The Last Hour (1991)

Title: THE LAST HOUR
Starring: Michael Pare, Shannon Tweed, Robert Pucci, Bobby Di Cicco, Danny Trejo
Directed By: William Sachs
Release Year: 1991
VHS Release Year: 1991
Distributor: Academy Entertainment
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 1370

Released in 1991 by Academy Entertainment.

AKA "Concrete War".

Features an early role by Danny Trejo.

Kiss Daddy Goodnight

Kiss Daddy Goodnight
1988
Academy Entertainment
Starring Uma Thurman, Paul Dillon, Steve Buscemi
Directed by Peter Ily Huemer

Released by Academy Entertainment in 1988.

This film is Uma Thurman's feature film debut, she would have been about 17 or 18 when she filmed this. While this film is really just a by the numbers suspense thriller and nothing special, it is sought after by collectors because of Thurman's involvement and that it is also released by Academy, which is a well loved label by collectors.

Steve Buscemi has a small role in this film. He also has a small scene in Pulp fiction as the "Buddy Holly" waiter at Jackrabbit Slim's. Buscemi shares this scene with John Travolta and of course, Uma Thurman.

The slipcase has flaps on the top and bottom.

There are no previews prior to the feature.

This slipcase 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 on VHS covers for courtroom dramas and erotic thrillers. The main character's oversized floating head is usually gray washed in a grainy effect in the background while another principal character usually full or half bodied is normal colored in the foreground. The VHS covers for "Physical Evidence" and "The Morning After" are examples of "gray washing".

Paul Dillon is the brother of Matt & Kevin.

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.