Category: Comedy

Yellow Submarine

The Beatles: Yellow Submarine on VHS video. Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul Angelis, John Clive. Directed by George Dunning. 1968.

The Beatles: Yellow Submarine on VHS video. Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul Angelis, John Clive. Directed by George Dunning. 1968.

From the VHS cover:

Once upon a time… or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland — a place where happiness and music reigned supreme. But all that was threatened when the terrible Blue Meanies declared war and sent in their army led by a menacing Flying Glove to destroy all that was good. Enter John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with little more than their humor, songs, and of course, their yellow submarine, the Fab Four tackle the rough seas ahead in an effort to bring down the evil forces of bluedom.

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BackTrack

BackTrack aka Catchfire on VHS. 1992 Director's Cut by Dennis Hopper. Starring Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster, John Turturro, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward, Joe Pesci, Vincent Price. With Charlie Sheen, Toni Basil, Alex Cox, Bob Dylan, Catherine Keener. Theatrical release directed by Dennis Hopper as Alan Smithee. 1990.

BackTrack aka Catchfire on VHS. 1992 Director’s Cut by Dennis Hopper. Starring Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster, John Turturro, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward, Joe Pesci, Catherine Keener, Vincent Price. With Charlie Sheen, Toni Basil, Alex Cox, Bob Dylan, Catherine Keener. Theatrical release directed by Dennis Hopper as Alan Smithee. 1990.

From the VHS cover:

When murder is your business, you’d better not fall in love with your work.

Jodie Foster stars as Anne Benton, an artist who see’s what she shouldn’t — a mob assassination. The police want her to testify; the mob wants her dead. So she goes on the lam, moves to another state and adopts another identity. But she can’t hide from Milo, the mobster sent to kill her.

One look at his target and the hit man has a change of heart. He doesn’t want her life, he wants her love. Before long this unlikely couple is on the run from both the cops and the crooks, dodging bullets and trying to sort out who to trust, who to kill, and who to love.

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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie on VHS. Starring Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, John Brady. MST3K Created by Joel Hodgson. Directed by Jim Mallon. 1996.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie on VHS. Starring Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, John Brady. MST3K Created by Joel Hodgson. Directed by Jim Mallon. 1996.

From the VHS cover:

Every Year Hollywood Makes Hundreds Of Movies. This Is One Of Them!

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie delivers laughs that are out of this world! A demented scientist, Dr. Clayton Forrester, has concocted a diabolical scheme for world domination. He’s going to subject the human race to the worst movies ever made! But his test subject, Michael J. Nelson, possesses mankind’s ultimate defense: a sense of humor. So as the classic sci-fi “B” movie This Island Earth unspools, Mike and his robot companions, Tom Servo and Crow, heckle the film mercilessly, providing a hilarious running commentary!

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Trading Places

Trading Places on VHS video. Starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd. With Denholm Elliott, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Jamie Lee Curtis. Directed by John Landis. 1983.

Trading Places on VHS video. Starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd. With Denholm Elliott, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Jamie Lee Curtis. Directed by John Landis. 1983.

From the VHS cover:

Eddie Murphy established himself as a comedy star of the highest magnitude as Billy Ray Valentine, a streetwise hustler. His fellow “Saturday Night Live” alumnus, Dan Akroyd also stars as Louis Winthorpe III, a wealthy investment executive at Duke Brothers, a Wall Street firm. The fun starts when thee rich and greedy Duke Brothers wager a bet on whether a born loser (like Valentine) could become successful as Winthorpe if placed in the proper environment; and if a prig like Winthorpe were to lose all, would he turn to a life of crime? The Dukes arrange for that to happen. Valentine becomes the golden boy of the commodities market and Winthorpe finds himself out on the streets.

The two pawns meet, compare notes, figure out who’s doing this to them… and Valentine and Winthorpe set in motion some hilarious revenge plans of their own…

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The Best of John Candy on SCTV

The Best of John Candy on SCTV on VHS. Starring John Candy. With Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Dave Thomas. VHS collection from 1992.

The Best of John Candy on SCTV on VHS. Starring John Candy. With Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O’Hara, Harold Ramis, Dave Thomas. VHS collection from 1992.

From the VHS cover:

John Candy at his hilarious best — plus the great comedy stars of SCTV.

Get ready for non-stop John Candy in this hilarious collection of classic moments from the brilliant SCTV series. The popular star of hit comedies such as Uncle Buck, Splash, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Stripes and Home Alone is at his antic best — showing off the characters and comic styling that launched his stellar career.

Check out the characters at this “Candy counter”: slick TV star Johnny LaRue; utterly over-the-edge Divine; raging Jake LaMotta; grown-up Theodore “The Beaver” Cleaver; Leutonian Polka legend Yosh Shmenge; and a wrestling version of Julia Child! There’s also Mike Chisel: Small Town Dick; Dr. Tongue; Alfred Hitchcock; Johnny Pavarotti; Tommy Shanks; Steve Roman; Dr. Wainwright; Ralph Kramden; Orson Welles; and more!

Plus, you’ll see the now-famous SCTV gang including Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Catherine O’Hara, Harold Ramis and Martin Short.

If you like your Candy — and who doesn’t — you’ll crack up with The Best of John Candy on SCTV!

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Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things on VHS. Starring Alan Ormsby, Jane Daly, Valerie Mamches, Jeffrey Gillen, Anya Ormsby, Paul Cronin, Seth Sklarey. Directed by Bob Clark. 1973.

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things on VHS. Starring Alan Ormsby, Jane Daly, Valerie Mamches, Jeffrey Gillen, Anya Ormsby, Paul Cronin, Seth Sklarey. Directed by Bob Clark. 1973.

From the VHS clamshell box cover:

You’re Invited To Orville’s “Coming-Out” Party… It’ll Be A Scream!!!

A group of five young actors, led by their decidedly bizarre director, Alan (Alan Ormsby), go to an abandoned burial island somewhere off the east coast to act out a satanic rite with a freshly exhumed corpse named Orville. The “children,” as Alan calls them, don’t believe the ritual ceremony to raise the dead will work, and they return to their cottage to play party games with Orville. Little do they know, the dead things follow, driven by a supernatural force and hungry for revenge.

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Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop on VHS. Action comedy movie starring Eddie Murphy. With Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher. Directed by Martin Brest. 1984.

Beverly Hills Cop on VHS. Starring Eddie Murphy. With Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher. Directed by Martin Brest. 1984.

From the VHS cover:

Eddie Murphy’s hilarious portrayal of Detective Axel Foley has propelled Beverly Hills Cop into the ranks of the top ten biggest box office hits in history!

Foley’s a brash, street smart Detroit detective who follows the trail of a friend’s murderer to the posh surroundings of Beverly Hills. And before Axel gets his man, he gets up to his neck in an international network of smugglers and drug peddlers.

It’s a fast paced adventure that proves the difference between a really good comedy and a great comedy is Eddie Murphy.

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Lake Placid

Lake Placid on VHS. Horror comedy movie starring Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt. With Brendan Gleeson, Betty White. Directed by Steve Miner. 1999.

Lake Placid on VHS. Starring Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt. With Brendan Gleeson, Betty White. Directed by Steve Miner. 1999.

From the box:

An investigative team, armed with state-of-the-art equipment, high powered weaponry, and a biting sense of sarcasm, must work together to defeat Black Lake’s most ferocious resident: a 30-foot prehistoric crocodile! Betty White co-stars as cantankerous Mrs. Bickerman — a role you’ve got to hear to believe — in this terrifying tale of survival that “combines humor and thrills with remarkable deftness.” (New York Post)

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Silver Streak

Silver Streak on VHS. Comedy, crime, action movie starring Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh. With Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Clifton James, Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, Fred Willard, Richard Kiel. Directed by Arthur Hiller. 1976.

Silver Streak on VHS. Comedy, crime, action movie starring Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh. With Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Clifton James, Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, Fred Willard, Richard Kiel. Directed by Arthur Hiller. 1976.

From the box (car):

In this wild comedy adventure, rail passenger George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) finds that a romantic escapade with a sultry secretary (Jill Clayburgh) puts him in the middle of a Hitchcockian murder plot. Leaping on and off the train, in and out of roomettes, bars and dining cars, George teams up with an amiable, small-time crook (Richard Pryor) to defy the murderer’s henchmen, FBI agents and a host of other outrageous characters.

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Animal House

National Lampoon's Animal House on VHS. Comedy movie starring John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst. Directed by John Landis. 1978.

National Lampoon’s Animal House on VHS. Starring John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst. Directed by John Landis. 1978.

From the VHS box:

One of the most popular movie comedies of all time is also the film that made food fights an art form and John Belushi a star. This raunchy, screwball comedy directed with madcap zest by John Landis offers a relentless spoof of 1960’s college life by following the hilarious adventures of the Delta fraternity. There’s nothing this motley collection of students won’t do to get the best of Dean Wormer who secretly conspires to revoke Delta’s charter. In addition to Belushi as the guitar bashing, beer can smashing, garbage eating Bluto Blutarsky, the outstanding cast includes head skirt-chaser Tim Matheson, innocent freshman Thomas Hulce and Stephen “Flounder” Furst, and Otis Day and the Knights with their show-stopping performance of “Shout.”

Toga! Toga! Toga!

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