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Drag Racing '92
1992 ...without a doubt, the quickest and fastest season in NHRA Championship
Drag Racing history...and Diamond P Sports Drag Racing '92 brings you all
the excitement, drama and intensity of the entire year. Top Fuel records are
shattered as Kenny Bernstein smashes the 300 m.p.h. barrier, Eddie Hill runs
4.80, and all eyes are on the title Joe Amato has held for four times. Reigning
Funny Car Champion, John Force has three Winston titles, Al Hofmann, Cruz
Pedregon and 1991 "Rookie of the Year" Del Worsham try to slam the
door on a fourth. In the Pro Stock ranks, Warren Johnson, Jerry Eckman and
Scott Geoffrion engage in a year long, see-saw battle for the crown. This
video makes a great addition or the perfect beginning to anyone's motorsport
collection.
Not Rated.
"Two thumbs up. Absolutely hilarious, remarkably clever and hip." - Gene Siskel, Siskel & Ebert.
Memo To: Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith)
From: Agent Zed (Rip Torn)
Warning: New York City is being threatened by a villainous bug who has inhabited the body of a farmer (Vincent D'Onofrio, The Player). Your mission is to locate and exterminate this bug before it destroys our planet. We have a cache of weapons for you to arm yourselves with, including the Carbonizer, Series 4 De-Atomizer and the Noisy Cricket. Make sure you also bring your Neuralyzers. You may also find Dr. Laurel Weaver (Linda Fiorention, The Last Seduction) and an alien arms dealer (Tony Shalhoub, TV's Wings) useful in carrying out your task. Good luck! jApprox. 98 minutes.
Rated PG-13.
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the Moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight - until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Ron Howard directs Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and Kathleen Quinlan in a riveting suspense-thriller from Imagine Entertainment. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise), flight director Gene Krantz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time - and the odds - to bring them home. It's a breathtaking adventure that tells a story of courage, faith and ingenuity that is all the more remarkable because it is true! Color/ 2 hours 20 minutes.
Rated PG.
"A real thriller! Great cast, great story, great suspense!" - Joel Siegel, Good Morning America. Tom Cruise delivers the most electrifying performance of his career in this riveting film based on the international bestseller. Cruise plays Mitch McDeere, a brilliant and ambitious Harvard Law grad. Driven by a fierce desire to bury his working-class past, Mitch joins a small, prosperous Memphis firm that affords Mitch and his wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn) an affluent lifestyle beyond their wildest dreams. But when FBI agents confront him with evidence of corruption and murder within the firm, Mitch sets out to find the truth in a deadly crossfire between the FBI, the Mob, and a force that will stop at nothing to protect its interests - The Firm. Directed by Oscar winner Sydney Pollack and starring Oscar winner Gene Hackman plus a magnificent supporting cast, The Firm makes its case as the must-see movie of the year.
Rated R.
Double the action and double the laughs with David and Peter Paul (The Barbarian Brothers), the most mismatched pair of identical twins since Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger! David is a Los Angeles detective. Peter is a convicted cat burglar. The musclebound brothers become unlikely partners when Peter is granted immunity to help his brother bust an international jewel smuggling ring. Sibling rivalry erupts as David tries to teach his slow-reforming brother that crime doesn't pay. But when they team up against a sinister ringleader (Roddy McDowall) and an army of corrupt bureaucrats, no one can tear them apart in this fast-paced action-adventure that's bulging with comedy! Approx. 87 minutes.
Rated R.
To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday
"Oscar-caliber performance by Peter Gallagher and Claire Danes." - Jeanne Wolf, Jeanne Wolf's Hollywood. Undying love collides with real life in this unforgettable romance starring Peter Gallagher, Claire Danes, Kathy Baker and Michelle Pfeiffer. Gallagher is David Lewis, a grieving widower on the brink of a breakdown, who continues to "see" his late wife two years after her death. As he withdraws further into his fantasy world, he leaves his neglected daughter behind. Hoping to help him, David's meddling in-laws (Baker and Bruce Altman), bring an uninvited guest -- and a hidden agenda -- for a weekend at David's beach house. What follows is a warm, funny, deeply touching story of a love that doesn't die and a man who finally learns to keep on living. "Witty, bright, emotionally satisfying." Don Stotter, Entertainment Time-Out. Approx. 92 minutes.
Rated PG-13.
"Hilariously funny - 5 stars!" - Newday/Kidsday. Disney presents the smash hit comedy that families and critics everywhere went bananas over! Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz (Encino Man's Brendan Fraser) who has a rain forest full of animal friends - like Tookie, his big-beaked messenger, Ape, a talking gorilla who's smarter than your average rocket scientist, and Shep, a gray-haired peanut-loving pooch of an elephant! When poachers mess with George's pals, the King Of Swing swings into action. But before you can say, "Watch out for that tree," George comes face-to-bark with a few vine-covered obstacles! You'll go wild for this "wonderfully wacky comedy" that People Magazine calls "impossible to resist!" Running time: 92 minutes.
Rated PG.
Sometimes you pick the wrong place hide. Bebe, (Molly Ringwald) and her boyfriend Alex, (Donal Logue) get ripped off in a drug deal gone bad. On the run and broke, they hole up in a sleazy trailer in Baja waiting for her father, John (Corbin Bernsen), to send money. When Bebe's father contacts her estranged husband, Michael (Michael A. Nickles), he rushes to Baja to find her. Eventually finding Bebe, and after a passionate encounter, he tries to convince her to return with him but she refuses, dragging him into a deadly triangle. While in Baja, Michael meets Tom Burns (Lance Henriksen), a menacing stranger who he learns is a hit man in search of Alex. Trying to warn Bebe, he is caught up in a violent confrontation with Alex and Burns culminating in a startling and surprising climax. Approx. 92 minutes.
Rated R.
"Original, off-beat and very funny...It's a great ride!" - Bob Healy, Satellite News Network. Science teacher Washington Bellamy (Ted Danson) is fascinated by the mysteries of life. He lives with two of them - a wife (Mary Steenburgen) who hasn't left the house in seven years, and an eleven-year old son (Ryan Todd) who dreams of rockets but has never even taken a ride in a car. In the summer of 1969, as a wholw nation awaits the Apollo XI mission to the moon, Washington and his son undertake a fantastic journey of their own. Their goal: to match the mileage from the Earth to the moon in Washington's 1949 Pontiac Chief, which has an odometer reading just 1,800 miles short of the distance. If Washington's calculations are correct, they will arrive at the Spires of the Moon National Park just as the astronauts land on the moon. Father and son travel a road rich with adventure, wonder and delight. By journey's end, they discover just what they've been looking for - the renewed love of a wife and mother, and a future that shines as bright as the moon.
Rated PG13.
In this hilarious sequel to Look Who's Talking, little Mikey figures he's got it made after uniting his mother (Kirstie Alley) with the dad of his dreams (John Travolta). But instead of family bliss, Mikey gets the biggest surprise of his life - a baby sister. Bruce Willis returns as the voice of Mikey, while Roseanne Barr delivers baby Julie's delightful wisecracks and Damon Wayans is the voice of Mikey's best friend Eddie. Together, these two fast-talking tots face a series of kiddie dilemmas, including the trials of potty training, their parent's marital squabbles and an inevitable - but very funny - dose of sibling rivalry. As this loving family is about to learn, twice the trouble also means twice the fun! Approx. 81 minutes.
Rated PG-13.
If you've always wanted to know what baby thinks of the world around him, you've finally got your chance. With Bruce Willis supplying the voice of Mikey's thoughts, this is one baby who says exactly what's on his mind. Mollie (Kirstie Alley) is a single working mother who's out to find the father for her child. Her baby, Mikey, prefers James (John Travolta), a cab driver turned baby sitter who has what it takes to make them both happy. But Mollie won't even consider James. It's going to take all the tricks a baby can think of to bring them together before it's too late. Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) wrote and directed this baby's-eye-view comedy. Approx. 96 minutes.
Rated PG-13.
"The best romance since Gone with the Wind." - Pat Collins, WWOR-TV. People remember Jack Sommersby. They know him as a bitter, loutish man. But when Jack returns to his hometown after the Civil War, he's tender, caring and resourceful. Has the war changed him...or is the man calling himself Jack Sommerby an impostor? Richard Gere (Pretty Woman, An Officer and a Gentleman) and two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs, The Accused) are a match for the ages in Sommersby, a period romance rich in mystery, detail and splendid performances. They portray Jack and Laurel Sommerby, whose love grows as the suspicions about Jack mount. If he isn't the man she married, Laurel knows he is the man she always wanted. But an ultimate test of their love and Jack's identity awaits. Jack must stand trial for his life and the outcome makes one thing sure: you'll remember Sommersby.
Rated PG-13.
"Gritty, stylistic, and so sexy!" The best picture of the year!" - Marilyn Beck, Tribune Media Services. Based on Michael Crichton's provocative bestseller, this "smart, engrossing and electically charged" thriller (Joanna Langfield, The Movie Minute) is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. A Los Angeles special liaison officer (Wesley Snipes) is called in to investigate the murder of a call-girl in the boardroom of a Japanese corporation. Accompanied by a detective with unusual knowledge of the Japanese culture (Sean Connery), the two men must unravel the mystery behind the murder by entering an underground "shadow world" of futuristic technology, ancient ways and confusing loyalties. 129 minutes.
Rated R.
"Gere is utterly spellbinding." - Michael Medved, New York Post. Richard Gere, Lena Olin and Anne Bancroft star in this compelling story about a man on the verge of self-destruction who is saved by love. Gere gives a showstopping performance as Mr. Jones, a manic-depressive who, during his emotional highs, is funny, creative and charming. Whethe shocking the stuffy symphony audience when he rushes onstage to conduct Beethoven, or impulsively taking a bank clerk on a romantic escape, Mr. Jones is a man no woman can resist, including Dr. Libbie Bowen (Olin), the concerned therapist assigned to his case. Romantic, passionate and intensely real, Mr. Jone is a spellbinding testament to the power of love. Approx. 110 minute.
Rated R.
"A non-stop flow of knockabout comedy... Pesci is a genuine pleasure." - The Los Angeles Times. Louie Kritski is a slumlord without a shred of conscience. After repeatedly ignoring housing code violations, he is sentenced to live in his own decrepit building until acceptable repairs can be made. It's a rude awakening for Louie, as he finds himself tormented by rampaging rats, overflowing toilets...and worst of all, his fellow tenants, who are delighted to see the landlord getting a taste of his own medicine. Soon Louie discovers the biggest rat in the building...himself. He gets to know his tenants as proud human beings with feelings. But still, he's afraid to change. Joe Pesci (Home Alone, 1990 Academy Award winner Best Supporting Actor, GoodFellas,) stars with Vincent Gardenia (Moonstruck, Little Shop of Horrors). The Super soundtrack features hits from M.C. Hammer, C&C Music Factory and other. Approx. 86 minutes.
Rated R.
Lightsabers sparkle, the Millennium Falcon flashes through hyperspace and creatures from all over the galaxy defy the Imperial Empire, in this stunning third chapter of the "Star Wars" saga. As the rebels prepare to attack the Emperor's awesome new Death Star, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) remains imprisoned by the loathsome outlaw Jabba the Hutt, who has also captured Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) rescues his friends, but he will not be a true Jedi Knight until he defeats Darth Vader, who has sworn to win him over to the Dark Side of the Force. With old favorites like Chewbacca, Yoda, R2-D2, C-3PO and Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Willimas), plus the small but stalwart Ewoks, Return of the Jedi takes the "Star Wars" adventure to new heights of excitement. Approx. 134 minutes, Color, 1983, Rated PG.
Could you spend $30 million dollars in 30 days and have nothing to show for it? That's excatly what Richard Pryor has to accomplish in this hilarious contemporary version of the classic big money comedy. Montgomery Brewster (Pryor) is a down-and-out baseball player who discovers that he's the only living relative of an eccentric multi-millionaire (Hume Cronyn). Monty stands to inherit $300 million, but only if he can spend $30 million in a single month without acquiring any assets. If he fails, it's back to zero again. On hand to help Pryor spend his loot are John Candy, Lonette McKee and Stephen Collins. This outrageous spree-for-all is directed by Walter Hill and produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver, with a screenplay by the team that wrote Trading Places. It's an American Excess story that's enriching to funny-bones of all ages. Color/Approx. 101 mins.
A heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat thriller with a hot cast of rising stars, Phantoms is the latest from Master of Suspense, Dean Koontz! Five lone survivors in a devastated town must face the unthinkable: a ferocious force of evil...lying below the earth for centuries...has surfaced with the power to destroy every human being! Left behind are two sisters, the town sheriff (Academy Award winner Ben Affleck - Good Will Hunting), his deputy (Liev Schreiber - Scream 2), and a noted tabloid journalist (Peter O'Toole). You're in for a pulse-pounding experience as the survivors must race to stop this terrifying threat before it wipes mankind off the face of the earth! "Scary, Slick & Intelligent!" New York Post. Approx. 96 mins/Color.
Rated R.
In the year of darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet have
devised the ultimate plan. They will reshape the Future by chaning the Past.
The plan requires something that feels no pity. No pain. No fear. They create
The Terminator. A brilliant flash of light and an earsplitting explosion mark
the arrival of the Terminator, a cyborg (part man, part machine) sent to present
day Earth from the future on a deadly mission. His task: to kill a young woman
whose life will have great significance in the decades to come. The mechanical
monster from the future leaves behind him an unspeakable path of destruction.
Nothing can stop The Terminator!
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger "The Terminator", Michael Biehn,
Linda Hamilton and Paul Winfield. Approx. 108 mins/Color
Rated R.
(Color, 1981) George Hamilton stars in a dual role as twin sons of the legendary Zorro. As Don Diego Vega, Hamilton inherits the black mask, black cape and silver sword of Zorro and a plea that he continue the fight against injustice. However, the new Zorro is soon flat on his back with a broken ankle and until his recovery, Ramon, his long lost twin brother, must assume the secret identity. Ramon agrees, giving birth to another legend - that of a daring rider with a different costume - one more outrageous that the next - who prefers a bullwhip to a sword. A zany and sensational comedy. Starring George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro and Ron Leibman. Approx. 93 mins.
Rated PG.
In this hilariously raucous adventure of the East Side Kids, they perform at a wedding. Then, intending to clean the newlywed's new house, they accidentally clean the one next door. Complete with mysterious trap doors, portraits with moving eyes and other frightening tricks, it's the headquarters of a Nazi propaganda ring. Bela Lugosi is Emil, the menacing Nazi chief. The venerable gags and slapstick routines of The East Side Kids make this comedy classic. Starring East Side Kids, Bela Lugosi and Ava Gardner. Approx. 63 mins.
It's Stardate 8454.130 and vacationing Captain Kirk faces two challenges: climbing Yosemite's El Capitan and teaching campfire songs to Spock. But vacations are cut short when a renegade Vulcan hijack the Enterprise, and pilots it on a journey to uncover the universe's innermost secrets. The Star Trek stars are back for one of their most astonishing voyages ever, with all the fun and excitement fans have come to love. So buckle up for a thrilling leap into the unknown that's "as much a spiritual odyssey as a space adventure, and it's all the richer for it" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). Starring William Shatner, Leonary Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley.
Rated PG.
Brace yourself for another journey into the dark corridors of death. Faces of Death Part III features gory real-life footage of death, following in the footsteps of its infamous predecessors. Faces of Death Part III studies the many "facets" of death. Highlights include: blood and guts on the German Autobahn, drug smugglers getting blown away by the Coast Guard in the Florida Everglades, a parachutist landing in a crocodile pit, torture and murder in ElSalvador, a P.C.P. addict getting stoned, a videotaped rape/murder, a car thief getting ripped apart, limb from limb, by two junkyard dogs. Approx. 90 mins/Color.
Rated NR.
It's nonstop thrills when George Clooney (Batman and Robin, TV's ER) and Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) stars as the Gecko brothers - two dangerous outlaws on a wild crime spree! After kidnapping a father (Harvey Keitel - Pulp Fiction) and his two kids (including Juliette Lewis - Natural Born Killers), the Geckos head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety. But when they face the bar's truly notorious clientele, they're forced to team up with their hostages in order to make it out alive! From Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino - creators of Desperado and Pulp Fiction - From Dusk till Dawn is explosive action entertainmen! Plus, exclusive never-before seen interviews with hot star Clooney - and filmmakers Tarantino and Rodriguez! Starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis. Approx. 108 mins./Color.
Rated R
Four great stars. One nonstop binge of gasps and giggles. Nothing but Trouble is a loony bin where Beetlejuice meets National Lampoon's Vacation. Chevy Chase (National Lampoon's Vacation, Fletch), Demi Moore (Ghost), John Candy (Uncle Buck, Only the Lonely) and Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters, Driving Miss Daisy) are nothing but uproarious in Nothing but Trouble, written and directed by Aykroyd. Welcome to Valkenvania, the Twilight Zone of speed traps. One wrong turn off the New Jersey Turnpike and yuptight stock market whiz chase and investment lawyer Moore are there. One minor driving violation and they're hauled off by Valkenvania's finest (Candy) to the part-courtroom, part booby-trap funhouse of 106-year old Justice of the Peace Alvin Valkenheiser (Aykroyd). The irascible judge has many skeletons in his closet (literally). a grudge against 'bankers" and extremely bizarre ways to mete out the punishment of the law. From frying pan to fire, Nothing but Trouble (showcasing Aykroyd and Candy in two tasty roles each) is gothic comedy at its ghoulish best.
Rated PG.
The first film to venture forth inside the previously unexplored three-dimensional realm of computer imagery. Tron dazzles with revolutionary visual effects and mind-bending action sequences. Flynn (Jeff Bridges), a computer whiz who invents video games, finds himself at the mercy of the evil human forces who answer to The Master Control Panel - a powerfully corrupt computer presence that has beamed Flynn inside its deathly game grid. There, an electronic civilization thrives, and "Light Cycles" race at heart-stopping speeds. With the aid of his friends (Bruce Boxleitner) and Lora (Cindy Morgan), Flynn's only hope is to activate Tron, the courageous and trustwworthy counter-program, in a heroic battle to save humankind! "...Tron offers sights that no eye, no camera, has ever before beheld." - Time Magazine. Approx. 96 mins/Color.
Rated PG.
A man is known by the company he keeps. But not Lawrence "Larry the Liquidator" Garfield. He's known for the companies he gets rid of. Danny de Vito hilariously deals, connives, wheedles and cajoles as Garfield, the Wall Street buccaneer. In Other People's Money, a high-yield comedy directed by Norman Jewison (Moonstruck) and based on Jerry Sterner's off-Broadway hit, Garfield's never met a donut he didn't like or a debt-free corporation he didn't want to devour. Yet he may want to think again about New England Wire & Cable. That 81-year-old company's ramrod-straight patriarch (Academy Award winner Gregory Peck) has been a fighter all his life. And to arm against a takeover, he's hired an attorney (Penelope Ann Miller) whose high style and high-stakes cunning rival Larry's. Look out, Larry: you may have met your romantic and professional match, where anything is negotiable and money is the ultimate seduction. Especially Other People's Money. Starring Danny DeVito, Gregory peck, Penelope Ann Miller and Piper Laurie.
Rated R.
Based on the fantastical illustrated magazine Heavy Metal, producer Ivan Reitman enlists the help of some of Hollywood's animation masters to create the otherworldly tale of a glowing green orb from outer space that spread destruction throughtout the galaxy. Only when encountered by its one true enemy - to whom it is inexplicable drawn - will goodness prevail throughout the universe. Richly and lavishly drawn, the vignettes of the orb's dark victories include the character voices of John Candy and Harold Ramis and a pounding soundtrack by Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Devo, Donald Fagen, Don Felder, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Nazareth, Stevie Nicks, Riggs, and Trust. Highly imaginative and full of surprising special effects, Heavy Metal set the standard for the alternative contemporary animation. An intoxicating experience not to be missed. Approx. 90 mins.
Rated R.