Phantom Of The Opera (1989)

Title: Phantom Of The Opera

Box Tagline: N/A

Starring: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Bill Nighy, Alex Hyde-White, Terrence Harvey

Directed By: Dwight H. Little

Genre: Horror

Release Year: 1989

VHS Release Year: 1990

Distributor: Columbia Pictures Home Video

Box Type: Slipcase

Catalog #: 77013
Previews/Trailers: (1) Leatherface:Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

Night Angel (1990)

Title: Night Angel

Box Tagline: An Ancient Evil Has Awakened And Lust Is Her Lifeforce...

Starring: Isa Andersen, Linden Ashby, Debra Feuer, Helen Martin, Karen Black

Directed By: Dominique Othenin-Girard

Genre: Horror

Release Year: 1990

VHS Release Year: 1990

Distributor: Fries Home Video

Box Type: Slipcase

Catalog #: 96000

Previews/Trailers: Pucker Up And Bark Like A Dog (1990) (Follows the feature)

Conquest Of The Earth (1981)

Title: Conquest Of The Earth
Box Tagline: N/A
Starring: Lorne Greene, Kent McCord, Barry Van Dyke, Robyn Douglass, Wolfman Jack
Directed By: Sidney Hayers, Sigmund Neufeld, Jr., Barry Crane
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1981
VHS Release Year: 1982
Distributor: MCA Videocassette Inc.
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 66041
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Released in 1982 by MCA Videocassette Inc.

This is an edited telefilm featuring a few minutes of new footage as well as the "Galactica 1980" episodes, "Galactica Discovers Earth" and "The Night The Cylons Ended", and the original series episode, "The Young Lords".

Some music was rescored for this home video version.

The MCA Videocassette Inc. ident precedes the feature.

This telefilm was reissued a few times from MCA/Universal Home Video, notably in 1988 and 1990. 

Like most MCA and Later Universal Home Video releases, Canadian versions featured a "MCA Videocassette Canada" sticker covering the U.S. legal info on the back of the box as to not have to manufacture new boxes for each country.

Battlestar Galactica: The Lost Warrior (1978)

Title: Battlestar Galactica: The Lost Warrior
Box Tagline: N/A
Starring: Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Lorne Greene, Johnny Timko, Katherine Cannon, Rex Cutter
Directed By: Rod Holcomb
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1978
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 80235
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Released in 1990 by MCA/Universal Home Video.

Features "The Lost Warrior", episode 4 of the 1978-79 TV series, "Battlestar Galactica", which originally aired October 8, 1978.

Although it has many flaws, this episode is memorable with fans of the original series.

The MCA Home Video ident precedes the feature.

Last Updated: Nov. 16, 2014

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.

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.

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??

The Sleeping Car (1990)

Title: THE SLEEPING CAR
Starring: David Naughton, Judie Aronson, Kevin McCarthy, Jeff Conaway, John Carl Buechler
Directed By: Douglas Curtis
Release Year: 1990
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: Vidmark Entertainment
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 5214

Released in 1990 by Vidmark Entertainment.

John Carl Buechler, who plays "The Mister" is a legendary special effects artist and director, known for "Troll", "Cellar Dweller" & directing "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood".

There is also a Canadian VHS released in 1990 by C/FP Video.

Features previews for "The Dark Side Of The Moon" & "American Eagle.".

Spaced Invaders (1990)

Title: Spaced Invaders
Box Tagline: They're Hip! They're Hilarious! Earth will never be the same!
Starring: Douglas Barr, Ariana Richards, Royal Dano, J.J. Anderson, Gregg Berger
Directed By: Patrick Read Johnson
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 1990
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: Touchstone Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 1064
Previews/Trailers: Pretty Woman, Ernest Goes To Jail
Extras: N/A

Released in 1990 by Touchstone Home Video.

Features videocassette previews for Pretty Woman (1990) and Ernest Goes To Jail 1990)

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Soultaker (1990)

Title: SOULTAKER
Starring: Joe Estevez, Vivian Schilling, Gregg Thomsen, David Shark, Robert Z'Dar
Directed By: Michael Rissi
Release Year: 1990
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: AIP Home Video, Inc./Nova Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 7777

Released in 1990 by AIP Home Video, Inc.

The Nova Home Entertainment ident appears before the trailers.

There are trailers for "Tune Into Tomorrow..." and "Bethune Making Of A Hero" that precede the feature.

The AIP Studios ident appears after the trailers leading into the feature.

The sticker label on the cassette features the Nova Home Entertainment logo but not the AIP Studios logo. The Nova Home Entertainment logo only appears on the sticker label and the opening ident, it does not appear on the box.

Square jawed Robert Z'Dar is probably best known for his roles in "Maniac Cop" and "Tango & Cash".

The catalog # for ths tape is 7777, it shares the same number with "Misery", released on VHS in 1991.

Hot Times At Montclair High (1989)

Title: HOT TIMES AT MONTCLAIR HIGH
Starring: Kim Valentine, Ross Hamilton, Brent Jasmer, Troy Donohue
Directed By: Jose Altonga
Release Year: 1989
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: Alliance Releasing Home Video/MCA Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: ARV/B 1093

Released in 1990 by Alliance Releasing Home Video (MCA Home Video).

Features an extremely long trailer/preview for "When He's Not A Stranger", following the feature.

The MCA Home Video ident and the Alliance Releasing Ident precede the feature.

The MCA Home Video ident appears before the feature but does not appear anywhere on the box or cassette.

The Outer Limits: The Mice (1964)

Title: THE OUTER LIMITS: THE MICE
Starring: Henry Silva, Dabney Coleman, Diana Sands, Michael Higgins
Directed By: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Release Year: 1964
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: M201810

Released in 1990 by MGM/UA Home Video.

"The Mice" is the only episode from the 1960's science fiction anthology series, "The Outer Limits" on this cassette.

There are no previews/trailers prior to the feature.

Dragon And The Cobra (AKA Fist Of Fear, Touch Of Death (1980)

Title: DRAGON AND THE COBRA (AKA FIST OF FEAR, TOUCH OF DEATH)
Starring: Bruce Lee, Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief
Directed By: Matthew Mallinson
Release Year: 1980
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: HGV Video Productions/MNTEX Entertainment
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 5756

Released in 1990 by HGV Video Productions and MNTEX Entertainment.

The back of the box shows a manufactured date of 1990, however, the ink label shows a date of 1989.

Like most HGV tapes, this is recorded in LP mode.

The ink label reads, "Dragon And Cobra.

Due to this being a public domain title, there are quite a few versions of this film on VHS from several different companies.

Released on VHS in 1981 from Wizard Video as "Fist of Fear, Touch of Death.

The CBS/FOX jingle used for their Video releases in the 80's and 90's plays over the first minute or so of the film!!

Fred Williamson appears on the cover clean shaven, he appears in the film with chops and complete stach intact.

Game Of Death (1978)

Title: GAME OF DEATH
Starring: Bruce Lee,Chuck Norris, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Collen Camp, Gig Young
Directed By: Robert Clouse
Release Year: 1978
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: CBS FOX Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 6124

Released in 1990 from CBS FOX Video.

Tales From The Darkside: The Movie

Title: Tales From The Darkside: The Movie
Starring: Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey, James Remar, Deborah Harry, Rae Dawn Chong
Directed By: John Harrison
Release Year: 1990
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: Paramount Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 32360

1990 slipcase Release from Paramount Home Video.

There is a preview/trailer for the 1990 Full Moon release, "Crash And Burn" prior to the "Feature Presentation".

There is also a version with the same box, sticker label, release year and catalog # that features trailers for "Crash And Burn" & "Red Blooded American Girl".

All New! Tales From The Crypt

Abigail Wanted (AKA Stingray) (1978)

Title: Abigail Wanted
Starring: Sherry Jackson, Christopher Mitchum
Directed By: Richard Taylor
Release Year: 1978
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: HQV
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: N/A

Originally released theatrically in 1978 as "Stingray".

Released as "Stingray" on VHS in 1986 by Embassy Home Entertainment.

This release clearly pushes the "Abigail as a nun" premise, other versions push the "carsplotation " aspect of the film.

There are no previews on this version. In fact, like most HQV Videos, there's no company ident or FBI warning at the beginning. The movie just begins during the credit sequence after pressing play, and the film's title is conveniently missing. I'm guessing maybe to avoid costs on having to insert "Abigail Wanted" over "Stingray".

Last updated: Feb. 10, 2014