April 15, 1992
What a week we have here! Two top box-office hits will make their videotape debut this week. The top draw probably will be "Sea of Love" (MCA, no recommended retail price). This sexy thriller about a cop who hunts singles ads to find a killer has been called Al Pacino's comeback film. The hot flick also stars Ellen Barkin. Action fans will flock to the stylishly filmed Ridley Scott film "Black Rain" (Paramount, no recommended retail). This tough film, starring Michael Douglas, is about two New York cops who travel to Japan to corner mobsters. "The Girl in a Swing" (HBO Video, $89.99) is a psychological thriller starring Meg Tilly as a woman whose strange past comes to the surface after she's married. "Let It Ride" (Paramount, no recommended retail) didn't do too well critically, but this comedy about a racetrack junkie with a line on a long shot might get a free ride due to Richard Dreyfuss' starring role. Classics fans will be happy to see a long list of oldies on tape, including "A Child is Waiting" (MGM/UA, $29.95), a 1962 drama about a psychologist and teacher who help retarded children, starring Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster and Gena Rowlands; "Libeled Lady" (MGM/UA, $29.95), a 1936 comedy about a battle between a newspaper man and an heiress, starring Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, William Powell and Spencer Tracy; "Marie Antoinette" (MGM/UA, $29.95), a 1938 historical drama about the life of the doomed queen, starring Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power; "Queen Christina" (MGM/UA, $29.95), a 1934 historical drama about the life of the Swedish queen who abdicated for love, starring Greta Garbo; "Two-faced Woman," (MGM/UA, $29.95), a 1941 comedy about a woman who pretends to be her twin sister to win back a straying husband, starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas; "Show Boat" (MGM/UA, $29.95), the 1936 musical starring Irene Dunne, Paul Robeson and Helen Morgan; "Strange Cargo" (MGM/UA, $29.95), a 1940 adventure about convicts who try to escape from Devil's Island, starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Ian Hunter, and "Torch Song" (MGM/UA, $29.95), a 1953 musical drama about a star who can't intimidate a tough, blind pianist, starring Joan Crawford and Michael Wilding. Also due to be released are: "Demonstone" (Fries Home Video, $89.95), an action film about a TV reporter who falls under a curse, starring R. Lee Ermey and Jan-Michael Vincent; "Hawks" (Paramount, no recommended price), a comedy-drama about two men who break out of a psychiatric hospital, starring Timothy Dalton; "The Flight" (Vidmark Entertainment, $79.95), a made-for-TV action film about a hijacked American airliner, starring Lindsay Wagner, and "Trust Me" (MCEG/Virgin, $79.95), a black comedy about an art dealer who tries to kill his artists to increase the value of their work, starring Adam Ant, Barbara Bain and Joyce Van Patten. Also: "Baseball's Greatest Hits" (Rhino Home Video, $14.95), a collection of music and comedy clips, TV commercials and rare footage; "Space Patrol" (Rhino, $19.95 each), three volumes from the camp sci-fi show of the 1950s; "Debby Boone's Hug-a-Long Songs" (J2 Communications, $19.95), two volumes of kids' songs, and "Heroes Stand Alone" (MGM/UA, $79.95), an action thriller about espionage in a Cental American jungle. Also, "Tropical Snow" (Paramount, $29.95), an action adventure about a couple running drugs in Colombia, starring David Carradine; "The Forgotten" (Paramount, $29.95), a thriller about Green Berets on trial for espionage, starring Keith Carradine, Stacy Keach and Steve Railsback, and "The Haunting of Sarah Hardy" (Paramount, $29.95), a thriller about a woman who finds evil spirits in her childhood home, starring Morgan Fairchild and Polly Bergen.
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