Not-so-cheap thrills

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Frequently asked question at the Scarecrow Video counter: "Are you OK with the deposit on this?" The ensuing dropped jaws are on people clutching rare, out-of-print titles that would be virtually impossible to replace. Some of the biggest deposits required:

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1959): $1,000. An extremely rare tape donated by the late director John Frankenheimer.

Ernst Lubitsch "Lubitsch Touch" laser-disc box set: $1,000.00

"The Only Game in Town": $500

"Let It Be": $500

"Salo " (Criterion Collection DVD): $500

"Sky Riders": $450

"Boy on a Dolphin": $400

"Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry": $400

"The Killer" (Criterion DVD): $400
 
"Hard Boiled" (Criterion DVD): $400

"It Came from Outer Space " (3-D): $400

"Gospel at Colonus": $350

"The 400 Blows" (Criterion DVD): $300

"Visit to a Small Planet": $300

"My Brilliant Career": $300

"Sunflower": $300

"Suspiria " (Uncut letterbox Magnum VHS): $300

"Sasquatch" (1979): $300

Mark Rahner, Seattle Times staff writer