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Film Directors Mediagraphy - Oliver Stone
updated (10/00)

Born on the Fourth of July [videorecording] / Universal City Studios, Inc. Born on the 4th of July. Universal City, CA . c1990,1989. 1 videocassette (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Follows the young Ron Kovic from his days as a zealous teen who eagerly joins up for the Vietnam War, to his return from the war as an embittered veteran, paralyzed from mid-chest down. Chronicles his disillusionment with the country's continued involvement in Vietnam, his physical struggle and his emergence as a brave new voice for thousands of disenchanted vets. VHS 3537 and VDD 118

The Doors [videorecording] / Carolco Pictures Inc. ; Bill Graham Films ; Imagine Entertainment ; Ixtlan Corporation. Van Nuys, CA . c1991. 1 videocassette (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Biographical film about one of the most exciting and controversial figures of the 60s- Jim Morrison. With his rock and roll band, The Doors, he influenced the rock music scene as no other group had. VHS; Dolby Hi-Fi stereo. VHS 3538

First works. Volume 1 [videorecording] / Transatlantic Enterprises ; producer, Christina Rodgers. 1st works. Volume 1 Revealing look at today's greatest directors. Los Angeles, Calif. 1995. 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w segments ; 1/2 in. This program is a collection of interviews with the following directors: Roger Corman, Taylor Hackford, Spike Lee, Paul Mazursky, Oliver Stone, Robert Zemeckis. It includes footage from some of their award-winning student films, clips from blockbuster hits, discussions of past tragedies and triumphs that shaped their work and their thoughts on the industry on general. VHS 6154

The Hand [videorecording] / Warner Bros. New York . c1981. 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. A gifted cartoonist's life comes apart at the seams when his drawing hand is accidentally severed and a terrifying evil creeps into his consciousness. VHS. Stone, Oliver. Pressman, Edward R. Horner, James. Paylow, Clark. Brandel, Marc, 1919- Lizard's tail. Marcovicci, Andrea. McEnroe, Annie. Caine, Michael. Orion Pictures. Warner Home Video. VHS 3850

Heaven & earth [videorecording] / Warner Bros. presents in association with Regency Enterprises, Le Studio Canal+ and Alcor Films an Ixtlan, New Regency, Todd-AO/TAE production. Heaven and earth. [Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, [1994]. 1 videocassette (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The true story of Phung Thi Le Ly Hayslip who emigrated to the United States from Ky La, a rice-farming village in Central Vietnam near Da Nang. Beginning with the French destruction of her village in the early 1950's, Le Ly and her family suffer all the atrocities of war, until she meets an American soldier who takes her home to California. Finally, after overcoming culture shock and a troubled marriage, Le Ly, on her own, achieves peace and security for herself and her children VHS 3532

JFK [videorecording] / Warner Bros. in association with Le Studio Canal+, Regency Enterprises and Alcor Films ; an Ixtlan Corporation and an A. Kitman Ho production. Burbank, Calif. c1991. 2 videocassettes (206 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Director Oliver Stone seamlessly blends archival film with acted sequences in his version of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which alleges that there was a massive plot and cover-up surrounding JFK's death. VHS 1840 and VDD 114

Midnight express [videorecording] / Casablanca Filmworks ; released by Columbia Pictures Corp. Burbank, CA . 1985. 1 videocassette (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The true story of Billy Hayes, an American college student abroad, who is arrested for trying to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul and is sentenced to four years in a Turkish prison. Later his sentence is suddenly revised upwards to 30 years and, realizing he may never be released, he decides to try to escape. VHS 3534

Natural born killers [videorecording] / Warner Brothers presents in association with Regency Enterprises and Alcor Films, an Ixtlan/New Regency production in association with J D Productions, an Oliver Stone film. Burbank, Calif. 1995, c1994. 1 videocassette (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Fugitive lovers Mickey and Mallory Knox kill lots of people, and become media superstars. VHS 3530 and VDD 117

Nixon [videorecording] / from Hollywood Pictures, Andrew G. Vajna presents an Illusion Entertainment Group/Cinergi production ; an Oliver Stone film. [S.l.] : Hollywood Pictures Home Video ; Burbank, Calif. : distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1996], c1995. 2 videocassettes (191 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Drama about the fall of Richard Nixon based on the view that a dark, murderous conspiracy controls the world. VHS 3870 and DVD 28

Oliver Stone, inside out [videorecording] / presented by Showtime. New York, N.Y. c1992. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The program intersperses interviews, still photos and home movies of Stone's earlier years and scenes from his major motion pictures to show how Stone's fascination and personal involvement in the major events of the 1960s (including combat experience in Vietnam, experimentation with drugs, rock music and political activism) provided the passion and material for his films. VHS 3859

Platoon [videorecording] / Hemdale Film Corporation. Stamford, CT . 1988. 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Chris Taylor (Sheen), a young soldier, arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and the anger growing within himself. Sgt. Barnes (Berenger) and Sgt. Elias (Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and against each other, dangerously dividing the loyalty of the platoon. Based on the first-hand experiences of director Oliver Stone. VHS 1069 and VDD 127

Salvador [videorecording] / Hemdale Film Corporation. Stamford, Conn. 1986. 1 videocassette (122 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Fictionalized version of real events that occurred in 1980-81. Correspondent Richard Boyle, veteran war photojournalist, is sent to capture the bloodshed and brutality of the war in El Salvador on film. He witnesses some of the darkest moments in the history of Salvador. VHS 1851

Talk radio [videorecording] / Cineplex Odeon Films. Universal City, Calif. c1989. 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 1/2 in. A Dallas talk radio host subjects his ex-wife and co-workers to a darkly comic marathon bout of compulsive risk-taking with his unstable radio audience. VHS 3535 and VDD 116

Wall Street [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; Edward R. Pressman production ; produced in association with American Entertainment Partners L.P. Livonia, Mich. c1988. 1 videocassette (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Bud Fox is an ambitious young Wall Street broker whose quest for new clients leads him to Gordon Gekko, a financial wizard with a genius for making money. Gekko lures Fox into the illegal but lucrative world of corporate espionage and insider trading. VHS 1469