Steel Dawn (1987)

Title: STEEL DAWN
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Arnold Vosloo, Brion James, Anthony Zerbe
Directed By: Lance Hool
Release Year: 1987
VHS Release Year: 1988
Distributor: Vestron Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 6017

Released in 1988 by Vestron Video.

Last updated: Sept. 28, 2015

Dolls (1986)

Title: DOLLS
Starring: Guy Rolfe, Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine
Directed By: Stuart Gordon
Release Year: 1986
VHS Release Year: 1988
Distributor: Vestron Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 5222

Released in 1988 by Vestron Video.

There are no trailers/previews prior to 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.

Physical Evidence (1989)

Physical Evidence
1989
Vestron Video
Starring Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty
Directed by Michael Crichton

Released by Vestron Video in 1989.

Burt Reynolds & Ned Beatty also worked together in "Deliverence" (1972). No pig squealing here though.

The cover artwork is done partly in a "gray wash". This technique was popularized by covers from DC Comics in the late 60's, early 70's and is usually used for courtroom dramas and erotic thrillers. The VHS covers for "The Accused", "Kiss Daddy Goodnight" and "The Morning After" are examples of "gray washing".

Theresa Russell plays a lawyer named "Jennifer Hudson", no sign of her lawyer boyfriend/sports entertainer, David Otunga.

This is one of those movies that I really enjoyed the first time I seen it in the late 80's but did not like when i watched it recently. Theresa Russell is still hot as hell and her hair is amazingly long in this film, which adds to her hotness, imo.

The tape features previews for a cheesy Ed Marinaro thriller, "Dead Aim" and "Little Monsters" starring Howie Mandel & Fred Savage.

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