1989
Events
- December:
- Trans World Entertainment signs a distribution deal with RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
- Prism Entertainment signs a distribution deal with Paramount Home Video.
VHS
January
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brain | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 12, 1989 | |
| Dot and Keeto | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 12, 1989 | |
| Young Guns | Vestron Video | Vestron Video | January 4, 1989 |
February
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Charlie Chan Vol. 1 | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 | |
| The Adventures of Charlie Chan Vol. 2 | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 | |
| The Adventures of the Little Koala and Friends: Laura and the Mystery Egg | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 | |
| The Best of P.K.A. | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 | |
| Classic Fairy Tales | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 | |
| Cry from the Mountain | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 | |
| Isaac Hayes: Black Moses of Soul | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 | |
| Pascali's Island | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 | |
| Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | February 9, 1989 |
March
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chocolate War | M.C.E.G. Home Video | Forum Home Video | March 29, 1989 | |
| Henry's Cat: The Great Birthday Caper | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 9, 1989 | |
| Iron Eagle II | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 9, 1989 | |
| Sports Cartoons | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 9, 1989 | |
| The Year My Voice Broke | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | March 9, 1989 |
April
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruel and Unusual Punishment | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 | |
| Ground Zero | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 | |
| A Gumby Adventure: Gumby's Supporting Cast | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 | |
| A Gumby Adventure: The Best of Gumby | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 | |
| I, Mobster | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 | |
| T-Men | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 | |
| Teen Wolf: All-American Werewolf | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 | |
| War Chronicles: The War in the Pacific | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 | |
| Watchers | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | April 20, 1989 |
May
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Charlie Chan Vol. 3 | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 | |
| Consenting Adult | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 | |
| Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Fun with Music | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | May 9, 1989 | |
| Galaxy High School: Welcome to Galaxy High | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 | |
| The Greatest Animal Acts of All Time Part 2 | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 | |
| Impulse | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 | |
| The Iron Triangle | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 | |
| Jose Canseco's Baseball Camp | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 | |
| Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Shredder Is Splintered | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | May 11, 1989 |
June
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Creeper | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 8, 1989 | |
| DeepStar Six | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 8, 1989 | |
| Fireman Sam: The Hero Next Door | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 8, 1989 | |
| Leader of the Band | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 8, 1989 | |
| The Prodigal | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 8, 1989 | |
| Prototype | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 8, 1989 | |
| Tapeheads | Pacific Arts Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 21, 1989 | |
| Thriller: Cry Terror | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 8, 1989 | |
| Trading Hearts | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | June 8, 1989 |
July
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food of the Gods 2 | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 20, 1989 | |
| The Gold and Glory | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 20, 1989 | |
| I Cover the Waterfront | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 20, 1989 | |
| Let 'Em Have It | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 20, 1989 | |
| Mirthworms on Stage | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 20, 1989 | |
| Teen Wolf: Wolf of My Dreams | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 20, 1989 | |
| The Tongfather | King Bee Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 20, 1989 |
August
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Heart | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| The Beer Drinker's Guide to Fitness and Filmmaking | Trylon Video | Trylon Video | August 17, 1989 | |
| Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure | Nelson Entertainment | Orion Home Video | August 31, 1989 | |
| Breaker Morant | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Domino | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Dudes | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Extreme Prejudice | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Eye of the Tiger | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Frosty the Snowman | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| L.A. Bounty | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Lady Beware | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| The Little Drummer Boy | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Maid to Order | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| The Mouse on the Mayflower | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Rambo III | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Red Heat | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 | |
| Up Your Alley | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | August 10, 1989 |
September
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment with Fear | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| Beaks: The Movie | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| The Brain | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| Counterforce | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 21, 1989 | |
| Getting It Right | M.C.E.G. Home Video | Forum Home Video | October 25, 1989 | |
| Howling IV: The Original Nightmare | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| More Song City U.S.A. | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 | |
| The Offspring | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| The Outing | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| Red Heat | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| Rooftops | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 | |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
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| Song City U.S.A. | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | September 14, 1989 |
October
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fist Fighter | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 19, 1989 |
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| Fright Night Part II | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 5, 1989 | |
| Gold's Gym Personal Trainer Series Level One: The Start | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 5, 1989 | |
| Gold's Gym Personal Trainer Series Level Two: Intermediate | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 5, 1989 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | October 5, 1989 |
November
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batman | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | November 9, 1989 | |
| The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| Foolish Wives | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| The General | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| Homeboy | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 22, 1989 | |
| Metropolis | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| The Outlaw and His Wife | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| Queen Kelly | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| Rare Chaplin | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| Sadie Thompson | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| Scrooged | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | November 9, 1989 | |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 9, 1989 | |
| Spiders | Kino on Video | Kino International | November 1, 1989 | |
| Thundercats: Tower of Traps | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 22, 1989 |
December
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock Up | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 21, 1989 | |
| Miracle Mile | HBO Video | HBO Video | December 6, 1989 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Invasion of the Punk Rock Frogs | Family Home Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 21, 1989 | |
| Weekend at Bernie's | International Video Entertainment | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 28, 1989 |
TBD
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Abduction of Kari Swenson | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1989 | |
| The April Fools | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Backfire | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1989 | |
| Bambi | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1989 | |
| The Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree | Kids Klassics Home Video | GoodTimes Home Video Corporation | 1989 | |
| The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1989 | |
| The Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1989 | |
| The Berenstain Bears in the Dark | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1989 | |
| The Berenstain Bears: No Girls Allowed | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1989 | |
| The Berenstain Bears & the Trouble with Friends | Random House Home Video | Random House Home Video | 1989 | |
| Betrayed | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | 1989 | |
| Big | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Big Business | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1989 | |
| Buy & Cell | Empire Video | New World Video | 1989 | |
| Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death | Phantom Video | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| The Caller | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1989 | |
| Cemetry High | Unicorn Video | Unicorn Video | 1989 | |
| Changing Dreams | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1989 | |
| Charlie Chan's Secret | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Coming to America | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| Cousins | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| Deadly Embraces | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1989 | |
| Deadly Weapon | Trans World Entertainment | Trans World Entertainment | 1989 | |
| Deep Cover | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1989 | |
| Die Hard | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Distant Thunder | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| Down Argentine Way | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Dr. Alien | Phantom Video | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| Ernest Saves Christmas | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1989 | |
| Escape to Athena | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Fletch Lives | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1989 | |
| Ghostbusters II | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1989 | |
| Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| High Stakes | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1989 | |
| I Wake Up Screaming | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Intruder | Phantom Video | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| The Karate Kid Part III | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1989 | |
| Leviathan | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | 1989 | |
| The Man Who Would Be King | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Major League | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| Midnight Run | MCA Home Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1989 | |
| Murphy's Fault | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1989 | |
| My Mom's a Werewolf | Prism Entertainment | Prism Entertainment | 1989 | |
| My Stepmother is an Alien | Weintraub Entertainment Group | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1989 | |
| Nezumusic | Pacific Arts Video | MCA Distributing Corporation | 1989 | |
| Night School | CBS/Fox Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Volume 1 - The Great Honey Pot Robbery | Walt Disney Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1989 | |
| Nightwish | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1989 | |
| The Occultist | Unicorn Video | Unicorn Video | 1989 | |
| Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | Warner Home Video | Warner Home Video | 1989 | |
| Puppet Master | Full Moon Entertainment | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| Relentless | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1989 | |
| Rosalie Goes Shopping | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1989 | |
| See No Evil, Hear No Evil | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | 1989 | |
| Springtime in the Rockies | Key Video | The CBS/Fox Company | 1989 | |
| Three Fugitives | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1989 | |
| Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | 1989 | |
| Warlords | Vidmark Entertainment | Vidmark Entertainment | 1989 | |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | Touchstone Home Video | Buena Vista Home Video | 1989 | |
| Wicked Stepmother | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA Home Video | 1989 |