These releases are of the films that inspired the ten films of Quentin Tarantino, from Reservoir Dogs to The Movie Critic. This also includes the films that inspired True Romance and Natural Born Killers, which Tarantino wrote, and the segments he directed for Four Rooms and Sin City. For the purposes of this page, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2 are counted as a single film.
1977
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
The French Connection
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
November 1977
1978
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Dillinger
Allied Artists Video
Allied Artists Video
Allied Artists Video
November 10, 1978
1980
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
A Clockwork Orange
WCI Home Video
WCI Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
January 12, 1980
The Fury
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
December 4, 1980
Straw Dogs
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
August 7, 1980
The Wild Bunch
WCI Home Video
WCI Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
January 12, 1980
The Wizard of Oz
MGM/CBS Home Video
CBS Video Enterprises
CBS Video Enterprises
November 5, 1980
1981
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Cruising
CBS Video Enterprises
CBS Video Enterprises
CBS Video Enterprises
February 2, 1981
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
October 20, 1981
The Great Escape
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
Magnetic Video Corporation
December 29, 1981
Mean Streets
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
October 15, 1981
Straight Time
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
October 15, 1981
1982
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Blow Out
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
March 4, 1982
Taxi Driver
Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
August 4, 1982
The Thing
MCA Videocassette, Inc.
MCA Videocassette, Inc.
MCA Distributing Corporation
November 3, 1982
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
20th Century-Fox Video
20th Century-Fox Video
20th Century-Fox Video
February 17, 1982
1983
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Angels with Dirty Faces
CBS/Fox Video
The CBS/Fox Company
The CBS/Fox Company
May 18, 1983
Breathless
Vestron Video
Vestron Video
Vestron Video
August 3, 1983
The Professionals
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
April 6, 1983
Q, the Winged Serpent
MCA Videocassette, Inc.
MCA Videocassette, Inc.
MCA Distributing Corporation
July 6, 1983
Rififi
Video Yesteryear
Video Images
Video Images
1983
The Taking of Pelham 123
CBS/Fox Video
The CBS/Fox Company
The CBS/Fox Company
May 18, 1983
Vigilante
Vestron Video
Vestron Video
Vestron Video
August 3, 1983
White Heat
CBS/Fox Video
The CBS/Fox Company
The CBS/Fox Company
July 6, 1983
1984
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Bob le flambeur
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
February 9, 1984
Freebie and the Bean
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
December 10, 1984
1985
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
12 Angry Men
Key Video
The CBS/Fox Company
The CBS/Fox Company
April 22, 1985
The Big Combo
Prism Entertainment
Prism Entertainment
Prism Entertainment
November 12, 1985
Caliber 9
Lauren Home Video
Lauren Communications, Inc.
Lauren Communications, Inc.
1985
Django
Sagebrush Productions
Magnum Entertainment
Magnum Entertainment
May 13, 1985
Gone with the Wind
MGM/UA Home Video
MGM/UA Home Video
MGM/UA Home Video
March 5, 1985
Mean Streets
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
February 11, 1985
Once Upon a Time in America
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
February 11, 1985
The Ruthless Four
Monterey Home Video
International Video Entertainment
International Video Entertainment
June 20, 1985
1986
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
8 Million Ways to Die
PSO Video
The CBS/Fox Company
The CBS/Fox Company
October 2, 1986
After Hours
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
August 13, 1986
The Asphalt Jungle
MGM/UA Home Video
MGM/UA Home Video
MGM/UA Home Video
March 13, 1986
Rashomon
Embassy Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
January 8, 1986
Raw Deal
HBO/Cannon Video
HBO/Cannon Video
HBO/Cannon Video
November 5, 1987
1987
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Blue Velvet
Karl-Lorimar Home Video
Karl-Lorimar Home Video
Karl-Lorimar Home Video
April 1, 1987
Hannah and Her Sisters
HBO/Cannon Video
HBO Video
HBO Video
June 17, 1987
1988
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Day of the Wolves
Saturn Productions
Saturn Productions
Saturn Productions
1988
Full Metal Jacket
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
June 22, 1988
The Godson
Command Home Video
Command Home Video
Command Home Video
1988
The Lost Boys
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
February 24, 1988
Le petit soldat
Facets Multimedia
Facets Multimedia
Facets Multimedia
1988
Point Blank
MGM/UA Home Video
MGM/UA Home Video
MGM/UA Home Video
December 6, 1988
1989
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Au revoir les enfants
Orion Home Video
Orion Home Video
Orion Home Video
March 30, 1989
Le doulos
Interama Video Classics
Interama Video Classics
Interama Video Classics
March 16, 1989
The Killing
MGM/UA Home Video
MGM/UA Home Video
MGM/UA Home Video
December 5, 1989
1990
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
City on Fire
Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporation
Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporation
Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporation
1990
Mystery Train
Orion Home Video
Orion Home Video
Orion Home Video
November 15, 1990
1991
Title
Label
Marketer
Distributor
Released
Note(s)
Get Christie Love!
Xenon Home Video
Xenon Home Video
Xenon Entertainment
February 28, 1991
Twin Peaks
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
September 11, 1991
Who's That Knocking at My Door?
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation
June 19, 1991
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