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==Events==
* DTS was introduced to LaserDiscs.
* Capital Cities/ABC Video Publishing was merged into Buena Vista Home Video, following ABC's 1996 purchase by Disney.
* '''January''': Warner Home Video picks up the National Geographic Video brand from Columbia TriStar Home Video for mass market retailers.
* '''January 24''': The purchase of New World Communications by News Corporation has just been completed. As a result, most future New World titles will be released by Fox.
* '''March''':
** Rhino Home Video signed a distribution agreement with the Sci-Fi Channel.
** Fox Lorber ends its agreement with Metromedia Entertainment Group and set up its own distribution.
** Vidmark Entertainment changed its name to Trimark Home Video, starting with the release of ''Meet Wally Sparks''.
* '''March 24''': DVD was launched to customer retail stores, with Warner Home Video as its first clients.
* '''April''':
** Live Entertainment was sold to private capital firm Bain Capital.
** Simitar Entertainment became the first independent distributor to offer DVD releases.
* '''April 5''': NBC News had secured a home video deal with New Video.
* '''April 26''': MTM Enterprises had secured a home video deal with New Video.
* '''June 11''': News Corporation announced plans to purchase International Family Entertainment. As a result, the MTM home video agreement with New Video quickly expired and shifted to Fox.
* '''July''': Sony Music Entertainment's Sony Wonder division picked up the Kidsongs line from WarnerVision Entertainment's KidVision division.
* '''September''': Lyrick Studios acquired the mass market distribution rights of ''VeggieTales'' for wide release.
* '''November''': Chris Blackwell formed Islandlife to take the Manga Entertainment label from PolyGram.
* '''December''':
** Live Entertainment secured a distribution deal with Hallmark Home Entertainment.
** Coliseum Video shut down operations. As a result, the WWF took over distribution of its titles.
== VHS ==
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| ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' || Avid Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || January 21, 1997 ||
* This release uses a silkscreen-inked label, a rarity for duplicator RVSA.
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| ''The Fan'' || Columbia TriStar Home Video || Columbia TriStar Home Video || January 28, 1997 ||
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| ''Fled'' || MGM/UA Home Video || Warner Home Video || January 7, 1997 ||
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| ''Maybe... Maybe Not'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || January 21, 1997 ||
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| ''Paula Abdul's Get Up and Dance!'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || January 7, 1997 ||
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| ''Cupid'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || February 11, 1997 ||
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| ''Eureeka's Castle: Christmas at Eureeka's Castle'' ||
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| ''Eureeka's Castle: Sing Along With Eureeka'' ||
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| ''Eureeka's Castle: Wide Awake at Eureeka's Castle'' ||
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| ''Feeling Minnesota'' || New Line Home Video || New Line Home Video || Warner Home Video || February 11, 1997 ||
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| ''Gullah Gullah Island: Binyah's Surprise'' ||
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| ''Gullah Gullah Island: Play Along with Binyah & Friends'' ||
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| ''Gullah Gullah Island: Sing Along With Binyah Binyah'' ||
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| ''Gullah Gullah Island: Dance Along with the Daise Family'' ||
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| ''Harriet the Spy'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || February 25, 1997 ||
* Originally
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| ''Here Comes Peter Cottontail'' || Family Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || February 11, 1997 ||
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| ''Monster Easter'' || Family Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || February 11, 1997 ||
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| ''Rugrats: Grandpa's Favorite Stories'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || February 25, 1997 ||
* Originally scheduled to be released on March 11.
* Contains the episodes "Grandpa's Date", "The Legend of Satchmo", "Grandpa's Teeth", "Visitors from Outer Space" and "Grandpa Moves Out".
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| ''Rugrats: Phil and Lil: Double Trouble'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || February 25, 1997 ||
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| ''Rugrats: Return of Reptar'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || February 25, 1997 ||
* Originally scheduled to be released on March 11.
* Contains the episodes "At the Movies", "Reptar on Ice", "Reptar's Revenge", "Candy Bar Creep Show" and "Reptar 2010".
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| ''Rugrats: Tommy Troubles'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || February 25, 1997 ||
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| ''Showgirls'' || MGM/UA Home Video ||
* Sell-through release.
* The original NC-17 version opens with a promo for MGM/UA's Contemporary Classics and Vintage Classics lineup.
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| ''The Assassin'' || Oriental Extremes Video || Xenon Entertainment || March 11, 1997 ||
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| ''Balance of Power'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || March 25, 1997 ||
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| ''The Poseidon Adventure'' (Widescreen Series) || FoxVideo || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || March 4, 1997 ||
* THX certified.
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| ''Samurai Reincarnation'' || Oriental Extremes Video || Xenon Entertainment || March 11, 1997 ||
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| ''Spirit Lost'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || March 25, 1997 ||
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| ''Supercop'' || Dimension Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || March 25, 1997 ||
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| ''The Towering Inferno'' (Widescreen Series) || FoxVideo || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || March 4, 1997 ||
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| ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996) || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || April 15, 1997 ||
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| ''The Arrival'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || April 22, 1997 ||
* Sell-through release.
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| ''Chaplin'' || Avid Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || April 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Dragonheart'' (Widescreen) || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || April 8, 1997 ||
* THX certified.
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| ''Duel to the Death'' || Tai Seng Video Marketing || Tai Seng Video Marketing || April 22, 1997 ||
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| ''The Field'' || Avid Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || April 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Allegra's Window: Play Along with Allegra & Friends'' ||
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| ''Barney's Musical Scrapbook'' || Barney Home Video || Lyrick Studios || May 6, 1997 ||
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* Sell-through release.
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| ''Little Bear:
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| ''Little Bear: Meet Little Bear'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || May 13, 1997 ||
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| ''A Time to Kill'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || May 20, 1997 ||
* Sell-through release.
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| ''Thinner'' || Republic Pictures || Republic Pictures || May 20, 1997 ||
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| ''The Twilight Man'' || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || May 20, 1997 ||
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| ''AAAHH!!! Real Monsters: Meet the Monsters'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || July 8, 1997 ||
* Includes a teaser trailer for ''Good Burger'' and promos for ''Nicktoons on Videocassette'', ''Paramount Family Favorites'' and ''Hey Arnold''.
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| ''AAAHH!!! Real Monsters: Monsters' Night Out'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || July 8, 1997 ||
* Includes a teaser trailer for ''Good Burger'' and promos for ''Nicktoons on Videocassette'', ''Paramount Family Favorites'' and ''Hey Arnold''.
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| ''Barney's 1-2-3-4 Seasons'' || Barney Home Video || Lyrick Studios || July 8, 1997 ||
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| ''Barney's Talent Show'' || Barney Home Video || Lyrick Studios || July 8, 1997 ||
* Compatible with Microsoft ActiMates Barney.
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| ''Clifford's Fun with Letters'' || Family Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Clifford's Fun with Numbers'' || Family Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Clifford's Fun with Opposites'' || Family Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Clifford's Fun with Rhymes'' || Family Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Clifford's Fun with Shapes'' || Family Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Clifford's Fun with Sounds'' || Family Home Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Cutthroat Island'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
* Letterboxed edition.
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| ''Dead Man Can't Dance'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
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| ''Divided by Hate'' || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || July 1, 1997 ||
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| ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
* Letterboxed edition.
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| ''Fierce Creatures'' || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || July 1, 1997 ||
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* THX certified.
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| ''Hey Arnold!: The Helga Stories'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || July 8, 1997 ||
* Includes a teaser trailer for ''Good Burger'' and
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| ''Hey Arnold!: Urban Adventures'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || July 8, 1997 ||
* Includes a teaser trailer for ''Good Burger'' and
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| ''Red Heat'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
* Letterboxed edition.
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| ''Reservoir Dogs'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || July 22, 1997 ||
* Letterboxed edition.
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| ''Riding in Barney's Car'' || Barney Home Video || Lyrick Studios || July 8, 1997 ||
* Compatible with Microsoft ActiMates Barney.
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| ''Rocko's Modern Life: Machine Madness'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || July 8, 1997 ||
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| ''Rocko's Modern Life: With Friends Like These'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || July 8, 1997 ||
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| ''A Rugrats Vacation'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || July 8, 1997 ||
* Includes a teaser trailer for ''Good Burger'' and
* Contains the episodes "Vacation", "Ice Cream Mountain" and "Graham Canyon".
* ''Vacation'' was a direct-to-video episode. The following two episodes were labeled on the cover as bonus episodes.
* On the back cover, the synopsis for the last two episodes said "Whether they're off to the "Graham Canyon" or "Ice Cream Mountain", every Rugrats road trip is a guaranteed misadventure." Presumably, this synopsis implies that the episode order on this video was slated to be the first episode, followed by "Graham Canyon", then "Ice Cream Mountain", before a last-minute change.
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* Letterboxed edition.
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* Letterboxed edition.
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* Letterboxed edition.
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| ''Dante's Peak'' || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || August 19, 1997 ||
* THX certified.
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| ''Hard Eight'' || Columbia TriStar Home Video || Columbia TriStar Home Video || August 26, 1997 ||
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| ''Inner Sanctum Vol. 1'' || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || August 19, 1997 ||
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| ''Mary Poppins'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || August 26, 1997 ||
* THX certified.
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| ''Rugrats Volume One'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || August 26, 1997 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive release.
* Contains the episodes from ''Angelica the Divine'' and ''A Baby's Gotta Do What a Baby's Gotta Do'', as well as the ''Inside Out Boy'' shorts and video puzzle from the two aforementioned tapes.
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| ''Rugrats Volume Two'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || August 26, 1997 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive release.
* Contains the episodes from ''Grandpa's Favorite Stories'' and ''Tales from the Crib'', as well as the ''Inside Out Boy'' shorts from the latter.
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| ''Rugrats Volume Three'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || August 26, 1997 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive release.
* Contains the episodes from ''Phil and Lil: Double Trouble'' and ''Return of Reptar'', as well as the ''The Non-Adventures of Safety Queen'' shorts from the former.
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| ''Rugrats Volume Four'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || August 26, 1997 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive release.
* Contains the episodes from ''Tommy Troubles'' and ''Chuckie the Brave'', as well as the ''The Off-Beats'' shorts from the former.
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| ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' (Special Edition) || FoxVideo || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || August 26, 1997 ||
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* THX certified.
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| ''Sesame Street: William Wegman's Mother Goose'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music
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| ''Sleeping Beauty'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || September 16, 1997 ||
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| ''Any Place But Home'' || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || October 7, 1997 ||
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| ''Batman & Robin'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || October 21, 1997 ||
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| ''Charlie's Angels: Angels in Chains'' || Columbia TriStar Home Video || Columbia TriStar Home Video || October 28, 1997 ||
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| ''Charlie's Angels: Angels Under Covers'' || Columbia TriStar Home Video || Columbia TriStar Home Video || October 28, 1997 ||
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| ''Eraser'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || October 14, 1997 ||
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* THX certified.
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| ''Little Bear: Winter Tales ||
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| ''That Old Feeling'' || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || October 7, 1997 ||
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* THX certified.
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| ''A Rugrats Chanukah'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || October 7, 1997 ||
* Contains the episodes "Chanukah" and "Moving Away".
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| ''A Rugrats Thanksgiving'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || October 21, 1997 ||
* Contains the episodes "The Turkey Who Came to Dinner", "Chuckie is Rich" and "Home Movies".
* ''The Turkey Who Came to Dinner'' was a direct-to-video episode, and did not premiere on television until November 1998. The following two episodes were labeled on the cover as bonus episodes.
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| ''Rugrats: Bedtime Bash'' || Nickelodeon Video Works || Paramount Home Video || October 7, 1997 ||
* Contains the episodes "Party Animals", "Under Chuckie's Bed", "Tooth or Dare", "In the Dreamtime" and "The Last Babysitter".
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| ''Barney's Good Day, Good Night'' || Barney Home Video || Lyrick Studios || November 4, 1997 ||
* Compatible with Microsoft ActiMates Barney.
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| ''Lady Snowblood'' || AnimEigo || AnimEigo || November 1997 ||
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| ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' || Universal Studios Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || November 4, 1997 ||
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| ''Coming of Age with Elephants'' || National Geographic Video || National Geographic Video || Warner Home Video || 1997 ||
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| ''The Corporate Ladder'' || Playboy Films || Orion Home Video || Orion Home Video || 1997 ||
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| ''The Creeps'' || Full Moon Pictures || Amazing Fantasy Entertainment || Amazing Fantasy Entertainment || 1997 ||
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| ''The Exotic House of Wax'' || Surrender Cinema || Amazing Fantasy Entertainment || Amazing Fantasy Entertainment || 1997 ||
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| ''Face to Face'' || Monument Entertainment || Monument Entertainment || Monument Entertainment || 1997 ||
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| ''Fantastic Four: The Origin of the Fantastic Four'' || Fox Kids Video || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 1997 ||
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| ''Human Desires'' || Columbia TriStar Home Video || Columbia TriStar Home Video || Columbia TriStar Home Video || 1997 ||
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| ''Humanoids from the Deep'' || New Horizons Home Video || New Horizons Home Video || New Horizons Home Video || 1997 ||
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| ''In Dark Places'' || Trimark Home Video || Trimark Home Video || Trimark Home Video || 1997 ||
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| ''Meet Wally Sparks'' || Trimark Home Video || Trimark Home Video || Trimark Home Video || 1997 ||
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| ''The Member of the Wedding'' || Hallmark Home Entertainment || Hallmark Home Entertainment || Hallmark Home Entertainment || 1997 ||
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| ''Mystery Monsters'' || Pulsepounders || Amazing Fantasy Entertainment || Amazing Fantasy Entertainment || 1997 ||
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| ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' || FoxVideo || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 1997 ||
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| ''The Twilight of the Golds'' || BMG Independents || BMG Video || BMG Distribution || 1997 ||
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| ''Vampire Journals'' || Full Moon Studios || Amazing Fantasy Entertainment || Amazing Fantasy Entertainment || 1997 ||
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=== June ===
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| ''The Arrival'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || June 17, 1997 ||
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| ''Cutthroat Island'' || Live Entertainment || Live Entertainment || June 17, 1997 ||
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=== July ===
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| ''Armitage III'' || Pioneer Entertainment || Pioneer Entertainment || October 15, 1997 ||
* THX certified.
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| ''Batman & Robin'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || October 21, 1997 ||
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| ''Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love!'' || Pioneer Entertainment || Pioneer Entertainment || October 1, 1997 ||
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| ''Apollo 13'' || MCA/Universal Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || October 21, 1997 ||
* THX certified.
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| ''Batman & Robin'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || October 21, 1997 ||
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| ''The English Patient'' || Miramax Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Video || October 1, 1997 ||
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