What About Bob VHS Tape
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Touchstone Home Video's release of "What About Bob" on VHS dates to 1991, when the comedy came out theatrically and hit home video shortly after. Bill Murray plays Bob Wiley, a clingy, catastrophically needy patient who follows his psychiatrist, played by Richard Dreyfuss, on a family vacation to Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. The cover art does the premise justice: Murray's grinning face looming large over the cream-toned sleeve, Dreyfuss's exasperation baked into the layout before you even hit play.
1991 was a particular moment for Touchstone, the Walt Disney Company's adult-oriented label that had been running since 1984. The label had already put out "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (1986), "Ruthless People" (1986), and "Outrageous Fortune" (1987) before it hit a run of genuine hits around the turn of the decade. "What About Bob" arrived the same year as "The Commitments" and one year before "Sister Act," all Touchstone releases, all landing in homes on that distinctive black-shell cassette format the label favored through the early and mid-90s. Murray at this point was riding the post-"Ghostbusters" prestige of being one of the most bankable comedy names in Hollywood, and "What About Bob" became a cable and VHS staple almost immediately. The Frank Oz direction keeps the film tight enough that it still plays clean. It is a film people quote, not just remember.
The handshake photo that sold sixty-three million dollars in tickets, preserved on rental-grade magnetic tape.
This copy is pre-owned and in playable condition. The sleeve shows the Murray-looming cover in full color without obvious fading on the cream background. Black clamshell shell with standard Touchstone labeling on the spine. No apparent water damage on the outer sleeve from what the photo shows, though tapes of this age should always be inspected before a player run. Check the tape window on the cassette shell: the ribbon should sit flat, no slack, no bunching at the spool hubs, before you commit to playback.
OWNER VERIFY: Confirm the 1991 copyright or home video release year against the printed credit block on the sleeve spine or cassette label.
The handshake photo that sold sixty-three million dollars in tickets, preserved on rental-grade magnetic tape.
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Before streaming flattened the difference between movies, VHS was a physical act. Rentals, buybacks, Blockbuster sleeves, promo tapes, ex-rentals with security stickers still on the side. 90s tapes outlived the stores they came from. We keep them in their original cases where possible and note every sticker, sun-fade, and sleeve crease in the photography.
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This what about bob vhs tape originates from the 90s era[01], represents Touchstone[02]'s output, . Each piece in the shop is a single unit, inspected by hand in Las Vegas before listing. The data manifest to the right records the fields on file for this lot; where a field is empty it has been omitted rather than guessed.
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