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* '''February''': Before releasing any titles, Tri-Star Video was folded into RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, a month after Columbia Pictures Entertainment was formed.
* '''March''':
** [[The Congress Video Group (Duplicator)|The Congress Video Group]] sells the assets of its Cincinatti, Ohio duplication facility to [[Allied Vaughn|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.
* '''September''': Orion Home Video begins distributing titles by Nelson Entertainment.
* [[Deluxe Digital Studios|Rank Video Services America]] had acquired [[Video Technology Services]] from International Video Entertainment.
== VHS ==
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Revision as of 20:37, 12 March 2024
Events
- 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.
- February: Before releasing any titles, Tri-Star Video was folded 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.
- September: Orion Home Video begins distributing titles by Nelson Entertainment.
- Rank Video Services America had acquired Video Technology Services from International Video Entertainment.
VHS
January
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Back to the Beach | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 7, 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 | |
Defenders of the Earth: The Revenge of Astra | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
Dirty Dancing | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 6, 1988 | |
For Better or for Worse: The Bestest Present | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 | |
The Further Adventures of Wil Cwac Cwac | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 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 |
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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 | |
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 | |
Peter Bogner's Skiing Technique | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
Platoon | HBO Video | HBO Video | January 22, 1988 |
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Rate It X | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 14, 1988 | |
RoboCop | Orion Home Video | Orion Home Video | January 28, 1988 | |
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 | |
The Velveteen Rabbit | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 28, 1988 |
February
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Beauty and the Beast | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 |
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Dot and the Smugglers | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
He's My Girl | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 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 Monster Squad | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | February 10, 1988 | |
Rumpelstiltskin | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 4, 1988 | |
Spaceballs | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | February 9, 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 | |
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
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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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 | |
The Three Fishketeers | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 10, 1988 | |
Terror Squad | Forum Home Video | Forum Home Video | March 30, 1988 |
April
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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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 | |
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
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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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 | |
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
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Animalympics | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 9, 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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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
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Angel Heart | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 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 | |
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 | |
Maple Town Stories: A Baby Comes to Maple Town | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 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 | |
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 Young Magician | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 14, 1988 |
August
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Barney & The Backyard Gang: The Backyard Show | Kids Edutainment Video | The Lyons Group | August 29, 1988 | |
Dot and the Koala | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 11, 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 | |
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
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
An American Werewolf in London | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Breaker Morant | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 15, 1988 | |
The Changeling | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Clifford's Fun with Opposites | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 15, 1988 | |
Clifford's Fun with Sounds | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 15, 1988 | |
Dudes | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 15, 1988 | |
From Beyond | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Ghoulies | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Hoosiers | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 1, 1988 |
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The Incubus | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
The Last House on the Left | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Lifeforce | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
The Little Shop of Horrors | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Mad Scientist | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 15, 1988 | |
NOVA: Animal Olympians | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
NOVA: The Science of Murder | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
NOVA: The Shape of Things | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Platoon | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 1, 1988 |
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Rawhead Rex | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Re-Animator | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
Rodan, the Flying Monster | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 | |
The Unholy | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 28, 1988 |
October
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | |
Cinderella | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 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 | |
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 | |
Rambo III | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 6, 1988 | |
Salsa: The Motion Picture | Cannon Video | Warner Home Video | October 13, 1988 | |
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 | |
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 6, 1988 | |
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
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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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 | |
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 |
December
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Barney & The Backyard Gang: Three Wishes | Kids Edutainment Video | The Lyons Group | December 10, 1988 | |
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 8, 1988 | |
Maple Town Stories: The Case of the Missing Candy | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 8, 1988 | |
Red Heat | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 29, 1988 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 8, 1988 |
TBD
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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1969 | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
Absolution | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Action Jackson | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
American Gothic | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
And I Alone Survived | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
Anguish | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Assault of the Killer Bimbos | Urban Classics Video | Urban Classics Video | 1988 | |
Beetlejuice | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
Behind Enemy Lines | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight | Random House Home Video | Random House | 1988 | |
The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers | Random House Home Video | Random House | 1988 | |
The Berenstain Bears & the Messy Room | Random House Home Video | Random House | 1988 | |
The Berenstain Bears & the Truth | Random House Home Video | Random House | 1988 | |
The Bounty Man | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Born to Race | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
The Carpetbaggers | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1988 | |
Cellar Dweller | Empire Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Cheerleader Camp | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
Coffy | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | 1988 | |
The Dark Side | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
Deep Space | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Defense Play | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Dragnet | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1988 | |
Dogs in Space | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Dolls | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1988 | |
Empire of Spiritual Ninja | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Empire State | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
An Evening with Kitten | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
Fatal Attraction | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1988 | |
Fatso | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Fire Fight | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
For Keeps | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
Forbidden Passion: Oscar Wilde: The Movie | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
Ganjasaurus Rex | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
Godzilla vs. Gigan | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Ghoulies II | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1988 | |
Ghost Town | Empire Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Gulag | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
Heidi | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Hellraiser | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Hell Up in Heaven | Filmways Home Video | Orion Home Video | 1988 | |
History of the World: Part 1 | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Hobogoblins | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Husbands, Wives, Money and Murder | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Into the Homeland | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
Jack's Back | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1988 | |
Jailbird Rock | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Jane Fonda's Complete Workout | 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 | 1988 | |
Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Mother Goose Stories | 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 | 1988 | |
Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Peek-A-Boo: A Big Surprise for Little People | 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 | 1988 | |
Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Wow, You're a Cartoonist! | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
Kansas | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
Lethal Weapon | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
Like Father, Like Son | Tri-Star Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
The Living Daylights | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Lone Wolf | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
Made in Heaven | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
Mama Dracula | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Mama's Dirty Girls | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Man Beast | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
Maniac Cop | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Master Blaster | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
Men of Steel | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Mission Starbust | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
A Month in the Country | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
Mother, Jugs and Speed | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Nasty Rabbit | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
Nightmare Sisters | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Ninja: The Battalion | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Ninja the Violent Sorcerer | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Orphans | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
The Pearl of Death | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Phantom of Death | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
Penthouse: On the Wild Side | Penthouse Video | Vestron Video | 1988 | |
Playboy's 1988 Playmate of the Year | Playboy Video | HBO Video | 1988 | |
Predator | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Prince of Darkness | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1988 | |
The Principal | Tri-Star Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
Prison | Empire Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Private Road: No Trespassing | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Quarterback Princess | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Red Nights | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
Return of the Killer Tomatoes: The Sequel | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Riding Fast | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
The Sadist | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
The Secret Garden | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Secret Obession | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
Sesame Street: The Alphabet Game | Random House Home Video | Random House | 1988 | |
Sesame Street: The Best of Ernie and Bert | Random House Home Video | Random House | 1988 | |
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games | Random House Home Video | Random House | 1988 | |
Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street | Random House Home Video | Random House | 1988 | |
Shock! Shock! Shock! | Rhino Home Video | Rhino Records | 1988 | |
Sky Pirates | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Slam Dance | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama | Urban Classics Video | Urban Classics Video | 1988 | |
Stakeout | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1988 | |
Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat | Turner Home Entertainment | MGM/UA Home Video | 1988 | |
Stranded | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
Sunset | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
Suspect | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
Terror Train | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Thrist | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 | |
Transmutations | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | 1988 | |
Treasure of the Moon Goddess | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
Two Kinds of Love | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
The Unnamable | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
Vanishing Act | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
Vice Versa | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
Wee Sing Together | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | 1988 | |
Wee Sing: King Cole's Party | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | 1988 | |
Wee Sing: Grandpa's Magical Toys | Price/Stern/Sloan | Price/Stern/Sloan | Fall 1988 | |
Willow | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
The Wolf | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1988 | |
X-Men | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
Zachariah | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
Zombie Island Massacre | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | 1988 |
Laser videodisc
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 27, 1988 |
November
December
TBD
S-VHS
February
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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Impact Zone | NAGMA Corporation | Super Source Video | February 1988 | |
River Song | Grand Canyon Natural History Association Video | Super Source Video | February 1988 |
March
April
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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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
June
July
August
September
October
November
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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On Golden Pond | ITC Home Video | Super Source Video | November 1988 |
December
Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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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 |