Category: Crime

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties on VHS. Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello. With Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Henry Travers. Directed by Jean Yarbrough. 1945.

The Naughty Nineties on VHS. Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello. With Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Henry Travers. Directed by Jean Yarbrough. 1945.

From the box:

Featuring Their Famous “Who’s On First” Routine

In this zany musical comedy, Bud plays a ham actor and Lou his dim-witted assistant on the Mississippi showboat, the River Queen.

When the boat docks in St. Louis, Bud and Lou try to rescue Captain Sam from a poker game with three card sharks, but they are too late. The gamblers win a controlling interest in the River Queen and — to Captain Sam’s dismay — set up a crooked casino operation on board.

Before ridding the showboat of the villains, Abbott and Costello perform several of their most famous bits including the hysterical “Who’s on First” dialogues that has become one of the most popular comedy routines ever captured on film.

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Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop on VHS. Starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Robert Z'Dar, Sheree North. Directed by William Lustig. 1988.

Maniac Cop on VHS. Starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Robert Z’Dar, Sheree North. Directed by William Lustig. 1988.

From the VHS cover:

You Have The Right To Remain Silent… Forever.

New York City is terrorized by a series of brutal mutilation murders. The public is outraged, because it’s discovered that the killer is a cop! Innocent policemen are killed by the panic-stricken public. The city is in an uproar. Will New York rid itself of this deadly menace.. MANIAC COP?

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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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Coffy

Coffy on VHS. Movie starring Pam Grier. With Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui, William Elliot, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig. Written and directed by Jack Hill. 1973.

Coffy on VHS. Starring Pam Grier. With Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui, William Elliot, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig. Written and directed by Jack Hill. 1973.

From the box:

Grier is Coffy, nurse by day and avenging angel by night. When she discovers that her little sister has been doped up — and freaked out — by a greedy drug pusher, she not only puts an end to his miserable days, but she also vows to follow his trail of corruption up to the top — the very top. But what Coffy doesn’t realize is that all is not as it seems… and that the leafy green behind the pusher’s scene just may come from someone she knows!

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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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Bad Lieutenant

Bad Lieutenant on VHS. Movie starring Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderon. Leonard L. Thomas. Directed by Abel Ferrara. 1992.

Bad Lieutenant on VHS. Starring Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderon, Leonard L. Thomas. Directed by Abel Ferrara. 1992.

From the box:

Gambler. Thief. Junkie. Killer. Cop.

He has survived on the streets for twenty years. He’s a gambler… a thief… a junkie… a killer and a cop. Now he’s investigating the most shocking case of his life, and as he moves closer to the truth his self-destructive past is closing in.

Harvey Keitel gives a searing performance as an out-of-control police detective on a collision course in director Abel Ferrara’s brilliant and deeply disturbing melodrama.

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Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs on VHS. Movie starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. 1992.

Reservoir Dogs on VHS. Starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. 1992.

From the box:

Four Perfect Killers. One Perfect Crime. Now All They To Fear Is Each Other.

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They were perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. Then their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, and the ruthless killers realize one of them is a police informer. But which one? Critically acclaimed for its raw power and breathtaking ferocity, it’s a brilliant new American gangster movie classic from writer-director Quentin Tarantino.

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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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Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour 2 VHS cover. Action comedy crime movie starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang. Directed by Brett Ratner. 2001.

Rush Hour 2 on VHS. Movie starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang. Directed by Brett Ratner. 2001.

From the box:

Last time they nearly destroyed L.A., now they’re about to break China! Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker reprise their roles as mismatched detectives in this smash-hot follow-up that’s even “faster and funnier than the first!” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)

Reunited in Hong Kong, the two cops look forward to a much-needed vacation. But their plans go up in smoke when a bomb explodes in the American Embassy. Suddenly, they’re tracking a group of slippery suspects, including a beautiful assassin (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon‘s Zhang Ziyi) and a mysterious mobster (John Lone, The Last Emperor). With their irresistible mix of of head-spinning action and gut-busting comedy, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan prove they’re the team to beat in this can’t-miss movie that delivers the entertainment rush of the year!

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Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby on VHS video. Movie starring Natasha Lyonne, María Celedonio, David Alan Grier, Vincent Gallo, April Telek. Directed by Matthew Bright. 1999.

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby on VHS. Starring Natasha Lyonne, María Celedonio, David Alan Grier, Vincent Gallo, April Telek. Directed by Matthew Bright. 1999.

From the box:

When You Live In The Fast Lane, There’s No Looking Back!

People call her WHITE GIRL. She’s spent most of her adolescent life robbing “tricks” and running from the cops. Holed up in Youth Authority medical facilities, and on her way to jail for 25 years, White Girl crosses paths with the psychotic CYCLONA. Cyclona is about to serve “life” when she becomes obsessed with White Girl, who doesn’t return the interest until she’s offered a shot at freedom. Together they hatch a plan and escape. There’s no turning back when White Girl realizes she’s on the lam with a serial killer who is following the call of hallucinatory visions and signs sent from “Hell.” In a race for their lives, these two desperados tear across the states, leaving a trail of chaos and mayhem on their bizarre road trip to Mexico.

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