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For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is. The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of ...

Manufacturer: Touchstone Home Video
Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix
Directed By: Tim Burton

Manufacturer: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Starring: Cary Elwes, Peter Falk, Mandy Patinkin, Peter Cook, Billy Crystal
Directed By: Rob Reiner

Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix
Directed By: Tim Burton

Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Al Pacino, Charles Durning, James Broderick, John Cazale, Carol Kane
Directed By: Sidney Lumet

Horror maestro Tom Holland (Fright Night) brought wit and devilish energy to this 1988 scarefest about a murderer (Brad Dourif) who wills his soul into an innocuous doll named Chucky, and reveals himself only to the toy's owner, a frightened little boy. Catherine Hicks plays the child's mother, and Chris Sarandon a detective; neither of them knows what to make of the kid's story. ...

Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
Starring: Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif, Chris Sarandon, Liliane Vincent
Directed By: Tom Holland

Director Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride is a gently amusing, affectionate pastiche of a medieval fairytale adventure, offering a similar blend of warm, literate humour as his Stand By Me (1985) and When Harry Met Sally (1989). Adapted from his own novel, William Goldman's script plays with the conventions of such 1980s fantasies as Ladyhawke and Legend (both ...

Manufacturer: Columbia Tri-Star Home Video
Starring: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright Penn, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest
Directed By: Rob Reiner

Manufacturer: Contender Entertainment Group
Starring: Kelly Rutherford, Chris Sarandon, Simon MacCorkindale
Directed By: Richard T. Heffron

A gripping true crime yarn, a juicy slice of overheated New York atmosphere and a splendid showcase for its young actors, Dog Day Afternoon is a minor classic of the 1970s. The opening montage of New York street life (set to Elton John's lazy "Amoreena") establishes the oppressive mood of a scorching afternoon in the city with such immediacy that you can almost smell the garbage baking in ...

Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, Sully Boyar
Directed By: Sidney Lumet

Manufacturer: Uca
Starring: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys
Directed By: Tom Holland

Director Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride is a gently amusing, affectionate pastiche of a medieval fairytale adventure, offering a similar blend of warm, literate humour as his Stand By Me (1985) and When Harry Met Sally (1989). Adapted from his own novel, William Goldman's script plays with the conventions of such 1980s fantasies as Ladyhawke and Legend (both ...

Manufacturer: 4 Front Video
Starring: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright Penn, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest
Directed By: Rob Reiner