Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Television: 50 Films to Rent on VHS
- Tom Jones (Mini-series) (The History of Tom Jones - A Foundling) (1997)
- Dir. Metin Hüseyin
Feat. Max Beesley, Brian Blessed, Kathy Burke…
- Full–scale adaption of Henry Fielding's comic masterpiece, charting the amorous misadventures of the orphan Tom through the rollicking morals…
- Letter to Blanchy (TV Series) (1996)
- Feat. Jon Gadsby, David McPhail
- The comedy team of Jon Gadsby, David McPhail and A. K. Grant combined their talents for this successful local comedy series. Features the full length…
- Baldy Man, The (1995)
- Dir. Colin Gilbert
Feat. Gregor Fisher
- In the tradition of Mr. Bean, Gregor Fisher stars in this new no–dialogue comedy show as a babbling, clumsy, almost lovable character. Four…
- Buccaneers, The (1995)
- Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Carla Gugino, Mira Sorvino, Alison Elliott…
- Four blue–blooded American girls search in England for the fortune and success denied to them back home. A BBC production, from Edith Wharton's…
- Lipstick On Your Collar (1993)
- Dir. Renny Rye
Feat. Giles Thomas, Louise Germaine, Ewan McGregor
- Dennis Potter's musical comedy combines the elements that made his 'Singing Detective' and 'Pennies from Heaven' so memorable and distinctive. This…
- Norman Gunston Show, The (1993)
- Feat. Garry McDonald, Shirley Maclaine
- Garry McDonald's ghastly alter–ego, armed with but a microphone, elicits insight as well as fear from luminaries like Shirley Maclaine and…
- Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. Gary Dehan
- Hyperactive hedgehog, Sonic, is the star of this dubbed–into–English version of the Japanese serial.
Known for its darker atmosphere,…
- Te Video: Billy T James and Friends (1993)
- Feat. Billy T. James, Rima Te Wiata, Rawiri Paratene…
- Compilation video featuring sketches from Billy T's inspired television show, including the pilot episode which was apparently never broadcast.
- Tracey Ullman - Takes On New York (1993)
- Dir. Don Scardino
Feat. Tracey Ullman
- British comedian/impersonator/celebrity Tracy Ullman tackles an eccentric selection of alter–egos, all characters experiencing New York for the…
- Typhon's People (1993)
- Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. Alfred Molina, Sophie Lee, Michael Hurst…
- Capable sci–fi thriller, scripted by Margaret Mahy, concerning dodgy genetic–engineering in a remote NZ research station. Stars local…