A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Taxi Driver
The “home video era” kicked off in 1977 when Magnetic Video Corporation pioneered the release of VHS tapes, introducing iconic “Video Cassettes” for home entertainment. As a dedicated collector, I focus on vintage VHS tapes from 1977 to 1982, prioritizing Magnetic Video’s groundbreaking releases, with select exceptions from 1982 to 1989. This era saw VHS and Betamax formats compete, with early adopters embracing films like The Panic in Needle Park (1971) and Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974) in their living rooms. Below is my curated collection of retro VHS tapes, ready to be refined by distributor for a nostalgic journey through home video history.
20th Century Fox Video
CBS/FOX Video
Catalina Home Video
Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
Diamond Productions
International Historic Films
Key Video
Lightning Video
Magnetic Video
Magnetic Video – South Pacific
Magnetic Video – U.K.
MCA Videocassette, Inc.
MGM/UA Home Video
MCA Videocassette, Inc.
MGM/CBS Home Video
MCA Videocassette, Inc.
Neon Video
Paramount (Home Video)
Andy Warhol Presents (Paramount Series)
Playhouse Video
RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video
THORN EMI Video Limited
Time Life Video
Warner Home Video
WCI Home Video
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice...
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and...
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
As Rebel leaders map their strategy for an all-out attack on the Emperor's newer, bigger Death Star. Han Solo remains frozen in the cavernous desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt, the most loathsome outlaw in the universe, who is also keeping Princess Leia as a slave girl. Now a...
Raging Bull
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come...
Night of the Living Dead
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Although not the first zombie film, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is the progenitor of the contemporary "zombie apocalypse" horror film, and it greatly influenced the modern pop-culture zombie archetype.
Patton
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his...
Modern Times
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Midnight Express
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or...
Jaws
An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.
