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1) Poltergeist
Language
English
Description
Life is very pleasant for a California family until a host of other-worldly forces invades their peaceful suburban home. Their house is turned into a supernatural sideshow, and if the family doesn't clear out, they will be swept off into nightmarish chaos.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nick offers to take Suzanne's kids cross-country in an effort to win her heart. He must survive 24 hours with two kids bent on destroying him. Through all the road-blocks, he impresses not only Suzanne, but himself also.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Frustrated by her dyslexic daughter's struggles at a failing inner-city school, Jamie Fitzpatrick tries to enroll her somewhere else. When this fails, Jamie recruits a disillusioned but caring teacher to try to fix the broken school.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min .) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With the help of their teacher, Whyatt and his friends have contacted a girl from another school over the computer, but they wonder where she lives. The super readers take a trip around the world with a wacky explorer name Wigglesbottom who is on the hunt for his friend Sophie. Will they be able to help Wigglesbottom find his friend, or will they be destined to travel the globe indefinitely.
7) Heavy metal
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white rough cut ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An otherworldly tale of a glowing green orb from outer space that spreads destruction throughout the galaxy. Only when it encounters its one true enemy will goodness prevail in the universe.
8) Premonition
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A housewife's life is shattered when she finds out that her husband Jim is killed in a gruesome car accident. But when she awakes the next morning, he is still alive and well. She keeps having dreams about his death, and must decide what to do.
10) Rushmore
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A gifted, rebellious teenager finds himself in competition with a wealthy older man for a favorite teacher's affections.
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
[Widescreen version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Captain Vostrikov, a Russian naval officer has being given command of the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarine, K-19, at the height of the Cold War in 1961. The vessel's executive officer Captain Polenin asserts that the flagship is not yet ready for deployment. But, political pressure forces Vostrikov to sail his crew into the North Atlantic anyway, for a missile fire test that serves as a warning to the U.S. The test is a success, but a leak in...
12) Forbidden planet
Language
English
Description
Forbidden planet: Leslie Nielsen plays the commander who brings his space cruiser crew, and Robby the Robot, to the green-skied world that's home to Dr. Morbius and his daughter, and to a mysterious terror.
Invisible boy: A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.
13) Animal kingdom
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When seventeen year old J's mother dies of an overdose, he calls his grandmother, Janine "Smurf" Cody, who invites him to come live with her. A Ma Barker camouflaged as a cheery suburban grandmother, she dotes on her roguish boys, and looks to add J to the mix. The oldest is Pope, a gunman off his meds, unhinged drug dealer Craig, and baby-faced youngest Darren. The brothers, along with Pope's friend Baz have been running a very successful armed robbery...
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
Widescreen [edition].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alice and Michael are a passionate couple whose once-stable marriage is rocked by her increasing dependence on alcohol. As they strive to overcome this challenge, they discover a renewed sense of love and commitment.
16) Made in America
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An inquisitive young black woman discovers her biological father is an anonymous sperm-bank donor, a white used-car salesman whose cornball commercials blanket cable TV.
17) Monk: Season two
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 690 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Television's favorite defective detective returns to DVD to solve a new batch of baffling mysteries with his trademark wit, wisdom ... and hand wipes.
19) White squall
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen high school students who have elected to spend the 1960-61 academic year on board the American schoolship Albatross learn about sailing and unity from their captain. When they encounter a white squall, a sudden, violent, wind-and-lightning storm, it turns into a test of courage and their will to survive.
20) Perfect
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A writer for Rolling Stone magazine investigates health clubs as the singles bars of the 80's and sparks a romance with a beautiful aerobics instructor. He explores a world where love is a dance played to a pulsing beat and the attainment of physical beauty is everything.
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