1978
Events[edit]
- February: Media Home Entertainment was started by Charles Band.
- June: Quality X Video Company became the world's first home video distributor to release adult films on videocassette.
- October 24: The first home release of New Line Cinema product is issued by Media Home Entertainment. It consists of three public domain features and a Beatles film.
- November: The Nostalgia Merchant starts home video operations.
- December 11: The Laserdisc format was introduced, as the MCA DiscoVision.
VHS and Beta[edit]
January[edit]
February[edit]
March[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice in Wonderland | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 1978 | |
| Farewell Concert of Cream | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 1978 | |
| Flesh Gordon | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 1978 |
April[edit]
| Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Terrytoons Cartoons featuring Adventures of Mighty Mouse | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| 5 Terrytoons Cartoons featuring Deputy Dawg | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| 5 Terrytoons Cartoons featuring Heckle & Jeckle | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| Blue Hawaii | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| Flash Gordon: Mars Attack the World | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | April 1978 | |
| Flash Gordon: Rocketship | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | April 1978 | |
| Fun in Acapulco | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| G.I. Blues | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| Girls! Girls! Girls! | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| King Creole | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| Meet John Doe | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | April 1978 | |
| Paradise, Hawaiian Style | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 | |
| Roustabout | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | April 1978 |
May[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Clowns | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | May 1978 | |
| The Groove Tube | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | May 1978 | |
| Heat | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | May 1978 |
June[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Farm | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Blackenstein | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Cartoon Classics of the 1930's | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Chaplin Revue | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| The Chinese Godfather | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Circus/A Day's Pleasure | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| City Lights | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| The Day of the Triffids | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Fantastic Animation Festival | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Flying Deuces | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Gold Rush/Pay Day | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| The Great Dictator | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| Gulliver's Travels | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Horror Express | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Jungle Book | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Kid/The Idle Class | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| A King in New York | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| The Lady Vanishes | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Limelight | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| The Little Shop of Horrors | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Man Who Knew Too Much | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Modern Times | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| Monsieur Verdoux | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 | |
| The Most Dangerous Game | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Mustang | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| My Man Godfrey | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Point | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Psychomania | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Rebel Rousers | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Superman | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Terror by Night | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Things to Come | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| The Third Man | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| Tunnel Vision | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| What's Up, Tiger Lily? | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 1978 | |
| A Woman of Paris/Sunnyside | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1978 |
July[edit]
August[edit]
September[edit]
| Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali: World Heavyweight Title Fight New Orleans—September 15, 1978 | RCA SelectaVision | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 16, 1978 | |
| Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks: World Heavyweight Title Fight Las Vegas—February 15, 1978 | RCA SelectaVision | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 16, 1978 |
October[edit]
| Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All in a Night's Work | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Bittersweet Love | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Blood of the Vampire | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| C.C. & Company | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Carnal Knowledge | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Cocaine Fiends | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 24, 1978 | |
| The Day of the Dolphin | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| The Days of Thrill and Laughter | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Deadly Hero | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Don't Give Up the Ship | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| The Graduate | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Great Legends of Baseball | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Great Legends of Basketball | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Great Legends of Football | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Greatest Sports Legends, Vol. 1 | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Greatest Sports Legends, Vol. 2 | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Greatest Sports Legends, Vol. 3 | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Hells Angels on Wheels | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Last Train from Gun Hill | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| The Lion in Winter | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| The Loves and Times of Scaramouche | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Lucky Luciano | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Magical Mystery Tour | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 24, 1978 | |
| Night of the Living Dead | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 24, 1978 | |
| Permission to Kill | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Reefer Madness | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 24, 1978 | |
| Rider on the Rain | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| The Sad Sack | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Shoot | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Soldier Blue | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Summertime Killer | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 | |
| Visit to a Small Planet | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 29, 1978 |
November[edit]
| Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures of Zorro | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Al Capone | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Alice, Sweet Alice | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| ...And Millions Will Die! | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| And So They Were Married | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Angel and the Badman | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Angel Baby | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Anonymous Venetian | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Armored Command | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Around the Beatles | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| Attack of the Crab Monsters | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Babe Ruth Story | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| The Beatles: Live in Tokyo | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| The Betsy | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Beyond Love and Evil | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Big Circus | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Billy Budd | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Black Gold | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Blood Rose | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Blood, Sweat and Tears Live | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| Bomba and the Hidden City | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Bomba and the Lion Hunter | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Bomba and the Lost Volcano | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Border Bandits/Roll Wagons Roll | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Cabaret | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Canyon River | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Captain America | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Chaplin's Art of Comedy | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Citizen Kane | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Cole Younger, Gunfighter | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Conduct Unbecoming | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Convicts 4 | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Crime in the Streets | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Crypt of the Living Dead | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Dark Alibi/The Red Dragon | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Dillinger | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Dirty Money | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Docks of New Orleans/Sky Dragon | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Edgar Winters Live | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| End of the Road | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| La Femme Infidèle | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The First Texan | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Flying Down to Rio | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Follow the Fleet | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Frankenstein 1970 | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Friendly Persuasion | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Fright | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Gangster | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Gold | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Golden Eye/Shanghai Chest | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Golden Stallion/The Cherokee Flash | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| The Gun Hawk | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Gun Riders | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Gunsmoke in Tucson | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Hell to Eternity | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| High Noon | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Hitler | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Hooked Generation | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| House on Haunted Hill | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| The Indestructible Man | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Internecine Project | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Jimi Hendrix in Concert | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| John Lennon Live | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| Johnny Guitar | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Kidnapped | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Killer Shark | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| King Kong | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| King of the Roaring Twenties: The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| King of the Wild Stallions | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Lassie's Great Adventure | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| The Last Roman | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Last Summer | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Lone Ranger | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Love in the Afternoon | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| A Man and a Woman | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Man from God's Country | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Man Who Would Be King | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Man with the Synthetic Brain | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Marry Me! Marry Me! | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Mitchell | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Murder, My Sweet | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| The Naked Hills | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Next Man | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Oklahoman | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Operation C.I.A. | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Operation Eichmann | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Operation S.N.A.F.U. | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Out of the Past | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Panic Button | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Papillon | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Pay or Die! | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Phenix City Story | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Plunderers | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Quantrill's Raiders | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Rolling Stones in Concert | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| Romance of a Horse Thief | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Satanik | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Seven Times Seven | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Shadows Over Chinatown/The Trap | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Shinbone Alley | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Soldier in the Rain | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Sorcerers | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Stevie Wonder Live | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| The Story of O | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Superdragon | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Suspicion | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| Swing Parade of 1946 | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Taffy and the Jungle Hunter | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Teenage Graffiti | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Thin Red Line | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Thing | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 1978 | |
| This Man Must Die | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Three the Hard Way | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Tickle Me | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Tonight's the Night | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Trilogy | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Vampire Men of the Lost Planet | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Volunteer Jam | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 12, 1978 | |
| The Warriors | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| The Ways of Women | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Who? | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Wichita | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 | |
| Young Dillinger | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | November 10, 1978 |
December[edit]
TBD[edit]
| Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Fairy Tales | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Fantasy in Blue | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Hey, There's Naked Bodies on My TV! | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Honeymoon Haven | Quality X Video Cassette Company | Quality X Video Cassette Company | Quality X Video Cassette Company | 1978 | |
| M | Video Yesteryear | Video Images | Video Images | 1978 | |
| March of the Wooden Soldiers | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| The Nine Ages of Nakedness | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Open City | Video Yesteryear | Video Images | Video Images | 1978 | |
| The Passions of Carol | Quality X Video Cassette Company | Quality X Video Cassette Company | Quality X Video Cassette Company | 1978 | |
| The Ribald Tales of Robin Hood | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Sex and the Office Girl | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Slaves of Love | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Swinging Ski Girls | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Swinging Sorority Girls | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Tales of Tiffany Jones | Niles Entertainment | Niles Entertainment | Niles Entertainment | 1978 | |
| Triumph of the Will | Video Yesteryear | Video Images | Video Images | 1978 |
Laser videodisc[edit]
December[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport '77 | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 11, 1978 | |
| Jaws | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 11, 1978 | |
| Jesus Christ, Superstar | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1978 | |
| MacArthur | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 11, 1978 |
Operating VHS and Beta duplicators[edit]
- Bell & Howell (serving Allied Artists Video)
- Magnetic Video Corporation
- Media Home Entertainment
- The Nostalgia Merchant