1989: Difference between revisions

* '''January''':

** Warner Communications' acquisition of Lorimar-Telepictures has been completed. As a result, Lorimar Home Video was completely folded into Warner Home Video.

* '''May''': Trylon Video was formed with Orion Home Video distributing its titles.

* '''June''': Elektra Entertainment secured a deal with MTV Networks for the home video rights to Nickelodeon titles.

** M.C.E.G. acquired Virgin Vision and the US operations merged with Forum Home Video and M.C.E.G. Home Video to form M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment.

** Bertelsmann Music Group introduces the BMG Video label to the United States.

* '''September''':

** Sony Corporation announces that it will acquire Columbia Pictures Entertainment.

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''The Brain'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 12, 1989 ||

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| ''Die Hard'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 26, 1989 ||

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| ''Dot and Keeto'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 12, 1989 ||

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| ''The Good Mother'' || Touchstone Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || January 31, 1989 ||

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| ''Young Guns'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || January 4, 1989 ||

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| ''Cry from the Mountain'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''A Family Circus Easter'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''The Further Adventures of Wil Cwac Cwac'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Isaac Hayes: Black Moses of Soul'' || King Bee Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Maple Town Stories: The Case of the Missing Candy'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Midnight Run'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 23, 1989 ||

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| ''Pascali's Island'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''The Velveteen Rabbit'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''The World of David the Gnome: Rabbits, Rabbits, Everywhere!'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 9, 1989 ||

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| ''The Chocolate War'' || M.C.E.G. Home Video || Forum Home Video || Forum Home Video || March 29, 1989 ||

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| ''Le doulos'' || Interama Video Classics || Interama Video Classics || Interama Video Classics || March 16, 1989 ||

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| ''Fanny'' || Interama Video Classics || Interama Video Classics || Interama Video Classics || March 16, 1989 ||

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| ''Henry's Cat: The Great Birthday Caper'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 9, 1989 ||

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| ''The Little Princess'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || March 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Marius'' || Interama Video Classics || Interama Video Classics || Interama Video Classics || March 16, 1989 ||

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| ''Our Little Girl'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || March 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Sartre by Himself'' || Interama Video Classics || Interama Video Classics || Interama Video Classics || March 16, 1989 ||

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| ''Stand Up and Cheer!'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || March 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Susannah of the Mounties'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || March 9, 1989 ||

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! Title !! Label(s) !! Marketer(s) !! Distributor(s) !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''Cocktail'' || Touchstone Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || April 18, 1989 ||

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| ''Crossing Delancey'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || April 12, 1989 ||

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| ''Cruel and Unusual Punishment'' || King Bee Video || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 20, 1989 ||

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| ''Dead Ringers'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || April 12, 1989 ||

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| ''Ground Zero'' || International Video Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 20, 1989 ||

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| ''A Gumby Adventure: The Best of Gumby'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 20, 1989 ||

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| ''I, Mobster'' || King Bee Video || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 20, 1989 ||

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| ''T-Men'' || King Bee Video || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 20, 1989 ||

| ''Teen Wolf: All-American Werewolf'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 20, 1989 ||

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| ''War Chronicles: The War in the Pacific'' || International Video Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 20, 1989 ||

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| ''Watchers'' || International Video Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 20, 1989 ||

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| ''Bongo'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || May 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Coming to America'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || May 17, 1989 ||

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| ''Consenting Adult'' || King Bee Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || May 11, 1989 ||

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| ''Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || May 9, 1989 ||

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| ''DuckTales: Masked Marauders'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || May 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Galaxy High School: Welcome to Galaxy High'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || May 11, 1989 ||

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| ''The Greatest Animal Acts of All Time Part 2'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || May 11, 1989 ||

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| ''Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers '' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || May 18, 1989 ||

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| ''Impulse'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || May 11, 1989 ||

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| ''Mickey's Magical World'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || May 9, 1989 ||

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| ''The Reluctant Dragon'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || May 9, 1989 ||

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| ''Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry'' || King Bee Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || May 11, 1989 ||

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| ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Shredder Is Splintered'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || May 11, 1989 ||

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| ''Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Nuts About Chip 'n Dale'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || May 9, 1989 ||

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''The Creeper'' || King Bee Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 8, 1989 ||

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| ''DeepStar Six'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 8, 1989 ||

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| ''Fireman Sam: The Hero Next Door'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 8, 1989 ||

| ''Heartbreak Hotel'' || Touchstone Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || June 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Leader of the Band'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 8, 1989 ||

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| ''The Prodigal'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 8, 1989 ||

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| ''Prototype'' || King Bee Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 8, 1989 ||

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| ''Tapeheads'' || Pacific Arts Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 21, 1989 ||

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| ''Trading Hearts'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 8, 1989 ||

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| ''Food of the Gods 2'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 20, 1989 ||

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| ''Devil's Angels/Return of the Rebels'' || Trylon Video || Orion Home Video || August 17, 1989 ||

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| ''Domino'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 10, 1989 ||

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| ''Eye of the Tiger'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 10, 1989 ||

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| ''Frosty the Snowman'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 10, 1989 ||

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| ''The Graduate'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || August 31, 1989 ||

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| ''High Season'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || August 31, 1989 ||

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| ''L.A. Bounty'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 10, 1989 ||

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| ''The Lion in Winter'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || August 31, 1989 ||

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| ''Maid to Order'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 10, 1989 ||

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| ''The Mouse on the Mayflower'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 10, 1989 ||

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| ''Richard Scarry’s Best Counting Video Ever!'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || August 1989 ||

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| ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 10, 1989 ||

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| ''Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 10, 1989 ||

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| ''The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''Alice in Wonderland'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''An American Werewolf in London'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

| ''Around the World in 80 Ways'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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* Part of the Walt Disney Classics series.

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| ''Batmania: From Comics to Screen'' || Burbank Video || Viking Entertainment || September 20, 1989 ||

* Reuses the October 1987 print master.

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| ''Body Slam'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''The Company of Wolves'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''Dark Before Dawn'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''Dead and Buried'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Fun with Music'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Dr. Phibes Rises Again'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''DuckTales: Accidental Adventures'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Dumbo'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''Final Exam'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Fletch Lives'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 14, 1989 ||

| ''The Food of the Gods'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''From Beyond'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''The Gate'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''Ghoulies'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

| ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''The Howling'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Howling IV: The Original Nightmare'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 14, 1989 ||

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| ''The Incubus'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''The Last Emperor'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''The Last House on the Left'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''Lifeforce'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

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| ''Magic'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Mary Poppins'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Memorial Valley Massacre'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Murder One'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Newfound Friends'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Wishing Bear'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''The Offspring'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 14, 1989 ||

* Reuses the May 1988 print master.

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| ''The Outing'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 14, 1989 ||

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| ''Phantasm'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Playing Away'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

* Reuses the February 1989 print master.

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| ''Re-Animator'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

| ''Red Heat'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 14, 1989 ||

* Reuses the August 1989 print master.

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| ''Rooftops'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 14, 1989 ||

| ''Scanners'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || September 14, 1989 ||

| ''Slumber Party Massacre 2'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''The Stepfather'' || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''The Sword in the Stone'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''The Three Caballeros'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 28, 1989 ||

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| ''The Toxic Avenger'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || September 27, 1989 ||

* Part of the Walt Disney Mini-Classics series.

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! Title !! Label(s) !! Marketer(s) !! Distributor(s) !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''The Dream Team'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation^US<br>MCA Home Video Canada^CA || October 5, 1989 ||

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| ''The Moderns'' || Nelson Entertainment || Nelson Entertainment || Orion Home Video^US<br>J.L. Bowerbank & Associates^CA || October 26, 1989 ||

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| ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation^US<br>MCA Home Video Canada^CA || October 5, 1989 ||

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''Batman'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || November 15, 1989 ||

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| ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' || Kino on Video || Kino International || November 1, 1989 ||

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| ''Ernest Saves Christmas'' || Touchstone Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || November 1, 1989 ||

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| ''Foolish Wives'' || Kino on Video || Kino International || November 1, 1989 ||

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| ''The General'' || Kino on Video || Kino International || November 1, 1989 ||

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| ''Ghostbusters II'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || November 22, 1989 ||

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| ''Homeboy'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 22, 1989 ||

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| ''Metropolis'' || Kino on Video || Kino International || November 1, 1989 ||

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| ''The Outlaw and His Wife'' || Kino on Video || Kino International || November 1, 1989 ||

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| ''Wicked Stepmother'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || November 14, 1989 ||

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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)

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| ''Blackboard Jungle'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 5, 1989 ||

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| ''Boys Town'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 5, 1989 ||

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| ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 5, 1989 ||

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| ''Great Balls of Fire!'' || Orion Home Video || Orion Home Video || December 21, 1989 ||

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| ''How to Murder Your Wife'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 5, 1989 ||

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| ''Moulin Rouge'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 5, 1989 ||

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| ''See No Evil, Hear No Evil'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || December 7, 1989 ||

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| ''Accidents'' || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1989 ||

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| ''The April Fools'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || 1989 ||

| ''Bad News Tour'' || Rhino Home Video || Rhino Records || Rhino Records || 1989 ||

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| ''The Berenstain Bears in the Dark'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || Random House || 1989 ||

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| ''Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Video: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || Random House || 1989 ||

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| ''Escape to Athena'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || 1989 ||

| ''Farm Frolics'' || Troy Gold || Viking Entertainment || Viking Entertainment || Q1 1989 ||

* Copyrighted in 1988.

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| ''The Fisherman and His Wife'' || Rabbit Ears Productions || Sony Video Software || Sony Video Software || 1989 ||

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| ''The Glory Stomper'' || Trylon Video || Trylon Video || Orion Home Video || 1989 ||

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| ''Hercules and the Captive Women'' || Rhino Home Video || Rhino Records || Rhino Records || 1989 ||

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| ''Interzone'' || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1989 ||

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| ''Jane Fonda's Light Aerobics and Stress Reduction Program'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || 1989 ||

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| ''The Karate Kid Part III'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || 1989 ||

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| ''Kovacs!'' || Rhino Home Video || Rhino Records || Rhino Records || 1989 ||

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| ''Mac and Me'' || Orion Home Video || Orion Home Video || Orion Home Video || 1989 ||

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| ''Playboy Wet and Wild'' || Playboy Video || HBO Video || HBO Video || 1989 ||

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| ''Popeye and Superman'' || Troy Gold || Viking Entertainment || Viking Entertainment || Q1 1989 ||

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| ''Shape Up with Mary Hart'' || Avon Home Video || Avon Products || Avon Products || 1989 ||

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| ''Solarman'' || Cabin Fever Entertainment || Cabin Fever Entertainment || Cabin Fever Entertainment || 1989 ||

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| ''Two Tragic Blondes: Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow'' || Hollywood Select Video || Hollywood Select Video || Timeless Video || 1989 ||

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| ''Warlords'' || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || 1989 ||