Biography: Michael Douglas VHS

Maneaters Of Tsavo VHS
Explore the true account of two lions who killed nearly 200 railway workers in Africa in the 1890s, a story that inspired the 1996 film "The Ghost and the Darkness." This documentary takes you to Tsavo National Park in Southern Kenya to search for the descendants of the maneaters and features interviews with "Ghost and the Darkness" stars Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer. 50 min.
Cast A Giant Shadow [DVD](1966) DVD
Exciting, star-studded epic focusing on the life of Mickey Marcus, the American war hero recruited by Israel to help strengthen their army against warring Arabs after the country gained its independence in 1948. Kirk Douglas turns in a steely, charismatic performance as Marcus, supported by John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner and Senta Berger. 142 min.
Adam At 6 a.m.(1970) VHS
Uptight college professor Michael Douglas decides to experiment with a different lifestyle by becoming a laborer in the Midwest. Lee Purcell and Joe Don Baker also star in this incisive story that perfectly captures the restlessness of the late '60s. 100 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Napoleon And Samantha(1972) VHS
Following his grandfather's death, an orphan boy (Johnny Whitaker) and his pet lion are joined by a fellow runaway (Jodie Foster, in her film debut) on an exciting odyssey across the American Northwest. Action-filled Disney feature also stars Michael Douglas as the mountain man who befriends the youngsters. 91 min.
Shattered Silence(1972) VHS
Gripping psychological thriller about a woman haunted by phone calls from her nephew, who supposedly died 15 years earlier. Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley and Ben Gazzara star. AKA: ``When Michael Calls.'' 73 min.
Coma(1978) VHS
A renowned medical center is the setting for director Michael Crichton's suspense-filled adaptation of the Robin Cook thriller. Doctor Genevieve Bujold risks her life to discover why patients are mysteriously lapsing into comas following surgery and then vanishing. Michael Douglas, Richard Widmark co-star; look for Tom Selleck as a corpse (!). 113 min.
The China Syndrome(1979) VHS
A dogged TV reporter and cynical cameraman are present at a nuclear facility when the walls begin to shake...and their quest to uncover the truth about this allegedly "minor incident" leads down a path of killers and deception. Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and Jack Lemmon star. 123 min.
The Star Chamber(1983) VHS
Criminals released by the justice system on technicalities are being "executed" by a panel of vigilante judges, and Michael Douglas is the judge who discovers the murders in this pulse-pounding suspense thriller. Yaphet Kotto, Hal Holbrook co-star. 109 min.
Romancing The Stone(1984) VHS
Novelist Kathleen Turner teams up with wisecracking soldier-of-fortune Michael Douglas in the Colombian jungle to search for her missing sister. Rousing blend of action, wit and romance also stars Danny DeVito, Zack Norman. 105 min.
The Jewel Of The Nile(1985) VHS
More thrilling comedy and hilarious adventure in "Romancing the Stone''s" hit sequel. Here Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito find themselves in the middle of an Arabian revolution and must locate the mysterious "jewel." Chases, laughs, romance and danger galore. 106 min.
A Chorus Line: The Movie(1985) VHS
All the vibrant, colorful, song-filled, kinetic excitement of the Tony-winning Broadway musical comes to the screen, as the lives, hopes and struggles of a group of would-be dancers come to light during an audition. Richard Attenborough ("Gandhi") directs a talented cast, including Audrey Landers, Vicki Frederick, Terrence Mann and Michael Douglas as the play director. 118 min.
Wall Street [DVD](1987) DVD
Writer/director Oliver Stone takes aim at corporate America, with devastating results. Michael Douglas earned an Oscar as the Machiavellian magnate who shows young broker Charlie Sheen the underside of the business world. Terence Stamp, Daryl Hannah, Sean Young and Martin Sheen also star. 124 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary by Stone; "making of" featurette; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Fatal Attraction [DVD](1987) DVD
The hit thriller that scared the pants back on adulterers stars Michael Douglas as a married attorney who has a weekend tryst with editor Glenn Close. The affair soon becomes an obsession to the unbalanced Close, who harasses Douglas' family and eventually threatens their lives. Anne Archer co-stars. 119 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English 5.1 Surround, Dolby Surround, French stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Lyne, Douglas, Close; interviews; featurettes; alternate ending; rehearsal footage; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Black Rain(1989) VHS
Stylish suspenser stars Michael Douglas as a New York detective who loses the extradited Yakuza hit man he escorted back to Japan and is thrust into a mob war on the Osaka streets. Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Yusaku Matsuda co-star; Ridley Scott directs. 126 min.
The War Of The Roses [DVD](1989) DVD
A magnificent home becomes a battlefield for the increasingly bitter divorce feud waged by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, while seedy attorney (and director) Danny DeVito adds commentary on the proceedings, in this hilariously nasty account of every couple's worst nightmares. 116 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary by DeVito; deleted scenes; sketches; storyboard comparison; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; TV spots.
The Earth Day Special(1990) VHS
Here's an all-star salute to the environment, commemorating the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. Join Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Kevin Costner, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas, Robin Williams, Bette Midler and the Muppets for a program of skits, songs and comedy with a message. 95 min.
Shining Through(1992) VHS
Sweeping World War II romance-thriller stars Melanie Griffith as a secretary who falls in love with her mysterious new boss (Michael Douglas), who she soon discovers is an American intelligence agent who enlists her for some dangerous undercover work behind enemy lines. Sir John Gielgud and Liam Neeson also star. 133 min.
Basic Instinct (R-Rated Version)(1992) VHS
Controversial, sexually-charged suspenser stars Michael Douglas as a burned-out San Francisco police detective investigating a brutal ice-pick murder who carries on a torrid affair with one of the case's suspects, seductive bisexual writer Sharon Stone. Jeanne Tripplehorn and George Dzundza co-star; Paul Verhoeven directs. 123 min.
Basic Instinct: The Original Director's Cut [DVD](1992) DVD
Controversial, sexually-charged suspenser stars Michael Douglas as a burned-out San Francisco police detective investigating a brutal ice-pick murder who carries on a torrid affair with one of the case's suspects, seductive bisexual writer Sharon Stone. Jeanne Tripplehorn and George Dzundza co-star; Paul Verhoeven directs. 128 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Surround; audio commentary by Verhoven; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; storyboard comparison; scene access.
Basic Instinct (R-Rated Version) [DVD](1992) DVD
Controversial, sexually-charged suspenser stars Michael Douglas as a burned-out San Francisco police detective investigating a brutal ice-pick murder who carries on a torrid affair with one of the case's suspects, seductive bisexual writer Sharon Stone. Jeanne Tripplehorn and George Dzundza co-star; Paul Verhoeven directs. 123 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Surround; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; storyboard comparison; scene access.
Falling Down (Spanish Subtitled Version)(1993) VHS
In English with Spanish subtitles.
Disclosure (Spanish Subtitled Version)(1994) VHS
In English with Spanish subtitles.
Disclosure [DVD](1994) DVD
Exciting, expertly crafted thriller based on Michael Crichton's best-seller stars Michael Douglas as a Seattle computer executive accused by new boss and former girlfriend Demi Moore of sexual harassment. With his marriage and career threatened, Douglas calls on high-tech help to clear him of the false charges. With Donald Sutherland; directed by Barry Levinson. 129 min. Side A: Standard; Side B: Widescreen; Soundtracks: English, French; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; filmographies; production notes; scene access.
The American President(1995) VHS
Politics makes strange bedfellows, as well as a blizzard of media attention, when widower U.S. president Michael Douglas begins courting environmental lobbyist Annette Bening in this winning mix of romantic comedy and political intrigue from director Rob Reiner. With Richard Dreyfuss, Michael J. Fox, Samantha Mathis and Martin Sheen. 114 min.
The American President (Spanish Subtitled Version)(1995) VHS
In English with Spanish subtitles.
The Drivetime(1995) VHS
This futuristic mix of sci-fi and social drama shows what happens after a seismic shift fragments the United States into different islands. A video librarian travels back through time to Seattle in 1999 and discovers what led to the riots that prefaced the country's geographic break-up. Antero Alli's film stars Christien Storm and Kristen Kozmas. 90 min.
The American President [DVD](1995) DVD
Politics makes strange bedfellows, as well as a blizzard of media attention, when widower U.S. president Michael Douglas begins courting environmental lobbyist Annette Bening in this winning mix of romantic comedy and political intrigue from director Rob Reiner. With Richard Dreyfuss, Michael J. Fox, Samantha Mathis and Martin Sheen. 114 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English 5.1; Subtitles: English, French; theatrical trailers; scene access.
The Ghost And The Darkness [DVD](1996) DVD
Intense adventure drama, set in 1890s East Africa, stars Val Kilmer as an Irish engineer sent by British railroad officials to oversee construction of a vital bridge. When the worksite is terrorized by a pair of man-eating lions, Kilmer teams up with famed American hunter Michael Douglas to bring down the savage, seemingly supernatural beasts. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English 5.1, French; Subtitles: Spanish; interactive menu; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Amistad (Spanish Subtitled Version)(1997) VHS
In English with Spanish subtitles.
The Game (Spanish Subtitled Version)(1997) VHS
In English with Spanish subtitles.
The Game [DVD](1997) DVD
Successful but detached investment banker Michael Douglas receives a most unusual 48th birthday present from younger brother Sean Penn: membership to a mysterious service called "the Game" that promises to add whatever is missing in one's life. For control-freak Douglas, that means a series of increasingly dangerous incidents that threaten his job, his way of life and his very identity. Gripping suspense tale from director David Fincher ("Seven") also stars Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn. 128 min. Widescreen and Standard; Soundtracks: English 5.1 and Dolby Surround, French; Subtitles: English, Spanish; biographies; photo gallery; scene access.
Amistad [DVD](1997) DVD
Director Steven Spielberg turns the camera on a long-neglected but pivotal event in the fight for equality and freedom in America: the 1839 revolt by a group of African captives on board a Spanish slave ship that was stopped off the coast of Long Island. The legal fight to secure the Africans' freedom becomes a bitter struggle that leads to the Supreme Court. Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins and Djimon Hounsou as Cinque, leader of the rebellion, co-star. 155 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English 5.1 and Dolby Surround; Subtitles: English; "making of" featurette; biographies; theatrical trailer; scene access.
A Perfect Murder (Spanish Subtitled Version)(1998) VHS
In English with Spanish subtitles.
A Perfect Murder [DVD](1998) DVD
Sleek reworking of Hitchcock's "Dial 'M' for Murder" stars Michael Douglas as a wealthy commodities trader married to beautiful but unfaithful U.N. translator Gwyneth Paltrow. With Paltrow set to land a $100 million inheritance, Douglas hatches a plot to have her killed and blackmails her lover, ex-con Viggo Mortensen, into committing the crime. Directed by Andrew Davis ("The Fugitive"). 108 min.
One Day In September(1999) VHS
Powerful and compelling Oscar-winning look at the 1972 Olympics and the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes after being held hostage in Munich's Olympic village by Palestinian extremists. The film traces the disastrous events that occurred on Sept. 5, 1972 and the motives of the terrorists through incredible newsreel footage, interviews with relatives of the athletes and officials, and testimony from Jamal al-Gashey, the sole surviving hostage-taker. Narrated by Michael Douglas. 94 min.
Wonder Boys(2000) VHS
Michael Douglas is a Pittsburgh area college professor who finds himself facing a variety of crises as he struggles to complete the follow-up to his successful first novel. With problems ranging from a wife who's just left him to a lover--his department chairman's wife--who's pregnant, Douglas must also deal with two students: a boarder who's in love with him and a troubled writer who sees him as a mentor. Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey, Jr. also star. Curtis Hanson ("L.A. Confidential") directs this adaptation of Michael Chambon's book. 112 min.
Traffic [DVD](2000) DVD
Steven Soderbergh won a Best Director Oscar for this sprawling, controversial look at the global narcotics trade and America's ongoing "war on drugs," which follows several personal dramas to tell its story. Among them: Mexican cop Benicio Del Toro (winner of a Best Supporting Actor), caught between corrupt superiors and rival cartels; dealer's wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, whose life is shattered when her husband is arrested; dedicated DEA surveillance agents Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman; and Ohio judge and new federal "drug czar" Michael Douglas, who must cope with teenage daughter Erika Christensen's addiction. With Miguel Ferrer, Albert Finney, Amy Irving, Dennis Quaid. 147 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English 5.1 and Dolby Surround; Subti
One Night At McCool's [DVD](2001) DVD
Liv Tyler is the beauty who infatuates three different men she meets one evening at a tavern: bartender Matt Dillon, who sees her as housewife material; lawyer Paul Reiser, who's driven solely by lust; and detective John Goodman, to whom Tyler is an angelic presence. But there's more to Tyler than meets any of these guys' eyes, and not all of it is on the level. With Michael Douglas as a hit man with a bad hairpiece, Reba McEntire and Richard Jenkins. 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby 5.1; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailers; "making of" featurette; audio commentary; gag reel; more.
Don't Say A Word [DVD](2001) DVD
Psychiatrist Michael Douglas' young daughter is kidnapped by jewel thieves. Their ultimatum: uncover a six-digit number, locked inside the head of psychotic patient Brittany Murphy, that will reveal the location of a $10 million gem stolen from the crooks by Murphy's late father a decade earlier, or else Douglas' child will die. Nail-biting suspenser also stars Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Jennifer Esposito. 113 min. Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround; audio commentary by Douglas, Murphy, Jansen, more; "making of" featurette; theatrical trailers; biographies; TV spots; screen tests; more.
The China Syndrome (Letterboxed Version) VHS
The Game (Letterboxed Version) VHS
Fatal Attraction (Directors' Series) VHS
The Ghost And The Darkness (Letterboxed Version) VHS
Coma (Letterboxed Version) VHS
A Perfect Murder (Letterboxed Version) VHS
Traffic (Special Edition) [DVD] DVD
Wall Street(1987) VHS
Fatal Attraction(1987) VHS
The War Of The Roses(1989) VHS
Basic Instinct: The Original Director's Cut(1992) VHS
Falling Down(1993) VHS
Disclosure(1994) VHS
The Ghost And The Darkness(1996) VHS
The Game(1997) VHS
A Perfect Murder(1998) VHS
Traffic(2000) VHS
One Night At McCool's(2001) VHS
Don't Say A Word(2001) VHS