Sunday, 5 April 2015

History of the World Part 1 (1981)

Directed by Mel Brooks and starring Mel Brooks, Dom Deluise, Madeline Kahn, Gregory Hines, Harvey Korman and Pamela Stephenson.


DVD bought in 2006
92mins







No extras

The Cannonball Run (1981)

Directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom Deluise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Jackie Chan and Jack Elam.


DVD bought in 2001
91m 42s






Theatrical Trailer

Caveman (1981)

Directed by Carl Gottlieb and starring Ringo Star, Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, 
Jack Gilford and John Matuszak.


DVD bought in 2007
91m 46s






Theatrical Trailer

Friday, 3 April 2015

Airplane! (1980)

Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, starring Robert Hays, Julie Haggerty, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges and Robert Stack.



Special Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2007
84m 08s







Audio Commentary with Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and producer Jon Davison 
Long Haul - branching version of the film, with interviews and deleted scenes (72mins of branching video footage)
Trivia Track
Theatrical Trailer

The Blues Brothers (1980)

The Blues Brothers (1980) Directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, 
Carrie Fisher, John Candy, Henry Gibson and Charles Napier. 133mins (148mins)

Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) Directed by John Landis and starring Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, 
Joe Morton and J. Evan Bonifant. 123mins



2-disc Double Feature DVD bought in 2002

The Blues Brothers Blu-ray bought in 2012





 2-disc DVD







Blu-ray extras - 

Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers (56mins)
Transposing the Music (15mins)
Remembering John (10mins)

The Big Brawl (1980)

Also known as Battle Creek Brawl.

Directed by Robert Clouse and starring Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer, Kristine DeBell and Mako.



Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2001
91m 30s






Jackie Chan Interview
Production Photo Gallery
Animated Biography
UK Promotional Trailer
Original Theatrical Trailer

The Young Master (1980)

Directed by Jackie Chan and starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao and Tien Feng.



Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2004
106mins






Commentary By HK Film Expert Bey Logan
Interview and Martial Arts Demonstration from Hapkido Grandmaster Wong In-Sik
Cutting Room- featurette
Director Workshop with Jackie Chan
UK Promotional Trailer
Original Theatrical Trailer