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The parent trap. 2005. 1 videodisc (128 min.). An updated version of the 1961 Disney classic about separated identical twins. Hallie and Annie meet accidentally at camp and decide to reunite their divorced parents. Bonus features: a gag reel, the making of the movie, visual effects, and commentary. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 5305
Pee-Wee's big adventure. 2008. 1 videodisc (90 min.). Pee-wee hits the open road to look for his missing bicycle and encounters riotous adventures with bikers, bums, cowboys, cons, a phantom trucker, and a waitress with wanderlust. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 6516
Le peuple migrateur = Winged migration. 2003. 1 videodisc (89 min.). Follows bird migrations flying over the seven continents: from one pole to the other, from the seas to snowcapped mountains, from the canopy of heaven to mangroves and swamps. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 657
Star Wars: The phantom menace. 2001. 2 videodiscs. As imminent conflict brews between the powerful Trade Federation and the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi travel to Naboo to warn the Queen of the galactic fallout which is to follow. Eventually, Naboo is invaded forcing the Jedis to evacuate the planet with the Queen and her court. They travel to the desert planet of Tatooine where they meet a slave boy called Anakin Skywalker who is evidently one with the Force. They enlist his help in fighting the war, while the Jedis confront one of the Dark Jedis behind the invasion, Darth Maul, while his master Darth Sidious continues to lead the invasion as a "phantom" behind the scenes. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 1640
Pinocchio. 2009. 2 videodiscs (88 min.). Woodcarver Geppetto has pets Figaro the cat and Cleo the fish. He has just made a little wooden puppet called Pinocchio. Wishing upon a star before he goes to bed, Geppetto wishes that Pinocchio would become a real boy. As Geppetto sleeps, the Blue Fairy arrives and partially grants his wish. Pinocchio can come to life, but he must prove himself worthy before becoming a real boy. He will require some guidance, and Jiminy Cricket agrees to act as his conscience. After some unfortunate incidents, Pinocchio finds himself in trouble. The Blue Fairy appears. Pinocchio lies to her and his nose grows. He is forgiven, but warned not to lie again. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 6535
Pirates of the Caribbean: The curse of the Black Pearl. 2003. 2 videodiscs (143 min.). The roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal. Captain Barbossa kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth. In a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 8641
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead man’s chest. 2006. 1 videodisc (150 min.). Captain Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones, who captains the ghostly Flying Dutchman. Unless Jack can find a way out, he will be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 8642
Pirates of the Caribbean: At world’s end. 2007. Disney DVD: Disney DVD. 2 videodiscs (168 min.). After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker, they must face their foes. Lord Cutler Beckett, now has control of Jones' heart and forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, together. The Pirate Lords want to release the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones's damned lover, from the trap they sent her. The Pirate Lords must combine the 9 pieces that bound her by ritual to undo it and release her in hopes that she will help them fight. All pirates will stand together and make their final stand for freedom against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 8643
Pixar short films collection. 2007. 1 videodisc (54 min.). Experience these masterpieces of storytelling. With revolutionary animation, unforgettable music and characters you love, these dazzling short films have changed the face of animation and entertainment and are sure to delight people of all ages. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 3411
Planet of the apes. 2004. 2 videodiscs (112 min.). Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7819
Pocahontas. 2000? Walt Disney gold classic collection. 1 videodisc (81 min.). In 1607, a group of British adventurers, including John Smith, led by the greedy Virginia Company governor Ratcliffe, set sail for the New World, seeking gold and other treasures. In Virginia, Pocahontas, Chief Powhatan's daughter, ponders her life as she is faced with marriage to the stern warrior, Kocoum. The British establish the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia and dig up the countryside for gold. Smith meets Pocahontas and they overcome their initial conflicts. She teaches him about her world. Relations between the British and the Indians deteriorate. Powhatan captures Smith and is about to execute him, but Pocahontas intervenes and Powhatan sets him free. When Ratcliffe tries to kill Powhatan, Smith saves him but is seriously wounded. He must return to England and Pocahontas must stay. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 245
The princess and the frog. 2010. Disney DVD. 1 videodisc (98 min.). New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7718
The princess bride. 2001. 1 videodisc (98 min.). A kindly grandfather sits down with his grandson and reads him a bedtime story. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive in a classic tale of love and adventure. The beautiful Buttercup is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry the nasty Prince Humperdinck, while Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) attempts to save her. Along the way he meets an accomplished swordsman and a giant, both of whom become his companions in his quest. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 2817
Princess Mononoke. 2000. 1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.). A young warrior searching for a cure for a deadly curse becomes entangled in a battle between a clan of humans and the forest's animal gods. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 1206
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Raiders of the lost ark. 2003. 1 videodisc (115 min.). Indiana Jones, an archeologist, embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant. Accompanied by his fiesty ex-flame Marion Ravenwood, Indy must discover the Ark before the Nazis do, and he has to survive poison, traps, snakes and treachery to do so. DVD 3251
Ratatouille. 2007. 1 videodisc (111 min.). A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unwanted visitor in the kitchen of one of Paris' most exclusive restaurants, Remy forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini, the garbage boy, who inadvertently discovers Remy's amazing talents. They strike a deal, ultimately setting into motion a chain of extraordinary events that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 3814
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. 2005. 1 videodisc (80 min.). A talent scout believes that little Rebecca could be the next big thing on radio and tries to get her on the air. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 1711
Remember the Titans. 2001. 1 videodisc (114 min.). A drama of forced high school integration in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. After leading his team to fifteen winning seasons, white football coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by African-American Herman Boone, tough, opinionated and as different from Yoast as could be. The two men overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions. A rousing celebration of how a town torn apart by resentment, friction and mistrust comes together in triumphant harmony. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9133
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. 2004. 1 videodisc (ca. 136 min.). Luke Skywalker rescues his friends, Han Solo and Princess Leia, from Jabba the Hutt, and wages his own battle against Darth Vader. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 1645
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. 2005. 2 videodiscs (ca. 140 min.). Torn between loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi. This begins his complete journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth Vader. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 1642
Richard Adams's watership down. 2008. 1 videodisc (92 min.). "Nestled among the rolling hills and peaceful meadows of England lives a community of rabbits. When their warren is threatened, a small group of brave rabbits escapes into the unknown countryside seeking a new home. Led by the visionary Fiver, they face huge challenges and use strength and cunning to survive, while gaining new allies, battling new enemies and always pursuing their dream." -- Container. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9336
The saphead. 99. The art of Buster Keaton. 1 videodisc (118 min.). [The Saphead] Bertie, the spoiled son of a powerful Wall Street financier, pursues his individuality in a series of comic misadventures. [The high sign] Buster becomes unwittingly involved in a radical secret society known as the Blinking Buzzards. [One week] Keaton and his bride inherit a do-it-by numbers pre-fab house, only somebody has mixed up the numbers. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 4686
School of rock. 2004. Widescreen DVD collection. 1 videodisc (109 min.). When his band votes him out due to his embarrassing musical antics, Dewey has to make the rent somehow. After intercepting a call for his substitute-teacher roomie Ned, Dewey finds himself in front of a class of elite elementary school students. Dewey decides to take on the music program and makes it his goal to teach them the gospel of rock and roll. His ulterior motive is to get them to compete against his former band for a cash prize . HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 838
Schoolhouse rock! 2002? 2 videodiscs (221 min.). Collection of all 46 Schoolhouse rock! songs on the topics of science, multiplication, money, American history and English grammar. Plus, the new song "I'm gonna send your vote to college" about the American electoral college. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 589
Scott Pilgrim vs. the world. 2010. 1 videodisc (113 min.). Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim. A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams, literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues' gallery from her past, from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsome identical twins. If he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 5070
Seabiscuit. 2003. 1 videodisc (141 min.). Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7265
The secret of Roan Inish. 2000. 1 videodisc (102 min.). A magical tale of a girl whose search for her missing brother brings an Irish legend to life. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7211
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi = Spirited Away. 2003. 2 videodiscs (125 min.). When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 586
Seven chances. 2001. The art of Buster Keaton. 1 videodisc (96 min.). [Seven chances] A romantically jinxed young man must marry by 7 PM to inherit seven million dollars. While fate seems to thwart his efforts to woo the object of his true affection, public announcement of his strange predicament provides him with a throng of would-be brides. [Neighbors] Buster tries to woo his tenement sweetheart in spite of the barriers that stand between them. [The balloonatic] Buster is carried by hot air from a cityside amusement park to the rustic country where he ineptly struggles for survival and again somehow manages to stumble into romance."--Container. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 1135
A shot in the dark. 2008. 1 videodisc (102 min.). Inspector Clouseau must track down a killer in this hilarious sequel to 'The Pink Panther.'. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9338
Shrek. 2003. 1 videodiscs (93 min.). A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to rescue a princess for a tyrannical lord. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 5036
Silly symphonies. 2001. Walt Disney treasures. 2 videodiscs (305 min.). This groundbreaking series of 31 uncensored cartoons, released between 1929 and 1939, provides an astonishing look inside the evolution of animation. Each boasting a unique cast of characters, these musical shorts served as Walt Disney's proving ground for emerging technology, new musical styles and experimental forms. Join composer Richard M. Sherman for an overview of the Silly Symphony series, and take a peek inside the Disney archives to view some rare and remarkable merchandise, conceptual art and theatrical posters. DVD 4188
Sister act. 2001. 1 videodisc (100 min.). In this comedy a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent. While there she turns the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire. The sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 5341
Sixteen candles. 2008. 1 videodisc (93 min.). Samantha Baker is ready to make the most of her sweet sixteenth birthday, but only if someone, anyone from her family would just remember it. For her birthday, she has to endure creepy freshmen, spoiled siblings, confused parents and the beauty who stands in the way of the boy of her dreams. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 4960
Slapstick encyclopedia. 2002. Slapstick encyclopedia. 1 videodisc (229 min.). Hal-Roach's all-star comedians: American slapstick may have germinated at Mack Sennett's, but Hal Roach Studios refined the form with more sophisticated and deliberately paced narratives, a style which allowed many of his stars to make successful transitions to sound. Presents five films including the rare feature "Big moments from little pictures," with Will Rogers. Keaton, Arbuckle and St. John: Five films which illuminate the careers of three influential early film artists by presenting some of Buster Keaton's rarely seen early shorts, showcasing the often neglected Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and spot-lighting little-know character comedian Al St. John. DVD 5693
Sleeping beauty. 2008. 2 videodiscs (75 min.). Princess Aurora is born to King Stefan & his wife. At a ceremony for her, fairies - Flora, Fauna and Merryweather - bestow gifts of magic on the child. But the evil sorceress, Maleficent, shows up and places a curse on the princess - where Aurora will die on her 16th birthday after touching a poisoned spinning wheel. Merryweather tries to undo the damage by casting a spell that will allow princess Aurora to awake from an ageless sleep with a kiss from her true love. The fairies take Aurora to their cottage and raise her as their own child. On her 16th birthday, Aurora meets Prince Phillip and the two fall in love. Maleficent kidnaps the Prince and she tricks Aurora into touching a spinning wheel. Realizing that the Prince is in trouble, the good fairies head to Maleficent's castle and spring the Prince loose. But the Prince soon finds himself up against Maleficent when she turns herself into a fire-breathing dragon. Now the Prince has to be strong enough to withstand the powers of the evil Maleficent. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 4879
Snow White and the seven dwarfs. 2009. 1 videodisc (84 min.). The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one, the Queen, her jealous stepmother. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White as the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest. There, she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs, Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey. The Queen finds Snow White and tricks her with an enchanted apple. Only the magic of true love's kiss can save her. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 6329
Son of Rambow. 2008. 1 videodisc (95 min.). Will Proudfoot is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo: First Blood, Lee plans to make cinematic history by filming his own action-packed video epic. Together, these two newfound friends-turned-budding-filmmakers quickly discover that their imaginative and sometimes mishap-filled cinematic adventure has begun to take on a life of its own. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 5594
Space jam. 2003. 2 videodiscs (88 min.). Michael Jordan must play basketball against space invaders that are trying to capture the Looney Tunes characters . HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7990
Spider-man. 2002. 2 videodiscs (121 min.). After being bitten by a radioactive spider on a school field trip, Peter Parker finds himself gaining spider-like qualities. Adopting the name Spider-Man, Peter first uses his new skills to make money, but when the Green Goblin, another altered super-human, kills Peter's uncle, he swears to use his "spider-skills" to fight evil. Along the way he has to juggle a new job as a local reporter, and a budding romance with a beautiful former-classmate, MJ. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7121
Spider-man 2. 2004. 2 videodiscs (128 min.). Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, is desperately trying to balance his dual identities. He can't keep up at college, pay his rent or seem to make amends with his estranged best friend Harry. Mary Jane is more skeptical than ever of Peter. One day Peter's idol, the renowned scientist Otto Octavius, resurfaces after a failed science experiment. Peter begins to notice he's losing some of his powers and wonders at the stress in his personal life. He realizes he must decide between being who he once was or retaining his secret identity to stop "Doc Ock" and save New York City from destruction . HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7122
Spider-man 3. 2007. 1 videodisc (139 min.). Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to his love M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon. When his suit suddenly changes, turning jet black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well, bringing out the dark, vengeful side of his personality that he struggles to control. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes overconfident and starts to neglect the people who care about him most. Forced to choose between the seductive power of the new suit and the compassionate hero he used to be, Peter must overcome his personal demons as two of the most feared villains yet, Sandman and Venom, gather unparalleled power and a thirst for retribution to threaten Peter and everyone he loves. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7123
Stand and deliver. 98. 1 videodisc (103 min.). Story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who pushes and inspires 18 inner-city Hispanic students who were struggling with math to become math whizzes. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 4934
Star trek. 2009. Star Trek: Star Trek. 1 videodisc (118 min.). Branded as fugitives by the Federation they swore to protect, the crew dutifully returns to Earth to face charges for crimes committed in the course of rescuing a resurrected Spock, but while en route, they learn that Earth is being ravaged by a strange alien probe demanding a response from a life form that no longer exists. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9734
Star trek. 2009. 1 videodisc (126 min.). On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien vessel. He was searching for Ambassador Spock, who is a child on Vulcan, disdained by his neighbors for his half-human nature. Twenty years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. He is inspired by Capt. Christopher Pike to fulfill his potential in Starfleet, even though he annoys his instructors. Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan when the Romulan Nero comes from the future to take revenge on the Federation. The newly commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Uhura, Sulu, Chekov and even Kirk himself thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will travel to the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7084
Star trek II, the wrath of Khan. 2009. Star trek, original motion picture collection: Star trek, original motion picture collection. 1 videodisc (112 min.). On a routine inspection of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Admiral James T. Kirk's Starfleet career enters a new chapter as a result of his most vengeful nemesis: Khan Noonien Singh, the genetically enhanced conqueror from the late 20th-century Earth. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9732
Star trek III, the search for Spock. 2009. Star trek, original motion picture collection: Star trek, original motion picture collection. 1 videodisc (105 min.). Admiral Kirk's defeat of Khan and the creation of the Genesis planet are empty victories. Spock is dead and McCoy is unexplainably being driven insane. Then an unexpected visit from Sarek, Spock's father, provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence. With one friend alive and one not, but both in pain, Kirk attempts to help his friends by stealing the Enterprise and defying Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9733
Star trek, IV, the voyage home. 2009. Star trek, original motion picture collection: Star trek, original motion picture collection. 1 videodisc (118 min.). Branded as fugitives by the Federation they swore to protect, the crew dutifully returns to Earth to face charges for crimes committed in the course of rescuing a resurrected Spock, but while en route, they learn that Earth is being ravaged by a strange alien probe demanding a response from a life form that no longer exists. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9734
Star trek V, the final frontier. 2009. Star trek, original motion picture collection: Star trek, original motion picture collection. 1 videodisc (106 min.). A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the crew in order to find a mythical planet, while Kirk and his crew set out to stop a madman in an adventure that takes them to the center of the universe and, perhaps, before the face of God. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9735
Star trek VI, the undiscovered country. 2009. Star trek, original motion picture collection: Star trek, original motion picture collection. 1 videodisc (113 min.). After a lunar cataclysm brings the Klingon Empire to its knees, peace with the Federation may be finally within reach. When Kirk is sent to broker that peace he and his crew are implicated in the brutal assassination of a Klingon diplomat, bringing both worlds to the brink of full-scale war. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9736
Stardust. 2007. Paramount DVD collection: Paramount DVD collection. 1 videodisc (127 min.). Tristan hopes to win the heart of his beautiful, but shallow love, Victoria. He promises to recover a star that fell somewhere beyond the stony wall that sets between the mundane England and the fantasy kingdom of Stormhold. So Tristan sets forth on his own journey in Stormhold. Meanwhile in that magical land, the dying king has set his four surviving sons on a quest for the crown. And the witch Lamia is seeking the heart of the star for an entirely different purpose, one that involves her secret power. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 3598
Steamboat Bill, Jr. convict 13 ; Daydreams. 99. 1 videodisc (111 min.). Steamboat Bill, Jr.: Follows the adventures of a spoiled young man forced by his father to learn the ropes of riverboating. -- Convict 13: Keaton struggles for survival inside prison walls. -- Daydreams: Keaton tries to find his niche by trying out various professions. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 33
The straight story. 2000? 1 videodisc (112 min.). Based on a true story about 73-year-old Alvin Straight who embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends with his 75-year-old brother Lyle before his brother dies. Alvin can no longer drive a car because of his eyesight and has to walk with 2 canes, but he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and drives the 260-mile course from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wis. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 263
Sugar. 2009. 1 videodisc (114 min.). Miguel 'Sugar' Santos is a talented Dominican baseball player who longs to break into the American big league and earn the money needed to support his impoverished family. He is a talented pitcher who might just have what it takes to earn a prized spot on a Major League Baseball team. Before that happens he'll have to prove his worth in the minor leagues. Advancing in baseball's minor league system at the tender age of 19, Miguel is warmly welcomed into the small-town Iowa home of his host family. He struggles with language and cultural barriers despite the kindness of strangers. Subsequently forced to reevaluate his life's ambition after his once-trusty arm becomes unreliable. The previously single-minded pitcher gradually begins to question both the world he lives in and the role he has chosen to play in it. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 7247
Swiss family Robinson. 2002? Vault Disney collection. 2 videodiscs (126 min.). The shipwrecked Robinson family finds new life on a deserted island far from civilization until their makeshift paradise is threatened by the arrival of cutthroat pirates. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 3276