Banned tapes

Sometimes, videotapes are hard to come by because of issues related to their content. This page is dedicated to videotapes that used to be available at some point, only to be pulled from distribution for one reason or another.

NOTICE: For obvious reasons, adult tapes such as the pre-1986 filmography of Traci Lords, or several direct-to-video titles on Active Home Video, are not included in this list.

Around the Beatles (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
Beatlemania: The Movie (U.S.A. Home Video, 1984) - music rights issues
The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
The Beatles: Live in Tokyo (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
The Beatles Show (VCI Home Video, 1978) - music rights issues
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Be Our Guest (Walt Disney Home Video, 1992) - music rights issues
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho (Walt Disney Home Video, 1992) - inappropriate content due to depictions of drinking
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho (Walt Disney Home Video, 1994) - royalty issues
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go to the Circus! (Walt Disney Home Video, 1996) - copyright issues
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly (Walt Disney Home Video, 1994) - royalty issues
Lady and the Tramp (Walt Disney Home Video, 1987) - royalty issues
Cinderella (Walt Disney Home Video, 1988) - royalty issues
Farewell Concert of Cream (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
Filmation's Ghostbusters: Spirits, Spooks, and Spectres (Just for Kids Home Video, 1989) - accidental inappropriate content
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Fun on the Job (Walt Disney Home Video, 1992) - phrase misheard as cursing (only affected Wal-Mart stores)
History of the Beatles (VCI Home Video, 1978) - music rights issues
Jimi Hendrix in Concert (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
John Lennon Live (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
Magical Mystery Tour (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
Medium Cool (Paramount Home Video, 1983) - music rights issues
Midnight Express (Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, 1980) - inappropriate content due to use of the R-rated version instead of the edited family-friendly television version (red border clamshell version only)
Popcorn (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
The Rescuers (Walt Disney Home Video, 1999) - brief nudity
Rod Stewart and Faces in Concert (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
Snow White Live at Radio City Music Hall (Walt Disney Home Video, 1981) - performance rights issues
Space 1999: Alien Attack (U.S.A. Home Video, 1986) - performance rights issues
Space 1999: Journey Through the Black Sun (U.S.A. Home Video, 1986) - performance rights issues
The Stones in the Park (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
The Thorn (Magnum Entertainment, 1985) - performance rights issues
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic (Wizard Video, 1980) - music rights issues