Category: Comedy

Blame it on Rio

VHS movie starring Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Valerie Harper, Michelle Johnson, Demi Moore. Directed by Stanley Donen. 1984.

Blame it on Rio VHS cover

From the VHS box:

Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna and sultry newcomer Michelle Johnson star in Academy Award-winning director Stanley Donen’s rollicking romantic comedy about a middle-aged executive who can’t resist the overtures of his best friend’s teen-age daughter… and finally decides to Blame it on Rio.

Matthew Hollis wants to add some Brazilian spice to his floundering marriage, so he plans a summer of sun and fun for family and friends in sizzling Rio de Janeiro. Unfortunately, his wife has other plans. That leaves Matthew, his best friend and their two daughters alone to explore the exotic excitement of this tropical paradise. Only Matthew is unprepared for the rousing romp that awaits him.

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Gallagher Melon Crazy

Gallagher Melon Crazy on VHS video. TV short starring Gallagher, Bill Kirchenbauer. Directed by Joe Hostettler. 1984.

Gallagher Melon Crazy on VHS video. TV short starring Gallagher, Bill Kirchenbauer. Directed by Joe Hostettler. 1984.

From the VHS box cover:

It’s official. Gallagher, America’s most outrageous comic has gone Melon Crazy!

The first warning sign of Melon Craziness is a tendency to collect strange “melonabilia” like huge thirty foot watermelons, watermelon blimps, or three-piece watermelon suits. (And other very strange piece of melon matter.)

The second warning sign is a tendency to hang around with other crazy people like special guest comic Bill Kirchenbauer (Tony Roletti of Fernwood Tonight) who does impressions of xerox machines. And the third sign of melon craziness is the messiest Sledge-O-Matic demonstration of all time. Take home your copy today… and stand back! SPLAT!

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The President’s Analyst

The President's Analyst on VHS video. Starring James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge, Severn Darden. Directed by Theodore J. Flicker. 1967.

The President’s Analyst on VHS video. Starring James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge, Severn Darden. Directed by Theodore J. Flicker. 1967.

From the VHS box cover:

Special Home Video Version

With responsibility for world peace, national debt and dessert choices at state dinners, the President of the United States carries a heavy burden. With all that pressure, it seems like a good idea to find him an analyst. Someone to talk to. And Dr. Schaefer (James Coburn) gets the job. Unfortunately for the shrink, the more the President gets off his chest, the bigger the price on the good doctor’s head. Hostile governments want Coburn captured so they can learn what secrets are confessed in the Oval Office. Friendly governments was him killed. What follows is a succession of comic near-misses.

Some music has been changed for the home video version of this title.

True Lies

True Lies on VHS video. Movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Art Malik, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov, Charlton Heston. Directed by James Cameron. 1994.

True Lies on VHS video. Movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Art Malik, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov, Charlton Heston. Directed by James Cameron. 1994.

From the VHS box cover:

Be prepared to be blown out of your set as the action-adventure team of Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron join forces once again!

Arnold Schwarzenegger is special agent Harry Tasker, a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega Sector — although to his wife Helen, he’s just a boring computer salesman. When Harry’s two live unexpectedly collide, both he and Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists, fighting to save not only their marriage, but their lives.


Available on DVD: True Lies


Police Academy: Mission To Moscow

Police Academy: Mission To Moscow on VHS. Movie starring George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Leslie Easterbrook, Claire Forlani, Ron Perlman, Christopher Lee, Charlie Schlatter, G.W. Bailey. Directed by Alan Metter. 1994.

Police Academy: Mission To Moscow on VHS. Movie starring George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Leslie Easterbrook, Claire Forlani, Ron Perlman, Christopher Lee, Charlie Schlatter, G.W. Bailey. Directed by Alan Metter. 1994.

From the VHS box cover:

Just when we thought the Cold War was over, leave it to these guys to heat it up again.

Alan Metter directs and a welcome ensemble again puts on departmental blues for all-new comedy antics. This time, addle-brained Cmdt. Lassard, motor-mouthed Jones, gun-fanatic Tackleberry, curvaceous Callahan and human steam vent Capt. Harris are called into action against the Godfather of the Russian Mafia. The imperious Don aims to tap into worldwide databases with a secret computer program he’s developed. But leave it to the Academyites to turn it into a case of arrested development!

Kicking buttski!
Making you laughski!
The Academy is backski!


Available on DVD:

Police Academy 7


Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday on VHS. Movie starring Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, John Astin, Dick Van Patten, Kaye Ballard, Ruth Buzzi. Directed by Gary Nelson. 1976.

Freaky Friday on VHS. Movie starring Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, John Astin, Dick Van Patten, Kaye Ballard, Ruth Buzzi. Directed by Gary Nelson. 1976.

From the VHS box cover:

It could only happen on Friday the 13th! That’s when the tomboyish Annabel (award winning actress Jodie Foster) switches bodies with her mother, Ellen — and suddenly finds herself responsible for running the household! And Ellen, now in her daughter’s body, faces the challenges of school, including a typing test, field-hockey practice and more!



Dumb And Dumber

Dumb And Dumber on VHS. Starring Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Teri Garr. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. 1994.

Dumb And Dumber on VHS. Starring Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Teri Garr. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. 1994.

From the VHS box:

For Harry And Lloyd Every Day Is A No-Brainer

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are too lame to live — and too dense to die — as a pair of deliriously dimwitted pals on a cross-country road-trip to return a briefcase full of cash to its rightful owner. Along the way they’ll confound cops, kidnappers and anyone and everyone who has the misfortune of crossing paths in this comic caper for every idiot in the family!



The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger on VHS video. Movie starring Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Pat Ryan, Jennifer Baptist, Robert Prichard, Cindy Manion, Gary Schneider, Mark Torgl. Directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman (a.k.a. Samuel Weil). 1984.

The Toxic Avenger on VHS video. Movie starring Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Pat Ryan, Jennifer Baptist, Robert Prichard, Cindy Manion, Gary Schneider, Mark Torgl. Directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman (a.k.a. Samuel Weil). 1984.

From the VHS box cover:

He Was 98 LBS. of Solid Nerd Until he Became… The Toxic Avenger

The First Superhero From New Jersey!

What’s faster than a spreading germ… more powerful than Mr. Clean… and more lethal than nuclear waste? Is it a floor-cleaner? Is it a waste site? No… it is the TOXIC AVENGER, the first super hero from New Jersey! He french fries his foes… dry cleans the dastardly.

Watch out, bad guys! Truth, Justice and The American Way is on a righteous rampage–it’s Melvin, alias THE TOXIC AVENGER, and he’s gonna getcha!

Transformed from wimp to warrior by a dip in a chemical pool, Melvin (“Tox” to his friends) battles corruption and crime in a small American town. But can even an industrial-strength super-hero survive a showdown against an army of tanks and troops? Thrill to the action, adventure and yes, romance, of this hilarious tongue-in-cheek hit.

WARNING: Explosively funny. May cause irritation to the excessively serious.



Monty Python’s Parrot Sketch Not Included

Monty Python's Parrot Sketch Not Included on VHS. Starring Steve Martin, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Connie Booth. Directed by Ian McNaughton. 1989.

Monty Python’s Parrot Sketch Not Included on VHS. Starring Steve Martin, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Connie Booth. Directed by Ian McNaughton. 1989.

From the VHS box cover:

You look like the type we’re looking for. Warm and breathing — a perfect customer for this hilarious 20th anniversary look back at the BEST bits, pieces and gags of Monty Python foolery.

Parrot Sketch Not Included features snippets of Pythonmania never before available in the USA. And it’s packed with unforgettable moments from longtime faves like the Fish-Slapping Dance, the Ministry of Silly Walks, the Argument Clinic, World Forum and the comfy chair torment of the Spanish Inquisition.

In nature, a snake cannot have legs. In show biz, an act that’s enduringly popular has legs. Monty Python’s got ’em. However, the lads do remind you that it’s impolite to stare.



Grease 2

Grease 2 on VHS. Movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, Adrian Zmed. With Tab Hunter, Sid Caesar, Eve Arden, Didi Conn, Christopher McDonald, Lorna Luft, Maureen Teefy. Directed by Patricia Birch. 1982.

Grease 2 on VHS. Movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, Adrian Zmed. With Tab Hunter, Sid Caesar, Eve Arden, Didi Conn, Christopher McDonald, Lorna Luft, Maureen Teefy. Directed by Patricia Birch. 1982.

From the VHS box:

It’s 1961, two years after the original “Grease” gang graduated from Rydell High, and there’s a new crop of seniors. The Pink Ladies and the T-birds are still the epitome of cool, except that over the summer, something’s happened to Stephanie, the sorority leader. She feels she’s outgrown Johnny, the head T-Bird, and is looking for a new love — one who’s even more cool, and whose bike is even hotter. Meanwhile, newcomer Michael is smitten with Stephanie, who won’t even notice him. The conflict is on and the Rydell High fun takes off to new heights.

Time to upgrade to DVD: Grease 2 on DVD

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