Category: Crime

RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2 VHS cover art. Movie starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, John Glover, Mario Machado. Written by Frank Miller, Walon Green. Directed by Irvin Kershner. 1990.

RoboCop 2 on VHS. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, John Glover, Mario Machado. Written by Frank Miller, Walon Green. Directed by Irvin Kershner. 1990.

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The sizzling sequel to 1987’s sci-fi blockbuster brings back “The Future of Law Enforcement,” RoboCop, to face his greatest challenge ever! Peter Weller returns as the half man/half machine police officer, this time to rid the lawless streets of Detroit of the deadly new designer drug “Nuke.” Unknown to RoboCop, the evil corporate empire which created him wants to take the city “private.” and develop RoboCop 2, a newer, bigger and more powerful version to replace the original.

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Needful Things

Needful Things VHS cover art. Movie starring Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh. Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston. From a Stephen King novel. 1993.

Needful Things on VHS. Starring Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh. Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston. From a Stephen King novel. 1993.

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The Town Of Castle Rock Just Made A Deal With The Devil… Now It’s Time To Pay.

A mysterious new store has opened in the town of Castle Rock, Maine. And though every item in it has a nerve-shattering price, the owner is always willing to make a devil of a deal.

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Wild Things

Wild Things VHS cover art. Movie starring Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Theresa Russell, Denise Richards, Bill Murray, Robert Wagner, Daphne Rubin-Vega. Directed by John McNaughton. 1998.

Wild Things on VHS. Starring Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Theresa Russell, Denise Richards, Bill Murray, Robert Wagner, Daphne Rubin-Vega. Directed by John McNaughton. 1998.

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They’re Dying To Play With You

The scheme is far from tame. But whose scheme is it? Assume nothing as you venture beyond Blue Bay’s elite beach communities and into the murky waters of the Everglades for a mystery of deceit, sex and greed as unpredictable as a hungry gator. And please, keep your hands inside the boat at all times.

Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards and Bill Murray star in a swamp-steamy thriller about two high school students, the guidance counselor they accuse of rape and the detective who knows there is more to the story.

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Fletch

Fletch VHS cover art. Movie starring Chevy Chase, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Tim Matheson, Richard Libertini, Joe Don Baker. With M. Emmet Walsh, George Wendt, Geena Davis, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Based on the book by Gregory McDonald. Directed by Michael Ritchie. 1985.

Fletch on VHS. Starring Chevy Chase, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Tim Matheson, Richard Libertini, Joe Don Baker. With M. Emmet Walsh, George Wendt, Geena Davis, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Based on the book by Gregory McDonald. Directed by Michael Ritchie. 1985.

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Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear.

Chevy Chase is at his hilarious best in this suspense-packed comedy thriller based on Gregory McDonald’s best-seller. Irwin Fletch, a.k.a. Fletch is an investigative reporter who’s constantly changing his identity. While working on a drug exposé, Fletch attracts the attention of a strange businessman who wants to be killed so his wife will inherit more insurance. The wily Fletch senses a scam, and soon he’s up to his byline in frame-ups, murder, police corruption and forbidden romance. It’ll be the story of the year, if he can stay alive to meet his deadline!

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The Big Hit

The Big Hit VHS cover art. Movie starring Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate. With Avery Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabato Jr., Elliott Gould. Directed by Kirk Wong. 1998.

The Big Hit on VHS. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate. With Avery Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabato Jr., Elliott Gould. Directed by Kirk Wong. 1998.

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The criminal anarchy is hilarious when a foursome of full-time hit men looking to score extra cash kidnap the boss’ goddaughter. And when the beleaguered wise guy Mel is set up to take the fall, underworld antics and domestic absurdities collide for a working weekend no one will soon forget.

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Vertigo

Vertigo VHS cover art. Movie starring James Stewart, Kim Novak. With Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1958.

Vertigo on VHS. Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak. With Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1958.

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Critics have hailed Vertigo as legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock’s ultimate masterpiece. This haunting tale of obsession, fear and murder stars favorite Hitchcock leading man Jimmy Stewart as a troubled detective pathologically afraid of heights and obsessed with a lost love and her look-alike. Kim Novak gives the performance of her career as the bizarre heroine in what is felt to be “The Master’s” most humane yet frightening feature because it works on a psychological rather than emotional level.

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Bandits

Bandits VHS cover art. Movie starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett. Directed by Barry Levinson. 2001.

Bandits on VHS. Starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett. Directed by Barry Levinson. 2001.

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Busting out of prison, Joe (Bruce Willis) and Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) are on the run and out of money. That changes when they devise a scheme to place bank managers under house arrest the night before they rob their banks. But success as the infamous “sleepover bandits” isn’t the only change in store for them. As they cross state lines and federal laws, they meet Kate (Cate Blanchett), a sexy, eccentric housewife whose indecision as to which of the two bandits she wants could spoil their partnership for good!

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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction VHS cover art. Movie starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson. With Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Ving Rhames, Peter Greene, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, Maria de Medeiros. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. 1994.

Pulp Fiction on VHS. Starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson. With Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Ving Rhames, Peter Greene, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, Maria de Medeiros. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. 1994.

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The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

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GoodFellas

GoodFellas VHS cover art. Movie starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. With Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Debi Mazar, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Michael Imperioli, Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Gallo. Directed by Martin Scorsese. 1990.

GoodFellas on VHS. Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. With Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Debi Mazar, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Michael Imperioli, Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Gallo. Directed by Martin Scorsese. 1990.

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Three Decades Of Life In The Mafia.

When Martin Scorsese, one of the world’s most skillful and respected directors, reunited with two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro in GoodFellas, the result was one of the most powerful films of the year. Based on the true-life best seller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and backed by a dynamic pop/rock oldies soundtrack, critics and filmgoers alike declared GoodFellas great. It was named 1990’s best film by the New York, Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics. And it earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Robert De Niro received wide recognition for his performance as veteran criminal Jimmy “The Gent” Conway. And as the volatile Tommy DeVito, Joe Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Academy Award nominee Lorraine Bracco, Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino also turned in electrifying performances.

You have to see it to believe it — then watch it again. GoodFellas explores the criminal life like no other movie.

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Phoenix

Phoenix VHS cover art. Movie starring Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Anjelica Huston. With Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Royce D. Applegate, Xander Berkeley, Brittany Murphy, Kari Wuhrer, Giancarlo Esposito. Directed by Danny Cannon. 1998.

Phoenix on VHS. Starring Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Anjelica Huston. With Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Royce D. Applegate, Xander Berkeley, Brittany Murphy, Kari Wuhrer, Giancarlo Esposito. Directed by Danny Cannon. 1998.

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In This Town, The Heat Can Kill You.

These days it seems like everybody’s addicted to something, and for Detective Harry Collins (Ray Liotta) gambling is his “drug.” He’ll bet on anything, no matter the odds, just for the rush. But this time, he’s in over his head. Caught between a brutal bookie, a lethal loan shark and a murderous heist gone wrong, Harry has a daring plan to settle his debts, once and for all.

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