BOMBS AWAY!
We’re accustomed to overstatement in Hollywood press releases. But Vestron Video wins our Press Release of the Week Award for the company’s proclamation on its new array of “blockbuster” home-video releases for spring.
An excerpt: “Vestron Video has an impressive lineup of feature films slated for release in early 1987, including such blockbuster titles as ‘Shanghai Surprise,’ ‘Tai Pan’. . . .
“ ‘Shanghai Surprise’ stars Hollywood’s hottest couple, Sean Penn and Madonna. A thrill-a-minute adventure in the tradition of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,’ the film traces the exploits of a handsome adventurer and a beautiful missionary . . . “
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