Summary
Equilibrium: In a futuristic society, the top enforcer misses a dose of an emotion-blocking drug and begins to realize that things are not as they seem.Impostor: A government scientist, whose work promises to save the planet, is suddenly accused of being an alien spy.
The prophecy: In his fight to stop the angel Gabriel and the forces of evil, an L.A. Detective finds an ally in an elementary school teacher. Together they race against time and terror to save the world as we know it.
Trancers 1: Angel City, 2247. Trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time to battle Whistler, an evil magnate who uses his psychic powers to trance and control armies of citizens.
Fortress: In a future, private underground prison/Fortress, the inmates are computer controlled with CCTV, dream readers and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife are inside but want to escape before birth.
Total recall 2070 : machine dreams: In the year 2070, the crime rate is virtually nonexistent. But when a government agent is gunned down, his partner is determined to uncover the dangerous truth.
Cypher: An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.
Convict 762 : After an error leads a spaceship off-course into an asteroid field, the crew is forced to stop and re-fuel at a penal colony. But upon landing, it's clear something isn't quite right. No one is alive except a terrified captain babbling about convict #762.
Contents
Equilibrium / Dimension Films presents a Blue Tulip Inc. production ; produced by Jan de Bont, Lucas Foster ; written and directed by Kurt Wimmer (107 min.)Impostor / Dimension Films presents a Marty Katz production ; produced by Marty Katz, Daniel Lupi, Gary Fleder, Gary Sinise ; screenplay by Caroline Case, Ehren Kruger, David Twohy ; directed by Gary Fleder (102 min.)
The prophecy / a Dimension Films release ; First Look Pictures presents a Neo Motion Pictures production ; produced by Joel Soisson ; written and directed by Gregory Widen (97 min.)
Trancers I / Full Moon Features presents ; written by Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo ; directed by Charles Band (76 min.)
Fortress / a Dimension release ; Davis Entertainment Company and Village Roadshow Pictures present a John Flock production ; screenplay by Troy Neighbors, Steven Feinberg, David Venable & Terry Curtis Fox ; produced by John Davis and John Flock ; directed by Stuart Gordon (95 min.)
Total recall 2070 : machine dreams / Dimension Home Video and Alliance Atlantis production ; written by Art Monterastelli ; directed by Mario Azzopardi (83 min.)
Cypher / Miramax presents in association with Pandora a Gaylord Films production ; written by Brian King ; produced by Hunt Lowry, Casey La Scala, Paul Federbush, Wendy Grean ; directed by Vincenzo Natali (96 min.)
Convict 762 / a Prestige Films release ; EGM Film International Inc. presents a Miles Platting Inc. production / screenplay by J. Reifel ; produced by John Eyres, Barnet Bain and Maryann Ridini ; directed by Luca Bercovici (95 min.).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Time travel
-- Drama.
Emotions -- Drama. Totalitarianism -- Drama. Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama. Angels -- Drama. Good and evil -- Drama. Science fiction films. Feature films. Fiction films. Action and adventure films. |
| Publisher | [La. Crosse, Wisconsin] :Echo Bridge Home Entertainment,2012 |
| Other Titles | Eight movie action pack |
| Contributors |
Bale, Christian,
1974- actor. Watson, Emily, 1967- actor. Diggs, Taye, actor. MacFadyen, Angus, 1963- actor. Bean, Sean, actor. Harbour, Matthew, actor. Fichtner, William, actor. Sinise, Gary, actor, film producer. Stowe, Madeleine, actor. D'Onofrio, Vincent, actor. Shalhoub, Tony, 1953- actor. Guinee, Tim, actor. Phifer, Mekhi, 1975- actor. Walken, Christopher, 1943- actor. Koteas, Elias, 1961- actor. Madsen, Virginia, 1961- actor. Stoltz, Eric, 1961- actor. Plummer, Amanda, actor. Mortensen, Viggo, 1958- actor. Thomerson, Tim, actor. Hunt, Helen, 1963- actor. Stefani, Michael, actor. LaFleur, Art, actor. Manard, Biff, actor. Hopkins, Telma, 1948- actor. Lambert, Christopher, 1957- actor. Smith, Kurtwood, 1943- actor. Locklin, Loryn, actor. Kilpatrick, Lincoln, actor. Easton, Michael, 1967- actor. Pruner, Karl, actor. Preston, Cynthia, actor. Rawlins, Michael Anthony, actor. Krant, Judith, actor. Bennett, Matthew, 1968- actor. Liu, Lucy, 1968- actor. Zagarino, Frank, actor. Sturges, Shannon, 1968- actor. Drago, Billy, 1945-2019, actor. Bont, Jan de, film producer. Foster, Lucas, film producer. Wimmer, Kurt, 1964- screenwriter, film director. Katz, Marty, film producer. Lupi, Daniel, film producer. Fleder, Gary, film producer, film director. Case, Caroline (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Kruger, Ehren, 1972- screenwriter. Twohy, David, screenwriter. Soisson, Joel, film producer. Widen, Gregory, screenwriter, film director. Bilson, Danny, screenwriter. De Meo, Paul, screenwriter. Band, Charles, film director. Neighbors, Troy, screenwriter. Feinberg, Steven, screenwriter. Venable, David (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Fox, Terry Curtis, screenwriter. Davis, John, 1954- film producer. Flock, John, film producer. Gordon, Stuart, 1947-2020, film director. Monterastelli, Art, screenwriter. Azzopardi, Mario, film director. King, Brian (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Lowry, Hunt, film producer. La Scala, Casey, film producer. Federbush, Paul, film producer. Grean, Wendy, film producer. Natali, Vincenzo, film director. Reifel, J., screenwriter. Eyres, John, film producer. Bain, Barnet, film producer. Spencer, Maryann Ridini, film producer. Bercovici, Luca, 1957- film director. Badelt, Klaus, composer. Isham, Mark, composer. Williams, David C. (Composer), composer. Davies, Phil (Composer), composer. Ryder, Mark (Composer), composer. Talgorn, Frédéric, 1961- composer. Borisavljevic, Zoran, 1970- composer. Andrews, Michael (Composer), composer. Marinangeli, Marco, composer. Dimension Films (1990- ), presenter. Blue Tulip (Firm), production company. First Look Pictures, presenter. Neo Motion Pictures, production company. Full Moon Features (Firm), presenter. Davis Entertainment Company, presenter. Village Roadshow Pictures, presenter. Dimension Home Video (Firm), production company. Alliance Atlantis (Firm), production company. Miramax Films, presenter. Pandora Film (Firm), presenter. Gaylord Films, production company. Prestige (Firm), production company. EGM Film International, presenter. Miles Platting (Firm), production company. Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Equilibrium: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, Angus MacFadyen, Sean Bean, Matthew Harbour, William Fichtner. Impostor: Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Guinee, Mekhi Phifer. The prophecy: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Amanda Plummer, Viggo Mortensen. Trancers 1: Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Michael Stefani, Art LaFleur, Biff Manard, Telma Hopkins. Fortress: Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin, Lincoln Kilpatrick. Total recall 2070 : machine dreams: Michael Easton, Karl Pruner, Cynthia Preston, Michael Anthony Rawlins, Judith Krant, Matthew Bennett. Cypher: Lucy Liu. Convict 762: Frank Zagarino, Shannon Sturges, Billy Drago. |
| Other Contributors |
Equilibrium: Cinematographer, Dion Beebe ; editors, Tom Rolf, William Yeh ; music, Klaus Badelt. Impostor: Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editors, Armen Minasian, Bob Ducsay ; music, Mark Isham. The prophecy: Directors of photography, Bruce Douglas Johnson, Richard Clabaugh ; editor, Sonny Baskin ; music, David C. Williams. Trancers 1: Cinematographer, Mac Ahlberg ; editor, Ted Nicolaou ; music, Phil Davies, Mark Ryder. Fortress: Director of photography, David Eggby ; music, Frederic Talgorn. Total recall 2070 : machine dreams: Editor, James Bredin ; music, Zoran Boris. Cypher: Director of photography, Derek Rogers ; editor, Bert Kish ; music, Michael Andrews. Convict 762: Director of photography, Steven Wacks ; editor, Amanda I. Kirpaul ; music, Marco Marinangeli. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R (Equilibrium, Impostor, The prophecy, Fortress, Total recall 2070: machine dreams, Cypher ) ; Not rated (Convict 762) ; MPAA rating: PG-13 (Trancers I). |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as motion pictures in 1984 (Trancers I), 1992 (Fortress), 1995 (The prophecy), 1997 (Convict 762), 1999 (Total recall 2070: machine dreams), 2001 (Impostor), 2002 (Equilibrium, Cypher). |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (751 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |