The Swordsman (1992)

Title: THE SWORDSMAN
Box Tagline: He Lived And Died A Hundred Times, Now He Has 24 Hours To Unravel 2000 Years Of Mystery.
Starring: Lorenzo Lamas, Claire Stansfield, Michael Champion, Nicholas Pasco, Raoul Trujillo
Directed By: Michael Kennedy
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 1992
VHS Release Year: 1992
Distributor: CFP Video/Cineglobe
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 11320
Previews/Trailers: None

Canadian exclusive released in 1992 by C/FP Video/Cineglobe.

Recorded in EP/SLP mode.

Film is very similar to the 1986 cult classic "Highlander". Some Highlander franchise alumni also appear in   this film. Raoul Trujillo is in Highlander III as Khabul Khan, and Michael Copeman was a regular on Highlander: The Raven as Carl Magnus.

There is also a US version released by Republic Pictures Home Video.

As of this writing, this film has yet to be released on Region 1 DVD.

Followed by a sequel in 1995, "Gladiator Cop".

Contains no trailers/previews.

The Phantom (1996)

Title: THE PHANTOM
Starring: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, James Remar, Catherine Zeta Jones, Patrick McGoohan
Directed By: Simon Wincer
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Year: 1996
VHS Release Year: 1996
Distributor: Paramount Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 328503

1996 Paramount Home Video release.

Features a holographic cover.

The Deep (1977)

Title: THE DEEP
Starring: Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Lou Gossett, Jr., Eli Wallach
Directed By: Peter Yates
Release Year: 1977
VHS Release Year: 1988
Distributor: GoodTimes Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 4205

Released in 1988 by GoodTimes Home Video.

There are no trailers prior to the feature.

Recorded in LP mode.

This film has been reissued on VHS several times. The first release and later releases were from Columbia Tristar Home Video.

The GoodTimes ident before the feature is the Rainbow logo and differs from the logo on the back of the box.

The original Columbia Pictures ident does not appear before the feature.

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

Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger (1977)

Title: SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER
Starring: Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour, Margaret Whiting
Directed By: Sam Wanamaker
Release Year: 1977
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: Columbia Tristar Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 60209

Released in 1995 by Columbia Tristar Home Video.

The box has a date of 1991, however, the ink label on the cassette has a date of 1995.

There are no previews/trailers prior to the feature.

Grid Runners (AKA Virtual Combat) (1995)

Title: GRID RUNNERS (AKA VIRTUAL COMBAT)
Starring: Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Michael Dorn, Rip Taylor
Directed By: Andrew Stevens
Release Year: 1995
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: CFP Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 11926

Released in Canada from CFP Video as Grid Runners.

The film is known as Virtual Combat in the USA and was released on VHS by Unapix Entertainment.

Overkill (1995)

Released in 1996 by Vidmark Entertainment.

The cassette shell is molded in yellow plastic.

Michael Nouri sure did get a lot of work in the 90's.

The Uranium Conspiracy (1978)

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