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Video Violence

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Video Violence

"Could this happen at your video store?"

1987

1h 38m

5.9(21 votes)

Horror

Fantasy

Overview

A couple open a video store in a new town, and come to find out that the locals only rent horror films and the "occasional triple X'er", and make their own snuff videos.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gary Schwartz

1st Store Owner

Chick Kaplan

2nd Store Owner

Robin Leeds

Customer

Paige Price

1st Victim

Kevin Haver

Rick Carlson

Art Neill

Steven Emory

Bill Biach

1st Yokel

Uke

Eli

Bart Sumner

Howard

Joseph Kordos

Reggie Hobbs

Creative team

Directed by: Gary P. Cohen
Written by: Paul Kaye
Produced by: Ray Clark

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