The Force (1994)

Title: The Force 
Box Tagline: Behind The Badge...Behind The Cop...Lies The Spirit Of...
Starring: Jason Gedrick, Gary Hudson, Kim Delaney, Cyndi Pass, Lyman Ward, Yasmine Bleeth, Aki Aleong
Directed By: Mark Rosman
Genre: Action/Thriller
Release Year: 1994
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: Malofilm Video/New World International
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 95007
Previews/Trailers: Miles From Nowhere, The Force, A Child Too Many, Final Appeal, Teresa's Tattoo, Witness To The Execution (Retailer Incentive), The Return Of Tommy Tricker, Lakota Woman (Retailer Incentive), Timeless Tales (Priced To Own Promo for an animated Nursery Rhyme Collection).
Extras: N/A

Released in Canada in 1995 by Malofilm Video.

This is a screener copy sent exclusively to video retailers.

There is no screener copy label on the box. 

Like most screener copies, the trailer for this film precedes the feature, among many others.

There are several previews/trailers on this screener copy. They are: Miles From Nowhere (1992, Ricky Schroder), The Force (1994, Jason Gedrick), A Child Too Many (1993, TV Movie), Final Appeal (1993, Brian Dennehy, TV Movie), Teresa's Tattoo (1994, C. Thomas Howell), Witness To The Execution (Retailer Incentive) (1994, Sean Young, TV Movie), The Return Of Tommy Tricker (1994), Lakota Woman: Siege At Wounded Knee (Retailer Incentive) (1994), Timeless Tales (Priced To Own Promo for an animated Nursery Rhyme Collection).

The label on the cassette reads, "The Force Screening Copy Only".

The "Screening Copy Only" notice appears on the bottom of the screen for the entire feature.

This film went direct to video.

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

Features a brief early role by Yasmine Bleeth of Baywatch fame.

The American version was released by Republic Pictures Home Video in 1995.

Sacred Cargo (1995)

Title: Sacred Cargo 
Box Tagline: N/A
Starring: Chris Penn, Martin Sheen, J.T. Walsh, Anna Karin
Directed By: Aleksandr Buravskiy
Genre: Action/Thriller
Release Year: 1995
VHS Release Year: 1996
Distributor: Astral Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: A1035
Previews/Trailers: Sacred Cargo (1995)
Extras: N/A

Released in 1996 by Astral Video.

This is a screener copy sent exclusively to video retailers.

Screening copy label is a sticker and not printed on the box. 

Like most screener copies, the trailer for this film precedes the feature.

Aleksandr Buravskiy is credited as Alexander Buravsky.

The label on the cassette reads, "Sacred Cargo (Screening copy) Running Time: 96:50".

The "Screening Purposes Only" notice appears on the bottom of the screen a few times throughout the feature. It reads, "Screening Purposes only. Sale, Reproduction, Renting prohibited".

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.

The Colony (AKA The Advanced Guard) (1998)

Title: THE COLONY
Starring: Robert Amico, James Avery, David Campbell, Eric Allan Kramer, Cristi Conaway
Directed By: Peter Geiger
Release Year: 1998
VHS Release Year: 1998
Distributor: Vidmark Entertainment
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: VM6889

This version was released by Vidmark Entertainment in 1998 and is a "Screener Copy" sent exclusively to video retailers.

The "Screener Copy" information is printed on the box and is not a sticker.

There are four trailers that appear before the feature, "Phoenix" starring Ray Liotta, "Niagra Niagra" starring Robin Tunney, a video retailer incentive trailer for "Eden" starring Dylan Walsh and "The Colony".

During the feature, the "Viewing Copy Only" notice appears every few minutes on the screen's bottom.

The label on the cassette is a sticker and is not cheaply made like most screeners.

This is a low grade made for TV flick from the Sci-Fi Channel (Now Syfy) which also goes by the title, "The Advanced Guard".

Psychic

Psychic
Release Date: 1991
VHS Release Date: 1992
Vidmark Entertainmant
Starring Catherine Mary Stewart, Michael Nouri, Zach Galligan
Directed by George Mihalka
Catalog #: VM 5388

Released by Vidmark Entertainment in 1992.

This is a Screener copy.

The "Screener Copy" information is printed on the box and is not a sticker.

Like most screener copies, the label on the cassette is cheaply typed and looks homemade.

The label on the cassette reads,
"Cineglobe/C/FP
Screening Copy
"Psychic"
December 18, 1991
Release Date: February 6, 1992"

The trailer and a commercial package featuring retailer information for this film appear before the feature.

While the label states a release date for February 6, 1992, the retailer commercial states a release date of January 29, 1992. The order date was January 14, 1992.

If a retailer purchased a two-pack of this film they would have recieved a lighted "Psychic" counter display.

Vidmark backed this release with full page four color ads in retailer newsletters, "Video Store", "Video Business" & "Video Insider".