Image Entertainment

History

The company was originally formed in 1981 as Image Entertainment by Martin W. Greenwald, and it was initially specializing in pornographic laserdisc releases. The company soon expanded to mainstream releases within a few years. The company begin specializing in licensed titles from clients including International Video Entertainment, Media Home Entertainment, Celebrity Home Entertainment, VidAmerica, CBS Music Video Enterprises, BMG Video and Orion Home Video, among others.

In late 1990, the company struck a deal with Buena Vista Home Entertainment to distribute its titles on Laserdisc, so Laserdisc Entertainment was founded by ex-Image employees to take the pornographic titles soon after signing the deal with Disney.

At the end of the 1990s, while the Laserdisc format was declining, the company entered DVD and VHS production. It began distributing Penthouse titles in 1999, and two years later, Playboy titles. In 2005, Image signed a distribution deal with Bandai Visual to distribute select anime titles under the Honneamise imprint. The deal ended in March 2007, when Bandai Visual switched over to Geneon USA. Also that year, the company purchased Public Media, Inc., who owned Home Vision Cinema and was distributing titles from Janus Films/The Criterion Collection.

By the end of 2000s, Image was in rapid decline. Image stopped the mass market distribution of new Penthouse titles in 2006 when Penthouse switched to hardcore image, and two years later, new Playboy titles due to stock market decline. In 2008, Image expanded to include feature film distribution. In 2010, Image secured a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to market its catalog titles on DVD and Blu-ray, and the following year, secured a deal with Lakeshore Entertainment to rerelease the New World films on DVD and Blu-ray.

In 2012, the company was sold to RLJ Acquisition, Inc., which subsequently merged with Acorn Media to form RLJ Entertainment. The Image brand disappeared in 2015.

Suffixes

• AC - Academy Entertainment
• AI - AIP Studios
• AN - A&E Home Video
• AP - A-PIX Entertainment
• AT - Atlas Entertainment Corporation
• AX - Axon Video
• BF - Best Film and Video Corporation
• BR - Bridgestone Productions
• CA - Castle Communications
• CB - CBS Music Video Enterprises
• CC - Capital Cities/ABC
• CE - Celebrity Home Entertainment
• CF - Cabin Fever Entertainment
• CN - Century Home Video
• CO - Corinth Video
• CP - Cinemagic Productions
• CS - Connoisseur Video Collection
• CT - Central Park Media
• CV - Cine Vista Video
• DB - Malibu Video, Inc.
• DS - David Shepard
• EM - Emperor Entertainment
• FC - Full Circle Entertainment
• FF - First Run Features Home Video
• FL - Fox Lorber Home Video
• FR - Fries Home Video
• GD - Grateful Dead Productions
• GF - Geffen Home Video
• GH - Goldhil Video
• GO - Gordon Films, Inc.
• GR - Martin W. Greenwald
• GT - GoodTimes Home Video
• HA - Hanna-Barbera Home Video
• HB - HBO Video
• HD - Hemdale Home Video
• HL - Hallmark Home Entertainment
• HO - Holiday Pictures
• IC - International Video Communications Inc.
• IN - Interama Video Classics
• IP - Imperial Entertainment Corporation
• IR - IRS Video
• IT - Intercep
• IV - International Video Entertainment
• J2 - J2 Communications
• JO - Johnar
• KN - Kino International
• KU - Kultur International Films
• KV - Kartes Video Communications
• LI - New Line Home Video
• LO - Lorimar Home Video
• MD - Medallion TV Enterprises
• ME - Media Home Entertainment
• MF - Mystic Fire Video
• MG - MGM/UA Home Video
• MI - Major Chord Productions
• MM - Miramar Productions
• MN - Magnum Entertainment
• MP - Maljack Productions
• MR - Axis Films International
• MS - MCA Music Video
• NE - Public domain titles
• NH - New Horizons Home Video
• NI - NPS Home Video
• NL - Nelson Entertainment
• NS - New Star Video
• NU - Nu Ventures Video
• NW - New World Video
• OR - Orion Home Video
• PA - Pacific Arts Video
• PC - Proscenium Entertainment
• PE - PM Home Video
• PF - PC Films Corporation
• PG - PolyGram Video
• PH - Player Home Video
• PK - The Mary Pickford Company
• PL - Playboy Video
• PO - Powersports Video
• PR - Prism Entertainment
• RC - RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
• RE - Republic Pictures Home Video
• RF - Rhapsody Films
• RG - R&G Video
• RH - Rhino Home Video
• RI - The Right Stuf
• RU - Rumson Films
• SG - Shapiro Glickenhaus Home Video
• SO - Sony Video Software
• SP - Spectacor Video
• SR - The Silk Road
• SU - Sultan Entertainment
• TA - Tapestry Video
• TB - Triboro Entertainment Group
• TR - Trigon Productions
• TS - Tri-Star Video
• TU - Turner Home Entertainment
• TW - Trans World Entertainment
• TY - Today Home Entertainment
• VA - VidAmerica
• VC - Video Communications, Inc.
• VE - Vestron Video
• VG - Video Gems
• VK - Vidmark Entertainment
• VP - VPI/AC Video
• VV - Virgin Vision
• VW - View Video
• VX - VidMax
• WB - Water Bearer Films
• WV - Worldvision Home Video

Releases

1998

Catalog number	Title	Country of origin	Original year	Length	Version	MPAA rating	Film format	Tape count	Tape break placement (if applicable)	Color	Released	Format	Note(s)
ID4725PY	Women in Revolt	USA	1971	99 min	TBD	NR	Academy	1	N/A	Color	1998	VHS