Actors & Directors
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Pam Grier
- Bruce W. Smith
- Edward Bell (III)
- Ben Vereen
- B.D. Wong
- Robert Pastorelli
Run time: 30 min.
List Price: $9.98
Price: $22.94
Review Puss'n Boots - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child / Hbo Home Video:A Mother Goose classic is retold with a Polynesian theme. A cat is shipwrecked on a mice-infested island, but this is one talking feline with a taste for twisting the truth, not rodents. He talks his new owner into making him a pair of boots in return for fame and fortune. When the owner's father dies, he leaves the plantation to the older brother and the crop to the middle brother, while the youngest brother gets Puss. Puss, ever the player, connives, manipulates, and flat-out lies to a neighboring island king and princess to get his owner noticed. But when the owner finds out about all the untruths, he sets the record straight, much to the dismay of Puss. The king and his daughter appreciate the owner's honesty, and the owner ends up engaged to the princess, proving that honesty is the best policy. Peppered with modern slang and humor, this version of Puss in Boots is very entertaining. Narrated by Robert Guillaume and starring David Hyde-Pierce as Puss, this HBO production is good for children 3 and older, but is one the whole family will enjoy. -Peggy Maltby-Etra.
Actors & Directors
- Michael Rudder
- Thor Bishopric
- A.J. Henderson
- Bronwen Mantel
- Michael O'Reilly
Run time: 30 min.
Price: $9.98
Review Young Robin Hood: Wild Boar of Sherwood / Turner Home Ent:
Actors & Directors
- Karen Bernstein
- Stephen McMulkin
- Mark Saunders
- Hadley Kay
- Michelle St. John
- Craig Zukowski
List Price: $39.95
Price: $22.94
Review Beverly Hills Teens: The Rich Kids on the Block / Celebrity Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Josh LaBove
- Larry Jacobs
- John White (III)
- Charles E. Bastien
- Don Dickinson
- Karen Bernstein
- Rita Moreno
Run time: 90 min.
Price: $15.96
Review The Magic School Bus 3-Pak: Blows Its Top, Gets Ants in Its Pants, Ready Set Dough / Warner Home Video:The three titles included in the Magic School Bus 98 set are: Ready Set Dough Gets Ants In His Pants Blows It's Top
Actors & Directors
- Richard Williams
- Melvyn Hayes
- Paul Whitsun-Jones
- Joan Sims
- Alastair Sim
- Michael Hordern
Run time: 27 min.
List Price: $9.99
Price: $298.99
Review A Christmas Carol (Animated Version) / Starz / Anchor Bay:
Actors & Directors
- Peggy Cass
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
- Jules Bass
- Ken Jennings
- Gerry Matthews
- Bob McFadden
- Christine Mitchell
Run time: 23 min.
List Price: $9.98
Price: $49.95
Review The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold / Warner Home Video:The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold Sent in search of a Christmas tree, cabin boy Dinty Doyl lands on a mysterious, uncharted Irish island where he accidentally releases a bad-tempered banshee from her pinetree prison. Leprechaun Blarney Kilakilarney knows that in order to survive, the banshee will try to swipe his clan's pot of Christmas gold. With some magical assistance from Lord Patrick, the king of the wee folk, Dinty and Blarney make a plan to outwit the gold-hungry hag before Christmas morning dawns. Art Carney and Peggy Cass supply voices for this delightful tall tale in the enchanting Animagic process. Year: 1981Director: Arthur Rankin, Jr. , Jules BassStarring: Art Carney, Peggy Cass.
Actors & Directors
- Paul Soles
- Gillie Fenwick
- Peg Dixon
- Ralph Bakshi
- Max Ferguson
- Chuck Harriton
- Paul Kligman
Run time: 44 min.
Price: $14.99
Review The Incredible Hulk - Origin of the Hulk & The Power of Doctor Banner / Walt Disney Video:There was some amazing, classic animation done for superhero cartoons done as far back as Max & Dave Fleisher's Superman series of the early 1940s (echoes of which can be found in Batman: The Animated Series). Those were done for the big screen; by the mid-1960s, superhero cartoons were being brought to television, and some of Marvel Comics' biggest heroes-Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Incredible Hulk-were the stars. Unfortunately, television didn't have much in terms of cachet-or production values-at the time, and all four heroes suffer for it. The Hulk gets short shrift here; the interesting thing about the character has always been twofold: the misunderstood misfit trying to make a quiet life for himself, and the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde duality of the Hulk and his alter ego, Dr. Bruce Banner. On the two episodes here-"The Power of Dr. Banner" and "The Origin of the Hulk"-the animation is minimal and barely serves to capture a single facet of either character's personality. It looks as if only a couple dozen pictures of the main characters were drawn; for the most part, this is a series of stationary illustrations with voiceovers and plenty of narration. [+]-Randy Silver Discover the origin of the Incredible Hulk(TM) in this high-impact animated adventure. In a desperate race against time, Hulk's alter-ego, Bruce Banner, is trying to reverse his curse and return back to his normal self, but his arch-enemies have him on the run. Witness the fantastic transformation of the most powerful being that ever existed as the Incredible Hulk(TM) wages an all-out battle against his attackers and smashes his way to fight another day.
Release date: 1996-08-06
Run time: 45 min.
Price: $14.95
Review Dinosaucers: Horray Hollywood & Divide & Conquer / Sony Pictures:
Release date: 1994-09-13
Run time: 30 min.
Creator: Winnie the Pooh
List Price: $14.99
Price: $23.25
Review Tigger Too W/Puppet Book / Buena Vista Home Video:
Release date: 1991-06-10
Run time: 50 min.
Price: $9.98
Review World of Strawberry Shortcake / Avid Video:
Release date: 1989-07-06
List Price: $39.95
Price: $25.00
Review Macron I:Fight of Battle Robots / Celebrity Home Entertainment:
Release date: 1997-04-24
Run time: 93 min.
Price: $9.99
Review The Adventures of Pinocchio / United American Video:
Actors & Directors
- William Dieterle
- Josephine Hutchinson
- Anita Louise
- Fritz Leiber
- Donald Woods
- Paul Muni
Review The Story of Louis Pasteur / SCHLESSINGER VIDEO:
Release date: 1996-12-27
Run time: 25 min.
List Price: $9.98
Price: $39.99
Review Chucklewood: What's Up Mom / Unapix / a-Pix Ent.:
Release date: 1991-08-28
Run time: 60 min.
Price: $12.95
Review Bumpety Boo:On the Road Again / Celebrity Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Jim Cummings
- Lea Michele
- Buzz Potamkin
- Phil Hartman
- Earl Hammond
- Harry Goz
Run time: 49 min.
List Price: $9.98
Price: $25.00
Review Silent Night / Sony Pictures:This is a nicely animated musical that's loosely based on the true story of the composition of "Silent Night" in 1818 by Father Joseph Mohr and Choirmaster Franz Gruber. It's Christmas Eve and mouse-icians Buster and Chauncey are on their way to the town of Oberndorf to sing for the Queen. The whole town is a flutter with preparations, so imagine Burghermeister Huffenmeir's distress when the Duke of Raoche and his niece Lady Gretchen arrive a day early. Also newly arrived is Christina, an orphan girl on her way to Vienna in hopes of finding her aunt and uncle. When the Oberndorf treasure is found missing, all clues point to Christina, who steadfastly denies the charge. Father Joseph believes the girl, but it's up to Chauncey and Buster to prove her innocence and apprehend the real thieves. In the end, the Christmas celebration with the Queen is not as lavish as originally planned but proves much more meaningful. The town discovers that the true meaning of Christmas is not fame or fortune but friendship, sharing, and giving, and they celebrate their new wisdom by singing "Silent Night," a Christmas song composed by Father Joseph and Franz on that tumultuous Christmas Eve. This musical is full of compelling songs written by such great musical composers as Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Barry Harman, and Keith Herrmann. Voice talents Phil Hartman, Marie Osmond, and Tom Arnold add much to an already great production. [+]What a wonderful way to communicate the meaning of Christmas. (Ages 3-12) -Tami Horiuchi.
Actors & Directors
- Benson Fong
- Robert F. Simon
- Rosalind Chao
- Ted Danson
- Nicholas Hammond
- Don McDougall
Price: $9.98
Review Adventures of Spider-Man: Chinese Web / Rhino / Wea:
Release date: 1995-07-11
Run time: 120 min.
List Price: $19.99
Price: $49.99
Review Locke the Superman / Best Film And Video:
Release date: 1996-08-06
Run time: 45 min.
Price: $14.95
Review Dinosaucers: Ball Game & Monday Night Clawball / Sony Pictures:
Actors & Directors
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
- Pat Bright
- Alan King
- Bob McFadden
- George S. Irving
- Allen Swift
- Jules Bass
Run time: 60 min.
List Price: $14.98
Price: $23.75
Review Pinocchio's Christmas / Lions Gate/Vestron:
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