Category: Crime

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.

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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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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.

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

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Blue Velvet

VHS covers: Blue Velvet. Mystery crime thriller movie starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern. Directed by David Lynch. 1986.

Blue Velvet on VHS. Starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern. Directed by David Lynch. 1986.

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The Most Talked About Film Of The Decade

No film in recent history has generated more praise or more controversy than Blue Velvet. Director David Lynch (Eraser Head, The Elephant Man, and Dune) takes you on a surreal journey that peeks through the windows and over the well-trimmed hedges of a small town to discover murder, mystery and perversion. His hero (Kyle MacLachlan) finds a severed ear whose trail leads him to a detective’s daughter (Laura Dern) and a mesmerizing beauty (Isabella Rossellini) with a terrible secret. Dennis Hopper’s ferocious performance as the sadistic villain is already legendary. Disturbing, astounding and sometimes oddly comic, Blue Velvet is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before; one touch and you’ll never be the same.

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The Road Killers

The Road Killers VHS box cover art. Action crime drama movie starring Christopher Lambert, Craig Sheffer, David Arquette, Josh Brolin, Michelle Forbes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Directed by Deran Sarafian. 1994.

The Road Killers on VHS. Starring Christopher Lambert, Craig Sheffer, David Arquette, Josh Brolin, Michelle Forbes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Directed by Deran Sarafian. 1994.

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The Highway To Hell

A group of psychotic joyriders terrorizes a vacationing family in this riveting star-powered action thriller featuring Christopher Lambert and Craig Sheffer.

While on a road trip, Jack Lerolland (Lambert) and family are horrified when a young boy is nearly run down by a carload of troublemakers. The group’s ringleader, Cliff (Sheffer), challenges the boy’s father to a deadly game of chicken. Intent on eliminating witnesses, Cliff orders his friends to kill Jack while he kidnaps the family. The bizarre gang’s plans begin crumbling as they fight among themselves, revealing volatile tempers and shocking secrets. Meanwhile, Jack, propelled by fury, has cheated death and sends Cliff on a one-way trip down hell’s highway.

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Natural Born Killers

VHS covers: Natural Born Killers. Crime spree movie starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis. With Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield. Directed by Oliver Stone. 1994.

Natural Born Killers on VHS. Starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis. With Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield. Directed by Oliver Stone. 1994.

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The Media Made Them Superstars.

They didn’t win a Nobel Prize, throw a record fastball or travel another acceptable path to fame. What fugitive lovers Mickey and Mallory did was kill people. Lots of people. The media took care of the rest.

Three-time Academy Award winner Oliver Stone (JFK, Platoon) delivers a powerful movie experience unlike any he’s ever made and you’ve ever seen: Natural Born Killers, a visually dazzling, wickedly funny slam of violence and media obsession that’s “the most radical film any major studio has released since A Clockwork Orange” (Stephen Schiff, The New Yorker). As Mickey and Mallory, Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis portray the kind of crazymixedup kids a demon has nightmares about. And Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore and Rodney Dangerfield make vivid impressions in this wild ride that packs a wallop. “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.” Not till you see Natural Born Killers.

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The Way of the Gun

The Way of the Gun VHS cover art. Movie starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, Juliette Lewis. With Taye Diggs, James Caan, Sarah Silverman. Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. 2000.

The Way of the Gun on VHS. Starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, Juliette Lewis Taye Diggs, James Caan, Sarah Silverman. Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. 2000.

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From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Usual Suspects, this wickedly off-beat mix of crime, comedy and gunplay stars Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Toro.

Convinced they’ll score big money fast by kidnapping a young surrogate mother (Juliette Lewis) carrying the child of a wealthy Southwestern couple, the two small-caliber crooks soon run into major problems. Realizing too late that they’re in over their heads, the kidnappers fight to keep their plan from unraveling amid a rising tide of bloodshed, mind-games and greed.

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Bullitt

Bullitt VHS cover art. Action crime drama movie starring Steve McQueen. With Jacqueline Bisset, Simon Oakland, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall, Robert Vaughn, Norman Fell, Vic Tayback, Suzanne Somers. Directed by Peter Yates. 1968.

Bullitt on VHS. Starring Steve McQueen. With Jacqueline Bisset, Simon Oakland, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall, Robert Vaughn, Norman Fell, Vic Tayback, Suzanne Somers. Directed by Peter Yates. 1968.

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Steve McQueen As “Bullitt”

Detective Frank Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours, then deliver him to the courtroom on Monday A.M. But before the night is out, the witness will lie dying of shotgun wounds. And Bullitt, a no-glitter, all-guts cop, won’t rest until he nabs the gunmen… and the elusive underworld kingpin who hired them.

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The Italian Job

The Italian Job VHS box cover art. Comedy crime movie starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward. With Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, Margaret Blye. Directed by Peter Collinson. 1969.

The Italian Job on VHS. Starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward. With Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, Margaret Blye. Directed by Peter Collinson. 1969.

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Forget about the straight and narrow. Clever con Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) intends to go straight to the bank! Fresh from the slammer, he begins work on a heist that will either set him up for life — or send him up forever. Croker and his unruly lot of thieves take on the mob, the police and the gridlocked traffic of Turin to rob a heavily armed shipment of gold bullion in The Italian Job.

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Eat and Run

Eat and Run VHS box cover art. Comedy sci-fi movie starring Ron Silver, Sharon Schlarth, Pat Ryan, John J. Fleming. Directed by Christopher Hart. 1994.

Eat and Run on VHS. Starring Ron Silver, Sharon Schlarth, Pat Ryan, John J. Fleming. Directed by Christopher Hart. 1994.

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A Comedy With Taste.

This is the story of one 400 pound alien who eats Italian. Not the food… the people! EAT AND RUN — a comedy with taste.

When Murray Creature lands on earth, the first person he meets is Aldo Robustelli, an Italian sausage-maker who tells of the virtues of Italian food. Convinced, Creature eats the little sausage-maker and becomes hooked on LIVE Italian food.

It’s up to Mickey McSorely, a tough law-and-order detective, to put a stop to the ravenous rampage and put Creature on a permanent diet. But his is no easy job. He is up against vague laws, a liberal “bleeding heart” girlfriend, and a mountain of menacing man-eating flesh!

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Hero And The Terror

Hero And The Terror VHS cover. Action movie starring Chuck Norris, Steve James, Jack O'Halloran, Brynn Thayer, Ron O'Neal, Jeffrey Kramer, Billy Drago, Murphy Dunne, Karen Whitter. Directed by William Tannen. 1988.

Hero And The Terror on VHS. Starring Chuck Norris, Steve James, Jack O’Halloran, Brynn Thayer, Ron O’Neal, Jeffrey Kramer, Billy Drago, Murphy Dunne, Karen Whitter. Directed by William Tannen. 1988.

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Heroes Hit Hardest.

L.A. cop Danny O’Brien’s got a score to settle. With himself. He knows he was lucky when he put a mammoth-sized psycho behind bars. Now the psycho’s escaped. And Danny’s ready to prove if the first time was luck… the second time is war!

Hero and the Terror gives you everything you expect from superstar Chuck Norris and American Ninja II‘s Steve James: blazing-fisted, bone-jarring, one-man-SWAT-team action — and plenty of it! And it give you some things you might not expect: a web of suspense that pulls the action taut… and Norris as a very human hero with a pregnant girlfriend who won’t marry him. It’s a new combination that’s pure blow-the-lid-off dynamite!

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