Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
1) Midnight run
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) is a tough ex-cop turned bounty hunter. Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (Charles Grodin) is a sensitive accountant who embezzled $15 million from the Mob, gave it to charity and then jumped bail. Jack's in for a cool $100,000 if he can deliver The Duke from New York to L.A. on time. And alive. Sounds like just another Midnight Run (a piece of cake in bounty hunter slang), but it turns into a cross-country chase. The FBI is...
2) Fletch
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
While working on a drug expose, investigative reporter Irwin Fletch attracts the attention of a strange businessman. The wily Fletch senses a scam and soon he's up to his byline in frameups, murder, police corruption and forbidden romance. It'll be the story of the year, if he can stay alive to meet his deadline.
3) Parenthood
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
The Buckmans are a modern family facing the age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the "right" way.
4) Spartacus
Series
Criterion collection volume 105
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Sold into slavery as a young boy and sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius...
5) The Jackal
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all...he's releasing one criminal to stop another.
6) Van Helsing
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Legendary 19th-century monster hunter Van Helsing is sent to mysterious Transylvania to battle the evil Dracula is trying to release with the unwilling help of Frankestein's monster and a wolf-man.
8) Shrek 2
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Right after Shrek and Princess Fiona's honeymoon, the newly wed couple goes to Princess Fiona's parents for dinner. When a Fairy Godmother discovers Fiona and Shrek are married she reminds the king about a deal they agreed on years ago, that Fiona should have married her son, who happens to be Prince Charming. The King then hires a cat named Puss-in-Boots, a sword fighting cat and ogre slayer, to kill Shrek.
9) White noise
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A man, who is shattered by the death of his wife, is contacted by a man, who claims to be receiving messages from her through 'white noise'. When he becomes convinced of the messages' validity, he tries to contact her on his own.
Michael Keaton stars in this supernatural chiller as a grieving widower who riles unfriendly spirits when he seeks contact with his deceased wife by monitoring his TV and other electronic communication devices for messages...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Captivating audiences of all ages, this timeless story follows the unforgettable journey of a lost alien and the 10-year-old boy he befriends. Join Elliot (Henry Thomas), Gertie (Drew Barrymore) and Michael (Robert MacNaughton) as they come together to help E.T. find his way back home.
13) Dante's peak
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A long-dormant volcano erupts, threatening the residents of a small town.
14) Scarface
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1980, the port at Mariel Harbor was opened, and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it on the sun-washed avenues of Miami; wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams. He was Tony Montana. The world will remember him by another name. Starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, this film has become a cultural phenomenon brilliantly directed by Brian De Palma and written...
15) Uncle Buck
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Uncle Buck, an idle good-natured bachelor, is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. While his carefree ways easily charm the younger relatives, he meets more than a little hostility from Tia, his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice, his impatient girlfriend.
18) Bulletproof
Publisher
MCA Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Once inseparable pals, Archie Moses and Rock Keats find themselves on opposite sides of the law, each feeling betrayed by the other. In fact, the only person who hates them more than they hate each other is ruthless drug kingpin Frank Colton, who wants to put them both six feet under!
19) Apollo 13
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A true story. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time, and the odds, to bring them home.
20) Jaws
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the townb2ss chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.