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 Magnificent Warriors (1978)

Title: Battlestar Galactica: The Magnificent Warriors
Box Tagline: N/A
Starring: Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Lorne Greene, Noah Hathaway, Brett Somers, Rance Howard
Directed By: Christian I. Nyby II
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1978
VHS Release Year: 1991
Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 80236
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Released in 1991 by MCA/Universal Home Video.

Features "The Magnificent Warriors", episode 8 of the 1978-79 TV series, "Battlestar Galactica", which originally aired November 12, 1978.

This is one of the most comedic and lighthearted episodes of the original series, mainly due to Brett Somers as Siress Belloby. Somers was a regular on the game show, Match Game.

The MCA Home Video ident precedes the feature.

Last updated: Feb. 9, 2014

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

Battlestar Galactica: The Long Patrol (1978)

Title: Battlestar Galactica: The Long Patrol 
Box Tagline: N/A
Starring: Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Lorne Greene, Maren Jensen, Ian Abercrombie
Directed By: Chris Nyby (Christian I. Nyby II)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1978
VHS Release Year: 1991
Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 80233
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Released in 1991 by MCA/Universal Home Video.

Features "The Long Patrol", episode 5 of the 1978-79 TV series, "Battlestar Galactica", which originally aired October 15, 1978.

Along with "The Lost Warrior" and "The Hand Of God", this is one of the most popular episodes of the series.

The MCA/Universal Home Video ident precedes the episode.

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Title: Battlestar Galactica
Box Tagline: N/A
Starring: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Rick Springfield, John Colicos, Jane Seymour
Directed By: Richard A. Colla, Alan Levi
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1978
VHS Release Year: 1985
Distributor: MCA Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 66011
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Released by MCA Home Video in 1985.

The MCA Home Video ident precedes the feature.

This is the 2 hour, 5 minute "Theatrical" version and does not have the epilogue in which Baltar is spared by the Cylons, that scene leads into the TV series. This version features the death of Baltar. The "TV" version with the Baltar scenes, and others added was broadcast as part of the TV series, in 1978 as "Saga Of A Star World".

Contains no trailers.

Title: Battlestar Galactica
Box Tagline: N/A
Starring: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Rick Springfield, John Colicos, Jane Seymour
Directed By: Richard A. Colla, Alan Levi
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1978
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 66011
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Reissued by MCA/Uiversal Home Video in 1990.

The MCA/Universal ident precedes the feature.

Contains No Trailers.

Like the 1985 release, this reissue is the "Theatrical" version.

Sergeant Ryker (1968)

Title: SERGEANT RYKER
Starring: Lee Marvin, Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Norman Fell
Directed By: Buzz Kulik
Genre: Drama, War
Release Year: 1968
VHS Release Year: 1987
Distributor: Goodtimes Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 4115

1987 Goodtimes Home Video release.

The MCA Home Video ident with an inserted 'licensed to' Goodtimes Home Video ident followed by The Universal ident precede the feature.

Part of "The Hollywood Movie Greats" Collection.

As of this writing, this film which is actually two joined together episodes of "The Kraft Suspense Theatre", "The Case Against Paul Ryker" is not yet available on DVD (Region 1).

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.

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.

Talk Radio (1988)

Into The Night (1985)

Title: INTO THE NIGHT
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Carmen Argenziano, Dan Aykroyd, David Cronenberg
Directed By: John Landis
Release Year: 1985
VHS Release Year: 1985
Distributor: MCA Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 80170

Released in 1985 from MCA Home Video.

The standard Canadian "MCA Home Video Canada" sticker appears on the back of the box.

There are no trailers/previews prior to the feature.

The box art is a perfect example of the VHS box being far superior than the DVD box art, as the DVD cover for this film is just awful, imo.

Ffolkes (1980)

Released in 1983 by MCA Universal Home Video.

There are no previews/trailers prior to the feature.

This is the MCA Home Video Canadian version as the "The MCA Home Video Canada" sticker covers the U.S. info on the bottom of the back of the box. Most MCA releases did this in Canada as probably to not have to manufacture a different slipcase for each country.

Prince Of Darkness (1987)

Title: PRINCE OF DARKNESS
Starring: Jameson Parker, Donald Pleasance, Lisa Blount, Victor Wong
Directed By: John Carpenter
Release Year: 1987
VHS Release Year: 1988
Distributor: MCA Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 80761

Released in 1988 from MCA Home Video.

This is the MCA Home Video Canadian version as the "The MCA Home Video Canada" sticker covers the U.S. info on the bottom of the back of the box. Most MCA releases did this in Canada as probably to not have to manufacture a different slipcase for each country.

There are no previews/trailers prior to the feature.