Space Mutiny (1988)

Title: Space Mutiny (A.K.A.Mutiny In Space)
Box Tagline: There is nowhere to hide from the enemy within!
Starring: Reb Brown, Cissy Cameron, John Philip Law, James Ryan, Cameron Mitchell
Directed By: David Winters & Neal Sundstrom
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1988
VHS Release Year: 1989
Distributor: AIP Home Video Inc./Nova Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: A-7004
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Released in 1989 by AIP Studios and distributed exclusively in Canada by Nova Home Video.

Film is also known as "Mutiny In Space".

Gained fame from being featured on a Nov. 1997 episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000.

The space battle scenes are stock footage special effects from the 70's TV series, "Battlestar Galactica".

Features no trailers.

The Nova Home Video logo appears on the cassette sticker label but not on the box.

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.

Instant Justice (1986)

Title: Instant Justice
Box Tagline: The boldest, brashest, All-American movie this side of basic training.
Starring: Michael Pare, Tawny Kitaen, Charles Napier, Peter Crook
Directed By: Craig T. Rumar
Genre: Action
Release Year: 1986
VHS Release Year: 1987
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 11672
Previews/Trailers: U.S. (Over The Top (1987), Lethal Weapon (1987)); Canada (N/A)
Extras: N/A

Canadian version Released in 1987 by Warner Home Video.

Although the boxes for both countries appear to be the same, the U.S. release contains trailers for "Over The Top" and "Lethal Weapon", the Canadian release features no trailers.

The U.S. release features the WB ident prior to the feature, the Canadian release does not feature the ident.

Last Edited: Feb. 9, 2014

Shadow Warriors: Assault On Death Mountain (1999)

Title: Shadow Warriors: Assault On Death Mountain

Box Tagline: Every job has it's price. Even revenge.

Starring: Terry "Hulk" Hogan, Shannon Tweed, Carl Weathers, Martin Kove, Lisa Schrage

Directed By: Jon Cassar

Genre: Action

Release Year: 1999

VHS Release Year: 1999

Distributor: Alliance Atlantis

Box Type: Slipcase

Catalog #: ARV 2790

Previews/Trailers: eXistenZ (1999) 

Extras: N/A

Released by Alliance Atlantis in Canada in 1999. 

Features the theatrical trailer for eXistenZ starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law.

Made for TV film which originally aired on TNT.

Also known as "Assault On Death Mountain".

Even though this is the second TV film featuring the Mike McBride character and his Special Ops team, for some reason, the U.S. version was released on VHS and DVD in 2000 as "Shadow Warriors" and it's 1997 precursor, "Assault On Devil's Island" with Billy Drago, was released as "Shadow Warriors 2" in 2001 from Spartan Home Entertainment.

Blindside (1987)

Title: Blindside 
Box Tagline: First, he was paid to watch her. Now he'd pay any price to have her.
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Lori Hallier, Lolita Davidovich, Michael Rudder
Directed By: Paul Lynch
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Release Year: 1987
VHS Release Year: 1988
Distributor: Charter Entertainment
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 90237
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Released by Charter Entertainment in the U.S. in 1988. 

The Canadian VHS was released by Norstar Home Video in 1987.

There are no trailers on this release.

As of this writing, this film is not yet available on Region 1 DVD.

IMDB has ths film listed as being released in 1986 but the end credits copyright states 1987.

Features an early role from Lolita Davidovich.

The Sweater (1980)

Title: The Sweater
Box Tagline: Based On The Popular Story By Roch Carrier
Starring: Roch Carrier (Narration)
Directed By: Sheldon Cohen
Genre: Animation, Educational, Children
Release Year: 1980
VHS Release Year: 1997
Distributor: National Film Board Of Canada Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: H0180079
Previews/Trailers: N/A
Extras: N/A

Released in Canada in 1997 by NFB (National Film Board Of Canada Home Video).

Due to the short's educational significance, there are several versions of this animated short released on VHS throughout the 80's and 90's, in English and French single format with various covers and in compilation sets from The National Film Board Of Canada (NFB). It was also released several times on DVD throughout the 2000's.

The short can be found on the compilation VHS tapes: 

"Canadian literature : short stories Vol. 1" (1980)
"Roch Carrier: Storyteller Supreme" (Excerpts only) (1991)
"Speaking Of Canada" (1992)
"Five Transformations" (1991)
"A Christmas Gift" (1980)
"50 for 50: Vol. 1, Cassette 4: Children's Choice" (1989)