Category: Thriller

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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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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The Forsaken

The Forsaken VHS box cover. Vampire horror thriller movie starring Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech, Phina Oruche, Simon Rex, Carrie Snodgress. Directed by J.S. Cardone. 2001.

The Forsaken on VHS. Starring Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech, Phina Oruche, Simon Rex, Carrie Snodgress. Directed by J.S. Cardone. 2001.

From the box:

A cross-country road trip takes a dangerous detour when driver-for-hire Sean picks up Nick, a hitchhiker who is on the trail of a band of vampires. At a roadside diner, they encounter a crazed and helpless woman, a recent victim of a vampire feeding, and Sean becomes infected. Now, the three must race against time to track down and kill the source of the virus: a centuries-old vampire with superhuman strength and an appetite for blood.

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Dead Calm

Dead Calm on VHS. Drama thriller movie starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane. With Rod Mullinar, Joshua Tilden. Directed by Phillip Noyce. 1989.

Dead Calm on VHS. Starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane. With Rod Mullinar, Joshua Tilden. Directed by Phillip Noyce. 1989.

From the box:

High Seas. Deep Terror. Try To Stay Calm.
A Voyage Into Fear.

The suspense begins on the high seas when John and Rae Ingram (Sam Neil of A Cry in the Dark and radiant newcomer Nicole Kidman) rescue a half-delirious stranger (Billy Zane). He says he’s the only surviving crew member of a crippled schooner, but he’s really a demented killer. And he’ll soon plunge his rescuers into a terrifying battle of cat and mouse. And life or death.

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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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Shades of Darkness

VHS covers: Shades of Darkness. Thriller movie starring John Maczko, Anne C. Trebilcock, Lorie Madison, Mick Dwyer. Directed by Christopher Johnson. 2000.

Shades of Darkness on VHS. Starring John Maczko, Anne C. Trebilcock, Lorie Madison, Mick Dwyer. Directed by Christopher Johnson. 2000.

The VHS cover’s movie description:

Hell Always Hides In The Shadows

Shades of Darkness is the story of Bridget Avers (Anne Trebilcock), a young woman who returns to her home town of Autumn Hills and discovers a malevolent Entity, (John Maczko “Extreme Measures,” Night and the City”) threatening to destroy her and the entire population.

Five-star Amazon Review:

Maczko is the Marlon Brando of Binghamton, NY September 16, 2002
By Matthew, Sean, Dave and Mark
Format:DVD

Truly amazing. Not only is a terrific actor he is also our landlord. This is a must for every DVD, VHS and Beta collection. Maczko gave me chills like the younger Christopher Walken once did. He plays multiple rolls in this movie, all done to perfection. Im proud to own this movie and proud to support him with our rent checks.

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Paint It Black

Paint It Black VHS box cover art. Horror thriller movie starring Sally Kirkland, Rick Rossovich, Martin Landau, Doug Savant, Julie Carmen. Directed by Tim Hunter, Roger Holzberg. 1990.

Paint It Black on VHS. Starring Sally Kirkland, Rick Rossovich, Martin Landau, Doug Savant, Julie Carmen. Directed by Tim Hunter, Roger Holzberg. 1990.

VHS covers paint the story in broad strokes:

Someone’s Making A Killing In The Art World.

Black: the color of death; the color of doom; the color of murder.

Paint It Black gathers premiere screen stars Sally Kirkland (Anna), Rick Rossovich (Roxanna), Martin Landau (Crimes & Misdemeanors), Julie Carmen (The Milagro Beanfield War), and Doug Savant (Masquerade) in a suspense-soaked thriller from the director of The River’s Edge.

Jonathan Dunbar (Rossovich) is a handsome, talented, yet undiscovered young sculptor. Marion Winston (Kirkland) is the gallery owner who has signed him to exclusive representation. But she wants more than Jonathan’s art. Marion’s obsession with her “discovery” becomes smothering, stifling and ultimately deadly. From the moment they met, it was murder. Jonathan is now the prime suspect. But did Jonathan do it? You’ll see he had every reason to… but did he? Find out as an intense and chilling adventure unfolds until the broiling “cliff hanging” grand finale.

Bonus back cover scan:

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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.

Pabst Blue Ribbon:

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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Lost Highway

Lost Highway VHS cover art. Mystery drama thriller movie starring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Robert Loggia. Directed by David Lynch. 1997.

Lost Highway on VHS. Starring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Robert Loggia. Directed by David Lynch. 1997.

VHS covers roll on:

A David Lynch Film

Haunting sexuality, ricochet action and fleeting, murderous shadows await you on a journey that begins and ends on the Lost Highway. The successful jazz musician whose marriage is on the rocks… The man in black who threatens to expose him… The young mechanic with links to a powerful mobster… The mobster’s moll who knows what she wants and the people who can get it for her. These are the riders on the Lost Highway, trapped in their worlds of desire, destiny and unknown destination, where the truth is always just a short way further down the road. Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Robert Blake, Balthazar Getty and Robert Loggia star in a powerful, sensual and extraordinary new movie from the director of “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet”: David Lynch.

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Convict 762

Convict 762 VHS cover art. Movie starring Frank Zagarino, Shannon Sturges, Michole Briana White, Tawny Fere, Billy Drago. Directed by Luca Bercovici. 1997.

Convict 762 on VHS. Starring Frank Zagarino, Shannon Sturges, Michole Briana White, Tawny Fere, Billy Drago. Directed by Luca Bercovici. 1997.

From the box:

The more he kills, the stronger he gets!

A sexy intergalactic crew makes an emergency landing at a barbaric penal colony. The women discover the remains of a brutal massacre that left just two men alive. One is a cunning killing machine known as Convict 762, while the other may be their only hope of escape. But which one is which? Suspicion and terror spread through the starship as crew members turn up murdered. Caught in a lethal game of hide and seek, the daring captain must destroy the real killer before the slaughter extends to the next galaxy.

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