I had never heard of this movie until I saw a Smithereen's music video on VH1 Classic the other night, and at first I thought it was just an amazing video, but then when the credits came up I realized it was from a seemingly-awesome action/punk 80's thriller that I somehow missed. I've searched online and it seems it hasn't been issued on DVD and unfortunately I don't own a VCR anymore. Anyone have any tips on how to see this?
shareI bought the vhs and transfered it to DVD, message me if you want. But im sure there must be someone you know with a vcr player or pick one up for 10$ at a electronic repair shop.
sharei really want this film from can you please email me at [email protected] we can work out some kind of trade
Do yourself a favor and purchase a VCR/DVD Combo player . There are a lot of amazing films that were released on VHS cassette and it does not look like they will make it to DVD anytime soon. "Dangerously Close" is just one example of that. You can definately find a new condition one on eBay.
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Have you had good luck with VHS/DVD combo players, Filmbuff1974? Aren't they prohibitively expensive because the studios don't want you making DVD-Rs of VHS movies (and vice-versa, presumably, for those who still use videotape)? My bedroom TV has DVD and VHS players built in, but unfortunately those stopped working long ago. Fortunately, I have two inputs, so I have separate VHS and DVD connections into the TV.
Anyway, you're very right about keeping a VCR. I find tons of films that have never been released on DVD — including this one, which I paid a buck for at a thrift store. I'm also always finding VCRs with remotes at thrift stores for a few bucks, and I've even found a few working VCRs abandoned on the streets.
Hey, WarpedRecord!
Yes I have a DVD/VHS combo. I found a new one on eBay for a little over one hundred dollars. There should not be a problem securing one on eBay because there are warehouses all over the states with them because most of the masses are going with the new format players.
BTW, I tried looking for the combo TV with the VHS and DVD built in and found only used ones on eBay. Those I will not take a chance on because all of the listings say "as-is" which is a red flag. You are fortunate to have one of those. Perhaps I should start checking the thrift stores and see what I can find.
I'm not familiar with how to make DVD-Rs from VHS tapes but fortunately there are many YouTubers out there that do and there are literally dozens, if not hundreds of rare VHS movies being uploaded on YouTube. Of course the down side is YouTube occasionally shuts down the channel, but these YouTubers seem to enjoy playing this cat and mouse game with the YouTube administrators and keep uploading them!
I was rambling on and almost forgot to mention that someone had uploaded DANGEROUSLY CLOSE on YouTube in it's entirety. I think it may still be there.
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Have you had good luck with VHS/DVD combo players, Filmbuff1974? Aren't they prohibitively expensive because the studios don't want you making DVD-Rs of VHS movies (and vice-versa, presumably, for those who still use videotape)? My bedroom TV has DVD and VHS players built in, but unfortunately those stopped working long ago. Fortunately, I have two inputs, so I have separate VHS and DVD connections into the TV.
Anyway, you're very right about keeping a VCR. I find tons of films that have never been released on DVD — including this one, which I paid a buck for at a thrift store. I'm also always finding VCRs with remotes at thrift stores for a few bucks, and I've even found a few working VCRs abandoned on the streets.
Hello, Filmbuff1974:
Thanks very much, as always, for the details.
I wasn't even aware that TVs with built-in VHS and DVD weren't made anymore, but I'm not very surprised because, frankly, they are not a good investment in my opinion – especially with VHS and DVD players selling for such a low price these days. My VHS/DVD combo TV is a Toshiba that I bought about 10 years ago, and the DVD player worked only for six or nine months before it started going on the fritz. It would "load and load and load," and finally reject the disc. The VHS portion probably last about two years. I at first used it to make VHS copies of DVDs, but almost all of the DVDs were copy-guarded so it wouldn't work. At least the TV still works, and it has separate inputs so I have a DVD and a VHS player plugged in to them.
Meanwhile, I've had a Panasonic TV that I bought probably 12 years ago with a built-in VHS player, and that player probably worked for a good eight years or so. At least the TV still works, but I have a separate VHS player plugged in to the single input; I have to use the same for a DVD player, so that's a bit of a hassle.
I did have an old Symphonic TV with a VHS built-in, both of which lasted for a good 20 years or so before they both gave out.
Anyway, when you see any of these players listed "as is," I'd avoid them because it's quite possible that either the DVD or VHS player (or both) doesn't work. The TV may work, but of course it's probably an analog so you need a digital tuner (or cable) to get TV reception. This is just one person's opinion, but I can't be the only one who's had problems with TV sets with built-in VHS and (especially) DVD players.