Category: Sci Fi

H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds VHS cover art. Movie starring Anthony Piana, Jack Clay, James Lathrop, Darlene Sellers, John Kaufmann, Jamie Lynn Sease, Susan Goforth, W. Bernard Bauman. Based on the novel by H.G. Wells. Directed by Timothy Hines. 2005.

H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds on VHS. Starring Anthony Piana, Jack Clay, James Lathrop, Darlene Sellers, John Kaufmann, Jamie Lynn Sease, Susan Goforth, W. Bernard Bauman. Based on the novel by H.G. Wells. Directed by Timothy Hines. 2005.

From the box:

The War To End All Wars

In the year 1898, critically acclaimed author H.G. Wells conceived of a tale so terrifying that it has captured the imagination of millions of readers for more than 100 years. Now for the first time ever, the true adaptation of the classic novel hits the screen with devastating effect!

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Men in Black

Men in Black VHS cover art. Movie starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, David Cross. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. 1997.

Men in Black on VHS. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, David Cross. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. 1997.

From the box:

Protecting The Earth From The Scum Of The Universe.

MEMO TO: Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith)

FROM: Agent Zed (Rip Torn)

WARNING: New York City is being threatened by a villainous bug who has inhabited the body of a farmer (Vincent D’Onofrio, The Player). Your mission is to locate and exterminate this bug before it destroys our planet. We have a cache of weapons for you to arm yourselves with, including the Carbonizer, Series 4 De-Atomizer and the Noisy Cricket. Make sure you also bring your Neuralyzers. You may find Dr. Laurel Weaver (Linda Fiorentino, The Last Seduction) and an alien arms dealer (Tony Shalhoub, TV’s “Wings”) useful in carrying out your task. Good Luck!

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Morons from Outer Space

Morons from Outer Space VHS cover art. Movie starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, James Sikking, Dinsdale Landen. With Joanne Pearce, Jimmy Nail, Paul Bown. Directed by Mike Hodges. 1985.

Morons from Outer Space on VHS. Starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, James Sikking, Dinsdale Landen. With Joanne Pearce, Jimmy Nail, Paul Bown. Directed by Mike Hodges. 1985.

From the box:

Hilarious invasion from four extraordinary aliens.

The hilarious adventures of four ordinary aliens who crash land on Earth may give new dimension to the word “Moron.”

The aliens are quite human, and entirely uncurious about Earth and what they find there. Conversely, Earthling interest in them is so intense that they soon become international celebrities and pop superstars.

This could just be the beginning for the Morons From Outer Space.

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2001: A Space Travesty

2001: A Space Travesty VHS cover art. Movie starring Leslie Nielsen. With Ophélie Winter, Ezio Greggio, Peter Egan, Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld. Directed by Allan A. Goldstein. 2000.

2001: A Space Travesty on VHS. Starring Leslie Nielsen. With Ophélie Winter, Ezio Greggio, Peter Egan, Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld. Directed by Allan A. Goldstein. 2000.

From the box:

The Most Outer Spaced-Out Comedy Ever!

When the president of the United States is kidnapped by aliens and replaced with a clone, the police call on Marshall “Dick” Dix of the International Security Force to help rescue him–and quickly, before they clone the rest of the world’s leaders.

With the fate of the world in his clumsy hands, Dix heads to the planet Vegan, a very strange place run by an evil doctor and inhabited by aliens who, having learned to speak English from watching television, all talk like different Hollywood movie stars. After engaging in some freaky lunar socializing, Dix joins forces with sexy officer Cassandra Menage and master of disguise Captain di Pasquale to rescue the saxophone-playing president. They return to Washington, D.C. and accomplish their mission of replacing the cloned president with the real president. Or did they?

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Space Truckers

Space Truckers on VHS. Starring Dennis Hopper, Stephen Dorff, Debi Mazar. Directed by Stuart Gordon. 1996.

Space Truckers on VHS. Starring Dennis Hopper, Stephen Dorff, Debi Mazar. Directed by Stuart Gordon. 1996.

From the box:

Earth’s Only Hope

“A $27 MILLION SCI-FI ACTION ADVENTURE EXTRAVAGANZA.”
“Fantastic… Amazing… Pure Genius”
“An Electrifying Cast”

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Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors VHS cover art. Movie starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin. With Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell-Martin, James Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest, Bill Murray. Directed by Frank Oz. 1986.

Little Shop of Horrors on VHS. Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin. With Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell-Martin, James Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest, Bill Murray. Directed by Frank Oz. 1986.

From the box:

“The looniest, nuttiest, most outrageous movie musical comedy in years.”

Business is blooming at Mushnik’s Flower Shop. Customers are rushing in to see the exotic potted plant called Audrey II. But if they knew the truth, they’d rush right out. Audrey II is more vampire than vegetable. It’s a “mean, green mother from outer space” who’s about to fill Mushnik’s little shop with kooky horrors.

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Ghost Chase

Ghost Chase VHS cover art. Movie starring Jason Lively, Tim McDaniel, Leonard Lansink. Directed by Roland Emmerich. 1987.

Ghost Chase on VHS. Starring Jason Lively, Tim McDaniel, Leonard Lansink. Directed by Roland Emmerich. 1987.

From the box:

Teenage filmmakers Warren, Fred and Lori know that money makes movies and that they desperately need more of it. They are counting on a hefty insurance from Warren’s grandfather, but receive only a pawn ticket, which they exchange for a suitcase full of junk and an old clock.

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The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man VHS cover art with Gene Shalt. Movie starring Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart. Directed by James Whale. Based on the novel by H.G. Wells. 1933.

The Invisible Man on VHS. Starring Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart. Directed by James Whale. Based on the novel by H.G. Wells. 1933.

From the box:

In The Invisible Man, what you don’t see is what you get. This remarkable 1933 movie marked the screen debut of Claude Rains as a scientist who discovers how to make himself invisible but can’t reverse the process. Slowly he realizes with terror that he’s become a prisoner of his unseen self, an unbearable state that drives him to madness and murder. Although he is invisible, his clothes are not, so we witness the bizarre sight of seemingly empty trousers bounding along, his hat suspended in space, or a floating fork feeding a space with no face. Rains is unforgettable as he grasps his character, which is more than the local constables can do when they try to catch him. This spectral spectacle, based on H.G. Wells’ famous novel, is a motion picture classic–gripping and haunting. –Gene Shalt

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Fortress

Fortress VHS cover art. Movie starring Christopher Lambert, Loryn Locklin, Kurtwood Smith. With Clifton Collins Jr., Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jeffrey Combs. Directed by Stuart Gordon. 1992.

Fortress on VHS. Starring Christopher Lambert, Loryn Locklin, Kurtwood Smith. With Clifton Collins Jr., Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jeffrey Combs. Directed by Stuart Gordon. 1992.

From the box:

After losing their first baby, John and Karen Brennick dare to have another. Caught trying to cross the border, the ex-war hero and his pregnant wife are sentenced to a sadistic futuristic prison buried 33 stories beneath the earth. Computers control inmates’ bodies and minds, and newborn infants are being used to create a new breed of human robots. No one has ever gotten out alive. But can even the most overwhelming technology extinguish one man’s passionate love for his wife and child?

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RoboCop

RoboCop VHS cover art. Movie starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen. With Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. 1987.

RoboCop on VHS. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen. With Dan O’Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. 1987.

From the box:

Part Man, Part Machine, All Cop.

The Future Of Law Enforcement.

A sadistic crime wave is sweeping across America, In Old Detroit, the situation is so bad that a private corporation, Security Concepts, Inc. has assumed control of the police force.

The executives at the company think they have the answer–until the enforcement droid they create kills one of their own. Then an ambitious young executive seizes the opportunity. He and his research team a law enforcement cyborg from the body of a slain officer. They program RoboCop to 1) Serve the public trust. 2) Uphold the law. 3) Protect the innocent.

All goes well at first, RoboCop stops every sleaze ball he encounters with deadly, piercing, and sometimes gruesome accuracy. But there are forces on the street–and within Security Concepts itself–that will stop at nothing to see this super cyborg violently eliminated.

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