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HI, GUYS WANNA GRAB A BITE? Keifer Sutherland (left) stars in "The Lost Boys," a tale about teen 'Platoon' War Ends THE BATTLE OVER the video rights to "Platoon" has finally ended. HBO Video yesterday that "Platoon" will hit video stores "within the next few days," following an out-of-court settlement with Vestron Video over the distribution rights to Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning Vietnam saga. The settlement has HBO retaining the rights until Sept 1, 1988, with Vestron picking them up on Oct 14, 1988. The settlement also covers the rights to "Hoosiers" which both sides were also battling about The "Platoon" video, which will retail at $99.95, carries a 30-sec-ond tribute (read: advertisement) from Chrysler honcho Lee Iacocca on behalf of their new Jeep Eagle Division. In addition, HBO is donating $100,000 of the sale's proceeds to a Vietnam veter PHANTOM rNHANTOM FORECAST: I jjiJ February will find a Li host of new horror flicks turning up at local cassette outlets.

Chief among them are Clive Barker's bloody good gorefest Hell-raiser (New World, Shallow Grave (Prism, the less-than-eagerly awaited Jaws: The Revenge (MCA, The Lost Boys and part 3 of Larry Cohen's mutant-baby triology Island of the Alive, starring Michael Moriarty and Karen Black (Warner, $89.95 and $79.95, respectively). Low-Cost Cassettes: Warner will also issue a bargain-priced "Buckbuster" line, featuring 28 videos tagged at $19.98 each. The package includes such recommended fear fare as The Brain That Wouldn't Die, Brian DePalma's Sisters and Dressed to Kill, Roger Cor-man's Fall of the House of Jim Spins His Webb ONGWRITER JIMMY I Webb, the man who wrote "MacArthur vampires, due on cassette soon American Wife" (Key, $59.95) and in the forthcoming "Rented Lips," which may or may not hit local theatres before joining the video ranks in '88. Getting to a few other recent requests, we've located the following vids And Then There Were None (United, Back To Bataan (MGMUA, Horror Hotel (Captain Bijou, $19.95, call 205-852-0198), Imitation of Life (MCA, Son of Sinbad (United, Victory At Sea Vols. 1-26 and World at War Vols.

1-26 ($29.95 per volume, Captain Bijou, see above), Winchester '73 (MCA, $29.95) and Zor-ro's Black Whip (Discount Video, $59.95, call 818-843-3366). Send your video comments and queries to Mondo Video, Phantom of the Movies, the Daily News, 220 E. 42d St, New York, N.Y. 10017 Ritchie Valens and the 1978 color version (150 minutes) featuring Anthony Perkins and Richard Jordan. arc 2L PREDATOR (CBSFox.

$89.98) 107 minutes. Closed-Captioned MPAA Rating: Release date: Jan. 21 Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Recruited by the CIA to rescue hostages held by guerrilla fighters in Centra) America, Schwarzenegger and his men encounter a deadly alien enemy. IK jL ''V MOVIES there was an error in the 12 2987 column: I believe the first film was known as Criminally Insane, not as Crazy Fat Ethel. Rob Erickson, North Brunswick, J.

Right you are, Rob: "Crazy Fat Ethel II" is indeed the sequel to "Criminally Insane." Just goes to show you can't take anything for granted in the B-movie biz. Dear Phantom: Please list any Edy Williams films available on cassette. Michael J. Rusznak, Woodbridge, J. Always glad to accommodate a fellow Edyphile.

You can find Edy in "Beyond the VaUey of the Dolls" (CBSFox, "Chained Heat" (Ves-tron, "Dr. Minx" (Wizard, "Hellhole" (RCA Columbia, "Hollywood Hot Tubs" (Vestron, Mankillers (Sony Video, "Secret Life of an (right) stars as late rock 'n' roller VIDEO HORIZONS CAROL AIMETTI MPAA Rating: PG Release date: Jan. 21 Stars: Gary Busey, Don Stroud Biography of '50s rocker Buddy Holly who died in a plane crash. LES MIScRABLES (Key Video. $59.98) Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 18th-century France is being released on Jan.

21 in two versions: the 1935 black and white version (108 minutes) starring Fredric March and Charles Laughton, Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, The Raven, and X-The Man With The X-Ray Eyes, plus George Hamilton's finest filmic turn, Love at First Bite. New releases in the package are Grayeagle, King Lear (1968), A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat. Shirley You Jest: Shirley Temple fans (and we know you're out there, we can hear you skipping) should delight at the February release of 10 vintage Temple titles. Seven, including The Littlest Colonel, Dimples and Stowaway, are available for the first time. Playhouse Video prices the tapes at $19.98 each Those suffering from a Shirley-induced saccharine attack might want to check out the antidotal Garbage Pail Kids, due from Paramount ($79.95) the same month.

PHAN MAIL Dear Phantom: I believe 1A BAMBA': Lou Diamond Phillips LA BAMBA (RCAColumbia. $89.95) 103 minutes. Closed-Captioned MPAA Rating: PG-13 Release date: Jan. 21 Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Csai Morales Life story of Mexican-American singer Ritchie Valens who died in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper during the '50s. THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (RCAColumbia.

$79.95) 113 minutes. Not 7 AXvJ ans organization of Stone's choice. Vestron's statement said the company had been paid $15.7 million and granted distribution rights to the film "Best Seller," but didn't specify whether the money came from Home Box Office or Hemdale Film which produced video versions of "Platoon" and "Hoosiers." Vestron valued the rights to "Best Seller" at $3 million, company officials said in a news release. Alan Mirabella 'Cabaret' Moves THE JOE Masteroff-John Kander-Fred Ebb musical starring Joel Grey, changes location from the Imperial Theater to the Minskoff after the Feb. 7 matinee.

Minskoff shows begin Feb. 9. The Imperial box office will be selling tickets for future Minskoff dates. DonNelsen Wait on Whoopi DO NT TRY TO BUY tick etsjust yet for actress comic Whoopi Goldberg's one-woman show. "Living on the Edge of Chaos." As reported here last wppIc the comic had planned to create a new theatrical piece and take it to vari ous cities around the country.

But now those plans have been Dut on hold. Instead, Goldberg has taken a lead role in an Andrei Konchalovskv film "Homer Eddie" (co-starring opposite Jim Belushi) set to beein film ing next month in Los An geles. Alan Carter Park," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Up, Up and Away," among other popular tunes, has been doing very well as a cabaret act on Friday nights at Jan Wall-man's on W. 44th Street, thank you. In fact, Webb is taking his show on the road other nights.

He'll keep playing Wallman's every Friday this-month for two shows, at 9 and 11, but Thursday this week and Wednesday and Thursday next week, he'll be at the piano and singing at The Ballroom, on W. 28th Street There will be one show each of the three nights, at 11 p.m. There's a $15 cover, two-drink minimum at The Ballroom. Call 244-3005 for f- reservations and information. Patricia O'Haire.