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81) Monster house
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of kids discover that a neighborhood house is actually a monster. To solve the mystery of the house they must go inside it, before it takes everyone that crosses its path.
84) Dante's peak
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A long-dormant volcano erupts, threatening the residents of a small town. Special features include audio commentary with the director and an original documentary "Getting close to the show" with interviews. Behind-the-scenes footage and other exciting materials.
85) WarGames
Pub. Date
1983.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (7 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
Young electronics wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation.
86) The parent trap
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An updated version of the 1961 Disney classic about separated identical twins. Hallie and Annie meet accidentally at camp and decide to reunite their divorced parents. Bonus features: a gag reel, the making of the movie, visual effects, and commentary.
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While traveling on the famed Blue Train to the French Riviera, Inspector Poirot meets a motley collection of socialites that include the beautiful Ruth Kettering and her American oil magnate father, Rufus Van Aldin, Ruthe is accompanied by her scoundrel of a husband, Derek, and her lover, La Roche. It's an unhealthy situation--and Poirot finds out just how unhealthy when one of them is found murdered.
88) Blood alley
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An American merchant marine captain ferries a group of Chinese refugees down the Yangtze River to escape the Communists.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Clark Griswold vows that his clan will enjoy the "most fun-filled family Christmas ever." However, his plans are a disaster waiting to happen as he installs 25,000 lights on the Griswold rooftop, a turkey explodes on the dining room table, his house is invaded by zany relatives, and a SWAT team lays siege outside.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
With her father presumed dead, Lara must race to recover an ancient artifact that can alter space and time if not destroyed. She finds the key that will unlock the two sections that must be put together in order for the artifact to work. She must fight her nemises in order to restore harmony and all before the planets and sun align.
91) Tears of the sun
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a doctor is rescued by a Special-Ops unit in the jungle of Nigeria, she refuses to go with them unless they agree to help rescue 70 refugees as well.
92) The notebook
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun meet one evening at a carnival, beginning a courtship that blossoms into intimacy. They are quickly separated by Allie's upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn't right for her. When Allie doesn't hear from Noah for several years, she meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, with her love for Noah still alive, stops by Noah's home. Their reunion rekindles a passionate romance, and...
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story about 73-year-old Alvin Straight who embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends with his 75-year-old brother Lyle before his brother dies. Alvin can no longer drive a car because of his eyesight and has to walk with 2 canes, but he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and drives the 260-mile course from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wis.
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of London's richest and most mysterious men, Mr. Shaitana, invites Poirot, the crime writer of Araidne Oliver, two of Poirot's fellow sleuths, and several others to his sumptuous apartment for dinner and bridge. But the evening takes a deadly turn when the host is found stabbed through the heart and the four sleuths must find the killer among them.
Series
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. So began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia"--Container....
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity. Believing in the story of Pinocchio, David dreams of becoming a real boy.
97) Jaws
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Intense shark attacks including some bloody images, language, brief partial nudity/sexual references and drug use.
"When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's 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"--Container.
99) The party
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Hollywood bigwig is giving a party to which every climber in town wants to be invited. By mistake, an accident-prone Indian actor is invited, and the result is hilarious slapstick and a wicked and shrewd insider's view of Tinseltown.
100) Rabbit-proof fence
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating...
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