Rubinstein, Zelda

Teen Witch

Romance is the most powerful spell of all or so one teenager learns in this fun teen fantasy starring Robyn Lively ("Chicago Hope") Zelda Rubinstein (the Poltergeist trilogy) Dan Gauthier ("Beverly Hills 90210") and Dick Sargent ("Bewitched"). Filled with sweet-natured comedy and supernatural appeal Teen Witch will work its magic on you!Louise (Lively) is a shy misfit with a huge crush on and no chance of dating Brad (Gauthier) the hunky star of the high school football team. And when Louise discovers on her 16th birthday that she's descended from Salem witches she uses her newfound powers to become the most popular girl on campus! But when sparks fly between her and Brad how can she be sure it's true love and that he's not simply spellbound?System Requirements: Running Time 94 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 027616925664 Manufacturer No: 1008556

Poltergeist (25th Anniversary Edition)

What a combo! Tobe Hooper, the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, teamed up with family-oriented producer Steven Spielberg to make Poltergeist. The film is about a haunted suburban tract home in a development very much like the Arizona one in which Spielberg was raised. (Because it came out the same summer as Spielberg's E.T., it was tempting to see both movies as representing Spielberg's ambivalent feelings about childhood in suburbia. One was a fantasy, the other a nightmare.) Spielberg also cowrote the screenplay, which taps into primal, childlike fears of monsters under the bed, monsters in the closet, sinister clown faces, and all manner of things that go bump in the night. At first, some of the odd happenings in the house are kind of funny and amusing, but they grow gradually creepier until the film climaxes in a terrifying special-effects extravaganza when 5-year-old Carole Anne (Heather O'Rourke) is kidnapped by the spooks and held hostage in another dimension. Though not nearly as frightening as Hooper's magnum opus, or the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, which came along two years later, Poltergeist is one of the smartest and most entertaining horror pictures of its time. --Jim Emerson

Poltergeist II/Poltergeist III

As sequels go, Poltergeist II has the advantage of retaining most of the original film's cast (although the absence of the actress Dominique Dunne, a murder victim, is not explained). It's still not enough to turn this dreary outing into a passable horror movie. The terrorized Freeling family has moved from their haunted house, but the bothersome ghosties are not finished with them yet. The lame scares include a sequence built around Craig T. Nelson swallowing a demon worm from a tequila bottle and then regurgitating it. Far more frightening is the wizened face of theater legend Julian Beck, who appears as a foreboding old guy with bad news for the Freelings: "Yer all gonna die!"

Poltergeist III recruits only blond cherub Heather O'Rourke (who died before the film's release) and dwarf psychic Zelda Rubinstein from the first movies. The action has shifted to a Chicago high-rise, where little Carol Anne's otherworldly gift is being studied (Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen play the uncle and aunt she boards with). Director Gary Sherman tries to get some ideas going with mirror images, but the bargain-basement atmosphere and the limited special effects undercut the movie at every turn. --Robert Horton

Poltergeist II: The OthersideThey're back! The restless spirits of the unburied have followed the Freeling family to their new home. Academy Award Nominations: Best Visual Effects.Poltergeist IIISet in a Chicago high-rise where Carol Anne is relentlessly sought by the evil Reverend Kane. The courageous psychic returns to combat Kane.System Requirements:Poltergeist II: The Otherside: Starring: Craig T. Nelson Heather O'Rourke Zelda Rubinstein JoBeth Williams Directed By: Brian Gibson Poltergeist III: Starring: Tom Skerritt Nancy Allen Heather O'Rourke Zelda Rubinstein Directed By: Gary Sherman Copyright 2003 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: PG-13 UPC: 027616888983 Manufacturer No: 1004879

Sixteen Candles

Molly Ringwald established herself as the teen queen of the '80s in this fresh comedy. The movie is a day in the life of Samantha, whose 16th birthday is turning out to be anything but sweet. All the traumas of teendom come down on one long day, which sees Samantha surrounded by dithery relatives, mooning over a high school hunk, and pursued by a sawed-off Lothario. Sixteen Candles marked the directing debut of John Hughes, and its goofy energy displayed a promising talent with a great ear for high school lingo ... a promise neglected since Hughes became, after Home Alone, a one-man entertainment industry. There are some pretty crass moments (Why the stereotype of the foreign-exchange student from Asia?), but Ringwald's steady appeal smoothes over the rough spots. As the pubescent, self-styled lady-killer, Anthony Michael Hall turns in a hilarious portrait of a young swinger; he and Ringwald would reteam with Hughes for The Breakfast Club, another key teen picture of the decade. --Robert Horton

One of the most iconic teen comedies of the 1980s, Sixteen Candles, returns in an all-new Flashback Edition with never-before-seen bonus features! Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) is ready to make the most of her sweet sixteenth birthday … if only someone in her family would remember it. She's your average teen, enduring creepy freshmen, spoiled siblings, confused parents and the “Big Blonde on Campus” who stands between her and the boy of her dreams. From writer/director John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Weird Science), Sixteen Candles is a warm-hearted coming-of-age comedy that helped define a generation!

Teen Witch (1989) / The Heavenly Kid (1985) (Totally Awesome 80s Double Feature)

Teen WitchLouise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her and to win the heart of the handsome footballer's captain. But soon she has doubts if it's right to 'cheat' her way to popularity.The Heavenly KidWhen Bobby dies in a car accident he is not allowed to enter heaven but has to stay in one of the lower levels until he has worked enough as an guardian angel in order to deserve paradise. One of his jobs is Lenny a gifted boy who loves his schoolmate Sharon who is the most beautiful girl of the class. But she does not even notice him so that he is about to commit suicide. Bobby prevents this and dresses Lenny up making him a playboy and tough guy so that he gets what he wants although Bobby knows that this is not the best. Thinking that his job is done Bobby realizes that Lenny's mother is his former girlfriend who has married another guy. Although not being allowed he makes himself visible to her...Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 027616081735 Manufacturer No: M108173

Poltergeist

What a combo! Tobe Hooper, the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, teamed up with family-oriented producer Steven Spielberg to make Poltergeist. The film is about a haunted suburban tract home in a development very much like the Arizona one in which Spielberg was raised. (Because it came out the same summer as Spielberg's E.T., it was tempting to see both movies as representing Spielberg's ambivalent feelings about childhood in suburbia. One was a fantasy, the other a nightmare.) Spielberg also cowrote the screenplay, which taps into primal, childlike fears of monsters under the bed, monsters in the closet, sinister clown faces, and all manner of things that go bump in the night. At first, some of the odd happenings in the house are kind of funny and amusing, but they grow gradually creepier until the film climaxes in a terrifying special-effects extravaganza when 5-year-old Carole Anne (Heather O'Rourke) is kidnapped by the spooks and held hostage in another dimension. Though not nearly as frightening as Hooper's magnum opus, or the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, which came along two years later, Poltergeist is one of the smartest and most entertaining horror pictures of its time. --Jim Emerson

This awesome supernatural thriller stars Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams as a California couple swept up in a wave of horror after sinister spirits invade their home and kidnap their child. Year: 1982 Director: Tobe Hooper Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Jo Beth Williams, Beatrice Straight

National Lampoon's Last Resort

Two average guys answer the call when one of their uncles requests their help in protecting his private Caribbean island. The old uncle is a former actor and his former on-screen nemesis has become his real-life nemesis and is trying to attack the island. Don't miss President Bill Clinton's brother Roger.System Requirements:Features: Region 1 Keep case Widescreen 1.85 Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Menus Scene Access Running Time: 91 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 031398186199 Manufacturer No: 19036

Anguish

After being hypnotized by his bizarre mother a man goes on a brutal killing spree complete with telepathic commands from mom to carve the eyeballs from his victims. But just when you think you ve seen it all comes the most shocking twist imaginable Zelda Rubinstein (POLTERGEIST SOUTHLAND TALES) and Oscar® nominee Michael Lerner (BARTON FINK MANIAC COP 2) star in one of the most acclaimed and unconventional horror films of the 80s. You won t believe your eyes as controversial Spanish writer/director Bigas Luna known primarily for his art house films like JAMON JAMON creates an otherworldly twist of reality in the William Castle tradition.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC: 827058112499 Manufacturer No: BU1124

Wishcraft

A teen horror flick that's a step above its peers, Wishcraft fuses a slasher movie with a "be careful what you wish for" story line. Bret (Michael Weston), a smart but unsociable high school kid, receives a strange box in the mail. A note tells him the contents will give him three wishes; naturally, he wishes for a date with a cheerleader (Alexandra Holden) he has a crush on. His wish comes true--but just as his new life is beginning, someone is murdering the popular kids in strange, inventive ways. Wishcraft isn't novel or surprising, but what's unusual is how well written, smartly directed, and solidly acted the movie is. The dialogue sounds genuine; the characters have more than one dimension; clichés are kept to a minimum. It won't win any awards, but if all B movies were this good, we'd be living in a much more entertaining world. --Bret Fetzer

Brett is one of the outsiders at his school. A little too bright to be popular, that doesn't stop him from having the biggest crush on the cheerleading Samantha, who's a little too popular to take him seriously. When Brett receives a mysterious package that contains a totem with the ability to grant its owner three wishes, he discovers that dreams can come true - with a vengeance. Suddenly Samantha is holding him so tight its cutting off his circulation, and her non-stop adoration is not his only problem. Someone is systematically slaughtering the rebels and the jocks - and the cheerleaders. Misbehave? Hit the grave. Now Samantha is primed to be the killer's next target. A perfect victim for a killer in search of perfection - and the only thing that might save her is WISHCRAFT.

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Faerie Tale Theatre - The Dancing Princesses

A king discovers that his daughters' dancing slippers are worn out every morning and hires a man to find out where they are going when they're supposed to be asleep.