Video Violence, also known as Video Violence... When Renting is Not Enough, is a 1987 American horror film directed by Gary Cohen and starring Gary Schwartz and Chick Kaplan. The film was shot entirely on a VHS camcorder. Cast Gary Schwartz as 1st Store Owner Chick Kaplan as 2nd Store Owner Robin Leeds as Customer Paige Price as 1st Victim Kevin Haver as Rick Carlson Art Neill as Steven Emory Bill Biach as 1st Yokel Uke as Eli Bart Sumner as Howard Joseph Kordos as Reggie Hobbs Chris Williams as Desk Sergeant William Toddie as Chief of Police Jackie Neill as Rachel Emory Ricky Kotch as Young Boy Jennifer Biach as Dog Bonnie Schedin as Young Actress Madison Schedin as Baby Judy Seplowin as Lori Edwards Karen Oujo as 2nd Yokel Linda Herman as Mrs. Carlson Cara Biach as Secretary Joann Poll as Telephone Operator O. Selig Stokes as Fraud Hobbs Susan Speidel as 3rd Yokel Marci Garfinkel as 4th Yokel Jerry Kopf as Man in Jeep Christa Somma as 1st Girl in Jeep Susan Stern as 2nd Girl in Jeep Mike Yonone as Patrolman Barbara Brunnquell as Old Lady Bob Brunnquell as Deli Owner Richard 'Dick' Haig as Deli Assistant Ray Clark as Home Owner Ellen Dreyer as Legless Girl Lori Andres as 5th Yokel David Christopher as Vampire Richard Johnson as Young Man Lisa Cohen as Joanna Barker Production Writer and director Gary Cohen came up with the idea for the film while working as a video store clerk. A fan of the Golden Age of Hollywood, he was disheartened by the fact that horror films, particularly slashers, were the most popular films among his clientele. The idea for the film came about one afternoon when a young mother with her children asked if the film I Dismember Mama contained any sex. Cohen informed her that he was unsure about the film's sexual content but that he knew it contained graphic violence. The woman decided to rent the film, telling Cohen that as long as the film were devoid of sex, she considered it appropriate viewing for her children. The same exchange occurs in Video Violence, concerning the film Blood Cult. Cohen had initially secured the use of a local access television station to edit the film over the course of two six-hour shifts. When the station owner found out that Cohen was editing a horror film, he