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The Outsiders [VHS]

The Outsiders [VHS]

Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: C. Thomas Howell , Matt Dillon , Ralph Macchio , Patrick Swayze , Rob Lowe
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Director Francis Coppola's adaptation of the popular S.E. Hinton novel about the price of rebellious youth is notable chiefly for the stunning cast of young actors who went on to rich and varied careers. In supporting roles, the film features the likes of Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, and Tom Waits, among others. The story centers on two rival gangs in the early 1960s Midwest, and the violent turf wars that escalate and tragically claim young lives. C. Thomas Howell plays the central character who yearns to prove himself and be accepted by his older brothers' gang, while at the same time finding his first love and dreaming of a life beyond his dead end existence. Geared toward the teenage crowd, the film nonetheless features some fine direction from Coppola in a story that evokes memories of the classic coming-of-age films of the 1950s. --Robert Lane
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For Hire [VHS]

For Hire [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Rob Lowe , Joe Mantegna , Bronwen Booth , Charles Edwin Powell , Steve Adams
Mitch Lawrence (Rob Lowe), a Chicago cabby and would be actor, is a man whose dreams are starting to fade. He's got a loving and pregnant wife and a decent clientele, including the successful writer Lou Webber (Joe Mantegna), but overall his life is one of quiet frustration, even desperation. When he is diagnosed with inoperable cancer, he agrees to kill a drug dealer who has been threatening Webber in order to set up a nest egg for his wife and the baby. But Mitch soon realizes he is caught up in a deadly game of manipulation and betrayal, and he is forced to fight back.
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Stephen King's The Stand (Boxed Set) [VHS]

Stephen King's The Stand (Boxed Set) [VHS]

Rated: Unrated
Staring: Ruby Dee , Gary Sinise , Rob Lowe , Molly Ringwald , Ossie Davis
After a government-spawned "superflu" wipes out more than 90 percent of the earth's population, the devastated survivors must decide whether to support or resist the advances of a mysterious stranger from way down South (heh-heh) who wishes to claim this new world order for himself. Although the six-hour length makes it nigh-impossible to digest in one sitting, this well-paced adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic magnum opus ranks among the best adaptations of the author's work, with strong performances from Gary Sinise, Miguel Ferrer, and especially Jamey Sheridan as a good-old-boy version of Old Scratch. The opening scene, set to the strains of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper," is one of the most chilling things ever shot for television. Director Mick Garris is no stranger to King's world, having also helmed Sleepwalkers, the recent television remake of The Shining, and the upcoming Desperation. --Andrew Wright
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Stroke of Midnight (1990) [VHS]

Stroke of Midnight (1990) [VHS]

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Rob Lowe , Jennifer Grey , Élisabeth Vitali , Andréa Ferréol , Rebecca Potok
Director: Tom Clegg

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The Finest Hour [VHS]

The Finest Hour [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Rob Lowe , Gale Hansen , Tracy Griffith , Eb Lottimer , Baruch Dror
Director: Shimon Dotan

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Oxford Blues

Oxford Blues

Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Rob Lowe , Ally Sheedy , Amanda Pays , Gail Strickland , Julian Sands
Director: Robert Boris

Square Dance [VHS]

Square Dance [VHS]

Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Jason Robards , Jane Alexander , Winona Ryder , Rob Lowe , Deborah Richter

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Stephen King's The Stand [VHS]

Stephen King's The Stand [VHS]

Rated: Unrated
Staring: Gary Sinise , Molly Ringwald , Jamey Sheridan , Ruby Dee , Miguel Ferrer
After a government-spawned "superflu" wipes out more than 90 percent of the earth's population, the devastated survivors must decide whether to support or resist the advances of a mysterious stranger from way down South (heh-heh) who wishes to claim this new world order for himself. Although the six-hour length makes it nigh-impossible to digest in one sitting, this well-paced adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic magnum opus ranks among the best adaptations of the author's work, with strong performances from Gary Sinise, Miguel Ferrer, and especially Jamey Sheridan as a good-old-boy version of Old Scratch. The opening scene, set to the strains of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper," is one of the most chilling things ever shot for television. Director Mick Garris is no stranger to King's world, having also helmed Sleepwalkers, the recent television remake of The Shining, and the upcoming Desperation. --Andrew Wright
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St Elmo's Fire [VHS]

St Elmo's Fire [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Demi Moore , Rob Lowe , Andrew McCarthy , Emilio Estevez , Judd Nelson
Director: Joel Schumacher
A collective vanity piece for the so-called Brat Pack of the 1980s, this coming-of-age movie--written and directed by Joel Schumacher (A Time to Kill)--is a largely unbelievable ensemble piece about college grads having trouble getting a lift-off into adulthood. As in John Hughes's Breakfast Club--which has a lot of casting overlap with this film--each actor plays a rather narrow type with problems common to his or her classification. Some (as with Rob Lowe's seemingly doomstruck character) are more absurd than others. But absurdity isn't the issue in this movie; a general sense of indulgence is. Schumacher not only presumes an undeserved mystique about this cast, but he also exploits it and comes up empty. --Tom Keogh
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Salem's Lot - The Miniseries [VHS]

Salem's Lot - The Miniseries [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Rob Lowe , Andre Braugher , Donald Sutherland , Samantha Mathis , Robert Mammone
Director: Mikael Salomon
The vampiric Stephen King tale returns to the small screen, 25 years after the first made-for-TV Salem's Lot, a Tobe Hooper-directed ratings hit. This time it's Rob Lowe as a successful writer who returns to his haunted hometown. As a kid, something awful happened to him in the spooky mansion on the hill; now that he's back, the mansion is once again buzzing with evil portents. The physical production (shot in Australia) is convincing, and it's fun to see old pros such as Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, and James Cromwell cutting up in juicy roles. The storytelling, however, feels oddly disjointed, as though King's sprawl had been arbitrarily hacked away rather than adapted (a few big moments are bewilderingly left offscreen). The approach misses the basic assets of a vampire story: the disbelief, the lore, the sex appeal. Instead, it feels like a random collection of bits for short attention spans. --Robert Horton
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