Category: Action

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai VHS box cover art. Action crime drama movie starring Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Henry Silva. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. 1999.

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai on VHS. Starring Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Henry Silva. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. 1999.

From the box:

Live By The Code. Die By The Code.

East meets West in this hip-hop infused samurai-gangster pic in which Forest Whitaker plays a professional killer who goes by the name of Ghost Dog and who lives by the age-old code of the samurai.

When Ghost Dog’s code is dangerously betrayed by the dysfunctional mafia family that occasionally employs him, he must find a way to defend himself without breaking the code of the Samurai.

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Code Name: Zebra

Code Name: Zebra VHS cover. Action movie starring James Mitchum, Mike Lane, Timothy Brown, Joe Donte, Frank Sinatra Jr. Directed by Joe Tornatore. 1986.

Code Name: Zebra on VHS. Starring James Mitchum, Mike Lane, Timothy Brown, Joe Donte, Frank Sinatra Jr. Directed by Joe Tornatore. 1986.

From the box:

When It’s Revenge… All Hell Breaks Loose!

All hell breaks loose when one tough man with a score to settle declares war on the Mob and the hit-man who wants to blow him away! Longo (Mike Lane) is a trigger man for the Mob bent on revenge for the seven years he spent behind bars. The clandestine outfit known as the “Zebra Force” was responsible for putting Longo away and now, one by one, he’s putting the members of the Zebra Force away — permanently! But big Frank Barnes (Jim Mitchum) is one guy nobody messes with — not even the Mob — and he’s going to do whatever’s necessary to stop Longo’s bloody rampage… or die trying!

“$79.95 COLOR/96 MIN. Priced slightly higher in Canada”

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Tiger Claws

Tiger Claws VHS box cover art. Martial arts action movie starring Jalal Merhi, Cynthia Rothrock, Bolo Yeung. Directed by Kelly Makin. 1991.

Tiger Claws on VHS. Starring Jalal Merhi, Cynthia Rothrock, Bolo Yeung. Directed by Kelly Makin. 1991.

From the box:

Two renegade cops are out to stop one highly trained killer. Their only clue is the mark of the Tiger.

Detective Linda Masterson (Cynthia Rothrock) takes over a puzzling murder case involving martial arts stars who are being brutally killed; the only clue is a claw mark on the face and neck of the victim. She joins forces with T. Richards (Jalal Merhi), an investigator trained in the obscure but deadly martial arts discipline known as “Tiger.”

Identifying the murders as the work of a Tiger master, the pair are plunged into the seething underbelly of New York’s Chinatown, where only the most lethal martial arts are taught. Richards infiltrates a Tiger school and soon finds himself consumed by the mysticism of the ancient discipline.

As their search progresses, Masterson and Richards battle their way toward a final showdown with the killer that unleashes the Tiger in its full force. Legendary Bolo Yeung co-stars in this taut action-thriller that dares to go where other martial arts films fear to tread!

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Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise VHS box cover art. Action crime romance movie starring Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell. With Raul Julia, J.T. Walsh. Directed by Robert Towne. 1988.

Tequila Sunrise on VHS. Starring Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell. With Raul Julia, J.T. Walsh. Directed by Robert Towne. 1988.

From the box:

A Dangerous Mix

Mac McKussic has fallen in step with an era that rightly proclaims “Just Say No.” He’s quit the drug-smuggling business. But the business won’t quit him.

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Tombstone

Tombstone VHS box cover art. Action drama western movie starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer. With Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Charlton Heston, Jason Priestley, Dana Delany, Billy Zane, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Tenney, Stephen Lang, Michael Rooker, Joanna Pacula, Robert John Burke. Directed by George P. Cosmatos. 1993.

Tombstone on VHS. Starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer. With Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Charlton Heston, Jason Priestley, Dana Delany, Billy Zane, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Tenney, Stephen Lang, Michael Rooker, Joanna Pacula, Robert John Burke. Directed by George P. Cosmatos. 1993.

From the box:

Justice Is Coming!

A sizzling, star-studded cast brings to life the legendary battle to deliver justice to TOMBSTONE! Kurt Russell turns in a gripping performance as U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp, and Val Kilmer ignites the screen as the outrageous Doc Holliday. Together, they team up to bring law to the lawless in the notorious showdown with ruthless outlaws at the O.K. Corral! The all-star ensemble also includes Sam Elliot, Bill Paxton, Dana Delany, Jason Priestley, Michael Biehn, and longtime Hollywood favorite Charlton Heston. Get ready for an explosive, action-packed adventure the Wild West would never forget!

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Willow

Willow VHS box cover art. Fantasy adventure movie starring Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Billy Barty, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes. Story by George Lucas. Screenplay by Bob Dolman. Directed by Ron Howard. 1988

Willow on VHS. Starring Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Billy Barty, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes. Story by George Lucas. Screenplay by Bob Dolman. Directed by Ron Howard. 1988.

From the box:

When young Willow Ufgood finds an abandoned baby, he is suddenly thrust into an adventure filled with magic and danger. According to an ancient prophecy, the sacred child is destined to end the reign of evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda. Now, with only a single swordsman at his side, Willow must overcome the forces of darkness that threaten to destroy anyone who stands in the Queen’s way!

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Top Secret!

Top Secret! VHS box cover art. Action comedy romance movie starring Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge. With Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp, Christopher Villiers, Michael Gough, Harry Ditson, Jim Carter, Eddie Tagoe, Omar Sharif. Directed by David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams. 1984.

Top Secret! on VHS. Starring Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge. With Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp, Christopher Villiers, Michael Gough, Harry Ditson, Jim Carter, Eddie Tagoe, Omar Sharif. Directed by David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams. 1984.

From the box:

From the makers of the original Airplane!

Top Secret! pits American rock star Nick Rivers against the dreaded East German High Command. It’s a race against time as Nick teams up with Hillary Flammond to find her father before he can create the ultimate super weapon–the Polaris Mine. Along the way, Top Secret! manages to do for war epics and Elvis films what Airplane! did to disaster movies.

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Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood VHS cover art. Classic Japanese action drama movie starring Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura. Directed by Akira Kurosawa. 1957.

Throne of Blood on VHS. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura. Directed by Akira Kurosawa. 1957.

From the box:

Akira Kurosawa’s savage, free-flowing adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth plunges viewers into an eerie, fog-shrouded world of madness and obsession. Set in medieval Japan during a period of feudal conflict, Kurosawa’s masterpiece combines the stylization of the Noh theater with the dynamic energy of the American Western to tell the tragic story of an ambitious warlord. Toshiro Mifune gives one of his finest performances as the proud warrior who is destroyed by his wife’s murderous greed and his own all-consuming desire for power. From its first frenzied battle sequences to the brutal climax, in which the entire forest seems to move against Mifune, [spoiler removed], Kurosawa’s brilliantly staged classic is a cinematic triumph.

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Sonatine

Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder Pictures Presents Sonatine VHS cover art. Japanese action crime mob movie starring Beat Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe. Written and directed by Beat Takeshi Kitano. 1993.

Quentin Tarantino’s Rolling Thunder Pictures Presents Sonatine on VHS. Starring Beat Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe. Written and directed by Beat Takeshi Kitano. 1993.

From the box:

His mob boss double-crossed him. Now, it’s payback time!

This acclaimed, first-rate crime story packs gritty action and humor with an edgy Pulp Fiction attitude! International action star, “Beat” Takeshi Kitano, plays a seasoned mobster who goes to the island of Okinawa on a “peacekeeping” mission, even though he suspects that his boss is secretly trying to eliminate him! Determined to not go down without a fight, he and his gang know exactly what they have to do… and just want to avoid getting killed doing it! If you like action that’s smart, edgy and fresh, don’t miss this hard-hitting mob thriller!

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Kill Bill Volume 1

Kill Bill Volume 1 VHS box cover art. Action crime thriller movie starring Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. 2003.

Kill Bill Volume 1 on VHS. Starring Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. 2003.

From the box:

The acclaimed fourth film from groundbreaking writer and director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown), Kill Bill Volume 1 stars Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction), Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels, Chicago) and Vivica A. Fox (Two Can Play That Game) in an astonishing action-packed thriller about brutal betrayal and an epic vendetta! Four years after taking a bullet in the head at her own wedding, The Bride (Thurman) emerges from a coma and decides it’s time for payback… with a vengeance! Having been gunned down by her former boss (David Carradine) and his deadly squad of international assassins, it’s a kill-or-be-killed fight she didn’t start but is determined to finish! Loaded with explosive action and outrageous humor, it’s a must-see motion picture event that has critics everywhere raving!

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