Planet Of The Apes(1968) VHS The original simian sci-fi tale that spawned four sequels. Astronaut Charlton Heston and his crew land on a world where humans are mute savages and civilized apes the dominant life form. Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowall and Maurice Evans co-star in Academy Award-winning makeup; adapted from Pierre Boulle's novel by Rod Serling. 112 min. 112 min. The Planet Of The Apes Collection VHS "Get your stinking paws off my five-tape boxed collector's set that features the original "Planet of the Apes," "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," "Escape from the Planet of the Apes," "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes," you damn dirty ape!" Planet Of The Apes(2001) VHS Director Tim Burton's visually stunning "re-imagining" of the beloved '60s sci-fi classic stars Mark Wahlberg as a 21st-century astronaut who is transported, via a mysterious vortex, to a distant simian-ruled world in the far future. With help from kind-hearted she-chimp Helena Bonham Carter, Wahlberg leads the enslaved humans in a battle against the forces of vicious gorilla general Tim Roth while searching for a way back home. With Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren. Special edition includes a "making of" documentary and the featurette "Clues to the Ending." 124 min. Attack From Space(1964) VHS Starman, the superhero from the Emerald Planet, returns to stop the Nazi-like forces of the Sapphire Galaxy from taking over the Earth in this mix of sci-fi action and martial arts. With Ken Utsui. Atomic Rulers Of The World(1964) VHS Years before Jeff Bridges or Robert Hays, Ken Utsui played super-acrobat-in-leotards Starman in feature films culled from the late '50s Japanese TV series, "Super Giant." Here the heroic man in white battles American gangsters armed with an atomic bomb. Invaders From Space(1964) VHS Evil salamander men attack the Earth and only the superhero Starman can stop them. It's outrageous action, Japanese-style, featuring leaping lizards (we know, they're really amphibians), martial arts and lots more. Evil Brain From Outer Space(1964) VHS Japanese hero Starman uses his flying and martial arts abilities to tackle monstrous Marpetians ruled by the brain of an evil scientist named Balazar. Weird, wacky and wild sci-fi! Things To Come(1937) VHS One of the first and most imaginative of science-fiction films, courtesy of writer H.G. Wells and director William Cameron Menzies. Follow the life of Everytown from the devastation of a decades-long World War II(!) to a technological rebirth and the dawn of the space age. Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson star. 98 min. The Man Who Could Work Miracles(1937) VHS A meek department store clerk receives mystical powers from a trio of angels in an effort to see if his powerful abilities to alter the course of humankind will eventually corrupt him. This charming, whimsical fantasy was scripted by H.G. Wells, from one of his short stories. Stars Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Joan Gardner and George Sanders. 82 min. War Of The Worlds(1953) VHS H.G. Wells' timeless tale of a Martian invasion of Earth is vividly brought to the screen in this classic film. Gene Barry and Anne Robinson star as Mankind tries to defend itself against the Martians' incredible flying machines and death ray; produced by George Pal. 85 min. The Time Machine(1960) VHS George Pal's incredible adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel stars Rod Taylor as the Victorian scientist whose invention catapults him thousands of years into the future, where humanity has mutated into the gentle Eloi and the savage Morlocks. Dazzling, Academy Award-winning effects and the dazzling Yvette Mimieux highlight this "timeless" adventure. With Sebastian Cabot, Alan Young. 103 min. Time After Time(1979) VHS Underrated gem follows writer H.G. Wells' fantastic and funny voyage to present-day San Francisco, where he's out to nab Jack the Ripper. Sci-fi, romance, horror and satire mix in jolly good fashion. Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner. 112 min. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers(1956) VHS The original sci-fi classic that combined outer space terror with Cold War paranoia. A small California town is invaded by ``pods'' that turn people into emotionless automatons. Can they be stopped? Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter star; directed by Don Siegel. 80 min. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (Color Version)(1956) VHS "They're here among us! Alien invaders that are flesh-colored, just like Earthlings! You fools! You're next! You're next!" Invasion Of The Body Snatchers(1978) VHS A great reworking of the 1956 sci-fi classic. San Francisco is the site for an onslaught of outer space pods that turn people into strange, zombie-like creatures. Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright star; Philip Kaufman directs. 115 min. Body Snatchers(1993) VHS Rebel director Abel Ferrara's atmospheric take on the classic sci-fi story is set on a Southern military base where a teenage girl awakes to find that alien pods are systematically taking over the people around her, draining their personalities and turning them into inhuman monsters. Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Forest Whitaker and Terry Kinney star. 87 min. Time Bandits(1981) VHS Take a wild and wacky fantasy through history with a young boy who teams with a band of dwarf robbers with a map of space/time and encounters the likes of Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon. John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Michael Palin and Craig Warnock star; directed by Terry Gilliam. 110 min. Time Bandits (Letterboxed Version) VHS Also available in a theatrical, widescreen format. Brazil(1985) VHS Terry Gilliam's stunning look at a bleak totalitarian future is filled with incredible scenes and imagery. A lowly bureaucrat (Jonathan Pryce), trying to escape reality in his daydreams, becomes involved in a plot that includes renegade repairmen, government tortures and anti-state terrorists. Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin and Robert De Niro also star. 131 min. The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen(1989) VHS From director Terry Gilliam ("Brazil") comes a fantastic saga about the world's most famous liar. Join Baron Munchausen (John Neville) on his voyages around the world and beyond, as he meets one bizarre being after another. Also stars Jonathan Pryce, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed and Robin Williams as the Moon King. 125 min. Starman [DVD](1984) DVD John Carpenter's sci-fi romance stars Jeff Bridges as an alien who lands on Earth and assumes the form of a dead man, only to fall in love with "his" wife (Karen Allen). Together the two must elude the Army and government officials in order to return Bridges to his people. With Richard Jaeckel, Charles Martin Smith. 115 min. John Carpenter's sci-fi romance stars Jeff Bridges as an alien who lands on Earth and takes over a human body, only to fall in love with ``h is'' wife (Karen Allen). Together the two must avoid the Army to return him to his people. 115 min. Widescreen and Full-Frame; Soundtracks: English Dolby Surround, French, Spanish; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; scene access. Starman(1984) VHS Around The World In 80 Days(1956) VHS Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Michael Todd's lavish production of the Jules Verne adventure classic stars David Niven as globe-trotting Phileas Fogg, with Cantinflas and Shirley MacLaine as his companions. Dozens of cameos, including Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Ronald Colman, Buster Keaton and more. 178 min. Around The World With Mike Todd (1956) VHS This TV special focuses on the production of the Oscar-winning movie "Around the World in 80 Days" and presents a rare look at the star-studded filming and impresario Mike Todd, its noted producer. Featured are Elizabeth Taylor (then Mrs. Todd) and stars David Niven, Shirley MacLaine and Cantinflas; Orson Welles narrates. Around The World In 80 Days(1989) VHS Pierce Brosnan stars as Phileas Fogg, who wagers he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, in this acclaimed mini-series adaptation of the Jules Verne novel. The all-star cast also includes Eric Idle, Julia Nickson, Peter Ustinov, Robert Wagner and Jill St. John. 270 min. The Fabulous World Of Jules Verne(1957) VHS A truly unique adventure from Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman ("Baron Munchausen") which uses live-action, animation, puppets and engravings to tell a story based on "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Mysterious Island" and other Verne tales. A scientist and his assistant working on an explosive new energy source are kidnapped by pirates hired by a nasty industrialist. Arnost Navratil, Miloslaw Holub star. Includes a behind-the-scenes documentary and introduction by Hugh Downs. AKA: "The Deadly Invention," "Vynalez Zkazy." 83 min. Journey To The Center Of The Earth(1960) VHS Action and fantasy deep inside the Earth from the novel by Jules Verne. James Mason, Diane Baker, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl and Thayer David star, as a small band of explorers finds strange animals, underground oceans and fiery volcanoes below the planet's surface. 130 min. Journey To The Center Of The Earth(1999) VHS A scientific expedition searching for a missing explorer goes on a subterranean odyssey that leads them into encounters with live dinosaurs, savage barbarians and sinister half-human, half-reptile beings. Treat Williams, Jeremy London, Tushka Bergen and Bryan Brown star in this thrilling, effects-filled adventure based on the Jules Verne classic. 139 min. Master Of The World(1961) VHS From the pen of Jules Verne comes this marvelous science-fiction thriller. Vincent Price stars as Robur, a 19th-century scientist who builds a gigantic airship and sets out to eliminate the world's weapons in order to abolish war. With Charles Bronson, Henry Hull. 99 min. On The Comet(1970) VHS Live actors and animation blend in this Jules Verne tale of people who find themselves trapped on a runaway comet that has taken a piece of the Earth with it. Emil Vorvath, Magda Vasarykova star. 76 min. 800 Leagues Down The Amazon(1993) VHS Inspired by a Jules Verne story, this adventure tells of an outlaw who heads down the Amazon on a massive ark in order to escape a nasty bounty hunter and return to his Brazilian homeland. The travellers encounter warring natives and other dangers during their journey. Daphne Zuniga, Barry Bostwick and Adam Baldwin star. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea(1997) VHS Ben Cross stars as the demented Captain Nemo, commander of the remarkable submarine Nautilus, in this thrilling rendition of the Jules Verne adventure classic. Richard Crenna, Julie Cox and Paul Gross are the captives who join Nemo and his crew on their amazing undersea journey and try to stop his plan to destroy the world's navies. 91 min. The Quatermass Xperiment(1956) VHS The sole survivor of a space mission returns to Earth with a bizarre fungus on his hand that slowly consumes him, transforming him into a monster and sending him on a rampage through London. Landmark sci-fi thriller from Hammer Films, based on a British TV series, stars Richard Woodsworth, Margia Dean and Brian Donlevy as Professor Quatermass. AKA: "The Creeping Unknown." 79 min. Quatermass II(1957) VHS Mind-controlling alien organisms land in England and take over top military and government leaders, and only the intrepid Professor Quatermass (Brian Donlevy) can stop their scheme of conquest. Second entry in the British sci-fi series also stars Sidney James, John Longden. AKA: "Enemy from Space." 85 min. Quatermass And The Pit(1958) VHS The third installment in Hammer Studio's Quatermass series, originally shown in six parts on British TV, was later remade as "Five Million Years to Earth." London construction workers uncover the remains of an alien spaceship, and Professor Quatermass's investigation reveals a bizarre connection between the ship's long-dead crew and the evolution of man on Earth. With Andre Morell, Cec Linder, John Stratton. 180 min. Quatermass And The Pit (Five Million Years To Earth)(1968) VHS Made 10 years after the British TV version, this suspenseful and thought-provoking sci-fi tale stars Andrew Keir as Professor Quatermass, who is called in when a long-dormant extraterrestrial craft found buried in a London construction site comes to life and bombards the city with alien mental energy. With Barbara Shelley, James Donald. Includes original theatrical trailers. 98 min. Quatermass(1979) VHS The final chapter in the saga of the professor-turned-paranormal investigator, this four-part British mini-series stars John Mills as Quatermass. Lured out of retirement from his remote Scottish home to search for his missing granddaughter, Mills must uncover the link between strange rays from space and a hippie-like cult waiting to be "lifted off" the planet. Simon MacCorkindale, Rebecca Saire, Toyah Wilcox and Brenda Fricker also star. 208 min. on two tapes. RoboCop(1987) VHS Detroit, in the near future: criminals have free reign throughout the city, and ordinary law enforcement methods have failed. When a cop is shot in the line of duty, he is transformed into a half-man, half-machine guardian and sent out to clean up the streets. Hit sci-fi actioner by Paul Verhoeven stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox. 103 min. RoboCop 2(1990) VHS Cyborg supercop Peter Weller is back to uphold the law and protect the innocent in crime-ridden Detroit, but a psychotic drug lord and some rather unscrupulous robot-builders may see to it that his return is short-lived. Super sci-fi sequel also stars Nancy Allen, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer. 118 min. RoboCop 3(1993) VHS RoboCop returns in this arresting actioner that finds the lethal lawman battling the company that built him as they use ruthless mercenaries to push the people of Detroit out of their homes. RoboCop joins forces with urban freedom fighters to tackle nasty corporate executives and their ninja android. Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen and Rip Torn star. 105 min. The RoboCop Collection Gift Set VHS All three "RoboCop" films are available in one deluxe, boxed set. Get RoboFever today! The Hobbit(1977) VHS J.R.R. Tolkien's immortal fantasy of adventure and strange creatures, seen in animated form. Join furry-footed Bilbo Baggins and his companions on an odyssey through Middle Earth. Voices by Orson Bean, John Huston, Hans Conried, Richard Boone. 76 min. The Lord Of The Rings(1978) VHS Hobbits, elves, wizards, Orcs, Ring Wraiths and the other strange inhabitants of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth fantasy trilogy are brought to stunning life in this animated saga by Ralph Bakshi. Join Frodo Baggins and his comrades on a dangerous mission to destroy the magic One Ring of Power before its evil can be unleashed. 130 min. The Return Of The King(1980) VHS The battle between the good and evil denizens of Middle Earth climaxes in this animated adaptation of the conclusion of the Tolkien trilogy, as Frodo the Hobbit's odyssey to Mt. Doom pits him against the forces of Sauron the magician. Orson Bean, Roddy McDowall, William Conrad and John Huston supply voices. 96 min. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring(2001) VHS In the first installment of director Peter Jackson's ambitious and successful film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy, Elijah Wood stars as plucky Hobbit Frodo Baggins, whose bequest of an arcane ring from his uncle Bilbo (Ian Holm) spurs a perilous journey to prevent an overpowering evil from enveloping Middle Earth. Ideally-cast support is provided by Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Astin, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee. 178 min. Beyond The Movie: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring VHS Explore the world of Middle Earth, from the English and Celtic mythologies that inspired author J.R.R. Tolkien to the impact his "Lord of the Rings" books have had on millions of readers, in this National Geographic documentary that features interviews with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the set of the hit 2001 live-action feature. 60 min. J.R.R. Tolkien: The Origin Of The Rings VHS Find out what made the "Lord of the Rings" author tick in this informative documentary. See how events in Tolkien's childhood and formative years helped inspire his writing and delve into his magical world of hobbits, wizards and warriors. 63 min. The Master Of The Rings: The Unauthorized Story Behind J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings(2001) VHS Learn about the reserved Oxford English professor who created a milestone in fantasy literature with his books on hobbits, dwarves, elves and other inhabitants of Middle Earth. This documentary takes you to Tolkien's hometown in England, visits fans who have created their own musical and artistic salutes (and even re-enacted scenes from the novels), and looks at the frenzy of interest surrounding the live-action film trilogy. 60 min. J.R.R. Tolkien Gift Set VHS Includes "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Return of the King." The Dark Crystal (1983)/Labyrinth [DVD](1986) DVD
The Dark Crystal [DVD](1983) DVD Exciting fantasy/adventure, in the tradition of Tolkien, from Muppet masters Jim Henson and Frank Oz and "Star Wars" producer Gary Kurtz with an all-puppet cast. Two elf-like beings must find and repair the powerful Dark Crystal to save their world from falling under the rule of evil monsters. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English 5.1 and Dolby Surround, Spanish; Subtitles: English, Spanish; "making of" documentary; deleted scenes; isolated music score; character drawings and profiles; scene access. The Dark Crystal(1983) VHS Labyrinth [DVD](1986) DVD Spectacular family fantasy from producer George Lucas about a lonely, daydreaming teenage girl (Jennifer Connelly) who journeys to a mystical realm to save her brother from the clutches of terrible Goblin King David Bowie. Muppet maestro Jim Henson directs; script by Monty Python's Terry Jones. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Surround; Subtitles: English; "making of" documentary; scene access. Labyrinth(1986) VHS Willow [DVD](1988) DVD George Lucas and Ron Howard team up to bring you an epic fantasy/adventure that combines evil witch queens, sword-swinging brigands, plucky dwarves, two-headed dragons and a child who is her world's last hope. Thrill-a-minute saga stars Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Jean Marsh, Billy Barty. 125 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Surround, Spanish; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Davis; "making of" featurettes; theatrical trailers; TV spots; photo gallery; scene access. Willow(1988) VHS Men In Black (Limited Two-Disc Special Edition) [DVD] DVD Set includes all the features of the regular version plus: an audio commentary by members of the effects team; "making of" featurette on creature development; more production stills, storyboards and conceptual art. Men In Black(1997) VHS Look out, illegal aliens (and we don't mean the human kind)! Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are the nattily-dressed government agents whose top-secret job it is to track down any extraterrestrials landing on Earth and keep tabs on the ones living incognito as humans, all the while keeping the truth hidden from the general public, in this slyly funny, effects-filled sci-fi comedy. With Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio. 98 min. The Day The Earth Stood Still(1951) VHS Classic sci-fi drama with a message stars Michael Rennie as Klaatu, an emissary from the stars who arrives on Earth with his robot companion, Gort, to warn mankind about the danger of nuclear warfare. Patricia Neal, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray also star; Robert Wise directs. "Klaatu barada nikto!" 92 min.