1986
Events[edit]
- January: MGM/UA Home Video and Capitol Records partnered to provide distribution.
- March:
- MGM/UA Home Video inked a duplication deal with Hauppauge Video Manufacturing, although a majority of MGM/UA's product continued to be duplicated by VCA/Technicolor.
- VCA/Technicolor picked up duplication duties for The Best of Captain Kangaroo.
- March 25: The acquisition of MGM by Ted Turner is complete and as a result, the home video division was briefly renamed to MGM Home Video.
- May:
- Eastman Kodak licensed several titles, including Exploring Photography, to AVG/SQN.
- World Video Pictures was sold to television syndicator Western-World Television.
- July:
- Heron Communications started the Hi-Tops Video label for children's releases.
- Simon & Schuster Video shifts its focus onto information titles to prevent competition from Paramount Home Video.
- August:
- Karl-Lorimar Home Video introduced the KLV-TV brand.
- The Fox Hills Video label was introduced for sell-through releases, and The Nostalgia Merchant became a division of this label. With Media Home Entertainment as its sales agent, Fox Hills handled its own marketing for the first two years.
- Nelson Holdings International announced that it would buy out Embassy Home Entertainment for $85 million. In exchange, Nelson received financing for films distributed by Columbia Pictures.
- Thorn EMI/HBO Video was renamed to HBO/Cannon Video, after Thorn EMI sold its film business to The Cannon Group.
- August 26: The resale of MGM from Ted Turner has been completed, and the company's home video division soon reverts to the old MGM/UA Home Video moniker.
- September:
- Empire Pictures and The CBS/Fox Company inked a seven-picture agreement.
- VCL Communications secures a distribution deal with Continental Video after stints with Media Home Entertainment, Video Gems and Karl-Lorimar Home Video.
- J2 Communications entered the home video market.
- October:
- Nelson's purchase of Embassy Home Entertainment is completed.
VHS[edit]
January[edit]
| Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Harrowhouse | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| 55 Days at Peking | United Home Video | United Home Video | United Entertainment | January 23, 1986 | |
| After the Thin Man | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | January 7, 1986 | |
| Al Capone | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Ali: Skill, Brains and Guts | VidAmerica | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Amazing Masters of the Martial Arts | Lightning Video | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Capitol Records | January 2, 1986 | |
| The Assignment | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | January 16, 1986 | |
| Auntie | Simitar Entertainment | Simitar Entertainment | Simitar Entertainment | January 16, 1986 | |
| Avenger X | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Spectrum Video | January 3, 1986 | |
| Backstage at the White House | Encore Video | Encore Video | Swire Magnetics | January 9, 1986 | |
| Ben | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | January 2, 1986 | |
| Bernice Bobs Her Hair | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Beyond the Walls | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 20, 1986 | |
| The Big Doll House | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Big Fix | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Bionic Woman | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 30, 1986 | |
| Bitter Harvest | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Brink's Job | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 9, 1986 | |
| Bullshot | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | January 22, 1986 | |
| The Brave One | United Home Video | United Entertainment | United Entertainment | January 23, 1986 | |
| Captain America | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Capitol Records | January 2, 1986 | |
| China Seas | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | January 7, 1986 | |
| Circus World | Lightning Video | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Coca-Cola Kid | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Creator | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | January 22, 1986 | |
| The Daring Dobermans | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | January 2, 1986 | |
| Dillinger | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Dinosaurus | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | January 16, 1986 | |
| The Divorce of Lady X | Encore Video | Encore Video | Swire Magnetics | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Doberman Gang | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 20, 1986 | |
| Doctor Death | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | January 2, 1986 | |
| Dogpound Shuffle | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Don't Drink the Water | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Dynamo | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Eric Clapton: Live '85 | Vestron Music Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Evil | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Fantastic Four | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | January 2, 1986 | |
| Final Mission | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | January 22, 1986 | |
| Forbidden | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Gallagher: Over Your Head | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 9, 1986 | |
| Girl Crazy | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | January 7, 1986 | |
| The Girls of Huntington House | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank | Lightning Video | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Great Romances of the Century | Encore Video | Encore Video | Swire Magnetics | January 9, 1986 | |
| Gross Jokes | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 30, 1986 | |
| Happy New Year | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Haunting Passion | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Hercules Unchained | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Hooters: Nervous Night | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| The House on Straw Hill | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | January 16, 1986 | |
| Hugga Bunch | Children's Video Library | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| I Am a Camera | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| I'm a Fool | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Imperial Venus | United Home Video | United Entertainment | United Entertainment | January 23, 1986 | |
| The Incredible Hulk | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Capitol Records | January 2, 1986 | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Encore Video | Encore Video | Swire Magnetics | January 9, 1986 | |
| Jacob's Challenge | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Joseph in Egypt | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Joshua at Jericho | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Judgment of Solomon | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Killing Machine | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| King | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | January 22, 1986 | |
| The Legend of Billie Jean | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| The Legendary Champions | Video Corporation of America | Lightning Video L.P. | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Legends of Baseball | Encore Video | Encore Video | Swire Magnetics | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Lion in Winter | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| I Lombardi | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | January 22, 1986 | |
| Lose Weight with Home Video Hypnosis | Eye Con | Eye Con | Eye Con | January 23, 1986 | |
| M | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 20, 1986 | |
| A Man Called Tiger | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Man of Flowers | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Man of Legend | United Home Video | United Entertainment | United Entertainment | January 23, 1986 | |
| Man on the Run | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | January 2, 1986 | |
| The Man with One Red Shoe | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Mask | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 9, 1986 | |
| Master Killer (or, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Mean Frank and Crazy Tony | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Miami Vice | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 30, 1986 | |
| The Mighty Thor | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Capitol Records | January 2, 1986 | |
| Miracle Moments in Sports | Encore Video | Encore Video | Swire Magnetics | January 9, 1986 | |
| Monster Hunter | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Spectrum Video | January 3, 1986 | |
| My Science Project | Touchstone Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Neil Young in Berlin | Video Corporation of America | Lightning Video L.P. | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Neptune Factor | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| No Man's Valley | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Nursery Rhymes | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Oasis of the Zombies | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Spectrum Video | January 3, 1986 | |
| The Old Curiosity Shop | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Olivia Sends You a Soul Kiss | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 30, 1986 | |
| The Other Side of the Mountain | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 9, 1986 | |
| Paradise Alley | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 9, 1986 | |
| Paul Young: The Video Singles | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Paul's Case | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Perils of Pauline | Encore Video | Encore Video | Swire Magnetics | January 9, 1986 | |
| Pipe Dreams | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Prizzi's Honor | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| A Question of Silence | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Raiders of Atlantis | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | January 2, 1986 | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | January 22, 1986 | |
| Rashomon | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Red Sonja | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Reduce Stress with Home Video Hypnosis | Eye Con | Eye Con | Eye Con | January 23, 1986 | |
| R.E.O. Speedwagon: Wheels Are Turnin' | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Richie | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | January 2, 1986 | |
| Ricky Skaggs: Live in London | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Rituals | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Rosalie | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | January 7, 1986 | |
| Rush | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Sabotage | Encore Video | Encore Video | Swire Magnetics | January 9, 1986 | |
| Scream | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Screamtime | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Sixteen | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | January 16, 1986 | |
| Skag | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Sky Is Gray | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Slaughter in San Francisco | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Song of Norway | ABC Video Enterprises | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| Space 1999: Alien Attack | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Spartacus | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | January 22, 1986 | |
| Spider-Woman | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Capitol Records | January 2, 1986 | |
| The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| The Statue | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | January 2, 1986 | |
| Sting of the Dragon Masters | United Home Video | United Entertainment | United Entertainment | January 23, 1986 | |
| Stop Smoking with Home Video Hypnosis | Eye Con | Eye Con | Eye Con | January 23, 1986 | |
| Story of a Love Story | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| La Strada | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Student Union | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Spectrum Video | January 3, 1986 | |
| The Stuff | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | January 16, 1986 | |
| Take This Job and Shove It | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Tattooed Dragon | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Teen Wolf | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Tender Age | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Tender Loving Care | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| That Obscure Object of Desire | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| They Came from Within | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 30, 1986 | |
| Thundercats: Pumm-Ra | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Time Travelers | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | January 22, 1986 | |
| Tower of Babel | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| Treasures of the Amazon | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The Ultimate Warrior | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 20, 1986 | |
| Ulysses | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | January 20, 1986 | |
| Warning Sign | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1986 | |
| What Every Baby Knows: A Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth Vol. 1 | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| What Every Baby Knows: A Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth Vol. 2 | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| When Taekwondo Strikes | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | January 8, 1986 | |
| The White Seal | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | January 9, 1986 | |
| The Wild Beasts | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 8, 1986 |
February[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "10" | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| 2010: The Year We Make Contact | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| L'addition | New World Video | New World Video | February 13, 1986 | |
| Aladdin and His Magic Lamp | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | February 3, 1986 | |
| Almost You | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Any Which Way You Can | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Arthur | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Balboa | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| The Baltimore Bullet | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Bandolero! | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Beastmaster | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Best Friends | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Best of Dan Aykroyd | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Best of John Belushi | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Big Jake | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| The Black Godfather | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | February 27, 1986 | |
| The Black Marble | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Blazing Saddles | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Brainwaves | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Burial Ground | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Caddyshack | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Candid Candid Camera Vol. 3 | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Catherine Wheel | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Children of the Corn | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Clash of the Titans | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| The Clones | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | February 3, 1986 | |
| The Corrupt Ones | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| The Cotton Club | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | February 21, 1986 | |
| The Day of the Dolphin | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| The Daydreamer | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Deadly Passion | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | February 3, 1986 | |
| Deal of the Century | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Death Curse of Tartu | Active Home Video | Active Home Video | February 6, 1986 | |
| The Devonsville Terror | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Diner | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| The Divorce of Lady X | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Doin' Time | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 6, 1986 | |
| European Vacation | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 6, 1986 | |
| Every Which Way But Loose | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Exterminator | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Fairytale Classics Vol. 3 | Children's Video Library | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| Fear No Evil | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Flesh and Blood | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Flight of Dragons | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| Foxtrot | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Futurekill | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| Hercules | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Here Comes the Grump Vol. 3 | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| The Hurricane | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| L'Incoronazione di Poppea | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| The Incredible Melting Man | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| The In-Laws | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Jesse James | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz: Almost Live from Caesar's Palace | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 6, 1986 | |
| Just Tell Me What You Want | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Key Exchange | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Knight Without Armour | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Life of Brian | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Local Hero | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Main Event | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| A Man, a Woman and a Bank | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| The Man with Two Brains | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Manhattan | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| The Manipulator | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Masque of the Red Death | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | February 3, 1986 | |
| Massacre in Rome | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Massive Retaliation | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Mister Roberts | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Morgan the Pirate | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| My Favorite Year | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| Night Shift | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Ninth Configuration | New World Video | New World Video | February 13, 1986 | |
| Nomad Riders | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Oblong Box | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Oh, God! | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Pee-Wee's Big Adventure | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 6, 1986 | |
| Perfect Strangers | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Piranha II: The Spawning | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| The Plague Dogs | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Playgirl's Sexual Secrets | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Point | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| Police Academy | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Poltergeist | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| The Pope of Greenwich Village | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| Private Benjamin | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Psychic Killer | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Rabbit Test | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| The Raccoons' Buried Treasure | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Rainbow Brite: The Beginning of Rainbow Land | Children's Video Library | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| Real Genius | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Red Dawn | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| Rembrandt | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| The Return of the Jedi | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Rio Conchos | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Risky Business | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Savage Attraction | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Screwballs | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Serpent's Egg | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | February 3, 1986 | |
| Shark River | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | February 27, 1986 | |
| Ship of Fools | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 13, 1986 | |
| Shoot | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Sidewinder One | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Silkwood | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Silverado | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Singleton's Pluck | New World Video | New World Video | February 13, 1986 | |
| Slumber Party Massacre | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Sno-Line | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | February 3, 1986 | |
| So Fine | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Soldier | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Special Effects | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Stand Alone | New World Video | New World Video | February 13, 1986 | |
| The Stand-In | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | February 27, 1986 | |
| Starcrash | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Steel Arena | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| Strippergram! | Active Home Video | Active Home Video | February 6, 1986 | |
| Summer Rental | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | February 27, 1986 | |
| Tales of Magic Vol. 1 | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Tell Me That You Love Me | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | February 3, 1986 | |
| Ten Little Indians | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| They Got Me Covered | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Timewalker | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation Live! | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 27, 1986 | |
| Torchlight | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Tuxedo Warrior | New World Video | New World Video | February 13, 1986 | |
| The Undefeated | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Vacation | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| Vengeance | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | February 27, 1986 | |
| Very Close Quarters | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 5, 1986 | |
| Victor/Victoria | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| Volunteers | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | February 26, 1986 | |
| The Voyage of Tanai | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | February 27, 1986 | |
| War Kill | Active Home Video | Active Home Video | February 6, 1986 | |
| Wavelength | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| Weird Science | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 6, 1986 | |
| What's Up, Doc? | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| When the Legends Die | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 25, 1986 | |
| Winter Kills | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 12, 1986 | |
| The Year of Living Dangerously | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | February 4, 1986 | |
| Your Favorite Laughs from An Evening at the Improv | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 6, 1986 | |
| Your Newborn Baby: Everything You Need to Know | Meridian Entertainment Corporation | Meridian Entertainment Corporation | February 6, 1986 | |
| Zelig | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 5, 1986 | |
| The Zoo Gang | New World Video | New World Video | February 13, 1986 | |
| Zulu | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | February 26, 1986 |
March[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| Airport | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 20, 1986 | |
| Airport 1975 | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 20, 1986 | |
| Airport '77 | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 20, 1986 | |
| Animals Are Beautiful People | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | March 17, 1986 | |
| Ashes and Diamonds | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| The Asphalt Jungle | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | March 13, 1986 | |
| Assault with a Deadly Weapon | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Banana Monster | Force Video | Lightning Video L.P. | March 26, 1986 | |
| Barbarian Queen | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Barbra Streisand: Putting It Together | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | March 27, 1986 | |
| Beer | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Behave Yourself! | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Bend of the River | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 13, 1986 | |
| The Best of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Vol. 1 | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 20, 1986 | |
| Better Off Dead | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | March 20, 1986 | |
| Black Sabbath | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Bloody Trail | Academy Home Entertainment | Academy Home Entertainment | March 13, 1986 | |
| The Bride | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| The Bridge of San Luis Rey | New World Video | New World Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Buckskin Frontier | All Occasion Video | All Occasion Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Captain Kidd | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| California Reich | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Captain Kangaroo's Tales of Magic and Mystery | MPI Home Video | Capitol Records | March 20, 1986 | |
| Change Your Job to Change Your Life | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | March 13, 1986 | |
| The Chisholms | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Clash by Night | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Commando | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | March 27, 1986 | |
| Compromising Positions | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| The Concorde: Airport '79 | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 20, 1986 | |
| Conquest | MPI Home Video | Capitol Records | March 20, 1986 | |
| Crossover | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Crossover Dreams | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Deadly Harvest | New World Video | New World Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Deadly Sanctuary | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Death of a Scoundrel | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Death Warmed Up | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| The Doomsday Flight | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 20, 1986 | |
| Dumbo | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 4, 1986 |
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| Escapade in Florence | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 25, 1986 | |
| Fallen Angels | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Fast Money | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Fearless | New World Video | New World Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| La Fille Mal Gardée | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Fingers | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| The First Easter | Vanguard Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music? | MPI Home Video | Capitol Records | March 20, 1986 | |
| Frankenstein | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Fright Night | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Gary Yanker's Walking Workouts | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 13, 1986 | |
| Girl on a Motorcycle | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| The Glenn Miller Story | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 13, 1986 | |
| Glory | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Godzilla vs. Monster Zero | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Godzilla vs. Mothra | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| The Goonies | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | March 24, 1986 | |
| Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Hammersmith Is Out | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Holiday Hotel | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| Home Sweet Home | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| The Horsemasters | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 25, 1986 | |
| I Married a Woman | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Iceland River Challenge | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Inspector Gadget Vol. 5 | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Jerusalem: Of Heaven and Earth | MPI Home Video | Capitol Records | March 20, 1986 | |
| Jesus Then and Now Vol. 5: The Crucifixion, the Resurrection | Vanguard Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Jimmy Buffett: Live by the Bay | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 13, 1986 | |
| Jupiter's Thigh | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| Killing 'Em Softly | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Killzone | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Land of the Tiger | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| The Last Contract | Academy Home Entertainment | Academy Home Entertainment | March 13, 1986 | |
| A Lawman Is Born | All Occasion Video | All Occasion Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| Little Miss and Friends | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | March 17, 1986 | |
| Little Miss Trouble and Friends | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | March 17, 1986 | |
| Lots of Luck | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 25, 1986 | |
| Love from a Stranger | New World Video | New World Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Loverboy: Any Way You Look at It | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | March 27, 1986 | |
| Manhattan Baby | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Manhunter | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 4, 1986 |
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| Mary Stuart | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Master's Revenge | Academy Home Entertainment | Academy Home Entertainment | March 13, 1986 | |
| Mayday for Mother | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 20, 1986 | |
| Memory of Us | Academy Home Entertainment | Academy Home Entertainment | March 13, 1986 | |
| Mi amigo el dragón | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 4, 1986 |
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| The Misadventures of Merlin Jones | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 25, 1986 | |
| Mon Oncle | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| The Monkey's Uncle | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 25, 1986 | |
| Morons from Outer Space | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Mr. Horn | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Mussolini: Rise and Fall of a Dictator | MPI Home Video | Capitol Records | March 20, 1986 | |
| The Naked Prey | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Naughty Knights | Academy Home Entertainment | Academy Home Entertainment | March 13, 1986 | |
| Una Navidad con Mickey + El más pequeño | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 4, 1986 |
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| New Zoo Revue Vol. 5 | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Nutcracker Sweet | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Orphan Train | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Out of the Blue | New World Video | New World Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Outlaw Women | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| La pandilla de cupido motorizado | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 4, 1986 |
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| Parallel Corpse | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Pick-Up Summer | New World Video | New World Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Plenty | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| The Pointer Sisters: So Excited | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Pollyanna | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 4, 1986 |
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| Primal Impulse | Force Video | Lightning Video L.P. | March 26, 1986 | |
| Project: Nightmare | Academy Home Entertainment | Academy Home Entertainment | March 13, 1986 | |
| Psychopath | Force Video | Lightning Video L.P. | March 26, 1986 | |
| Quincy Jones: A Celebration | VCII Inc. | Video Cassette X-Rated | March 13, 1986 | |
| Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | March 17, 1986 | |
| Rainbow: The Final Cut | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Rancho Notorious | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| The Rare Breed | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 13, 1986 | |
| Rawhide | All Occasion Video | All Occasion Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| Ray Davies: Return to Waterloo | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Re-Animator | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Reno and the Doc | New World Video | New World Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Robotman and Friends | Children's Video Library | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Rodeo Girl | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Rush: Grace Under Pressure | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| The Saint Vol. 1 | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Sanjuro | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| Satan's Supper | Academy Home Entertainment | Academy Home Entertainment | March 13, 1986 | |
| Say Hello to Yesterday | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| School Spirit | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | March 17, 1986 | |
| The Sharks | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| She | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Silver Bullet | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Slashed Dreams | Academy Home Entertainment | Academy Home Entertainment | March 13, 1986 | |
| Smarkus and Company | VCII Inc. | Video Cassette X-Rated | March 13, 1986 | |
| Son of Sinbad | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Space 1999: Journey Through the Black Sun | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| The Statlers: Brothers in Song | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| The Stranger Within | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Su más fiel amigo | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 4, 1986 |
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| Summerdog | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| The Sword in the Stone | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | March 25, 1986 | |
| Tears for Fears Concert Video | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Terror of Mechagodzilla | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| A Test of Love | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 20, 1986 | |
| This Is Video Clash | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | March 27, 1986 | |
| The Thompson Twins: Single Vision | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Three Sovereigns for Sarah | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Thunder Bay | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 13, 1986 | |
| Thundercats: Spitting Image | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Thundercats: Trouble with Time | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Tip Top! with Suzy Prudden Ages 3-6 | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | March 17, 1986 | |
| Tip Top! with Suzy Prudden Ages 7 and Over | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | March 17, 1986 | |
| Topsy Turvy | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| TRansylvania 6-5000 | New World Video | New World Video | March 6, 1986 | |
| Two of a Kind | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| What Every Baby Knows: A Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth Vol. 3 | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| When a Man Rides Alone | All Occasion Video | All Occasion Video | March 19, 1986 | |
| While the City Sleeps | United Home Video | United Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| White Slave | Force Video | Lightning Video L.P. | March 26, 1986 | |
| Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | March 20, 1986 | |
| Wild Rose | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | March 26, 1986 | |
| Winchester '73 | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 13, 1986 | |
| The Wrong Arm of the Law | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | March 6, 1986 | |
| Year of the Dragon | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | March 20, 1986 | |
| Yojimbo the Bodyguard | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | March 19, 1986 |
April[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 to 5 | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Acts of Violence | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| The African Queen | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Agnes of God | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 30, 1986 | |
| The Alchemist | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Alien | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Alligator | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| American Ballet Theatre at the Met | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 16, 1986 | |
| An American in Paris | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Another Time, Another Place | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Atlantic Starr: As the Band Turns... | A&M Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Baseball the Pete Rose Way | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 23, 1986 | |
| Berlin Tunnel 21 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 16, 1986 | |
| Bill Cosby: Himself | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Birds and the Bees | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Black Oak Conspiracy | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 2, 1986 | |
| The Black Orchid | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Black Stallion | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Black Stallion Returns | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Blackout | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 2, 1986 | |
| A Blade in the Dark | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Bob Marley and the Wailers: Live at the Rainbow | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 30, 1986 | |
| Botany Bay | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| A Breath of Scandal | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Brigadoon | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| The Buccaneer | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Came a Hot Friday | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 2, 1986 | |
| Carrington V.C. | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Casablanca | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| A Chorus Line | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 30, 1986 | |
| Climax Blues Band: Live from London | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 30, 1986 | |
| Cocaine: One Man's Seduction | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Cocoon | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 29, 1986 | |
| Cosi' fan tutte | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 16, 1986 | |
| Dangerous When Wet | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Dear Wife | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Deep End | Atlantic Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | April 28, 1986 | |
| Deep in My Heart | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Desire Under the Elms | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Diamonds | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 2, 1986 | |
| Diamonds Are Forever | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Dr. No | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Far Country | MCA Home Video | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Five from the Firm | Atlantic Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | April 28, 1986 | |
| For Your Eyes Only | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 1 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 23, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 2 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 23, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 3 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 23, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 4 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 23, 1986 | |
| Funny Money | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| G.I. Joe: The Funhouse | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Les Girls | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Goldfinger | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Great Missouri Raid | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Great Muppet Caper | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Greatest Man in the World | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| A Gumby Adventure: Gumby's Fun Fling | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Heller in Pink Tights | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Hidden Fortress | The Cinematheque Collection | Media Home Entertainment | April 3, 1986 | |
| High Society | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| House of Whipcord | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Howling II | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 16, 1986 | |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Ike and Tina Turner Show | Vestron Music Video | Vestron Video | April 7, 1986 | |
| Ikiru | The Cinematheque Collection | Media Home Entertainment | April 3, 1986 | |
| In the Good Old Summertime | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Invasion U.S.A. | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 15, 1986 | |
| It's a Gift | MCA Home Video | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Journey of Natty Gann | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | April 29, 1986 | |
| A Killer in Every Corner | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| The King and I | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Kiss Me Kate | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| The Loch Ness Horror | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Lonely Man | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Lover Come Back | MCA Home Video | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Magnificent Seven | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Maltese Falcon | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| M*A*S*H | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Meet Me in St. Louis | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Menudo: Video Explosion | MusicVision | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 30, 1986 | |
| Monsters of the Mat Vol. 3 | U.S.A. Sports Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Monsters of the Mat Vol. 4 | U.S.A. Sports Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Monsters of the Mat Vol. 5 | U.S.A. Sports Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Muppet Movie | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Murder Motel | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Mutant Video | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| My Darling Clementine | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 8, 1986 | |
| Nashville Girl | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 2, 1986 | |
| Never Give a Sucker an Even Break | MCA Home Video | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Next Victim | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| No Man of Her Own | MCA Home Video | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Off Limits | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| On Golden Pond | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| One Deadly Owner | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| One Hot Spell | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Papa's Delicate Condition | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Papillon | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Patton | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Perfect Furlough | MCA Home Video | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Playgirl on the Air Vol. 2 | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Police Tapes | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Police Woman Centerfold | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Pony Express | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Prize of Peril | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini: My Knockout Workout | U.S.A. Sports Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Rock and Roll Heaven | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 30, 1986 | |
| Rock Me Falco | A&M Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Roller Derby Mania | Today Home Entertainment | Today Home Entertainment | April 21, 1986 | |
| Romancing the Stone | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Salty | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Scalpel | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | April 2, 1986 | |
| The Seventh Veil | Video Corporation of America | Lightning Video L.P. | April 21, 1986 | |
| The Sound of Music | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| South Pacific | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Speed-Reading Hand | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | April 17, 1986 | |
| Suspicion | Video Corporation of America | Lightning Video L.P. | April 21, 1986 | |
| Sweet Dreams | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 16, 1986 | |
| The Talking Parcel | Thames Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 23, 1986 | |
| Teacher's Pet | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| That's Dancing! | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Tiger Joe | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| The Tin Star | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Trap | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| Treasure of the Lost Desert | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 | |
| Union Station | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| The Unsinkable Molly Brown | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Villa Rides! | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | April 17, 1986 | |
| WarGames | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Warlock | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 8, 1986 | |
| West Side Story | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| The Wind in the Willows Vol. 2 | Thames Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 23, 1986 | |
| Witness | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | April 10, 1986 | |
| The Wooden Horse | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | April 16, 1986 | |
| Words and Music | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | April 29, 1986 | |
| Yentl | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Young Frankenstein | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 1, 1986 | |
| Young Lady Chatterly II | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | April 21, 1986 |
May[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| The Absent-Minded Professor | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| And Soon the Darkness | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Army Brats | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Back to the Future | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 22, 1986 |
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| Bad Medicine | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | May 13, 1986 | |
| Bayou Romance | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| The Big Brawl | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Black Belt Jones | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Brain of Blood | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Breeders | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | May 26, 1986 | |
| Bronson Lee, Champion | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Call Him Mr. Shatter | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 7, 1986 | |
| Carry On Cowboy | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 29, 1986 | |
| Cease Fire | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 29, 1986 | |
| Challenge of the Gobots: The Gobotron Saga | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| City on Fire | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 7, 1986 | |
| Cleopatra Jones | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | The Nostalgia Merchant | Media Home Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| D-Day Plus 40 Years | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Darling | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Day of the Dead | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| Death Wish II | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Death Wish 3 | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | May 14, 1986 | |
| Demons of the Mind | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 29, 1986 | |
| Desperate Lives | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Dodes'ka-den | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Dreamchild | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Drum | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Eleni | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck in Concert | Vestron Music Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| The Escape Artist | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Escape to Love | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| Fighting Black Kings | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Follow That Car | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 7, 1986 | |
| For the Love of Angel | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 5 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 21, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 6 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 21, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 7 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 21, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 8 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 21, 1986 | |
| Gamble on Love | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| Generation | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| The Happiest Millionaire | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Harry Belafonte: Don't Stop the Carnival | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 29, 1986 | |
| Hog Wild | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 7, 1986 | |
| The Home and the World | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Hot Target | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Image of Passion | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| The Importance of Being Donald | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| The Informer | The Nostalgia Merchant | Media Home Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Investigation | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Hal Roach Studios Film Classics | Hal Roach Studios | May 15, 1986 | |
| Journey Through Rosebud | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 7, 1986 | |
| Joyride | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Julius Caesar | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Kitty Foyle | The Nostalgia Merchant | Media Home Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Kung Fu | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Lisa Sliwa's Common Self-Defense | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Love at the Top | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| Macaroni | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | May 22, 1986 | |
| The Mad Butcher | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Mad Doctor of Blood Island | Magnum Entertainment | Magnum Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| A Married Man | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Maxie | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 29, 1986 | |
| Mickey Knows Best | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Morning Glory | The Nostalgia Merchant | Media Home Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Murder by Natural Causes | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Murders in the Rue Morgue | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Naked Vengeance | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| The New Three Stooges: Funny Fairy Tales | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| The New Three Stooges: Get That Job! | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| The New Three Stooges: Mild and Wild Animals | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| The New Three Stooges: Nutty Nature Lovers | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Night Flight from Moscow | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 7, 1986 | |
| Night Train to Terror | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| The Omega Man | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Pandora's Box | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| The Parent Trap | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Parts: The Clonus Horror | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Pay or Die | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Peter Grimes | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Planet of the Vampires | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Play It Again, Charlie Brown | Snoopy's Home Video Library | Media Home Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| Power | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | May 30, 1986 | |
| The President's Mistress | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| A Private Function | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 29, 1986 | |
| The Protector | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| The Psychic | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Queen of the Road | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Rocky IV | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | May 22, 1986 |
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| The Saint Vol. 2 | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Savage Dawn | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | May 22, 1986 | |
| The Sea Around Us | The Nostalgia Merchant | Media Home Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| The Sea Serpent | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Sesame Street: Bedtime Stories & Songs | Random House Home Video | Random House | May 12, 1986 | |
| Sesame Street: Getting Ready to Read | Random House Home Video | Random House | May 12, 1986 | |
| Sesame Street: I'm Glad I'm Me | Random House Home Video | Random House | May 12, 1986 | |
| Sesame Street: Learning About Letters | Random House Home Video | Random House | May 12, 1986 | |
| Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers | Random House Home Video | Random House | May 12, 1986 | |
| Sesame Street: Play-Along Games & Songs | Random House Home Video | Random House | May 12, 1986 | |
| Seven Alone | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Space Riders | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| The Steagle | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 7, 1986 | |
| Stranger Than Paradise | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | The CBS/Fox Company | May 20, 1986 | |
| Street Hero | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Sunset Strip | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Till Death Do Us Part | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Title Shot | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| TNT Jackson | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 7, 1986 | |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 | |
| Torpedo Attack | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| Ugetsu | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| A Very Curious Girl | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Victory at Sea | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Wagner | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | May 28, 1986 | |
| Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | May 28, 1986 | |
| Women in Cell Block 7 | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | May 15, 1986 | |
| WWF WrestleMania 2 | Coliseum Video | Coliseum Video | May 22, 1986 | |
| The Yakuza | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | May 26, 1986 | |
| Zone Troopers | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | May 14, 1986 |
June[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Doors of Death | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| The 13 Chairs | Force Video | Lightning Video L.P. | June 18, 1986 | |
| 15 Days of Glory | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 5, 1986 | |
| 55 Days at Peking | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| Arte Johnson's Kid Stuff | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Baby Dynamics | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Beginner's Luck | New World Video | New World Video | June 26, 1986 | |
| Breakfast in Paris | New World Video | New World Video | June 26, 1986 | |
| Casino Royale | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Cold Steel for Tortuga | Force Video | Lightning Video L.P. | June 18, 1986 | |
| Cool It Carol! | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Crimewave | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Cry Uncle | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| Dance with a Stranger | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| Danguard Ace | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Danspak II: Future Pop | Sony Video Software | Capitol Records | June 5, 1986 | |
| Deja View | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | June 6, 1986 | |
| The Devil's Nightmare | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Dick Clark's Best of Bandstand | Vestron Music Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| Dire Straits: The Brothers in Arms Video | Warner Reprise Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 16, 1986 | |
| Doctor Butcher, M.D. | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Don't Change My World | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| Doomwatch | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 |
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| Draw and Color a Cartoony Party with Uncle Fred | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| The Dream Academy | Warner Reprise Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 16, 1986 | |
| Fats Domino Live | Silver Eagle Records | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 19, 1986 | |
| The Final Comedown | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Foxfire Light | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| French Lesson | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 30, 1986 | |
| Full Moon in Paris | The Cinematheque Collection | Media Home Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| Gaiking | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| God Told Me To | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Gorilla | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| Grandizer | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| The Great Wallendas | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| Hard Rock Zombies | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| Hell Commandos | Force Video | Lightning Video L.P. | June 11, 1986 | |
| Home for the Holidays | ABC Video Enterprises | Vidmark Entertainment | June 5, 1986 | |
| The House of Yellow Carpet | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| How to Seduce a Woman | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| I Want What I Want | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| The Incredible Human Machine | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| The Invincible Gladiators | Force Video | Lightning Video L.P. | June 11, 1986 | |
| Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | ABC Video Enterprises | Vidmark Entertainment | June 5, 1986 | |
| Jagged Edge | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Journey Into Fear | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| Keith Jarret: Last Solo | Sony Video Software | Capitol Records | June 5, 1986 | |
| Kid Colter | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| Kid Creole and the Coconuts Live | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| The Killer | New World Video | New World Video | June 26, 1986 | |
| Kiss My Grits | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| Learning Can Be Fun | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| Lee Aaron Live | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Lee Ritenour Live | Sony Video Software | Capitol Records | June 5, 1986 | |
| The Life | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| Loose Screws | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| Love Thrill Murders | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| Lucky Luciano | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| The Manhunt | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| Marilyn: Say Goodbye to the President | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| Minnesota Fats: How to Play Pool | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | June 6, 1986 | |
| Moonlighting | ABC Video Enterprises | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 30, 1986 | |
| The Motels: Shock | Sony Video Software | Capitol Records | June 5, 1986 | |
| Murrow | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| The Nightcomers | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 27, 1986 | |
| Ocean Drive Weekend | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| One Night Only | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| Paddy | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| The Passenger | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 30, 1986 | |
| Possession | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| The Power Station | Sony Video Software | Capitol Records | June 5, 1986 | |
| Pray for Death | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Pulsebeat | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| The Rainbow Gang | New World Video | New World Video | June 26, 1986 | |
| Rats | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | June 4, 1986 |
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| Revolution | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 16, 1986 | |
| Richard Simmons: Reach for Fitness | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | June 6, 1986 | |
| Ricky Nelson in Concert | Silver Eagle Records | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 19, 1986 | |
| Rumpelstiltskin | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| The Secret Life of an American Wife | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| Secrets of a Married Man | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| See How She Runs | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| Shaker Ron | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends: Annie Oakley | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| Single Bars, Single Women | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| Smooth Talk | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| Spaceketeers | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 5, 1986 | |
| Starvengers | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Stoogemania | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 5, 1986 | |
| Streetwise | New World Video | New World Video | June 26, 1986 | |
| Sudden Death | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| Superchick | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| Sweet Country Road | New World Video | New World Video | June 26, 1986 | |
| Tales from the Darkside Vol. 3 | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Tales from the Darkside Vol. 4 | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Ten Speed | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| Tennessee Stallion | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| TerrorVision | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 18, 1986 | |
| That Was Then, This Is Now | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 5, 1986 | |
| This Time I'll Make You Rich | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Thrill Kill | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| The Times of Harvey Milk | Pacific Arts Video Records | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 19, 1986 | |
| The Transformers: Countdown to Extinction | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Troll | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 | |
| U.F.O. Live | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Uphill All the Way | New World Video | New World Video | June 26, 1986 | |
| Washington Mistress | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| A Wedding | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| Wendy 'O' Williams Live! | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| When Every Day Was the 4th of July | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | June 19, 1986 | |
| Willa | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | June 12, 1986 | |
| Wok on the Wild Side | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| The World Is Full of Married Men | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | June 4, 1986 | |
| The Young Nurses | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | June 4, 1986 | |
| Yukon Passage | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | June 11, 1986 |
July[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 400 Blows | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| American Commandos | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | July 7, 1986 | |
| Away All Boats | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 10, 1986 | |
| Arabella | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 23, 1986 | |
| The Best of Times | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| The Big Country | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| Brazil | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 10, 1986 | |
| Captain Pugwash | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | July 10, 1986 | |
| Carleton-Browne of the F.O. | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Carry On Cruising | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 23, 1986 | |
| La cenerentola | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 23, 1986 | |
| Confidentially Yours | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| Cornbread, Earl and Me | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Deadly Mission | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | July 7, 1986 | |
| The Delta Force | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 22, 1986 | |
| Eliminators | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| Feel the Motion | Vidmark Entertainment | Republic Pictures Home Video | July 10, 1986 | |
| Fortress | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 9 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 10 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 11 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 12 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Frozen Terror | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | July 7, 1986 | |
| Girls of the Comedy Store | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | July 7, 1986 | |
| Gloriana | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| The Goodbye People | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 1, 1986 | |
| The Great American Bash | Turner Home Entertainment | MGM/UA Home Video | July 29, 1986 | |
| The Greatest Moments of the Goodwill Games 1986 | Turner Home Entertainment | MGM/UA Home Video | July 29, 1986 | |
| A Gumby Adventure: Doggone Gumby | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | July 10, 1986 | |
| The Hitcher | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 23, 1986 | |
| How the West Was Won | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| Idomeneo | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Inspector Gadget: Do Unto Udders | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | July 10, 1986 | |
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| The Jewel of the Nile | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 2, 1986 | |
| "Jock" Petersen | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Judas Priest: Fuel for Life | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 2, 1986 | |
| Jules and Jim | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 1, 1986 | |
| The Last Metro | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | July 29, 1986 | |
| The Mack | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Marciano | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Moon Pilot | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | July 29, 1986 | |
| Odd Jobs | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 23, 1986 | |
| The Oklahoma Kid | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | July 29, 1986 | |
| One, Two, Three | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| Operation Julie | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | July 7, 1986 | |
| Outside Chance | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Panther Squad | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | July 7, 1986 | |
| Passport to Pimlico | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 23, 1986 | |
| Playmates | ABC Video Enterprises | Vidmark Entertainment | July 10, 1986 | |
| The Pound Puppies | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | July 10, 1986 | |
| Prince Jack | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | July 7, 1986 | |
| Quo Vadis? | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| Raid on Rommel | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 10, 1986 | |
| Raintree County | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 16, 1986 |
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| The Return of the Living Dead | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Ride the High Country | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| A Sense of Freedom | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| Smokey Bites the Dust | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| The Soft Skin | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| Spies Like Us | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | July 14, 1986 | |
| The Strawberry Blonde | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| Subway | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| Summer School Teachers | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| This Man Must Die | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| To Hell and Back | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 10, 1986 | |
| Tobruk | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 10, 1986 | |
| The Tomb of Ligeia | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 23, 1986 | |
| Two English Girls | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 | |
| Unidentified Flying Oddball | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | July 29, 1986 | |
| Wake Island | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 10, 1986 | |
| White Nights | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| The Wild One | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| The Wind and the Lion | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | July 15, 1986 | |
| The Wind in the Willows Vol. 3 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | July 2, 1986 | |
| The Woman Next Door | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 15, 1986 |
August[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Hours | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | August 13, 1986 | |
| Almos' a Man | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | August 28, 1986 | |
| Anatomy of Terror | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| Bad Guys | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| The Big Bust Out | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Bombs Away! | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Carry On Nurse | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| The Chinese Web | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | August 28, 1986 | |
| The Clan of the Cave Bear | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | August 28, 1986 | |
| Clue | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | August 13, 1986 | |
| Dark of the Night | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | August 4, 1986 | |
| The Deadly Dust | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | August 28, 1986 | |
| The Devil's Web | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| Fables of the Green Forest: Billy Possum | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| The Fall of the Roman Empire | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | August 4, 1986 | |
| The Flintstones: Little Big League | Hanna Barbera Home Video | Worldvision Home Video | August 5, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 13 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 14 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 15 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Fraggle Rock Vol. 16 | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| The Green Horizon | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| The Holcroft Covenant | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Huckleberry Hound | Hanna Barbera Home Video | Worldvision Home Video | August 5, 1986 | |
| The Human Duplicators | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| Igor and the Lunatics | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | August 4, 1986 | |
| It's Called Murder, Baby | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | August 4, 1986 | |
| Jazz in America: Dizzy Gillespie in Redondo Beach | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Jazz in America: Max Roach in Washington, D.C. | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| The Jericho Mile | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Kansas City Massacre | ABC Video Enterprises | Vidmark Entertainment | August 14, 1986 | |
| Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals | Warner Reprise Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | August 25, 1986 | |
| Kidsongs: Sing Out, America! | Warner Reprise Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | August 25, 1986 | |
| Killjoy | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| Land of Doom | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | August 4, 1986 | |
| The Legend of Boggy Creek | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | August 4, 1986 | |
| Leonard Nimoy Goes in Search of... Vol. 1 | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| Leonard Nimoy Goes in Search of... Vol. 2 | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| Love by Appointment | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Magnum Live! | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Marbella | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | August 4, 1986 | |
| Mister Rogers: Dinosaurs and Monsters | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | August 28, 1986 | |
| The Mistress | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Mr. Wizard's World: Puzzles, Problems and Impossibilities | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | August 28, 1986 | |
| Off Beat | Touchstone Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | August 19, 1986 | |
| The Official Story | Pacific Arts Video Records | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 7, 1986 | |
| Quick Draw McGraw | Hanna Barbera Home Video | Worldvision Home Video | August 5, 1986 | |
| Quicksilver | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 21, 1986 | |
| Samurai I | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Samurai II | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Samurai III | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Savage | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| She's in the Army Now | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| The Steel Claw | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| The Supernaturals | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Target | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | August 28, 1986 | |
| Thumb Tripping | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Time Lock | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| Top Cat's Loves and Fortunes | Hanna Barbera Home Video | Worldvision Home Video | August 5, 1986 | |
| The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Trouble in Mind | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Venom: Alive in '85 | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 27, 1986 | |
| Wil Cwac Cwac | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | August 7, 1986 | |
| Wild Geese II | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 20, 1986 | |
| Youngblood | MGM/UA Home Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | August 5, 1986 |
September[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Wildlife | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | September 10, 1986 | |
| All the President's Men | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| American Anthem | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| The Andersonville Trial | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| The Angry Red Planet | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| Apache | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| April Fool's Day | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 25, 1986 | |
| Atocha: Quest for Treasure | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | September 10, 1986 | |
| Attica | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| Autopsy | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | September 18, 1986 | |
| Blade Runner | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| Blood and Guts | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| The Blue Hotel | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 | |
| Body Heat | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Bonnie and Clyde | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Chariots of Fire | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| A Clockwork Orange | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Dark Night of the Scarecrow | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| Defenders of the Earth: The Story Begins | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| Deliverance | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| The Dirt Bike Kid | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| Dirty Harry | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Touchstone Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | September 23, 1986 | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| Duel in the Sun | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| Elton John: Breaking Hearts Tour | Vestron Music Video | Vestron Video | September 10, 1986 | |
| Enter the Dragon | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| The Exorcist | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| The Flesh Eaters | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 | |
| F/X | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| The Graduate | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| Gremlins | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Horror Rises from the Tomb | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| Jem: Truly Outrageous | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | September 30, 1986 |
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| Junior Bonner | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| Killer Fish | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| Killer on Board | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| Killer Party | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| The Killing Fields | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| A Kind of Loving | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| Laughing Room Only | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 | |
| The Lion in Winter | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| The Magician | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| Make Me an Offer | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| The Manitou | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| Meteor Monster | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 | |
| A Mirthworm Masquerade | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| Murder Mansion | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| The Music Man | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Never Pick Up a Stranger | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| The Oklahoman | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| Paddington Goes to School | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 17, 1986 | |
| Paddington Goes to the Movies | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 17, 1986 | |
| Paddington's Birthday Bonanza | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 17, 1986 | |
| Pee-Wee's Big Adventure | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Picture Mommy Dead | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| Port of Call | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| Protect Yourself with Simon Rhee | U.S.A. Sports Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| Psych-Out | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| Rebel Without a Cause | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| The Road Warrior | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| The Rules of the Game | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 3, 1986 | |
| Rupert and the Frog Song | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| Salvador | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 10, 1986 | |
| Save the Panda | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | September 10, 1986 | |
| Scream of the Demon Lover | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 24, 1986 | |
| Seven | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| The Shining | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Star Fairies | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| The Strangler | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| Sumo Wrestling | U.S.A. Sports Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 |
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| Superman: The Movie | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Svengali | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 | |
| Tenement | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 | |
| This Is Elvis | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Torso | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | September 18, 1986 | |
| The Vindicator | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| War Chronicles Vol. 7 | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | September 11, 1986 | |
| The Wild Bunch | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | September 17, 1986 | |
| Wild Women | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 | |
| The Wind in the Willows Vol. 4 | Thames Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | September 17, 1986 | |
| Yuma | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | September 18, 1986 |
October[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Million Ways to Die | PSO Video | The CBS/Fox Company | October 2, 1986 | |
| Abroad with Two Yanks | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Aida | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| All of Me | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Amadeus | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Archie Vol. 1 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Archie Vol. 2 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Archie Vol. 3 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Archie Vol. 4 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Blonde in Black Leather | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | October 15, 1986 | |
| Braingames Vol. 1 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Braingames Vol. 2 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Braingames Vol. 3 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Braingames Vol. 4 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| A Breed Apart | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 8, 1986 | |
| Canine Commando | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Code of Silence | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Courage of Black Beauty | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| The Crazies | Vista Home Video | Vista Home Video | October 29, 1986 | |
| Crossroads | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | October 2, 1986 | |
| Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 23, 1986 | |
| Danger Mouse Vol. 1 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Danger Mouse Vol. 2 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Danger Mouse Vol. 3 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Danger Mouse Vol. 4 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Danger Mouse Vol. 5 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The Dark Crystal | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Death Valley Days Vol. 3 | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Death Valley Days Vol. 4 | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| A Disney Christmas Gift | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Disney Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| The Dog Who Stopped the War | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 23, 1986 | |
| Dumbo | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| The Ebony Tower | Vista Home Video | Vista Home Video | October 29, 1986 | |
| Ernani | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Vol. 1 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Vol. 2 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Vol. 3 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Vol. 4 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| First Blood | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Die Fledermaus | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 1 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 2 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 3 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 4 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 5 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 6 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 7 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 8 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 9 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 10 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 11 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 12 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 13 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 14 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 15 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Fraggle Rock Vol. 16 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| F/X | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 8, 1986 | |
| Giselle | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Harry Belafonte: Don't Stop the Carnival | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Head Office | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 8, 1986 | |
| Highlander | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 23, 1986 | |
| Hollywood Television Theatre: Actor | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| I'm Alright Jack | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 24, 1986 | |
| The Invasion of Carol Enders | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Jiminy Cricket's Christmas | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Joe Palooka | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| The Jolly Corner | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Killer with Two Faces | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Kung Fu Massacre | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| The Lavender Hill Mob | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Long Journey Back | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| The Lord of the Rings | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Madama Butterfly | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The Magician of Lublin | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 23, 1986 | |
| Marnie | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 9, 1986 | |
| Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Max Headroom: The Original Story | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | October 15, 1986 | |
| Messiah | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Mickey's Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Miss Annie Rooney | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Monsters of the Mat Vol. 6 | U.S.A. Sports Video | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Monsters of the Mat Vol. 7 | U.S.A. Sports Video | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Murder on the Midnight Express | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Nabucco | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| nataS: The Reflection | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Night Stalker | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Old Yeller | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Pinocchio | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Pollyanna | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Pretty in Pink | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 1, 1986 | |
| Queen Boxer | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| The Railway Children | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 8, 1986 | |
| Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Ready, Steady, Go! Vol. 1 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Ready, Steady, Go! Vol. 2 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Ready, Steady, Go! Vol. 3 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | October 31, 1986 | |
| Robin Hood | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Rock and Roll Call | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Samar | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Showbiz Ballyhoo | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Showbiz Goes to War | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Sleeping Beauty | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| The Soul of R&B | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Spare Parts | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Stigma | Vista Home Video | Vista Home Video | October 29, 1986 | |
| Strange Tales/Ray Bradbury Theatre | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 8, 1986 | |
| Street Girls | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | October 15, 1986 | |
| The Sword in the Stone | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Take Your Best Shot | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| A Tale of Two Chipmunks | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| The Terminator | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The Tigress | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | October 15, 1986 | |
| Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round | The Video Late Show | International Video Entertainment | October 21, 1986 | |
| Treasure Island | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Twist and Shout | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 8, 1986 | |
| The Unsinkable Donald Duck | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| A Walt Disney Christmas | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | October 14, 1986 | |
| Woman Hunt | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | October 15, 1986 | |
| Women in Cages | Charter Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | October 15, 1986 | |
| The World at War Vol. 1 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 2 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 3 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 4 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 5 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 6 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 7 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 8 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 9 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 10 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 11 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 12 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 13 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 14 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 15 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 16 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 17 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 18 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 19 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 20 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 21 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 22 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 23 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 24 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 25 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| The World at War Vol. 26 | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 1, 1986 |
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| Wuthering Heights | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | October 23, 1986 |
November[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| 92 in the Shade | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Along Came Jones | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| The Animates | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| Bad Ronald | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | November 18, 1986 | |
| Bedroom Eyes | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Blast Off | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 19, 1986 | |
| Box Office | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | November 18, 1986 | |
| Captain Blood | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Celebrity | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | November 20, 1986 | |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Cobra | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | November 5, 1986 | |
| The Dawn Patrol | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Death of a Soldier | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Defenders of the Earth: The Mind Warriors | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| Dersu Uzala | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 5, 1986 | |
| Dreamaniac | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | November 1986 | |
| Elizabeth the Queen | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Even More Ripping Yarns | BBC Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Fawlty Towers Vol. 1 | BBC Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Fawlty Towers Vol. 2 | BBC Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Fawlty Towers Vol. 3 | BBC Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Fawlty Towers Vol. 4 | BBC Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Fireback | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| Fodor's Great Britain | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 19, 1986 | |
| Fodor's Hawaii | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 19, 1986 | |
| Fodor's Mexico | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 19, 1986 | |
| The Fountainhead | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| From Hell to Borneo | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| Gate of Hell | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 5, 1986 | |
| Gentleman Jim | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| The Gig | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | November 5, 1986 | |
| The Gods Must Be Crazy | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 13, 1986 | |
| Hail Mary | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | November 26, 1986 | |
| The Headless Eyes | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | November 1986 | |
| Hot Rod | Charter Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 12, 1986 | |
| How to Start Your Own Business | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | November 14, 1986 | |
| If Ever I See You Again | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | November 26, 1986 | |
| Inside the Third Reich | ABC Video Enterprises | Nelson Entertainment | November 5, 1986 | |
| Izzy & Moe | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | November 11, 1986 | |
| JoJo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | November 26, 1986 | |
| Just Between Friends | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 19, 1986 | |
| Legend | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 6, 1986 | |
| Letter to Brezhnev | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | November 21, 1986 | |
| The Longshot | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 19, 1986 | |
| More Ripping Yarns | BBC Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Ninja Warriors | Adventure Video | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| Northern Pursuit | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | November 11, 1986 | |
| One Magic Christmas | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | November 18, 1986 | |
| Orpheus | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 5, 1986 | |
| Playbox 2 | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| Playboy Video Centerfold No. 4 | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | November 14, 1986 | |
| Poltergeist II: The Other Side | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | November 25, 1986 | |
| Pray T.V. | Charter Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 12, 1986 | |
| Pride of the Yankees | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| The Prince and the Pauper | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| The Queen of Spades | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 5, 1986 | |
| The Quest | Charter Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 12, 1986 | |
| Rambo: The Rescue | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| Raw Deal | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 5, 1986 | |
| Ripping Yarns | BBC Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Roman Polanski's Pirates! | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | November 18, 1986 | |
| The Royal Wedding | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | November 19, 1986 | |
| The Runaways | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | November 18, 1986 | |
| Saving Grace | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 5, 1986 | |
| Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole | ABC Video Enterprises | Vidmark Entertainment | November 11, 1986 | |
| The Sea Hawk | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Sergeant York | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Short Circuit | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Slaughter of the Vampires | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| A Small Circle of Friends | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Something for Everyone | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| SpaceCamp | ABC Video Enterprises | Vestron Video | November 12, 1986 | |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| The Third Walker | U.S.A. Home Video | International Video Entertainment | November 18, 1986 | |
| The Transformers: The Secret of Omega Supreme | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| The Trip to Bountiful | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 5, 1986 | |
| Umberto D. | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | November 5, 1986 | |
| Under the Cherry Moon | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | November 5, 1986 | |
| Vamp | New World Video | New World Video | November 24, 1986 | |
| Vera Cruz | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | November 27, 1986 | |
| Violets Are Blue... | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | November 26, 1986 | |
| Where the Hot Wind Blows | Monterey Home Video | International Video Entertainment | November 4, 1986 | |
| The Wizard of Oz | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | November 11, 1986 |
December[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| 1986 World Series Highlights | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| Alakazam the Great | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | December 10, 1986 | |
| Apology | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | December 10, 1986 | |
| Blue City | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| The Boy in Blue | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | December 18, 1986 | |
| Contract for Life | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | December 16, 1986 | |
| Darktown Strutters | Charter Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | December 10, 1986 | |
| Dead End Drive-In | New World Video | New World Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Death on the Nile | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | December 10, 1986 | |
| Death Ship | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | December 10, 1986 | |
| Deep in Death Water | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | December 16, 1986 | |
| Desert Bloom | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| Desert Hearts | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Diary of the Dead | Vista Home Video | Vista Home Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Dream Lover | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | December 16, 1986 | |
| Echo Park | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Endless Night | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | December 10, 1986 | |
| Evil Under the Sun | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | December 10, 1986 | |
| From Here to Maternity | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Funny Lady | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| Gun Fury | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| Hardbodies II | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| Hanging on a Star | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | December 16, 1986 | |
| The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | December 16, 1986 | |
| I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | December 16, 1986 | |
| In the Steps of a Dead Man | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | December 16, 1986 | |
| The Jolson Story | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| Joy of Talking | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | December 2, 1986 | |
| Making Contact | New World Video | New World Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| The Marriage of Maria Braun | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| Maximum Overdrive | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | December 22, 1986 | |
| The Manhattan Project | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | December 10, 1986 | |
| Men of Bronze | Pacific Arts Video Records | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 18, 1986 | |
| The Mirror Crack'd | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | December 10, 1986 | |
| The Mystery of Picasso | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Nikki, Wild Dog of the North | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | December 16, 1986 | |
| The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | December 16, 1986 | |
| No. 1 of the Secret Service | MGM/UA Home Video | Capitol Records | December 16, 1986 | |
| No Place to Run | ABC Video Enterprises | Vidmark Entertainment | December 2, 1986 | |
| Parting Glances | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | December 18, 1986 | |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| Reckless Disregard | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Revenge of the Stepford Wives | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | December 10, 1986 | |
| Sammy, the Way-Out Seal | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | December 16, 1986 | |
| Screamer | ThrillerVideo | International Video Entertainment | December 16, 1986 | |
| Season of the Witch | Vista Home Video | Vista Home Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Secrets of the Titanic | National Geographic Video | Vestron Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Silvia | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | December 18, 1986 | |
| The Ski Bum | Charter Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | December 10, 1986 | |
| Snowballing | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | December 18, 1986 | |
| Tales of Beatrix Potter | HBO/Cannon Video | HBO/Cannon Video | December 10, 1986 | |
| A Tiger Walks | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | December 16, 1986 | |
| A Time for Miracles | Charter Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | December 10, 1986 | |
| A Time to Live | Vista Home Video | Vista Home Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Vendetta | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| Vietnam: The Secret Agent | MPI Home Video | Capitol Records | December 18, 1986 | |
| Vietnam: The War at Home | MPI Home Video | Capitol Records | December 18, 1986 | |
| Vietnam: Time of the Locust | MPI Home Video | Capitol Records | December 18, 1986 | |
| Willie Nelson: Greatest Hits Live | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | December 17, 1986 | |
| A Woman of Distinction | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | December 18, 1986 | |
| The Wonders of Aladdin | Charter Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment | December 10, 1986 |
TBD[edit]
| Title | Label | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| Alien Women | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The Ark of the Sun God | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Ashanti: Land of No Mercy | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The Baseball Bunch: Hitting | Scholastic-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| The Baseball Bunch: Pitching | Scholastic-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Bits & Pieces | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Bizarre Music Television | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1986 | |
| Blood Brothers | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Blood Castle | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Bloodstalkers | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Callie & Son | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Mid 1986 | |
| Clifford's Sing Along Adventure | Scholastic-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Code Name: Zebra | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Cold Eyes of Fear | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Crawlspace | Lightning Video | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | 1986 | |
| The Elephant's Child | Rabbit Ears Productions Random House Home Video |
Random House | Random House | 1986 | |
| The Empire Caligula: The Untold Story | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The First Easter Rabbit | ABC Video Enterprises Golden Book Video |
Western Publishing Company | Western Publishing Company | 1986 | |
| Five Giants from Texas | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Game for Vultures | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Ghost Warrior | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1986 | |
| GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1986 | |
| Hamburger: The Motion Picture | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Hoodlums | The Mirisch Video Company | The Mirisch Video Company | The Mirisch Video Company | 1986 | |
| The Hot Touch | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| I Spit On Your Grave | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Jaguar Lives | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Jane Fonda's Low Impact Aerobic Workout | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Karatix | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Kidsongs: A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm | Warner Reprise Video | Warner Bros. Records | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | 1986 | |
| Kidsongs: Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes | Warner Reprise Video | Warner Bros. Records | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | 1986 | |
| Kidsongs: Good Night, Sleep Tight | Warner Reprise Video | Warner Bros. Records | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | 1986 | |
| Kidsongs: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing | Warner Reprise Video | Warner Bros. Records | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | 1986 | |
| King of the Bullwhip | Viking Video Classics | Viking Entertainment | Viking Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Kung Fu Vengeance | Shaw Brothers Video | Shaw Brothers Video | Shaw Brothers Video | 1986 | |
| Long Weekend | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The Master Killers | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Manhunter | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Monster Dog | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The New Three Stooges: Bear Necessities | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The New Three Stooges: Cohorts in Sports | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The New Three Stooges: Up, Up and Away | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Ninja Destroyer | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| No Time to Die | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Oasis of the Zombies | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Parasite | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Penitentiary | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Penthouse Love Stories | Penthouse Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1986 | |
| Phoenix the Ninja | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Playboy's 1987 Video Playmate Calendar | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Playboy's Comedy Roast | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Playboy: Farmer's Daughters | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Playboy's Playmate Play-offs | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Playboy Video Centerfold #2 | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Playboy Video Centerfold #3 | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Playboy Video Centerfold #4 | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 9 | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 10 | Playboy Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| The Possessor | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Raiders in Action | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater: Vol. 2 | Buena Vista Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company | 1986 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Arthur's Eyes | Children's Video Library | Children's Video Library | Vestron Video | 1986 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Digging Up Dinosaurs | Children's Video Library | Children's Video Library | Vestron Video | 1986 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Gregory, the Terrible Eater | Children's Video Library | Children's Video Library | Vestron Video | 1986 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Perfect the Pig | Children's Video Library | Children's Video Library | Vestron Video | 1986 | |
| Rock N Roll Wrestling Women Vs. The Aztec Mummy | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1986 | |
| Roman Scandals | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | Embassy Home Entertainment | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | H1 1986 | |
| Saturday Night Shockers: Volume 4 | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1986 | |
| The Screaming Dead | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Shaolin Martial Arts | Shaw Brothers Video | Shaw Brothers Video | Shaw Brothers Video | 1986 | |
| Shaolin Temple Strikes Back | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Shaolin Wooden Men: Young Tiger's Revenge | All Seasons Entertainment | All Seasons Entertainment | All Seasons Entertainment | Q1 1986 | |
| Side Show | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Sleazemania III: The Good, the Bad, and the Sleazy | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1986 | |
| Slice of Death | Shaw Brothers Video | Shaw Brothers Video | Shaw Brothers Video | 1986 | |
| Snake Hunter Strangler | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Soldier's Revenge | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Space Zombies | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Starchaster: The Legend of Orin | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1986 | |
| The Steadfast Tin Soldier | Rabbit Ears Productions Random House Home Video |
Random House | Random House | 1986 | |
| Sting: Bring It on the Night | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Karl-Lorimar Home Video | 1986 | |
| Sword of Heaven | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| That Lucky Touch | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The Tomb | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The Tormentors | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Travel Without Terror | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| The Ultimate Ninja | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| Vulcan: God of Fire | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1986 | |
| War Victims | Video City Productions | Video City Productions | Video City Productions | 1986 | |
| Weird Cartoons | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1986 | |
| What We Have Learned, Charlie Brown | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | Kartes Video Communications | 1986 | |
| Zombie | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 | |
| Zombiethon | Wizard Video | Wizard Video | Lightning Video, L.P. | 1986 |