Syme Home Video
Syme Home Video was the video arm of David Syme and Company, publishers of a newspaper called The Age. This newspaper and the video company were both headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. It began releasing titles in the fall of 1982, and released special interest, comedy, drama, music, and cartoon videos, as well as the catalogue of Walt Disney Home Video until 1985. The company ceased operations in the summer of 1986, a year after its corporate parent was acquired by Fairfax Media, a move that made The Age a sister publication to The Sydney Morning Herald.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | ACB rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Colour | Released | Note(s) |
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4004 | Turn of the Screw | USA | 1974 | 98 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4005 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | USA | 1973 | 111 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4009 | The Boogey Man | USA | 1980 | 85 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4011 | Doctors & Nurses | Australia | 1981 | 88 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | Films that were actually produced by an Australian film studio were typically labeled by this distributor as "Australian Film Classics" or "The Australian Film Institute". Despite being based in Australia, Syme released only a handful of domestic films on video. |
4012 | Fatty Finn | Australia | 1980 | 101 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | |
4027 | The One Man Jury | USA | 1978 | 98 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4034 | Despair | West Germany/France | 1978 | 119 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.66:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4045 | Flush | USA | 1982 | 90 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4047 | 10 to Midnight | USA | 1983 | 101 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4048 | The Last American Virgin | USA | 1982 | 92 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4050 | The Twelve Chairs | USA | 1970 | 94 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4057 | Lady, Stay Dead | Australia | 1981 | 92 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4061 | Duet for Four | Australia | 1982 | 97 min | TBD | TBD | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4067 | Treasure of the Four Crowns | Spain/Italy/USA | 1983 | 97 min | TBD | TBD | Marks 3-Depix | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4070 | Northeast of Seoul | South Korea/USA | 1974 | 98 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4080 | Hercules | Italy/USA | 1983 | 102 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4084 | Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum Live | UK | 1981 | 105 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4085 | Boogeyman II | USA | 1981 | 82 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4096 | The Shillingbury Blowers | UK | 1979 | 78 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4097 | This Time, Forever | Canada | 1981 | 95 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | Original title: Yesterday. |
4100 | The Evil | USA | 1978 | 89 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4101 | Up the Sandbox | USA | 1972 | 97 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4108 | The Scarlet and the Black | Italy-USA | 1983 | 143 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4114 | The Horror Star | USA | 1983 | 95 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4115 | Starcrash | Italy/USA | 1978 | 94 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4120 | The Plains of Heaven | Australia | 1982 | 80 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4122 | The Glitterball | UK | 1977 | 74 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4125 | The Seven Magnificent Gladiators | Italy | 1983 | 100 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4131 | The Corrupt Ones | France/Italy/West Germany | 1967 | 92 min | TBD | TBD | 2.35:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | Original title: Die Hölle von Macao. (The Hell of Macau) |
4134 | Rodeo Girl | USA | 1980 | 96 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4136 | Ruby & Oswald | USA | 1978 | 102 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4141 | Hand-Picked by Billy | UK | 1982 | 58 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A/ | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4143 | Invitation to Hell | USA | 1984 | 95 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4152 | The Coming | USA | 1982 | 86 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | Original title: Burned at the Stake. |
4155 | Young Warriors | USA | 1983 | 105 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4167 | Sword of the Valiant | UK | 1984 | 102 min | TBD | TBD | JDC Scope | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4168 | Ants | USA | 1977 | 91 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | Original title: It Happened at Lakewood Manor. |
4171 | Red Flag: The Ultimate Game | USA | 1981 | 100 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4173 | Bolero | USA | 1984 | 105 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4175 | Adam | USA | 1983 | 100 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4179 | House of the Long Shadows | UK | 1983 | 101 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4185 | Shattered Vows | USA | 1984 | 94 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4188 | Tuxedo Warrior | UK | 1984 | 93 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4190 | Love at First Sight | Canada | 1977 | 85 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4191 | Killer Force | South Africa/Switzerland/USA/UK/Ireland/Netherlands | 1976 | 102 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.66:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4197 | Family Secrets | USA | 1977 | 91 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4201 | Not My Kid | USA | 1985 | 100 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4202 | Concorde Affaire '79 | Italy | 1979 | 96 min | TBD | TBD | Techniscope | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4204 | Sword of Heaven | USA | 1985 | 85 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4229 | Once Upon a Scoundrel | Mexico/USA | 1973 | 99 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4230 | A Long Way Home | USA | 1981 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4238 | Terror Out of the Sky | USA | 1978 | 97 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4240 | The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90 | UK | 1981 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | Compilation film of the 1968-1969 TV Series Joe 90. |
4242 | Bomb at 10:10 | Yugoslavia | 1967 | 88 min | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4246 | Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story | UK/Yugoslavia/USA | 1985 | 104 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4247 | Bloody Kids | UK | 1979 | 91 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4252 | Mata Hari | USA | 1985 | 108 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4259 | Tag: The Assassination Game | USA | 1982 | 90 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85:1 | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |
4261 | Baby Comes Home | USA | 1980 | 100 min | TBD | TBD | Academy | 1 | N/A | Colour | TBD | TBD |