The VHS Archives: Tonino Ricci's PANIC (1982)

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PANIC

Tonino Ricci's Bakterion (1982)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Gorgon Video

Catalog: MP3068

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: ?

Runtime: 91:14

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Tonino Ricci

Year of Release: 1982

Country of Origin: Italy / Spain

Stars: David Warbeck, Janet Agren, Jose Lifante, Franco Ressel

AKAs: Zombi 4: Revenge of the Living Dead, The Living Will Envy the Dead, The Panic, Bakterion

Verbatim Box Synopsis

A group of scientists have been laboring on a series of genetic experiments. Unfortunately, things have run amuck -- infecting one of the top researchers with a disfiguring, degenerative disease, resulting in a bizarre lust for blood.

Now nothing can stop him -- will the disease spread to the entire city? Will the whole area be overun with blood-sucking zombies? Will the government be forced to level the entire area?

It is up to the scientists to stop this mangled, mass of flesh -- and time is running short. For one way or another the menace will be stopped.

U.S. MPI / Gorgon Video sleeve! 

 Japanese SCF / CBS Fox sleeve, originally scanned by "Ed209vsCain"!

French MVP sleeve, courtesy of Nanarland! 

 Hungarian Helikon Video sleeve, courtesy of Deliria!

Danish I.T. Video Production sleeve, courtesy of Hans-Jorn Reimer
and his Danish Ex-Rental VHS Appreciation Group!

Danish Filmcom A/S / Videogram sleeve, also courtesy 
Hans-Jorn Reimer and his DEVAG!

Dutch IVB Video sleeve, originally scanned by "King of B"!

Argentinean Tauro Video slipcase, courtesy of RaroVHS!

Spanish Play Films sleeve, courtesy of
Exhumed Movies' Jose Antonio Diego Bogajo!

French-Canadian Videoglobe 1 slipcase, courtesy of
Quebec City's own Gabriel Wagner!

The entire goddamn movie (complete with Spanish subtitles), uploaded by "Cheese of Gold". Somebody watch it and tell me if it's any different than the Gorgon tape.

Looking for Panic on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. There's no official DVD, but you can find a VHS rip included in lots of cheapo multipacks like Mill Creek's Nightmare Worlds and Chilling Classics. 

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Tonino Ricci's DAYS OF HELL (1986)

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DAYS OF HELL

Tonino Ricci's I giorni dell'inferno (1986)

The VHS Archives Factsheet
Label: Mogul Communications, Inc.
Catalog: MOG1012
Box Type: Clamshell
Year of Release: ?
Runtime: 87:49
Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs
Extras: None

About the Film
Director: Tonino Ricci
Year of Release: 1986

Country of Origin: Italy

Stars: Conrad Nichols, Werner Pochath, Richard Raymond, Steve Eliot
AKAs: The Afghanistan Connection

Verbatim Box Synopsis

A feeling of unease fills a guerilla camp in Afghanistan -- suddenly all hell breaks loose as the camp is savagely attacked by Russian military helicopters and air power, using chemical weapons causing death and destruction.

The scene shifts to Miami, Florida where a crack team of mercenaries are recruited to rescue Dr. Hunter and his daughter who are held captive by the enemy.

The four human fighting machines decide to enter Afghanistan by way of Iran and are immediately ambushed by unfriendly rebels...

The action is spectacular as the war-hardened mercenaries attempt the daring rescue leaving a devastating trail of destruction in their wake.

U.S. Mogul Communications sleeve! 

Argentinean Video Scope sleeve, courtesy of Raro VHS! 

Swedish MDC Video sleeve, taken from Camp Movie Camp! 

German Highlight Video sleeve, originally scanned by "Operazione Bianchi"!

French Empire Vision sleeve, passing itself off as a third entry in the same team's post-nuke Rush series!

Bonus clip, uploaded by "mirkoemayla"!

Looking for Days of Hell on VHS? It's available on Amazon here.

Investigate more titles with Project: MOGUL!

For a look at other labels, check out The VHS Archives!

© 2011 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.