Screaming Ninja

Screaming Ninja aka Wang Yu, King of Boxing on VHS. Classic 70s martial arts movie starring Jimmy Wang Yu, Zhang Qing-Qing, Kang Hai, Zi Lan, Lung Fei. Directed by Jian Lung. 1973.

Screaming Ninja aka Wang Yu, King of Boxing on VHS. Starring Jimmy Wang Yu, Zhang Qing-Qing, Kang Hai, Zi Lan, Lung Fei. Directed by Jian Lung. 1973.

From the box:

AKA Wang Yu, King of Boxing

Rare was the film in 1973 that incorporated the star’s name in the title. One of the few such film was Screaming Ninja, aka Wang Yu, King of Boxing. The story is set in China in the early 1900s. Essentially playing an extension of himself, action-star Wang-Yu spends much of the time defending himself against evil martial-arts masters. He also tries to make sense of a tragic incident in his past.

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Enter The Dragon

Enter The Dragon on VHS. Classic martial arts movie starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Kien Shih, Jim Kelly. Directed by Robert Clouse. 1973.

Enter The Dragon on VHS. Starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Kien Shih, Jim Kelly. Directed by Robert Clouse. 1973.

From the box:

Enter the Dragon takes Lee to the island fortress of a criminal warlord whose martial-arts academy covers up opium-smuggling and prostitution activities. To avenge the death of sister, Lee infiltrates the stronghold and enters Han’s brutal martial-arts tournament–a breathtaking visual feast of competitions fusing skills in karate, judo, tai kwan do, tai chi chuan and hapkido, staged by Lee himself.

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DragonHeart

DragonHeart VHS b0x cover art. Action adventure fantasy movie starring Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, Jason Isaacs, Julie Christie, Sean Connery. Directed by Rob Cohen. 1996.

DragonHeart on VHS. Starring Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, Jason Isaacs, Julie Christie, Sean Connery. Directed by Rob Cohen. 1996.

From the box:

You Will Believe.

Bowen (Quaid) is a knight dedicated to The Old Code — a noble creed of honor. When his pupil, Prince Einon, becomes an even crueler king than his father, Bowen’s idealism turns to bitterness. Believing Einon’s soul to have been poisoned by a dragon, Bowen vows to destroy them all. On his quest for revenge, he meets “Draco” (Connery), a dragon whose power, strength and wit prove to be more than a match for the disillusioned knight. Soon, what begins as a life or death struggle between the two evolves into a friendship that will change the face of their medieval world.

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Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage on VHS. Classic 60s sci-fi adventure movie starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur O'Connell, William Redfield, Arthur Kennedy. Directed by Richard Fleischer. 1966.

Fantastic Voyage on VHS. Starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O’Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur O’Connell, William Redfield, Arthur Kennedy. Directed by Richard Fleischer. 1966.

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A Fantastic And Spectacular Voyage… Through The Human Body… Into The Brain.

An Eastern bloc scientist holds the secret to perfecting an experimental miniaturization process that could revolutionize warfare. But as he defects to the West, an assassination attempt leaves the scientist near death. The only hope for him — and for the Free World — is a delicate operation, performed from within his own body by a team of surgeons aboard a miniaturized submarine.

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Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams on VHS. Sports documentary movie starring William Gates, Arthur Agee. Directed by Steve James. 1994.

Hoop Dreams on VHS. Starring William Gates, Arthur Agee. Directed by Steve James. 1994.

From the box:

They have nothing — except talent and a dream — and in this tough Chicago neighborhood, dreams are all they can count on. Hoop Dreams is the critically acclaimed true-life story of Arthur Agee and William Gates and the unforgettable five year experience that turns them into men. You will come to know them and root for them as if they were your friends, your family, as against all odds, these boys prove that with faith, talent and a little luck, anyone can achieve the American Dream.

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Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights on VHS. Starring Mili Avital, Alan Bates, James Frain, John Leguizamo, Tchéky Karyo, Jason Scott Lee, John Hallam, Dougray Scott. Directed by Steve Barron. 2000.

Arabian Nights on VHS. Starring Mili Avital, Alan Bates, James Frain, John Leguizamo, Tcheky Karyo, Jason Scott Lee, John Hallam, Dougray Scott. Directed by Steve Barron. 2000.

From the box:

When Night Falls, The Adventure Begins!

A legendary heroine, Scheherazade (Mili Avital), saves her kingdom and her own life by seducing her husband, Shahryar’s (Dougray Scott) imagination with the fantastical tales of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and other larger-than-life heroes, warriors and djinns.

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Merlin

Merlin on VHS. Adventure drama fantasy movie starring Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, James Earl Jones. Directed by Steve Barron. 1998.

Merlin on VHS. Starring Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, James Earl Jones. Directed by Steve Barron. 1998.

From the box:

The Most Magical Adventure Of All Time.

In a time long past, when magic was fading from the world of men, the malevolent sorceress Mab summoned forth a mighty wizard to keep the power of the Old Ways alive. The wizard’s name… was Merlin. But when his heart is touched by the love of the beautiful Nimue, Merlin turns away from Mab’s dark enchantments. Allying himself with the young warrior who will rise to become the legendary King Arthur, Merlin pledges his mystic skills to Arthur’s visionary cause: bringing peace and justice to the realm haunted by monsters and ravaged by war–and setting the stage for the ultimate clash of Good versus Evil.

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The Dish

The Dish on VHS. Comedy drama movie starring Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton, Roy Billing, Bille Brown, Tayler Kane, Genevieve Mooy. Directed by Rob Sitch. 2000.

The Dish on VHS. Starring Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton, Roy Billing, Bille Brown, Tayler Kane, Genevieve Mooy. Directed by Rob Sitch. 2000.

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The First Step On The Moon Nearly Stumbled On Earth.

It’s the biggest event since sheep invented wool! Apollo 11’s astronauts will walk on the moon — and the 1,000-ton satellite dish in tiny, sheep-farming Parkes, Australia, will beam that historic first step around the globe. But as giddy citizens prepare for the moment when the entire world will depend on them, the dish flatlines. And its unconventional Aussie crew and its by-the-book NASA supervisor from the U.S. have very different ideas about how to fix it.

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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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