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Hell Night (1981) Original First Video Release from Media Home Entertainment, Inc., Opening (Release Year: 1982)
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"HELL NIGHT" Original First Released Video on VHS Format from Media Home Entertainment, Inc. (1982) "Pray for day." This was the opening to the very first home video release from icon Media Home Entertainment, Inc. (before Heron Communications Company's affiliation) in 1982 from Compass International Pictures "Rated-R" by the MPAA. The video company used the same exact version from Compass International Pictures' original film print (compare DVD and Blu-ray 4KTransfers) and had a countless number of reprints in 1984 and 1986. Before 1989, Media retired the reprints for the film and was soon acquired by Video Treasures recording the original film print with dull quality in the unusual LP (Long Play) Mode. However, the company continued to use the original theatrical poster with a screaming Blair (of "The Exorcist") on the cover trying to escape at the gates of the spiked fortress mansion with a fright of monstrous hands grabbing her from below. The independent film was unfortunately a flop at the Box Office due to it's competition with other cult horror films, but in the 1980s proved to be successful with repeated airings throughout the decade of the '80s on Cable Television (HBO an…
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Hell Night 1981, Media Home Entertainment, Inc., 1980s Out-of-Print Videos, Compass International Pictures, Linda Blair, Alpha Sigma Rho Fraternity, Sister Sorority, 1980s Cult Horror Movies, 1980s Cult Horror Films, 80s Slasher Films, 80s Slasher Movies, Horror Films in Mansions, VHS Horror Movies, 1980s VHS
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