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== Events == |
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* '''March 22''': The RCA Capacitance Electronic Disc was released. |
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* '''September''': Andre Blay leaves Magnetic Video Corporation. |
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* '''October''': Vestron Video was formed from the assets of Time-Life Video. |
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* '''November''': Worldvision Home Video was formed by Worldvision Enterprises to release TV shows on videocassette. |
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== VHS and Beta == |
== VHS and Beta == |
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=== January === |
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| ''Airplane!'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Airplane!'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Amarcord'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''Amarcord'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Auditions'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Barefoot in the Park'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Barefoot in the Park'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Big Bad Mama'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''The Big Bird Cage'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Black Marble'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Black Marble'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Brief Encounter'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Brief Encounter'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Caddyshack'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''Caddyshack'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Can I Do It... Till I Need Glasses?'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1981 || |
| ''Can I Do It... Till I Need Glasses?'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1981 || |
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| ''Coast to Coast'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Coast to Coast'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Cries and Whispers'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''Cries and Whispers'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Crystal Voyager'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Death Race 2000'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''The Devil and Daniel Mouse'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Farewell My Lovely'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Farewell My Lovely'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Friday the 13th'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Friday the 13th'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''The Great McGonagall'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Honeysuckle Rose'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Humanoids from the Deep'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''The Hunter'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''The Hunter'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Lovers and Other Strangers'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Lovers and Other Strangers'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Magnum Force'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''Magnum Force'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Mary Poppins'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || January 19, 1981 || |
| ''Mary Poppins'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || January 19, 1981 || |
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| ''Ms. Don Juan'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || January 12, 1981 || |
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* Copyrighted in 1980. |
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| ''My Pleasure Is My Business'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || January 12, 1981 || |
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* Copyrighted in 1980. |
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| ''Myra Breckinridge'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Myra Breckinridge'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Nelvanamation: Four Cosmic Fantasies in One'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''NFL SymFunny/Super Bowl III'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''NFL SymFunny/Super Bowl III'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Night Games'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Night Games'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''"Oh, God!" Book II'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''"Oh, God!" Book II'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''One Trick Pony'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''One Trick Pony'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Pelé: The Master and His Method'' || Magnetic Video Sports || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Pelé: The Master and His Method'' || Magnetic Video Sports || Magnetic Video Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Roller Boogie'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1981 || |
| ''Roller Boogie'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1981 || |
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| ''Romie-0 and Julie-8'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Rough Cut'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Rough Cut'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Seven Blows of the Dragon'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Shogun'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Shogun'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Small Change'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''Small Change'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Smokey and the Bandit'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Smokey and the Bandit'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''The Space Movie'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''The Space Movie'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Sugar Cookies'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''Sugar Cookies'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''The Thing'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''The Thing'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Tom Horn'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
| ''Tom Horn'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Too Hot to Handle'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Urban Cowboy'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Urban Cowboy'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''The Wicker Man'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1981 || |
| ''The Wicker Man'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1981 || |
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| ''Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Xanadu'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
| ''Xanadu'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''10, la mujer perfecta'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''At Long Last Love'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || February 9, 1981 || |
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| ''The Big Sleep'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || February 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Carny'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Cruising'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''El exorcista'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 2, 1981 || |
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* Spanish-dubbed version of ''The Exorcist''. |
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| ''Fame'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Fleetwood Mac: Documentary and Live Concert'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Gary Numan: The Touring Principle'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Great Figures in History: John F. Kennedy'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Madame Sin'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || February 9, 1981 || |
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| ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || February 9, 1981 || |
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| ''The Medusa Touch'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || February 9, 1981 || |
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| ''The Moon Is Blue'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || February 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Mutiny on the Bounty'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Oklahoma!'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Operación Dragón'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 2, 1981 || |
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* Spanish-dubbed version of ''Enter the Dragon''. |
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| ''Rod Stewart: Live at the Los Angeles Forum'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Treasure Island'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || February 2, 1981 || |
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| ''The World's Greatest Lover'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || February 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Zorba the Greek'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || February 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Bedtime for Bonzo'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 30, 1981 || |
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| ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''California Suite'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Cat Ballou'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Flash Gordon'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 30, 1981 || |
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| ''The Guns of Navarone'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Island'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 30, 1981 || |
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| ''The Killers'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 30, 1981 || |
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| ''Myra Breckinridge'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Nine to Five'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 30, 1981 || |
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| ''Somewhere in Time'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 30, 1981 || |
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| ''The Sorrow and the Pity'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Stunt Man'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Wifemistress'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Zorba the Greek'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || March 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Cabaret'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || April 6, 1981 || |
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| ''The Champ'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || April 6, 1981 || |
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| ''Fist of Fear, Touch of Death'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || April 13, 1981 || |
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| ''Forbidden Planet'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || April 6, 1981 || |
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| ''The Formula'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || April 6, 1981 || |
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| ''The Hostages: From Capture to Freedom'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || April 6, 1981 || |
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| ''My Fair Lady'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || April 6, 1981 || |
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| ''One Night Stand: A Keyboard Event'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || April 6, 1981 || |
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| ''Pink Flamingos'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || April 13, 1981 || |
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| ''Sextoons'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || April 13, 1981 || |
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| ''Tarzan, the Ape Man'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || April 6, 1981 || |
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| ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || May 4, 1981 || |
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| ''The Beast Must Die'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || May 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Billy Jack'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || May 4, 1981 || |
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| ''Black Magic'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || May 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Candy'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''A Change of Seasons'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''The Corsican Brothers'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || May 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || May 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Dancing Princesses'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''The Dancing Years'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Giselle'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''HMS Pinafore'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Inside Moves'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Jenny'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Kagemusha'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''The Last of the Mohicans'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || May 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Man Friday'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''The Man in the Iron Mask'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || May 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Odyssey'' || Ron Hays Music Image || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 24, 1981 || |
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| ''The Prisoner of Second Avenue'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || May 4, 1981 || |
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| ''The Romantic Englishwoman'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || May 4, 1981 || |
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| ''Santa Fe Trail'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || May 11, 1981 || |
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| ''What's Up, Doc?'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || May 4, 1981 || |
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| ''The Yeoman of the Guard'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Young Frankenstein'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || May 24, 1981 || |
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| ''Apache'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Apache'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || June 8, 1981 || |
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| ''The Big Red One'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''The Big Red One'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''The Black Stallion'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''The Black Stallion'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Bloodbrothers'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || June 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Boogey Man'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || June 8, 1981 || |
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| ''Bottoms Up '81'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Bottoms Up '81'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Cousin, Cousine'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Cousin, Cousine'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Death Sport'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || June 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Devo: The Men Who Make the Music'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || June 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Dire Straits: Making Movies'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || June 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Easy Rider'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Easy Rider'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Emanuelle Around the World'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || June 8, 1981 || |
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| ''The Elephant Man'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''The Elephant Man'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Goodbye, Columbus'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Goodbye, Columbus'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''The Great Texas Dynamite Chase'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || June 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Hearts and Minds'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Hearts and Minds'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Hopscotch'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Hopscotch'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''I Spit on Your Grave'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || June 8, 1981 || |
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| ''It's My Turn'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''It's My Turn'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''The Jazz Singer'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''The Jazz Singer'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Just Tell Me What You Want'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || June 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Last Tango in Paris'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Last Tango in Paris'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Let It Be'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Let It Be'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''The Miss Nude America Contest'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || June 8, 1981 || |
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| ''My Bloody Valentine'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''My Bloody Valentine'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Ordinary People'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Ordinary People'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Penitentiary'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || June 8, 1981 || |
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| ''The Pink Panther'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''The Pink Panther'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''The Three Stooges |
| ''The Three Stooges: An Ache in Every Stake'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Time After Time'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || June 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Tom Jones'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Tom Jones'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Tunnel Vision'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || June 8, 1981 || |
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| ''The Vietnam War'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''The Vietnam War'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
| ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || June 2, 1981 || |
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| ''Zombie'' || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || June 8, 1981 || |
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| ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Annie Hall'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || July 28, 1981 || |
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| ''The Awakening'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| ''Barefoot Contessa'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || July 28, 1981 || |
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| ''Bilitis'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''Bilitis'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || July 7, 1981 || |
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| ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Casablanca'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || July 28, 1981 || |
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| ''Change of Habit'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Clones of Bruce Lee'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''Clones of Bruce Lee'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || July 7, 1981 || |
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| ''Die Laughing'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''Die Laughing'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| ''The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| ''Galaxina'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''Galaxina'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''The Great Santini'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''The Great Santini'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| ''The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Hard Country'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || July 28, 1981 || |
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| ''Heartbeat'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''Heartbeat'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| ''If You Don't Stop It... You'll Go Blind!!!'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''If You Don't Stop It... You'll Go Blind!!!'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || July 7, 1981 || |
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| ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Melvin and Howard'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''Melvin and Howard'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Over the Edge'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''Over the Edge'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| ''Play Misty for Me'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''Play Misty for Me'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Promises in the Dark'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''Promises in the Dark'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| ''Schizo'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''Schizo'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || July 7, 1981 || |
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| ''Schizoid'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''Schizoid'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Shogun Assassin'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July |
| ''Shogun Assassin'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Simon'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''Simon'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| ''The Wanderers'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || July 7, 1981 || |
| ''The Wanderers'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 7, 1981 || |
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* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
* Part of Orion Month at Warner Home Video. |
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| '' |
| ''West Side Story'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || July 28, 1981 || |
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| ''Yum-Yum Girls'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 9, 1981 || |
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| ''Zachariah: The First Electric Western'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || July 28, 1981 || |
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| ''Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment, Inc. || August 18, 1981 || |
| ''Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment, Inc. || August 18, 1981 || |
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| ''Raging Bull'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || August 18, 1981 || |
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* One of the last Magnetic Video releases to preserve Transamerica-era UA logos. |
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| ''REO Speedwagon: Live Infidelity'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || August 25, 1981 || |
| ''REO Speedwagon: Live Infidelity'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || August 25, 1981 || |
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| ''Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || August 18, 1981 || |
| ''Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || August 18, 1981 || |
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| ''Tom Jones: Live in Las Vegas'' || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || August 1981 || |
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| ''Airport'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Albino'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Albino'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || September 1, 1981 || |
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* Available for rental only. |
* Available for rental only. |
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| ''The Amityville Horror'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Amityville Horror'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Amy'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''Amy'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 22, 1981 || |
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| ''Becket'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment, Inc. || September 8, 1981 || |
| ''Becket'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment, Inc. || September 8, 1981 || |
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| ''The Bees'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Bees'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Bells Are Ringing'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Bells Are Ringing'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| '' |
| ''Bustin' Loose'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Bye Bye Brazil'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Car Wash'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Cartoon Parade No. 4'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Cartoon Parade No. 4'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''A Day at the Races'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''A Day at the Races'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Devils'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Devils'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''A Dream Called Walt Disney World'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''A Dream Called Walt Disney World'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 22, 1981 || |
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* Available in sale and rental versions. |
* Available in sale and rental versions. |
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| ''Dressed to Kill'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Dressed to Kill'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Dumbo'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''Dumbo'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 22, 1981 || |
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* Limited sale premiere. |
* Limited sale premiere. |
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| '' |
| ''Earthquake'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 3, 1981 || |
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| ''The Fall of the House of Usher'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''For Love of Ivy'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''For Love of Ivy'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || September 22, 1981 || |
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| ''Futureworld'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Futureworld'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Ghoul'' || Electric Video, Inc. || Electric Video, Inc. || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''The Ghoul'' || Electric Video, Inc. || Electric Video, Inc. || September 22, 1981 || |
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| ''Go West'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Go West'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Greased Lightning'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Greased Lightning'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Great Caruso'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''The Great Caruso'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Image of Bruce Lee'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Image of Bruce Lee'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || September 22, 1981 || |
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| ''Legend of the Werewolf'' || Electric Video, Inc. || Electric Video, Inc. || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''Legend of the Werewolf'' || Electric Video, Inc. || Electric Video, Inc. || September 22, 1981 || |
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| ''Let's Do It Again'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Let's Do It Again'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Lisztomania'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Lisztomania'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Little Women'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Little Women'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Lolita'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Lolita'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Love at First Bite'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Love at First Bite'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Man on the Moon'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Man on the Moon'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Meteor'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Meteor'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Midway'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 3, 1981 || |
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| ''The Mountain Men'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''The Mountain Men'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Night of the Living Dead'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Night of the Living Dead'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Nighthawks'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 3, 1981 || |
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| ''No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Persecution'' || Electric Video, Inc. || Electric Video, Inc. || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''Persecution'' || Electric Video, Inc. || Electric Video, Inc. || September 22, 1981 || |
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| ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Purlie'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Purlie'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Rabid'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Rabid'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Romeo and Juliet'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Romeo and Juliet'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Seems Like Old Times'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Seems Like Old Times'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || September 15, 1981 || |
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| '' |
| ''Shenandoah'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Silent Running'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 3, 1981 || |
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| ''Sisters'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Soylent Green'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Soylent Green'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Super Fly'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Super Fly'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Super Memories of the Super Bowl'' || NFL Films Video || NFL Films Video || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Super Memories of the Super Bowl'' || NFL Films Video || NFL Films Video || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Swarm'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Swarm'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''A Tale of Two Cities'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''A Tale of Two Cities'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Tales of Terror'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Tales of Terror'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''That's Entertainment! Part II'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''That's Entertainment! Part II'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || September 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Toolbox Murders'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment, Inc. || September 8, 1981 || |
| ''The Toolbox Murders'' || Video Communications, Inc. || United Entertainment, Inc. || September 8, 1981 || |
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| ''Uptown Saturday Night'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Uptown Saturday Night'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Used Cars'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || September 15, 1981 || |
| ''Used Cars'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || September 15, 1981 || |
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* Available in sale and rental versions. |
* Available in sale and rental versions. |
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| ''Watership Down'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || September 1, 1981 || |
| ''Watership Down'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || September 1, 1981 || |
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| ''What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || September 22, 1981 || |
| ''What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || September 22, 1981 || |
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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s) |
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| ''The Alamo'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''Altered States'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Animals Are Beautiful People'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Any Which Way You Can'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Atlantic City'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''Atlantic City'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''Bananas'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''The Blue Lagoon'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || October 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Blume in Love'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Bobby Deerfield'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Bobo'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Bodyguard'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
| ''The Bodyguard'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
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| ''Breaker Morant'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || October 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Bronco Billy'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Camelot'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Centerfold Girls'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
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| ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''The Competition'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || October 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Cool Hand Luke'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Damned'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Day for Night'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Death in Venice'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Dogs of War'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''The Enforcer'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Excalibur'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Eyes of a Stranger'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Fan'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''The Fan'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''First Family'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Fortune Cookie'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''Friday the 13th Part 2'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''Friday the 13th Part 2'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''The Frisco Kid'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Gauntlet'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Girl Friends'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Going Ape'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''Going Ape'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''The Great Gatsby'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''The Great Gatsby'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''The Green Room'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Hand'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Happy Birthday to Me'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || October 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Huckleberry Finn'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''I Love You, Alice B. Toklas'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''I Never Promised You a Rose Garden'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Inheritance'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || October 6, 1981 || |
| ''The Inheritance'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || October 6, 1981 || |
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| ''The Jazz Singer'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''The Jazz Singer'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''Jeremiah Johnson'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Kramer vs. Kramer'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || October 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Legend of the Lone Ranger'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''Life with Father'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
| ''Life with Father'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
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| ''Love on the Run'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Maltese Falcon'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''Maniac'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
| ''Maniac'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
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| ''Mean Streets'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Meatballs'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''Meatballs'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''Orca: The Killer Whale'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''Orca: The Killer Whale'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''Outland'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Outlaw Josey Wales'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Performance'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Pippin'' || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || October 6, 1981 || |
| ''Pippin'' || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || October 6, 1981 || |
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| ''Private Benjamin'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Rio Bravo'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Roots'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Scarecrow'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Serpico'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''Serpico'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''The Shining'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''A Shot in the Dark'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''Sphinx'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''SS Girls'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
| ''SS Girls'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || October 1981 || |
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| ''A Star Is Born'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Stir Crazy'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || October 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Story of Adele H.'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Story of O'' || Independent United Distributors || Independent United Distributors || October 6, 1981 || |
| ''The Story of O'' || Independent United Distributors || Independent United Distributors || October 6, 1981 || |
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| ''Straight Time'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Superman II'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Thief'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || October 20, 1981 || |
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| ''To Catch a Thief'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
| ''To Catch a Thief'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || October 13, 1981 || |
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| ''The Unseen'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || October 6, 1981 || |
| ''The Unseen'' || Video Corporation of America || Video Corporation of America || October 6, 1981 || |
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| ''Wait Until Dark'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 15, 1981 || |
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| ''An American Werewolf in London'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 24, 1981 || |
| ''An American Werewolf in London'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 24, 1981 || |
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| ''The Adventures of Ultraman'' || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || November 1981 || |
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| ''Animalympics'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Apocalypse Now'' || Zoetrope Studios || Paramount Home Video || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''April Wine: Live in London'' || EMI Music Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Benny Hill's Video Revue'' || Thames Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Can't Stop the Music'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Conversation'' || Zoetrope Studios || Paramount Home Video || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Cosmos: The Championship Years 1977-1980'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 12, 1981 || |
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| ''The Crawling Eye'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''The Crawling Eye'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Cruel Sea'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''The Cruel Sea'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Day the Earth Caught Fire'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''The Day the Earth Caught Fire'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Death on the Nile'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''Death on the Nile'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Destination Moon'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''Destination Moon'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Divine Madness'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 12, 1981 || |
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| ''An Evening with Quentin Crisp'' || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''An Evening with Quentin Crisp'' || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Four Seasons'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 24, 1981 || |
| ''The Four Seasons'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 24, 1981 || |
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| ''The Godfather: The Complete Epic'' || |
| ''The Godfather: The Complete Epic'' || Zoetrope Studios || Paramount Home Video || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Hideous Sun Demon'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''The Hideous Sun Demon'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''How to Watch Pro Football'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 24, 1981 || |
| ''How to Watch Pro Football'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 24, 1981 || |
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| ''I Am a Dancer'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''I Am a Dancer'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''The Incredible Hulk'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 24, 1981 || |
| ''The Incredible Hulk'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 24, 1981 || |
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| ''Kronos'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''Kronos'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Liberace in Las Vegas'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 12, 1981 || |
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| ''The Pinwheel Songbook'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Plan 9 from Outer Space'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''Plan 9 from Outer Space'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Queen: Greatest Flix'' || EMI Music Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''Queen: Greatest Flix'' || EMI Music Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Rocketship X-M'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''Rocketship X-M'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Royal Wedding'' || Thames Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''The Royal Wedding'' || Thames Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Scars of Dracula'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''Scars of Dracula'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Sophia Loren: Her Own Story'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''Sophia Loren: Her Own Story'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''S.O.S. Titanic'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''S.O.S. Titanic'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Space Patrol Vol. 1'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''Space Patrol Vol. 1'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Tales of Tomorrow Vol. 2'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''Tales of Tomorrow Vol. 2'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Times Square'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''Times Square'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Vol. 1'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Vol. 1'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Vol. 2'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
| ''Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Vol. 2'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || November 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Tubes Video'' || EMI Music Video || Capitol Records || November |
| ''The Tubes Video'' || EMI Music Video || Capitol Records || November 15, 1981 || |
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| ''Aerobicise: The Beautiful Workout'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''Aerobicise: The Beautiful Workout'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Apocalypse Now'' || |
| ''Apocalypse Now'' || Zoetrope Studios || Paramount Home Video || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Billion Dollar Hobo'' || Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
| ''The Billion Dollar Hobo'' || Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
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| ''Brannigan'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 29, 1981 || |
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| ''Clash of the Titans'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
| ''Clash of the Titans'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
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| ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Garden of Allah'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 29, 1981 || |
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| ''Going My Way'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''Going My Way'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Great Escape'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 29, 1981 || |
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| ''Hawaii'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 29, 1981 || |
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| ''Hell in the Pacific'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 29, 1981 || |
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| ''Holiday Inn'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''Holiday Inn'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Ivanhoe'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
| ''Ivanhoe'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
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| ''Jackson County Jail'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Jazz Singer'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Jazz Singer'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Jesus'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''John Curry's Ice Dancing'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Kid from Not So Big'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Last Wave'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''MacArthur'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''MacArthur'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''March or Die'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''March or Die'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''McQ'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''The Miracle Worker'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Now, Voyager'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''Now, Voyager'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''One on One'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''Piaf'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
| ''Piaf'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
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| ''Return of the Street Fighter'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
| ''Return of the Street Fighter'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
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| ''Rollerball'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 29, 1981 || |
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| ''Rooster Cogburn and the Lady'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''Rooster Cogburn and the Lady'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
| ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
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| ''The Spiral Staircase'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 29, 1981 || |
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| ''Sudden Terror'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''Sudden Terror'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''Till the Clouds Roll By'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
| ''Till the Clouds Roll By'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || December 8, 1981 || |
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| ''Under the Rainbow'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || December 10, 1981 || |
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| ''White Lightning'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || December 29, 1981 || |
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| ''The Wiz'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
| ''The Wiz'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 1, 1981 || |
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| ''The Art of Photography'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''The Art of Self-Defense'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''The Art of Speed Reading'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Artur Rubinstein'' || Kultur International Films || Kultur International Films || Electric Video, Inc. || 1981 || |
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| ''The Astro Zombies'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || 1981 || |
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| ''The Best of Sex and Violence'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Video || 1981 || |
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| ''Blonde Ambition'' || Time-Life Video || Time-Life Video || Time-Life Video || 1981 || |
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| ''The Changeling'' || Time-Life Video || Time-Life Video || Time-Life Video || 1981 || |
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| ''Charade'' || MCA Videocassette Inc. || MCA Videocassette Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''The Child'' || Family Home Entertainment || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || 1981 || |
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* Released under the "World of Horror" label. |
* Released under the "World of Horror" label. |
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| ''The Chinese Connection'' || Golden Video || Golden Video || Golden Video || 1981 || |
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| ''David Sheehan Interviews the Stars: Cannes 1980'' || Family Home Entertainment || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Deep Throat'' || Arrow Film & Video || Arrow Film & Video || Arrow Film & Video || 1981 || |
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| ''Dementia 13'' || King of Video || King of Video || King of Video || 1981 || |
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| ''Equinox'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || 1981 || |
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| ''Exercise Now!'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''The First Aid Video Book'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Graham Kerr: Desserts and Beverages'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Graham Kerr: The Fine Art of Baking Bread'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Graham Kerr: Soups and Salads'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''The Home Repair Book'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''How to Stop Smoking'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Journey Into the Beyond'' || Family Home Entertainment || Family Home Entertainment || Caballero Control Corporation || 1981 || |
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* Released under the "World of Horror" label. |
* Released under the "World of Horror" label. |
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| ''John Lennon: Interview with a Legend'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
| ''John Lennon: Interview with a Legend'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''The John McEnroe Story'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Marilyn Monroe'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Max Fleischer's Superman Cartoons'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || 1981 || |
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| ''The Motorcycle Experience'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''My Sister, My Love'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || 1981 || |
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| ''The Pinwheel Songbook'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''The Private Eyes'' || Time-Life Video || Time-Life Video || Time-Life Video || 1981 || |
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| ''The Prowler'' || VCII || VCII || Video Cassette X-Rated || 1981 || |
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| ''The Roots of Happiness'' || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || Karl Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Schlock'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || 1981 || |
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| ''Season of the Witch'' || Wizard Video || Wizard Video || Sound/Video Unlimited || 1981 || |
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== Laser videodisc == |
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| ''Alien'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' || MCA DiscoVision || MCA Distributing Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Grease'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || 1981 || |
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| ''Heaven Can Wait'' || MCA DiscoVision || MCA Distributing Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' || MCA DiscoVision || MCA Distributing Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Melvin and Howard'' || MCA DiscoVision || MCA Distributing Corporation || 1981 || |
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| ''Patton'' || Magnetic Video Corporation || Magnetic Video Corporation || 1981 || |
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== CED == |
== CED == |
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| ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' || RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs || RCA Records || 1981 || |
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| ''The African Queen'' || RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs || RCA Records || 1981 || |
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| ''Dr. No'' || RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs || RCA Records || 1981 || |
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| ''Fame'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || 1981 || |
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| ''From Russia with Love'' || RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs || RCA Records || 1981 || |
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| ''The War of the Worlds'' || RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs || RCA Records || 1981 || |
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* [[Deluxe Video Services|Bell & Howell]] (serving Fotomat Video, MCA Videocassette Inc., Paramount Home Video, and Thorn EMI Video) |
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* [[Columbia Pictures Videocassette Services]] |
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* [[Video Technology Services|Creative Video Services]] |
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* [[The CBS/Fox Company (Duplicator)|Magnetic Video Corporation]] |
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* [[Media Home Entertainment (Duplicator)|Media Home Entertainment]] |
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* [[The Nostalgia Merchant]] |
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* [[Sound/Video Unlimited]] (also serving Wizard Video) |
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* [[VCA-Teletronics]] (also serving CBS Video Enterprises, MCA Videocassette Inc., NFL Films Video, Time-Life Video, and Walt Disney Home Video) |
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* [[VCI Home Video]] |
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* [[Vantiva Supply Chain Services|The Vidtronics Company]] (serving Walt Disney Home Video and Warner Home Video) |
Latest revision as of 21:08, 11 August 2024
Events[edit]
- March 22: The RCA Capacitance Electronic Disc was released.
- September: Andre Blay leaves Magnetic Video Corporation.
- October: Vestron Video was formed from the assets of Time-Life Video.
- November: Worldvision Home Video was formed by Worldvision Enterprises to release TV shows on videocassette.
VHS and Beta[edit]
January[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Airplane! | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
Amarcord | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
Auditions | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | January 12, 1981 |
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Barefoot in the Park | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
Being There | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | January 12, 1981 | |
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Big Bad Mama | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
The Big Bird Cage | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Black Marble | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Breaking Glass | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
Brief Encounter | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Caddyshack | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Can I Do It... Till I Need Glasses? | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | January 1981 | |
Coast to Coast | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
Cries and Whispers | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Crystal Voyager | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | January 12, 1981 |
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Death Race 2000 | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
The Devil and Daniel Mouse | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Farewell My Lovely | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Flying Leathernecks | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
Friday the 13th | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
The Great McGonagall | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | January 12, 1981 |
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Honeysuckle Rose | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Humanoids from the Deep | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
The Hunter | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
Jesus of Nazareth | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
The Killing of Sister George | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Kotch | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Lovers and Other Strangers | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Magnum Force | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | January 19, 1981 | |
Ms. Don Juan | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | January 12, 1981 |
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My Pleasure Is My Business | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | January 12, 1981 |
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Myra Breckinridge | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Nelvanamation: Four Cosmic Fantasies in One | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
NFL SymFunny/Super Bowl III | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
Night Games | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
"Oh, God!" Book II | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
One Trick Pony | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Pelé: The Master and His Method | Magnetic Video Sports | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Prom Night | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
Roller Boogie | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | January 1981 | |
Romie-0 and Julie-8 | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Rough Cut | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
Seven Blows of the Dragon | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Shogun | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
Small Change | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Smokey and the Bandit | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
The Space Movie | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Sugar Cookies | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
The Thing | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
Tom Horn | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Too Hot to Handle | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 26, 1981 | |
Urban Cowboy | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
The Wicker Man | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | January 1981 | |
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | January 12, 1981 |
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Xanadu | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 12, 1981 |
February[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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10, la mujer perfecta | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 2, 1981 |
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At Long Last Love | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 9, 1981 | |
The Big Sleep | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 9, 1981 | |
Carny | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | February 2, 1981 | |
Cruising | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | February 2, 1981 | |
El exorcista | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 2, 1981 |
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Fame | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | February 2, 1981 | |
Fleetwood Mac: Documentary and Live Concert | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 2, 1981 | |
Gary Numan: The Touring Principle | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 2, 1981 | |
Great Figures in History: John F. Kennedy | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | February 2, 1981 | |
Madame Sin | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 9, 1981 | |
The Man with the Golden Arm | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 9, 1981 | |
The Medusa Touch | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 9, 1981 | |
The Moon Is Blue | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 9, 1981 | |
Mutiny on the Bounty | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | February 2, 1981 | |
Oklahoma! | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | February 2, 1981 | |
Operación Dragón | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 2, 1981 |
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Rod Stewart: Live at the Los Angeles Forum | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 2, 1981 | |
Treasure Island | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | February 2, 1981 | |
The World's Greatest Lover | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 9, 1981 | |
Zorba the Greek | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | February 9, 1981 |
March[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Bedtime for Bonzo | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 30, 1981 | |
The Bridge on the River Kwai | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | March 1, 1981 | |
California Suite | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | March 1, 1981 | |
Cat Ballou | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | March 1, 1981 | |
Flash Gordon | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 30, 1981 | |
The Guns of Navarone | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | March 1, 1981 | |
The Island | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 30, 1981 | |
The Killers | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 30, 1981 | |
Myra Breckinridge | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | March 1, 1981 | |
Nine to Five | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | March 1, 1981 | |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 30, 1981 | |
Somewhere in Time | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 30, 1981 | |
The Sorrow and the Pity | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | March 1, 1981 | |
The Stunt Man | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | March 1, 1981 | |
Wifemistress | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | March 1, 1981 | |
Zorba the Greek | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | March 1, 1981 |
April[edit]
Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Cabaret | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | April 6, 1981 | |
The Champ | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | April 6, 1981 | |
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | April 13, 1981 | |
Forbidden Planet | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | April 6, 1981 | |
The Formula | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | April 6, 1981 | |
The Hostages: From Capture to Freedom | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | April 6, 1981 | |
My Fair Lady | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | April 6, 1981 | |
One Night Stand: A Keyboard Event | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | April 6, 1981 | |
Pink Flamingos | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | April 13, 1981 | |
Sextoons | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | April 13, 1981 | |
Tarzan, the Ape Man | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | April 6, 1981 |
May[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 4, 1981 | |
The Beast Must Die | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | May 1, 1981 | |
Billy Jack | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 4, 1981 | |
Black Magic | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | May 1, 1981 | |
Candy | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
A Change of Seasons | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
The Corsican Brothers | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | May 1, 1981 | |
The Count of Monte Cristo | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | May 1, 1981 | |
The Dancing Princesses | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
The Dancing Years | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
Giselle | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
HMS Pinafore | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
Inside Moves | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
Jenny | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
Kagemusha | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
The Last of the Mohicans | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | May 1, 1981 | |
Man Friday | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
The Man in the Iron Mask | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | May 1, 1981 | |
Odyssey | Ron Hays Music Image | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 24, 1981 | |
The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 4, 1981 | |
The Romantic Englishwoman | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 4, 1981 | |
Santa Fe Trail | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | May 11, 1981 | |
What's Up, Doc? | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 4, 1981 | |
The Yeoman of the Guard | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 3, 1981 | |
Young Frankenstein | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | May 24, 1981 |
June[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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42nd Street | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
...And Justice for All | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
Apache | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | June 8, 1981 | |
The Big Red One | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
Black Orpheus | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 |
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The Black Stallion | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Bloodbrothers | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 10, 1981 | |
The Boogey Man | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | June 8, 1981 | |
Bottoms Up '81 | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
La cage aux folles | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Carrie | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Cousin, Cousine | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
Death Sport | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 10, 1981 | |
Devo: The Men Who Make the Music | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 10, 1981 | |
Dire Straits: Making Movies | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 10, 1981 | |
Easy Rider | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
Emanuelle Around the World | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | June 8, 1981 | |
The Elephant Man | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Get Fit and Stay Fit | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
The Getting of Wisdom | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
Gigi | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
Gloria | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
Goodbye, Columbus | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 10, 1981 | |
Hearts and Minds | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
High Anxiety | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Hopscotch | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
I Spit on Your Grave | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | June 8, 1981 | |
It's My Turn | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
The Jazz Singer | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Just Tell Me What You Want | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 10, 1981 | |
Last Tango in Paris | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Let It Be | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
The Miss Nude America Contest | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | June 8, 1981 | |
My Bloody Valentine | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Ordinary People | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Penitentiary | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | June 8, 1981 | |
The Pink Panther | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
A Place in the Sun | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Popeye | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
Ring of Bright Water | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Rosemary's Baby | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Samson and Delilah | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Serial | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Sherlock Holmes Double Feature | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 |
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The Shout | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
Silk Stockings | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
South Pacific | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
Sports Conditioning | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
Super Exercises | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
Tess | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
The Thomas Crown Affair | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
The Three Stooges: An Ache in Every Stake | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
Time After Time | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 10, 1981 | |
Tom Jones | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Tunnel Vision | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | June 8, 1981 | |
The Vietnam War | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
When a Stranger Calls | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
When Worlds Collide | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
Willie Mosconi's World of Pocket Billiards | Magnetic Video Sports | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Yankee Doodle Dandy | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
Zombie | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | June 8, 1981 |
July[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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All Quiet on the Western Front | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Annie Hall | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | July 28, 1981 | |
The Awakening | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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Barefoot Contessa | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | July 28, 1981 | |
Bilitis | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Casablanca | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | July 28, 1981 | |
Change of Habit | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Clones of Bruce Lee | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
Die Laughing | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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Galaxina | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
The Great Santini | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Hard Country | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | July 28, 1981 | |
Heartbeat | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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The House That Vanished | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
If You Don't Stop It... You'll Go Blind!!! | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
The Incredible Shrinking Woman | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Melvin and Howard | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Over the Edge | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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Play Misty for Me | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Promises in the Dark | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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Return of the Tiger | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
Schizo | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
Schizoid | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Shogun Assassin | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Simon | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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The Wanderers | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
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West Side Story | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | July 28, 1981 | |
Yum-Yum Girls | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 9, 1981 | |
Zachariah: The First Electric Western | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | July 28, 1981 |
August[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Captains Courageous | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
Coming Home | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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The Dynasty Renewed: Boston Bounces Back | NBA Entertainment | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
Fiddler on the Roof | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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F.I.S.T. | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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Gentleman Jim | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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Guys and Dolls | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
King of Hearts | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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The Last Valley | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 | |
The Night Visitor | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | August 18, 1981 | |
On the Town | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
The Philadelphia Story | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | August 18, 1981 | |
Raging Bull | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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REO Speedwagon: Live Infidelity | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
Semi-Tough | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 | |
Tom Jones: Live in Las Vegas | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | August 1981 |
September[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Airport | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 3, 1981 | |
Albino | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | September 1, 1981 | |
Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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The Amityville Horror | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Amy | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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Back Roads | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Becket | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | September 8, 1981 | |
The Bees | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Bells Are Ringing | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | September 8, 1981 | |
The Bohemian Girl | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
A Bridge Too Far | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Bustin' Loose | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 3, 1981 | |
Bye Bye Brazil | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Car Wash | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 3, 1981 | |
Cartoon Parade No. 4 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
A Chump at Oxford | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
The Creation of a Ballet | ABC Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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A Day at the Races | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
The Devils | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
A Dream Called Walt Disney World | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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Dressed to Kill | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Dumbo | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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Earthquake | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 3, 1981 | |
The Fall of the House of Usher | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
For Love of Ivy | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
Futureworld | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
The Ghoul | Electric Video, Inc. | Electric Video, Inc. | September 22, 1981 | |
Go West | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Greased Lightning | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
The Great Caruso | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
The Great Train Robbery | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
Helter Skelter | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
The Horse That Played Center Field | ABC Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Hot Stuff | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
The Hound of the Baskervilles | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
The Image of Bruce Lee | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | September 1, 1981 | |
The Island of Dr. Moreau | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
Kingdom of the Spiders | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | September 8, 1981 | |
Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 7 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 |
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Legend of the Werewolf | Electric Video, Inc. | Electric Video, Inc. | September 22, 1981 | |
Let's Do It Again | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Lisztomania | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Little Women | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Logan's Run | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Lolita | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Love at First Bite | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Man on the Moon | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Meteor | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Midway | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 3, 1981 | |
The Mountain Men | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
The NFL's Best Ever Coaches | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
The NFL's Best Ever Professionals | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
The NFL's Best Ever Quarterbacks | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
The NFL's Best Ever Runners | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
The NFL's Best Ever Teams | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
Night of the Iguana | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Night of the Living Dead | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
Nighthawks | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 3, 1981 | |
No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Old Yeller | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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Persecution | Electric Video, Inc. | Electric Video, Inc. | September 22, 1981 | |
The Pit and the Pendulum | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
The Postman Always Rings Twice | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Purlie | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Rabid | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Romeo and Juliet | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Sanctuary of Fear | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
The Sea Wolves | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Seems Like Old Times | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
Shenandoah | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 3, 1981 | |
Silent Running | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 3, 1981 | |
Sisters | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Soylent Green | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Super Fly | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Super Memories of the Super Bowl | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
The Swarm | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
A Tale of Two Cities | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
Tales of Terror | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
That's Entertainment! Part II | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
The Third Man | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
The Toolbox Murders | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | September 8, 1981 | |
Uptown Saturday Night | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
Used Cars | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | September 1, 1981 | |
A Walt Disney Christmas | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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Watership Down | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 1, 1981 | |
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
Wholly Moses! | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 |
October[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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The Alamo | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
Altered States | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Animals Are Beautiful People | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Any Which Way You Can | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Atlantic City | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
Bananas | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
The Blue Lagoon | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | October 1, 1981 | |
Blume in Love | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Bobby Deerfield | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Bobo | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Bodyguard | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 1981 | |
Breaker Morant | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | October 1, 1981 | |
Bronco Billy | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Camelot | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Centerfold Girls | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 1981 | |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
The Competition | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | October 1, 1981 | |
Cool Hand Luke | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Damned | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Day for Night | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Death in Venice | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Dogs of War | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
The Enforcer | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Excalibur | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Eyes of a Stranger | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Fan | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
First Family | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Fortune Cookie | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
The Frisco Kid | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Gauntlet | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Girl Friends | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Going Ape | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
The Great Gatsby | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
The Green Room | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Hand | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Happy Birthday to Me | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | October 1, 1981 | |
Huckleberry Finn | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Inheritance | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | October 6, 1981 | |
It's a Wonderful Life | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 1981 | |
The Jazz Singer | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
Jeremiah Johnson | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Kramer vs. Kramer | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | October 1, 1981 | |
The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
Life with Father | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 1981 | |
Love on the Run | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Maltese Falcon | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
Maniac | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 1981 | |
Mean Streets | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Meatballs | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
One-Eyed Jacks | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
Orca: The Killer Whale | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
Outland | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Outlaw Josey Wales | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Performance | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Pippin | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | October 6, 1981 | |
Private Benjamin | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Rio Bravo | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Roots | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Scarecrow | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Serpico | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
The Shining | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
A Shot in the Dark | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
Sphinx | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
SS Girls | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | October 1981 | |
A Star Is Born | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Stir Crazy | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | October 1, 1981 | |
The Story of Adele H. | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
The Story of O | Independent United Distributors | Independent United Distributors | October 6, 1981 | |
Straight Time | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Superman II | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Thief | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | October 20, 1981 | |
To Catch a Thief | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
The Unseen | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | October 6, 1981 | |
Wait Until Dark | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 | |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | October 15, 1981 |
November[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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An American Werewolf in London | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
The Adventures of Ultraman | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | November 1981 |
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Animalympics | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | November 12, 1981 | |
Apocalypse Now | Zoetrope Studios | Paramount Home Video | November 10, 1981 | |
April Wine: Live in London | EMI Music Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Benny Hill's Video Revue | Thames Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Can't Stop the Music | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
The Conversation | Zoetrope Studios | Paramount Home Video | November 10, 1981 | |
Cosmos: The Championship Years 1977-1980 | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | November 12, 1981 | |
The Crawling Eye | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
The Cruel Sea | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
The Day the Earth Caught Fire | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Death on the Nile | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Destination Moon | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Divine Madness | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | November 12, 1981 | |
An Evening with Quentin Crisp | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | November 10, 1981 | |
An Evening with Ray Charles | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
Flight to Mars | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
The Four Seasons | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
The Godfather: The Complete Epic | Zoetrope Studios | Paramount Home Video | November 10, 1981 | |
The Hideous Sun Demon | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
How to Watch Pro Football | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
I Am a Dancer | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
The Incredible Hulk | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
Invaders from Mars | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Kronos | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Liberace in Las Vegas | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | November 12, 1981 | |
The Pinwheel Songbook | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | November 12, 1981 | |
Plan 9 from Outer Space | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Queen: Greatest Flix | EMI Music Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Rocketship X-M | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
The Royal Wedding | Thames Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Scars of Dracula | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
S.O.S. Titanic | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Space Patrol Vol. 1 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Space Patrol Vol. 2 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Stranger from Venus | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Tales of Tomorrow Vol. 1 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Tales of Tomorrow Vol. 2 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Times Square | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 | |
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Vol. 1 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Vol. 2 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
The Tubes Video | EMI Music Video | Capitol Records | November 15, 1981 |
December[edit]
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
Aerobicise: The Beautiful Workout | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | December 1, 1981 | |
Apocalypse Now | Zoetrope Studios | Paramount Home Video | December 1, 1981 | |
The Billion Dollar Hobo | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
Brannigan | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 29, 1981 | |
Clash of the Titans | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
Dot and the Kangaroo | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
The Garden of Allah | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 29, 1981 | |
Going My Way | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
The Great Escape | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 29, 1981 | |
Hawaii | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 29, 1981 | |
Hell in the Pacific | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 29, 1981 | |
Holiday Inn | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
In Search of Skiing | Magnetic Video Sports | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
Irma la Douce | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
Ivanhoe | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
Jackson County Jail | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
The Jazz Singer | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | December 1, 1981 | |
Jesus | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
John Curry's Ice Dancing | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
The Kid from Not So Big | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
The Last Wave | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
MacArthur | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
The Magnificent Seven | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
Man of La Mancha | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
March or Die | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
McQ | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
The Miracle Worker | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
Now, Voyager | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
One on One | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
Piaf | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
Return of the Street Fighter | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
Rollerball | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 29, 1981 | |
Rooster Cogburn and the Lady | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
The Spiral Staircase | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 29, 1981 | |
Sudden Terror | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
Take This Job and Shove It | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
A Thousand Clowns | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
Till the Clouds Roll By | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
Under the Rainbow | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | December 10, 1981 | |
White Lightning | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 29, 1981 | |
The Wiz | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
Woman of the Year | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
Women in Love | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 |
TBD[edit]
Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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The Art of Photography | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
The Art of Self-Defense | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
The Art of Speed Reading | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Artur Rubinstein | Kultur International Films | Kultur International Films | Electric Video, Inc. | 1981 | |
The Astro Zombies | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | 1981 | |
The Best of Sex and Violence | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Video | 1981 | |
Blonde Ambition | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | 1981 | |
The Changeling | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | 1981 | |
Charade | MCA Videocassette Inc. | MCA Videocassette Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1981 | |
The Child | Family Home Entertainment | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | 1981 |
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The Chinese Connection | Golden Video | Golden Video | Golden Video | 1981 | |
David Sheehan Interviews the Stars: Cannes 1980 | Family Home Entertainment | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | 1981 | |
Deep Throat | Arrow Film & Video | Arrow Film & Video | Arrow Film & Video | 1981 | |
Dementia 13 | King of Video | King of Video | King of Video | 1981 | |
Equinox | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | 1981 | |
Exercise Now! | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
The First Aid Video Book | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Graham Kerr: Desserts and Beverages | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Graham Kerr: The Fine Art of Baking Bread | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Graham Kerr: Soups and Salads | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
The Home Repair Book | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
How to Stop Smoking | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Journey Into the Beyond | Family Home Entertainment | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | 1981 |
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John Lennon: Interview with a Legend | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
The John McEnroe Story | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Marilyn Monroe | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Max Fleischer's Superman Cartoons | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | 1981 | |
The Motorcycle Experience | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
My Sister, My Love | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | 1981 | |
The Pinwheel Songbook | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | 1981 | |
The Private Eyes | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | Time-Life Video | 1981 | |
The Prowler | VCII | VCII | Video Cassette X-Rated | 1981 | |
The Roots of Happiness | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | Karl Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Schlock | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | 1981 | |
Season of the Witch | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Sound/Video Unlimited | 1981 |
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Alien | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | 1981 | |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1981 | |
Grease | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1981 | |
Heaven Can Wait | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1981 | |
The Incredible Shrinking Woman | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1981 | |
Melvin and Howard | MCA DiscoVision | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1981 | |
Patton | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | 1981 |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs | RCA Records | 1981 | |
The African Queen | RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs | RCA Records | 1981 | |
Dr. No | RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs | RCA Records | 1981 | |
Fame | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | 1981 | |
From Russia with Love | RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs | RCA Records | 1981 | |
The War of the Worlds | RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs | RCA Records | 1981 |
Operating VHS and Beta duplicators[edit]
- Bell & Howell (serving Fotomat Video, MCA Videocassette Inc., Paramount Home Video, and Thorn EMI Video)
- Columbia Pictures Videocassette Services
- Creative Video Services
- Magnetic Video Corporation
- Media Home Entertainment
- The Nostalgia Merchant
- Sound/Video Unlimited (also serving Wizard Video)
- VCA-Teletronics (also serving CBS Video Enterprises, MCA Videocassette Inc., NFL Films Video, Time-Life Video, and Walt Disney Home Video)
- VCI Home Video
- The Vidtronics Company (serving Walt Disney Home Video and Warner Home Video)