Summer City

Summer City on VHS video. Starring John Jarratt, Phillip Avalon, Steve Bisley, Mel Gibson. Directed by Christopher Fraser. 1977.

Summer City on VHS video. Starring John Jarratt, Phillip Avalon, Steve Bisley, Mel Gibson. Directed by Christopher Fraser. 1977.

From the VHS box cover:

Mel Gibson in his movie debut

Mel Gibson in his film debut stars in this Australian teen rebel film. Four wild friends go on a surfing weekend at a sleepy little seaside community only to find trouble when one of them gets involved with a local’s daughter. Fun-and-sun surfing film complete with romance, hot rods, and murder.

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Maverick

Maverick VHS cover art. Adventure comedy western movie starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner. With Graham Greene, Alfred Molina, James Coburn, Danny Glover, Margot Kidder, John Fogerty, Reba McEntire, Waylon Jennings, Clint Black, Corey Feldman. Directed by Richard Donner. 1994.

Maverick on VHS. Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner. With Graham Greene, Alfred Molina, James Coburn, Danny Glover, Margot Kidder, John Fogerty, Reba McEntire, Waylon Jennings, Clint Black, Corey Feldman. Directed by Richard Donner. 1994.

From the box:

Ante up — for laughter and action aplenty! Mel Gibson is sly gambler Bret Maverick. Jodie Foster is a charming scam artist and James Garner (the original Bret Maverick, from the Emmy-winning TV series) is a laid-back lawman in Maverick, the crowd-pleasing hit that deals you a winning hand.

With more twists than a switchback trail and more sleights of hand than a shell game, Maverick is rollicking proof of how the West was fun. A riverboat poker tourney promises a winner-take-all $500,000… and Bret aims to be the winner who does the taking! But first he must cope with the hangman’s noose, a runaway stage, a wily Indian chief, outlaws, ingrates, a bagful of rattlesnakes and more close calls than a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rocking chairs. So don’t miss the excitement. The jokers — Gibson, Foster and Garner — are wild!

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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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The Million Dollar Hotel

The Million Dollar Hotel VHS box cover art. Movie starring Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, Mel Gibson, Jimmy Smits. With Peter Stormare, Amanda Plummer, Gloria Stuart, Tom Bower, Donal Logue, Bud Cort, Julian Sands, Conrad Roberts, Harris Yulin, Charlayne Woodard. Directed by Wim Wenders. 2000.

The Million Dollar Hotel on VHS. Starring Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, Mel Gibson, Jimmy Smits. With Peter Stormare, Amanda Plummer, Gloria Stuart, Tom Bower, Donal Logue, Bud Cort, Julian Sands, Conrad Roberts, Harris Yulin, Charlayne Woodard. Directed by Wim Wenders. 2000.

From the box:

Everyone Has Something To Hide.

FBI Agent Skinner has been brought in to solve his most bizarre case yet. In a downtown fleabag hotel, the son of a billionaire media mogul has mysteriously died. Now, Skinner must find the murderer among the hotel’s guests, uncovering a web of deception which runs deeper than he ever thought imaginable… and protects the guilty from justice.

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Mad Max

Mad Max VHS cover art. Movie starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne. With Steve Bisley, Tim Burns. Directed by George Miller. 1979.

Mad Max on VHS. Starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne. With Steve Bisley, Tim Burns. Directed by George Miller. 1979.

From the box:

Mel Gibson introduces the character of Max in this full-speed futuristic epic, a bleak, decaying landscape of the post-nuclear future that continues in “The Road Warrior.” MAD MAX is the dark vision of this stark future, a high-speed, high-intensity film that became an instant cult classic.

In this desolate wasteland, all that remains is the highways of the Australian outback, the scene of bizarre death chases between vicious rebel bikers and the police who guard what is left of civilization. Max is a gung-ho young cop, the best of his squad. But when Max’s best friend on the force is killed, Max hangs up his guns, taking his wife and young child across the country on a long-needed vacation. But the renegade gang isn’t through with Max just yet…

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