The Wrong Man (1993)

Title: THE WRONG MAN
Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Anderson, John Lithgow, Jorge Cervera Jr., Ernesto Laguardia, Robert Harper
Directed By: Jim McBride
Genre: Thriller
Release Year: 1993
VHS Release Year: 1994
Distributor: C/FP Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 11542

Canadian exclusive released in 1993 by C/FP Video.

As of this writing, this film is not yet available on DVD in North America.

The American edition of this film was released in 1994 by Republic Pictures Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

This originally aired on Showtime with a lot of Rosanna Arquette nudity.

The American version was released in 1994 by Republic Pictures Home Video.

Rampage (1987)

Canadian version released in 1992 by C/FP Video.

There is also a version with a "red" cover released by Paramount Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Gone To Texas (1986)

Title: GONE TO TEXAS
Starring: Sam Elliott, Michael Beck, James Stephens, Claudia Christian, Donald Moffat
Directed By: Peter Levin
Genre: Western, Historical Biography
Release Year: 1986
VHS Release Year: 1986
Distributor: Worldvision Home Video Inc.
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 4103

Released in 1986 by Worldvision Home Video Inc.

Recorded in EP/SLP.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

AKA Houston: The Legend Of Texas.

Made for TV film.

St. Ives (1976)

Title: ST. IVES
Starring: Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Harry Guardino, Harris Yulin, Dana Elcar, Jacqueline Bisset
Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
Genre: Action/Crime Drama
Release Year: 1976
VHS Release Year: 1984
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Box Type: Clamshell
Catalog #: 11198

Released in 1984 in a clamshell by Warner Home Video.

Murphy's Law (1986)

Title: MURPHY'S LAW
Starring: Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons
Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
Genre: Action
Release Year: 1986
VHS Release Year: 1986
Distributor: Media Home Entertainment/Cannon/Astral Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: M849

Released in 1986 by Media Home Entertainment, Inc. & Cannon films and in Canada by Astral Video.

The Cannon ident, The Media Home Entertainment ident and the Astral Films ident precede the feature.

There are no trailers/previews prior to the feature.

The Canadian version has the "Distributed in Canada exclusively by Astral Video" sticker on the back of the box.

This was the fourth of eight films that Bronson did for the Cannon Group.

The slipcase has flaps on the top and bottom.

Love And Bullets (1979)

Title: LOVE AND BULLETS
Starring: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Rod Steiger, Paul Koslo, Henry Silva
Directed By: Stuart Rosenberg
Genre: Crime Drama
Release Year: 1979
VHS Release Year: 1985
Distributor: Key Video (CBS/Fox Video)
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 9018

Released in 1985 by Key Video (CBS/Fox Home Video).

No trailers prior to the feature.

Reissued with a different cover in 1990 by CBS/Fox Home Video.

Only the Key Video ident precedes the feature.

Breakout (1975)

Title: BREAKOUT
Starring: Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland, Randy Quaid, John Huston, Sheree North
Directed By: Tom Gries
Genre: Action
Release Year: 1975
VHS Release Year: 1989
Distributor: GoodTimes Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 4232

Released in 1989 by GoodTimes Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Recorded in LP mode.

This film has been re-released on VHS several times. Earlier and later releases were from Columbia Tristar Home Video.

The GoodTimes ident before the feature is the Rainbow logo and differs from the logo on the back of the box.

Unlike "The Deep" which was also re-released by GoodTimes, the original Columbia Pictures ident appears before the feature.

Assassination (1987)

Title: ASSASSINATION
Starring: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Stephen Elliott, Jan Gan Boyd, Michael Ansara
Directed By: Peter Hunt
Genre: Action
Release Year: 1987
VHS Release Year: 1987
Distributor: Media Home Entertainment/Cannon/Astral Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: M928

Released in 1987 by Media Home Entertainment, Inc. & Cannon films and in Canada by Astral Video.

The Cannon ident, The Media Home Entertainment ident and the Astral Films ident precede the feature.

There are no trailers/previews prior to the feature.

Video Treasures also released this film on VHS in 1989.

The Canadian version has the "Distributed in Canada exclusively by Astral Video" sticker on the back of the box.

This was the fifth of eight films that Bronson did for the Cannon Group.

Citizen X (1995)

Title: CITIZEN X
Starring: Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max Von Sydow, Jeffrey DeMunn, Joss Ackland, John Wood
Directed By: Chris Gerolmo
Release Year: 1995
VHS Release Year: 1996
Distributor: HBO Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 91185

Released in 1996 by HBO Home Video.

Features trailers for "Witch Hunt" starring Dennis Hopper, "The Walking Dead" starring Eddie Griffin and "Tales From The Hood" starring David Alan Grier.

Cage II...The Arena Of Death (1994)

Title: CAGE II...THE ARENA OF DEATH
Starring: Lou Ferrigno, Reb Brown, Shannon Lee
Directed By: Lang Elliott
Release Year: 1994
VHS Release Year: 1994
Distributor: Summa Video & C/FP Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 41041

Released in 1994 by Summa Video.

Distributed exclusively in Canada by C/FP Video.

Prior to the feature there is a Public Service commercial for "Partnership for a Drug Free America" and a trailer for a C. Thomas Howell flick, "Dangerous Indescretion".

The "Distributed Exclusively In Canada By: C/FP Video" logo only appears as a sticker on the back of the box and the C/FP logo does not appear anywhere else on the box or the cassette label.

Both Lou Ferringo and Reb Brown played Marvel Comic characters on TV in the 1970's. Ferringo, of course played The Incredible Hulk in a long running TV series and TV movies and Brown played Captain America in two (awful) TV movies.

The subtitle, "The Arena Of Death" only appears on the cover and does not appear in the actual film.

The Deep (1977)

Title: THE DEEP
Starring: Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Lou Gossett, Jr., Eli Wallach
Directed By: Peter Yates
Release Year: 1977
VHS Release Year: 1988
Distributor: GoodTimes Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 4205

Released in 1988 by GoodTimes Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Recorded in LP mode.

This film has been reissued on VHS several times. The first release and later releases were from Columbia Tristar Home Video.

The GoodTimes ident before the feature is the Rainbow logo and differs from the logo on the back of the box.

The original Columbia Pictures ident does not appear before the feature.

Great White Death (1981)

Title: GREAT WHITE DEATH
Starring: Glenn Ford
Directed By: Jean Lebel
Release Year: 1981
VHS Release Year: 1991
Distributor: The United American Video Corporation & Video Gems
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 5157

Released in 1991 by United American Video Corporation & Video Gems.

There are no trailers or previews prior to the feature.

While this looks like a "Jaws" rip off, this is actually a documentary on the sea and sharks as told by Glenn Ford.

The United American Video Corporation logo does not appear on the box but it does appear on the sticker label on the video cassette.

The Video Gems logo appears on the box but not on the sticker label.

The United American Video Corporation ident and the Video Gems ident appear before the feature.

Unlike most United American Video Corporation releases this is actually recorded in SP.

There is also a another version of this film with a different cover released in 1989 by United American Video Corporation.

Light Years (AKA Gandahar) (1988)

Title: LIGHT YEARS (AKA GANDAHAR)
Starring: Glenn Close, Jennifer Grey, Christopher Plummer, John Shea, Penn Gilette, Terrence Mann, Teller, Bridget Fonda, Paul Schaffer
Directed By: Harvey Weinstein
Release Year: 1988
VHS Release Year: 1988
Distributor: Norstar Home Video Inc.
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 1151A

Released in Canada in 1988 by Norstar Home Video.

This is an Americanized dubbed version of the French film known as "Gandahar" directed by René Laloux.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

There are also VHS versions released by Vidmark Entertainment in 1988 and 1997.

Prime Evil (1988)

Title: PRIME EVIL
Starring: William Beckwith, Christine Moore, Mavis Harris, Max Jacobs, Tim Gail, Gary Warner
Directed By: Roberta Findlay
Release Year: 1988
VHS Release Year: 1989
Distributor: New World Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: C89301

Released in 1989 by New World Video.

Features trailers for "Hellraiser" & "Hellbound: Hellraiser II".

There are a few VHS versions of this film, notably a release by Starmaker Video in the early 90's and by Rhino Home Video in 1999.

Showdown In Little Tokyo (1991)

Title: SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Tia Carrere, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Philip Tan
Directed By: Mark L. Lester
Release Year: 1991
VHS Release Year: 1992
Distributor: Warner Bros. Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 12311

Released in 1992 by Warner Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Title: LES JUSTICIERS DE LITTLE TOKYO
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Tia Carrere, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Philip Tan
Directed By: Mark L. Lester
Release Year: 1991
VHS Release Year: 1997
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 14984F

Released in 1992 by Warner Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

This is a french version released in french speaking parts of Canada.

Last updated: Sept. 28, 2015

Scissors (1991)

Released in 1991 by Paramount Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Released on Bluray and DVD in 2015.

Public Enemies (1996)

Title: PUBLIC ENEMIES
Starring: Theresa Russell, Eric Roberts, James Marsden, Alyssa Milano, Dan Cortese
Directed By: Mark L. Lester
Release Year: 1996
VHS Release Year: 1996
Distributor: C/FP Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 12063

Canadian exclusive released in 1996 by C/FP Video.

Recorded in SLP/EP.

There is also a version released in 1998 by Vidmark Entertainment.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Theresa Russell, Eric Roberts & Alyssa Milano look nothing like their characters do on the box art.

Alyssa Milano also worked with director Mark L. Lester on Commando (1985).

An early role for James Marsden.

Virus (1996)

Title: VIRUS
Starring: Brian Bosworth, Leah Pinsent, David Fox, Eric Peterson
Directed By: Allan A. Goldsein
Release Year: 1996
VHS Release Year: 1996
Distributor: C/FP Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 12106

This version was released by C/FP Video in 1996 and is a "Screener Copy" sent exclusively to video retailers.

There is no "Screener Copy" information printed on the box .

The sticker label reads, "CFP Home Video, Virus, Release Date: November 26, 1996".

There are no trailers that appear before the feature.

The "Screening Purposes Only" notice doesn't appear on the bottom of the screen that much throughout the feature.

The label on the cassette is a sticker and is cheaply made like most screeners.

There is also another version of this released on VHS by Vidmark Entertainment in 1996.

Blast (1996)

Title: BLAST
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Linden Ashby, Andrew Divoff, Kimberly Warren, Tim Thomerson, Tina Cote
Directed By: Albert Pyun
Release Year: 1996
VHS Release Year: 1996
Distributor: C/FP Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 12246

Canadian exclusive released in 1996 by C/FP Video.

There are no previews prior to the feature.

There is also an American version with a slightly different cover released in 1998 by Warner Home Video.

Rage (1995)

Title: RAGE
Starring: Gary Daniels, Kenneth Tigar, Fiona Hutchison, Jillian McWhirter, Peter Jason
Directed By: Joseph Merhi
Release Year: 1995
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: C/FP Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 11952

Canadian exclusive released in 1995 by C/FP Video.

There is also a version with a different cover released by Pepin/Merhi Entertainment Group, Inc.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Hobgoblins (1988)

Title: HOBGOBLINS
Starring: Tom Bartlett, Kelley Palmer, Billy Frank, Paige Sullivan, Steven Boggs
Directed By: Rick Sloane
Release Year: 1988
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: Star Classics Inc., Family Tyme Productions
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: L1743

Recorded in EP/SLP.

Distributed in 1990 by Star Classics Inc. & Family Tyme Productions.

The Star Classics logo is on the box but not the cassette sticker label. The Family Tyme Video Productions logo appears on the sticker label but not on the box.

The sticker label does not say, "Hobgoblins", for some reason it says, 'Classic Films', something this film is certainly not.

There are no trailers/previews prior to the feature.

There is no Warning screen or idents prior to the feature, the movie just starts after a brief black screen.

Tales From The Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995)

Title: TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS: DEMON KNIGHT
Starring: Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett, Brenda Bakke, CCH Pounder, Thomas Haden Church
Directed By: Ernest Dickerson
Release Year: 1995
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: MCA Universal Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 82325

Released in 1995 by MCA Universal Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Unlike the HBO TV series which for the most part were based on stories from EC Comics, this is a feature length film based on an original story.

In original drafts for this film, there were several demons littered throughout, then after producers felt many demons would mean higher cost, later drafts featured no demons at all, being replaced with guys in dark suits wearing sunglasses. Director Ernest Dickerson found ways to get the demons back into the film because he felt making a film called "Demon Knight" with no demons would be an insult to the genre. (I wrote this blurb on TV.COM when I edited the Tales From The Crypt page, so I'm reusing it here).

William Sadler also appeared in the episodes "The Man Who Was Death" and "The Assassin" and as the Mummy in the Crypt Keeper segments in the second Crypt film, "Tales From The Crypt Presents: Bordello Of Blood".

Billy Zane also appeared in the Crypt episode, "Well Cooked Hams".

Filter's "Hey Man, Nice Shot" is featured when Brayker is driving during the opening scene.

Vice Academy 2 (1990)

Title: VICE ACADEMY 2
Starring: Ginger Lynn Allen, Linnea Quigley, Jayne Hamil, Scott Layne, Marina Benvenga
Directed By: Rick Sloane
Release Year: 1990
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: Prism Entertainment
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 4452

Released in 1990 by Prism Entertainment.

There are no previews prior to the feature, just the Prism "Floating VHS" logo ident, then the feature.

The Last Hour (1991)

Title: THE LAST HOUR
Starring: Michael Pare, Shannon Tweed, Robert Pucci, Bobby Di Cicco, Danny Trejo
Directed By: William Sachs
Release Year: 1991
VHS Release Year: 1991
Distributor: Academy Entertainment
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 1370

Released in 1991 by Academy Entertainment.

AKA "Concrete War".

Features an early role by Danny Trejo.

ROBO-C.H.I.C. (1989)

Title: ROBO-C.H.I.C.
Starring: Kathy Shower, Jack Carter, Burt Ward, Phil Proctor, Kip King, Julie Newmar
Directed By: Ed Hansen & Jeff Mandel
Release Year: 1989
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: AIP Studios, Nova Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 7026

Released in 1990 by AIP Studios and distributed exclusively in Canada by Nova Home Video.

Film is also known as Cyber-C.h.i.c.

Features a trailer for "Invasion Force", a movie I feel is the original "Tropic Thunder".

This film features two former stars of the 60's "Batman" series, Burt Ward, (Robin) & Julie Newmar (Catwoman). They are a perfect fit for this cheese-fest.

Did it really take two guys to direct this??

Blood Moon (2001)

Title: BLOOD MOON (AKA Wolf Girl)
Starring: Tim Curry, Victoria Sanchez, Grace Jones, Lesley Ann Warren
Directed By: Thom Fitzgerald
Release Year: 2001
VHS Release Year: 2002
Distributor: Alliance Atlantis (Alliance Home Video)
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 4156

Released in 2001 by Alliance Atlantis (Formerly Alliance Home Video).

The cover is holographic. Other notable VHS holographic covers are the low budget horror flicks, "Jack Frost" & "Uncle Sam".

Holographic covers are really hard to scan.

Features trailers for "The Watchtower" starring Tom Berenger, "L.I.E." starring Brian Cox & "Creepy Crawlers" starring Thomas Calabro.

This film is also known as "Wolf Girl".

Frankenstein (1931)

Title: FRANKENSTEIN
Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloane, Dwight Frye
Directed By: James Whale
Release Year: 1931
VHS Release Year: 1991
Distributor: MCA Universal Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 55004

Labeled as "The Restored Version".

The suggested retail price for this cassette at the time of it's release was $14.95. Prices slightly higher in Canada (Of course).

This is the Canadian release as it has the MCA Canada sticker on the back cover.

Stitches (2001)

Title: STITCHES
Starring: Elizabeth Ince, Debra Mayer, Linda Bryant, Robert Donavan, Kaycee Shank, Alex Peabody, Marc Newburger
Directed By: Neal Marshall Stevens (Benjamin Carr)
Release Year: 2001
VHS Release Year: 2001
Distributor: Koch Vision, Full Moon Releasing
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: FUM-VI-6166

Released in 2001 by Koch Vision & Full Moon Releasing.

The trailer for this film precedes the feature.

Benjamin Carr directed this film under the pseudonym, Neal Marshall Stevens. However, he kept his original name for his writing credit.

Last Updated: Nov. 16, 2014

Perfect Target (1997)

Title: PERFECT TARGET
Starring: Daniel Bernhardt, Robert Englund, Brian Thompson, Dara Tomanovich, Jim Pirri, Julieta Rosen
Directed By: Sheldon Lettich
Release Year: 1997
VHS Release Year: 1998
Distributor: Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, Columbia Tristar Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 12475E

Released in 1998 by Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment & Columbia Tristar Home Video.

There are no trailers/previews prior to the feature.

Talk Radio (1988)