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| ''The Adventures of the Wilderness Family Part 2''<br /><small><small>From Pacific International Enterprises</small></small> || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1983 ||
| ''The Adventures of the Wilderness Family Part 2''<br /><small><small>From Pacific International Enterprises</small></small> || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1983 ||
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| ''Gumby Rides Again''<br /><small><small>From Clokey Productions</small></small> || Family Home Entertainment || MGM/UA Home Video || February 1983 ||
| ''Gumby Rides Again''<br /><small><small>From Clokey Productions</small></small> || Family Home Entertainment || MGM/UA Home Video || January 1983 ||
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| ''The Prize Fighter''<br /><small><small>From New World Pictures</small></small> || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1983 ||
| ''The Prize Fighter''<br /><small><small>From New World Pictures</small></small> || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1983 ||

Revision as of 21:12, 18 November 2023

VHS

January

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Across the Great Divide
From Pacific International Enterprises
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment January 1983
The Adventures of the Wilderness Family Part 2
From Pacific International Enterprises
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment January 1983
Gumby Rides Again
From Clokey Productions
Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video January 1983
The Prize Fighter
From New World Pictures
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment January 1983
  • The Media Home Entertainment logo cuts to the film's Roger Corman/New World Pictures logo on this release instead of cutting to black.
  • Original copies ended with previews for "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!" and "The Adventures of the Wilderness Family."
Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video January 1983
  • Also includes the short subjects Foney Fables, Robin Hood Makes Good, and Fox Pop.
  • Preview reel at the end contains trailers for Spaceketeers, Captain Future, Little Lulu, The Flower Angel, Space Angel, Candy Candy, Captain Harlock, The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo, and Fables of the Green Forest.
Young Doctors in Love
From ABC Motion Pictures
Vestron Video Vestron Video January 1983
  • The Vestron Video logo features a copyright notice reading "© 1982 Vestron Inc."

February

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Demonoid Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment February 1983
A Family Circus Easter
From Cullen-Kasdan Productions
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment February 1983
  • A broadcast of this special on Disney Channel in the United States used this release's master, complete with the Media Home Entertainment logo at the beginning.
Grand Illusion
From the Janus Collection
CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 1983
  • Subtitles are in the Helvetica typeface.
House of Shadows Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment February 1983
Raw Force Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment February 1983
The Young Lover
From the Janus Collection
CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company February 1983
  • Subtitles are in the Helvetica typeface.

March

April

May

June

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
Blackstar
From Filmation
Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
Candid Candid Camera Vestron Video Vestron Video June 1983
Dorothy in the Land of Oz Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
  • Also includes the short subjects The Friendly Ghost, The Dover Boys, Prest-O Change-O, The Cobweb Hotel, and The Talking Magpies.
Gumby's Incredible Journey
From Clokey Productions
Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
Hercules
Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 1983
Hopscotch
Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 1983
  • Previously released on video by Magnetic Video.
Kentucky Fried Movie
From From United Film Distribution Company
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment June 1983
Killer Force
From American International Pictures
Vestron Video Vestron Video June 1983
Knightriders
From United Film Distribution Company
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment June 1983
Mad Max
From American International Pictures
Vestron Video Vestron Video June 1983
National Lampoon's Class Reunion
From ABC Motion Pictures
Vestron Video Vestron Video June 1983
The New Adventures of The Lone Ranger
From Filmation
Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
The New Adventures of Zorro
From Filmation
Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
Night Games
Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment June 1983
  • Previously released on video by Magnetic Video.
Peter and the Magic Egg Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
  • Also includes the short subjects Jerky Turkey, The Friendly Ghost, The Dover Boys, and Prest-O Change-O.
Shazam!
From Filmation
Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video June 1983
Sitting Ducks Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment June 1983
Sleuth
From Palomar Pictures International
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment June 1983
  • Previously released on video by Magnetic Video.
  • Film's 20th Century Fox logo is absent.
  • Viacom "V of Doom" logo appears at the end on this release.
Tex Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Commpany June 1983
  • Original MPAA rating card intact at the start.
Trenchcoat Buena Vista Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company June 1983

July

August

September

October

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
The Best of Terrytoons
From Viacom International
Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
  • Contains the shorts Mother Goose's Birthday Party (1950), The Missing Genie (1963), Kin Folk (1960), Duck Fever (1955), The Talking Magpies (1946), The Cat's Revenge (1954), Mexican Baseball (1947), Much Ado About Nothing (1940), and Drum Roll (1961).
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
From Mulberry Square Productions
Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
  • Also includes the featurette Benji at Work (1980).
Beyond the Door II Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 1983
The Dark Crystal
From Henson Associates
Thorn EMI Video Thorn EMI Video October 1983
The Devonsville Terror
From Motion Picture Marketing
Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment October 1983
The Evictors
From American International Pictures
Vestron Video Vestron Video October 1983
Fairy Tale Classics
From Harmony Gold
A Toei Animation production
Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
The Fifth Floor
From Film Ventures International
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 1983
  • The Media Home Entertainment logo's music on this release is pitched up by a semitone, which is similar to a normal PAL print of an MHE release. As a result, the logo is double pitched on PAL releases.
Four Rode Out
From Sagittarius Productions
U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment (through MGM/UA Home Video) October 1983
Free to Be... You and Me Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
J.F.K.: From Boyhood to Presidency Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 1983
Journey Back to Oz
From Filmation
Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video October 1983
Little Women
From Harmony Gold
A Toei Animation production
Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
Lone Wolf McQuade
From Orion Pictures
Vestron Video Vestron Video October 1983
Max Dugan Returns CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company October 1983
Melody
From Viacom International, EMI Films, and Hemdale
Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment October 1983
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
From Viacom International
Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
From Viacom International
MCA Home Video MCA Distributing Corporation October 1983
  • Also includes the featurette The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983).
Peter-No-Tail Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
Poco
From Cinema Shares International
Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
A Rare Breed U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment (through MGM/UA Home Video) October 1983
Scanners Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment October 1983
Seven Alone Children's Video Library Vestron Video October 1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company October 1983
Stone Cold Dead
From Dimension Pictures
Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 1983
Strawberry Shortcake's Housewarming Surprise Family Home Entertainment MGM/UA Home Video October 1983
  • Also includes the short subjects Yankee Doodle Daffy, Pigs in a Polka, Hamateur Night, and Fin 'n Catty.
  • Preview reel at the end contains trailers for A Gumby Adventure, Shazam!, The New Adventures of Zorro, The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger, Lassie's Rescue Rangers, and Blackstar.
The Three Musketeers
From National Telefilm Associates
Children's Video Libary Vestron Video October 1983
The Trojan Women
From Cinerama Releasing
U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment (through MGM/UA Home Video) October 1983
Tubby the Tuba Children's Video Libary Vestron Video October 1983
The Visitor
From Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment October 1983
You Only Live Twice
From United Artists
CBS/Fox Video The CBS/Fox Company October 1983

November

December

Title Label Distributor Released Note(s)
For Ladies Only
From Viacom Enterprises
U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment (through MGM/UA Home Video) December 1983
Raiders of the Lost Ark Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video December 3, 1983
  • Original copies started with a preview for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Speaking of Animals
From Jerry Fairbanks, Inc.
U.S.A. Home Video Family Home Entertainment (through MGM/UA Home Video) December 1983
  • Contains the segments Who's Who in Animal Land, Monkey Business, Fun on the Farm, The Hill-Billies, Swingin' on a Star (excerpt), The Three Little Sisters (excerpt), Animal-ology, and And Their Families.