Sunday 5 April 2015

This is Elvis (1981)

Directed by Andrew Solt and Malcolm Leo and starring Elvis Presley.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2007
102mins (144mins)








Also includes the "Unrated Expanded Video Version" of This is Elvis
Behind The Gates Of Graceland - vintage featurette
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailer: "Elvis: That's The Way It Is"

Heavy Metal the Movie (1981)

Directed by Gerald Potterton and starring Richard Romanus, John Candy, Eugene Levy 
and Harold Ramis.


DVD bought in 2000

Blu-ray bought in 2013
90m 20s






 Blu-ray






Feature Length Rough Cut -with optional commentary by Carl Macek (90mins)
Imagining Heavy Metal (36mins)
Deleted Scenes

The Fox and the Hound (1981)

Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich and Art Stevens and starring Mickey Rooney. Kurt Russell and Jack Albertson.


DVD bought in 2004
79m 18s






Passing the Baton
The Fox And The Hound- scrapbook
The Best of Friends- sing-along
Cartoon short: "Wonder Dog"
Disney Storytime: New Best Friends- interactive game

Stripes (1981)

Directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles, 
Sean Young and John Candy.


Extended Cut DVD bought in 2005
106mins (126mins)






Audio commentary by director Ivan Reitman and co-writer/producer Dan Goldberg
Stars and Stripes 2-Part Documentary (56mins)

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