Category: Crime

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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Snatch

Snatch VHS box cover. Crime thriller movie starring Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade Serbedzija, Jason Statham. Directed by Guy Ritchie. 2000.

Snatch on VHS. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbedgia, Jason Statham. Directed by Guy Ritchie. 2000.

From the box:

When jewel thief Franky Four Fingers takes a slight detour to London on route to delivering a huge stolen diamond to his boss in New York, he unwittingly sets off an avalanche of sinister and comic events that wind their way through the rough and tumble worlds of bare-knuckle boxing, Irish gypsies, pawn shops, pig farming and… a stray dog.

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Safe Men

Safe Men VHS box cover. Comedy crime movie starring Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Michael Lerner, Paul Giamatti. With Michael Schmidt, Josh Pais, Mark Ruffalo, Christina Kirk. Written and directed by John Hamburg. 1998.

Safe Men on VHS. Starring Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Michael Lerner, Paul Giamatti. With Michael Schmidt, Josh Pais, Mark Ruffalo, Christina Kirk. Written and directed by John Hamburg. 1998.

From the box:

Welcome To The World Of Disorganized Crime

Two inept lounge singers who can’t get a break find themselves breaking into the burglary biz — and unlocking the combination for comedy — in this hilarious tale of music, Mafioso and mistaken identity. Sam (Sam Rockwell – Box of Moonlight) and Eddie (Steve Zahn – Out of Sight) want fame, fortune and a few groupies to call their own, but when the mafia mistakes them for a pair of master criminals, they get an offer they can’t refuse. Now two guys who can’t carry a tune are carrying off a series of heists and scoring the Stanley Cup in the bargain.

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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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Enter The Dragon

Enter The Dragon on VHS. Classic martial arts movie starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Kien Shih, Jim Kelly. Directed by Robert Clouse. 1973.

Enter The Dragon on VHS. Starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Kien Shih, Jim Kelly. Directed by Robert Clouse. 1973.

From the box:

Enter the Dragon takes Lee to the island fortress of a criminal warlord whose martial-arts academy covers up opium-smuggling and prostitution activities. To avenge the death of sister, Lee infiltrates the stronghold and enters Han’s brutal martial-arts tournament–a breathtaking visual feast of competitions fusing skills in karate, judo, tai kwan do, tai chi chuan and hapkido, staged by Lee himself.

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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.

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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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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 Dead Pool

Dirty Harry In The Dead Pool on VHS. Action crime drama movie starring Clint Eastwood. With Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Jim Carrey. Directed by Buddy Van Horn. 1998.

The Dead Pool on VHS. Starring Clint Eastwood. With Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Jim Carrey. Directed by Buddy Van Horn. 1998.

From the box:

Dirty Harry In The Dead Pool

What happens when you put criminal scum behind bars? You become famous, that’s what. TV people want sound bites for the evening news. Writers want your life story. And sleazoid creeps want you dead.

Being famous isn’t San Francisco Detective Harry Callahan’s style. He doesn’t appreciate being lumped in with a rock star, a film critic and a talk show host. Especially because those three are dead. They’re murdered celebrities whose names are in an underground betting pool called The Dead Pool. Now Harry’s found another well-known name on the list: his.

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The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector VHS cover art. Movie starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah. Directed by Phillip Noyce. 1999.

The Bone Collector on VHS. Starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah. Directed by Phillip Noyce. 1999.

From the box:

He takes his victims’ lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And the only person who may be able to make sense of the serial killer’s deranged plan is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington), a onetime top homicide investigator. But after a tragic accident changes his life forever, Rhyme can only watch as other cops bungle the case… until he teams up with a young rookie, Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie), who bravely searches out the clues that help them solve the case.

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Indestructible Man

Indestructible Man on VHS. Classic crime horror sci-fi movie starring Lon Chaney Jr., Max Showalter, Marian Carr. Directed by Jack Pollexfen. 1956.

Indestructible Man on VHS. Starring Lon Chaney Jr., Max Showalter, Marian Carr. Directed by Jack Pollexfen. 1956.

From the box:

Betrayed by his friends, sent to the electric chair… he comes back from the dead in a quest for revenge.

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