Year: 2014

House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog on VHS. Drama movie starring Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley. With Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens. From the novel by Andre Dubus III. Directed by Vadim Perelman. 2003.

House of Sand and Fog on VHS. Starring Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley. With Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens. From the novel by Andre Dubus III. Directed by Vadim Perelman. 2003.

The VHS cover’s description:

Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly deliver stunning performances as two strangers whose conflicting pursuits of the American Dream lead to a fight for their hopes at any cost. What begins as a struggle over a rundown bungalow spirals into a clash that propels everyone involved toward a shocking resolution.

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Rock House

Rock House a.k.a. Deadly Addiction on VHS. Rare action cop movie starring Jack Vacek. With Trice Schubert, Joseph Jennings, Gregory Scott Cummins, Michael Robbin, Alan Shearer, Juan Carlos Muñoz. Written and directed by Jack Vacek. 1988.

Rock House a.k.a. Deadly Addiction on VHS. Starring Jack Vacek. With Trice Schubert, Joseph Jennings, Gregory Scott Cummins, Michael Robbin, Alan Shearer, Juan Carlos Muñoz. Written and directed by Jack Vacek. 1988.

From the box:

They Killed His Wife… And Pushed Him Beyond The Law. He’s About To Settle The Score!

He was the best cop in L.A.’s elite police narcotics division — until vengeful drug runners savagely murdered his beautiful young wife. Now, detective John Turner is out of control — a rogue cop on a search-and-destroy mission to wipe out the city’s sprawling cocaine empire. Aided by a ravishing photo-journalist and a savvy young street urchin, he’s out to hit the cocaine cartel where it hurts. From battering his way through the walls of inner city crack house fortresses, to unauthorized S.W.A.T. strikes against the drug lord’s fabulous Beverly Hills hideouts, Turner unleashes a devastating one-man war of retribution. A war that will break all the rules, pit him against the ruthless street soldiers of a private drug army — and make him the number one target of a merciless billion dollar cocaine conspiracy!

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Office Space

Office Space on VHS. Comedy movie starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Stephen Root. With Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Orlando Jones. Written and Directed by Mike Judge. 1999.

Office Space on VHS. Starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Stephen Root. With Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Orlando Jones. Written and Directed by Mike Judge. 1999.

The box says:

Work Sucks.

Overwhelmed by stress on the job, Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) goes in for therapy and comes out with a life-changing career philosophy: work sucks. Eager to begin a new life of unemployment, he decides to spend more time with his sexy girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston) and less time at the office. When he does show up, it’s only to play computer games, destroy company property and tell his boss exactly where to stick those meaningless memos.

But rather than get fired, Peter’s “straight-shooting” attitude leads him to a promotion! Now the stage is set to carry out a high-tech embezzling scheme that’s sure to mean the end of his job… and a one-way ticket to easy street. Can he pull it off before all corporate hell breaks loose?

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on VHS. Adventure comedy family movie starring Johnny Depp. With Deep Roy, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox. Based on the story by Roald Dahl. Directed by Tim Burton. 2005.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on VHS. Starring Johnny Depp. With Deep Roy, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox. Based on the story by Roald Dahl. Directed by Tim Burton. 2005.

From the wrapper:

What wonders await you in Willy Wonka’s factory? Explore fields of soft minty sugar grass in the Chocolate Room… Sail along the Chocolate River in a pink sugar boat… Experiment with Everlasting Gobstoppers in the Inventing Room… Observe talented squirrels in the Nut Room and travel to the Television Room by a glass elevator… You’ll find a lot that’s funny, a little that’s mysterious… and an adventure as sweet and satisfying as a Wonka Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight bar.

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Better Than Chocolate

Better Than Chocolate on VHS. Comedy drama romance movie starring Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver, Kevin Mundy, Peter Outerbridge. Directed by Anne Wheeler. 1999.

Better Than Chocolate on VHS. Starring Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver, Kevin Mundy, Peter Outerbridge. Directed by Anne Wheeler. 1999.

From the box:

“Better Than Chocolate” is a sexy romp of love and lust with surprising results. Maggie meets the woman of her dreams, Kim, just hours before her mother, Lila, and brother, Paul, move in with her. When the four end up sharing a loft, Maggie believe she must keep her affair a secret but it is Maggie’s clandestine romance that inadvertently introduces her family to a host of new experiences, all of which are potentially better than chocolate.

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The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss on VHS. Homemade VHS box for the movie starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, John Wray. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. 1932.

The Death Kiss on VHS. Starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, John Wray. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. 1932.

From the box:

HOLLYWOOD AS THE HEADLINES SCREAM — WITH THE MYSTERY — THE ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE OF THE STUDIOS!!!

(Odd homemade box with newspaper clipping complete with official store-bought VHS cassette.)

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The Dead Pool

Dirty Harry In The Dead Pool on VHS. Action crime drama movie starring Clint Eastwood. With Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Jim Carrey. Directed by Buddy Van Horn. 1998.

The Dead Pool on VHS. Starring Clint Eastwood. With Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Jim Carrey. Directed by Buddy Van Horn. 1998.

From the box:

Dirty Harry In The Dead Pool

What happens when you put criminal scum behind bars? You become famous, that’s what. TV people want sound bites for the evening news. Writers want your life story. And sleazoid creeps want you dead.

Being famous isn’t San Francisco Detective Harry Callahan’s style. He doesn’t appreciate being lumped in with a rock star, a film critic and a talk show host. Especially because those three are dead. They’re murdered celebrities whose names are in an underground betting pool called The Dead Pool. Now Harry’s found another well-known name on the list: his.

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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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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider VHS box cover art. Action adventure fantasy movie starring Angelina Jolie. With Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig. Directed by Simon West. 2001.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider on VHS. Starring Angelina Jolie. With Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig. Directed by Simon West. 2001.

From the box:

Exploring lost empires, finding priceless treasures, punishing villains in mortal combat… it’s all in a day’s work for adventurer Lara Croft. But a secret from her father’s past is about to lead Lara to her greatest challenge: The Triangle of Light, a legendary artifact with the power to alter space and time. Lara must find the Triangle before it falls into the clutches of the Illuminati, a secret society bent on world domination. To stop the Illuminati, Lara will have to survive a cross-continental chase filled with unimaginable danger. But for the Tomb Raider, danger is the name of the game.

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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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