Antonio Banderas & Don "The Dragon" Wilson add star power to Unapix Entertainment's recent movie acquisitions; unusual web site video marketing program launched by A-PIX subsidiary.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 1995--Unapix Entertainment, Inc. (AMEX:UPX) announced today that it has acquired North American home video and broadcast rights to Dispara, a romantic thriller starring U.S. and Latin box office draw Antonio Banderas, and home video rights to Virtual Combat, an HBO premiere movie starring world kickboxing champion Don "The Dragon" Wilson.

Dispara, acquired from Adriana Chiesa Enterprises, Italy, will be released in the first quarter of 1996. Antonio Banderas, currently starring in Assasins and Never Talk to a Stranger, has become a top box office draw from his work in Philadelphia, Interview with the Vampire and Desperado. Dispara director Carlos Saura has won Cannes Film Festival awards and is a leader of the Spanish cinema. Unapix's domestic home video subsidiary, A-PIX Entertainment, will market the movie in three formats -- the original Spanish language, Spanish with subtitles and a dubbed version in English, reflecting diverse retailer needs. TV rights will be sold by another Unapix unit.

Virtual Combat, acquired from Amritraj Entertainment, Los Angeles, will be released to U.S. video stores in January. Don Wilson's earlier video hits Red Sun Rising and Blood Fist produced powerful R.O.I. for retailers of 76% and 77%, respectively. The star has a strong following among kickboxing aficionados and action movie buffs. Coming on the heels of another HBO Premiere movie The Fighter, which will hit the stores next month, A-Pix is closing 1995 with quality action offerings that have strong niche audience appeal.

A-PIX President Robert Baruc also reported the launch of a pacesetting web site on the internet, allowing retailers and consumers to pull up four-color box art, photo stills, background on the stars and information on upcoming A-PIX titles. Virtual Combat will be the first promotion on the site at www.panix.com/"lweston/virtual_combat.shtml. "The web site enhances our marketing clout. We expect that A-Pix and the video retailers should do extremely well with Virtual Combat and Dispara, which reflect the diverse high quality niche films in our growing library," Baruc said.

Unapix Entertainment (AMEX:UPX) is a fast growing multimedia licensing company, with worldwide home video, television and educational operations.

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