Category: Comedy

Office Space

Office Space on VHS. Comedy movie starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Stephen Root. With Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Orlando Jones. Written and Directed by Mike Judge. 1999.

Office Space on VHS. Starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Stephen Root. With Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Orlando Jones. Written and Directed by Mike Judge. 1999.

The box says:

Work Sucks.

Overwhelmed by stress on the job, Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) goes in for therapy and comes out with a life-changing career philosophy: work sucks. Eager to begin a new life of unemployment, he decides to spend more time with his sexy girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston) and less time at the office. When he does show up, it’s only to play computer games, destroy company property and tell his boss exactly where to stick those meaningless memos.

But rather than get fired, Peter’s “straight-shooting” attitude leads him to a promotion! Now the stage is set to carry out a high-tech embezzling scheme that’s sure to mean the end of his job… and a one-way ticket to easy street. Can he pull it off before all corporate hell breaks loose?

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on VHS. Adventure comedy family movie starring Johnny Depp. With Deep Roy, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox. Based on the story by Roald Dahl. Directed by Tim Burton. 2005.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on VHS. Starring Johnny Depp. With Deep Roy, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox. Based on the story by Roald Dahl. Directed by Tim Burton. 2005.

From the wrapper:

What wonders await you in Willy Wonka’s factory? Explore fields of soft minty sugar grass in the Chocolate Room… Sail along the Chocolate River in a pink sugar boat… Experiment with Everlasting Gobstoppers in the Inventing Room… Observe talented squirrels in the Nut Room and travel to the Television Room by a glass elevator… You’ll find a lot that’s funny, a little that’s mysterious… and an adventure as sweet and satisfying as a Wonka Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight bar.

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Better Than Chocolate

Better Than Chocolate on VHS. Comedy drama romance movie starring Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver, Kevin Mundy, Peter Outerbridge. Directed by Anne Wheeler. 1999.

Better Than Chocolate on VHS. Starring Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver, Kevin Mundy, Peter Outerbridge. Directed by Anne Wheeler. 1999.

From the box:

“Better Than Chocolate” is a sexy romp of love and lust with surprising results. Maggie meets the woman of her dreams, Kim, just hours before her mother, Lila, and brother, Paul, move in with her. When the four end up sharing a loft, Maggie believe she must keep her affair a secret but it is Maggie’s clandestine romance that inadvertently introduces her family to a host of new experiences, all of which are potentially better than chocolate.

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The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss on VHS. Homemade VHS box for the movie starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, John Wray. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. 1932.

The Death Kiss on VHS. Starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, John Wray. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. 1932.

From the box:

HOLLYWOOD AS THE HEADLINES SCREAM — WITH THE MYSTERY — THE ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE OF THE STUDIOS!!!

(Odd homemade box with newspaper clipping complete with official store-bought VHS cassette.)

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The Monster

The Monster aka Il Mostro VHS box cover art. Comedy crime movie starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Michel Blanc, Jean-Claude Brialy, Roberto Corbiletto. Directed by Roberto Benigni. 1994.

The Monster aka Il Mostro on VHS. Comedy movie starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Michel Blanc, Jean-Claude Brialy, Roberto Corbiletto. Directed by Roberto Benigni. 1994.

From the box:

Loris (Roberto Benigni) is always willing to take a stab at something new — so he lets Jessica (Nicoletta Braschi), an attractive stranger move in. What he doesn’t know is that Jessica is an undercover cop aiming to catch a suspected serial killer and certified sex fiend. And she’ll do anything to get her man.

THE MONSTER has slain critics who are calling it “hysterical” and star Roberto Benigni “A genius at work,” and “the funniest man in film today” (Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES). So prepare yourself for a monstrously good time!

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Ginger and Fred

Federico Fellini's Ginger and Fred VHS box cover art. Italian comedy drama movie starring Marcello Mastroianni, Giulietta Masina. With Franco Fabrizi. Directed by Federico Fellini. 1986.

Federico Fellini’s Ginger and Fred on VHS video. Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Giulietta Masina. With Franco Fabrizi. Directed by Federico Fellini. 1986.

From the box:

Masina and Mastroinna play ex-dancers Ginger and Fred. Forty years ago they made their living imitating the incomparably graceful Rogers and Astaire in Italian dance halls. Now, thirty years later, they are reunited for a nostalgic TV variety show, part of a bizarre cast that includes dwarfs, transvestites, necromancers and a retired admiral. Fred is the same as ever, drinking and chasing women. Ginger has grown up and gotten married, yet fond remembrances of more romantic days still gleam in her eyes. Two innocents adrift in the surreal world of television, they travel to a rediscovery of their importance to one another and together learn that they can never leave the past behind. Bittersweet, funny, and ultimately moving, Ginger & Fred is Fellini at his provocative and magnificent best.

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The Dream Team

The Dream Team VHS box cover. Comedy movie starring Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, Lorraine Bracco, Dennis Boutsikaris. Directed by Howard Zieff. 1989.

The Dream Team on VHS. Starring Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, Lorraine Bracco, Dennis Boutsikaris. Directed by Howard Zieff. 1989.

The VHS box cover says:

This morning they were playing ping-pong in the hospital rec room. Now they’re lost in New York and framed for murder.

This was never covered in group therapy.

Michael Keaton heads up an all-star cast in this irresistible comedy about four mental patients who are separated from their therapist on the way to a baseball game.

A chronic liar with a violent streak, Billy (Michael Keaton) finds himself on the loose in New York City with his fellow group therapy patients: Henry (Christopher Lloyd), a clean freak, Jack (Peter Boyle), a former advertising executive with a Christ complex and Albert (Stephen Furst), a near catatonic couch potato.

Faced with the task of rescuing their missing doctor from a pair of crooked cops, the group takes to the street in a series of hilarious misadventures. Rex Reed, At The Movies calls The Dream Team “a fresh and inventive comedy with laughs that come straight from the heart.”

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Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil VHS box cover art. Classic adventure comedy crime movie starring Humphrey Bogart. With Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre, Robert Morley, Marco Tulli, Ivor Barnard, Edward Underdown. Screenplay by Truman Capote. Directed by John Huston. 1953.

Beat the Devil on VHS. Starring Humphrey Bogart. With Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre, Robert Morley, Marco Tulli, Ivor Barnard, Edward Underdown. Screenplay by Truman Capote. Directed by John Huston. 1953.

From the box:

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A strange lot of characters plot to capture a uranium treasure on the African Coast.

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Rocketman

Rocketman on VHS. Comedy family romance movie starring Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler. Directed by Stuart Gillard. 1997.

Rocketman on VHS. Starring Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler. Directed by Stuart Gillard. 1997.

The VHS box transmission:

He’s Just Taking Up Space!

This outrageous laugh-filled comedy entertained moviegoers nationwide! Funnyman Harland Williams (Down Periscope, Dumb and Dumber), stars as a bumbling computer nerd picked as a last-minute replacement on the first manned mission to Mars. The decision fulfills his lifelong dream of space travel… but he soon becomes NASA’s ultimate nightmare! With fun and laughter for everyone, Rocketman is a truly out-of-this-world comedy you don’t want to miss!

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Men in Black II

Men in Black II VHS cover. Action comedy sci-fi movie starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. With Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, David Cross. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. 2002.

Men in Black II on VHS. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. With Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, David Cross. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. 2002.

From the box:

Mr. Jones Mr. Smith

Back In Black

Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are back in black as the scum-fighting super-agents Kay and Jay — regulators of all things alien on planet earth. Their latest mission: to save the world from a total intergalactic disaster!

When a renegade Kylothian monster disguised as a lingerie model threatens the survival of the human race, the boys of the MIB get the call to step up and get busy. With their headquarters under siege and time running out, Agents Kay and Jay enlist the help of Frank the Pug and a posses of hard-living worms to help them kick some seriously sexy alien butt!

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