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Cocoon - The Return [VHS]

Cocoon - The Return [VHS]

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Don Ameche , Wilford Brimley , Courteney Cox , Hume Cronyn , Jack Gilford
Director: Daniel Petrie

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They Might Be Giants (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]

They Might Be Giants (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: George C. Scott , Joanne Woodward , Jack Gilford , Lester Rawlins , Al Lewis
Director: Anthony Harvey
Former judge Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) lost his wife a few years back, and ever since he's thought he's Sherlock Holmes, determined to find his archnemesis Professor Moriarty, in this thoroughly charming tale of madness and romanticism. Playfair (er, Sherlock) is about to be committed by his brother, who wants his money, when by serendipity he's teamed up with psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson, no less (Joanne Woodward). She finds him fascinating, being a bit daffy herself, and together they get involved in various intrigues, mostly aimed at evading the medical authorities, but which allow the two to fall in love. Though the farcical tone of the film keeps it a lighthearted comedy, the heavy-handed slaps at authority, who are set up for such abuse, seem programmed to succeed. To what degree is lunacy, charming though it may be at times, an appropriate reaction to complex times? "To the utmost degree!" says this film, though the viewer may enjoy it and still disagree. During a comic battle in a supermarket (reminiscent of a silent comedy pie fight), one patient chases her keeper with an oversized hypodermic to the rallying cry of "I hope the loonies win!" That ...
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Doonesbury Special [VHS]

Doonesbury Special [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Richard Cox , Barbara Harris , David Grant , Charles Levin , Richard Bruno (II)
Director: John Hubley , Faith Hubley , Garry Trudeau

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Zero Mostel , Phil Silvers , Buster Keaton , Michael Crawford , Jack Gilford
Director: Richard Lester
"Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone: a comedy tonight!" Those words from the opening song pretty much describe the menu in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a frantic adaptation of the stage musical by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove. The wild story, set in ancient Rome, follows a slave named Pseudolus (Zero Mostel, snorting and gibbering) as he tries to extricate himself from an increasingly farcical situation; Mostel and a bevy of inspired clowns, including Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, and Buster Keaton, keep the slapstick and the patter perking. The cast also includes the young Michael Crawford as a love-struck innocent. This project landed in the lap of Richard Lester, then one of the hottest directors in the world after his success with the Beatles' films. Lester telescoped the material through his own joke-a-second sensibility, and also ripped out some of the songs from Stephen Sondheim's Broadway score. The result is a pixilated romp and very close to the vaudeville spirit suggested by the title--though anyone with a low tolerance for Zero Mostel's overbearing buffoonery may be in trouble. Oddly enough, amidst all the frenzy, ...
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The Incident (1967) [VHS]

The Incident (1967) [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Victor Arnold , Robert Bannard , Beau Bridges , Ruby Dee , Robert Fields
Director: Larry Peerce

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Who's Minding the Mint [VHS]

Who's Minding the Mint [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Jim Hutton , Dorothy Provine , Milton Berle , Joey Bishop , Bob Denver
Director: Howard Morris

List Price: $9.98 Our Price: $36.93
They Might Be Giants [VHS]

They Might Be Giants [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: George C. Scott , Joanne Woodward , Jack Gilford , Lester Rawlins , Al Lewis
Director: Anthony Harvey
Former judge Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) lost his wife a few years back, and ever since he's thought he's Sherlock Holmes, determined to find his archnemesis Professor Moriarty, in this thoroughly charming tale of madness and romanticism. Playfair (er, Sherlock) is about to be committed by his brother, who wants his money, when by serendipity he's teamed up with psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson, no less (Joanne Woodward). She finds him fascinating, being a bit daffy herself, and together they get involved in various intrigues, mostly aimed at evading the medical authorities, but which allow the two to fall in love. Though the farcical tone of the film keeps it a lighthearted comedy, the heavy-handed slaps at authority, who are set up for such abuse, seem programmed to succeed. To what degree is lunacy, charming though it may be at times, an appropriate reaction to complex times? "To the utmost degree!" says this film, though the viewer may enjoy it and still disagree. During a comic battle in a supermarket (reminiscent of a silent comedy pie fight), one patient chases her keeper with an oversized hypodermic to the rallying cry of "I hope the loonies win!" That ...
List Price: $59.98
Catch-22 [VHS]

Catch-22 [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Alan Arkin , Martin Balsam , Richard Benjamin , Art Garfunkel , Jack Gilford
Director: Mike Nichols
Joseph Heller's novel was one of the seminal literary events of the 1960s, but Mike Nichols's film ultimately proved too literal in its attempt to bring Heller's fragmented fiction to the screen. Still, Nichols, who made this on the heels of The Graduate, seemed the ideal candidate to tackle this Buck Henry adaptation. The story deals with bomber pilot Yossarian (Alan Arkin), who has flown enough missions to get out of World War II but can't because the number of missions needed for discharge keeps getting raised. The satire and absurdity of Heller's book get lost in Nichols's effort to give screen time to the members of his all-star cast, which includes Orson Welles, Jon Voight, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Richard Benjamin, and Martin Sheen, among others. --Marshall Fine
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Cocoon [VHS]

Cocoon [VHS]

Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Don Ameche , Wilford Brimley , Hume Cronyn , Brian Dennehy , Jack Gilford
Director: Ron Howard
Don Ameche (1985 Academy Award®, Best Supporting Actor), Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Wilford Brimley and Steve Guttenberg star in this charming fantasy adventure.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum [VHS]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Zero Mostel , Phil Silvers , Buster Keaton , Michael Crawford , Jack Gilford
Director: Richard Lester
"Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone: a comedy tonight!" Those words from the opening song pretty much describe the menu in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a frantic adaptation of the stage musical by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove. The wild story, set in ancient Rome, follows a slave named Pseudolus (Zero Mostel, snorting and gibbering) as he tries to extricate himself from an increasingly farcical situation; Mostel and a bevy of inspired clowns, including Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, and Buster Keaton, keep the slapstick and the patter perking. The cast also includes the young Michael Crawford as a love-struck innocent. This project landed in the lap of Richard Lester, then one of the hottest directors in the world after his success with the Beatles' films. Lester telescoped the material through his own joke-a-second sensibility, and also ripped out some of the songs from Stephen Sondheim's Broadway score. The result is a pixilated romp and very close to the vaudeville spirit suggested by the title--though anyone with a low tolerance for Zero Mostel's overbearing buffoonery may be in trouble. Oddly enough, amidst all the frenzy, ...
List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $2.99