V: The Original Miniseries (1983)

Title: V:THE ORIGINAL MINISERIES
Starring: Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler, Blair Tefkin, Michael Durell, Richard Herd, Andrew Prine, Robert Englund, Michael Wright, Frank Ashmore
Directed By: Kenneth Johnson
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1983
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Box Type: Double Slipcase
Catalog #: 11489

Released in 1995 by Warner Home Video.

Contains the complete miniseries on two cassettes, with a larger double slipcase box.

The cassettes are not numbered on the sticker labels.

The miniseries is also available on cassettes released by Columbia House Video.

V: The Final Battle (1984)

Title: V: THE FINAL BATTLE
Starring: Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler, Blair Tefkin, Michael Durell, Richard Herd, Andrew Prine, Robert Englund, Michael Wright, Frank Ashmore, Sarah Douglas, Mickey Jones, Michael Ironside
Directed By: Richard T. Heffron
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1984
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Box Type: Triple Slipcase
Catalog #: 14146

Released in 1995 by Warner Home Video.

Contains the complete miniseries on three cassettes, with an oversized triple slipcase box.

Unlike the first miniseries, the cassette are numbered on the sticker labels as Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

This miniseries is also available on cassettes released by Columbia House Video.

Virus (1996)

Title: VIRUS
Starring: Brian Bosworth, Leah Pinsent, David Fox, Eric Peterson
Directed By: Allan A. Goldsein
Release Year: 1996
VHS Release Year: 1996
Distributor: C/FP Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 12106

This version was released by C/FP Video in 1996 and is a "Screener Copy" sent exclusively to video retailers.

There is no "Screener Copy" information printed on the box .

The sticker label reads, "CFP Home Video, Virus, Release Date: November 26, 1996".

There are no trailers that appear before the feature.

The "Screening Purposes Only" notice doesn't appear on the bottom of the screen that much throughout the feature.

The label on the cassette is a sticker and is cheaply made like most screeners.

There is also another version of this released on VHS by Vidmark Entertainment in 1996.

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.

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

Title: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION
Starring: Chevy Chase, Anthony Michael Hall, Randy Quaid, Beverly D'Angelo, John Candy, Christie Brinkley, Dana Barron
Directed By: Harold Ramis
Release Year: 1983
VHS Release Year: 1986
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 11315

1986 slipcase Re-release from Warner Home Video.

There are no previews/trailers prior to the feature.

This is one of my all-time favorite covers, painted by the awesome Boris Vallejo.

There are several releases of this film on VHS from Warner Home Video. Most notably the original Warner clam shell release, a 1995 re-release with similar box art style to the 1986 release which substitutes Chevy Chase on the spine in place of Christie Brinkley, and a Warner Bros. Hits version released in 1999.

The 1980-1986 Warner Home Video ident precedes the movie.

Title: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION
Starring: Chevy Chase, Anthony Michael Hall, Randy Quaid, Beverly D'Angelo, John Candy, Christie Brinkley, Dana Barron
Directed By: Harold Ramis
Release Year: 1983
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 11315

1995 slipcase Re-release from Warner Home Video.

This release is very similar to the 1986 release , however, Chevy Chase replaces Christie Brinkley on the spine, and the Vacation logo also faces in a different direction.

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