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.

Nightbreaker (1989)

Title: NIGHTBREAKER
Starring: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lea Thompson, Melinda Dillon, Joe Pantoliano, Tom Bower
Directed By: Peter Markle
Genre: Drama
Release Year: 1989
VHS Release Year: 1989
Distributor: Alliance Releasing Home Video, MCA Home Video Canada
Box Type: slipcase
Catalog #: ARV/B 1048

1989 Alliance Releasing Home Video & MCA Home Video Canada release.

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

The Alliance Releasing Home Video logo only appears on the box and not on the sticker label or the feature.

The MCA Home Video Canada logo appears on the sticker label and the MCA Home Video and the World International Network idents precede the feature.

Contains no trailers.

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.

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.

Thunderground (1989)

Title: THUNDERGROUND
Starring: Paul Coufos, Jesse Ventura, Margaret Langrick, M. Emmett Walsh
Directed By: David Mitchell
Genre: Action
Release Year: 1989
VHS Release Year: 1989
Distributor: SGE Home Video/Cineplex Odeon Home Video (MCA Home Video Canada)
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: SGE 2006

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.