Category: Sci Fi

Creature From The Black Lagoon

Creature From The Black Lagoon on VHS. Classic horror movie starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell. Special appearances by Ricou Browning, Ben Chapman. Directed by Jack Arnold. 1954.

Creature From The Black Lagoon on VHS. Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell. Special appearances by Ricou Browning, Ben Chapman. Directed by Jack Arnold. 1954.

From the box:

Terrifying Monster Ravages Mankind!

A member of a scientific expedition traveling the dangerous Amazon River discovers an unidentifiable and mysterious web-fingered skeleton hand. The team searches further in this treacherous region to recover the rest of this terrifying beast. The search ends when they encounter a gruesome half man/half fish creature… who is alive! [The adventures of the Gill-man continue, but you won’t read it here as the remaining description just gives away the whole plot.]

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Golden Years

Stephen King's Golden Years on VHS. 232 minutes. Starring Keith Szarabajka, Frances Sternhagen, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter, R.D. Call, Bill Raymond. Television mini-series directed by Allen Coulter, Kenneth Fink, Mitchell Galin, Stephen Tolkin, Michael Gornick. 1991.

Stephen King’s Golden Years on VHS. 232 minutes. Starring Keith Szarabajka, Frances Sternhagen, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter, R.D. Call, Bill Raymond. Television mini-series directed by Allen Coulter, Kenneth Fink, Mitchell Galin, Stephen Tolkin, Michael Gornick. 1991.

From the box:

His body held the secret of time. Now time is… running out!

Reigning horror master Stephen King (Misery, Pet Sematary, The Shining) creates a chilling vision of scientific progress run amok in this electrifying, original techno-thriller! Starring Keith Szarabajka (Missing, “The Equalizer”) and Frances Sternhagen (Misery, Doc Hollywood), Golden Years features make-up and special effects supervised by legendary effects master Dick Smith (The Exorcist, Amadeus) and a plot that builds to an astonishing ending!

When aging janitor Harlan Williams is accidentally exposed to exotic chemicals in a lab explosion, he undergoes an extraordinary change. It’s a process the government will do anything to learn more about — no matter who has to die in the process. Soon, Harlan, his wife Gina and the lab’s beautiful security chief are on a cross-country race to evade a murderously effective federal agent. But even as he stays one step ahead of his ruthless pursuers, Harlan continues his transformation into something the world of science has never seen… or imagined!

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The Omega Man

The Omega Man VHS box cover art. Action sci-fi thriller movie starring Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash, Anthony Zerbe. Directed by Boris Sagal. Based on the novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. 1971.

The Omega Man on VHS. Starring Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash, Anthony Zerbe. Directed by Boris Sagal. Based on the novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. 1971.

From the VHS box:

Pray For The Last Man Alive. Because He’s Not Alone.

Welcome to the future. Biological warfare has decimated humankind. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies. And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown, when other “survivors” emerge.

The Omega Man adapts Twilight Zone alumnus Richard Matheson’s classic sci-fi novel I Am Legend into a high-impact, high-tension tale of a future not far removed from the realm of possibility. Charlton Heston (who has starred in other futuristic movie greats as Planet of the Apes and Soylent Green) is Neville, crusading to keep himself alive — and to fend off “The Family,” blood-thirsty neopeople that aren’t quite human anymore.

Rosalind Cash co-stars as the caretaker of a small band of healthy children who represent the future of our species — if she and Neville can keep them from “The Family’s” grasp. Take The Omega Man into your grasp. At first a sensational action film, it also raises chilling questions about where humankind is headed. Like the best science fiction always does.

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Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn VHS box art cover. Action horror sci-fi movie starring Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi. Directed by Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer. 1984.

Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn on VHS. Starring Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi. Directed by Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer. 1984.

The VHS cover says:

“The best Godzilla in thirty years… hysterical fun.” — Joel Siegel, Good Morning America

Just when you thought it was safe to return to Tokyo, the world’s favorite fire-breathing monster, Godzilla, has been reborn to once again wreak havoc upon a city still recovering from his last stroll downtown, way back in 1966.

Godzilla’s all new adventure begins when strange atomic explosions near an uncharted island cause a passing ship to lose control. The crew is found in a horrible state of decay and after amassing the evidence, the scientists conclude that the Big Guy is back, wants to feed off a nuclear power plant, and is making a beeline toward the business district.

The great RAYMOND BURR reprises his role as journalist Steve Martin, once again caught in Godzilla’s destructive path.

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Aftershock

VHS covers: Aftershock. Action sci-fi movie starring Richard Lynch, Michael Berryman, John Saxon, James Lew, Michael Standing, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jay Roberts Jr., Chris DeRose, Russ Tamblyn, Christopher Mitchum. Directed by Frank Harris. 1990.

Aftershock on VHS. Starring Richard Lynch, Michael Berryman, John Saxon, James Lew, Michael Standing, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jay Roberts Jr., Chris DeRose, Russ Tamblyn, Christopher Mitchum. Directed by Frank Harris. 1990.

From the box:

In The Year 2020 After The Quake Came The Crackdown

When The World Stopped Shaking Freedom Was Gone. Now The Fight For The Future Begins.

It is a desperate time in earth’s future — chaos reigns and an evil government rules. All citizens are bar-coded, controlled and repressed.

Transported to this world is SABINA (ELIZABETH KAITAN), a beautiful but naive alien whose quest for peace has brought her to earth. She is captured by QUINN (JOHN SAXON), the viscous Chief of Security, but escapes with the help of a mystical adventurer — WILLIE (JAY ROBERTS).

WILLIE and SABRINA, marked for death, seek help from a rebel group, but a city of enemies stands in their way. There’s only one way out — revolution.

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Gattaca

Gattaca VHS box cover art. Drama romance sci-fi movie starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Gore Vidal. Directed by Andrew Niccol. 1997.

Gattaca on VHS. Starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Gore Vidal. Directed by Andrew Niccol. 1997.

From the box:

There Is No Gene For The Human Spirit

Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin and Jude Law star in this engrossing sci-fi thriller about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Hawke stars as Vincent, an “In-Valid”, who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception, Vincent’s dreams steadily unravel.

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Charly

Charly VHS cover. Movie starring Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom. With Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Ruth White, Dick Van Patten. Based on the book Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Directed by Ralph Nelson. 1968.

Charly on VHS. Starring Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom. With Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Ruth White, Dick Van Patten. Based on the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Directed by Ralph Nelson. 1968.

The VHS cover says:

Based on Daniel Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon, this is the story of Charly Gordon, a gentle man determined to learn. When a breakthrough neuro-surgical procedure is discovered, Charly agrees to try it, unaware that he will also encounter complex emotions for the first time in his life. Charting Charly’s development is his devoted caseworker who soon discovers along with Charly that the surgery’s effects may not last forever.

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Evolution

Evolution VHS box cover. Comedy sci-fi movie starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore. With Ted Levine, Dan Aykroyd, Sarah Silverman, Richard Moll. Directed by Ivan Reitman. 2001.

Evolution on VHS. Starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore. With Ted Levine, Dan Aykroyd, Sarah Silverman, Richard Moll. Directed by Ivan Reitman. 2001.

From the box:

From The Maker Of Ghostbusters And Road Trip

[obscured by sticker]… hilarious look at life on Earth and joins forces with the biggest stars in the universe. David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott and Academy Award-nominee Julianne Moore make a discovery of alien lifeforms that could change the world. But, when the aliens try to take over the planet, our four stellar heroes rocket into action to save us. The laughter hits you at the speed of light in this comedy about heavenly bodies, mutual attraction and close encounters.

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Serial Experiments Lain: Knights

Serial Experiments Lain: Knights on VHS. Anime starring Bridget Hoffman. Character Design by Yoshitoshi Abe. 1998.

Serial Experiments Lain: Knights on VHS. Starring Bridget Hoffman. Character Design by Yoshitoshi Abe. 1998.

From the box:

Close the world, Open the nExt.

Fulfill the Prophecy…

“KNIGHTS” — a super hacker group that has large effects in the wired. No one knows who the members are, but they control information and sometimes develop and distribute illegal information equipment. The KNIGHTS are trying to make Lain do something… When Lain metaphorizes her physical self into the wired to search for an answer of incidents that kids commit suicide. She finds that the KNIGHTS are behind this incident. One day, a group of men in black suits make a contact Lain. They ask “Are those people who you live with really your parents?” “Are you Lain of the wired?” and “Who are you really?”

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Serial Experiments Lain: Navi

Serial Experiments Lain: Navi on VHS. Japanese anime starring Bridget Hoffman. Character Design by Yoshitoshi Abe. 1998.

Serial Experiments Lain: Navi on VHS. Starring Bridget Hoffman. Character Design by Yoshitoshi Abe. 1998.

From the box:

Close the world, Open the nExt.

We’re All Connected

There is a world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world, inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide, Lain, a thirteen year-old girl, discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: “I just abandoned my body. I still live here…” Has the line between the real world and the wired world begun to blur?

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