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.

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.

Good Guys Wear Black (1978)

Title: GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK
Starring: Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, James Franciscus
Directed By: Ted Post
Release Year: 1978
VHS Release Year: 1985
Distributor: Vestron Video International
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 6002

Released in 1985 by Vestron Video. There is also a version released by Vestron in 1982.

There are no trailers/previews prior to the feature.

HBO Video re-released this film on VHS in 1992.

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.

Tales From The Crypt (1972) (UPDATED)

Title: Tales From The Crypt
Starring: Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Sir Ralph Richardson
Directed By: Freddie Francis
Release Year: 1972
VHS Release Year: 1985
Distributor: Prism Entertainment
Box Type: Clam Shell
Catalog #: 1931

Released in 1985 in a clam shell by Prism Entertainment.

The first tale, starring Joan Collins, "And All Through The House" was adapted from the Johnny Craig story, "...And All Through The House..." from Vault Of Horror #35, Feb-March 1954. This story was also adapted as the second episode of the 1989 HBO Tales From The Crypt TV series starring Mary Ellen Trainor.

I personally feel the HBO episode of "And All Through The House" is much better than the Joan Collins version, especially the ending.

There are five "tales" in this film, "And All Through The House", "Reflection Of Death", "Poetic Justice", "Wish You Were Here" & "Blind Alleys".

My personal favorite is "Poetic Justice" starring Horror Legend, Peter Cushing. This vignette is also one of my top 5 adaptations of any EC story, be it from the Amicus films, or the HBO series. "Blind Alleys" is also a standout story.

The segments, "Wish You Were Here" & "Blind Alleys" were also adapted as episodes for the HBO series, both with alterations and title changes. "Wish You Were Here" an homage to "The Monkey's Paw" was adapted as "Last Respects" also directed by Freddie Francis and "Blind Alleys" was mashed-up with the similar story, "Revenge Is The Nuts", being renamed with that title.

This film was also released on VHS in 1989 from Starmaker Entertainment and in 1998 as part of the 20th Century Fox Selections collection.

It took until 2007 for this film to be released on DVD.

My scan of this also appears on the excellent website, VHS Wasteland to which I am a one of many cover contributors.(Cheap Plug)

Features previews for "Shock Waves" & "Dominique".

The Uranium Conspiracy (1978)

Scream And Scream Again!

1970
1985 VHS Release
Vestron Video/Orion Pictures
Starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing
Directed by Gordon Hessler

• 1985 Vestron Video & Orion Pictures release.
• If you look closely, nipples are visible on the box art. Yes, I'm a sicko.
• The box makes a big effort to state that this is "Vincent Price's 92nd Thriller", even though he's hardly in the movie.
• Beautiful box art that took me over an hour to get all the video store stickers off. My version is faded but thanks to photoshop I got most of the color back in it.
• This film was released on DVD by MGM in 2003 as a "Midnite Movies Double Feature" along with "The Oblong Box". There was also a DVD release in 2000.
• The cover art is a reworked version of the original theatrical poster. On the poster the breast area has already dissolved.
• There are several releases of this film on VHS, most notable, A 1994 "Vincent Price Collection" edition from Orion Home Video and two "Midnite Movies" versions in 2000 & 2003 from MGM.
• My scan of this appears on the excellent website, Critical Condition in the Vestron Video section. (Although they could of given credit, just saying).

Last updated: Sept. 28, 2015

Viking Massacre (AKA I Coltelli Del Vendicatore)

Title: Viking Massacre (AKA: I Coltelli Del Vendicatore & Knives Of The Avenger, Bladestorm)
Starring: Cameron Mitchell
Directed By: Mario Bava
Release Year: 1966
VHS Release Year: 1985
Distributor: Videoline Productions
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 1261

This is a 1985 Canadian VHS release from Videoline Productions for a 1966 Mario Bava flick, featuring a beautiful painted cover that really has nothing to do with the film.

Released on VHS in the U.S. in 1987 as "Bladestorm" from Mogul Communications, Inc. and also as "Viking Massacre" from Mega Video. (Info from Cinema Arcana) 

 

Last Updated: Sept. 27, 2015