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John Amos
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Full and widescreen versions.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maya Dolittle's growing pains wouldn't be as difficult if animals would just stop talking to her. She has inherited her father's ability to talk to animals, and her gift is turning her life upside down.
2) Roots
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Madea's back in an all-new movie. A Wall Street investment banker has been set up in a mob-backed Ponzi scheme, forcing him to be put under witness protection with his entire family in Madea's house down South.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (15 hr., 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Detective Sergeant Rick Hunter and his partner, Sergeant Dee Dee McCall, are homicide investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department. Often they must go undercover to catch a variety of L.A.-style villains. "Sporty" James, a helpful police-informant, occasionally provides a bit of humor in this action-drama T.V. series.
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a wealthy, pampered African prince who comes to America in search of a bride. Accompanied by his closest companion, the prince quickly finds a new job, new friends and lots of trouble.
6) Roots
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
25th anniversary ed. ; Standard full screen ver.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color, double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's novel, Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Special edition ; Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bruce Willis returns as the heroic cop John McClane who battles not only terrorists but an incompetent airport police chief, an anti-terrorist commander, and a snow storm. McClane's wife is trapped on a plane circling overhead, deperately low on fuel.
8) Lock up
Publisher
Live Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Drama about a convict and the vicious warden determined to break his will.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shortly before his father's death, Prince Akeem learns that he sired an illegitimate son during his last stay in the United States and now he has to return to Queens to retrieve him to ensure a male successor to the throne.
10) My baby's daddy
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lonnie, 'G', and Dominic are best friends, but slacker-bachelors who aren't quite ready to grow up. Their lives basically revolve around smoking weed and trying to pick up women. By some stroke of luck, these guys manage to get each of their respective girlfriends pregnant at the same time. The fathers-to-be must now embark on an emotional journey while learning as much about themselves as they do about love and fatherhood.
11) Roots
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
30th anniversary ed. ; Standard full screen ver.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (645 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War, when Kunta Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 516 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The cop they can't stop. This incredible Die Hard collection features four of the most explosively entertaining action movies in Hollywood history. Bruce Willis stars as John McClane, the tough-as-nails cop with a wry sense of humor and a nose for deadly dilemmas, from the top of an L.A. skyscraper to the streets of New York City. Wrong place. Wrong time. Right man. Yippe Ki Yay!"--Container.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (614 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Die hard (1988): NYPD police officer John McClane tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Die hard 2 (1990): John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Die hard with a vengeance (1995): John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in...
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 489 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this behind-the-scenes romp about sketch show TGS, corporate executive Jack Donaghy, TGS neurotic stars, a hapless NBC page, and the rest of the befuddled crew work to create the 'magic of television.' Brought to you by the folks at GE Kabletown, it's a season of video obituaries, cross-dressing love, page showdowns, Canadian births, and other strange events in 22 blerg-worthy episodes.
15) Roots
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
7 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
