Manager Miller's Recommendations

As manager, everyone's always asking me for recommendations when they come to Rocket Video. 

So, I've compiled a list of 10 of my favorite films from each genre. 

I've tried to come up with favorites that many of you might not have seen (or haven't thought about in a while). So, here it is, enjoy (all of these titles are available at Rocket either on VHS or DVD!):

ACTION:
BEAST, THE (1988) CHARLIE’S ANGELS CONVOY
ENTER THE DRAGON HUNTED, THE PHANTOM, THE
RACE WITH THE DEVIL ROCKY RUNAWAY TRAIN
TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3

CHILDRENS:
ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD
BUG’S LIFE, A
FLY AWAY HOME
IRON GIANT
JUNGLE BOOK (DISNEY)
MAD MONSTER PARTY
MUPPET MOVIE
RESCUERS, THE
THAT DARN CAT (1965)
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

CLASSICS:
ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
ANATOMY OF A MURDER
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
ELMER GANTRY
HARVEY
HELLZAPOPPIN
HOUDINI
INHERIT THE WIND
KID GALAHAD
SERGEANT YORK

CLASSIC COMEDY:
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN
ARTISTS AND MODELS
BALL OF FIRE
CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR
DUCK SOUP
GHOST BREAKERS, THE
HARD BOILED MAHONEY
IT’S A GIFT
MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE
WHO DONE IT (1942)

CLASSIC HORROR:
BAT WHISPERS, THE
BLACK CAT
BODY SNATCHER, THE
DEVIL COMMANDS
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1932)
INVISIBLE MAN, THE
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS
OLD DARK HOUSE, THE
SEVENTH VICTIM, THE
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN

COMEDY:
BRING IT ON
LOVE GOD?, THE
MURDER BY DEATH
MYSTERY MEN
QUACKSER FORTUNE HAS A COUSIN IN THE BRONX
SHOT IN THE DARK, A
SO I MARRIED AN AX MURDERER
TALL GUY, THE
WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE?
WITHOUT A CLUE

CULT:
BEAVER TRILOGY
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
BIG DOLL HOUSE
BLACK SHAMPOO
DEATH RACE 2000
HONEYMOON KILLERS
OVER THE EDGE
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
TARGETS
THING WITH TWO HEADS

DOCUMENTARY:
AMERICAN MOVIE
GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM
H.H. HOLMES: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLER
HOLLYWOOD (KEVIN BROWNLOW SERIES)
KINGDOM OF SHADOWS
MARJOE
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: CATS (CARESSING THE TIGER)
ROGER AND ME
SLASHER
THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED

DRAMA:
BEAR, THE
CHARLY
DOMINICK AND EUGENE
GIDEON’S TRUMPET
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
GODS AND MONSTERS
RAINMAKER, THE (1997)
RAIN PEOPLE, THE
STUNT MAN, THE
WANDERERS, THE

FANTASY:
DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE
EXCALIBUR
LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY
MERLIN
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
PRINCESS BRIDE
SEVEN FACES OF DR. LAO
SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD
TIME AFTER TIME
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?

FILM NOIR:
CROSSFIRE
CRY DANGER
D.O.A.
FOLLOW ME QUIETLY
KISS ME DEADLY
MURDER MY SWEET
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
SET-UP, THE
SHOW THEM NO MERCY
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

FOREIGN:
AGUIRRE; THE WRATH OF GOD
ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL
CINEMA PARADISO
CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS
FIREMAN’S BALL
ONIBABA
SEVEN SAMURAI
SMALL CHANGE
SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
STRADA, LA

HORROR:
ARMY OF DARKNESS
BUBBA HO-TEP
DESCENT, THE
HAUNTING, THE (1963)
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)
LADY IN WHITE
MONSTER SQUAD, THE
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
STONE TAPE, THE
TREMORS

MUSICALS:
1776
FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, A
GIGI
HARD DAY’S NIGHT, A
HAIR
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
TOP HAT
VIVA LAS VEGAS
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY

MYSTERIES:
CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA
DRESSED TO KILL (1941)
GREEN FOR DANGER
MURDER AT THE GALLOP
MURDER BY DECREE
MURDER MOST FOUL
MURDER SHE SAID
SEVEN PER CENT SOLUTION
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SPIDER WOMAN
THIN MAN, THE

SCIENCE FICTION:
BLACK SCORPION, THE
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE
MONOLITH MONSTERS
MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD
QUATERMASS FILMS (QUATERMASS XPERIMENT OR CREEPING UNKNOWN; QUATERMASS II OR ENEMY FROM SPACE; QUATERMASS AN DTHE PIT OR FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH)
ROAD WARRIOR, THE
THEM
THESE ARE THE DAMNED
THING (FROM ANOTHER WORLD), THE
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED

SILENTS:
CAT AND THE CANARY
CIRCUS, THE
CROWD, THE
INTOLERANCE
NOSFERATU
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SAFETY LAST
SHERLOCK JR.
MODERN TIMES
UNKNOWN, THE

SUSPENSE:
BEGUILED, THE
COLLECTOR, THE
FALLING DOWN
HOUSE OF GAMES
IN COLD BLOOD
SILENT PARTNER, THE
UNBREAKABLE
WAIT UNTIL DARK
WHITE DOG
WILD THINGS

TV SHOWS:
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
GOLDEN GIRLS
I LOVE LUCY
KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER
MURDER SHE WRITE
SGT. BILKO
SOPRANOS, THE
TWILIGHT ZONE
WILD, WILD WEST

WESTERN:
MY DARLING CLEMENTINE
NAKED SPUR, THE
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
RED RIVER
RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY
RIO BRAVO
SHANE
STAGECOACH (1939)
TALL T, THE
TIN STAR

AND, FOR THE HECK OF IT, SO BAD THEY’RE GOOD:
BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA
BRIDE OF THE MONSTER
DIFF’RENT STROKES
GORILLA, THE (1939)
LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES
MAME
RETURN TO SALEM’S LOT
SH! THE OCTOPUS
SKIDOO
SON OF GODZILLA

-Jeff