Pick 1 Betamax movie or recording. Will add more down the road including some choice recorded movies from 80's television. I test these on my working Betamax player. I tried posting a video but they wouldn't accept it, maybe because it showed a movie playing I don't know...Ebay didn't give a reason. Probably 90% of surviving Betamax available are former rentals mostly because new releases were priced high at about $100. I don't think I mention every tape individually. There are a few non-rentals. I examine each tape carefully for wear. This was a complicated listing to set-up so there are a probably a few questions left unanswered, but hopefully everything is self-explanatory.
AGAINST ALL ODDS starring Jeff Bridges and James Woods. Take A Look at this Betamax now. Factory Closed box. Box has some edge wear. Former Rental. Tested/Works.
AIRPLANE! and AIRPLANE II THE SEQUEL. 2 Former Rentals in Hard Cases. Tested/Works.
AMERICAN GIGOLO. Directed by Paul Schrader, acclaimed writer of Taxi Driver. Comes in a Hard Case and was likely a former rental. Comes with a rental laminated display. The tape is in great cosmetic condition. Tested and works.
AT CLOSE RANGE starring Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Directed by James Foley. Factory box. Former Rental with stickers. Label is loose. Tested/Works.
BEST FRIENDS (1982) - starring Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn. Comedy. Former Rental in Clear Hard Case. Tape only. Tested/Works. Warner Home Video.
BLAZING SADDLES Directed by Mel Brooks starring Gene Wilder. Former Rental with stickers. Tested/Works.
BOLERO starring Bo Derek An Adventure in Ecstasy Warning Nudity Rated R. Former Rental with stickers. Tested/Works. In Rental Clamshell Case.
THE ENFORCER starring Clint Eastwood. Sequel to Dirty Harry. Former Rental with stickers. Tested/Works.
FORT APACHE, THE BRONX starring Paul Newman. Former Rental with stickers. Tested/Works. Brown hard case.
FUNNY FACE starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Directed by Stanley Donen. Former Rental. Tested Works.
GANDHI. Best Picture Winner starring Best Actor Winner Ben Kingley 2-Tape Set. Former Rentals in clear hard cases. Tested and works.
HATARI! Starring John Wayne Directed by Howard Hawks. Former Rental. Tested and works.
INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Small box Version. The movie has been tested and the tape is in Great condition. SOLD AS IS. The box has a little storage wear. It doesn't appear to be a former rental so that's a bonus.
JAILHOUSE ROCK starring Elvis Presley. Musical. Former Rental in Hard Cases. Tested/Works.
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA directed by David Lean starring Peter O' Toole. 2 Tape Set. Former Rental. Tested/Works.
NIGHT PATROL starring Linda Blair from the Exorcist. Former Rental with stickers. Tested/Works.
NORTH DALLAS FORTY starring Nick Nolte. Football Movie. 1979. Rare. Former Rental in Hard Case. Tested/Works.
NORTH TO ALASKA starring John Wayne. Western Movie. Long box Factory box. Possible Former Rental. Tested/Works.
SOLD OUT - AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger 1982 Dir. Taylor Hackford. Former Rental in clamshell case with cut box. Tested/Works.
PAINT YOUR WAGON starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, and Jean Seberg. 2-Tape Set. Former Rental with stickers. Tested/Works.
ROMANCING THE STONE Directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. Former Rental in hard case. Tested/Works.
STAGECOACH Starring John Wayne Directed by John Ford. An AFI top 100, and considered by many to be at the top of the list. Former Rental. Tested and Works.
THE TWELVE CHAIRS Directed by Mel Brooks. Former Rental in Hard Case. Tested/Works.
WHAT'S UP, DOC? Directed By Peter Bogdanovich starring Barbara Streisand. Former Rental with stickers. Tested/Works.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Directed by Mel Brooks. One of the top 50 comedies of all time and a classic. Starring the incomparable Gene Wilder. Comes in a Hard Case and was likely a former rental but any rental stickers have been removed. Tested and Works.
SOLD OUT BOB MARLEY DOCUMENTARY Taped off Television (A&E) w/ 80's commercials. One of a kind recording. Not a copy. Original recording. Note that the show ran back to back so the the first half minute is missing from the first recording but the 2nd taping shows the beginning. Rare recording with commercials.
SOLD OUT WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO LOT OF 2 TAPES: RETURN TO SNOWY RIVER & THE LOVE BUG (1968). Former Rental tapes. *Tapes only. No cases. Tested/Work.
MORE Betamax:
BIG BOX:
- THE VERDICT - Paul Newman in CBS FOX drawer box. Sidnet Lumet!
- RUNAWAY TRAIN.
CLAMSHELL:
- ROAD TO NASHVILLE Clamshell starring Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins. Case is Very Good. Tape looks Excellent.
- THE WARRIOR WITHIN Rare Bruce Lee Betamax Beta Clamshell Chuck Norris Kung-Fu. Rare Betamax version. Tape is in Great Condition. Case is in Great Condition.
JAMES BOND FORMER RENTALS:
James Bond Betamax Former Rentals. Diamonds are Forever and You Only Live Twice have awesome soft clamshell cases from Holiday Video. The other 2 are hard cases. The Spy Who Loved Me has a cut box preview on the front. The Man With the Golden Gun has no preview on the front. See Photos.
WARNER CLAMSHELL: Most, if not all, are former Rentals from Paradise Video Store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which also had other locations. All tapes are checked for mold or damage and all look good. Cases may have rental/purchase stickers and tape on the cases. Police Academy 2 has a label missing.
Arthur Betamax WB Clamshell
Blake Edwards' "10" WB Clamshell
Body Heat WB Clamshell
City Heat WB Clamshell
Deliverance WB Clamshell
SOLD OUT Greystroke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes WB Clamshell
Mean Streets WB Clamshell
Mister Roberts WB Clamshell
Police Academy 2 Clamshell
Protocol WB Clamshell
Superman 2 WB Clamshell
Wild Rides WB Clamshell
HARD CASE SMALLER BOX:
- THE UNHOLY. Rare on Betamax HORROR film in the vein of The Exorcist.
- KATRINA AND THE WAVES. Video EP. Super Rare. Not Recording. 30 Min. Released by Sony. Former Rental.
- HEAD OFFICE. Starring Judge Reinhold. Box is in Very Good Condition. Tape looks great.
- AMADEUS.
- TENDER MERCIES - Former Rental
- VOLUNTEERS - Tom Hanks, John Candy Former Rental
LONG BOX (Normal VHS size box):
- WARGAMES. In Great Condition. Slight box wear, noticeable on top of box.
- THE NAME OF THE ROSE - Rare
- SCROOGED - Bill Murray. Regular size VHS box with Betamax. In Excellent condition. NOT a former rental. Released in 1989 on video, and is a little bit more rare than earlier Betamax releases. The box has a little bit of minor wear. Basically a VG++ box.
- TO BE OR NOT TO BE - Mel Brooks. Former Rental.
- NOTHING IN COMMON - Former Rental.
- ANGEL HEART - Robert DeNiro.
- BEST OF THE BEST - Regular VHS size box. The box has a little wear. There is a crease on the top front, and there is a slight edge wear on the bottom. The tape is in great condition and is a former rental from Holiday Video. Released in 1990, and is a little bit more rare than earlier Betamax releases.
- INDISCREET - Cary Grant. Box has some edge wear. Tape is in great shape.
- OPERATION PETTICOAT - Cary Grant. Box has some edge wear. Tape is in great shape.
- FATHER GOOSE - Cary Grant. Box has some edge wear. Tape is in great shape.
SMALL BOX:
- PURPLE RAIN starring Prince. Box has normal wear and has some stickers. Tape stickers have some wear. Tape looks great.
- THE QUIET MAN - Not a Rental.
- THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY - Hitchcock.
- THE CAINE MUTINY - Columbia Pictures full enclosure box.
- HOLIDAY INN - Classic Musical.
- SALVADOR - Rare. Oliver Stone's breakthrough film.
SOLD OUT - BLUE THUNDER - Directed by John Badham. NOT AVAILABLE CAN'T FIC LISTING.
- TERMS OF ENDEARMENT - Box has wear including some tape residue and is a former rental.
SOLD OUT - A PASSAGE TO INDIA - Box is in Great Condition. Former Rental.
- WILDCATS - Box is in Great Condition. Former Rental.
- FOOTLOOSE - Box has slight wear including some tape residue and is a former rental.
- BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Box is in Great Condition. Former Rental.
Thomas Dolby. In Great Condition.
Todd Rungren Videosyncracy. In Great Condition.