Category: Action

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.

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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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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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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.

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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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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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