1982: Difference between revisions

== Events ==

* MGM and CBS split their home video ties, with CBS Video Enterprises going alone, and MGM forming its own home video division, MGM/UA Home Video.

* '''June''':

** CBS Video Enterprises merges with 20th Century-Fox Video, forming CBS/Fox Video.

** RCA Records joins forces with Columbia Pictures, renames the existing Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment division to RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, after the prior international joint venture it started a year earlier.

== VHS and Beta ==

=== January ===

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''Allegheny Uprising'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || January 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Bugsy Malone'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 13, 1982 ||

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| ''The Cannonball Run'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || January 13, 1982 ||

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* For rental only.

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* For rental only.

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| ''The Devil and Max Devlin'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || January 20, 1982 ||

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* For rental only.

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| ''Eyewitness'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || January 20, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''The Fighting Seabees'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || January 13, 1982 ||

| ''Fistful of Dollars'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || January 20, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''Forced Entry'' || HarmonyVision || HarmonyVision || January 13, 1982 ||

| ''Goofy Over Sports'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || January 20, 1982 ||

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* For rental only.

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| ''The Lenny Bruce Performance Film'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || January 13, 1982 ||

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| ''The Lord of the Rings'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || January 6, 1982 ||

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| ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || January 6, 1982 ||

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| ''Paternity'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 13, 1982 ||

| ''The Shaggy Dog'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || January 20, 1982 ||

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| ''Stoner'' || HarmonyVision || HarmonyVision || January 13, 1982 ||

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''Baffled'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Charlie Daniels Band: The Saratoga Concert'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || February 18, 1982 ||

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| ''College Football's Wildest Season'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Continental Divide'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Cowboy and the Señorita/Colorado Serenade'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''The Flesh and Blood Show'' || Wizard Video || Family Home Entertainment || February 17, 1982 ||

| ''For Your Eyes Only'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || February 17, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''Great Figures in History: Franklin D. Roosevelt'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || February 18, 1982 ||

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| ''The Grissom Gang'' || ABC Video Enterprises || 20th Century-Fox Video || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''The Harrad Experiment'' || Wizard Video || Family Home Entertainment || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''The Howling'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Manhunt of Mystery Island'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Mildred Pierce'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Pals of the Golden West/Springtime in the Sierras'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Spoilers of the Plains/Lights of Old Santa Fe'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Tarzan the Ape Man'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || February 18, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''Terminal Island'' || Wizard Video || Family Home Entertainment || February 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Viva Las Vegas'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || February 18, 1982 ||

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

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| ''At the Circus'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || March 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Black Beauty'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || March 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Courage of Black Beauty'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || March 3, 1982 ||

| ''Death Hunt'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''The Elephant Man'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

| ''From Russia with Love'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''The Good Earth'' || MGM/CBS Home Video || CBS Video Enterprises || March 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Hal Roach Comedy Classics Vol. 1'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || March 3, 1982 ||

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| ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || March 25, 1982 ||

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| ''Love and Death'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

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| ''On the Beach'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

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| ''Pardon Us'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || March 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Picasso: A Painter's Diary'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || March 25, 1982 ||

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| ''Rock, Rock, Rock'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || March 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Shall We Dance?'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || March 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Sybil'' || CBS Video Enterprises || CBS Video Enterprises || March 25, 1982 ||

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| ''Too Late the Hero'' || ABC Video Enterprises || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

| ''What's New, Pussycat?'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''Zorro, the Gay Blade'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || March 17, 1982 ||

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''Griffin and Phoenix'' || ABC Video Enterprises || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''Juggernaut'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''Lenny'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''Modern Problems'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''On Golden Pond'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''The Public Enemy'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''The Return of the Pink Panther'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

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| ''T*A*P*S'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || April 14, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''America's Cup '77/Heavy Weather Slalom/Big Boats'' || Sports World Cinema || Sports World Cinema || May 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Baseball Miracles'' || Sports World Cinema || Sports World Cinema || May 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Snuff'' || Cult Video || The Video Station Inc. || May 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Splendor in the Grass'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || May 13, 1982 ||

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || June 3, 1982 ||

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| ''The Border'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 24, 1982 ||

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| ''Cleopatra'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || 20th Century-Fox Video || June 24, 1982 ||

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| ''Johnny Got His Gun'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || June 3, 1982 ||

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| ''The Last Married Couple in America'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 24, 1982 ||

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''Beyond the Fringe'' || Wizard Video || Family Home Entertainment || July 8, 1982 ||

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| ''Master Mind'' || Unicorn Video || Unicorn Video || July 29, 1982 ||

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| ''The Music of Melissa Manchester'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || July 22, 1982 ||

| ''Shoot the Moon'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || July 1, 1982 ||

* For rental only.

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| ''Starvengers'' || Family Home Entertainment || Family Home Entertainment || July 22, 1982 ||

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| ''A Stranger Is Watching'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || July 1, 1982 ||

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| ''They All Laughed'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || July 22, 1982 ||

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| ''Benji'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 8, 1982 ||

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| ''Between the Lines'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 8, 1982 ||

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| ''Blackbeard's Ghost'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Cutter's Way'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Devil Times Five'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Elton John: Visions'' || Embassy Home Entertainment || Embassy Home Entertainment || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Fantastic Balloon Voyage'' || Video Gems || Video Gems || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Hawmps!'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 8, 1982 ||

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| ''Ill Met by Moonlight'' || Embassy Home Entertainment || Embassy Home Entertainment || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Japanese Connection'' || Video Gems || Video Gems || September 1, 1982 ||

| ''Malta Story'' || Embassy Home Entertainment || Embassy Home Entertainment || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Night Crossing'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''The Phantom Tollbooth'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Rich and Famous'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''The Silent Partner'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 8, 1982 ||

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| ''La Sylphide'' || Kultur International Films || Electric Video || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''The Three Caballeros'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Ticket to Heaven'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''The Woman in Green/Dressed to Kill'' || Electric Video || Electric Video || September 1, 1982 ||

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| ''Benny Hill's One-Night Video Stand'' || Thames Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Billy Squier'' || EMI Music Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''The Bitch'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Caddie'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''The Country Girl'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Cross of Iron'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || The Nostalgia Merchant || October 15, 1982 ||

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| ''Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || October 6, 1982 ||

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| ''Dr. Jekyll's Dungeon of Death'' || Wizard Video || Family Home Entertainment || October 6, 1982 ||

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| ''Elvira Madigan'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Genevieve'' || Embassy Home Entertainment || Embassy Home Entertainment || October 6, 1982 ||

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| ''Goodbye, Emmanuelle'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Harrad Summer'' || Wizard Video || Family Home Entertainment || October 6, 1982 ||

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| ''The Kids Are Alright'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''The Man Who Haunted Himself'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Megaforce'' || 20th Century-Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || October 6, 1982 ||

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| ''Moses'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || October 20, 1982 ||

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| ''My Dinner with Andre'' || Pacific Arts Video Records || Pacific Arts Video Distribution || October 6, 1982 ||

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| ''The Servant'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Slaughterhouse Five'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || October 6, 1982 ||

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| ''Star Bloopers'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''Teddy Pendergrass'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || October 20, 1982 ||

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| ''Three Warriors'' || Thorn EMI Video || Capitol Records || October 13, 1982 ||

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| ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' || Paramount Gateway Video || Paramount Home Video || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Bronco Billy'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 19, 1982 ||

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| ''Columbia Pictures Cartoons Vol. 5: Mr. Magoo'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Deadly Games'' || Monterey Home Video || Family Home Entertainment || November 24, 1982 ||

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| ''Fail Safe'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Firecracker'' || Monterey Home Video || Family Home Entertainment || November 24, 1982 ||

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| ''Grease 2'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Hanover Street'' || Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Horror Rises from the Tomb'' || Embassy Home Entertainment || Embassy Home Entertainment || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Hurricane'' || Paramount Gateway Video || Paramount Home Video || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''The Nutcracker'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || November 10, 1982 ||

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| ''The Outlaw Josey Wales'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 19, 1982 ||

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| ''Poltergeist'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || November 24, 1982 ||

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| ''Puss in Boots'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Snowball Express'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Stagecoach'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || November 3, 1982 ||

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| ''Switchblade Sisters'' || Monterey Home Video || Family Home Entertainment || November 24, 1982 ||

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| ''Tip-Top! with Suzy Prudden (Ages 3-6)'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 10, 1982 ||

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| ''Tip-Top! with Suzy Prudden (Ages 7 and Up)'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || November 10, 1982 ||

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