Category: Sci Fi

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.

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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.

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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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2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey VHS cover art. Movie starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke. 1968.

2001: A Space Odyssey on VHS. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke. 1968.

From the box:

Moving from the prehistoric birth of intelligence to the emergence of man as pure thought, 2001 is a remarkable achievement.

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Star Wars

Star Wars on VHS. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Peter Cushing. Directed by George Lucas. 1977.

Star Wars on VHS. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Peter Cushing. Directed by George Lucas. 1977.

From the box:

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

Star Wars is an elaborately-spectacular film that represents the ultimate in cinematic entertainment. Writer/Director George Lucas’ unrivaled passion for space fantasy, adventure and romance is captured on screen with awesome special effects and extraordinary bizarre space creatures.

Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and dashing Captain Han Solo (Harrison Ford) team together with lovable robot duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO, to rescue the beautiful princess and restore justice in the Empire.

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