1986: Difference between revisions

** 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.

== VHS ==

| ''Beyond the Walls'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 20, 1986 ||

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| ''The Big Fix'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 9, 1986 ||

| ''Bitter Harvest'' || U.S.A. Home Video || International Video Entertainment || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''The Brink's Job'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 9, 1986 ||

| ''Dogpound Shuffle'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1986 ||

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| ''Eric Clapton: Live '85'' || Vestron Music Video || Vestron Video || January 8, 1986 ||

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| ''The Fantastic Four'' || Prism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || January 2, 1986 ||

| ''Gross Jokes'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 30, 1986 ||

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| ''The Haunting Passion'' || U.S.A. Home Video || International Video Entertainment || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''Hooters: Nervous Night'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1986 ||

| ''Legends of Baseball'' || Encore Video || Swire Magnetics || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''I Lombardi'' || Thorn EMI/HBO Video || Capitol Records || January 22, 1986 ||

| ''Lose Weight with Home Video Hypnosis'' || Eye Con || Eye Con || January 23, 1986 ||

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| ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || January 20, 1986 ||

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| ''Man of Flowers'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || January 8, 1986 ||

| ''Mask'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' || Adventure Video || International Video Entertainment || January 9, 1986 ||

| ''Miracle Moments in Sports'' || Encore Video || Swire Magnetics || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''My Science Project'' || Touchstone Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company || January 9, 1986 ||

| ''Nursery Rhymes'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''Olivia Sends You a Soul Kiss'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 30, 1986 ||

| ''The Perils of Pauline'' || Encore Video || Swire Magnetics || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''Prizzi's Honor'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || January 8, 1986 ||

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| ''Raiders of Atlantis'' || Prism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || January 2, 1986 ||

| ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' || Thorn EMI/HBO Video || Capitol Records || January 22, 1986 ||

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| ''Red Sonja'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1986 ||

| ''Ricky Skaggs: Live in London'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1986 ||

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| ''Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1986 ||

| ''The Sky Is Gray'' || Monterey Home Video || International Video Entertainment || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''Song of Norway'' || ABC Video Enterprises || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1986 ||

| ''Story of a Love Story'' || U.S.A. Home Video || International Video Entertainment || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''The Stuff'' || New World Video || New World Video || January 16, 1986 ||

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| ''Teen Wolf'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 9, 1986 ||

| ''The Tender Age'' || Lightning Video || Vestron Video || January 8, 1986 ||

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| ''They Came from Within'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || January 8, 1986 ||

| ''What Every Baby Knows: A Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth Vol. 2'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || January 9, 1986 ||

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| ''The White Seal'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || January 9, 1986 ||

| ''Balboa'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || February 5, 1986 ||

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| ''Bandolero!'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 25, 1986 ||

| ''The Flight of Dragons'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || February 5, 1986 ||

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| ''From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 25, 1986 ||

| ''The Main Event'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 5, 1986 ||

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| ''The Man with Two Brains'' || 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 ||

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| ''Playgirl's Sexual Secrets'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || February 5, 1986 ||

| ''Private Benjamin'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 5, 1986 ||

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| ''Rainbow Brite: The Beginning of Rainbow Land'' || Children's Video Library || Vestron Video || February 5, 1986 ||

| ''Ship of Fools'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || February 13, 1986 ||

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| ''Silverado'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || February 26, 1986 ||

| ''The Stand-In'' || Magnum Entertainment || Magnum Entertainment || February 27, 1986 ||

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| ''Steel Arena'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || February 5, 1986 ||

| ''Tell Me That You Love Me'' || Lightning Video || Vestron Video || February 3, 1986 ||

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| ''Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation Live!'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 27, 1986 ||

| ''Zelig'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 5, 1986 ||

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| ''Animals Are Beautiful People'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || March 17, 1986 ||

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| ''The Asphalt Jungle'' || MGM/UA Home Video || Capitol Records || March 13, 1986 ||

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| ''The Saint Vol. 1'' || Adventure Video || International Video Entertainment || March 6, 1986 ||

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| ''Satan's Supper'' || Academy Home Entertainment || Academy Home Entertainment || March 13, 1986 ||

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| ''Year of the Dragon'' || MGM/UA Home Video || Capitol Records || March 20, 1986 ||

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| ''Bad Medicine'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || May 13, 1986 ||

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| ''Bayou Romance'' || Prism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || May 22, 1986 ||

| ''Challenge of the Gobots: The Gobotron Saga'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || May 14, 1986 ||

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| ''Cleopatra Jones'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || May 26, 1986 ||

| ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || Media Home Entertainment || May 15, 1986 ||

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| ''Davy Crockett and the River Pirates'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company || May 28, 1986 ||

| ''Desperate Lives'' || U.S.A. Home Video || International Video Entertainment || May 15, 1986 ||

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| ''Dreamchild'' || Thorn EMI/HBO Video || Capitol Records || May 14, 1986 ||

| ''Drum'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || May 14, 1986 ||

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| ''Engelbert Humperdinck in Concert'' || Vestron Music Video || Vestron Video || May 14, 1986 ||

| ''Gamble on Love'' || Prism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || May 22, 1986 ||

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| ''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 || Capitol Records || May 29, 1986 ||

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| ''Hot Target'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || May 14, 1986 ||

| ''The Informer'' || The Nostalgia Merchant || Media Home Entertainment || May 15, 1986 ||

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| ''It's a Wonderful Life'' || Hal Roach Film Classics || Hal Roach Studios || May 15, 1986 ||

| ''Naked Vengeance'' || Lightning Video || Vestron Video || May 14, 1986 ||

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| ''Night Train to Terror'' || Prism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || May 22, 1986 ||

| ''The Omega Man'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || May 26, 1986 ||

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| ''The Parent Trap'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company || May 28, 1986 ||

| ''Torpedo Attack'' || Adventure Video || International Video Entertainment || May 15, 1986 ||

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| ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Walt Disney Telecommunications & Non-Theatrical Company || May 28, 1986 ||

| ''55 Days at Peking'' || Lightning Video || Vestron Video || June 18, 1986 ||

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| ''Beginner's Luck'' || New World Video || New World Video || June 26, 1986 ||

| ''Kid Colter'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || June 4, 1986 ||

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| ''The Killer'' || New World Video || New World Video || June 26, 1986 ||

| ''Learning Can Be Fun'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || June 4, 1986 ||

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| ''Lee Ritenour Live'' || Sony Video Software || Sony Video Software || June 5, 1986 ||

| ''See How She Runs'' || Lightning Video || Vestron Video || June 18, 1986 ||

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| ''Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends: Annie Oakley'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || June 4, 1986 ||

| ''Troll'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || June 11, 1986 ||

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| ''Uphill All the Way'' || New World Video || New World Video || June 26, 1986 ||

| ''A Wedding'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || June 4, 1986 ||

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| ''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 ||

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| ''The World Is Full of Married Men'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || June 4, 1986 ||

| ''American Commandos'' || Lightning Video || Vestron Video || July 7, 1986 ||

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| ''Brazil'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 10, 1986 ||

| ''Gloriana'' || Thorn EMI/HBO Video || Capitol Records || July 2, 1986 ||

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| ''The Great American Bash'' || Turner Home Entertainment || MGM/UA Home Video || July 29, 1986 ||

| ''Jules and Jim'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || July 15, 1986 ||

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| ''The Last Metro'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || July 15, 1986 ||

| ''The Steel Claw'' || Monterey Home Video || International Video Entertainment || August 7, 1986 ||

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| ''Target'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || August 28, 1986 ||

| ''The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood'' || Thorn EMI/HBO Video || Capitol Records || August 20, 1986 ||

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| ''Wil Cwac Cwac'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || August 7, 1986 ||

| ''Autopsy'' || Prism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || September 18, 1986 ||

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| ''Blood and Guts'' || Adventure Video || International Video Entertainment || September 11, 1986 ||

| ''F/X'' || Thorn EMI/HBO Video || Capitol Records || September 24, 1986 ||

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| ''Jem: Truly Outrageous'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || September 30, 1986 ||

| ''Laughing Room Only'' || Monterey Home Video || International Video Entertainment || September 11, 1986 ||

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| ''Meteor Monster'' || Monterey Home Video || International Video Entertainment || September 11, 1986 ||

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| ''Defenders of the Earth: The Mind Warriors'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || November 4, 1986 ||

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| ''Elizabeth the Queen'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || November 27, 1986 ||

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| ''Gentleman Jim'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || November 27, 1986 ||

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| ''Izzy & Moe'' || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || November 11, 1986 ||

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| ''The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice'' || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || November 11, 1986 ||

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| ''Playbox 2'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || November 4, 1986 ||

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| ''Pride of the Yankees'' || Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment || The CBS/Fox Company || November 27, 1986 ||

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| ''The Runaways'' || U.S.A. Home Video || International Video Entertainment || November 11, 1986 ||

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| ''Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole'' || ABC Video Enterprises || Vidmark Entertainment || November 11, 1986 ||

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| ''The Transformers: The Secret of Omega Supreme'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || November 4, 1986 ||

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| ''Vera Cruz'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || November 27, 1986 ||