1988
Events
- March: The Congress Video Group sells the assets of its Cincinatti, Ohio duplication facility to Allied Film & Video Services.
VHS
January
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Running Man | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | May 25, 1988 |
June
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaker Morant | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 15, 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 | |
| Hoosiers | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 1, 1988 |
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| Mad Scientist | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 15, 1988 | |
| Platoon | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | September 1, 1988 |
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| Rented Lips | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 15, 1988 |
October
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracula's Widow | HBO Video | HBO Video | 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 | |
| Rambo III | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 6, 1988 | |
| Salsa: The Motion Picture | Cannon Video | Warner Home Video | October 13, 1988 | |
| Ted E. Bear, Cub Reporter | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 6, 1988 | |
| Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 6, 1988 |
November
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
December
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 8, 1988 |
TBD
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Jackson | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Adventures in Babysitting | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista 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 | 1987 | |
| Beetlejuice | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Berenstain Bears & the Messy Room | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Berenstain Bears & Too Much Birthday | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Bounty Man | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Born to Race | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Can't Buy Me Love | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Carpetbaggers | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1988 | |
| Cheerleader Camp | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Cinderella | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Dark Side | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Dragnet | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1988 | |
| D.O.A. | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1988 | |
| Dogs in Space | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1988 | |
| Empire State | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Fatal Attraction | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1988 | |
| Fatso | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 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 | |
| Godzilla vs. Gigan | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | New World 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 | |
| History of the World: Part 1 | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Into the Homeland | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jack's Back | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear | Lorimar Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Mother Goose Stories | Lorimar Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Neat Stuff to Know & To Do | Lorimar Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Peek-A-Boo: A Big Surprise for Little People | Lorimar Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along | Lorimar Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Wow, You're a Cartoonist! | Lorimar Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| Lethal Weapon | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1988 | |
| The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 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 | |
| Master Blaster | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1988 | |
| Mickey's Magical World | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1988 | |
| A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| A Month in the Country | Lorimar Home Video | Lorimar Home Video | 1988 | |
| Mother, Jugs and Speed | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 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 | |
| Predator | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Prince of Darkness | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1988 | |
| Quarterback Princess | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 | |
| Return of the Killer Tomatoes: The Sequel | New World Video | New World Video | 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 Home Video | 1988 | |
| Sesame Street: The Best of Ernie and Bert | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1988 | |
| Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1988 | |
| Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Three Men and a Baby | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home 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 | |
| The Wind in the Willows | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1988 | |
| Willow | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1988 | |
| X-Men | New World Video | New World Video | 1988 | |
| Zachariah | Playhouse Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1988 |
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S-VHS
February
| 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
April
| 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
June
July
August
September
October
November
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Golden Pond | ITC Home Video | Super Source Video | November 1988 |
December
| 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 |