Paramount Home Entertainment

From Home Video

Nickelodeon titles released on video by Paramount are on their own page.

1979

For the first two years, their video titles came in large gatefold packaging akin to early Warner and MGM/UA releases, albeit thinner in width.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
5303 The War of the Worlds USA 1953 85 min 1977 reissue version G Academy 1 N/A Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
  • Original MPAA "G" rating screen intact at the end.
6812 Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy France/Italy 1968 ?? min English language theatrical version PG Panavision 1 N/A Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
  • Original MPAA "PG" rating screen intact at the end.
8099 Charlotte's Web USA 1973 94 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
  • The original 1979 pressing ended with the film's original MPAA rating card. This is also intact on the Canadian Astral Video VHS release.
8374 Lady Sings the Blues USA 1972 144 min TBD R Panavision 2 TBD Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
  • Original MPAA "R" rating card intact at the start.
8674 Chinatown USA 1974 131 min Standard version R Panavision 1 N/A Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
8708 The Longest Yard USA 1974 ?? min TBD R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
8850 Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown USA 1977 76 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
1113 Saturday Night Fever USA 1977 118 min Theatrical version R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
  • Same master as the MCA DiscoVision release, complete with the warning screen at the end.
  • Original MPAA "R" rating screen intact at the end.
1307 Saturday Night Fever USA 1977 112 min Edited reissue version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color September 1979
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.

1980

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
8771 Mandingo USA 1975 127 min TBD R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color June 1980
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
8858 Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) USA 1980 76 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color November 1980
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
  • Original MPAA G rating card intact at the end.
8858 Star Trek: The Motion Picture USA 1979 132 min Roadshow version G Panavision 1 N/A Color November 1980
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
  • Overture intact at the start.
8989 American Gigolo USA 1980 117 min TBD R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color November 1980
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
1108 Grease USA 1978 110 min TBD PG Panavision 1 N/A Color January 1980
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
1122 The Warriors USA 1979 99 min TBD R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color January 1980
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.
1318 Sunburn UK/USA 1979 ?? min TBD PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color January 1980
  • Duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation.

1981

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
6826 Goodbye, Columbus USA 1969 ?? min TBD R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color June 1981 TBD
1171 Popeye
Co-produced with Walt Disney Productions		 USA 1980 114 min Standard version PG Technovision 1 N/A Color June 1981 TBD
1395 Friday the 13th USA 1980 95 min Standard version R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color January 1981
  • Original copies ended with a rare preview for "Friday the 13th Part 2" that never again appeared on home video.
1457 Friday the 13th Part 2 USA 1981 87 min Standard version R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color 1981 TBD

1982

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
8791 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Canada 1974 ?? min TBD PG Panavision 1 N/A Color June 1982 TBD
1367 Dragonslayer
Co-produced with Walt Disney Productions		 USA/UK 1981 110 min Standard version PG Panavision 1 N/A Color May 1982 TBD
2310 Time Bandits
From HandMade Films		 UK 1981 117 min TBD PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color April 1982 TBD

1983

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
6907 Medium Cool USA 1969 110 min Original version R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color June 1983
  • A Paramount/Gateway release.
  • The only home release confirmed to have "Merry-Go-Round" by Wild Man Fischer intact, as Paramount was sued by the copyright holders for copyright infringement over this release and so had to replace it with a whistled rendition of "Sweet Georgia Brown" for all future releases.
1376 Raiders of the Lost Ark USA 1981 115 min Standard version PG Panavision 1 N/A Color December 3, 1983

1984

1985

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1235 French Postcards France/West Germany/USA 1979 ?? min TBD PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color June 1985 TBD

1986

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1988

1989

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
12678 Great Performances Live from Lincoln Center: Swan Lake
From WNET New York and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts		 USA 1976 122 min TBD NR NTSC-M 1 N/A Color August 23, 1989
  • Original broadcast funded by Exxon Corporation, Charles A. Dana Foundation, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and National Endowment for the Arts.
12705 Great Performances Live from Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta and Leontyne Price
From WNET New York and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts		 USA 1982 94 min TBD NR NTSC-M 1 N/A Color August 23, 1989
  • Original broadcast funded by Exxon Corporation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts.
12708 Great Performances Live from Lincoln Center: Andre Watts in Concert
From WNET New York and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts		 USA 1985 90 min TBD NR NTSC-M 1 N/A Color August 23, 1989
  • Original broadcast funded by Exxon Corporation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Charitable Trust, and National Endowment for the Arts.
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