I vaguely recall a sketch from the film Amazon Women on the Moon taking place in a video store. On 5 September 2014 07:46, Larsson, Donald F <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I don't recall if a video store as such appears in Mel Brooks' Spaceballs, but there is an extended joke in the film about the straight-to-video release of some features (which involves warping narrative time). For a more disturbing setting, see the "adult" store episode in Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher. > > If you do a search on IMDB using the term "video store" for "content," you'll come up with a long list that includes most of the titles you list and more. > > Don Larsson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Daniel Herbert > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 12:56 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [SCREEN-L] Video stores as location in films and television programs > > Hello, > > I am working on a project about the appearance of video rental stores in feature films and television programs (no commercials). I have a pretty good list, but I want to be as comprehensive as possible. Anyone have any examples come to mind? I am particularly interested in getting examples from television at this point. > > My current list includes the following (all feature films): > > 500 Days of Summer > > Air Doll > > Amelie > > Be Kind Rewind > > Benchwarmers, The > > Benny's Video > > Big Hit, The > > Blast from the Past > > Body Double > > Clerks > > Cold In July > > Death Wish 4 > > Double Cross > > EdTV > > Family Viewing > > Film Geek > > Fisher King, The > > Fluffer, The > > Ghost World > > Good Dick > > Hamlet > > Holiday, The > > I am Legend > > I Love Your Work > > Intermission > > JCVD > > Jersey Girl (Ben Affleck one) > > Kicking and Screaming > > Last Action Hero, The > > Last Big Thing, The > > Lost Boys, The > > Lost World: Jurassic Park > > Micmacs > > Muriel's Wedding > > Orgazmo > > Real Job, A > > Scream > > Serial Mom > > Sidewalks of new York > > Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants > > Speaking Parts > > Take Me Home Tonight > > This Means War > > Tomorrow by Midnight > > Video Violence > > Walking and Talking > > Watching the Detectives > > Watermelon Woman, The > > Yes Man > > > Thanks in advance! > > > Dan Herbert > > ---- > Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex > podcast: > http://www.screenlex.org > > ---- > Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex > podcast: > http://www.screenlex.org ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://www.screenlex.org