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Sweeney!

**Sweeney!** is a pre-certed UK VHS by EMI on 1981. It got re-released by Thorn EMI Video on October 1984.

## Description

When the television Sweeney first exploded on British screens to the often patronizing praise or outright hostility of many critics, viewers were quick to spot its merits, and to recognise that here at last was a British police series which could meet, and sometimes beat, the Americans at their own game. They took to their hearts the rough, tough, often foul-mouthed and insubordinate detective partnership of Regan and Carter, and some nine million sets were tuned in every week to the series, This runaway success made translation to the big screen inevitable. Sweeney!, made in 1976, deals with the convoluted plotting by the sophisticated agents of a multinational oil cartel, who shrink neither from murder nor from the blackmailing of Britain's Minister for Energy to gain their ends. Whilst recognizing the quality of the script (by Ranald Graham) and the direction (by David Wickes) most patrons probably shared the view expressed by Alexander Walker that this was quintessentially an actor's film, and a particular triumph for John Thaw. His Regan, a heavy drinker, womaniser, tough as old boots, well aware of his own limitations but bitterly resentful of undue interference from above, formed with the Carter of Dennis Waterman a sort of latter-day Laurel and Hardy partnership for the rough trade, and they were ably supported by Barry Foster as the arch-schemer, Colin Welland as a muchraking Tribunite journalist whose death by bombing inspires the biggest headlines of his career, the delectable Diane Keen as a high-class call-girl and Ian Bannen as her hard-drinking politician lover. With its almost painfully topical plot, its titillating exposure of sex and corruption in high places, its tough and realistic depiction of Flying Squad procedure, Sweeney! well deserved its success, and the sequel Sweeney 2, which, coming close on its heels, brought some consolation to the countless addicts mourning the premature demise of the television series. JACK IBBERSON

## Cast

* John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan
* Dennis Waterman as Detective Sergeant George Carter
* Barry Foster as Elliot McQueen
* Ian Bannen as Charles Baker MP
* Colin Welland as Frank Chadwick
* Diane Keen as Bianca Hamilton
* Michael Coles as Johnson
* Joe Melia as Ronnie Brent
* Brian Glover as Mac
* Lynda Bellingham as Janice Wyatt
* Morris Perry as Flying Squad Commander
* Michael Latimer as P.P.S.
* Johnny Shannon as Scotland Yard Duty Sgt.
* Nadim Sawalha as Chairman of the Oil Producers' Conference
Sexy Shorts

**Sexy Shorts** is a UK VHS release by Picture Music International on April 1985.

## Track listing

1. Dwight Twilley - Girls
2. O'Bryan - Lovelite
3. Duran Duran - The Chauffeur
4. The Tubes - Sports Fans
5. SSQ - Screaming In My Pillow
6. Helix - Rock You
7. Peter Godwin - Images Of Heaven
8. The Tubes - Mondo Bondage
9. O'Bryan - Breakin' Together
10. Queen - Body Language
11. Helix - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
Tender Mercies

**Tender Mercies** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on January 1984.

## Description

**His fight for self-respect was just beginning....**
A compassionate love story tracing the relationship between a burnt out country-and-western star and the young widow he meets in a small Texas motel. With a past littered with the spoils of fame and scarred by the effects of alcoholism. Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) is not a man with a lot of confidence when it comes to handling feelings. Two broken marriages and a painful descent from stardom has left him with a low opinion of himself and the rest of mankind. But with Rosa Lee and her young boy Sonny he learns to appreciate, for the very first time, the healing power of love's 'Tender Mercies'.

## Cast[edit]

* Robert Duvall as Mac Sledge
* Tess Harper as Rosa Lee
* Betty Buckley as Dixie
* Wilford Brimley as Harry
* Ellen Barkin as Sue Anne
* Allan Hubbard as Sonny
* Lenny Von Dohlen as Robert
* Paul Gleason as Reporter
* Michael Crabtree as Lewis Menefee
* Norman Bennett as Reverend Hotchkiss
Pumping Iron

**Pumpin Iron** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on April 1983.

## Description

Five times Mr Universe, six times Mr Olympia, and now star of Conan the Barbarian, Muscle man Arnold Schwarzenegger introduces us to the mad, mad world of the competitive body-builders. A fascinating glimpse of life behind the gymnasium doors, the movie explores the agony, anguish and backstage aggro that accompany a championship contest. But the rewards are great - fame, fortune and 'pumping iron' (the technique of forcing blood into the muscles), which is, as the mischievous Mr Schwarzengger explains, 'like coming with a woman'!
Scott of the Antarctic

**Scott of the Antarctic** is a pre-certed UK VHS by EMI on April 1981.

## Description

Ealing Studios tended to beat the big Imperial drum in their production policy, yet mute it in the actual films. Scott of the Antarctic (1948 ) exemplifies this perfectly; typical that after Britain had helped win a war, they should make a film about a team of Britons who lost the race. But director Charles Frend's account of Captain Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole in 1912 is about gallantry, not glory: inevitably so, as it is the story of a failure signified with a poignantly stiff upper lip and a bitter jest when the men find Amundsen's Norwegian flag already waving over the goal. But because film-makers in 1948 - when the film was chosen for the Royal Command Performance - identify so closely with the simple (sometimes simple-minded) bravery of men against the elements and don't seek to analyse Scott's mistakes so much as re-enact their tragic outcome, the film achieves an unexpectedly moving dimension. And it is probably more historically accurate in suppressing emotional conflicts among the explorers than later critics of the expedition may wish to admit. 'Can't trust myself to speak, sir,' barks P.O. Taff Evans (James Robertson Justice) to Scott (John Mills) when an error by Captain Oates (Derek Bond) causes a crucial delay. 'Then don't' Scott replies. Tensions stay out of sight or are played down: it's what a later cycle of disaster-movies might have called 'group jeopardy' which is commemorated, with stirring assistance from Vaughan Williams's score and voice-over extracts from Scott's diary. Location shooting in Switzerland and Norway and scenes based on Herbert Ponting's famous expedition photography add to the authentic feel without stripping the movie of its retrospectively elegiac mood. It hardly needs adding that, in addition to already mentioned stars, such cinema stalwarts as Kenneth More, John Gregson, Reginald Beckwith, Harold Warrender, Barry Letts, Clive Morton and Christopher Lee personify the human spirit that proved more important than the entry in the record books. ALEXANDER WALKER

## Cast

* John Mills as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
* Diana Churchill as Kathleen Scott
* Harold Warrender as Dr. E.A. Wilson
* Anne Firth as Oriana Wilson
* Derek Bond as Captain L.E.G. Oates
* Reginald Beckwith as Lieutenant H.R. Bowers
* James Robertson Justice as Petty Officer 'Taff' Evans R.N.
* Kenneth More as Lieutenant E.G.R. 'Teddy' Evans R.N.
* Norman Williams as Chief Stoker W. Lashly R.N.
* John Gregson as Petty Officer T. Crean R.N.
* James McKechnie as Surgeon Lieutenant E.L. Atkinson R.N.
* Barry Letts as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
* Dennis Vance as Charles S. Wright
* Larry Burns as Petty Officer P. Keohane R.N.
* Edward Lisak as Dimitri
* Melville Crawford as Cecil Meares
* Christopher Lee as Bernard Day
* John Owers as F.J. Hooper
* Bruce Seton as Lieutenant H. Pennell R.N.
* Clive Morton as Herbert Ponting
* Sam Kydd as Leading Stoker E. McKenzie R.N.
* Percy Walsh as Chairman of Meeting
* Noel Howlett as First Questioner
* Philip Stainton as Second Questioner
Tattoo

**File:TATTOO.png** **Tattoo** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on November 1982.

## Description

Every great love leaves it mark... A daring, erotic suspense thriller that tells the story of one man's obsession. Captivated by the beauty of cover-girl Maddy, tattoo-artist Karl Kinsky yearns to meet her But, when they do, she wastes no time in giving him the brush off. Tormented by the memory of her lithe and beautiful body, Kinsky kidnaps her and, in a bizarre ritual, uses his art to make her completely his own.

## Cast

* Bruce Dern as Karl Kinsky
* Maud Adams as Maddy
* Leonard Frey as Halsey
* Rikke Borge as Sandra
* John Getz as Buddy
* Peter Iacangelo as Dubin
* Alan Leach as Customer
* Cynthia Nixon as Cindy
* Trish Doolan as Cheryl
* Anthony Mannino as George
* Lex Monson as Dudley
* Patricia Roe as Doris
* Jane Hoffman as Teresa
* Robert Burr as Ralph
* John Snyder as Hawker
Tommy

**Tommy** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on April 1982.

## Description

When the Who's mammoth double album first appeared in 1969 it was hailed on both sides of the Atlantic as a rock masterpiece. Nothing as ambitious as a rock opera had ever been produced before and it became a landmark in the history of rock music. Ken Russell's screen version of the story of the boy who grows up deaf, dumb and blind, somehow survives a series of so-called miracle cures, becomes Pinball Champion of the World, is freed of his disabilities and finally turns into the Superstar Messiah is equally inventive. The most brilliant, imaginative and controversial film-maker of today, only Russell could have matched the verve and energy of the music with images of such power and vitality. Oliver Reed as Tommy's lumpen dad and Ann-Margaret as his blowzy mum head the cast, which includes a host of glittering personalities from the world of Pop-Elton John as the Pinball Wizard, Tina Turner as the Acid Queen, Eric Clapton as the Preacher, and of course Roger Daltrey (Tommy), Keith Moon, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle of The Who. Tommy is a tour-de-force which never lets up.

## Cast

* Ann-Margret as Nora Walker, Tommy's lovely mother who's obsessed with glamour and luxury.
* Oliver Reed as "Uncle" Frank Hobbs, Nora's sleazy brute boyfriend with a (minor) soft side.
* Roger Daltrey as Tommy Walker, the naive, and schizophrenic main character with messianic delusions.
	+ Barry Winch as young Tommy and Alison Dowling as young Tommy's singing voice.
* Elton John as The Pinball Wizard, the cocky pinball champion of the world in 7 foot high boots.
* Tina Turner as The Acid Queen, an erratic prostitute who deals in prophetic LSD.
* Eric Clapton as The Preacher, the leader of a Marilyn Monroe-themed cult.
* Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie, Frank's clownish perverted pimp friend.
* Paul Nicholas as Cousin Kevin, Tommy's sadomasochist relative with a biker punk aesthetic.
* Jack Nicholson as The Specialist/ Dr A. Quackson, a handsome doctor who specializes in psychosomatic conditions.
* Robert Powell as Group Captain Walker, Nora's Royal Air Force pilot late husband.
* Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon as Themselves as The Who during "Pinball Wizard"
	+ Townshend also acts as Narrator during "Amazing Journey", "Sally Simpson" and "Sensation"
		- Townshend's brother, Simon Townshend, narrates during the "Extra, Extra, Extra" interludes.
* Arthur Brown as The Priest, a manic counterpart to The Preacher.
* Victoria Russell as Sally Simpson, a Tommy fan-girl who sneaks to a concert and gets maimed.
* Ben Aris as Rev. A. Simpson V. C. and Mary Holland as Mrs. Simpson, Sally's conservative, religious parents.
* Ken Russell cameos as Cripple, one of Marilyn's followers and eventually one of Tommy's.
S.O.S Titanic

**S.O.S Titanic** is a pre-certed UK VHS by EMI on April 1981.

## Description

The sinking of the 'unsinkable' White Star luxury liner Titanic on the night of April 14th 1912 while on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic from Southampton to New York was a disaster which shook the world and which still has immense dramatic impact. This latest screen version of the disaster follows Titanic (1953) and A Night to Remember (1958), but is undoubtedly the most spectacular and gripping of the lot. What makes S.O.S. Titanic (1979) so good is the impressive research (using eye-witness accounts) that went into award-winning writer James Costigan's script, allied with lavish production values and colour cinematography, and a star-laden cast who is never in doubt, Costigan succeeds superbly in creating edge-of-the-seat tension throughout. Adding to the impact are the recreations of the Titanic herself, with locations ranging from London's Waldorf Hotel to the engine room of the Thames Water Authority. Some scenes were filmed on board the Queen Mary, now permanently moored at Long Beach in California. Finally, Production Designer Herbert Westbrook and Art Director Tim Hutchinson brilliantly created a giant model of part of the Titanic at Shepperton Studios where, in the flooded sound-stage, the actual sinking took place. Among the stars, expertly directed by Billy Hale, are David Janssen as the millionaire J.J. Astor, and Ian Holm as the tortured J. Bruce Ismay, Managing Director of the White Star Line. David Warner plays English schoolmaster Laurence Beesley - who survived the disaster to write a book about his experiences - while Cloris Leachman gives a stand-out performance as the unsinkable Molly Brown. Naturally, the film stands or falls by the actual sinking. Thanks to impressive special effects and a mounting atmosphere of suspense, this comes as a marvellous climax to a thoroughly enjoyable drama. S.O.S. Titanic is a fascinating and gripping account of the doomed maiden voyage, a journey begun by 2,206 passengers and crew - and survived by a mere 703. ALAN FRANK

## Main cast

* David Janssen as John Jacob Astor IV
* Beverly Ross as Madeleine Astor
* Cloris Leachman as Margaret "Molly" Brown
* Susan Saint James as Leigh Goodwin
* David Warner as Lawrence Beesley (who also appears in the 1997 version, *Titanic*)
* Geoffrey Whitehead as Thomas Andrews
* Ian Holm as J. Bruce Ismay
* Helen Mirren as Stewardess May Sloan
* Harry Andrews as Captain Edward J. Smith
* Robert Pugh as James Farrell (Irish Traveller in steerage)
* Jerry Houser as Daniel Marvin
* Deborah Fallender as Mary Marvin
* Shevaun Briars as Katie Gilnagh
* Catherine Byrne as Bridget Bradley
* Nick Brimble as Olaus Abelseth
* Norman Rossington as Master-at-arms Thomas King
* Ed Bishop as Henry B. Harris
* Christopher Strauli as Harold Cottam
* John Moffatt as Benjamin Guggenheim
* Aubrey Morris as the steward
* Nancy Nevinson as Ida Straus
* Gordon Whiting as Isidor Straus
* Peter Bourke as Harold Bride
* Kate Howard as the Countess of Rothes
* Madge Ryan as stewardess
* Philip Stone as the captain of RMS *Carpathia*
The Harder They Come

**The Harder They Come** is a UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on October 1983.

## Description

This tough thriller of corruption and murder in sunny Jamaica shows the darker side of the seeming island paradise. Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff is Ivan, a rebellious young country boy who leaves home for the bright lights of Kingston. Determined to make a success as a singer, he finds his progress blocked by corruption in the music business. Making a home in a poor shanty town, he earns a living supplying drugs. But when the police are themselves revealed to be racketeer, Ivan soon gets into trouble. With an excellent soundtrack featuring Desmond Dekker, the Maytals and Cliff himself.

## Cast

* Jimmy Cliff as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
* Janet Bartley as Elsa
* Carl Bradshaw as Jose
* Ras Daniel Heartman as Pedro
* Basil Keane as the Preacher
* Bob Charlton as Hilton
* Winston Stona as Detective Ray Jones
* Lucia White as Mother
* Leslie Kong as a recording engineer
* Prince Buster as DJ at Dance
Second Thoughts

**Second Thoughts** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on March 1984.

## Description

**What to do with baby... when daddy won't grow up?!!!**

In this cheeky comedy about modern relationships, Amy - a tough, independent lawyer-finds herself courted by two very different men; her client, a roguish street musician named Will, and, now that his second marriage is falling apart, her bank president ex husband, John Michael. In the curious triangle that develops, no one, least of all Amy, foresees an unwanted pregnancy by Will. As both men struggle to win her affections, but end up locked in a prison cell with each other, and Amy tries to decide on her future, all are forced to re-examine their thoughts on the nature of choice and commitment.

## Cast

* Lucie Arnaz as Amy
* Craig Wasson as Will
* Ken Howard as John Michael
* Anne Schedeen as Janis
* Arthur Rosenberg as Doctor Eastman
* Peggy McCay as Doctor Carpenter
* Tammy Taylor as Sharon
* James O'Connell as Chief Staab
* Louis Giambalvo as Sergeant Cabrillo
* Alex Kubik as Officer Behnke
* Charles Lampkin as Judge Richards
* Michael Prince as Alfred Venable
* Susan Duvall as Trudy
* Larry David as Monroe Clark
* Joseph Whipp as Jailer
Time Bandits

**Time Bandits** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on December 1982.

## Description

The quality that most accurately sums up the Monty Python brand of scatty humour it its glorius impudence. It is no respecter of persons, period of piety. *Time Bandits* is not an exclusively Python movie, but with Terry Gilliam directing and co-scripting it with Micheal Palin, the farcical and often spectacularly ingenious fantasy it depicts is sustained by the same sense of the absurd that has informed the Python style of comedy since its inception as a TV series. It covers a much broader spectrum than *Life of Brain* and *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* and is all the more enjoyable because of it. The 11-year-old hero (Craig Warnock) dreams an invasion of amiable, rascally dwards, absconding employees of the Supreme Being, who take him on an exhilarating journey through time and space. As might be expected, the giants of history and legend turn out to be expected, the giants of history and legend turn out to be engging eccentrics. Napoleon (Ian Holm) is positively paranoid about his lack of inches to the exclusion of all other pressing matters. Robin Hood (John Cleese) is a dainty dandy who adresses the peasants like an upper-crust Tory politician canvassing votes in a deprived constituency.

Agamemnon (Sean Connery) is a bluff father-figure who amuses himself by performing conjuring tricks. The Devil (David Warner) is a fussy menace with a marvellous armoury od dirty tricks. The Ogre (Peter Vaughan) is a finicky hypochondriac, and the Supreme Being is Ralph Richardson in a patty business suit who ultimate;y exercises his authority with th weary exasperation of sorely tried headmaster. Threading through the limbo of time are a pair of exquisitely timid lovers (Michael Palin and Shelley Duvall), trapped in untenable situations, ambushed by medieval outlaws or sinking with the Titanic. As young Craig Warnock communicates perfectly that sense of wonder and blind belief that makes the impossible possible, the film conjures up some splendidly witty special effects.

*Time Bandits* is a scrumptious treat which caters to the kid in all of us -- and there's a lot of it about.

MARGARET HINXMAN

## Cast

* Craig Warnock as Kevin
* David Rappaport as Randall
* Kenny Baker as Fidgit
* Malcolm Dixon as Strutter
* Mike Edmonds as Og
* Jack Purvis as Wally
* Tiny Ross as Vermin
* Sean Connery as Agamemnon/Fireman
* David Warner as Evil
* Shelley Duvall as Pansy
* Ian Holm as Napoleon
* Michael Palin as Vincent
* Ralph Richardson as Supreme Being
* Peter Vaughan as Winston the Ogre
* Katherine Helmond as Mrs. Ogre
* John Cleese as Robin Hood
* Derek Deadman as Robert
* Jerold Wells as Benson
* David Daker as Kevin's father
* Sheila Fearn as Kevin's mother
* Jim Broadbent as Compere
* Tony Jay (*voice*) as the Supreme Being
* Terence Bayler as Lucien
* Preston Lockwood as Neguy
* Derrick O'Connor as Redgrave
* Neil McCarthy as Marion
* Frank Converse as Dim
* Ian Muir as the Giant
The Scorpion

**The Scorpion** is a UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment on 1986.

## Description

A TRUCK DRIVER AND A PROSTITUTE.

LEADING DRAB, LONLEY LIVES.

Then Lew Wolff, a nobody, is given a new chance and a new identity.

But the plan goes hideously wrong for him.

Unwittingly, he exposes a gigantic political cover-up, and 'they' have the power, money and connections.

All he has is dogged determination -- And Anna, the only person who will stand by him...

SOME STONES ARE BEST AND UNTURNED.

## Cast

* Peter Tuinman ... Loe Wolff

* Monique van de Ven ... Anna

* Adrian Brine ... Karl

* Henk van Ulsen ... Kemp

* Rima Melati ... Baboe Kemp

* Edwin de Vries ... Ducroo

* Marijke Veugelers ... Helma

* Han Kerkhoffs ... Fred

* Senne Rouffaer ... Blink

* Hans Holtkamp ... Mechanic

* Diane Lensink ... secretary

* Loes Luca ... animating girl

* Teddy Schaank ... Anna's mother

* Huub Stapel ... Ensign

* Frank van Oortmerssen ... Captain

* Fred Vaassen ... jailer

* Ben Verbong ... Assistant Resident

* Wim Wama ... Prison officer

* Ab Abspoel ... Fat man

* Joop van de Donk ... Man 1

* Fritz Kampinga ... Man 2

* Sam Tjioe ... Man 3

* Marc Krone ... American soldier 1

* Willem Boogaard ... American soldier 2
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness

**Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on November 1984.

## Description

Are you in great shape and want to stay that way, but you're looking for a method to maintain your high standards? Then, I made this video for you. Are you almost in great shape, but not quite, and looking for that extra something that allows you to make the grade? Then I made this video for you too. Or have you got to the point where you're just fed up - you've never been in great shape - and you wish this whole fitness craze would dry up and blow away? Then I made this video especially for you. This program is designed to develop concentration, coordination, and balance, while building strength, muscle tone and flexibility and ridding you of unsightly bulges. Joggers, dancers, weightlifters, and aerobic buffs will love it, and it's easier to do than other methods I have tried. It is non-violent - as opposed to other frenetic fitness programs in current vogue. It will build your energy instead of spending it. It will relieve your stress instead of adding to it. And last but not least, it is a new way to keep in top shape for women and men of all ages, from the very young to people in their sixties and seventies.

Remember: 1. No matter how proficient you are at attaining the ideal, you will still get fast results and all the benefits it you practice regularly. 2. The best times for practice are early morning - before breakfast - and early evening - before dinner. Always exercise on an empty stomach. If you are hungry before practice, try a cup of tea, milk, or fruit juice. 3. You'll need an area large enough for you to stretch, equipped with a full length mirror.to check and monitor your postures - and, if possible, a carpet. An exercise mat or a large towel laid down on the floor will also do. 4. The room should be warm - it will speed your progress. Never exercise in a cold or air-conditioned place; your muscles will be stiff, and you could injure yourself. 5. Wear only clothing that allows you complete freedom of movement. And finally, never force or strain, and consult first with your doctor before embarking on this or any other exercise routine.

The book that is the companion to this video, Raquel: The Raquel Welch Total Beauty and Fitness Program, is published by Macmillan and is available from all booksellers, or in case of difficulty write to Macmillan London Ltd, Dept RW, 4 Little Essex Street, London WC2R 3LF.
The Lonely Lady

**The Lonely Lady** is a pre-certed UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on  March 1984

## Description

**The story of a woman who wanted nothing less than everything that Hollywood could give**

PIA ZADORA is renowned for being an on-screen sensation, and nowhere more so than as Harold Robbins' most popular heroine, Jerilee Randall. Driven by ambition and a yearning for independence, Jerilee abandons her husband and sets a course for the top via the boudoirs of Beverly Hills. Disapointment succeeds disapointment, but in her final, climactic accession to the top she stuns all Hollywood with a shocking revelation...

## Cast

* Pia Zadora as Jerilee Randall
* Lloyd Bochner as Walter Thornton
* Bibi Besch as Veronica Randall
* Joseph Cali as Vincent Dacosta
* Anthony Holland as Guy Jackson
* Jared Martin as George Ballantine
* Ray Liotta as Joe Heron
* Kerry Shale as Walt Thornton, Jr.
* Sandra Dickinson as Nancy Day
* Glory Annen Clibbery as Marion
* Lou Hirsch as Bernie
* Ed Bishop as Doctor Baker
* Shane Rimmer as Adolph Fannon
* Gianni Rizzo as Gino Paoluzzi
* Mickey Knox as Tom Castel
* Kenneth Nelson as Bud Weston
* Jay Benedict as Doctor Sloane
* Billy J. Mitchell as Hal Gross
* Glory Annen as Marion
* Kieran Canter as Gary James
* Carolyn De Fonseca as Joanna Smythe
* Edward Mannix as Arthur
* Colette Hiller as Maureen
* Ted Rusoff as Preacher
* David Zed as Ethan
* Attilio Dottesio as Robert Hellsley
Watership Down

**Watership Down** is a pre-certed UK VHS released by Thorn EMI Video on April 1982 and a LaserDisc on August 1985.

## Description

Richard Adams's best-selling modern classic becomes a dramatic full-length cartoon in the skilled hands of director Martin Rosen and his team of superb animators. Best described as the Long March of Every Rabbit; it is the story of a warren of English rabbits who leave their own home in an instinctual shudder of tribal alarm and found a new burrow on peaceful Watership Down. Along the route occur many of the fears that flesh or fur is heir to. Black rats launch guerrilla attacks; a buzzard picks of stragglers with the whoosh of a long-bow's arrow; a carrot field is mined with garrotting noose; and eventually war has to be fought, with a slave burrow ruled by a rabbit dictator called General Woundwart. It is to be enjoyed as much for its grassroots adventures as for its mystical undertones, which are nicely summed up in Art Garfunkel's Hit 'Bright Eyes'. All ages will delight in its, yes, humanity.

## Cast

* John Hurt as Hazel
* Richard Briers as Fiver
* Michael Graham Cox as Bigwig
* John Bennett as Captain Holly
* Ralph Richardson as the Chief Rabbit of Sandleford
* Simon Cadell as Blackberry
* Roy Kinnear as Pipkin
* Terence Rigby as Silver
* Mary Maddox as Clover
* Richard O'Callaghan as Dandelion
* Denholm Elliott as Cowslip
* Zero Mostel as Kehaar
* Harry Andrews as General Woundwort
* Hannah Gordon as Hyzenthlay
* Nigel Hawthorne as Campion
* Lynn Farleigh as Tab the cat
* Clifton Jones as Blackavar
* Derek Griffiths as Vervain and Chervil
* Michael Hordern as Frith
* Joss Ackland as the Black Rabbit
* Michelle Price as Lucy
Queen - Live in Rio

**Queen - Live in Rio** is a UK VHS released by Picture Music International on July 1985.

## Description

Rock In Rio. Rio De Janeiro. Brazil. January 11-20th, 1985. At 2.00 a.m. on the 12th January, 1985. Queen stepped out on stage to make one of their most historic concert appearances to date. Freddie, Roger, John and Brian faced a crowd of well over 250,000 people, the largest crowd ever assembled for a single concert. The occasion was the opening of the Rock In Rio Festival, an extraordinary ten-day event billed as '90 hours of peace and music' - a coming-together of many of the world's most important music artistes for what was intended to be the biggest rock celebration since Woodstock In 1969. Having previously trail-blazed Latin America with the pioneering tour in 1981, it was only fitting that the opening ceremony should be staged by Queen, and their return to the country was without doubt the most eagerly anticipated moments [sic] in the festival. It is a moment that has forever been captured in time... as an entry in history books as one of the biggest rock events of all time... as an unfailing memory in the minds of over 250,000 South Americans, and in the minds of Queen... and thankfully, for the rest of us in this unique video programme.

## Track listing

1. Tie Your Mother Down
2. Seven Seas of Rhye
3. Keep Yourself Alive
4. Liar
5. It's a Hard Life
6. Now I'm Here
7. Is This the World We Created?
8. Love of My Life
9. Brighton Rock
10. Hammer to Fall
11. Bohemian Rhapsody
12. Radio Ga Ga
13. I Want to Break Free
14. We Will Rock You
15. We Are the Champions
16. God Save the Queen
Whitesnake - Live!

**Whitesnake - Live!** is a pre-certed UK VHS released by EMI and Picture Music International on 1983. I got re-released by Thorn EMI Video and Picture Music International on January 1984 and a LaserDisc on October 1984.

## Tracklist

1. Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues
2. Rough N`Ready
3. Ready An` Willing
4. Guilty Of Love
5. Here I Go Again
6. Love Hunter
7. Mistreated
8. Soldier Of Fortune
9. Ain`t No Love In The Heart Of The City
10. Fool For Your Loving
Silver Bears

**Silver Bears** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on April 1982.

## Description

In the cinema, style is something that is hard to define - and even harder to achieve, especially in the field of comedy-thrillers. Casts and scripts that look, on paper at least, like sure-fire winners, frequently turn out to be a leaden affairs by the time they reach the screen. Silver Bears (1977) is that relative rarity, a comedy-thriller that is nothing if not stylish. The polished and witty script is by Peter Stone, who won an Oscar for Father Goose and was also responsible for Charade and Sweet Charity, adapted from the novel by one-time president of a Swiss bank, Paul Erdman. A bevy of attractive stars - Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan, Stephane Audran, David Warner, American television comedian Tom Smothers and veteran character actor Martin Balsam - add their expertise to the playing of the leads. They work together to enliven the complex plot - packed with double, treble and quadruple crosses - that begins when Caine's sharp Las Vegas money expert is sent by the Mafia to supervise the running of the bank they have bought in Switzerland to launder their huge profits. But, when he arrives in Lugano, he discovers that the smooth but inept Prince di Siracusa (Louis Jourdan) has misappropriated the money for the purchase of the bank for his own disastrous scheme to make a killing on the world silver market. From then on the story becomes satsfyingly complex, defying synopsis but providing a highly entertaining picture of the assorted chicaneries of international banking. And, if its view of banking practices is less than reassuring, it certainly delivers a huge dividend in terms of light-hearted entertainment. In addition, director Ivan Passer has picked some very attractive locations in Switzerland and Morocco in which to place the action. Silver Bears is a splendid example of a comedy-thriller that succeeds in being light and easy viewing of a very sophisticated kind, thanks to the impeccable meshing of all the talents involved - both behind and in front of the camera. This one is made of sterling silver. ALAN FRANK

## Cast

* Michael Caine - Doc Fletcher
* Cybill Shepherd - Debbie Luckman
* Louis Jourdan - Prince di Siracusa
* Stéphane Audran - Shireen Firdausi
* David Warner - Agha Firdausi
* Tom Smothers - Donald Luckman
* Martin Balsam - Joe Fiore
* Jay Leno - Albert Fiore
* Charles Gray - Sir Charles Cook
* Joss Ackland - Henry Foreman
* Jeremy Clyde - Nick Topping
Sonic Prime

**Sonic Prime** is a 3D animated Netflix series based on the *Sonic the Hedgehog series*. It was released on December 15, 2022. A second season for the show was released on July 13, 2023. The third season will be released on January 11, 2024.

## Development

On 10 December 2020, it was announced that a 3D animated series based on the *Sonic the Hedgehog series* was in development by Man of Action Entertainment and WildBrain. *Sonic Prime* will be animated at WildBrain's Vancouver studio. SEGA and WildBrain will jointly participate across production, distribution and licensing while Man of Action will act as showrunners and Executive Producers for the series. *Sonic Prime* is expected to have 24 episodes and will be released sometime in 2022 on Netflix.

On May 17, 2023, it was announced that the show's second season would release on July 13, 2023.

On November 11, 2023, during the Saturday Showcase livestream for Geeked Week, it was announced that the show's third season will release on January 11, 2024.

## Episodes

*Main article: List of Sonic Prime Episodes.*

## Synopsis

*Sonic Prime* is described as a "high octane adventure" following Sonic and his race to save the multiverse. The show is also described as a "journey of self-discovery and redemption."

## Videos

### **Voice Clips**

Sonic Prime - Sonic The Hedgehog Voice ClipsSonic Prime - Miles "Tails" Prower Voice ClipsSonic Prime - Knuckles The Echidna Voice ClipsSonic Prime - Amy Rose Voice ClipsSonic Prime - Big The Cat Voice ClipsSonic Prime - Shadow The Hedgehog Voice ClipsSonic Prime - Rouge The Bat Voice Clips
## Voice Cast

* **Deven Mack** as Sonic the Hedgehog, Chaos Sonic and the Orbot & Cubot duo
* **Ashleigh Ball** as Miles "Tails" Prower, Tails Nine, Sails Tails and Mangey Tails
* **Adam Nurada** as Knuckles the Echidna
* **Shannon Chan-Kent** as Amy Rose, Rusty Rose, Black Rose and Thorn Rose
* **Ian Hanlin** as Big the Cat, Shadow the Hedgehog, Denizen 1998, Hangry Cat and Catfish
* **Kazumi Evans** as Rouge the Bat, Rebel Rouge, Batten Rouge and Prim Rouge
* **Brian Drummond** as Dr. Eggman, Mr. Dr. Eggman and Dr. Done-It
* **Vincent Tong** as Renegade Knucks, Dr. Babble, Dr. Don't, Dr. Deep, Knuckles the Dread and Gnarly Knuckles
Southern Comfort

**Southern Comfort** is a pre-certed UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on November 1982.

## Description

**It's the land of hospitality... unless you don't belong**

A platoon of National Guardsmen training in the Louisiana Everglades thoughtlessly antagonise the native Cajun people. In the eerie, mist-laden swamplands, their complacency turns to panic as the Cajuns take revenge in a brutal and murderous game of hide-and-seek. A masterpiece to match "Deliverance"!

## Cast

* Keith Carradine as PFC Spencer
* Powers Boothe as Corporal Charles Hardin
* Fred Ward as Corporal Lonnie Reece
* Franklyn Seales as PFC Simms
* T. K. Carter as Private Tyrone Cribbs
* Lewis Smith as Private Stuckey
* Les Lannom as Sergeant Casper
* Peter Coyote as Staff Sergeant Crawford Poole
* Carlos Brown as Corporal "Coach" Bowden
* Brion James as Cajun Trapper
* Sonny Landham as Hunter
Sonic the Hedgehog Shows Wiki

***Sonic the Hedgehog Shows***, often abbreviated to "Sonic the Hedgehog TV Shows", is a website dedicated to providing videos and voice clips, voice reel demos and voice sounds found within TV Shows.

* Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
* Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)
* Sonic Underground
* Sonic X
* Sonic Boom (TV series)
* Sonic Prime
* Sonic the Series
* Sonic Mania Adventures
* Team Sonic Racing Overdrive
* Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps
* Sonic Frontiers Prologue
* TailsTube

* Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Wiki
* Amy Rose Wiki
* Idea Sonic Games Wiki
* Mario & Sonic Games Wiki
* Miles "Tails" Prower Wiki
* Princess Sally Acorn Wiki
* Sega Wiki
* Sonic News Network Wiki
* Sonic Adventure Wiki
* Sonic Assets DVD Wiki
* Sonic Boom Games Wiki
* Sonic Games Voice Sounds Wikia
* Sonic the Hedgehog Games Wiki
* Sonic Riders Games Wiki
* Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) Wiki
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 Wiki
* Sonic the Hedgehog 3D Renders Wiki
* Sonic Underground Wiki
* Team Sonic Racing Wiki
* The Sonic Boom Wiki
The Killing Fields

**The Killing Fields** is a pre-certed UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment on October 1985.

## Description

Cambodia. War-torn, beautiful, shattered by revolution. This is the story of one man's determination to tell the truth whatever the cost, and of another man's indomitable will to survive. Both would never forget what they saw, what they felt, what they experienced in THE KILLING FIELDS. "In the water wells the bodies were like soup in broth and you could always tell the killing grounds because the grass grew taller and greener where the bodies were buried." "I see in his eyes what must also be in mine - a certainty that we are to be executed." "THE DEATH AND LIFE OF DITH PRAN". The New York Times Magazine, 20 January 1980, by Sydney H. Schanberg

## Cast

* Sam Waterston as Sydney Schanberg
* Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran
* John Malkovich as Al Rockoff
* Julian Sands as Jon Swain
* Craig T. Nelson as Military Attache
* Spalding Gray as U.S. Consul
* Bill Paterson as Dr MacEntire
* Athol Fugard as Dr Sundesval
* Graham Kennedy as Dougal
* Patrick Malahide as Morgan
* Nell Campbell as Beth
* Joanna Merlin as Schanberg's Sister
Suspiria

**Suspiria** is a pre-certed UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on August 1982.

## Description

Dario Argento, one of Italy's most exotic film-makers, has produced a really wild horror movie in Suspiria (1976) (the title refers to the 'breathy' noises that punctuate the action). It starts off pianissimo, with apologetic statements like 'One of our students who was expelled yesterday for improper conduct has been murdered by a madman," and then works up to a pitch with stark utterances like 'Poor Daniel - torn to pieces.' The setting is a German Ballet school, in the present day, where the students suffer worse mishaps than a mis-step at the barre. Among the terrors not on the curriculum are an invasion of maggots from the attic, bats in the boudoir, pits filled with horrible enmeshing wire coils and a staff -room coven of witches among whom Joan Blondell's principal coos like a pigeon with predatory instincts. Argento is a talent who gets - and gives - fun by loading his movie to excess and making the plot run second to a series of absurdist set-pieces. But he is also a considerable technician and his style runs the baroque gamut from coloured filters - some scenes are so red-hued that one could develop snapshots while anatomising corpses - to a fiendish stereo electronic-rock score which sounds as if 500 cats are having their tails tramped on in unison. The cast is bizarrely international, with Udo Kier as a vampirical psychiatrist, Alida Valli as a formidable ballet mistress, and Jessica Harper as the innocent Suzy, who arrives fresh from America at an airport where doors open automaticaaly [sic] and let the passengers disappear into a storm that seems generated by a hellish inferno. Suspiria is a deliberately overblown bit of Gothic ghoulishness that makes other tales of terror look anaemic. ALEXANDER WALKER

## Cast

* Jessica Harper as Susanna "Suzy" Bannion
* Stefania Casini as Sara Simms
* Flavio Bucci as Daniel
* Miguel Bosé as Mark (dubbed in the English release by Gregory Snegoff)
* Alida Valli as Miss Tanner
* Joan Bennett as Madame Blanc
* Udo Kier as Dr. Frank Mandel (dubbed by Frank von Kugelgen)
* Barbara Magnolfi as Olga Ivanova (dubbed byCarolyn De Fonseca)
* Eva Axén as Patricia "Pat" Hingle
* Rudolf Schündler as Professor Milius (dubbed byGeoffrey Copleston)
* Susanna Javicoli as Sonia
* Franca Scagnetti as Cook
* Giuseppe Transocchi as Pavlo
* Jacopo Mariani as Albert
* Renato Scarpa as Professor Verdegast
* Margherita Horowitz as Teacher
* Ted Rusoff as Police Inspector (dubbing in the English release)
* Lela Svasta as Mater Suspiriorum/Helena Markos (uncredited)
* Dario Argento as Narrator (uncredited) (dubbed by William Kiehl) (uncredited)
What a Picture! Volume 2

**What a Picture! Volume 2** is a pre-certed UK VHS released by Thorn EMI Video on September 1983.

## Description

John Hedgecoe, Professor of Photography at London's Royal College of Art and best-selling author, presents this series of 4 programmes covering all aspects of photography: from the mastery of the tools and techniques to the development of perception - the co-ordination of eye and camera. In the first half of this programme, he demonstrates the principles of composition and the use of light: how best to select and arrange a studio still-life and how to control the depth of focus when photographing outdoors. In the second part he explores the world of the professional photographer. We learn the art of flattery with light in photography, and how to create images of the nude, both erotic and romantic.

## Episodes

1. Lightning and Composition
2. Faces and Figures
List of Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series) Episodes

The following are episode summaries for the ***Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)*** television series. The series consists of 52 episodes in total.

## **Episodes**

### **Season 1 (1993)**

01 - 01. Heads or Tails

01 - 02. Sonic Boom

01 - 03. Sonic and Sally

01 - 04. Ultra Sonic

01 - 05. Sonic and the Secret Scrolls

01 - 06. Super Sonic

01 - 07. Sonic Racer

01 - 08. Hooked on Sonic

01 - 09. Harmonic Sonic

01 - 10. Sonic's Nightmare

01 - 11. Warp Sonic

01 - 12. Sub-Sonic

01 - 13. Sonic Past Cool

### **Season 2 (1994)**

02 - 14. Game Guy

02 - 15. Sonic Conversion

02 - 16. No Brainer

02 - 17. Blast to the Past (Part 1)

02 - 18. Blast to the Past (Part 2)

02 - 19. Fed Up with Antoine/Ghost Busted

02 - 20. Dulcy

02 - 21. The Void

02 - 22. The Odd Couple/Ro-Becca

02 - 23. Cry of the Wolf

02 - 24. Droom Henge

02 - 25. Spyhog

02 - 26. The Doomsday Project

### **Season 3 (1995)**

03 - 27. Amy Rose is Here

03 - 28. Sally's Mission

03 - 29. Tails in the Sky

03 - 30. Sonic's Rock Stars

03 - 31. Amy's New Piko Piko Hammer

03 - 32. Sonic's Power Ring

03 - 33. Sally at the Valley Lake

03 - 34. When Tails Met Cream

03 - 35. Knuckles at the Angel Island

03 - 36. Tails' Singing of the Mobius Song

03 - 37. Cream's Good Dream

03 - 38. Sonic's Good Day

03 - 39. The Final Battle

### **Season 4 (1996)**

04 - 40. Biggest Fan

04 - 41. Meet the Chaotix

04 - 42. Bunnie No More

04 - 43. Knuckles' Power Level

04 - 44. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles' Big Adventures

04 - 45. Sally, Cream and Amy's Excellent Vacation

04 - 46. Tails and Cream's Little Explore

04 - 47. Sonic Meets Manic and Sonia

04 - 48. Rotor and the Time Machine

04 - 49. Cream at the Chao's Lake

04 - 50. Sally Goes to Acorn Kingdom

04 - 51. Amy and the Secret Things

04 - 52. Thanks to Sonic, Sally and Tails
The Lord of the Rings

**The Lord of the Rings** is a pre-certed UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on April 1982 and re-released on February 1985.

## Description

J.R.R. Tolkein's fairy tale of hobbits, elves, dwarfs and the Dark Lord of the Rings is one of modern literature's great fantasy sagas. Ralph Bakshi, America's foremost new-style animator, translates the first two volumes into a full-length cartoon in a way that respects Tolkein's story and inspiration while simplifying his veritable thicket of heraldic and genealogical lore. His advanced techniques turn a literary classic into an intense and magical visual experience. A large cast of well-known voices, including that of John Hurt, will excite the discriminating ear as much as the movie enchants the eye, making this a treat for both Tolkein fans and newcomers alike.

## Cast

* Frodo – Christopher Guard
* Gandalf – William Squire
* Sam – Michael Scholes
* Aragorn – John Hurt
* Merry – Simon Chandler
* Pippin – Dominic Guard
* Bilbo – Norman Bird
* Boromir – Michael Graham Cox
* Legolas – Anthony Daniels
* Gimli – David Buck
* Gollum – Peter Woodthorpe
* Saruman – Fraser Kerr
* Théoden – Philip Stone
* Wormtongue – Michael Deacon
* Elrond – Andre Morell
* Innkepper – Alan Tilvern
* Galadriel – Annette Crosbie
* Treebeard – John Westbrook

### Character actors

* John A. Neris – Gandalf
* Sharon Baird – Frodo
* Michael Lee Gogin
* Paul Gale
* Patrick Sullivan Burke
* Billy Barty – Bilbo, Sam
* Donn Whyte
* Trey Wilson – Aragorn
* Albert Cirimele
* Patty Maloney
* Jeri Lea Ray – Galadriel, Lady #2
* Felix Silla – Gollum
* Mike Clifford
* Larry Larsen
* Art Hern
* David Dotson
* Tommy Madden
* Gary Jensen
* Aesop Aquarian – Gimli
* Santy Josol
* Stan Barrett
* John L.
* Herb Braha
* Sam Laws
* Hank Calia – Mustachioed Customer
* Terry Leonard – Bald Customer
* Frank Delfino
* Peter Looney
* Russ Earnest
* Dennis Madalone – Prince Isildur
* Louie Elias
* Buck Maffei
* Eddy Fay
* Jerry Maren
* Carmen Filpi
* Harry Monty
* Ruth Gay – Lady #1
* Frank Morson
* Lenny Gear
* Walt Robles – Aragorn
* Harriett Gibson
* Mic Rodgers – Marshal Eomer
* Bob Haney
* Angelo Rossitto – Dwarf
* Chuck Hayward
* Pete Risch
* Eddy Hice
* Jack Verbois
* Loren Janes
* Greg Walker
The Missionary

**The Missionary** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on October 1983.

## Description

This high comedy of sexual misadventure set in darkest England of the Edwardian era is the brainchild of Michael Palin of Monty Python fame. Returning from 10 years of spreading the Word in Africa, the Rev.Charles Fortescue is sent to London's East End to run a mission to fallen women. But, by a series of twists of fate, and aided by an attractive lady philanthropist who shares his interest in fertility symbols, the missionary soon finds he has to adopt a new position with in his fallen flock. And in his efforts to save the women, he ends up saving several for himself!

## Cast

* Michael Palin as The Reverend Charles Fortescue
* Maggie Smith as Lady Isabel Ames
* Trevor Howard as Lord Henry Ames
* Denholm Elliott as The Bishop
* Michael Hordern as Slatterthwaite/Narrator
* Graham Crowden as The Reverend Fitzbanks
* David Suchet as Corbett
* Phoebe Nicholls as Deborah Fitzbanks
* Roland Culver as Lord Fermleigh
* Rosamund Greenwood as Lady Fermleigh
* Timothy Spall as Parswell
* Neil Innes as Singer in Gin Palace
Sonic Frontiers Prologue

***Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence*** is a 2D cartoon animated special intended to serve as a prequel to *Sonic Frontiers*. It was released before the release of the game on November 1, 2022.

## Promotion

*Sonic Frontiers Prologue* was first revealed during the June 7, 2022 *Sonic Central* livestream presentation on YouTube. During the presentation, the special, some of its contents, and its release window were revealed. In addition, a short sneak peak of the special was shown.

## Plot

Set before the events of *Sonic Frontiers*, *Sonic Frontiers Prologue* will feature Knuckles the Echidna as he guards the Master Emerald in the Altar of Emerald.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Asura
* Chao
* Echidnas
	+ Pachacamac
	+ Knuckles the Echidna
	+ Tikal the Echidna
* Flicky
* Ninja
* Perfect Chaos
* Sage

### Locations

* Angel Island
	+ Altar of Emerald
	+ Sky Sanctuary
* Starfall Islands
	+ Ares Island

### Miscellaneous

* Chaos Emerald
* Master Emerald
* Portal
* Portal Gear

## Voice Cast

* Dave B. Mitchell as Knuckles the Echidna
The Beastmaster

**The Beastmaster** is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on November 1983

## Description

Mystery and magic are everywhere present in the enchanted world of long ago where the mighty Dar is born. Stolen from his mother's belly and born to a horse, he inherits astonishing powers to make animals respond to his every need and obey his command. This is the incredible story of his upbringing, his fearful adventures with his animal companions, his bizarre alliance with the cannibal bird-men, his love for a beautiful slave girl and, in a magnificent climax, his bloody and perilous confrontation with the almighty powers of darkness and the evil Maax.

## Cast

* Marc Singer as Dar
	+ Billy Jacoby as young Dar
* Tanya Roberts as Kiri
* Rip Torn as Maax
* John Amos as Seth
* Josh Milrad as Tal
* Rod Loomis as King Zed
* Vanna Bonta as Zed's Wife
* Ben Hammer as Dar's father
* Ralph Strait as Sacco
* Tony Epper as Jun Leader
* Paul Reynolds as Tils