal of ice-blasting weapons. It’s state-of-the-art excitement from our Batfamily to yours!

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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm VHS cover art. Starring Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach, Abe Vigoda, Mark Hamill. Directed by Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm. 1993.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm on VHS. Starring Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach, Abe Vigoda, Mark Hamill. Directed by Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm. 1993.

From the box:

When Gotham City’s most-feared gangsters are systematically eliminated, the worst is feared: that the Caped Crusader is to blame. But prowling the Gotham night is a shadowy new villain, the Phantasm, a sinister figure with a troublesome link to Batman’s past. Can the Dark Knight elude the police, capture the Phantasm and clear his name?

Unmasking the Phantasm is just one of the twists in Batman: Mask of Phantasm, “one of the most imaginative films of the past year” (Chuck Rich, Westwood One). Only here will you discover all-new revelations about Batman’s past, his archrival the Joker and the most grueling battle of Batman’s life — the choice between his love of a beautiful woman and his vow to be the defender of right.

Batman: Mask of Phantasm is a “mystery that is genuinely absorbing, suspenseful and moving” (Cincinnati Enquirer) and a film no fan should be without!

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Spawn

Todd McFarlane's Spawn on VHS with 3-D lenticular cover. Movie starring John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White, Martin Sheen. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippe. 1997.

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn on VHS with lenticular cover. Starring John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White, Martin Sheen. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippe. 1997.

From the 3-D VHS box:

It Is Time For A New Warrior To Emerge From The Darkness

He was once a man, now he’s a “hell-spawn,” battling the forces of evil on Earth — and in himself. Using his strange powers, he fights to uncover the truth about his identity and fulfill his destiny. One of the comic book industry’s most popular and intriguing characters, Spawn explodes on the screen in a maelstrom of fantastic imagery with action, romance, and high-level espionage.

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