1983

From Home Video

Events[edit]

  • January:
    • Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company expanded to distributing non-Disney product, starting with deals with Bill Burrud Productions and Henson Associates.
    • Sony Video Software launched its first videocassettes.
  • June: Vestron Video secured a deal with Penthouse to launch its Penthouse Video line.
  • August: Vestron Video formed its own children's arm, Children's Video Library.
  • December: Heron Communications had acquired majority ownership in Media Home Entertainment.

VHS and Beta[edit]

January[edit]

Title Label Distributor(s) Released Note(s)
2000 Maniacs Force Video Wizard Video January 5, 1983
Across the Great Divide Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment January 1983
The Adventures of the Wilderness Family Part 2 Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment January 1983
Bad Georgia Road Wizard Video Family Home Entertainment January 5, 1983
The Big Heat RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video January 5, 1983
The Boat RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video January 5, 1983
Captain Blood CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company January 5, 1983
The Challenge CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company January 5, 1983
The Cincinnati Kid MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
January 5, 1983
Diva MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
January 5, 1983
Enter the Ninja MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
January 5, 1983
Fiend Force Video Wizard Video January 5, 1983
Filmgore Force Video Wizard Video January 5, 1983
The Great Space Coaster Supershow MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
January 5, 1983
A Gumby Adventure: Gumby Rides Again Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video January 1983
I Eat Your Skin Force Video Wizard Video January 5, 1983
Immoral Tales Force Video Wizard Video January 5, 1983
Lady Chatterly's Lover MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
January 5, 1983
Lost and Found RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video January 5, 1983
Moonraker CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company January 5, 1983
Padre, Padrone RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video January 5, 1983
Parasite Wizard Video Family Home Entertainment January 5, 1983
The Pirate Movie CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company January 5, 1983
Pleasure Profession Force Video Wizard Video January 5, 1983
Private School Force Video Wizard Video January 5, 1983
The Prize Fighter Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment January 1983
Rocky CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company January 5, 1983
Rocky II CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company January 5, 1983
Rocky III CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company January 5, 1983
Singin' in the Rain MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
January 5, 1983
Sister Street Fighter Wizard Video Family Home Entertainment January 5, 1983
Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video January 1983
Things Are Tough All Over RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video January 5, 1983
To Sir, with Love RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video January 5, 1983
We All Loved Each Other So Much RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video January 5, 1983
Wild Strawberries CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company January 5, 1983
Young Doctors in Love Vestron Video Vestron Video January 1983

February[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Absence of Malice RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
Atom Ant Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video February 2, 1983
The Atomic Cafe Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records February 9, 1983
Blade Runner Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment February 2, 1983
Casey's Shadow RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
Casper and the Angels Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video February 2, 1983
The Count of Monte Cristo CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 16, 1983
Dawn of the Mummy Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records February 9, 1983
The Day of the Jackal MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation February 2, 1983
Demonoid Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment February 1983
Dr. Strangelove RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
A Family Circus Easter Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment February 1983
Forty Carats RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
Four Tops Live JLT JLT February 2, 1983
The French Detective RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
The Fugitive Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video February 2, 1983
Geppetto's Music Shop Video Gems Video Gems February 2, 1983
Going Places RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
Grand Illusion CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 16, 1983
A Gun in the House VCII Inc. Video Cassette X-Rated February 2, 1983
The Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones VCII Inc. Video Cassette X-Rated February 2, 1983
Halloween III: Season of the Witch MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation February 2, 1983
Harry and Walter Go to New York RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
The Hellstrom Chronicle RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
  • One of the last releases to use Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment labels.
The Hideaways VCII Inc. Video Cassette X-Rated February 2, 1983
House of Shadows Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment February 1983
The Incredible Master Beggars Video Gems Video Gems February 2, 1983
Invitation to the Dance MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
February 2, 1983
Itzhak Perlman: Beethoven Violin Concerto EMI Music Video Capitol Records February 9, 1983
Jabberwocky RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
Jack and the Beanstalk Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video February 2, 1983
The Jupiter Menace Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records February 9, 1983
Knife in the Water (or, The Young Lover) CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 16, 1983
The Last Unicorn CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 16, 1983
Little Miss Marker MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation February 2, 1983
The Man with the Golden Gun CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 16, 1983
Mardi Gras Massacre VCII Inc. Video Cassette X-Rated February 2, 1983
Marty CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 16, 1983
Memoirs of a Fairy Godmother Video Gems Video Gems February 2, 1983
Men at Work: For Women Only JLT JLT February 2, 1983
Monsignor CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 16, 1983
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records February 9, 1983
Odyssey of the Pacific MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation February 2, 1983
A Pleasure Doing Business VCII Inc. Video Cassette X-Rated February 2, 1983
Raw Force Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment February 1983
Richard Simmons Family Fitness Karl Video Corporation Karl Video Corporation February 2, 1983
Rulers of the City Vidcrest Vidcrest February 2, 1983
Scooby Goes Hollywood Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video February 2, 1983
Shoot It Black! Shoot It Blue! Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records February 9, 1983
Sizzle: For Men Only JLT JLT February 2, 1983
Squeeze Play Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records February 9, 1983
Talk of the Town Show 1 VCII Inc. Video Cassette X-Rated February 2, 1983
Thank God It's Friday RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
  • One of the last releases to use Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment labels.
Thighs and Whispers Karl Video Corporation Karl Video Corporation February 2, 1983
Tina Turner Live: Nice 'n' Rough EMI Music Video Capitol Records February 9, 1983
Utopia/Todd Rundgren Live MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation February 2, 1983
Vice Squad Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment February 2, 1983
The Way We Were RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
  • One of the last releases to use Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment labels.
Who's Afraid of Opera?: Faust and Rigoletto MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
February 2, 1983
Who's Afraid of Opera?: La Traviata and Daughter of the Regiment MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
February 2, 1983
Who's Afraid of Opera?: The Barber of Seville and Lucia di Lammermoor MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
February 2, 1983
Yes, Giorgio MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
February 2, 1983

March[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
1776 RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Barabbas RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Basket Case Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment March 1983
Bolero Vestron Video Vestron Video March 1983
Born Free RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the November 1979 print master.
Born Yesterday RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the January 1982 packaging.
The Bridge on the River Kwai RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the March 1981 packaging.
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment March 1983
Cactus Flower RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the June 1982 packaging.
California Suite RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the March 1981 packaging.
Cat Ballou RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the March 1981 packaging.
Coach Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment March 1983
Columbia Pictures Cartoons, Vol. III featuring Gerald McBoing Boing RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the October 1980 packaging.
The Concrete Jungle RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Eu te amo MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
March 2, 1983
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company March 16, 1983
Fade to Black Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment March 1983
Fast Break RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Fleetwood Mac in Concert: Mirage Tour 1982 RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Forced Vengeance MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
March 2, 1983
Funny Girl RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the October 1980 packaging.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Vestron Video Vestron Video March 1983
The Guns of Navarone RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the March 1981 packaging.
Harlan County, U.S.A. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the October 1980 packaging.
Hard Times RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Heartaches Vestron Video Vestron Video March 1983
The Hellstrom Chronicle RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the February 1983 print master.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the January 1982 packaging.
If You Could See What I Hear Vestron Video Vestron Video March 1983
Inherit the Wind CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company March 16, 1983
Incubus Vestron Video Vestron Video March 1983
King Rat RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Kramer vs. Kramer RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the October 1981 packaging.
The Last American Virgin MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
March 2, 1983
A Man for All Seasons RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the January 1982 packaging.
Midnight Cowboy MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
March 2, 1983
Midnight Express RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the March 1981 packaging.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the January 1982 packaging.
Muscle Motion Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment March 1983
Playboy Video Vol. 2 Playboy Video The CBS/Fox Company March 16, 1983
Policewomen Video Communications, Inc. United Entertainment March 1983
Providence RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Rodan Vestron Video Vestron Video March 1983
The Secret of NIMH MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
March 2, 1983
Shaft MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
March 2, 1983
Shaolin Death Squad CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company March 16, 1983
The Specialist Video Communications, Inc. United Entertainment March 1983
Stevie Nicks in Concert CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company March 16, 1983
Tess RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the June 1981 packaging.
Thank God It's Friday RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the February 1983 print master.
Varan the Unbelievable Video Communications, Inc. United Entertainment March 1983
La vie continue RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
The Way We Were RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the February 1983 print master.
The Who Rocks America: 1982 American Tour CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company March 16, 1983
Witness for the Prosecution CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company March 16, 1983
You Light Up My Life RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
Z RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 9, 1983
  • Reuses the October 1980 packaging.

April[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Abbott and Costello Live Vintage Video Vintage Video April 6, 1983
American Nightmare Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 1983
The Amsterdam Kill RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
Arch of Triumph NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Arsenic and Old Lace CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company April 6, 1983
The Belles of St. Trinian's Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records April 27, 1983
The Bells of St. Mary's NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Black Beauty Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video April 13, 1983
Blackenstein Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Body and Soul NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Bodyguard Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Brainwaves Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Buck and the Preacher RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
The Captain's Paradise Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records April 27, 1983
Cheryl Ladd: Fascinated Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records April 27, 1983
The Chinese Web CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company April 6, 1983
Cobra HarmonyVision Vestron Video April 1, 1983
Cocaine Cowboys Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Day of the Triffids Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Day Time Ended Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Deadly and the Beautiful Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Deadly Blessing Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Defiance Vestron Video Vestron Video April 1, 1983
Demon Rage HarmonyVision Vestron Video April 1, 1983
La dolce vita NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
A Double Life NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
End of the World Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Enigma Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Fabulous Dorseys NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Father Goose NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Fighting Seabees NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
First Blood Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records April 27, 1983
Fist HarmonyVision Vestron Video April 1, 1983
Give 'Em Hell, Harry Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video April 13, 1983
The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday Vestron Video Vestron Video April 1, 1983
Gulliver's Travels NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
High Noon NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
High Velocity Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Horror Express Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Image of Bruce Lee Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company April 6, 1983
Invasion of the Body Snatchers NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
It's a Wonderful Life NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Jack and the Beanstalk RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
Johnny Guitar NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Josie and the Pussycats Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video April 13, 1983
Laserblast Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Laugh In Bloopers Vintage Video Vintage Video April 6, 1983
Let the Balloon Go MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation April 13, 1983
Love Happy NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Magic Christian NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Magic Town NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Night of the Living Dead Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Norseman Vestron Video Vestron Video April 1, 1983
The Octagon Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 1983
Operation Petticoat NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Pawnbroker NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Penny Serenade NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Pirates of Penzance MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation April 13, 1983
The Producers Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Professionals RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
Psychomania Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Quiet Man NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Rebel Rousers Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
The Red Pony NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Return of the Red Tiger HarmonyVision Vestron Video April 1, 1983
Return of the Tiger Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Robert et Robert RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
Rolling Thunder Vestron Video Vestron Video April 1, 1983
Romeo and Juliet Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Sands of Iwo Jima NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Savages Intra-Video Properties Intra-Video Properties April 6, 1983
Scooby and Scrappy Doo Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video April 13, 1983
Secret Squirrel Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video April 13, 1983
Shogun's Ninja Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 1983
A Small Town in Texas Vestron Video Vestron Video April 1, 1983
Split Image Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Still of the Night CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company April 6, 1983
Summer of Fear Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records April 27, 1983
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation April 13, 1983
Terror on Tour Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 1983
The Tempest RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
They Came to Cordura RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
Think Dirty RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
This Island Earth MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation April 13, 1983
The Three Stooges: A Plumbing We Will Go RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
Thunderball CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company April 6, 1983
Top Cat Worldvision Home Video Worldvision Home Video April 13, 1983
Tourist Trap Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Videodrome MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation April 13, 1983
Viva Max! NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
Wake of the Red Witch NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
War of the Wildcats NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983
You'll Never Get Rich RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video April 6, 1983
Young at Heart NTA Home Entertainment NTA Home Entertainment April 6, 1983

May[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
ABBA Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Aerobicise: The Ultimate Workout Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video May 4, 1983
Angels with Dirty Faces CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
Baseball Fun and Games Video Corporation of America Vestron Video May 13, 1983
The Beast Within MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
Behold a Pale Horse RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
The Bermuda Triangle Video Corporation of America Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Best Friends Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation May 11, 1983
Black Sunday Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video May 4, 1983
Born Losers Vestron Video Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Boxcar Bertha Vestron Video Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Butterflies Are Free RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
Carbon Copy Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Carole King: One to One MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
Carry On Cleo Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records May 18, 1983
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Chatterbox Vestron Video Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Class of '84 Vestron Video Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Columbia Pictures Cartoons, Vol. VI RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
Duran Duran Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records May 18, 1983
Earth, Wind and Fire in Concert Vestron Video Vestron Video May 13, 1983
The Earthling Vestron Video Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Echoes Video Corporation of America Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Endangered Species MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
Escape from New York Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
  • Repackaged in the white/black gradient slipcover.
An Eye for an Eye Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
  • Repackaged in the white/black gradient slipcover.
Fireman's Ball RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
The First Time Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records May 18, 1983
Fitzcarraldo Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation May 11, 1983
Five Days One Summer Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation May 11, 1983
Flying Leathernecks Video Corporation of America Vestron Video May 13, 1983
A Force of One Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Frances Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records May 18, 1983
Frogs Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation May 13, 1983
Godzilla vs. Mothra Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video May 4, 1983
Grudge Fights Video Corporation of America Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Gunga Din Video Corporation of America Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Harper Valley P.T.A. Vestron Video Vestron Video May 13, 1983
He Knows You're Alone MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
High Sierra CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
Hollywood Boulevard Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation May 11, 1983
Hothead RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
How Funny Can Sex Be? CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
I, the Jury CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
Intimate Moments Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Jason and the Argonauts RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
The Jazz Singer Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video May 4, 1983
Jinxed MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
Kiss Me Goodbye CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
Let's Spend the Night Together Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Little Caesar CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
The Lords of Discipline Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video May 4, 1983
Lovesick Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation May 11, 1983
Luv RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
Marooned RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
Mountain Family Robinson Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
My Favorite Year MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
The People That Time Forgot Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Phase IV Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video May 4, 1983
Quartet Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation May 11, 1983
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video May 4, 1983
Return to Macon County Vestron Video Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Road Games Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Roaring Fire Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records May 18, 1983
Soft Cell Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records May 18, 1983
Sophie's Choice CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
Stunt Rock Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
The Taking of Pelham 123 CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
Texas Lightning Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
Timerider: The Adventures of Lyle Swann Pacific Arts Video Records MCA Distributing Corporation May 11, 1983
The Toy RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video May 4, 1983
Trail of the Pink Panther CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
Urban Cowboy Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video May 4, 1983
The Verdict CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company May 18, 1983
Village of the Damned MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
Wasn't That a Time MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
Winter Kills Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment May 4, 1983
The World's Greatest Photography Course Video Corporation of America Vestron Video May 13, 1983
Ziegfeld Follies MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
May 4, 1983
Zoltan, Hound of Dracula Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records May 18, 1983

June[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Alone in the Dark RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video June 1, 1983
Basic German by Video Mastervision Mastervision June 1, 1983
Basic Italian by Video Mastervision Mastervision June 1, 1983
Basic Spanish by Video Mastervision Mastervision June 1, 1983
Battle Beyond the Stars Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Beach House Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records June 15, 1983
Billy Liar Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records June 15, 1983
Blackstar Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
The Boys of Summer Video Corporation of America Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Bronson Lee, Champion Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
Candid Candid Camera Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Carbon Copy Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
The Charge of the Light Brigade CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
Class Reunion Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Columbia Pictures Cartoons Vol. 7: Mr. Magoo RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video June 1, 1983
The Committee Pacific Arts Video Records Pacific Arts Video Distribution June 1, 1983
Despair Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
Dodge City CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
Elmer Gantry CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
The Fiction Makers CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
Fighting Black Kings Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
Final Exam Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Fiona U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment June 1, 1983
Golden Boy RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video June 1, 1983
Golden Rendezvous Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Hardware Wars and Other Film Farces Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
Hercules Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
High Heels Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment June 1, 1983
High Road to China Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
Hopscotch Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
The Hungry i Reunion Pacific Arts Video Records Pacific Arts Video Distribution June 1, 1983
The Kentuckian CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
Kentucky Fried Movie Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment June 1983
Killer Force Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Knightriders Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment June 1983
Lady in Red Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Lawrence of Arabia RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video June 1, 1983
Let's Spend the Night Together Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Losin' It Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Love Butcher Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment June 1, 1983
Mad Max Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
Madman Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records June 15, 1983
Marie Osmond: Exercises for Mothers-to-Be MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
June 1, 1983
Mausoleum Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
The Mikado Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
The Missionary Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records June 15, 1983
Ms. .45 U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment June 1, 1983
Nea RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video June 1, 1983
The New Adventures of The Lone Ranger Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
The New Adventures of Zorro Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
Night Games Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Nightwing RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video June 1, 1983
One from the Heart RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video June 1, 1983
The Oscar Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Playboy Playmates Playboy Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
Premonition Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Pump It Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Quick Dog Training with Barbara Woodhouse Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Road Games Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Run Silent, Run Deep CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
Saturday Night Live with Carrie Fisher Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
Saturday Night Live with Steve Martin Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
Savannah Smiles Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Search and Destroy Vestron Video Vestron Video June 3, 1983
The Sensual Man RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video June 1, 1983
Separate Tables CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
Shazam! Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
Sheena Easton: Live at the Palace Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records June 15, 1983
Sitting Ducks Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment June 1983
Sleuth Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment June 1983
Stunts Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records June 15, 1983
Tex Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Commpany June 1983
That Championship Season MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video
Polygram Records (select territories)
June 1, 1983
Thin Thighs in 30 Days U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment June 1, 1983
THX 1138 Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation June 15, 1983
Trapeze CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company June 1, 1983
Trenchcoat Buena Vista Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company June 1983
The Washington Affair Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983
Winter Kills Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 8, 1983

July[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Assassin CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
Barry Lyndon Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation July 13, 1983
The Beastmaster MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Body and Soul MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Brimstone and Treacle MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Centerfold Video Corporation of America Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Cheaper to Keep Her Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment July 6, 1983
Charley Varrick MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation July 6, 1983
Charlotte's Web Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video July 6, 1983
The Comancheros CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
Destination Moonbase Alpha CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
Dorothy in the Land of Oz Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Dragnet MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation July 6, 1983
Eddie Macon's Run MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation July 6, 1983
The Farmer's Daughter ABC Video Enterprises The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
The Final Countdown Vestron Video Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Force Five Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment July 6, 1983
Fort Apache Video Corporation of America Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Frightmare Vestron Video Vestron Video July 6, 1983
The Getaway Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation July 13, 1983
The Golden Age of Comedy Video Corporation of America Vestron Video July 6, 1983
A Gumby Adventure: Gumby's Incredible Journey Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
The Heartbreak Kid Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment July 6, 1983
Hitler: The Last Ten Days Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video July 6, 1983
The House on Sorority Row Vestron Video Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Independence Day Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation July 13, 1983
Jezebel CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
Josepha RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
Kelly's Heroes MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
The King of Jazz MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation July 6, 1983
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation July 13, 1983
Little Johnny Jones Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation July 13, 1983
Lord Jim RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
Man, Woman and Child Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video July 6, 1983
The Mean Machine Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment July 13, 1983
The Mechanic CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
Mother's Day Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment July 6, 1983
Mothra RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
The Mouse That Roared RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Pacific Arts Video Records MCA Distributing Corporation July 1, 1983
O Lucky Man! Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation July 13, 1983
One Sings, the Other Doesn't RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
Paths of Glory CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
Peter and the Magic Egg Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Playboy Video Vol. 3 Playboy Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
Porky's CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
Private Popsicle MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Q, the Winged Serpent MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation July 6, 1983
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Rockabilly Glamourcize IntraVideo Properties IntraVideo Properties July 6, 1983
Roman Holiday Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video July 6, 1983
Room Service Video Corporation of America Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Roseland Vestron Video Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Rush: Exit Stage Left RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
Sea Prince and the Fire Child RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
The Secret of Yolanda MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Shane Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video July 6, 1983
Six Weeks RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
Start to Finish: The Grand Prix! MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Strait Jacket RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
Sundance and the Kid Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment July 13, 1983
Take It to the Limit U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment July 13, 1983
The Taming of the Shrew Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment July 13, 1983
The Tenant Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video July 6, 1983
Tentacles Vestron Video Vestron Video July 6, 1983
This Gun for Hire MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation July 6, 1983
This Is Elvis Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation July 13, 1983
Thunderbirds Are Go MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video July 6, 1983
Truck Stop Woman Vestron Video Vestron Video July 6, 1983
The Two Best World Series Ever Video Corporation of America Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Under Capricorn Video Corporation of America Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Venom Vestron Video Vestron Video July 6, 1983
Vic Braden's Tennis for the Future Vol. 3 Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video July 6, 1983
The Warriors Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video July 6, 1983
White Heat CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983
White Line Fever RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video July 6, 1983
You Only Live Twice CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company July 6, 1983

August[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Adam and the Ants: The Prince Charming Revue CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
All-Star Country Music Fair RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
Bad Boys Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records August 3, 1983
Blood Feud CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
Borderline CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
The Brotherhood of Satan RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
The CBS/Fox Guide to Home Videography CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
The Defiant Ones CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
The Dirt Band Tonite Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records August 3, 1983
The Gift Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records August 3, 1983
The Gorgon RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Vol. 1 RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
Hit and Run Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records August 3, 1983
How to Beat the High Cost of Living Vestron Video Vestron Video August 3, 1983
In the Heat of the Night CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
Jayne Kennedy: Love Your Body RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
The King of Comedy RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
Liar's Moon Vestron Video Vestron Video August 3, 1983
La nuit de Varennes RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
The Man from Snowy River CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
Marjoe RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
Night Warning Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records August 3, 1983
Obsession RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
O'Hara's Wife Vestron Video Vestron Video August 3, 1983
The Pride of the Yankees Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper Vestron Video Vestron Video August 3, 1983
Robin and Marian RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
St. Helen's, Killer Volcano Vestron Video Vestron Video August 3, 1983
Strange Behavior RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
Table for Five CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
They Call Me Mr. Tibbs CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
The Three Stooges: Movie Maniacs RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
Vigilante Vestron Video Vestron Video August 3, 1983
We of the Never Never RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983
Wild in the Country CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company August 3, 1983
Winds of Change RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video August 9, 1983

September[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation September 6, 1983
Apocalypse Now Zoetrope Studios Paramount Home Video September 6, 1983
At the Earth's Core Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation September 6, 1983
Benny Hill's Video Sideshow Thames Video Capitol Records September 21, 1983
The Best of Popeye MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983
  • Release aborted due to a last-minute copyright claim from King Features Syndicate.
The Black Stallion Returns CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
The Brain That Wouldn't Die Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation September 6, 1983
The Devil at 4 O'Clock RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video September 6, 1983
Eating Raoul CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
The Entity CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
Firepower CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
Flashdance Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video September 6, 1983
Fuzz CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
Gandhi RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video September 6, 1983
Girl Groups: The Story of a Sound MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983
The Golden Age of Television: Days of Wine and Roses MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983
The Golden Age of Television: Marty/Wind from the South MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983
Hospital Massacre MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983
Intermezzo CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
Judgment at Nuremberg CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
Kate Bush: Live at Hammersmith Odeon Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records September 21, 1983
The Kids from Fame MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983
Love in the Afternoon CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
Meatballs Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video September 6, 1983
The Mouse and His Child RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video September 6, 1983
Pavarotti in London RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video September 6, 1983
The Pride and the Passion CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983
Querelle RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video September 6, 1983
The Raven Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation September 6, 1983
Running Scared Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records September 21, 1983
Second Thoughts Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records September 21, 1983
Spring Break RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video September 6, 1983
Steve Miller Band Live! Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records September 21, 1983
Tender Mercies Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records September 21, 1983
Thomas Dolby: Live Wireless Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records September 21, 1983
Time Bandits Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video September 6, 1983
The Town That Dreaded Sundown Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation September 6, 1983
Treasure of the Four Crowns MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video September 6, 1983
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation September 6, 1983
Windwalker CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
Without a Trace CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company September 28, 1983
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation September 6, 1983
Xtro Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records September 21, 1983
The Year of Living Dangerously MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 6, 1983

October[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Ator the Fighting Eagle Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records October 12, 1983
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video October 6, 1983
The Best of Terrytoons Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Beyond the Door II Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 1983
Blue Thunder RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 4, 1983
A Boy Named Charlie Brown CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company October 6, 1983
Bustin' Loose MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation October 6, 1983
The Candy Man U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
Canned Heat: Boogie Assault Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
A Celebration Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
  • Originally scheduled to be released on September 1.
The Dark Crystal Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records October 12, 1983
The Devonsville Terror Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment October 1983
Dynamite Chicken Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
Endless Love MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation October 6, 1983
The Evictors Vestron Video Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Fairy Tale Classics Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
The Fifth Floor Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 1983
For Heaven's Sake U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
Four Rode Out U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
The Four Seasons MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation October 6, 1983
Free to Be... You and Me Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Gentle Savage U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
Ghost Story MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation October 6, 1983
Greaser's Palace RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 4, 1983
A Gumby Adventure: Gumby's Holiday Special Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video October 6, 1983
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Greatest Adventures of All RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 4, 1983
Invitation au voyage RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 4, 1983
It Rained All Night the Day I Left U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
J.F.K.: From Boyhood to Presidency Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 1983
Journey Back to Oz Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video October 6, 1983
The Little Rascals Christmas Special Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video October 6, 1983
Little Women Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Live and Let Die CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company October 5, 1983
Lone Wolf McQuade Vestron Video Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Max Dugan Returns CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company October 5, 1983
Melody Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment October 1983
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life MCA Home Video MCA Distributing Corporation October 1983
Nutcracker Fantasy RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 4, 1983
Peter-No-Tail Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Poco Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Pink Motel Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records October 12, 1983
Quadrophenia RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 4, 1983
A Rare Breed U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
Return to Boggy Creek Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment The CBS/Fox Company October 5, 1983
Sandahl Bergman's Body Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
  • Originally scheduled to be released on September 1.
Scanners Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment October 1983
Seven Alone Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Shalako ABC Video Enterprises The CBS/Fox Company October 5, 1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company October 1983
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 4, 1983
Stone Cold Dead Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 1983
Strawberry Shortcake's Housewarming Surprise Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video October 6, 1983
There's a Girl in My Soup RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 4, 1983
The Three Musketeers Children's Video Libary Vestron Video October 12, 1983
Tough Enough CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company October 5, 1983
The Trojan Women U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
Tubby the Tuba Children's Video Libary Vestron Video October 12, 1983
The Tubes: Live at the Greek Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment October 6, 1983
The Visitor Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment October 1983

November[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
10 to Midnight MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video November 1, 1983
1001 Arabian Nights RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
All God's Children U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment November 18, 1983
Allegro Non Troppo RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
American Gigolo Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video November 1, 1983
The Bedford Incident RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
The Big Heat RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Breaker Morant RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Breakout RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Breathless Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
Brian's Song RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
The Bridge on the River Kwai RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Carlin at Carnegie Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
The CBS/Fox Guide to Complete Dog Care CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company November 16, 1983
Chained Heat Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
Close Encounters of the Third Kind RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Days of Heaven Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video November 1, 1983
The Deep RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Dolly Parton in London RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Don Quixote in the Tales of La Mancha Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video November 18, 1983
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Eddie Murphy: Delirious Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video November 1, 1983
Every Man for Himself and God Against All RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre: Goldilocks and the Three Bears CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company November 16, 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre: Jack and the Beanstalk CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company November 16, 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rapunzel CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company November 16, 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre: Sleeping Beauty CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company November 16, 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre: The Tale of the Frog Prince CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company November 16, 1983
Gloria RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
The Godsend Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
Graduation Day RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
A Guide to Making Love Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
Harry Tracy Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Vol. 2 RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
The Hunger MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video November 1, 1983
Jig-Saw U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment November 18, 1983
The Kid with the Broken Halo U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment November 18, 1983
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Vol. 3 Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video November 18, 1983
Ladies' Night Out Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
The Last Detail RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
The Lazarus Syndrome U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment November 18, 1983
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
Looking for Mr. Goodbar Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video November 1, 1983
The Man Who Wasn't There Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video November 1, 1983
The Maniac RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
MGM Cartoon Festival MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video November 1, 1983
Nicholas and Alexandra RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Nowhere to Hide U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment November 18, 1983
Panama Lady Video Corporation of America Vestron Video November 9, 1983
Pink Floyd: The Wall MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video November 1, 1983
Playboy Video Vol. 4 Playboy Video The CBS/Fox Company November 16, 1983
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video November 1, 1983
A Question of Love U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment November 18, 1983
The Survivors RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Ultra Flash! Vestron Video Vestron Video November 9, 1983
The Way We Were RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983
Werewolf of Washington Monterey Home Video Family Home Entertainment November 18, 1983
Yor, the Hunter from the Future RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video November 22, 1983

December[edit]

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Archie Vol. 1 Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
Billy Joel: Live from Long Island CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
  • Originally scheduled for release in July.
Britannia Hospital Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
The Chosen CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
Cold River CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
Dawn of the Dead Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Vol. 1 Thorn EMI Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
For Ladies Only U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment December 15, 1983
The Gondoliers CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
Indiscretion of an American Wife ABC Video Enterprises The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller Vestron Video Vestron Video December 14, 1983
On Her Majesty's Secret Service CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
The Pirates of Penzance CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
Ruddigore CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
Scavenger Hunt CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
Speaking of Animals Vol. 1 U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment December 15, 1983
Topkapi CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
Vera Cruz CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
The Wild Geese CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983
The World at War Vol. 1 Thames Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
The World at War Vol. 2 Thames Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
The World at War Vol. 3 Thames Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
The World at War Vol. 4 Thames Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
The World at War Vol. 5 Thames Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
The World at War Vol. 6 Thames Video Capitol Records December 14, 1983
The Yeoman of the Guard CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company December 7, 1983

TBD[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Note(s)
The Anderson Tapes RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Q2 1983
Bill Burrud Explores the Amazing Animal World: The Amazing Apes Buena Vista Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company 1983
Bill Burrud Explores the Amazing Animal World: Mysterious Miniature World Buena Vista Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company 1983
Bill Burrud Explores the Amazing Animal World: Predators of the Sea Buena Vista Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company 1983
Carnival of Blood Cult Video Wizard Video The Video Station, Inc. 1983
Cat in the Cage Program Hunters Program Hunters Program Hunters 1983
Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas Muppet Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company 1983
Fraggle Songs: Volume One Muppet Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company 1983
The Frog Prince Muppet Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company 1983
Fun with Dick and Jane RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Q2 1983
Hanover Street RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Q2 1983
Happy Birthday to Me RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Q2 1983
Hey Cinderella! Muppet Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company 1983
House of Shadows Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment 1983
How to Teach Your Baby to Read Karl Video Corporation Karl Video Corporation Karl Video Corporation 1983
Jane Fonda's Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery Workout Karl Video Corporation Karl Video Corporation Karl Video Corporation 1983
The Maltese Falcon CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company The CBS/Fox Company 1983
Midnight Express RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Q3 1983
The Mountain Men RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Q2 1983
The Muppet Musicians of Brennan Muppet Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company 1983
Neighbors RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Q2 1983
Nightmares MCA Home Video MCA Home Video MCA Distributing Corporation 1983
Private School MCA Home Video MCA Home Video MCA Distributing Corporation 1983
Raiders of the Lost Ark Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video 1983
The Three Stooges Comedy Capers The Nostalgia Merchant The Nostalgia Merchant The Nostalgia Merchant 1983
Why Do I Call You Sexy Karl Video Corporation Karl Video Corporation Karl Video Corporation 1983

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