1988
Events[edit]
- January 5: CBS' sale of CBS Records to Sony Corporation was completed. As a result, CBS granted Sony the license to use the CBS branding within the music subsidiary's name for three years and its CBS Music Video Enterprises division, no longer associated with The CBS/Fox Company, became its own label.
- January:
- The separate CBS/Fox Video, Playhouse Video and Key Video teams merged together into one united team of sales and marketing.
- The Independent Video Programmers Association teams up with Film Advisory Board to launch a ratings system as an alternative to the MPAA ratings system.
- Forum Home Video was sold to film producer Management Company Entertainment Group and begins expanding into feature films.
- Gordon Bossin, a Vestron Video executive, formed Diamond Entertainment, as a home video distributor.
- February: Before releasing any titles, Tri-Star Video was merged into RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, a month after Columbia Pictures Entertainment was formed.
- March:
- The Congress Video Group sells the assets of its Cincinatti, Ohio duplication facility to Allied Film & Video Services, which uses the equipment to establish a facility in Clinton, Tennessee.
- Playboy Video quits Lorimar Home Video and signs up with HBO Video.
- May:
- Heron combined the separate Media Home Entertainment, Fox Hills Video and Hi-Tops Video teams into a single sales/marketing/distribution team.
- New Star Entertainment had picked up the Palisades Entertainment home video library.
- Paramount Home Video secured a deal with Palisades Entertainment to distribute three films on home video.
- June: Cannon Video was launched by Cannon Films as its own home video label.
- July:
- Rank Video Services America had acquired Video Technology Services from International Video Entertainment.
- Madison Square Garden Home Video is formed, focusing on sporting events, with a distribution deal with Paramount Home Video.
- August:
- Warner Home Video begins marketing titles from Cannon Video.
- Paramount Home Video extended its deal with Palisades Entertainment to distribute all of its titles.
- J2 Communications secures a deal with ITC Entertainment to release its titles on home video. As a result, a label called ITC Home Video was formed.
- Pickwick Entertainment was formed, with Diamond Entertainment serving as a division.
- September:
- Orion Home Video begins distributing titles by Nelson Entertainment.
- Bertelsmann Music Group picked up home video rights to the MusicVision line from RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
- October: Sony Video Software Company was shortened to SVS, Inc.
- December:
- Gordon Bossin left Pickwick Entertainment and he was succeeded by Mickey Hyman.
- Rank Video Services America completes the consolidation of Video Technology Services into its Garden Grove facility. The latest known transitionary title is a copy of Little Lord Fauntleroy (FHE) dated December 8; the earliest known full RVSA title is a copy of Rest in Pieces (IVE) dated December 29.
- Hanna-Barbera Productions formed its own home video division, known as Hanna-Barbera Home Video, which would be marketed by Worldvision Home Video.
VHS[edit]
January[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The African Queen | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
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| The Agony and the Ecstasy | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| All Quiet on the Western Front | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| Back to the Beach | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 7, 1988 | |
| The Barbarian and the Geisha | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| The Bible | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| Big Jake | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| The Big Red One | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| The Big Trail | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| The Blue Max | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| Casey Kasem's Rock and Roll Gold Mine: The Sixties | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 27, 1988 | |
| Casey Kasem's Rock and Roll Gold Mine: The Soul Years | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 27, 1988 | |
| Cleopatra | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| The Comancheros | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| Commando | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| Defenders of the Earth: The Revenge of Astra | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| Desiree | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| Dirty Dancing | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 6, 1988 | |
| Dragnet | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| For Better or for Worse: The Bestest Present | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| The French Connection | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| The Further Adventures of Wil Cwac Cwac | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| A Gumby Adventure: Gumby and the Wild West | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| A Gumby Adventure: The Misadventures of Gumby | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| A Gumby Adventure: The Return of Gumby | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| Hoosiers | HBO Video | HBO Video | January 22, 1988 |
|
| Jem: Culture Clash | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| Jem: The Princess and the Singer | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| Jem: Talent Search | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| Killing Cars | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | January 27, 1988 | |
| Lady Beware | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| Little Big Man | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| The Longest Day | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| A Merry Mirthworm Christmas | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| A Mirthworm Masquerade | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| Morituri | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| Moses | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| North to Alaska | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| Patton | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| Peter Bogner's Skiing Technique | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| Phone Call from a Stranger | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| Platoon | HBO Video | HBO Video | January 22, 1988 |
|
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
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| Predator | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 21, 1988 | |
| Rate It X | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| Rio Lobo | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| The Robe | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| RoboCop | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | January 28, 1988 | |
| Romantic Comedy | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| Short Circuit | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
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| A Special Valentine with the Family Circus | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| Summer Night | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| Thundercats: The Spaceship Between the Sands | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
| The Undefeated | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
| Victory | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
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| The Virgin Queen | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 | |
| Yentl | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | January 28, 1988 |
|
February[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Apartment | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Black Caesar | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | February 25, 1988 | |
| Bucktown | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | February 25, 1988 | |
| The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 |
|
| Curly Top | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| Dimples | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| Dot and the Smugglers | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Heidi | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| He's My Girl | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Hell Up in Harlem | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | February 25, 1988 | |
| In the Heat of the Night | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| Just Around the Corner | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| The Little Colonel | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| Little Miss Broadway | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| The Littlest Rebel | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| The Lost Boys | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | February 24, 1988 | |
| The Magnificent Seven | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| Maple Town Stories: Medicine from Maple Mountain | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Maple Town Stories: The House Made of Love | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Maple Town Stories: The Prettiest Dress in Maple Town | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| The Messenger | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | February 25, 1988 | |
| Midnight Cowboy | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| The Monster Squad | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 10, 1988 | |
| Poor Little Rich Girl | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| Raging Bull | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| Rumpelstiltskin | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Spaceballs | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| Stowaway | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | February 18, 1988 | |
| Strawberry Shortcake's Housewarming Surprise | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Sunset Limousine | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Thief | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| WarGames | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| West Side Story | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 1988 | |
| Wet Gold | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| Wil Cwac Cwac | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
| The Wild Puffalumps | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 |
March[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East of Eden | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 3, 1988 | |
| A Family Circus Easter | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 3, 1988 | |
| Fatal Pulse | Celebrity Home Entertainment | Celebrity Home Entertainment | March 17, 1988 | |
| Hamburger Hill | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | March 2, 1988 | |
| Maid to Order | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 10, 1988 | |
| Peter and the Magic Egg | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 3, 1988 | |
| Pound Puppies: In Pups We Trust | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 10, 1988 | |
| Pound Puppies: Secret Agent Pup | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 10, 1988 | |
| Pound Puppies: The Fairy Dogmother | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 10, 1988 | |
| Rest in Pieces | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 10, 1988 | |
| Stakeout | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | March 15, 1988 | |
| The Three Fishketeers | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 10, 1988 | |
| Terror Squad | Forum Home Video | Forum Home Video | March 30, 1988 | |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | March 3, 1988 |
April[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures in Babysitting | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | April 12, 1988 | |
| A Gumby Adventure: Gumby and the Moon Boggles | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 7, 1988 | |
| Less Than Zero | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | April 14, 1988 | |
| Nightflyers | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 7, 1988 | |
| The Puppetoon Movie | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 7, 1988 | |
| Remote Control | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 7, 1988 | |
| Spiral Zone: Ride the Whirlwind | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 7, 1988 | |
| Women at Large: Breakout | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 7, 1988 |
May[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bach and Broccoli | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| Big Cats of the Big Top | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| Body Count | Forum Home Video | Forum Home Video | May 4, 1988 | |
| Canine Cunning | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| Can't Buy Me Love | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 17, 1988 | |
| Circus 1,2,3's | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| Circus ABC's | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 31, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 31, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 31, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 31, 1988 | |
| Donald in Mathmagic Land | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 31, 1988 | |
| The Greatest Animal Acts of All Time Part 1 | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| The Greatest Clown Acts of All Time | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| Mickey and the Beanstalk | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 31, 1988 | |
| Mickey's Magical World | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 31, 1988 | |
| The Most Death-Defying Circus Acts of All Time | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | May 26, 1988 | |
| The Offspring | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| The Outing | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| PGA Tour Golf: Course Strategy | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| PGA Tour Golf: The Full Swing | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| PGA Tour Golf: The Short Game | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 5, 1988 | |
| The Reluctant Dragon | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 31, 1988 | |
| The Running Man | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 25, 1988 | |
| Throw Momma from the Train | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | May 26, 1988 |
June[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalympics | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 9, 1988 | |
| Full Metal Jacket | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation | June 22, 1988 | |
| Ironweed | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 22, 1988 | |
| Leader of the Band | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 9, 1988 | |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 16, 1988 |
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| Long Day's Journey Into Night | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 29, 1988 | |
| NOVA: Fat Chance in a Thin World | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 29, 1988 | |
| NOVA: Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 29, 1988 | |
| NOVA: The Bermuda Triangle | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | June 29, 1988 | |
| Pet Shop Boys: Television | RadioVision Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 16, 1988 | |
| PGA Tour Golf: Tips from the Tour | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 16, 1988 |
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| Pippin | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 9, 1988 | |
| Rikki-Tikki-Tavi | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 16, 1988 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Half Shell | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 16, 1988 | |
| Two of a Kind | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 16, 1988 | |
| The Under-Achievers | Lightning Video | Vestron Video | June 22, 1988 | |
| War Chronicles: The War in Europe | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 9, 1988 | |
| W.A.S.P.: Videos in the Raw | RadioVision Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 16, 1988 | |
| When the Wind Blows | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 9, 1988 |
July[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Jackson | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | July 13, 1988 | |
| Angel Heart | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Beyond the Door | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | July 15, 1988 |
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| Christmas with Luciano Pavarotti | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | July 15, 1988 | |
| Clifford's Fun with Letters | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Clifford's Fun with Numbers | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Clifford's Fun with Rhymes | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Clifford's Fun with Shapes | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Dark Eyes | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | July 7, 1988 | |
| Demonoid | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | July 15, 1988 |
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| D.O.A. | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | July 19, 1988 | |
| Extreme Prejudice | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Eye of the Tiger | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Gaby | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 21, 1988 | |
| Haunts | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | July 15, 1988 |
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| KGB: The Soviet Sword and Shield of Action | Hollywood Select Video | Hollywood Select Video | July 22, 1988 | |
| Leonard Part 6 | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | July 7, 1988 | |
| Maple Town Stories: A Baby Comes to Maple Town | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| 'Neath the Arizona Skies | Hollywood Select Video | Hollywood Select Video | July 22, 1988 | |
| Paisan | Hollywood Select Video | Hollywood Select Video | July 22, 1988 | |
| The Penitent | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Rambo: Children for Peace | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Silent Scream | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | July 15, 1988 |
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| Sleuth | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | July 15, 1988 |
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| The Stranger | Hollywood Select Video | Hollywood Select Video | July 22, 1988 | |
| Tennis by Braden | Hollywood Select Video | Hollywood Select Video | July 22, 1988 | |
| Three for the Road | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| Trading Hearts | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 | |
| The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman | Hollywood Select Video | Hollywood Select Video | July 22, 1988 | |
| The Young Magician | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 |
August[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney & The Backyard Gang: The Backyard Show | Kids Edutainment Video | The Lyons Group | August 29, 1988 | |
| The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight | Random House Home Video | Random House | August 1988 | |
| The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers | Random House Home Video | Random House | August 1988 | |
| The Berenstain Bears & the Messy Room | Random House Home Video | Random House | August 1988 | |
| The Berenstain Bears & the Truth | Random House Home Video | Random House | August 1988 | |
| Coffy | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | August 25, 1988 | |
| Dot and the Koala | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 11, 1988 | |
| For Keeps | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | August 11, 1988 | |
| Foxy Brown | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | August 25, 1988 | |
| Friday Foster | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | August 25, 1988 | |
| Moschops: The Adventures in Dinosaurland | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 11, 1988 | |
| Pass the Ammo | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 11, 1988 | |
| The Prince's Trust Rock Gala | RadioVision Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 4, 1988 | |
| Quiet Thunder | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 11, 1988 | |
| Satisfaction | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | August 4, 1988 | |
| Scream, Blacula, Scream | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | August 25, 1988 | |
| Sheba, Baby | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | August 25, 1988 | |
| Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit Live from Wembley | RadioVision Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 4, 1988 | |
| Thundercats: Safari Joe | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 11, 1988 |
September[edit]
| Title | Label(s) | Marketer(s) | Distributor(s) | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Abominable Dr. Phibes | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| An American Werewolf in London | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Black Orpheus | Connoisseur Video Collection | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | September 27, 1988 |
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| Bladestorm | Mogul Video | Mogul Communications | Mogul Communications | September 29, 1988 | |
| The Blue Iguana | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | September 11, 1988 | |
| Breaker Morant | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing CorporationUS MCA Home Video CanadaCA |
September 15, 1988 | |
| The Changeling | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Clifford's Fun with Opposites | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing CorporationUS MCA Home Video CanadaCA |
September 15, 1988 | |
| Clifford's Fun with Sounds | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing CorporationUS MCA Home Video CanadaCA |
September 15, 1988 | |
| A Day in the Death of Joe Egg | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 29, 1988 | |
| The Detective | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 29, 1988 | |
| Dudes | International Video Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing CorporationUS MCA Home Video CanadaCA |
September 15, 1988 | |
| From Beyond | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| The Garden of Delights | Connoisseur Video Collection | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | September 27, 1988 | |
| General Della Rovere | Connoisseur Video Collection | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | September 27, 1988 |
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| Ghoulies | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| The Great Lover | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 29, 1988 | |
| The Hereafter | Mogul Video | Mogul Communications | Mogul Communications | September 29, 1988 | |
| Hoosiers | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 1, 1988 |
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| The Incubus | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| The Last House on the Left | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Lifeforce | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| The Little Shop of Horrors | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Mad Scientist | Family Home Entertainment | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing CorporationUS MCA Home Video CanadaCA |
September 15, 1988 | |
| Masquerade | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | September 29, 1988 | |
| NOVA: Animal Olympians | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| NOVA: The Science of Murder | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| NOVA: The Shape of Things | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Platoon | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 1, 1988 |
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| Rawhead Rex | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Re-Animator | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Rodan, the Flying Monster | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| School Daze | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 29, 1988 | |
| Sesame Street: The Alphabet Game | Random House Home Video | Random House | Random House | September 30, 1988 | |
| Sesame Street: The Best of Ernie and Bert | Random House Home Video | Random House | Random House | September 30, 1988 | |
| Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games | Random House Home Video | Random House | Random House | September 30, 1988 | |
| Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street | Random House Home Video | Random House | Random House | September 30, 1988 | |
| Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors | Connoisseur Video Collection | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | September 27, 1988 | |
| Shoot the Piano Player | Connoisseur Video Collection | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | September 27, 1988 |
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| Strangers When We Meet | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 29, 1988 | |
| Switching Channels | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 29, 1988 | |
| The Unholy | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron VideoUS Locus Video GroupCA |
September 28, 1988 | |
| Vice Versa | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 29, 1988 | |
| Wee Sing: Grandpa's Magical Toys | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | September 1988 | |
| Wild Strawberries | Connoisseur Video Collection | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | September 27, 1988 |
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| Zelly and Me | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | September 29, 1988 |
October[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Beetlejuice | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | October 19, 1988 | |
| C.H.U.D. | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | October 15, 1988 |
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| Cinderella | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| The Corsican Brothers | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | October 15, 1988 |
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| Crazy Fat Ethel II | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | October 15, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Dumbo | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Dracula's Widow | HBO Video | HBO Video | October 27, 1988 | |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 27, 1988 | |
| Great White Videos | RadioVision Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 20, 1988 | |
| The Grey Fox | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | October 15, 1988 |
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| How to Salsa | Cannon Video | Warner Home Video | October 13, 1988 | |
| Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Mickey's Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Miss Annie Rooney | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | October 15, 1988 |
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| Rambo III | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 6, 1988 | |
| Salsa: The Motion Picture | Cannon Video | Warner Home Video | October 13, 1988 | |
| The Steadfast Tin Soldier | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | October 15, 1988 |
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| The Sword in the Stone | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Ted E. Bear, Cub Reporter | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 6, 1988 | |
| The Three Caballeros | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| Tim | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | October 15, 1988 |
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| Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 6, 1988 | |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | Video Treasures | Video Treasures | October 15, 1988 |
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| Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Special Edition | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
| The Wind in the Willows | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 |
November[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphaville | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | November 22, 1988 | |
| Big Deal on Madonna Street | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | November 22, 1988 | |
| The Floating Weeds | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | November 22, 1988 | |
| Rented Lips | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 10, 1988 |
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| Sparky's Magic Piano | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 10, 1988 | |
| Spirit of the Beehive | Connoisseur Video Collection | Tamarelle's International Films | November 22, 1988 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 10, 1988 | |
| Three Men and a Baby | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | November 15, 1988 | |
| Willow | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | November 22, 1988 |
December[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney & The Backyard Gang: Three Wishes | Kids Edutainment Video | The Lyons Group | December 10, 1988 | |
| Clambake | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| The Danger Zone | Turner Home Entertainment | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Double Trouble | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Elvis on Tour | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Elvis: That's the Way It Is | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Follow That Dream | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Frankie and Johnny | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Girl Happy | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Harum Scarum | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Howling IV: The Original Nightmare | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 8, 1988 | |
| It Happened at the World's Fair | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Jailhouse Rock | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Kid Galahad | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Kissin' Cousins | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Live a Little, Love a Little | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Maple Town Stories: The Case of the Missing Candy | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 8, 1988 | |
| Point Blank | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Red Heat | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 29, 1988 |
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| Speedway | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Spinout | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Stay Away, Joe | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 8, 1988 | |
| The Trouble with Girls | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 | |
| Viva Las Vegas | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | December 6, 1988 |
TBD[edit]
| Title | Label(s) | Marketer | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Absolution | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| American Gothic | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| And I Alone Survived | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Anguish | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Assault of the Killer Bimbos | Urban Classics Video | Urban Classics Video | Urban Classics Video | 1988 | |
| Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth | Hi-Tops Video | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Behind Enemy Lines | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Benji the Hunted | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Bounty Man | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Born to Race | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Cannibal Holocaust | Mogul Video | Mogul Communications | Mogul Communications | 1988 |
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| The Care Bears in Space: Second Stage | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Care Bears: The Show Must Go On | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Carpetbaggers | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1988 | |
| Cellar Dweller | Empire Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Cheerleader Camp | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
| The Dark Side | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Day of the Wolves | Saturn Productions | Saturn Productions | Saturn Productions | 1988 | |
| Deep Space | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Defense Play | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Denver, the Last Dinosaur | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | 1988 | |
| Denver, the Last Dinosaur: Big Top Denver | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | 1988 | |
| Denver, the Last Dinosaur: Chips n' Robbers | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | 1988 | |
| Dogs in Space | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Dolls | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1988 | |
| Double Dare: The Inside Scoop | Kids Klassics Home Video | Kids Klassics Home Video | GoodTimes Home Video Corporation | 1988 | |
| Double Dare: The Messiest Moments | Kids Klassics Home Video | Kids Klassics Home Video | GoodTimes Home Video Corporation | 1988 | |
| Droid | Even Steven Productions | Even Steven Productions | Even Steven Productions | 1988 | |
| Empire of Spiritual Ninja | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Empire State | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| An Evening with Kitten | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
| Fatal Attraction | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 1, 1988 | |
| Fatso | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Fire Fight | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Forbidden Passion: Oscar Wilde: The Movie | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Ganjasaurus Rex | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
| The Godson | Command Home Video | Command Home Video | Command Home Video | 1988 | |
| Godzilla vs. Gigan | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Ghoulies II | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1988 | |
| Ghost Town | Empire Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Gulag | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Heathcliff: Heathcliff Gets Framed | DiC Video Golden Book Video GoldenVision |
Western Publishing Company | Western Publishing Company | 1988 | |
| Hellraiser | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| History of the World: Part 1 | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Hobogoblins | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Husbands, Wives, Money and Murder | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| I Spy: Night Train to Madrid | 3-G Home Video | 3-G Home Video | 3-G Home Video | 1988 | |
| I Spy: Tonya | 3-G Home Video | 3-G Home Video | 3-G Home Video | 1988 | |
| Identity Crisis | Command Home Video | Command Home Video | Command Home Video | 1988 | |
| Into the Homeland | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jack's Back | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jailbird Rock | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Jane Fonda's Complete Workout | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Mother Goose Stories | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Neat Stuff to Know & To Do | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Peek-A-Boo: A Big Surprise for Little People | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Wow, You're a Cartoonist! | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Kansas | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Rabbit Ears Productions | Sony Video Software | Sony Video Software | 1988 | |
| Lethal Weapon | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Like Father, Like Son | Tri-Star Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Living Daylights | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Lone Wolf | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Celebrity's Just for Kids | Celebrity Home Entertainment | Celebrity Home Entertainment | 1988 | ||
| Made in Heaven | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Mama Dracula | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Mama's Dirty Girls | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Man Beast | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
| Maniac Cop | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Master Blaster | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Memorial Day | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Men of Steel | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Mission Starbust | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
| A Month in the Country | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Mother, Jugs and Speed | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Nasty Rabbit | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
| Nightmare Sisters | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Ninja: The Battalion | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Ninja the Violent Sorcerer | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Orphans | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Pearl of Death | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Pecos Bill | Rabbit Ears Productions | Sony Video Software | Sony Video Software | 1988 | |
| Phantom of Death | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Penthouse: On the Wild Side | Penthouse Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1988 | |
| Playboy's 1989 Video Playmate Calendar | Playboy Video | HBO Video | HBO Video | 1988 | |
| Playboy Video Centerfold: 35th Anniversary Playmate Fawna MacLaren | Playboy Video | HBO Video | HBO Video | 1988 | |
| Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year India Allen | Playboy Video | HBO Video | HBO Video | 1988 | |
| Prince of Darkness | MCA Home Video | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1988 | |
| The Principal | Tri-Star Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
| Prison | Empire Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Private Road: No Trespassing | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Quarterback Princess | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Red Nights | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Return of the Killer Tomatoes: The Sequel | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Riding Fast | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs: Star Sheriff Roundup | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | Fries Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Sadist | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
| The Secret Garden | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Secret Obession | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Shock! Shock! Shock! | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
| Sky Pirates | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Slam Dance | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama | Urban Classics Video | Urban Classics Video | Urban Classics Video | 1988 | |
| Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat | Turner Home Entertainment | Turner Home Entertainment | MGM/UA Home Video | 1988 | |
| Stranded | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
| Sunset | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
| Suspect | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Tailor of Gloucester | Rabbit Ears Productions | Sony Video Software | Sony Video Software | 1988 | |
| Terror Train | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Thrist | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Transmutations | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1988 | |
| Treasure of the Moon Goddess | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Two Kinds of Love | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| The Unnamable | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Vanishing Act | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Vice Versa | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
| Wee Sing Together | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | 1988 | |
| Wee Sing: King Cole's Party | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | 1988 | |
| The Wolf | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
| X-Men | New World Video | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Zachariah | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Zombie Island Massacre | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 |
Laser videodisc[edit]
January[edit]
February[edit]
March[edit]
April[edit]
May[edit]
June[edit]
July[edit]
August[edit]
September[edit]
October[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 27, 1988 |
November[edit]
December[edit]
TBD[edit]
S-VHS[edit]
February[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Zone | NAGMA Corporation | Super Source Video | February 1988 | |
| River Song | Grand Canyon Natural History Association Video | Super Source Video | February 1988 |
March[edit]
April[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat the Devil | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| Dressed to Kill | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| A Farewell to Arms | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| His Girl Friday | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| The Little Shop of Horrors | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| Night of the Living Dead | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| The Snows of Kilimanjaro | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 | |
| The Terror | The Congress Video Group | Super Source Video | April 1988 |
May[edit]
June[edit]
July[edit]
August[edit]
September[edit]
October[edit]
November[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Golden Pond | ITC Home Video | Super Source Video | November 1988 |
December[edit]
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Caesar | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Blade Runner | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Bucktown | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Cherry 2000 | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| A Chorus Line | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Coffy | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Colors | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| The Couch Trip | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| The Emerald Forest | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Florida Straits | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Foxy Brown | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Friday Foster | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Frog | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Hell Up in Harlem | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| The In Crowd | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Jazz in America: Dizzy Gillespie at Lincoln Center | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Jazz in America: Dizzy Gillespie in Redondo Beach | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Jazz in America: Gerry Mulligan | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Jazz in America: Max Roach in Washington, D.C. | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Jean de Florette | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Johnny Be Good | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| The Last Emperor | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Malone | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Manon of the Spring | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| The Messenger | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Monkey Shines | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| No Man's Land | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| The Princess Bride | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Rich Little: One's a Crowd | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| RoboCop | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| The Rolling Stones: Let's Spend the Night Together | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Scream, Blacula, Scream | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| September | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Sheba, Baby | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| Throw Momma from the Train | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | December 1988 | |
| White Mischief | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | December 1988 |