The Best Movies You Totally Forgot About
THE LOST COLLECTION
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES
MY BEST FRIEND IS A VAMPIRE
MORGAN STEWART’S COMING HOME
THE NIGHT BEFORE
HIDING OUT
SLAUGHTER HIGH
HOMER EDDIE
REPOSSESSED
Street Date: 4/14/09
Order Date: 3/18/09
DVD SRP: $14.98 each
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Lionsgate presents The Lost Collection,eight fun theatrical films from the 1980sfeaturing the “best films you totally forgot about” that include Irreconcilable Differences, My Best Friend is a Vampire, Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home, The Night Before, Slaughter High, Homer Eddie, Hiding Out and Repossessed. The Lost Collection is new to DVD– except for Hiding Outand Repossessed – and all feature hip DVD packaging that pops off the shelf. Featuring some of the decade’s best music and hippest stars including Drew Barrymore (Never Been Kissed), Robert Sean Leonard (Dead Poets Society), Jon Cryer (Pretty in Pink) and Keanu Reeves (The Matrix),each DVD will include a “Pop-Up Trivia” track special feature and will be available on April 14, 2009 for $14.98
The films include:
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES SYNOPSIS:
Albert and Lucy fall in love, get married, and have a beautiful daughter named Casey. Their life is wonderful until their business success distractsthem from each other and their daughter. They soon divorce, forcing Casey to sue her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation so she can live with the maid who has been actually taking care of her.
*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- “Pop-Up Trivia” track
*Subject to change
CAST
Shelley LongTV’s “Cheers,” Dr. T and the Women, The Money Pit, Night Shift
Ryan O’NealLove Story, Paper Moon, TV’s “Bones,” Fever Pitch
Drew BarrymoreNever Been Kissed, Ever After, Scream, The Wedding Singer
Sam WanamakerGuilty by Suspicion, Death on the Nile, Voyage of the Damned
Allen GarfieldDiabolique, TV’s “Chicago Hope,” Dick Tracy, The Cotton Club, Nashville
Sharon StoneCasino, Basic Instinct, The Quick and the Dead, The Muse
MY BEST FRIEND IS A VAMPIRESYNOPSIS:
A young student finds himself being transformed into a vampire after a night with a quite attractive female vampire. First, he does not quite believe it himself, but with the help of a 300 year old teacher and the handbook Vampirism - A Guide to an Alternative Lifestyle, he finds out that blood does not taste as bad as he expected. Of course, he does not bite women, as a good guy he sticks to pig blood which is offered by the local butcher as a special offer for vampires. Trouble rises when a vampire hunter tries to track him down with wooden sticks and silver bullets
*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- “Pop-Up Trivia” track
*Subject to change
CAST
Robert Sean LeonardTV’s “House,” Tape, The Last Days of Disco, Dead Poets Society
Cheryl PollakPump Up the Volume, TV’s “Melrose Place,” Crossing the Bridge
Rene AuberjonoisMASH, TV’s “Benson,” Eulogy, TV’s “Boston Legal”
Evan MirandFight Club, Fire with Fire, Crossing the Mob
Fannie FlaggGrease, Five Easy Pieces, Crazy in Alabama
Paul WillsonOffice Space, TV’s “Larry Sanders Show,” TV’s “Malcolm in the Middle”
Cecilia PeckWall Street, Killing Zoe, Havoc
David WarnerTitanic, Scream 2, The Lost World, Time Bandits, Tom Jones
Kathy BatesRevolutionary Road,The Family That Preys, TV’s “Six Feet Under,”Misery
LeeAnne LockenMiss Congeniality, TV’s “Inspector Mom,” Rain
MORGAN STEWART’S COMING HOME SYNOPSIS:
After seven years in boarding school, Morgan Stewart is finally coming home. Upon his return he discovers it’s not the same happy home it used to be, so he decides to reform his social climbing, politically inclined parents and things get a little out of control.
*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- “Pop-Up Trivia” track
- Trailer
*Subject to change
CAST
Jon CryerTV’s “Two and a Half Men,” Pretty in Pink,Hot Shots!
Viveka DavisThe End of Innocence, Curly Sue, EDtv, Cast Away
Paul GleasonDie Hard, The Breakfast Club, Van Wilder, She’s Having a Baby
Nicholas PryorAirplane!, Risky Business, Less Than Zero, Collateral Damage
JD CullumTV’s “Law & Order,” Showtime’s “Weeds,” Leatherheads
and Lynn Redgrave as NancyGods and Monsters, Georgy Girl, Shine, Kinsey, The White Countess
THE NIGHT BEFORESYNOPSIS:
Winston Connelly wakes up in the middle of the night in an alley with no idea of how he got there. Nor does he know where in Los Angeles he is or why he is wearing a beat-up tuxedo. Through a series of flashbacks, he remembers that he was sidetracked on his way to the prom the night before. In the meantime, he has to figure out what happened to his wallet, his car keys, his date, and why a pimp named “Tito” wants him dead.
*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- “Pop-Up Trivia” track
*Subject to change
CAST
Keanu ReevesThe Day the Earth Stood Still, The Matrix, Speed, My Own Private Idaho
Lori LoughlinTV’s “90210,” TV’s “Full House,” Secret Admirer
Theresa SaldanaRaging Bull, TV’s “The Commish,” The Time Shifters
and Trinidad Silva as TitoTV’s “Hill Street Blues,” TV’s “The White Shadow,” The Jerk
HIDING OUTSYNOPSIS:
A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss. In an effort to protect him, he is ordered to hide out as a high school student. There’s only one thing more frightening than murder – High School!
*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- “Pop-Up Trivia” track
- Trailer
*Subject to change
CAST
Jon CryerTV’s “Two and a Half Men,” Pretty in Pink,Hot Shots!
Keith CooganAdventures in Babysitting, Cousins, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead
Annabeth GishTV’s “The West Wing,” Double Jeopardy, Nixon, SLC Punk!, Mystic Pizza
SLAUGHTER HIGHSYNOPSIS:
A group of popular students play a cruel prank on a shy nerd resulting in a terrible accident. Years later, a reunion is held and each of the students face a stalker who maybe the same nerd out for revenge.
*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- “Pop-Up Trivia” track
- Trailer
*Subject to change
CAST
Caroline MunroeCasino Royale, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
with Simon ScuddamoreFeature Film Debut
Kelly BakerDon’t Open Til’ Christmas
Billy HartmanTV’s “Heartbeat,” TV’s “A Touch of Frost,” TV’s “Inspector Morse”
Carmine IannacconeMaid to Order, Split Decisions, TV’s “Moonlighting”
Gary MartinShock Treatment, Living Doll, Ruby in Paradise
HOMER EDDIE SYNOPSIS:
Ever since he was beaned by a fastball in his childhood, Homer has been a little “off” in the head. Edwina has always been a little crazy. But now that doctors have told her she’s got a month to live, she’s crazier than ever! Together they take off on a rollicking journey of a lifetime—and along the way learn about themselves, their families and the healing power of their friendship.
*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- “Pop-Up Trivia” track
*Subject to change
CAST
James BelushiTV’s “According to Jim,” Joe Somebody, About Last Night, Mr. Destiny
Whoopi GoldbergRat Race, Girl Interrupted, Boys on the Side, The Color Purple, Ghost
Karen BlackFive Easy Pieces, House of 1000 Corpses, Nashville
Anne RamseyThe Goonies, Throw Momma From the Train, Scrooged
Beah RichardsIn the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Drugstore Cowboy
John WatersHairspray(2007), Seed of Chucky, Jackass: Number Two, Sweet and Lowdown
REPOSSESSED SYNOPSIS:
It’s been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the devil from little Nancy Aglet. Now, years later, Nancy has grown up and has a family, but the demon returns to repossess her. With Father Mayii unwilling to help, another priest agrees to help her even when a television reporter plans to air the exorcism live.
*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- “Pop-Up Trivia” track
- Trailer
*Subject to change
CAST
Linda BlairThe Exorcist, Sorceress, Double Blast, Roller Boogie, TV’s “L.A. 7,”
Ned BeattyCharlie Wilson’s War, Shooter, Network, Deliverance, TV’s “Roseanne”
Leslie NielsenAn American Carol, Superhero Movie, Scary Movie 4, The Naked Gun
Anthony StarkeLicence to Kill, Nowhere to Run, TV’s “The Magnificent Seven”
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: Irreconcilable Differences: 1984
My Best Friend is a Vampire: 1988
Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home: 1987
The Night Before: 1988
Hiding Out: 1987
Slaughter High: 1986
Homer Eddie: 1989
Repossessed: 1990
Title Copyright:Irreconcilable Differences:Program Content:© 1984 Angeles Cinema Investors.
Artwork:© 2009 Republic Entertainment Inc.®
My Best Friend is a Vampire:1984 Kings Road EntertainmentInc. All Rights Reserved.
Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home:Kings Road EntertainmentInc. All Rights Reserved.
The Night Before:1988 Kings Road EntertainmentInc. All Rights Reserved.
Hiding Out:© 1987 Studio Canal. All Rights Reserved.
Slaughter High:1985 by Spectacular Trading Co. All Rights Reserved.
Homer Eddie:1989 Kings Road Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Repossessed:© Studio Canal. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating:Irreconcilable Differences, My Best Friend is a Vampire: PG
Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home, The Night Before, Hiding Out, Repossessed: PG-13
Homer & Eddie: R
Slaughter High: Unrated
Genre: Irreconcilable Differences: Drama/Comedy
My Best Friend is a Vampire: Comedy
Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home: Comedy
The Night Before: Drama
Hiding Out: Comedy
Slaughter High: Horror
Homer Eddie: Comedy
Repossessed: Comedy
Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Format: Irreconcilable Differences, My Best Friend is a Vampire, Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home, The
Night Before, Slaughter High, Homer Eddie, Repossessed: 4x3 Full screen (1.33)
Hiding Out: 16x9 Widescreen (1.85)
Feature Running Time: Irreconcilable Differences: 113 minutes
My Best Friend is a Vampire: 89 minutes
Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home: 91 minutes
The Night Before: 90 minutes
Hiding Out: 99 minutes
Slaughter High:93 minutes
Homer Eddie: 99 minutes
Repossessed: 84 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital and 2.0 Stereo
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