"Actor: Pat"

• The Toxic Avenger | DVD | (20/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The foundation stone of the Troma label's trash-movie empire, The Toxic Avenger introduces the character of nerdy janitor Melvin, who suffers heaps of abuse from local bad-guys and is stuffed into a vat of toxic waste while dressed in a ballerina outfit. He emerges mutated into a Swamp Thing/Hulk-style monster hero who romps around the blighted township of Tromaville, New Jersey, offing the grotesque villains in nastily gruesome ways and mooning over his blind true love. The Troma style is unique, and perhaps predates the anything-gross-for-a-laugh approach of the Farrelly Brothers by a good 10 years, but it sometimes wavers between the good-natured gags and genuinely unpleasant plot images that somewhat spoil the tone. Entry-level filmmaking, but with surprisingly professional head-squashing effects and a degree of enthusiasm that breaks down most resistance. Several sequels have ensued, including The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie. -- Kim Newman

• Lake Of Fire | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £15.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (13.93%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Tony Kaye's graphic shocking and controversial documentary which takes a look on both sides of the abortion debate.

• Super Brawl 4 | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Seven bouts of relentless and merciless hand-to-hand combat. Witness Judo specialist Pat Matsuda Muay Thai fighter Leonard Carter World Thai Boxing Champion Maurice Travis Maurice Smith protegee Bob Gilstrap and UFC veteran John Matua in a series of ferocious all-action uncensored battles.

• Legends Of Jazz Guitar - Vol. 3 | DVD | (12/12/2012) from £16.37   |  Saving you £8.62 (34.50%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Featuring more jazz guitar legends including Barney Kessel and Jim Hall.

• Deathstone | DVD | (13/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When a mystical Chinese tomb is excavated a series of murders follow; all the victims coming from the same powerful family. When an American Marine is accused of the murders two buddies come to his rescue to fight the supernatural and free their friend.

• Road To Bali | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £5.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• James Dean - The Rare Movies | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £25.00   |  Saving you £-12.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In some ways, calling this collection James Dean: The Rare Movies is a little misleading. After all, the "all-purpose delinquent"--as described in David Dalton's fascinating booklet notes--made only three feature films and, in true iconic style, died a youthful, violent death. Yet the collection works somewhat on an ironic level. The 1950s was a decade in which television established itself as the biggest threat to the cinematic medium, and this is a selection of some of the television dramas and commercials that Dean made on his way up to Hollywood stardom, presented with the same introductions and sponsors' messages of the original transmissions. So how good was he at the beginning? All the raw material was there: the restless misfit, the damaged juvenile and the complex punk. In 1954's "I am a Fool" he stars with Natalie Wood in what turned out to be a rehearsal for Rebel Without a Cause on the big screen. At times he moves with an almost balletic grace, at others he twitches with that awkwardness that still leaves new generations of fans totally enthralled. Television was never going to contain him. This is like watching history in the making and is all the more compelling because we know the tragedy that lay but a short way ahead. On the DVD: It scarcely matters that these television dramas and commercials are presented in 4:3 format. The picture quality is inevitably poor and the sound rough, sometimes to the point of inaudibility. Made in television's explosive adolescence, they were never intended to be monuments to technological brilliance. We're just lucky they've survived at all. The track selection offers a maze-like array of choices for you to skip between films, introductions and commercial breaks and occasionally this can be confusing. A chronology on the DVD itself would have helped.--Piers Ford

• The Number One Girl | DVD | (14/01/2008) from £2.97   |  Saving you £17.02 (573.06%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Number One Girl stars Vinnie Jones and Tony Schiena in this martial arts action movie! Joey Scalini a full contact martial arts champion is persuaded by his life-long friend London mob thug Dragos Molnar (Vinne Jones) to perform as a guest judge on a televised beauty pageant. In spite of Dragos' warnings to stay away from the top four contestant Joey just can't help himself when it comes down to Tatiana (Lisa McAllister). When Dragos descovers that Joey has broken the rules he is determined to teach his old friend a lesson!

• The Outlaw | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £3.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (25.38%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A very loose retelling of the legendary story of Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid the film achieved notoriety thanks to the lead female Jane Russell. Aged just 19 when the film was made her ample physical attributes were such that the producer and director Howard Hughes spent thousands advertising the film in advance of its release with the slogan 'what are the two reasons for Jane Russell's rise to stardom?' The film was initially banned (which Hughes wanted) although this did not st

• Shadow Fury | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In the near future a group of genetic engineers at the Nova Corporation make an amazing breakthrough in human cloning. But the renegade scientist Dr Oh has created an obediance strain that allows him mind control over any human clone created. Exiled from the Nova corporation for misconduct Dr Oh vows revenge on his former colleagues by creating Tekeru the perfect killing machine...

• Exit In Red | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A psychiatrist moves out West after he is brought up on charges of sexual misconduct for which his adoring female attorney eventually gets the charges dropped... with the hope that this will move him to like her as much as she likes him. But it is not to be for this is a doctor who seems destined to be sexually involved with much more cunning than loving women and it isn't long before one of them has him caught up in an affair only to then have her 'husband' come and make accusat

• San Quentin | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After a successful career in the army, Captain Robert Stephenson (Pat O’Brien) decides to take over at the notorious San Quentin prison and see if he can make men of the prisoners with army discipline. The night before he is due to take over at San Quentin he meets and falls for May (Ann Sheridan), a beautiful nightclub singer. Unknown to Stephenson, May’s brother is the wayward Joe ‘Red’ Kennedy (Humphrey Bogart) who is on the run from the police. Red is eventually cornered at the nightclub and tries to shoot his way out of trouble before being arrested in front of his sister and Stephenson. After being sentenced, Red is sent to San Quentin and when Stephenson realises that Red is his lover’s brother, he decides to try and reform him. But the harshness of prison and the inveterate convict ‘Sailor Boy’ (Joe Sawyer) have other plans for Red.

• Ecstasy Of Order: The Tetris Masters | DVD | (22/10/2012) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tetris. We've all played it, rotating the pieces ('tetrominoes') and dropping them in the perfect place, or despairing as we discover a piece won't fit. You may have even joked about 'mastering' the game during a stint of unemployment, or as a child, before you could afford any other Game Boy cartridges. But what about the people who've truly mastered Tetris? Where are the Kasparovs and Fischers, the great champions who've dedicated their minds to solving its deepest puzzles? One man made it...

• The Twilight Zone - Vol. 5 | DVD | (31/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 1959 screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This original and daring television series ran for a magnificent five seasons from 1959 to 1964 and still looks as fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series (and still does) is the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underlined the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras. On the DVD: A neat animated menu with a winking eye guides the viewer "Inside the Twilight Zone", which consists of digests of background information on the individual episodes, as well as a general history of the show, a season-by-season breakdown and a potted biography of Serling. --Mark Walker

• The President's Analyst | DVD | (03/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A Film About Life Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happenings. With the responsibilities of world peace the national debt and dessert choices at state dinners constantly on his mind it seemed like a good idea to get the President of the United States an analyst to help him deal with these burdens. In The President's Analyst Dr. Sidney Schaefer (James Coburn) wins the coveted job but not without a price-governments from all over the world are soon targeting the hapless d

• To Live For | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £6.55   |  Saving you £-4.56 (-229.10%)   |  RRP £1.99

  It's only when you're life is truely on edge that you appreciate how precious and important everyday every moment is. After finding she has a life-threatening illness Susan Allen decides to spend what time is left to the fullest with her young daughter Carson. Tortured between her own terrible plight and what will happen to Carson she then crosses paths with an irresistable stranger. Although reluctantto get too involved as any future together seems impossible she soon finds out that it's never too late to fall in love or to realise there really is so much love to live for.

• Pat Benatar - Live In New Haven | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• The Serpent's Kiss | DVD | (29/01/2001) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The Serpent's Kiss will probably be well received by fans of Peter Greenaway's arch and ornate films (The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning By Numbers for example). In this movie, a young Dutch landscape artist named Chrome (Ewan MacGregor) is hired by homely but rich landowner Smithers (Pete Postlethwaite) to turn his overgrown estate into a masterpiece of topiary and hedge-mazes. But unbeknown to Smithers, Chrome is fulfilling the will of Smithers' ardent enemy (Richard E Grant), who hopes to bankrupt the wealthy man and seduce his beautiful wife (Greta Scacchi). When Chrome falls under the spell of Smithers' enigmatic daughter, all plans go awry. The strong cast wallows entertainingly in this mix of jealousy, decadence, intriguing visuals, Machiavellian schemes, and heaving bosoms, with Grant performing with his usual lurid gusto. The sumptuous Restoration-era costumes enhance this meditation on art versus nature. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• Swamp People: Season 10 | DVD | (12/07/2019) from £24.64   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mrs Brown's Boys Part 3 | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £8.80   |  Saving you £-2.81 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99