1993 in home video

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A summary of 1993 in home video:

Years in home video: 1990   1991   1992   1993   1994   1995   1996
Centuries: 19th century  ·  20th century  ·  21st century
Decades: 1960s   1970s   1980s   1990s   2000s   2010s   2020s
Years: 1990   1991   1992   1993   1994   1995   1996

Industry milestones

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Movie releases

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

Contents

U.S./Canada
release date		TitleStudioFormat
January 6 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Disney VHS release
January 7 Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Warner Bros. VHS releases
Stay Tuned
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me New Line VHS release
January 13 Live Wire Columbia TriStar VHS release
A Stranger Among Us Hollywood VHS release
Where the Day Takes You New LineVHS release
January 20 3 Ninjas Touchstone VHS release
Man Trouble 20th Century Fox VHS release
Storyville Columbia TriStarVHS release
January 27DevlinMediaVHS release
Diggstown MGM VHS release
Interceptor VidmarkVHS release
Raise the Red Lantern OrionVHS release
Raising Cain Universal VHS release
Single White Female Columbia TriStarVHS release
January 29 The Great Muppet Caper Jim Henson VHS re-releases; distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
The Muppet Movie
February 3 Unlawful Entry 20th Century FoxVHS release
Mo' Money Columbia TriStarVHS releases
Where Angels Fear to Tread
February 10 Death Becomes Her UniversalVHS release
Stephen King's It Warner Bros.VHS miniseries release
Mom and Dad Save the World HBOVHS release
The Waterdance Samuel Goldwyn VHS release
February 17 Freejack Warner Bros.VHS release
A League of Their Own Columbia TriStarVHS release
South Central Warner Bros.VHS release
February 24 Alien Intruder PM Home VideoVHS release
Cool World Paramount VHS release
Gun Crazy Academy EntertainmentVHS release
Honeymoon in Vegas New Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
Hurricane Smith Warner Bros.VHS releases
Innocent Blood
Light Sleeper LiveVHS release
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland HemdaleVHS release
Rapid Fire 20th Century FoxVHS release
Stepmonster New Horizons VHS release
February 25 A Stranger Among Us HollywoodLaserdisc release
February 26 Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore DisneyVHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Mini-Classics Collection
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
March 3 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Warner Bros.VHS release
FernGully: The Last Rainforest 20th Century FoxVHS re-release
Of Mice and Men MGMVHS release
Salem's Lot Warner Bros.VHS release
Singles VHS release
Sneakers UniversalVHS release
Strange Invaders Warner Bros.VHS release
Taste the Blood of Dracula VHS release
Whispers in the Dark ParamountVHS release
March 10 Bebe's Kids ParamountVHS release
Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracyWarner Bros.VHS release
The Deliberate Stranger VHS release
DragonfightVHS release
The Last of the Mohicans 20th Century FoxVHS release
Wind Columbia TriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
March 17 Candyman Columbia TriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
Crossing the Bridge TouchstoneVHS release
Mediterraneo MiramaxVHS release
Mistress LiveVHS release
Time Runner New LineVHS release
March 24 Captain Ron TouchstoneVHS release
Mr. Baseball UniversalVHS release
Mr. Saturday Night Columbia TriStarVHS release
Pure Country Warner Bros.VHS release
March 26 Pinocchio DisneyVHS re-release; part of Walt Disney Classics
March 31 Gas Food Lodging Columbia TriStarVHS release
The Little Engine That Could UniversalVHS release
The Player New Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
Stalin MGMVHS release
Under Siege Warner Bros.VHS release
April 7 Consenting Adults HollywoodVHS release
EdenPlayboyVHS release
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time PlayboyVHS release
Husbands and Wives Columbia TriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
Leprechaun Trimark VHS release
Love Potion No. 9 20th Century FoxVHS release
Reservoir Dogs MiramaxVHS release
Traces of Red Samuel GoldwynVHS release
April 14 Hero Columbia TriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
The Mighty Ducks DisneyVHS release
Passenger 57 Warner Bros.VHS release
Sarafina! HollywoodVHS release
Turtle Beach Warner Bros.VHS release
April 21 Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe PrismVHS release
Aspen Extreme HollywoodVHS release
Night and the City 20th Century FoxVHS release
Past Midnight CinetelVHS release
Pet Sematary Two ParamountVHS release
The Public Eye UniversalVHS release
April 28 Bob Roberts ParamountVHS release
Chaplin Carolco VHS release
Enchanted April MiramaxVHS release
School Ties ParamountVHS release
April 29 Aspen Extreme HollywoodLaserdisc release
May 5 Citizen Cohn HBOVHS release
Dr. Giggles UniversalVHS release
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag TouchstoneVHS release
May 6 The Distinguished Gentleman HollywoodVHS release
May 12 Trespass UniversalVHS release
May 19 Blade Runner Warner Bros.VHS release
Fifty-Fifty CannonVHS release
Glengarry Glen Ross New LineVHS release
A River Runs Through It Columbia TriStarVHS release
May 22 Untamed Heart MGMVHS release
May 26 Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar DisneyVHS re-release
Doppelganger: The Evil Within MediaVHS release
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth DimensionVHS release
Hoffa 20th Century FoxVHS releases
Toys
Used People
June 2 Grave of the Fireflies (Subbed) Central Park Media VHS release
Howards End Columbia TriStarVHS release
Johnny Suede MiramaxVHS release
June 9 Forever Young Warner Bros.VHS release
Shadow of the Wolf EpicVHS release
June 16 Body of Evidence MGMVHS release
Damage New LineVHS release
The Cemetery Club TouchstoneVHS release
Best of the Best 2 FoxVHS release
The Lover MGMVHS release
June 23 Dracula (1992)Columbia TriStarVHS release
Eden 2 PlayboyVHS release
Empire of the Sun Warner Bros.VHS re-release
Frozen Assets FoxVHS release
Good Morning, Vietnam TouchstoneVHS re-release
Jennifer 8 ParamountVHS release
The Last Emperor Columbia TriStarVHS re-release
White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II New HorizonsVHS release
June 30 A Few Good Men Columbia TriStarVHS releases
Hexed
Leap of Faith ParamountVHS release
Peter's Friends Samuel GoldwynVHS release
PrehysteriaMoonbeam EntertainmentVHS release
2001: A Space Odyssey MGMVHS release; letterboxed 25th anniversary edition
July 7 Blind Side HBOVHS release
The Bodyguard (1992)Warner Bros.VHS release
The Crying Game PalaceVHS release
Malcolm X Warner Bros.VHS release
Matinee UniversalVHS release
Nemesis ImperialVHS release
Unforgiven Warner Bros.VHS release
July 13 Encino Man HollywoodVHS release
July 14 Lorenzo's Oil UniversalVHS release
Shadow HunterRepublicVHS release
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III New LineVHS release
July 21 Amos & Andrew New Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
1492: Conquest of Paradise ParamountVHS release
Love Field OrionVHS release
Passion Fish Columbia TriStarVHS release
Rich in Love MGMVHS release
July 27 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 20th Century FoxVHS release
July 28 Nowhere to Run Columbia TriStarVHS release
There Goes the Neighborhood ParamountVHS release
August 4 Scent of a Woman UniversalVHS release
Sniper Columbia TriStarVHS release
Sommersby Warner Bros.VHS release
Swing Kids HollywoodVHS release
August 11 Army of Darkness UniversalVHS release
Benny & Joon MGMVHS release
Broadway Bound ABC VideoVHS release
Falling Down Warner Bros.VHS release
Hear No Evil 20th Century FoxVHS releases
The Vanishing
Zebrahead Columbia TriStarVHS release
August 13 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey DisneyVHS release [3]
August 18 Bad Lieutenant Live Home VideoVHS release
Tomcat: Dangerous Desires RepublicVHS release
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows Columbia TriStarVHS release
August 24 Willy the Sparrow Feature Films for FamiliesVHS release
August 25 Boiling Point Warner Bros.VHS release
Groundhog Day Columbia TriStarVHS release
Mad Dog and Glory UniversalVHS release
The Temp ParamountVHS release
September 1 Alive TouchstoneVHS release
Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon Warner Bros.VHS releases
Point of No Return
This Boy's Life
September 8 CB4 UniversalVHS release
The Crush Warner Bros.VHS release
El Mariachi Columbia TriStarVHS releases
Fathers & Sons (1992)
Map of the Human Heart MiramaxVHS release
No Place to Hide WarnerVHS release
September 15 Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice DimensionVHS release
Eden 3 PlayboyVHS release
Fire in the Sky ParamountVHS release
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 New LineVHS release
September 21 Once Upon a Forest 20th Century FoxVHS release
September 22 Indian Summer TouchstoneVHS release
Married to It OrionVHS release
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them HBOVHS release
September 28 Aladdin DisneyVHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics. Disney permitted retailers to sell copies beginning September 28, but the release date was advertised as October 1. [4]
Ernest Saves Christmas TouchstoneVHS release
Frenchman's Creek ParamountSpecial Edition VHS release
September 29 Beauty and the Beast DisneyLaserdisc release; part of Walt Disney Classics
Excessive Force New LineVHS release
Sidekicks Columbia TriStarVHS release
October 6 Jack the Bear 20th Century FoxVHS release
The Night We Never Met MiramaxVHS release
The Pickle Columbia TriStarVHS release
October 13 Indecent Proposal ParamountVHS release
October 20 A Far Off Place DisneyVHS release
Johnny Stecchino New LineVHS release
The Sandlot 20th Century FoxVHS release
Three of Hearts New LineVHS release
October 26 Dennis the Menace Warner Bros.VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Tom and Jerry: The Movie FHEVHS release
October 27 Born Yesterday HollywoodVHS release
Cop and a Half UniversalVHS release
The Dark Half OrionVHS release
Extreme Justice VidmarkVHS release
Highlander: The Gathering HemdaleVHS release
Posse PolyGramVHS release
November 3 Happily Ever After Worldvision VHS release
Indecent Behavior AtlanticVHS release
Who's the Man? New LineVHS release
November 5 The Muppet Christmas Carol DisneyVHS release
November 10 Sliver ParamountVHS release
Stephen King's The Tommyknockers VidmarkVHS release
Weekend at Bernie's II Columbia TriStarVHS release
November 16 Free Willy Warner Bros.VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection [5]
November 17 American Heart LiveVHS release
Carnosaur New HorizonsVHS release
November 24 The Adventures of Huck Finn DisneyVHS release
Cliffhanger Columbia TriStarVHS release [5]
Life with Mikey TouchstoneVHS release
Made in America Warner Bros.VHS release [5]
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Columbia TriStarSpecial Edition VHS release
December 1 Rising Sun 20th Century FoxVHS release
Splitting Heirs UniversalVHS release
December 8 Guilty as Sin HollywoodVHS release
Sleepless in Seattle Columbia TriStarVHS release [5]
Super Mario Bros. HollywoodVHS release
December 15 Bodies, Rest & Motion New LineVHS release
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story UniversalVHS release
December 16 The Firm ParamountVHS release
Thumbelina: A Magical Story Enoki VHS release
December 22 Dave Warner Bros.VHS release
Equinox Columbia TriStarVHS release
House of Cards LiveVHS release
Warlock II: The Exiled VidmarkVHS release
December 29 Surf Ninjas New LineVHS release
December 30 The Black Scorpion Warner Bros.VHS releases
The Valley of Gwangi

TV show releases

The following television shows were released on the following dates:

Direct-to-video VHS releases

The following movies and TV shows were released on video cassette on these following dates:

Documentary Home Video releases

International Home Video releases

The following VHS were released on home video on the following dates:

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A summary of 1994 in home video:

A summary of 1992 in home video:

1989 in home video:

A summary of 1991 in home video:

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References

  1. ↑ DVD Development History – Accessed 8 April 2011
  2. ↑ "Video CD (1993 – 2000s)". Museum of Obselete Media. 1993. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Cidoni, Mike (August 12, 1993). ""Disney's talking pets are a hit"". Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan). p. "Wow," p. 14. Retrieved November 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Duwayne Dunham marks his feature-directing debut with Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, which hits stores Friday on Walt Disney tapes.
  4. ↑ Smith, Cliff (September 23, 1993). ""'Aladdin' arriving on video Tuesday"". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 8B. Retrieved November 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com. The Disney Co. is allowing merchants to advertise Oct. 1 as the release date, as Kmart, Wal-Mart and Lechmere, for example, already have. But retailers can sell Aladdin as early as next Tuesday [September 28] — and many, such as Wegmans, Tops, The Disney Store, and Lechmere, will.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Staten, Vince (October 2, 1993). "Disney's is one of seven Aladdins on video". The Courier-Journal . p. "Scene," p. 15. Retrieved November 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com. 'Free Willy' . . . arrives in stores Nov. 16. 'Made in America' . . . is due out on video Nov. 24. That's also the video-release date for 'Cliffhangers' [sic] . . . with Sylvester Stallone. The romantic comedy 'Sleepless in Seattle' . . . is due in stores Dec. 8.
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