1980's Drama Video Titles
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'night, Mother(1986)
FullscreenSKU: D06051
Marsha Norman wrote the screenplay for this film adaptation of her Pulitzer Prize-winning play that stars Sissy Spacek as a despondent woman who is at peace with her decision to take her own life. As her mother (Anne Bancroft) attempts to get her to change her mind, both women become involved in an emotionally draining battle of the ... more
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
WidescreenSKU: D84832
Two-disc set includes "The Last Detail," "Birdy," "Gardens of Stone," and "Avalon."
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
84 Charing Cross Road(1987)
FullscreenSKU: D28875
In the aftermath of World War II, New York copywriter Anne Bancroft and British bookstore clerk Anthony Hopkins strike up a mutually rewarding and ongoing correspondence after Bancroft sends a request for used volumes to Hopkins' London shop. This endearing, true-life drama traces their 20-year friendship forged through the exchange ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
9 1/2 Weeks(1986)
SKU: D12253
Director Adrian Lyne's erotically charged, controversial drama stars Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke as a young New York couple whose relationship, based on sexual attraction, develops into a kinky, sadomasochistic obsession that draws them in and refuses to let go. Uncut version features scorching scenes too hot for American theaters; ... more
Regularly $14.99
$8.99
A Dangerous Summer(1981)
FullscreenSKU: D24090
Tom Skerritt stars as a man who discovers that his partner plans to torch their mountain resort project and decides to hire insurance investigator James Mason to stop the deadly scheme. Wendy Hughes, Shane Porteous co-star in this thrilling tale of greed gone awry. AKA: "Flash Fire." Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Regularly $19.99
$14.99
A Death In California(1985)
FullscreenSKU: D90769
Cheryl Ladd stars in this made-for-TV effort, based on Joan Barthel's true crime novel, as a woman who's thrown into turmoil after a deranged criminal (Sam Elliott) kills her fiance and rapes her repeatedly. Shockingly, instead of seeking help, Ladd covers for and enters into a relationship with her attacker, initially even taking ... more
Regularly $29.99
$12.99
A Gathering Of Old Men(1987)
SKU: D63463
Superb drama focuses on the death of a racist sugar cane field worker in Louisiana. Upon investigating the murder, the sheriff finds 19 people who all claim to have committed the crime. Richard Widmark, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Holly Hunter star; directed by Volker Schlondorff ("The Tin Drum") and written by Charles Fuller ("A Soldier's ... more
Regularly $9.99
$6.99
A Killer In The Family(1983)
FullscreenSKU: D81521
Gripping crime drama, based on a true story, stars Robert Mitchum as convicted murderer Gary Tison, who in 1978 convinced his three teenage sons to break him and his cellmate out of Arizona State Prison and join them on a deadly Southwest crime spree. Lance Kerwin, James Spader, Eric Stoltz, and Stuart Margolin co-star. 95 min. Standard; ... more
Regularly $29.99
$12.99
A Killing Affair(1986)
SKU: D29907
Bizarre drama set in 1940s Appalachia, with Peter Weller as a stranger who kills a man he says murdered his family and is taken in by the man's widow. Will she be his next victim, or will he be hers? With Kathy Baker, John Glover. 101 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Regularly $9.99
$8.99
A Matter Of Principle(1983)
SKU: D72852
Alan Arkin turns in a remarkable performance as the impoverished, cantankerous father of 11 who, because of his "principles," doesn't allow his family to celebrate any holiday. Based on a John D. Weaver story; co-stars Virginia Madsen, Barbara Dana. 56 min. Soundtrack: English.
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
WidescreenSKU: D99514
Director David Lean's final film was this visually stunning examination of prejudice in British-ruled India of the 1920s. Judy Davis stars as an upper-class English woman who travels to the Indian city of Chandrapore where she befriends young local physician Victor Banerjee. But their friendship is shattered when Davis accuses the doctor ... more
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$17.99
A Passage To India(1984)
WidescreenSKU: D22271
Director David Lean's final film was this visually stunning examination of prejudice in British-ruled India of the 1920s. Judy Davis stars as an upper-class English woman who travels to the Indian city of Chandrapore where she befriends young local physician Victor Banerjee. But their friendship is shattered when Davis accuses the doctor ... more
Regularly $19.99
$15.99
A Rose For Emily(1982)
SKU: D25080
William Faulkner's short story about a Southern belle driven mad by isolation and her ties to the past receives an excellent treatment, featuring Anjelica Huston in the title role. John Houseman narrates. 27 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Regularly $39.99
$35.99
A Soldier's Story(1984)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D15043
The murder of an unpopular black sergeant at a Southern army base in 1944 fans feelings of anger and disharmony in this riveting drama. Howard E. Rollins, Jr. is the military attorney sent to investigate, and Adolph Caesar is the sergeant. Denzel Washington, Larry Riley, Patti LaBelle co-star in this adaptation of Charles Fuller's play; ... more
$9.99
A Tale Of Two Cities(1980)
SKU: D93466
"It is a far, far better thing" that Chris Sarandon does in this sweeping rendition of Charles Dickens' timeless tale, as the lives and loves of several people are forever changed by the turmoil of the French Revolution. The stellar cast includes Peter Cushing, Alice Krige, Barry Morse, Billie Whitelaw. 156 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: ... more
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
A Tale Of Two Cities(1989)
SKU: D27051
James Wilby, Xavier Deluc, and Serena Gordon star in this expansive mini-series based on the Charles Dickens classic. As the French Revolution rages, a tortured English lawyer's intense love for the fiancee of a man he saved goes unspoken, until he eventually gets a chance to make the ultimate sacrifice to preserve ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
A Voyage Round My Father(1982)
FullscreenSKU: D81365
Originally made for British TV, this excellent adaptation of John Mortimer's autobiographical stage play stars Alan Bates as the author and tracks his often-stormy relationship with his father, cantankerous blind barrister Laurence Olivier. With Jane Asher, Elizabeth Sellars. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English stereo; Subtitles: ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
A Woman Called Golda(1982)
FullscreenSKU: D00038
Ingrid Bergman won a posthumous Emmy Award for her final performance as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, one of the 20th century's most extraordinary women, from her early life in America to her 1977 meeting with Anwar Sadat. Judy Davis also stars as the young Meir; with Leonard Nimoy and Ned Beatty. 199 min. Standard; Soundtrack: ... more
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$26.99
A Zed And Two Noughts(1985)
SKU: D79544
Twin brothers who work for the city zoo and whose wives are both killed in an auto accident enter into a strange affair with a woman who was injured in the crash, but the siblings' morbid obsessions and a secret in their past threatens to overwhelm them. Haunting drama stars Brian and Eric Deacon, Andrea Ferreol; written and directed ... more
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$26.99
Absence Of Malice(1981)
SKU: D11777
Director Sydney Pollack's timely, powerful drama questions the power of the contemporary press with the story of a businessman (Paul Newman) who unknowingly becomes the subject of a criminal investigation thanks to a story written by a feisty reporter (Sally Field). The article's publication sets unexpected events into motion as people ... more
Regularly $14.99
$8.99
Act Of Will(1989)
SKU: D67894
Author Barbara Taylor Bradford's own life served as the basis for her moving drama about a mother (Victoria Tennant) who lives vicariously through her beautiful young daughter (Elizabeth Hurley). But Tennant may find the admiration and respect she has for her daughter strained when she learns Hurley is carrying the child of a married ... more
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$17.99
Adam(1983)
FullscreenSKU: D38665
This award-winning, true-life TV drama drew the country's attention to the plight of missing and abducted children. Daniel J. Travanti and JoBeth Williams star as John and Reve Walsh, whose 6-year-old son Adam vanished from a Florida shopping mall in 1981. The desperate search for the boy and its tragic aftermath led John to become ... more
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
Against All Odds(1984)
WidescreenSKU: D15526
Pro football star Jeff Bridges travels to Mexico to find Rachel Ward, the missing lover of bookie pal James Woods, but the two wind up falling in love and caught in a complex and deadly business scheme in this steamy thriller based on 1947's "Out of the Past." With Richard Widmark and Jane Greer (who starred in the original). 122 min. ... more
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$13.49
Agnes Of God(1985)
WidescreenSKU: D28876
The body of an infant is found in a convent, and a disturbed young nun, who claims the child was from God, is charged with murder. Dramatic film version of the hit Broadway play stars Jane Fonda as a court psychiatrist trying to solve the mystery, Anne Bancroft as the headstrong Mother Superior and Meg Tilly as the withdrawn Agnes. ... more
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$13.49
All The Right Moves(1983)
WidescreenSKU: D31749
A dynamic performance by Tom Cruise fuels this drama of a high school football star who sees a college scholarship as the only way out of the impoverished Pennsylvania steel mill town where he grew up. But Cruise finds his chances at a bright future getting darker when he clashes with his coach (Craig T. Nelson), who also has his eye ... more
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$7.99
Always(1989)
WidescreenSKU: D14287
Steven Spielberg's touching remake of "A Guy Named Joe" stars Richard Dreyfuss as a fire-fighting pilot killed in a crash and returned to Earth to serve as "guardian angel" for a young aviator. Holly Hunter co-stars as the feisty dispatcher who falls for both men; with John Goodman, Brad Johnson and Audrey Hepburn. 123 min. Widescreen; ... more
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$10.99
WidescreenSKU: D36686
Winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actor and Director, playwright Peter Shaffer's engrossing story of genius, jealousy, and passion stars Tom Hulce as the gifted but childish prodigy Mozart and F. Murray Abraham as bitter rival Salieri. Brilliant musical sequences are set against the opulence of 18th-century Vienna; ... more
Regularly $26.99
$19.99
Amadeus(1984)
WidescreenSKU: D11436
Winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actor and Director, playwright Peter Shaffer's engrossing story of genius, jealousy, and passion stars Tom Hulce as the gifted but childish prodigy Mozart and F. Murray Abraham as bitter rival Salieri. Brilliant musical sequences are set against the opulence of 18th-century Vienna; ... more
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$14.99
Amazing Grace And Chuck(1987)
WidescreenSKU: D31509
When a Little League pitcher refuses to take the mound as a protest against nuclear proliferation, a Boston Celtics superstar becomes incredibly moved by the youth's actions. In order to help rally people to the boy's cause, the basketball player instigates a series of athlete walkouts that quickly snowball into a movement that unexpectedly ... more
Regularly $24.99
$19.99
American Anthem(1986)
WidescreenSKU: D57411
A gifted young gymnast (real-life Olympian Mitch Gaylord) is torn between family responsibility and going for the gold in this stirring and riveting salute to the American spirit. Having given up his dreams to work at his father's bike shop, Gaylord is drawn back into the world of competitive gymnastics when he meets a beautiful young ... more
Regularly $29.99
$12.99
American Gigolo(1980)
WidescreenSKU: D17413
Is giving pleasure a crime? Not to Beverly Hills Casanova Richard Gere, who lives a life of luxury as he services wealthy women...until he decides to provide companionship to a politician's wife pro bono. His magnanimous gesture is met with disaster once he finds himself the prime suspect in a murder case. Is Gere's one "real" relationship ... more
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$11.99
SKU: D69658
This romantic blockbuster will "lift you up where you belong." Richard Gere is a loner who enrolls in a Naval aviation training program where he butts heads with a tough drill instructor (Louis Gossett, Jr. in an Oscar-winning supporting role) while falling in love with a working class local girl (Debra Winger). With David Keith, Lisa ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
Anatomy Of An Illness(1984)
FullscreenSKU: D00366
A story of courage and triumph over adversity, starring Ed Asner as a man who, after being diagnosed with a degenerative spinal illness, refuses to accept his fate. Through his healthy sense of humor and the love and support of his wife, he is able to endure in ways that no one could have imagined. With Lelia Goldoni and Eli Wallach. ... more
Regularly $19.99
$14.99
And God Created Woman(1988)
FullscreenSKU: D16509
Roger Vadim, director of the original erotic drama with Brigitte Bardot 30 years earlier, returns with one of today's sultriest stars, Rebecca De Mornay, as a would-be singer who uses her feminine wiles to get what she wants from men on her rise to the top. Steamy tale also stars Vincent Spano, Frank Langella. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: ... more
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$11.99
Angel Dusted(1981)
FullscreenSKU: D81510
A typical American couple's lives are thrown into turmoil when their college student son is hospitalized after smoking marijuana laced with "angel dust" and they decide to commit him to a psychiatric center for treatment. Jean Stapleton, Arthur Hill, John Putch (Stapleton's real-life son), and Helen Hunt star. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: ... more
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$12.99
Anna(1987)
FullscreenSKU: D71030
A faded actress who emigrated from Czechoslovakia years earlier takes a shy fellow refugee under her wing and helps her get started in the theatre, only to be upstaged by her protege, in this funny and poignant drama. Sally Kirkland, Paulina Porizkova star. 101 min. Standard; Soundtrack: ... more
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
NEW RELEASE
Another Country(1984)
SKU: D65504
Engrossing drama, loosely based on the life of English patriot-turned-Soviet spy Guy Burgess, stars Rupert Everett as an openly gay young man whose contempt for the hypocrisy of the British social system on display at his 1930s public school leads him to defect to communist Russia. Colin Firth (in his film debut) co-stars along with ... more
Regularly $19.99
$16.99
Another Woman(1988)
WidescreenSKU: D23171
Another thoughtful foray from Woody Allen concerning an aloof, workaholic college professor (Gena Rowlands) thrown by a quirk of fate into a revealing relationship with a desperately unhappy mother-to-be (Mia Farrow). With Gene Hackman, Martha Plimpton, Sandy Dennis, John Houseman. 81 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English ... more
Regularly $29.99
$19.99
Aria(1988)
SKU: D14266
Ten top directors, including Nicolas Roeg, Jean-Luc Godard, Julien Temple, Robert Altman, Ken Russell, and Derek Jarman, offer up short films set to favorite operatic music by Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and other composers. The result is an eclectic, fascinating blend of sight and sound, with stories ranging from extramarital roundelays ... more
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$9.99
WidescreenSKU: D05769
"At Close Range" is a powerful drama about two brothers in a small Pennsylvania town whose father--a shiftless hood--returns to their lives after many years away. After following in their dad's violent criminal footsteps, the siblings suddenly realize how dangerous their lifestyle is. Christopher Walken, Sean Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson, ... more
Regularly $14.99
$8.99
At Close Range(1986)
SKU: D19295
In this powerful drama based on actual events, two directionless brothers from a small Pennsylvania town have their lives thrown into turmoil when their criminal father unexpectedly returns to them. When the teens get caught up in their dad's violent lifestyle, their actions result in an unthinkable tragedy. Sean Penn, Christopher ... more
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
Atlantic City(1980)
WidescreenSKU: D28662
Burt Lancaster shines as an aging small-time gangster who feels out of place amid the changing resort town, until a stash of drugs belonging to the mob and a chance to save waitress/casino dealer student and lemon-freshened love interest Susan Sarandon gives him renewed vigor and a will to live. Director Louis Malle's offbeat thriller ... more
Regularly $14.99
$10.99
Bad Boys(1983)
WidescreenSKU: D25349
Sean Penn is dynamic as Mick, a juvenile delinquent sent to Chicago's toughest detention hall after a brutal confrontation with rival punk Paco (Esai Morales) leaves Paco's little brother dead. Mick quickly establishes himself as a force to be reckoned with but violence erupts when Paco winds up in the same facility. Gritty drama also ... more
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
Bad Timing(1980)
SKU: D74933
An American psychiatrist (Art Garfunkel) working in Vienna is drawn to a beautiful but self-destructive married woman (Theresa Russell), but their torrid affair threatens to destroy them body and soul, in director Nicolas Roeg's time-hopping, erotically charged tale. Described by one of its own distributors as "a sick film made by sick ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
Barn Burning(1980)
SKU: D72857
William Faulkner's tale of alienation and bitterness between an aloof tenant farmer and his son in post-Civil War Mississippi stars Tommy Lee Jones and Diane Kagan. 40 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; featurette; biographies; more.
Regularly $24.99
$22.49
FullscreenSKU: D59458
Elizabeth Montgomery offers a remarkable performance as a woman who lapsed into an inexplicable coma as a 17-year-old high schooler...and awoke 20 years later to find a generation having passed without her, and her sweetheart now married to her kid sister. Adding to the heartache is the peril that her regained consciousness may not ... more
Regularly $29.99
$12.99
Beulah Land(1985)
FullscreenSKU: D63181
Based on the novels by Lonnie Coleman, this epic miniseries chronicles the collapse of the Old South, following the trials and tribulations of an aristocratic plantation family from the late 1820s through the tumultuous Reconstruction. Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Sarrazin, Eddie Albert, Hope Lange, Jenny Agutter, Meredith Baxter, Don ... more
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
Big Time(1989)
WidescreenSKU: D71630
Set amid the greed, glamour- and drug-filled fashion word of the late 1980s, this riveting drama stars Mia Sara as an aspiring model caught up in a love triangle with a photographer and an investment banker. Dennis Boutsikaris, Paul Guilfoyle, Adrian Pasdar, and Ron Silver also star. 100 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English ... more
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
Bird(1988)
WidescreenSKU: D21005
His soaring saxophone and revolutionary music changed the face of jazz, but his personal life was one of addiction and sadness that ended in an untimely death. The legendary Charlie Parker is adroitly played by Forest Whitaker in a song-filled biodrama from director Clint Eastwood. With Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker. 160 min. Widescreen ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
Bitter Harvest(1981)
FullscreenSKU: D59128
When his cattle started developing unusual illnesses, Michigan dairy farmer Ned De Vries (Ron Howard) hunted for an explanation why. His battles with the state agricultural bureaucracy ultimately uncovered an accidental industrial contamination of livestock feed that threatened thousands. Sobering true-life TV movie co-stars Art Carney, ... more
Regularly $24.99
$15.99
SKU: D65253
This video features two highly acclaimed, gay-themed shorts by filmmaker Michael Wallin. "Black Sheep Boy" is a lyrical examination of homosexuals' fascination with young men, while "Decodings" uses found footage from the 1940s and 1950s to explore director Wallin's fantasies and desires. 85 min. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English ... more
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
Blame It On The Night(1984)
WidescreenSKU: D06567
In this smart and insightful drama, Nick Mancuso shines as a rock star who is forced to care for his illegitimate son--a strait-laced military cadet--when the child's mother dies. As his boy adjusts to life on the road with him, the rocker learns about responsibility, love, and redemption. Byron Thames, Leslie Ackerman co-star; story ... more
Regularly $24.99
$19.99
Bleak House(1985)
FullscreenSKU: D63226
Stellar BBC adaptation of the Dickens classic concerning the heartbreaking revelations a young man uncovers when he investigates the lawsuit that nearly ruined his mentor years before. Denholm Elliott, Diana Rigg, Philip Franks, Suzanne Burden, Jonathan Moore star. 7 hrs. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
Blind Justice(1988)
SKU: D67389
Gripping drama centers on the struggles a small African nation faces in the days following its declaration of independence and the former colonial commissioner who must fight to maintain order in a time political upheaval. Christopher Cazenove, Edita Brychta, Patrick Shai, and Oliver Reed star. 110 min. Soundtrack: English; trivia; ... more
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
Blind Justice(1986)
FullscreenSKU: D59227
Placed in a police line-up due to his resemblance to a composite sketch of a suspected rapist, photographer Tim Matheson is put through a year-long nightmare by overzealous prosecutors, as his career and personal life are left in shambles. Harrowing fact-based TV-movie co-stars Mimi Kuzyk, Lisa Eichhorn, Philip Charles MacKenzie. 94 ... more
Regularly $24.99
$19.99
Blood & Orchids(1986)
FullscreenSKU: D90768
This made-for-TV drama is a very loose depiction of the 1932 Massie trial in Hawaii. Four native Hawaiian men find the affluent wife of a naval officer beaten and raped in a field. Upon taking her to the hospital, the men are promptly charged with the crime, with the victim supporting the claim for political and racist reasons. One ... more
Regularly $29.99
$12.99
WidescreenSKU: D54511
Includes "Blue Crush" and "North Shore."
Regularly $19.99
$14.99
Bomber(1982)
SKU: D89295
Suffering a painful and crooked defeat that leaves both his hand and his spirit broken, heavyweight boxer Bud Graziano (Bud Spencer) abandons fighting to become a sailor. He comes out of retirement aiming for revenge by coaching an aspiring pugilist, but when his protege is attacked by the same thugs that maimed him, Graziano ... more
Regularly $24.99
$19.99
Border Radio(1987)
SKU: D69446
Acerbic indie comedy/drama co-directed by Allison Anders ("Gas Food Lodging") stars real-life rockers John Doe (of X), Chris D. (of The Flesh Eaters) and Dave Alvin (of The Blasters) as band members who steal some money they're owed from a sleazy club owner. But when one of them disappears with the cash, the other two, plus some thugs, ... more
Regularly $39.99
$35.99
WidescreenSKU: D11872
The gut-wrenching true story of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam vet who was left paralyzed by a sniper's bullet in battle and returned home to eventually become an outspoken opponent of the war, is fueled by a knockout performance by Tom Cruise as Kovic and Oscar-winning direction from Oliver Stone. Willem Dafoe, Kyra Sedgwick, and Tom Berenger ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
WidescreenSKU: D50577
Michael J. Fox stars as a New York magazine editor whose life is slowly disintegrating, piece by piece, as he sinks into depression and drugs in this "downside" yuppie drama based on Jay McInerney's novel. Spiraling further out of control, he struggles to somehow crawl out of the darkness and find redemption. Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe ... more
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
Bright Lights, Big City(1988)
FullscreenSKU: D41446
Michael J. Fox stars as a New York magazine editor whose life is slowly disintegrating, piece by piece, as he sinks into depression and drugs. "Downside" yuppie drama, based on Jay McInerney's novel, also stars Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Dianne Wiest. 108 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital ... more
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
Brimstone And Treacle(1982)
WidescreenSKU: D44748
An eerie psychological drama about a manipulative and mesmerizing young man (Sting) who worms his way into the home and lives of a middle class couple, claiming to be the ex-boyfriend of their comatose daughter. With Denholm Elliott and Joan Plowright. 85 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
Brubaker(1980)
WidescreenSKU: D44378
True-life story about Henry Brubaker (Robert Redford), a prison warden who has himself arrested and thrown into his own Arkansas jail in order to find out what conditions for prisoners are really like. His harrowing discoveries lead to vast prison reforms. Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, Wilford Brimley, and Morgan Freeman ... more
Regularly $14.99
$10.99
Butterfly(1982)
WidescreenSKU: D80145
Pia Zadora delivers a Golden Globe-winning performance in this erotically charged drama as the wayward daughter of silver mine caretaker Stacy Keach. Trying to get her father to revitalize the struggling business in order to set in motion a revenge plot against the man who wronged her, Zadora begins an incestuous affair that results ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
FullscreenSKU: D52081
Acclaimed BBC production about the life of Christian author and fantasist C.S. Lewis and the transformation of his life through the love and death of his American poetess wife, Joy Gresham. Claire Bloom and Joss Ackland star. AKA: "Shadowlands." Original version; 90 min./Abridged version; 73 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
Callie & Son(1981)
WidescreenSKU: D17114
Effective drama concerns a poverty-stricken Texas teen who is forced to give up her illegitimate son to the black market. As the years pass, she rises to the top of Dallas society as a successful publisher--vowing to track down the child she had ripped from her. But will fate make her dreams of a happy reunion come true? Lindsay Wagner, ... more
Regularly $24.99
$15.99
Camille(1984)
FullscreenSKU: D04483
When Parisian courtesan Camille (Greta Scacchi) falls in love with a young man (Colin Firth) destined for a bright future, she is dissuaded from marrying him only to encounter even greater tragedies. Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, and Denholm Elliott round out the stellar cast of this "Hallmark Hall of Fame" adaptation of the classic doomed ... more
Regularly $19.99
$15.99
Caravaggio(1986)
WidescreenSKU: D10455
The life of Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo Caravaggio is director Derek Jarman's springboard for a striking, quirky drama that blends 16th-century life with modern props, a traditional love story with a homosexual romance, and aristocratic corruption with artistic integrity. Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton, Sean Bean star. 90 min. ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
Carbon Copy(1981)
FullscreenSKU: D49923
George Segal is a successful businessman whose marriage and career are placed in jeopardy when 20-year-old illegitimate son Denzel Washington shows up at his door. Comic look at race relations co-stars Susan St. James, Jack Warden. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
Carny(1980)
WidescreenSKU: D56550
Gritty, often overlooked drama of everyday life in a travelling carnival, filled with wonderful moments and offbeat characters. Jodie Foster stars as a teenage runaway who joins the show when it passes through her Southern hometown, shaking up the lives of dunk tank clown Gary Busey and huckster Robbie Robertson (who also co-wrote the ... more
Regularly $29.99
$12.99
Chameleon Street(1989)
SKU: D49297
The incredible true story of William Douglas Street, who impersonated a surgeon, a lawyer, a reporter, and a Yale student, is told in this acclaimed drama. Tired of working for his father, Street opts to take on the identities of others to make money--turning his own life upside down in the process. Wendell B. Harris (who also wrote ... more
Regularly $26.99
$24.29
Champions(1984)
WidescreenSKU: D97778
The inspirational story of Bob Champion is told in this uplifting biopic that stars John Hurt as the famed British jockey. Upon discovering that he has cancer during a vacation in Kentucky, he is forced to endure painful chemotherapy. But when his disease goes into remission, he becomes determined to participate in the prestigious Grand ... more
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
Chan Is Missing(1982)
SKU: D51415
Acclaimed independent drama takes viewers inside San Francisco's Chinatown, as two cabbies search for a friend who vanished, taking with him their cab license money, and along the way uncover aspects of Chinese-American life. Made by Wayne Wang on a $20,000 budget, this funny, insightful tale stars Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi and Laureen ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
WidescreenSKU: D62033
Based on a true story, the winner of 1981's Best Picture Oscar is an exciting human study of two British runners--one a devout Christian missionary, the other a nouveau-riche Jewish Cambridge student--who compete in the 1924 Olympic Games. Stellar performances from Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, and Ian Holm and a spectacular score by Vangelis ... more
Regularly $26.99
$21.59
Chariots Of Fire(1981)
FullscreenSKU: D11156
Based on a true story, the winner of 1981's Best Picture Oscar is an exciting human study of two British runners--one a devout Christian missionary, the other a nouveau-riche Jewish Cambridge student--who compete in the 1924 Olympic Games. Stellar performances from Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, and Ian Holm and a spectacular score by Vangelis ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
SKU: D73558
Christopher Atkins stars in this drama set in a polygamous pseudo-Christian sect in 1950s Arizona. The 19-year-old Korean War veteran returns home to find the girl he loves, 15-year-old Diane Lane, has been betrothed to his father. Desperate, Atkins makes a tense attempt to escape with her. Conrad Bain, Kiel Martin and a young Helen ... more
Regularly $24.99
$19.99
SKU: D74778
Moving drama, based on a true story, about four Northern Ireland youngsters who spend a memorable summer in America to confront the prejudices tearing their homeland apart. Charles Haid, Julia Duffy, Karen Valentine, and Kirk Cameron star. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
Children Of A Lesser God(1986)
WidescreenSKU: D19654
William Hurt stars as an unconventional teacher of the deaf who falls in love with a withdrawn school worker (Best Actress Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin) in this acclaimed drama based on the hit play. His attempts to teach her lip-reading and his imposing of his ideas on her life threaten to tear the couple apart. Piper Laurie co-stars. ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
Children Of The Night(1985)
FullscreenSKU: D00369
This intense drama tells the gripping true story of student Lois Lee, whose research into the homeless children and young prostitutes of Hollywood leads her to open a halfway house and into a confrontation with a ruthless pimp. The powerful telefilm paints a strong portrait of the exploitation of teenagers. Kathleen Quinlan and Mario ... more
Regularly $19.99
$14.99
Coach Of The Year(1980)
FullscreenSKU: D24078
Fine drama starring Robert Conrad as a former pro football player who returns home from Vietnam in a wheelchair. He attempts to put his life back together by serving as coach for his former team, but when they turn him down, he takes a job with a juvenile reformatory. Erin Gray, Red West co-star. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Regularly $19.99
$14.99
Coal Miner's Daughter(1980)
WidescreenSKU: D63283
Sissy Spacek took home the Academy Award for her honest portrayal of singer Loretta Lynn, from her dirt poor childhood in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, to her rise to the pinnacle of success in the country/western world. Co-stars Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm and Beverly D'Angelo as Patsy Cline; directed by Michael Apted. 125 min. Widescreen ... more
Regularly $14.99
$10.99
FullscreenSKU: D59869
Dennis Weaver stars as a successful businessman whose cocaine habit becomes an overwhelming obsession, threatening his career, his family and, ultimately, his life. Gripping, timely drama also stars Karen Grassle, Pamela Bellwood, James Spader, Jeffrey Tambor. 96 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Regularly $24.99
$15.99
Cocktail(1988)
WidescreenSKU: D34759
It's risky business behind the taps and bottles of New York's bar scene, but cocky outsider Tom Cruise has dreams the color of money and all the right moves to become a libation legend and a top gun bartender. Can Elisabeth Shue's endless love change him, or does he risk losin' it all? Hit drama co-stars Bryan Brown as Cruise's mixological ... more
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
Collector's Item(1989)
SKU: D10314
A man is reunited with a lover from his past, but what starts as a rekindling of old passions quickly turns into a bizarre and dangerous game of sexual obsession and erotic entrapment. Tony Musante and luscious Laura Antonelli are featured in this provocative drama showcasing Antonelli at her most sensuous. AKA: "Dead Fright." 99 min. ... more
Regularly $24.99
$19.99
Colors(1988)
WidescreenSKU: D24768
A graphically realistic and compelling look at L.A.'s street gangs, focusing on the divergent methods that veteran cop Robert Duvall and headstrong rookie Sean Penn take in dealing with the young toughs who are turning the city into a battleground. With Maria Conchita Alonso; Dennis Hopper directs. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
FullscreenSKU: D01709
A troubled, drug-addicted Vietnam vet, haunted by flashbacks of the war, is driven to the breaking point on the crime-filled streets of New York. Ricky Giovinazzo stars in filmmaker brother Buddy's violent and sordid tale of urban alienation and a man on the edge of sanity. Two-disc set includes both "American Nightmares" (the original ... more
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
Come Along With Me(1988)
SKU: D63954
An elderly widow finds new life as a spiritualist when her husband contacts her from beyond in Shirley Jackson's unfinished tale. Joanne Woodward directs Estelle Parsons, Sylvia Sydney and Paul Newman (as the pseudonymously credited voice of the deceased Hughie). 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
Coming Through(1985)
SKU: D73931
The life and art of D.H. Lawrence is examined in this powerful two-part film starring Kenneth Branagh as Lawrence. In the first part of the drama, a biography is offered of the author's fascinating life and early days in a British village. The second tale involves a young man who uses Lawrence's words to seduce a college student. With ... more
Regularly $14.99
$13.49
FullscreenSKU: D60777
First, Jon Voight plays "Convict Cowboy" Ry Weston, a former rodeo champ serving a life sentence for murder, who befriends a younger inmate serving a two-year stretch for public drunkenness. The two become friends and attempt to get Weston prepared for the big prison rodeo. This action-packed drama also stars Kyle Chandler, Marcia Gay ... more
Regularly $15.99
$11.99
Corrupt(1983)
SKU: D26566
Violent psychological drama with a cult following stars Harvey Keitel as a crooked New York cop who kidnaps street hood and possible cop-killer John Lydon (of Sex Pistols fame) and chains him up in Keitel's apartment, hoping to gain information. The battle of wills between captor and captive escalates into a deadly final confrontation. ... more
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
Coward Of The County(1981)
SKU: D93224
A young pacifist (Fredric Lehne) in the 1940s South is branded a coward for refusing to join the Army. When his girlfriend is raped, he faces a profoundly difficult choice: to keep the promise he made to his dying father, or to fight in defense of his beloved's honor. Drama based on the hit Kenny Rogers song also stars Rogers, Ana Alicia. ... more
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
Cowboys Don't Cry(1988)
FullscreenSKU: D55579
Following the tragic death of his mother, a 14-year-old boy is forced to grow up fast while taking care of his father, a hard-drinking former rodeo star. When he inherits a small, rundown ranch from his grandfather, the teen becomes determined to fix it up in order to get him and his dad back on their feet. Zachary Ansley, Janet-Laine ... more
Regularly $9.99
$8.99
Cross Creek(1983)
WidescreenSKU: D31702
A winning, heartfelt look at the life of author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who in the late '20s left her husband and society friends to live in the wilds of backwoods Florida and was inspired by the people she met to write her most famous work, "The Yearling." Mary Steenburgen, Rip Torn, Alfre Woodard, Peter Coyote star. 120 min. Widescreen ... more
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
Crossroads(1986)
WidescreenSKU: D75460
Featuring elements of fantasy, this warm-hearted drama stars Ralph Macchio as a spoiled young classical guitarist whose interest in the blues takes him on the road with an elderly sideman. As the unlikely pair travel to the Mississippi Delta, they are brought together by their shared love for music. Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton ... more
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
Cry Freedom(1987)
WidescreenSKU: D13369
Stirring epic drama by Richard Attenborough ("Gandhi") that follows the friendship between white South African journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) and black activist Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington) through the violent struggle against their country's racist regime. 159 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
Dad(1989)
WidescreenSKU: D73755
Jack Lemmon turns in a sensational performance in this tear-inducing drama laced with comedy. He plays an elderly man who confronts son Ted Danson and his own deeply guarded feelings when his wife is hospitalized. Olympia Dukakis, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Spacey co-star. 118 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital ... more
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
Damned If You Don't(1987)
SKU: D98752
Writer/director Su Friedrich's provocative short drama explores Catholicism and lesbian sexuality with the story of a young nun (Peggy Healey) who finds herself attracted to a beautiful young woman (Ela Troyano) in spite of her vows of chastity. In part a commentary on her own upbringing, Friedrich's film offers a fusion of traditional ... more
Regularly $29.99
$26.99
Daniel(1983)
WidescreenSKU: D50614
Based on the best-selling novel by E.L. Doctorow (who also scripted), this harrowing drama stars Timothy Hutton as Daniel, the son of an American couple who were executed for being Soviet spies. While living in New York in the 1960s, he gets involved with anti-war protests while trying to come to terms with the truth about his parents. ... more
Regularly $14.99
$9.99
SKU: D63693
Contemporary love story from Danielle Steel stars Cheryl Ladd and Robert Coleby as a married couple who decide to divorce. Their traumas are explored, while their true love surfaces through the obstacles of time and distance. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Regularly $14.99
$11.99
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