Category: Adventure

Escape From L.A.

Escape From L.A. VHS cover art. Movie starring Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Peter Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Pam Grier, Bruce Campbell. Directed by John Carpenter. 1996.

Escape From L.A. on VHS. Starring Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Peter Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Pam Grier, Bruce Campbell. Directed by John Carpenter. 1996.

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Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plisskin (Russell). His job: wade through L.A.’s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device. Don’t miss the excitement as Snake surfs Wilshire Blvd., shoots hoops at the Coliseum, dive bombs into the Happy Kingdom theme park, and mixes it up with a wild assortment of family, friend and foes.

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Mad Max

Mad Max VHS cover art. Movie starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne. With Steve Bisley, Tim Burns. Directed by George Miller. 1979.

Mad Max on VHS. Starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne. With Steve Bisley, Tim Burns. Directed by George Miller. 1979.

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Mel Gibson introduces the character of Max in this full-speed futuristic epic, a bleak, decaying landscape of the post-nuclear future that continues in “The Road Warrior.” MAD MAX is the dark vision of this stark future, a high-speed, high-intensity film that became an instant cult classic.

In this desolate wasteland, all that remains is the highways of the Australian outback, the scene of bizarre death chases between vicious rebel bikers and the police who guard what is left of civilization. Max is a gung-ho young cop, the best of his squad. But when Max’s best friend on the force is killed, Max hangs up his guns, taking his wife and young child across the country on a long-needed vacation. But the renegade gang isn’t through with Max just yet…

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Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona VHS cover art. Movie starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson. With John Goodman, William Forsythe, Frances McDormand. Written and directed by The Coen Brothers. 1987.

Raising Arizona on VHS. Starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson. With John Goodman, William Forsythe, Frances McDormand. Written and directed by The Coen Brothers. 1987.

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Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman star in Ethan and Joel Coen’s acclaimed screwball love story filled with mad chases, unexpected plot twists and wild pyrotechnics. Vowing to go straight, a convenience store bandit (Cage) proposes marriage to the police department’s photographer (Hunter). All is well in wedded bliss until they discover she’s unable to get pregnant and are turned down by every adoption agency in town. It doesn’t take long before they realize the only solution is to kidnap one of the town’s celebrated quintuplets and hit the road!

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The Blade Master

The Blade Master on VHS. Starring Miles O'Keeffe, Lisa Foster. 1984. Written and directed by Joe D'Amato.

The Blade Master on VHS. Starring Miles O’Keeffe, Lisa Foster. 1984. Written and directed by Joe D’Amato.

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The castle of knowledge in a land of contradiction houses the ultimate weapon. Should it fall into the hands of evil, the land would surely die. The Blade Master (Ator), a hero of mythical strength, leads a small band in defense of good against the overwhelming forces of evil.

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