Author: King of the Island

Rodan

Rodan VHS cover art. Classic Japanese horror thriller monster movie starring Kenji Sawara, Yumi Shirakawa. Directed by Inshiro Honda. 1956.

Rodan on VHS. Starring Kenji Sawara, Yumi Shirakawa. Directed by Inshiro Honda. 1956.

Rodan says:

The King Brothers Presents A Toho Production

The Original Creature Feature!

This is the original thriller that has delighted monster movie fans for years, starring the legendary RODAN, disturbed from his prehistoric slumber to wreak havoc on civilization.

When the tale begins, H-bomb tests in the Pacific have led to a number of strange events. First, coal miners are attacked by a huge caterpillar. The monster is destroyed, but its eggs are buried deep in the mine. Then. a nearby volcano erupts, releasing the spawn it has nurtured for years beyond count: RODAN, a voraciously hungry prehistoric bird weighing over 100 tons with a 270-foot wing span. Modern weaponry is useless against Rodan, as he unleashed his wrath on the Japanese Islands. To add to the terror, another Rodan hatches and joins in the destruction.

The thrilling climax pits the Rodan monsters against the seething volcano that bred them, as society wonders what other horrors their bomb tests have awakened.

A classic thriller!

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Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn VHS box art cover. Action horror sci-fi movie starring Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi. Directed by Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer. 1984.

Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn on VHS. Starring Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi. Directed by Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer. 1984.

The VHS cover says:

“The best Godzilla in thirty years… hysterical fun.” — Joel Siegel, Good Morning America

Just when you thought it was safe to return to Tokyo, the world’s favorite fire-breathing monster, Godzilla, has been reborn to once again wreak havoc upon a city still recovering from his last stroll downtown, way back in 1966.

Godzilla’s all new adventure begins when strange atomic explosions near an uncharted island cause a passing ship to lose control. The crew is found in a horrible state of decay and after amassing the evidence, the scientists conclude that the Big Guy is back, wants to feed off a nuclear power plant, and is making a beeline toward the business district.

The great RAYMOND BURR reprises his role as journalist Steve Martin, once again caught in Godzilla’s destructive path.

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Aftershock

VHS covers: Aftershock. Action sci-fi movie starring Richard Lynch, Michael Berryman, John Saxon, James Lew, Michael Standing, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jay Roberts Jr., Chris DeRose, Russ Tamblyn, Christopher Mitchum. Directed by Frank Harris. 1990.

Aftershock on VHS. Starring Richard Lynch, Michael Berryman, John Saxon, James Lew, Michael Standing, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jay Roberts Jr., Chris DeRose, Russ Tamblyn, Christopher Mitchum. Directed by Frank Harris. 1990.

From the box:

In The Year 2020 After The Quake Came The Crackdown

When The World Stopped Shaking Freedom Was Gone. Now The Fight For The Future Begins.

It is a desperate time in earth’s future — chaos reigns and an evil government rules. All citizens are bar-coded, controlled and repressed.

Transported to this world is SABINA (ELIZABETH KAITAN), a beautiful but naive alien whose quest for peace has brought her to earth. She is captured by QUINN (JOHN SAXON), the viscous Chief of Security, but escapes with the help of a mystical adventurer — WILLIE (JAY ROBERTS).

WILLIE and SABRINA, marked for death, seek help from a rebel group, but a city of enemies stands in their way. There’s only one way out — revolution.

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Dolemite 2: The Human Tornado

Dolemite 2: The Human Tornado on VHS. Cult action movie starring Rudy Ray Moore. With Lady Reed, Jimmy Lynch, Howard Jackson, Gloria Delaney, Lord Java. Directed by Cliff Roquemore. 1976.

Dolemite 2: The Human Tornado on VHS. Starring Rudy Ray Moore. With Lady Reed, Jimmy Lynch, Howard Jackson, Gloria Delaney, Lord Java. Directed by Cliff Roquemore. 1976.

From the box:

Nerve-Shattering
…Brain Battering
…Mind Splattering
…A ONE MAN DISASTER

Once again the name Rudy Ray Moore spells action! In this sequel to the cult smash DOLEMITE, THE HUMAN TORNADO finds Dolemite on the run from a redneck sheriff who has caught Dolemite “messin’ with his woman.” Dolemite and his posse dodge the sheriff and his bullets in an exciting high speed chase that leads to California.

There’s even more trouble in store for Dolemite when he finds his old friend Queen Bee (Lady Reed) and her Kung-Fu girls getting muscled out of the nightclub business by a ruthless and evil mobster. When the mobster has his goons kidnap two of Queen Bee’s most beautiful girls, Dolemite and his men are off to the rescue.

Rudy Ray Moore is at his best in this action-packed Dolemite episode. THE HUMAN TORNADO is loaded with martial arts, sexual high-jinx, and Dolemite’s special brand of humor.

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Breakout

Breakout VHS box cover art. Action adventure drama movie starring Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland. With Randy Quaid, Sheree North, John Huston. Directed by Tom Gries. 1975.

Breakout on VHS. Starring Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland. With Randy Quaid, Sheree North, John Huston. Directed by Tom Gries. 1975.

From the box:

Imprisonment in a foreign country… it may be a fate worse than death. Jay Wagner (Robert Duvall) is framed for murder by his scheming grandfather (John Huston). Unjustly convicted, he faces 28 hard years of confinement in a crowded Mexican prison. Wagner’s guilt-ridden wife, Ann (Jill Ireland), who unwittingly aided in framing him by confiding in the grandfather, turns to pilot Nick Colton (Charles Bronson) and his partner, Hawk (Randy Quaid), to help Wagner escape. Only the most cunning and daring tactics can spring Wagner so Colton must plan the impossible. Breakout builds to an explosive climax when Colton launches an all-out desperate helicopter raid that will either rescue the prisoner or cost the lives of all involved.

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Snatch

Snatch VHS box cover. Crime thriller movie starring Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade Serbedzija, Jason Statham. Directed by Guy Ritchie. 2000.

Snatch on VHS. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbedgia, Jason Statham. Directed by Guy Ritchie. 2000.

From the box:

When jewel thief Franky Four Fingers takes a slight detour to London on route to delivering a huge stolen diamond to his boss in New York, he unwittingly sets off an avalanche of sinister and comic events that wind their way through the rough and tumble worlds of bare-knuckle boxing, Irish gypsies, pawn shops, pig farming and… a stray dog.

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Safe Men

Safe Men VHS box cover. Comedy crime movie starring Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Michael Lerner, Paul Giamatti. With Michael Schmidt, Josh Pais, Mark Ruffalo, Christina Kirk. Written and directed by John Hamburg. 1998.

Safe Men on VHS. Starring Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Michael Lerner, Paul Giamatti. With Michael Schmidt, Josh Pais, Mark Ruffalo, Christina Kirk. Written and directed by John Hamburg. 1998.

From the box:

Welcome To The World Of Disorganized Crime

Two inept lounge singers who can’t get a break find themselves breaking into the burglary biz — and unlocking the combination for comedy — in this hilarious tale of music, Mafioso and mistaken identity. Sam (Sam Rockwell – Box of Moonlight) and Eddie (Steve Zahn – Out of Sight) want fame, fortune and a few groupies to call their own, but when the mafia mistakes them for a pair of master criminals, they get an offer they can’t refuse. Now two guys who can’t carry a tune are carrying off a series of heists and scoring the Stanley Cup in the bargain.

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Gattaca

Gattaca VHS box cover art. Drama romance sci-fi movie starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Gore Vidal. Directed by Andrew Niccol. 1997.

Gattaca on VHS. Starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Gore Vidal. Directed by Andrew Niccol. 1997.

From the box:

There Is No Gene For The Human Spirit

Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin and Jude Law star in this engrossing sci-fi thriller about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Hawke stars as Vincent, an “In-Valid”, who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception, Vincent’s dreams steadily unravel.

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Die Hard: With A Vengeance

Die Hard: With A Vengeance VHS cover. Action crime thriller movie starring Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson. With Graham Greene, Colleen Camp. Directed by John McTiernan. 1995.

Die Hard: With A Vengeance on VHS. Starring Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson. With Graham Greene, Colleen Camp. Directed by John McTiernan. 1995.

From the box:

“Fun With A Vengeance!” — Gene Shalt

This time, New York cop, Jon McClane (Bruce Willis) is the personal target of mysterious Simon (Jeremy Irons), a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city if he doesn’t get what he wants. Accompanied by an unwilling civilian partner (Samuel L. Jackson), McClane careens wildly from one end of New York City to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon’s deadly game. It’s a battle of wits between a psychopathic genius and a heroic cop who once again finds himself having a really bad day.

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The Forsaken

The Forsaken VHS box cover. Vampire horror thriller movie starring Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech, Phina Oruche, Simon Rex, Carrie Snodgress. Directed by J.S. Cardone. 2001.

The Forsaken on VHS. Starring Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech, Phina Oruche, Simon Rex, Carrie Snodgress. Directed by J.S. Cardone. 2001.

From the box:

A cross-country road trip takes a dangerous detour when driver-for-hire Sean picks up Nick, a hitchhiker who is on the trail of a band of vampires. At a roadside diner, they encounter a crazed and helpless woman, a recent victim of a vampire feeding, and Sean becomes infected. Now, the three must race against time to track down and kill the source of the virus: a centuries-old vampire with superhuman strength and an appetite for blood.

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