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Slums Of Beverly Hills

Slums Of Beverly Hills VHS cover art. Movie starring Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei. With Bryna Weiss, Charlotte Stewart, Mena Suvari, Carl Reiner, Rita Moreno, Jessica Walter. Directed by Tamara Jenkins. 1998.

Slums Of Beverly Hills on VHS. Starring Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei. With Bryna Weiss, Charlotte Stewart, Mena Suvari, Carl Reiner, Rita Moreno, Jessica Walter. Directed by Tamara Jenkins. 1998.

From the box:

Growing Up Is Hard To Do.

On the road to womanhood in the ’70s, Vivian is encountering two big bumps; her strangely nomadic family — always on the move, yet desperate to stay in the Beverly Hills school district — and her blossoming sexuality. Add Viv’s vivacious visiting cousin to the mix, and you’ve got an explosive coming-of-age story that proves you don’t have to be rich to have first-class fun.

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L.A. Story

L.A. Story VHS cover art. Movie starring Steve Martin. With Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patrick Stewart. Directed by Mick Jackson. 1991.

L.A. Story on VHS. Starring Steve Martin. With Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patrick Stewart. Directed by Mick Jackson. 1991.

From the box:

Something Funny Is Happening in L.A.

Steve Martin is Harris Telemacher, a wacky television weatherman, who thinks his life is perfect, except for an erratic relationship with a style-conscious girlfriend (Marilu Henner). Then, one bright and smoggy L.A. day, an electronic freeway sign changes his life, when its advice leads him into a frivolous romance with a young and beautiful blonde (Sarah Jessica Parker) and ultimately, to true love with the woman of his dreams (Victoria Tennant).

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The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid VHS cover art. Movie starring Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld. Directed by Norman Jewison. 1965.

The Cincinnati Kid on VHS. Starring Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld. Directed by Norman Jewison. 1965.

From the box:

You’re invited to sit in… ’cause this is going to be the greatest game of the century! Everything’s wild and winner takes all in The Cincinnati Kid, the sure-fire classic about the coolest card shark of them all.

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Cool World

Cool World VHS cover art. Movie starring Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Brad Pitt. With Michele Abrams, Deirdre O'Connell. Directed by Ralph Bakshi. 1992.

Cool World on VHS. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Brad Pitt. With Michele Abrams, Deirdre O’Connell. Directed by Ralph Bakshi. 1992.

From the box:

When ex-con cartoonist Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne) was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a voluptuous vixen named Holli Would.

But the ‘toonsmith becomes a prisoner of his own fantasies when Holli pulls Jack into Cool World with a scheme to seduce him and bring herself to life. A hard-boiled detective (Brad Pitt)–the only other human in Cool World–cautions Jack with the law: ‘Noids (humans) don’t have sex with doodles (cartoons).

The flesh proves weaker than ink, however, as Holli takes human form (Kim Basinger) in Las Vegas, starting a trans-universal chase that threatens the destruction of both worlds.

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit VHS cover art. Movie starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd. With Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Stubby Kaye. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Based on the story by Gary K. Wolf. 1988.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit on VHS. Starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd. With Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Stubby Kaye. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Based on the story by Gary K. Wolf. 1988.

From the box:

Touchstone Pictures and Steven Spielberg present A Robert Zemeckis Film

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a tale of a man, a woman and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. It’s a world where laughing can be dangerous, romance can be hilarious, and Toons and people live side by side. It’s a wonderful place you’ll want to visit again and again.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The chemistry is magic. The effects are astonishing. And the film is unforgettable!

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Macross II: Episodes One And Two

Macross II: Episodes One And Two VHS cover art. Starring Jonathan Charles, Debbie Rogers, Susan Byrkett, Bryan Cranston, Takumi Yamazaki. Directed by Shinichirô Watanabe, Shôji Kawamori. English screenplay and voice direction by Raymond Garcia. 1992.

Macross II: Episodes One And Two on VHS. Starring Jonathan Charles, Debbie Rogers, Susan Byrkett, Bryan Cranston, Takumi Yamazaki. Directed by Shinichirô Watanabe, Shôji Kawamori. English screenplay and voice direction by Raymond Garcia. 1992.

From the box:

Super Dimensional Fortress

Eighty years have passed on Earth since the events chronicled in Macross — Do You Remember Love? The descendants of the Zentradi/Meltradi conflict have established a new society with the people of Earth. The U.N. Spacy force has integrated Zentradi warships into its fleet, and Zentradi and humanity peacefully co-exist.

In episode one, “Contact,” Hibiki Kanzaki of SNN (news network) is after a story about Valkyrie ace Silvie Gena. Events in his life quickly change as an invading force enters the solar system. Armed with the legendary “Minmay Song Attack,” the Earth forces are sent to stop the intruders. Hibiki is assigned to cover the battle and encounters a mysterious and exotic alien woman, Ishtar!

In episode two, “Ishtar,” Hibiki returns with the beautiful micron Ishtar. Hibiki wants to teach her about human culture, but the alien warrior Feff plans to rescue her from Earth. Both Feff and Silvie follow Hibiki and Ishtar to Culture Park Plaza, the site of Earth’s greatest monuments as well as the SDF-1 Macross. Ishtar is strangely drawn to the old ship, but Feff attacks before she can discover the secret of Macross…

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Speed Racer: The Mammoth Car

Speed Racer: The Mammoth Car VHS cover art. Starring Peter Fernandez. 1967.

Speed Racer: The Mammoth Car on VHS. Starring Peter Fernandez. 1967.

From the box:

The Mammoth Car is Speed Racer’s most popular and most dangerous episode! Speed races against a car that literally crushes the competition! Action and adventure in the classic high-speed style! Co-starring the mysterious Racer-X! The super-spy extraordinaire, and secretly Speed Racer’s older brother, Rex Racer!

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Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning VHS cover art. Movie starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, Pam Grier. With Richie Havens, Cleavon Little, Vincent Gardenia, Bill Cobbs. Directed by Michael Schultz. 1977.

Greased Lightning on VHS. Starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, Pam Grier. With Richie Havens, Cleavon Little, Vincent Gardenia, Bill Cobbs. Directed by Michael Schultz. 1977.

From the box:

Richard Pryor Drives ‘Em Wild

In his first lead role, Richard Pryor plays Wendell Scott, the first black to crack the all-white world of stock car racing, who went on to win the NASCAR and Grand National Crowns. This decades-spanning story shows Scott enduring racial slurs, matching heavily sponsored rivals with cars built from junkyard parts, and surviving crashes engineered by redneck competitors to triumph at the finish.

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Raw Nerve

Raw Nerve on VHS. Movie starring Glenn Ford, Sandahl Bergman, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Ted Prior, Traci Lords, Jan-Michael Vincent. Directed by David A. Prior. 1991.

Raw Nerve on VHS. Movie starring Glenn Ford, Sandahl Bergman, Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb, Ted Prior, Traci Lords, Jan-Michael Vincent. Directed by David A. Prior. 1991.

From the box:

No Clues! No Motives! No End To The Madness!

Seven women murdered in ten days! The public is panicked and the police are desperate for clues. But, when race car driver, Jimmy Clayton (Ted Prior), has psychic visions of the hideous crimes, Police Captain Gavin (Glenn Ford) and Detective Ellis (Jan-Michael Vincent) dismiss him as insane.

Only a sultry reporter (Sandahl Bergman) believes the anguished Clayton. Their torrid love affair temporarily distracts him, but, soon the visions are back with a vengeance. Only this time the murder he “sees” is his very own sister, Gina (Traci Lords)! Unraveling this bizarre mystery could be the biggest story of the beautiful reporter’s life… if she lives to tell about it.

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Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic on VHS. Starring Keanu Reeves, Dina Meyer, Dolph Lundgren, Beat Takeshi Kitano, Ice-T, Henry Rollins, Udo Kier. Written by William Gibson. Directed by Robert Longo. 1995.

Johnny Mnemonic on VHS. Starring Keanu Reeves, Dina Meyer, Dolph Lundgren, Beat Takeshi Kitano, Ice-T, Henry Rollins, Udo Kier. Written by William Gibson. Directed by Robert Longo. 1995.

From the box:

A Pulse-Pounding Cyber-Slam!

Keanu Reeves is a space-age courier who’s plugged in, turned on and buffed up to deliver the most important data of the 21st century, wet-wired directly into his brain! A rapid-fire roller coaster of action and high-impact imagery!

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