The Coen Brothers Collection

These releases are of the films that inspired the films of the Coen Brothers. This covers all of their films as director, as well as their later solo efforts.

1979[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Godfather	Paramount Home Video	Fotomat Video	Fotomat Video	May 1979	Miller's Crossing Barton Fink
Halloween	Media Home Entertainment	Media Home Entertainment	Media Home Entertainment	November 1979	Blood Simple
Sunset Boulevard	Paramount Home Video	Fotomat Video	Fotomat Video	May 1979	Barton Fink
The Third Man	EMI Videogram	Fotomat Video	Fotomat Video	October 1979	Miller's Crossing

1980[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Blues Brothers	MCA Videocassette, Inc.	MCA Videocassette, Inc.	MCA Distributing Corporation	November 19, 1980	Raising Arizona
Notorious	ABC Video Enterprises	Magnetic Video Corporation	Magnetic Video Corporation	August 7, 1980	Barton Fink
Repulsion	VCII Incorporated	VCII Incorporated	Video Cassette X-Rated	1980	Barton Fink
Scarface: The Shame of the Nation	MCA Videocassette, Inc.	MCA Videocassette, Inc.	MCA Distributing Corporation	April 15, 1980	Miller's Crossing

1981[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Barefoot Contessa	Magnetic Video Corporation	Magnetic Video Corporation	Magnetic Video Corporation	July 28, 1981	Barton Fink
Casablanca	Magnetic Video Corporation	Magnetic Video Corporation	Magnetic Video Corporation	July 28, 1981	Barton Fink
The Shining	Warner Home Video	Warner Home Video	Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation	October 15, 1981	Raising Arizona Barton Fink
Straight Time	Warner Home Video	Warner Home Video	Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation	October 15, 1981	Raising Arizona

1982[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
Dial M for Murder	Warner Home Video	Warner Home Video	Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation	June 3, 1982	Blood Simple
Eraserhead	Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	August 4, 1982	Barton Fink
The Lady Killers	Thorn EMI Video	Thorn EMI Video	Capitol Records	October 13, 1982	Blood Simple
McCabe and Mrs. Miller	Warner Home Video	Warner Home Video	Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation	May 13, 1982	Raising Arizona
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Wizard Video	Wizard Video	Family Home Entertainment	February 17, 1982	Blood Simple

1983[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
La dolce vita	NTA Home Entertainment	NTA Home Entertainment	NTA Home Entertainment	April 6, 1983	Barton Fink
Mad Max	Vestron Video	Vestron Video	Vestron Video	June 3, 1983	Raising Arizona
Strangers on a Train	Warner Home Video	Warner Home Video	Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation	October 4, 1983	Blood Simple
The Tenant	Paramount Gateway Video	Paramount Home Video	Paramount Home Video	July 6, 1983	Barton Fink

1984[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Empire Strikes Back	CBS/Fox Video	The CBS/Fox Company	The CBS/Fox Company	November 13, 1984	Raising Arizona
The Evil Dead	Thorn EMI Video	Thorn EMI Video	Capitol Records	January 5, 1984	Blood Simple Raising Arizona
The Man Who Knew Too Much	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	December 20, 1984	Raising Arizona
Rear Window	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	May 24, 1984	Miller's Crossing

1985[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
Gone with the Wind	MGM/UA Home Video	MGM/UA Home Video	MGM/UA Home Video	March 5, 1985	Barton Fink
The Karate Kid	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	May 15, 1985	Raising Arizona
Once Upon a Time in America	Warner Home Video	Warner Home Video	Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation	February 11, 1985	Miller's Crossing

1986[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
Crimewave	Charter Entertainment	Embassy Home Entertainment	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	June 4, 1986	Raising Arizona
Yojimbo the Bodyguard	Embassy Home Entertainment	Embassy Home Entertainment	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	March 19, 1986	Miller's Crossing

1987[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
Deadline at Dawn	RKO Home Video	RKO Home Video	RKO Home Video	1987	Barton Fink
Double Indemnity	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	May 7, 1987	Blood Simple
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn	Vestron Video	Vestron Video	Vestron Video	September 23, 1987	Raising Arizona
The Night of the Hunter	MGM/UA Home Video	MGM/UA Home Video	MGM/UA Home Video	September 1, 1987	Raising Arizona
The Palm Beach Story	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	May 7, 1987	Miller's Crossing
Touch of Evil	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	January 15, 1987	Blood Simple

1988[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Bad and the Beautiful	MGM/UA Home Video	MGM/UA Home Video	MGM/UA Home Video	November 15, 1988	Barton Fink
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	October 27, 1988	Blood Simple
Ruggles of Red Gap	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	April 7, 1988	Barton Fink

1989[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Glass Key	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	July 20, 1989	Miller's Crossing
In a Lonely Place	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	April 20, 1989	Barton Fink
Sullivan's Travels	MCA Home Video	MCA Home Video	MCA Distributing Corporation	March 16, 1989	Barton Fink

1991[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Champ	MGM/UA Home Video	Warner Home Video	Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation	February 20, 1991	Barton Fink

1992[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Big Knife	MGM/UA Home Video	Warner Home Video	Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation	December 10, 1992	Barton Fink

2000[edit]

Title	Label	Marketer	Distributor	Released	Film(s) inspired
The Girl Who Knew Too Much	Alfredo Leone Trust	Image Entertainment	Image Entertainment	July 31, 2000	Blood Simple