1982 in home video

Last updated

1982 in home video:

Years in home video: 1979   1980   1981   1982   1983   1984   1985
Centuries: 19th century  ·  20th century  ·  21st century
Decades: 1950s   1960s   1970s   1980s   1990s   2000s   2010s
Years: 1979   1980   1981   1982   1983   1984   1985

Industry milestones

January

May

June

October

Film releases

The following films were released on video on the following dates:

Contents

U.S./Canada
Release Date
TitleStudioNotes
July–September
J
U
L
Y
6 The Great Muppet Caper CBS/Fox Video Betamax
VHS release
S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R
1 Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope CBS/Fox VideoBetamax release
VHS release
November–December
N
O
V
E
M
B
E
R
4 Fun and Fancy Free Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
The Parent Trap (1961)Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Rocky III CBS/Fox VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Paramount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Three Caballeros Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
27 Charlotte's Web (1973) Paramount Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R
7 Annie (1982) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
10 Tron Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
17 Babes in Toyland (1961)Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Chariots of Fire Warner Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Fort Apache, The Bronx Vestron Video Betamax release
VHS release
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly CBS/Fox VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Great Muppet Caper CBS/Fox VideoBetamax release
VHS release
A Day at Disneyland Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
History of the World: Part I CBS/Fox VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Horton Hears a Who! MGM/UA Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! MGM/UA Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Justin Morgan Had A Horse Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Neighbors (1981)RCA/Columbia Pictures Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Night Crossing Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Oklahoma! CBS/Fox VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Poltergeist (1982)MGM/UA Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
South Pacific (1958)CBS/Fox VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Three CaballerosWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release

Related Research Articles

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony.

Arista Records, Inc. is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by Bertelsmann Music Group. The label was founded in November 1974 by Clive Davis. Along with Epic Records, RCA Records, and Columbia Records, Arista is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels.

Lorimar Productions, Inc., later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993. It was founded by Irwin Molasky, Merv Adelson, and Lee Rich. The company's name was a portmanteau of Adelson's then wife, Lori, and McClellan-Palomar Airport in San Diego.

Major film studios Film production and distribution company with high output

Major film studios are production and distribution companies that release a substantial number of films annually and consistently command a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. In the American and international markets, the major film studios, often simply known as the majors, are commonly regarded as the five diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85% of U.S. box office revenue. The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate.

TriStar Pictures American film studio

TriStar Pictures, Inc. is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures, itself is a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. TriStar Pictures is a sister studio of the older Sony studio Columbia Pictures.

HBO Films is an American production and distribution company, a division of the cable television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries. The division produces fiction and non-fiction works, primarily for distribution to their own customers, though recently the company has been funding theatrical releases.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, also known as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc.

20th Century Studios Home Entertainment is a home video brand label of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment that releases films produced by 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, and 20th Century Animation, and television series by 20th Television, 20th Television Animation, FX, and National Geographic in home entertainment formats.

Columbia House Mail-order music club brand by Columbia Records

Columbia House was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records' mail-order music clubs, the primary iteration of which was the Columbia Record Club, established in 1955. The Columbia House brand was introduced in the early 1970s by Columbia Records, and had a significant market presence in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.

ELP Communications

ELP Communications was an American television production company that originally began in 1974. It's currently an in-name-only unit of Sony Pictures Television.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video distribution division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, formed in 1978.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC is the home video division of the American media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

United International Pictures is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures that distributes their films outside the United States and Canada. UIP also had international distribution rights to certain Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists films when MGM was part of the venture and also distributed Disney films in certain territories until 1987. In 2001, MGM left UIP, and signed a distribution deal with 20th Century Fox's overseas arm. The company formerly distributed DreamWorks Pictures releases internationally as well until 2005.

Magnetic Video

Magnetic Video Corporation was a home video/home audio duplication service that operated between 1968 and 1982.

CBS/Fox Video American home video entertainment company

The CBS/Fox Company, doing business under the brand CBS/Fox Video, was a home video entertainment company formed and established in June 1982, as a merger between 20th Century-Fox Video and CBS Video Enterprises. CBS/Fox released videos in the VHS, Laserdisc, and Betamax home video formats.

CBS Home Entertainment is a home entertainment company owned by ViacomCBS. Its releases are distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Paramount Home Entertainment US home video distribution company

Paramount Home Entertainment is the home video distribution arm of Paramount Pictures, a division of ViacomCBS.

CBS Theatrical Films, also as CBS Theatrical Films Group, was the film production branch of the U.S. television network, CBS, which was active from 1979 to 1985.

References