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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction VHS cover art. Movie starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson. With Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Ving Rhames, Peter Greene, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, Maria de Medeiros. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. 1994.

Pulp Fiction on VHS. Starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson. With Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Ving Rhames, Peter Greene, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, Maria de Medeiros. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. 1994.

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The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

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GoodFellas

GoodFellas VHS cover art. Movie starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. With Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Debi Mazar, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Michael Imperioli, Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Gallo. Directed by Martin Scorsese. 1990.

GoodFellas on VHS. Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. With Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Debi Mazar, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Michael Imperioli, Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Gallo. Directed by Martin Scorsese. 1990.

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Three Decades Of Life In The Mafia.

When Martin Scorsese, one of the world’s most skillful and respected directors, reunited with two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro in GoodFellas, the result was one of the most powerful films of the year. Based on the true-life best seller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and backed by a dynamic pop/rock oldies soundtrack, critics and filmgoers alike declared GoodFellas great. It was named 1990’s best film by the New York, Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics. And it earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Robert De Niro received wide recognition for his performance as veteran criminal Jimmy “The Gent” Conway. And as the volatile Tommy DeVito, Joe Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Academy Award nominee Lorraine Bracco, Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino also turned in electrifying performances.

You have to see it to believe it — then watch it again. GoodFellas explores the criminal life like no other movie.

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Phoenix

Phoenix VHS cover art. Movie starring Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Anjelica Huston. With Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Royce D. Applegate, Xander Berkeley, Brittany Murphy, Kari Wuhrer, Giancarlo Esposito. Directed by Danny Cannon. 1998.

Phoenix on VHS. Starring Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Anjelica Huston. With Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Royce D. Applegate, Xander Berkeley, Brittany Murphy, Kari Wuhrer, Giancarlo Esposito. Directed by Danny Cannon. 1998.

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In This Town, The Heat Can Kill You.

These days it seems like everybody’s addicted to something, and for Detective Harry Collins (Ray Liotta) gambling is his “drug.” He’ll bet on anything, no matter the odds, just for the rush. But this time, he’s in over his head. Caught between a brutal bookie, a lethal loan shark and a murderous heist gone wrong, Harry has a daring plan to settle his debts, once and for all.

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Chinatown

Chinatown VHS cover art. Movie starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston. Directed by Roman Polanski. 1974.

Chinatown on VHS. Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston. Directed by Roman Polanski. 1974.

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Jack Nicholson is private-eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway), to investigate her husband’s extramarital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.

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Blood Alley

Blood Alley VHS cover art. Movie starring John Wayne, Lauren Bacall. With Paul Fix, Joy Kim, Berry Kroeger, Mike Mazurki, Anita Ekberg. Directed by William A. Wellman, John Wayne. 1955.

Blood Alley on VHS. Starring John Wayne, Lauren Bacall. With Paul Fix, Joy Kim, Berry Kroeger, Mike Mazurki, Anita Ekberg. Directed by William A. Wellman, John Wayne. 1955.

From the box:

The Place — Chiku Shan, China!
The Time — Almost Too Late!
The Only Way Out — Blood Alley!

At his career prime John “Duke” Wayne stars as Tom Wilder. Big-hearted, iron-fisted and patriotic, Wilder braves dangerous waters and pursuing Red Chinese forces as he steers a boatload of Chinese refugees along the 300-mile waterway called Blood Alley to freedom’s shores. Joining Wayne is Lauren Bacall, who could burn holes in hearts with what Hollywood called “The Look”. For the first time ever, she plays a rough outdoor role, one she described as requiring “no tea drinking with the pinky uplifted”.

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Dark City

Dark City VHS cover art. Movie starring Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly. With William Hurt, Richard O'Brien. Directed by Alex Proyas. 1998.

Dark City on VHS. Starring Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly. With William Hurt, Richard O’Brien. Directed by Alex Proyas. 1998.

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They built the city to see what makes us tick. Last night one of us went off.

When John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell, Dangerous Beauty) awakens in a strange hotel room, he finds that he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The problem is he can’t remember a thing. Pursued by the police and haunted by the Strangers, mysterious beings who possess the ability to stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the twisted riddle of his identity. But in a city where reality is the ultimate illusion, discovering the truth could be fatal.

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The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters VHS cover art. Movie starring Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner. With Keith David, Will Patton, Yaphet Kotto. From a Robert A. Heinlein novel. Directed by Stuart Orme. 1994.

The Puppet Masters on VHS. Starring Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner. With Keith David, Will Patton, Yaphet Kotto. From a Robert A. Heinlein novel. Directed by Stuart Orme. 1994.

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Donald Sutherland leads a team of top-level government agents who make a chilling discovery: extraterrestrial beings have landed and are quickly taking control of the residents of a small midwestern town — manipulating their bodies and minds like puppets! Forced with an escalating crisis as the creatures multiply and spread, the team must somehow eliminate the seemingly unstoppable aliens.

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Robot Jox

Robot Jox VHS cover art. Movie starring Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo. With Robert Sampson, Jeffrey Combs, Ian Patrick Williams. Directed by Stuart Gordon. 1990.

Robot Jox on VHS. Starring Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo. With Robert Sampson, Jeffrey Combs, Ian Patrick Williams. Directed by Stuart Gordon. 1990.

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Two Men! Two Machines! Too Wild!

Robot Jox. The massive killing machines of the future. Driven from the inside by the world’s greatest warriors, these incredible robot gladiators use their awesome size and computer weapons to fight each other… to the death.

Achilles is our country’s mightiest fighter. Now he faces the three most dangerous challenges of his life. He must attempt to crush his undefeated rival, the powerful Alexander, and try to uncover a traitor who is leaking top secret information to the enemy. But his greatest battle will be against his teammate Athena, a woman warrior bred to fight, who will stop at nothing to take his place.

Climb in the cockpit of a giant killer robot and take on the enemy in the war of the future. It’s a clash of metal and minds for guts and glory… and the winner takes all.

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Fist of Honor

Fist of Honor VHS cover art. Movie starring Joey House, Sam Jones, Abe Vigoda, Harry Guardino, Bubba Smith. Directed by Richard Pepin. 1993.

Fist of Honor on VHS. Starring Joey House, Sam Jones, Abe Vigoda, Harry Guardino, Bubba Smith. Directed by Richard Pepin. 1993.

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Revenge Has No Loyalty

Beautiful Top International model Joey House and “bad cop” Bubba Smith (highly successful “Police Academy” series) are involved in an all-out, hard-hitting family feud. The war begins when two rival Godfathers, Harry Guardino and Abe Vigoda, vie to take control of the city, and a hot-tempered family member breaks the Truce of Honor, killing two relatives of the opposing family.

As a young boxer Sam Jones gets caught in the middle of this double and sometimes triple-cross, he must seek revenge for his fiancee’s death and settle the score.

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No Holds Barred

No Holds Barred VHS cover art. Movie starring Hulk Hogan, Joan Severance, Kurt Fuller, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Mark Pellegrino, Jesse Ventura. Directed by Thomas J. Wright. 1989.

No Holds Barred on VHS. Starring Hulk Hogan, Joan Severance, Kurt Fuller, Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, Mark Pellegrino, Jesse Ventura. Directed by Thomas J. Wright. 1989.

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He’s rough, and he’s tough — he’s the one-and-only Hulk Hogan, the international wrestling superhero and star of the action-packed adventure No Holds Barred!

Loaded with red-hot excitement and plenty of heart-pounding battles, the film features Hulk Hogan in his first starring role as “Rip”, a larger-than-life wrestling champ who’s been flooring some of the biggest bad guys ever to rock ’em and sock ’em in the ring. It’s not long before Rip’s unstoppable success catches the eye of unscrupulous television executive Tom Brell who sets out to use the champ to boost his sinking ratings.

The strong but sensitive Rip soon finds himself caught in a web of danger and intrigue when Brell tries to goad him into battling a monstrous killer named “Zeus” (Tiny Lister) on the air. The fight’s a “no go” until Brell sics his thugs on Rip’s beautiful girlfriend Samantha (Joan Severance), and has Zeus savagely attack his brother Randy. Now enraged, Rip goes after the brutal Zeus in a relentless battle of brawn where anything goes and there are No Holds Barred.

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