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A Good Time to Go Camcorder Shopping : What’s New on Video

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This week’s major release is Paramount’s cop spoof sequel “The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear,” a box-office smash that features Leslie Nielsen once again as the klutzy cop who bumbles his way through assorted assignments.

Other releases:

* “Doc Hollywood” (MCA/Universal, $95). In this hit romantic comedy, Michael J. Fox plays an urban doctor who accidentally gets waylaid in a small town where he ultimately finds his true self and, of course, his true love.

* “Dutch” (FoxVideo, $93). This comedy, a box-office dud that most critics trashed, stars Ed O’Neill of TV’s “Married . . . With Children” as a man who’s driving his girlfriend’s son across country.

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* “Life and Nothing But” (Orion, $80). Directed by the esteemed Betrand Tavernier, this award-winning World War I drama, starring Philippe Noiret, concerns the search for missing men in France.

* “Open Doors” (Orion, $80). This 1990 drama, which was very popular in Europe, is set in Italy under a fascist regime. It’s about a judge’s efforts to get a death sentence for a vicious criminal.

* “Cool as Ice” (MCA/Universal, no price). This late October theatrical release, which bombed with fans and critics, stars rapper Vanilla Ice as a hooligan who falls for a honor student. Strictly for Ice’s hard-core fans.

* “Delirious” (MGM/UA, $95). A comedy, which did poorly at the box office, featuring John Candy as a soap-opera writer who develops amnesia and becomes a character in a soap. Co-starring Mariel Hemingway and Emma Samms.

* “Requiem for Dominic” (Hemdale, $80). An acclaimed drama set in Romania during the 1989 revolution, about an exile who finds out that a friend has been jailed and subjected to inhuman treatment. Based on a true story.

* “All in the Family 20th Anniversary Special” (Columbia TriStar, $60). A TV special telecast last February, this homage to the classic sitcom, featuring highlight clips, includes commentary from viewers, cast members and creator Norman Lear.

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