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== Events == |
== Events == |
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* '''March''': Magnetic Video Corporation is acquired by its first licensor, 20th Century-Fox. |
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* '''May''': Fotomat begins signing with Paramount to rent and sell 43 feature films on videocassette. |
* '''May''': Fotomat begins signing with Paramount to rent and sell 43 feature films on videocassette. |
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* '''June''': |
* '''June''': |
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** Time-Life Video was established to rent videocassettes. |
** Time-Life Video was established to rent videocassettes. |
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** VidAmerica sets up operations. |
** VidAmerica sets up operations. |
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* '''July''': RCA enters into an agreement with ITC Entertainment for a variety of programs, including ''Jesus of Nazareth'' and ''To Russia with Elton''. |
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* '''September''': The Laurel Group announces its exclusive claim as the sole licensor for official releases of public domain feature ''Night of the Living Dead''; except for pre-existing licenses from original U.S. theatrical distributor The Walter Reade Organization and co-producer Image Ten, all releases from this point on are to be considered unofficial unless officially licensed by the Laurel Group, regardless of quality. |
* '''September''': The Laurel Group announces its exclusive claim as the sole licensor for official releases of public domain feature ''Night of the Living Dead''; except for pre-existing licenses from original U.S. theatrical distributor The Walter Reade Organization and co-producer Image Ten, all releases from this point on are to be considered unofficial unless officially licensed by the Laurel Group, regardless of quality. |
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* '''October''': RCA |
* '''October 19''': RCA completes a deal with the Rank Organisation for 20 features. |
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* '''October 23''': RCA announces a deal with Paramount for 75 features. |
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* '''November''': Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment starts up home video operations, with a deal at Time-Life. |
* '''November''': Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment starts up home video operations, with a deal at Time-Life. |
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* '''December''': RCA inks deals with Disney for 16 theatrical features and 8 cartoon compilations and with Don Kirshner Productions for 12 music programs. |
* '''December''': RCA inks deals with Disney for 16 theatrical features and 8 cartoon compilations and with Don Kirshner Productions for 12 music programs. |
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| ''Chariots of the Gods'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
| ''Chariots of the Gods'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''Don't Look in the Basement'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
| ''Don't Look in the Basement'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''The Family'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
| ''The Family'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''First Spaceship on Venus'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
| ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
| ''The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''Lou Rawls on Ice'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''Once Upon a Brothers Grimm'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
| ''Once Upon a Brothers Grimm'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''The Wild Geese'' || Allied Artists Video || Allied Artists Video || January 12, 1979 || |
| ''The Wild Geese'' || Allied Artists Video || Allied Artists Video || January 12, 1979 || |
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| ''Zorro Rides Again'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || January 1979 || |
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| ''American Hot Wax'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
| ''American Hot Wax'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Black Sunday'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Chinatown'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Death Wish'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Fraternity Row'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
| ''Fraternity Row'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''The Godfather Part II'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
| ''The Godfather Part II'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Saturday Night Fever'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
| ''Saturday Night Fever'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Shane'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
| ''Shane'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Sunset Boulevard'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''The Ten Commandments'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''Three Days of the Condor'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
| ''Three Days of the Condor'' || Paramount Home Video || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || May 1979 || |
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| ''The Making of Star Wars'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 1979 || |
| ''The Making of Star Wars'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 1979 || |
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| ''Manhunt in the African Jungle'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || June 1979 || |
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| ''Slightly Honorable'' || Time-Life Video || Time-Life Video || June 1979 || |
| ''Slightly Honorable'' || Time-Life Video || Time-Life Video || June 1979 || |
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| ''Twelve O'Clock High'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || August 1979 || |
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=== September === |
=== September === |
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| ''55 Days at Peking'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || September 1979 || |
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| ''The Bad News Bears'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || September 1979 || |
| ''The Bad News Bears'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || September 1979 || |
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| ''Chinatown'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || September 1979 || |
| ''Chinatown'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || September 1979 || |
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| ''El Cid'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || September 1979 || |
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| ''Circus World'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || September 1979 || |
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| ''Days of Heaven'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || September 1979 || |
| ''Days of Heaven'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || September 1979 || |
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| ''The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || September 1979 || |
| ''The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || September 1979 || |
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| ''The Fall of the Roman Empire'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment || September 1979 || |
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| ''The Godfather'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || September 1979 || |
| ''The Godfather'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || September 1979 || |
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| ''Drum Beat'' || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || October 1979 || |
| ''Drum Beat'' || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || October 1979 || |
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| ''The Psychic'' || Fotomat Video || Fotomat Video || October 1979 || |
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| ''The Poseidon Adventure'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 1979 || |
| ''The Poseidon Adventure'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 1979 || |
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| ''Sympathy for the Devil'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 1979 || |
| ''Sympathy for the Devil'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 1979 || |
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| ''The Third Man'' || EMI Videogram || Fotomat Video || October 1979 || |
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| ''Watch Your Step: Program I'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 1979 || |
| ''Watch Your Step: Program I'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 1979 || |
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| ''Casablanca'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || 1979 || |
| ''Casablanca'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || 1979 || |
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| ''Debbie Does Dallas'' || Video Cassette X-Rated || Video Cassette X-Rated || Video Cassette X-Rated || 1979 || |
| ''Debbie Does Dallas'' || Video Cassette X-Rated || Video Cassette X-Rated || Video Cassette X-Rated || 1979 || |
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| ''Last Tango in Paris'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || 1979 || |
| ''Last Tango in Paris'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || 1979 || |
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| ''Last Year at Marienbad'' || Tamarelle's French Film House || Tamarelle's French Film House || Tamarelle's French Film House || 1979 || |
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| ''The Outer Space Connection'' || Video Communications Inc. || Video Communications Inc. || United Entertainment, Inc. || 1979 || |
| ''The Outer Space Connection'' || Video Communications Inc. || Video Communications Inc. || United Entertainment, Inc. || 1979 || |
Latest revision as of 09:45, 23 August 2024
Events[edit]
- March: Magnetic Video Corporation is acquired by its first licensor, 20th Century-Fox.
- May: Fotomat begins signing with Paramount to rent and sell 43 feature films on videocassette.
- June:
- Time-Life Video was established to rent videocassettes.
- VidAmerica sets up operations.
- July: RCA enters into an agreement with ITC Entertainment for a variety of programs, including Jesus of Nazareth and To Russia with Elton.
- September: The Laurel Group announces its exclusive claim as the sole licensor for official releases of public domain feature Night of the Living Dead; except for pre-existing licenses from original U.S. theatrical distributor The Walter Reade Organization and co-producer Image Ten, all releases from this point on are to be considered unofficial unless officially licensed by the Laurel Group, regardless of quality.
- October 19: RCA completes a deal with the Rank Organisation for 20 features.
- October 23: RCA announces a deal with Paramount for 75 features.
- November: Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment starts up home video operations, with a deal at Time-Life.
- December: RCA inks deals with Disney for 16 theatrical features and 8 cartoon compilations and with Don Kirshner Productions for 12 music programs.
VHS and Beta[edit]
January[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
And Then There Were None | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
The Beatles Show | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Bigfoot: Man or Beast? | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
The Big Land | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
The Bullwinkle Show | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Chariots of the Gods | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Dark Star | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Don't Look in the Basement | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
The Family | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
First Spaceship on Venus | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Jack and the Beanstalk | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Lou Rawls on Ice | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Overlords of the U.F.O. | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Pinocchio | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Sasquatch | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
Son of Sinbad | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 | |
The Wild Geese | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | January 12, 1979 | |
Zorro Rides Again | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | January 1979 |
February[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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The Sound of Music | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 1979 |
March[edit]
April[edit]
May[edit]
Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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American Hot Wax | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Black Sunday | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Breakfast at Tiffany's | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Chinatown | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Death Wish | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Fraternity Row | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
The Godfather | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
The Godfather Part II | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Saturday Night Fever | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Shane | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Sunset Boulevard | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
The Ten Commandments | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 | |
Three Days of the Condor | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | May 1979 |
June[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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And God Created Woman | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
Fingers | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1979 | |
Foreign Correspondent | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
Go Tell the Spartans | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
HBO On Location: An Evening with Redd Foxx | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
HBO On Location: Young Comedians Jamboree | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
The Hound of the Baskervilles | Allied Artists Video | Allied Artists Video | June 1979 | |
The Long Voyage Home | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
The Making of Star Wars | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 1979 | |
Manhunt in the African Jungle | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | June 1979 | |
Slightly Honorable | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
Stagecoach | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
Sundown | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
Trade Winds | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 | |
The Woman of the Town | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | June 1979 |
July[edit]
August[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Twelve O'Clock High | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 1979 |
September[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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55 Days at Peking | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | September 1979 | |
The Bad News Bears | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Breakfast at Tiffany's | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 1979 | |
Charlotte's Web | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Chinatown | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
El Cid | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | September 1979 | |
Circus World | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | September 1979 | |
Days of Heaven | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Death Wish | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 1979 | |
The Fall of the Roman Empire | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment | September 1979 | |
The Godfather | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
The Godfather Part II | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Goin' South | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Harold and Maude | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
In Praise of Older Women | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 1979 | |
Islands in the Stream | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
King Kong | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Lady Sings the Blues | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
The Little Prince | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
The Longest Yard | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Love Story | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Marathon Man | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Murder on the Orient Express | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Nashville | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
The Odd Couple | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Paper Moon | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Play It Again, Sam | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Pretty Baby | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Romeo and Juliet | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Saturday Night Fever | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Shane | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
The Shootist | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Sunset Boulevard | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
The Ten Commandments | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
Three Days of the Condor | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
True Grit | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 | |
The War of the Worlds | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 1979 |
October[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Conversation Piece | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 1979 | |
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 1979 | |
Drum Beat | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | October 1979 | |
The Psychic | Fotomat Video | Fotomat Video | October 1979 | |
The Poseidon Adventure | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 1979 | |
Serpico | Paramount Home Video | Fotomat Video | October 1979 | |
The Servant | EMI Videogram | Fotomat Video | October 1979 | |
Sympathy for the Devil | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 1979 | |
The Third Man | EMI Videogram | Fotomat Video | October 1979 | |
Watch Your Step: Program I | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 1979 | |
Watch Your Step: Program II | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 1979 | |
Watch Your Step: Program III | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 1979 |
November[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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1980 Preview Tape | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
The Anderson Tapes | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Assault on Precinct 13 | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
The Blue Max | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | November 1979 | |
Born Free | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Born Yesterday | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
A Boy and His Dog | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
Breakout | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Bye Bye Birdie | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Cocaine Cowboys | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
The Day Time Ended | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
The Deep | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
End of the World | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
Fun with Dick and Jane | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Fyre | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
Gilda | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Halloween | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
The Harder They Fall | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Harry and Walter Go to New York | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Laserblast | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
A Man for All Seasons | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Mysterious Island | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
The New Centurions | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Nocturna | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
Planet of the Apes | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | November 1979 | |
Shame of the Jungle | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
Shamus | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Slithis | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
The Taming of the Shrew | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 | |
Tourist Trap | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | November 1979 | |
The Towering Inferno | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | November 1979 | |
You Light Up My Life | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Time-Life Video | November 1979 |
December[edit]
TBD[edit]
Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Baseball: Fun & Games | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | 1979 | |
Casablanca | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | 1979 | |
Debbie Does Dallas | Video Cassette X-Rated | Video Cassette X-Rated | Video Cassette X-Rated | 1979 | |
The Devil in Miss Jones | Video Cassette X-Rated | Video Cassette X-Rated | Video Cassette X-Rated | 1979 | |
His Girl Friday | Discount Video Tapes | Discount Video Tapes | Discount Video Tapes | 1979 | |
Hitler's Children | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | 1979 | |
Last Tango in Paris | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | 1979 | |
Last Year at Marienbad | Tamarelle's French Film House | Tamarelle's French Film House | Tamarelle's French Film House | 1979 | |
The Outer Space Connection | Video Communications Inc. | Video Communications Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | 1979 | |
Pack Up Your Troubles | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | 1979 | |
Semi-Tough | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | 1979 | |
World Series Highlights | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | 1979 | |
The Year of the Great Comeback | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | 1979 |
Laser videodisc[edit]
January[edit]
February[edit]
March[edit]
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June[edit]
July[edit]
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September[edit]
October[edit]
November[edit]
December[edit]
TBD[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Kidnapped | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
Kids is Kids | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
Looking for Mr. Goodbar | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
Love Story | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
The Marcus-Nelson Murders | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
National Lampoon's Animal House | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
Saturday Night Fever | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
Three Days of the Condor | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 | |
Tom Sawyer | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1979 |
Operating VHS and Beta duplicators[edit]
- Bell & Howell (serving Allied Artists Video, Fotomat Video, and Paramount Home Video)
- Columbia Pictures Videocassette Services
- Magnetic Video Corporation (also serving Paramount Home Video)
- Media Home Entertainment
- The Nostalgia Merchant
- VCA-Teletronics (also serving Time-Life Video)