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Nanny, The - Christmas Special: Oy To The World
Fran Drescher's Brooklyn-bred, nasal-voiced nanny takes on the Christmas holidays with predictable flair in this animated version of the popular sitcom. Love the dress, honey!

Intimate Portrait: Fran Drescher VHS

Summer Of Fear(1978) VHS
A farm family takes in a niece whose parents were killed in a car crash, but daughter Linda Blair quickly discovers that her seemingly sweet cousin is actually hiding a sinister secret...a secret linked to the occult. Can she save her family before it's too late? Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate and Carol Lawrence also star in this shocker from director Wes Craven. AKA: "Stranger in Our House." 94 min.
Summer Of Fear [DVD](1978) DVD
A farm family takes in a niece whose parents were killed in a car crash, but daughter Linda Blair quickly discovers that her seemingly sweet cousin is actually hiding a sinister secret...a secret linked to the occult. Can she save her family before it's too late? Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate and Carol Lawrence also star in this shocker from director Wes Craven. AKA: "Stranger in Our House." 94 min. Soundtrack: English.
The Hollywood Knights(1980) VHS
One of the most-asked for titles in Movies Unlimited history, this nostalgic comedy filled with songs and bellylaughs is set in Beverly Hills in 1965. Faced with the imminent closing of their drive-in restaurant hangout, a gang of hot rod-loving teens sets out on a wild spree of "protest pranks" and mayhem. Along with the screen debuts of Tony Danza and Robert Wuhl, the cast also includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Fran Drescher, Leigh French and Gailard Sartain. 91 min.
Ragtime(1981) VHS
Director Milos Foreman spun E.L. Doctorow's semifictional novel of 1900s Americana into a richly detailed period piece with a multifaceted plot and an exceptional cast, including the return of James Cagney after a 20-year hiatus. Co-stars Howard Rollins, Brad Dourif and Elizabeth McGovern. 156 min.
This Is Spinal Tap(1983) VHS
The hilarious mock-rockumentary from director Rob Reiner and stars/co-scripters Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer follows the disastrous U.S. tour of Spinal Tap, a raucous British heavy metal band that has seen better days and gone through more than its share of drummers. Biting satire features the songs "Sex Farm Woman," "Big Bottom," "Stonehenge" and more; cameos include Billy Crystal, Fran Drescher, Paul Shaffer. Special edition includes the rare "Bitch School" music video and never-before-seen footage. 83 min.
Doctor Detroit(1983) VHS
Nerdish college professor Dan Aykroyd masquerades as a bizarre, steel-handed pimp named Doctor Detroit in order to help defend a band of hookers from a wicked crime boss named Mom in this slapstick comedy that also stars Howard Hesseman, Donna Dixon, Fran Drescher and James Brown. 89 min.
This Is Spinal Tap [DVD](1984) DVD
The hilarious mock-rockumentary from director Rob Reiner and stars/co-scripters Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer follows the disastrous U.S. tour of Spinal Tap, a raucous British heavy metal band that has seen better days and gone through more than its share of drummers. Biting satire features the songs "Sex Farm Woman," "Big Bottom," "Stonehenge" and more; cameos
The Big Picture(1989) VHS
Savagely funny satire on Hollywood follows the rise and fall of film school graduate Kevin Bacon, who is taken under the wing of studio mogul J.T. Walsh and learns the fine art of selling out. "Spinal Tap" co-creators Christopher Guest and Michael McKean take a bite out of the hand that feeds them; with Emily Longstreth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Martin Short. 102 min.
The Big Picture [DVD](1989) DVD
Savagely funny satire on Hollywood follows the rise and fall of film school graduate Kevin Bacon, who is taken under the wing of studio mogul J.T. Walsh and learns the fine art of selling out. "Spinal Tap" co-creators Christopher Guest and Michael McKean take a bite out of the hand that feeds them; with Emily Longstreth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Martin Short. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced) and Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby stereo; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary by Guest, Bacon; production notes; filmographies; deleted scenes; trailers.
UHF [DVD](1989) DVD
Don't touch that dial! There's unabashed craziness ahead, as "Weird Al" Yankovic is given his uncle's broom closet of a TV station to run... and his gonzo brand of programming shoots both the station's ratings and the competing network execs through the roof! Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Billy Barty, Michael Richards co-star. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced) and Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby
Cadillac Man(1990) VHS
Slick-talking, womanizing car salesman Robin Williams needs all of his oratorical skills to save himself and his co-workers when crazed husband Tim Robbins takes the dealership hostage, looking for the man who seduced his wife. High-test laughfest also stars Pamela Reed, Annabella Sciorra, Fran Drescher and Variety mainstay Zack Norman. 97 min.
Cadillac Man [DVD](1990) DVD
Slick-talking, womanizing car salesman Robin Williams needs all of his oratorical skills to save himself and his co-workers when crazed husband Tim Robbins takes the dealership hostage, looking for the man who seduced his wife. High-test laughfest also stars Pamela Reed, Annabella Sciorra, Fran Drescher and Variety mainstay Zack Norman. 97 min. Widescreen (Enhanced) and Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Surround, French stereo, Spanish mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; trailer.
Car 54, Where Are You?(1994) VHS
The classic 1960s police sitcom is turned into an all-star comedy featuring David Johansen as easy-going Gunther Tooty and John C. McGinley as by-the-book Francis Muldoon, two New York coppers who keep getting in trouble. Rosie O'Donnell, Fran Drescher, Daniel Baldwin and Al Lewis (yeah!) also star. 89 min.
Jack(1996) VHS
Big laughs and bittersweet moments highlight this story showcasing Robin Williams as the title character, a 10-year-old with a disease that ages him at four times the normal rate who becomes both an oddity and a hero when he attends a regular school for the first time. With Diane Lane, Fran Drescher, Jennifer Lopez and Bill Cosby; directed by Francis Ford Coppola. 113 min.
The Beautician And The Beast(1997) VHS
TV's favorite nanny, Fran Drescher, plays a New York beauty school instructor who is mistakenly hired to tutor the children of Eastern European dictator Timothy Dalton. Once there, Drescher proceeds to enlighten the citizenry to her own version of the American way and turn Dalton into a more democratic ruler in this comical spin on "The King and I." 107 min.
Picking Up The Pieces(2000) VHS
"Like Water for Chocolate's" Alfonso Arau directed this mystical comedy starring Woody Allen as a kosher butcher, relocated from New York to Arizona under the witness protection program, who carves up wife Sharon Stone in a jealous rage. But Allen loses one of her hands, and when a blind Mexican villager thinks the body part has helped her regain her sight, the "miracle" draws the attention of churchgoers, priest David Schwimmer and the authorities. Cheech Marin, Kiefer Sutherland, Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Elliott Gould also star. 95 min.