User talk:CaptainBZ

My VHS Collections

Ask me about any tapes I have, and I'll try to get back to you. Generally I know way too much about these tapes; I made the pages for basically all the Disney subsidiaries.

Neon Mickey

• Dumbo (1982 Beta)
• In Search of the Castaways (1983 VHS) (1985 reprint, no Walt Disney & You promo)
• Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition: Donald (1984 Beta)
• The Mickey Mouse Club: Volume 1 (1985 VHS)
• The Shaggy D.A. (1985 VHS)
• Disney's Greatest Lullabies: Volume Two (1986 VHS)

Walt Disney Classics

• Sleeping Beauty (1986 VHS) (Original version)
• Lady and the Tramp (1987 VHS)
• Cinderella (1988 VHS)
• Bambi (1989 VHS)
• The Little Mermaid (1990 VHS)
• Peter Pan (1990 VHS)
• The Jungle Book (1991 VHS)
• Dumbo (1991 VHS) (1992 reprint)
• The Rescuers Down Under (1991 VHS)
• Fantasia (1991 VHS)
• 101 Dalmatians (1992 VHS) (Version 2 - Buena Vista logo appears twice)
• 101 Dalmatians (1992 VHS) (Version 3 - error fixed)
• The Great Mouse Detective (1992 VHS)
• The Rescuers (1992 VHS)
• Beauty and the Beast (1992 VHS) (Version 2 - no Pinocchio trailer)
• Beauty and the Beast (1992 VHS) (Version 3 - updated previews)
• Pinocchio (1993 VHS) (Version 2 - 1994 reprint w/ same previews)
• Aladdin (1993 VHS) (Version 1 - prototype Lion King trailer, no "Original Animated Classic!" flap)
• Aladdin (1993 VHS) (Version 2 w/ flap)
• The Fox and the Hound (1994 VHS) (Version 1 - no Return of Jafar trailer)

Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1994 VHS) (Version 2 - Masterpiece Collection logo)
• Mary Poppins (1995 VHS)
• Alice in Wonderland (1996 VHS)
• The Lion King (1995 VHS) (Version 2)
• Cinderella (1995 VHS) (Version 2 - Disney Interactive ad)
• Pocahontas (1996 VHS) (Version 2)
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1996 VHS) (Ink label)
• The Aristocats (1996 VHS)
• Oliver & Company (1996 VHS)
• Bambi (1997 VHS)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997 VHS)
• Fun and Fancy Free (1997 VHS)
• Sleeping Beauty (1997 VHS) (Version 1)
• Sleeping Beauty (1997 VHS) (Version 2)
• The Jungle Book (1997 VHS) (Version 1 - Nightmare Ned ad)
• Hercules (1998 VHS)
• Peter Pan (1998 VHS)
• Melody Time (1998 VHS)
• The Black Cauldron (1998 VHS) (Version 1)
• Lady and the Tramp (1998 VHS)
• The Rescuers (1999 VHS) (Recalled version)
• Mulan (1999 VHS)
• 101 Dalmatians (1999 VHS)
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1999 VHS)

WDHV Misc.

• Texas John Slaughter: Gunfight at Sandoval (1987 VHS)
• Return to Snowy River (1992 VHS) (1998 reprint)
• White Fang (1992 VHS) (2000 reprint)
• So Dear to My Heart (1992 VHS)
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993 VHS)
• Cool Runnings (1994 VHS) (Original version)
• The Three Musketeers (1994 VHS) (2001 reprint)
• Iron Will (1994 VHS) (2002 reprint)
• D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994 VHS) (Canadian copy)
• Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1995 VHS)
• Tall Tale (1995 VHS) (1996 reprint)
• The Santa Clause (1995 VHS) (Version 2)
• Gordy (1995 VHS) (1999 reprint)
• James and the Giant Peach (1996 VHS)
• Toy Story (1996 VHS)
• Jungle 2 Jungle (1997 VHS)
• Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997 VHS) (Version 2)
• That Darn Cat! (1997) (1997 VHS)
• George of the Jungle (1997 VHS) (Version 2)
• A Bug's Life (1999 VHS)
• Toy Story 2 (2000 VHS)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003 VHS)

WDHV Demos

• My Favorite Martian (1999 Demo VHS)

Buena Vista

• Rocky & Bullwinkle Vol. 2 - Birth of Bullwinkle (1991 VHS) (Vertical sticker label)
• Rocky & Bullwinkle Vol. 4 - Blue Moose (1991 VHS) (Horizontal ink label)
• Rocky & Bullwinkle Vol. 6 - Canadian Gothic (1991 VHS) (Horizontal ink label)
• The Who's Tommy: The Amazing Journey (1994 VHS)
• Gargoyles Vol. 1 - The Hunted (1995 VHS)
• Gargoyles Vol. 2 - The Force of Goliath (1995 VHS)
• Oprah: Make the Connection (1997 VHS)
• The Bear (1998 VHS) (slipcover)
• Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003 VHS)

Touchstone

• Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986 VHS) (No previews)
• Ruthless People (1987 VHS)
• The Color of Money (1987 VHS) (1988 reprint)
• Tin Men (1987 VHS) (1988 reprint)
• Adventures in Babysitting (1988 VHS) (1993 reprint)
• Good Morning, Vietnam (1988 VHS) (Original version)
• Hello Again (1988 VHS) (1992 reprint)
• Three Men and a Baby (1988 VHS) (Original version)
• Cocktail (1989 VHS) (Original version)
• Beaches (1989 VHS) (Original version)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1989 VHS)
• Turner & Hooch (1990 VHS) (1992 reprint)
• Dead Poets Society (1990 VHS) (Original version)
• Dead Poets Society (1990 VHS) (1997 reprint w/ sticker label)
• Mr. Destiny (1991 VHS) (Original version)
• Three Men and a Little Lady (1991 VHS) (1994 reprint w/ same previews)
• What About Bob? (1991 VHS) (1992 reprint)
• The Doctor (1992 VHS) (Original version)
• Paradise (1992 VHS) (Original version)
• Father of the Bride (1992 VHS) (Original version)
• Truly, Madly, Deeply (1992 VHS)
• Sister Act (1992 VHS) (1996 reprint w/ same previews)
• Noises Off! (1992 VHS) (1994 reprint)
• Alive (1993 VHS) (1996 reprint w/ same previews)
• Ethan Frome (1993 VHS) (1996 reprint w/ same previews)
• Indian Summer (1993 VHS)
• Strictly Ballroom (1994 VHS) (Original version)
• Strictly Ballroom (1994 VHS) (2000 reprint)
• What's Love Got to Do With It (1994 VHS) (2000 reprint)
• My Boyfriend's Back (1994 VHS) (Original version)
• Into the West (1994 VHS) (Late 1994 reprint)
• My Father the Hero (1994 VHS) (Original version)
• Like Water for Chocolate (1994 VHS) (1996 reprint w/ same previews) (Vertical ink label)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1994 VHS) (Version 2)
• The Inkwell (1994 VHS)
• When a Man Loves a Woman (1994 VHS) (Original version)
• I Love Trouble (1994 VHS) (1995 reprint)
• A Simple Twist of Fate (1995 VHS) (1996 reprint)
• Bad Company (1995 VHS) (Canadian copy)
• Two Much (1996 VHS)
• Last Dance (1996 VHS) (1997 reprint)
• Phenomenon (1997 VHS) (Original version)
• The Preacher's Wife (1997 VHS) (Original version)
• Ransom (1997 VHS) (1999 reprint)
• The 6th Man (1997 VHS) (1998 reprint)
• Con Air (1997 VHS) (Original version)
• Krippendorf's Tribe (1998 VHS) (1999 reprint)
• Kundun (1998 VHS)
• Enemy of the State (1999 VHS) (Original version)
• Woman Wanted (1999 VHS)

Touchstone Demos & Misc.

• Billy Bathgate (1992 Demo VHS)
• Strangers in Good Company (1992 Demo VHS)
• A Woman Under the Influence (1992 Demo VHS)
• Sister Act (1992 Demo VHS)
• When a Man Loves a Woman (1994 Demo VHS)
• 25th Hour (2003 Academy Screener VHS)

Hollywood

• Taking Care of Business (1991 VHS)
• Blame It on the Bellboy (1992 VHS)
• Straight Talk (1992 VHS) (1993 reprint)
• Consenting Adults (1993 VHS) (Original version)
• Aspen Extreme (1993 VHS) (Original version)
• Swing Kids (1993 VHS) (1996 reprint w/ same previews)
• Guilty as Sin (1993 VHS) (Original version)
• Guilty as Sin (1993 VHS) (1995 reprint)
• Tombstone (1994 VHS) (1995 reprint)
• Tombstone (1994 VHS) (2002 reprint)
• Color of Night (1995 VHS)
• Camp Nowhere (1995 VHS) (Original version)
• Quiz Show (1995 VHS) (Version 2 - no previews)
• A Low Down Dirty Shame (1995 VHS) (Original version) (Bootleg copy)
• Miami Rhapsody (1995 VHS) (Original version)
• While You Were Sleeping (1995 VHS) (Original version)
• While You Were Sleeping (1995 VHS) (1998 reprint w/ no previews)
• Judge Dredd (1995 VHS) (Original version) (Bootleg copy)
• Dangerous Minds (1996 VHS) (1997 reprint)
• Powder (1996 VHS)
• Mr. Holland's Opus (1996 VHS) (Version 2)
• White Squall (1996 VHS) (Original version)
• The Rock (1996 VHS) (Original version)
• Jack (1997 VHS)
• The Associate (1997 VHS) (Original version)
• Evita (1997 VHS) (Original version)
• Silent Trigger (1997 VHS)
• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997 VHS) (Original version)
• Gone Fishin' (1997 VHS) (Original version)
• G.I. Jane (1998 VHS) (Original version)
• An American Werewolf in Paris (1998 VHS)
• Simon Birch (1999 VHS)

Hollywood Demos

• The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992 Demo VHS)
• Medicine Man (1992 Demo VHS)
• Straight Talk (1992 Demo VHS)
• A Stranger Among Us (1992 Demo VHS)
• Holy Matrimony (1994 Demo VHS)
• Quiz Show (1995 Demo VHS)
• The Puppet Masters (1995 Demo VHS)

Miramax

• The Crow (1994 VHS) (2001 reprint)
• Sirens (1994 VHS)
• Little Buddha (1994 VHS) (Original version)
• The Wedding Gift (1994 VHS)
• Ciao, Professore! (1995 VHS)
• Highlander: The Final Dimension (1995 VHS) (Original version)
• Heavenly Creatures (1995 VHS)
• Clerks (1995 VHS) (1996 reprint)
• Strawberry & Chocolate (1995 VHS)
• Country Life (1996 VHS)
• Smoke (1996 VHS)
• Mighty Aphrodite (1996 VHS)
• Il Postino (1997 VHS)
• Trainspotting (1997 VHS)
• Purple Noon (1997 VHS)
• Emma (1997 VHS) (Version 2, 2003 reprint)
• Swingers (1997 VHS)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1997 VHS)
• Shades of Fear (1997 VHS)
• Rhyme & Reason (1997 VHS) (White sticker label)
• She's So Lovely (1998 VHS)
• The House of Yes (1998 VHS)
• Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1998 VHS)
• Cop Land (1998 VHS)
• The Wings of the Dove (1998 VHS)
• Everest (1999 VHS)
• Life is Beautiful (1999 VHS) (2000 reprint) (English dubbed)
• Pinero (2002 VHS)
• Amelie (2002 VHS)

Miramax Demos

• Camilla (1995 Demo VHS)
• Ready to Wear (1995 Demo VHS)
• The Big One (1998 Demo VHS)
• The Taste of Others (2001 Demo VHS)

Jim Henson

• The Muppet Movie (1993 VHS) (Version 1)
• It's the Muppets: Meet the Muppets! (1993 VHS)
• It's the Muppets: More Muppets, Please! (1993 VHS)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol (1993 VHS)

Dimension

• Highlander: The Final Dimension (1996 VHS)
• Crime Story (1997 VHS)
• Hawk's Vengeance (1997 VHS) (White sticker label)
• Reindeer Games (2000 VHS)
• Twin Warriors (2000 VHS)
• Mimic 3: Sentinel (2003 VHS)

Warren Miller

• Warren Miller's Ride (2000 Demo VHS)
• Warren Miller's Fifty (2001 Demo VHS)

About the 1992 VHS version of The Great Mouse Detective

I have a later pressing of the 1992 Black Diamond Classics VHS of “The Great Mouse Detective”. My copy came with the regular Proof of Purchase tab label below the back cover of the clamshell when I got it, and was printed on January 23, 1994, but when I checked the opening and closing, it still uses the original master, no additional changes. Does your copy come with this sort of tab label, or the prototype Proof of Purchase tab label that’s on early pressings of Beauty and the Beast, or not? And what date was your copy printed?

P.S. I have version 3 of the 1992 VHS of Beauty and the Beast as well, but I think my copy came with the prototype Proof of Purchase tab label, and mine was printed October 18, 1992, which was only 12 days before the actual release date of the tape. What date was your copy of that one printed? 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:81BD:CE0:11CD:52EA 02:36, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

My copy of “The Great Mouse Detective” does not have any Proof of Purchase label. The tape is labeled “Summer Lead ‘92” and was printed April 17, 1992.

Both of my copies of “Beauty and the Beast” have the prototype Proof of Purchase label, though it’s cut off on my Version 3 tape. My copy of Version 2 was printed June 22, 1992 and has “Christmas Lead ‘92” on the side, while my copy of Version 3 was printed August 27, 1992 and also has “Christmas Lead ‘92” on the side. Neither tape has Sorcerer Mickey on the label.

- CaptainBZ

My copies of both titles do not have Sorcerer Mickey on the tape label either. In fact, nearly none of the pre-mid 1990s Disney tapes that I own have it. By the way, it comes to my realization that American US copies of the 1992 release of "The Great Mouse Detective" removed the WDHV logo on the tape label, and it's only found on copies marketed in Canada. My copy is a US copy so there's no WDHV logo on the tape label. 69.85.235.224 12:29, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

By the way, what date in 1992 was your copy of the 1991 VHS release of "Dumbo" printed? Is it still packaged in the 1989/1991 cover, and does it still retain the red-orange FBI warning screens? 69.85.235.224 12:37, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

My copy of the Dumbo VHS was printed November 28, 1992 and has the ink label with the diamond saying "Disney's CLASSICS". It's still packaged in the 1991 cover, and has no changes from the 1991 tape master. Opens with the red-orange FBI screens and the 1989 WDC logo. - CaptainBZ

There also exists an actual 1992 VHS release. The back of the case cover for the actual 1992 release has the UPC barcode in a slightly smaller border, with the bracket number ending with "-6" in place of "-5", and the film copyright year is removed from the copyright notice on that release. And if I'm not mistaken, the actual 1992 release opens with the green FBI screens replacing the red-orange ones. That one seems to be rare. 69.85.235.224 13:19, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

"The Rescuers Down Under" 1991 VHS

From what I have seen, there are three different versions of the 1991 VHS release of "The Rescuers Down Under".

Version 1 - Copies prior to mid May 1991. US copies of this version have the "Licensed for Private Home Exhibition Only" disclaimer portion of the red-orange warning screens in a shadow outline variation, though the FBI portion is still a regular variant. Canadian copies of this version have both the license disclaimer and duplication disclaimer portions of the red-orange warnings in a shadowed outline variation.

Version 2 - Copies printed after mid May 1991. Basically the same as ver. 1, but has the regular variation of the red-orange warning screens.

Version 3 - Select copies printed between mid June-early August 1991. Basically the same as versions 1 and 2, but has the 10-second cut-in variation of the red-orange warning screens.

There's also the 1992 release of this film, with the Proof of Purchase tab label. That one has the green warning screens, and lacks previews (they could've added at least previews for the original "The Rescuers" and "Beauty and the Beast", but didn't bother doing so, which is a shame!), and it still retains the 1989 BDC logo. (Proof here) In fact, the tape label on that one is still the original 1991 label with the "THE CLASSICS - Walt Disney Home Video" diamond, rather than the standard WDHV logo.

Which version do you have of the 1991 release, and what date was your copy printed? I have version 2 of the 1991, and my copy has two print dates that are only two days apart from each other - July 13, 1991 and July 16, 1991. 69.85.235.224 13:41, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

I have version 2 as well, and my copy was printed July 5th, 1991.

"The Jungle Book" 1991 VHS with the Green Warnings

I have the original version of the 1991 "The Jungle Book" VHS release, which means my copy uses the red-orange warnings. My copy has two print dates that are only two months apart from each other - 344th day of 1990 [December 10, 1990] and March 22, 1991. I've seen copies of the later version with the green warnings printed in July, September, October, and November 1992; and I think another one I saw printed in September 1991 is also the later version, although I'm not entirely sure. What date in 1992 was your copy printed? 69.85.235.224 15:27, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Turns out I made a mistake, my copy was printed March 18th, 1991 and uses the red / orange FBI screens. Will fix this.

- CaptainBZ

You know what’s weird about this release? Some May 1992 pressings of “The Jungle Book” still retain the original red-orange FBI warnings. The title of this particular video uploaded to YouTube by DisneyVHSMuseum happens to be the proof. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:7872:9B89:7594:953B 20:02, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

"Aladdin" 1993 VHS

There are two different versions of the 1993 VHS of "Aladdin".

Version 1 - Copies prior to early July 1993. This version has the "Coming to Theaters" bumper, sandwiched between the green warnings and the prototype version of the theatrical preview for "The Lion King".

Version 2 - Copies printed after early July 1993. Basically the same as ver. 1, except this version completely removes the "Coming to Theaters" bumper, and has the regular version of the theatrical preview for "The Lion King".

I have version 2 of this release; my copy was printed on July 19, 1993, and before you ask, my copy is packaged in the cover variation that uses the "The Original Animated Classic" flap on the bottom right of the front. What version do you have, what cover variation is your copy, and what date was yours printed? 69.85.235.224 18:11, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

My copy is version 2, has the flap, and was printed July 25, 1993.

- CaptainBZ

Addendum - I just got a copy printed June 17th, 1993 that lacks the "Original Animated Classic" flap and has the "Coming to Theaters" bumper. No other differences were found.

- CaptainBZ

VCR Question

What VHS VCR brand/model(s) do you have? I have a Sharp VC-H870C 4-head hi-fi stereo VHS VCR, and it was manufactured in June 1991. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:55C4:3B0:2821:A5A9 22:51, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

The Rescuers

I only have the original 1992 Black Diamond VHS release of "The Rescuers". My copy is complete with an insert card for the Proof of Purchase and the video booklet, but the back cover on mine does not have any Proof of Purchase tab label above it. Mine was printed on May 17, 1992, which was four months and a day before the actual release date of the tape, and uses the horizontal ink-label without the Sorcerer Mickey on the label. What date was your copy of this release printed on?

About the copy of the 1999 release you have -- by "recalled version", do you mean that your copy is the version with or without the nudity frame on it? Also, what date was your copy of that one printed on? 69.85.235.224 16:38, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

My copy of the 1992 VHS was printed May 12, 1992, doesn't have Sorcerer Mickey on the horizontal ink label, and was purchased from Blockbuster in March 1993. Proof of purchase isn't on the back cover.

By "recalled", yes I mean it's the version with the nudity frame.

- CaptainBZ

So I'm deducing your copy of the 1999 has something like this: an oversized digit on the left, and this sort of code variation "112098-XXXX". The oversized digit on the left, I'm guessing is the digit of the side that is labeled, and the four digits printed next to the print date indicate the time your copy was printed at. Does your copy happen to have this sort of code?

My copy has two print dates: December 9th and December 10th, 1998. Only the latter print date has the four-digit code, which reads 2029.

Also, I have version 1 of the 1996 VHS release of "Mickey Loves Minnie" (this version lacks the Feature Program bumper) with this sort of code; the oversized digit on mine reads 66, and the date reads "121095-1010". 69.85.235.230 19:17, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Fantasia

I have the 1991 VHS release of "Fantasia". My copy is an individual version, has the horizontal ink-label and was printed on November 20, 1991, only 19 days after the actual release date of the tape and 31 days before the tape went into moratorium. What date was your copy printed on, and what label type is your copy? The earliest print date I saw for this release is in June 1991, and that had a horizontal ink-label. I’ve seen copies with a vertical sticker-label, printed late November and December 1991. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:5494:9F77:C31C:8013 04:58, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

My copy has a horizontal ink-label and was printed November 19th, 1991 (with the label reading "Christmas Lead '91").

- CaptainBZ

Mine is also labeled CHRISTMAS LEAD '91. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:5494:9F77:C31C:8013 23:15, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

The Color of Money

You mentioned that your copy of "The Color of Money" 1987 VHS is a 1995 re-printing, so I deduce your copy is a 1988/circa 1992/93 re-packaging, with bracket no. "531-2" and the distributor information referring to Buena Vista Home Video in place of WDTNT Co. (because WDTNT did not become BVHV until late 1987-early 1988), on the back of the cover, and the 1992/1993 Proof of Purchase tab label printed below it. Does your copy happen to come in this sort of packaging?

I’m also guessing your copy has the vertical ink-label, replacing the oversized Beta-style horizontal sticker-label. By the way, what date in 1995 was your copy printed on? 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:5494:9F77:C31C:8013 21:51, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Made another mistake here - admittedly it's been a while since I really checked some of my tapes. My copy has bracket no. 531-2, but uses the Betamax styled sticker label and was printed May 20, 1988.

- CaptainBZ