1988 in home video

Industry milestones

Date unknown
  • Distribution of Video 2000 products ends.[1]
  • Sony begins marketing VHS VCRs for the first time
  • VCRs present in over 50% of American homes for the first time[2]

Film home video releases

The following movies debuted on home video on the following dates:

U.S./Canada
Release Date		TitleStudioNotes
January 6Dirty DancingVestronVHS release
January 14DragnetUniversalVHS release
January 21 Predator20th Century FoxVHS release
La BambaColumbiaVHS release
January 28RobocopOrionVHS release
January 31SpaceballsMGMVHS release
February 2Benji the HuntedDisneyVHS release
February 10The Monster SquadTriStarVHS release
February 14MothraColumbiaVHS release
February 24 The Lost BoysWarner Bros.VHS release
The Big EasyColumbiaVHS release
Jaws: The RevengeUniversalVHS release
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise20th Century FoxVHS release
March 2Hamburger HillParamountVHS release
March 9Beverly Hills Cop IIParamountVHS release
March 10Amazon Women on the MoonUniversalVHS release
March 15 StakeoutTouchstoneVHS release
The Pick-up Artist20th Century FoxVHS release
March 17The Living DaylightsUnited ArtistsVHS release
March 30 InnerspaceWarner Bros.VHS release
The Princess Bride20th Century FoxVHS release
HellraiserNew World PicturesVHS release
The HiddenNew LineVHS release
No Way OutOrionVHS release
April 5Flowers in the AtticStarmakerVHS release
April 13Adventures in BabysittingDisneyVHS release
April 14Less Than Zero20th Century FoxVHS release
April 20The UntouchablesParamountVHS release
April 27The Witches of EastwickWarner Bros.VHS release
April 28Deadly IllusionColumbiaVHS release
May 1Fatal BeautyMGMVHS release
May 5Three O'Clock HighUniversalVHS release
May 11Return of the Living Dead Part IILorimarVHS release
May 12Baby BoomMGMVHS release
May 17Can't Buy Me LoveTouchstoneVHS release
May 25The Running ManTriStarVHS release
May 26 Throw Momma From the TrainOrionVHS release
BarflyCannon FilmsVHS release
Born in East L.A.Universal PicturesVHS release
The Chipmunk AdventureThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyVHS release
House of GamesOrion PicturesVHS release
The PrincipalTriStarVHS release
May 31Donald in Mathmagic LandDisneyVHS release
June 1 Fatal AttractionParamountVHS release
Like Father Like SonTriStarVHS release
Rent-a-CopKings RoadVHS release
June 9 Julia and JuliaCinecomVHS release
OverboardMGMVHS release
June 15NutsWarner Bros.VHS release
June 16Cry FreedomUniversalVHS release
June 21Biggles: Adventures in TimeStarmakerVHS release
June 22 Full Metal JacketWarner Bros.VHS release
IronweedTriStarVHS release
June 23The Couch TripOrionVHS release
July 7Wall Street20th Century FoxVHS release
July 13 Action JacksonLorimarVHS release
Eddie Murphy RawParamountVHS release
MovingWarner BrosVHS release
July 14Prince of DarknessUniversalVHS release
July 19 D.O.A.TouchstoneVHS release
The TelephoneNew WorldVHS release
July 21SuspectTriStarVHS release
July 27 Braddock: Missing in Action IIICannonVHS release
You Can't Hurry LoveVestronVHS release
August 2Good Morning, VietnamTouchstoneVHS release
August 3End of the LineOrion ClassicsVHS release
August 4 A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon20th Century FoxVHS release
Satisfaction20th Century FoxVHS release
August 11 For KeepsTriStarVHS release
Pass the AmmoNew Century VistaVHS release
August 17 Aloha SummerInternational SpectrafilmVHS release
CopAtlanticVHS release
Planes, Trains and AutomobilesParamountVHS release
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami BeachWarner Bros.VHS release
Promised LandVestronVHS release
August 18Panda and the Magic RocToei AnimationVHS release
August 25 BulletproofCineTel FilmsVHS release
HairsprayNew LineVHS release
August 30 18 Again!New WorldVHS release
MoonstruckMGMVHS release
August 31 Best SellerOrionVHS release
The Last EmperorColumbiaVHS release
September 1Broadcast News20th Century FoxVHS release
September 8 FranticWarner Bros.VHS release
Shy PeopleCannonVHS release
September 14 Appointment with DeathCannonVHS release
Lady in WhiteNew Century VistaVHS release
ScavengersAcademyVHS release
September 15 Batteries Not IncludedUniversalVHS release
The Milagro Beanfield WarUniversalVHS release
September 20The Wrong GuysNew WorldVHS release
September 22Johnny Be GoodOrionVHS release
September 27Shoot to KillTouchstoneVHS release
September 28 School DazeColumbiaVHS release
She's Having a BabyParamountVHS release
Switching ChannelsTriStarVHS release
Vice VersaColumbiaVHS release
September 29MasqueradeMGMVHS release
October 4 CinderellaDisneyVHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics
Mary PoppinsDisneyVHS release
The Wind in the WillowsDisneyVHS release
October 6 Rambo IIITriStarVHS release
The Serpent and the RainbowUniversalVHS release
ShakedownUniversalVHS release
October 11Dead HeatNew WorldVHS release
October 12 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New BloodParamountVHS release
My Best Friend Is a VampireKings RoadVHS release
A New LifeParamountVHS release
SalsaCannonVHS release
October 13Maniac CopShapiro-Glickenhaus EntertainmentVHS release
October 18Bright Lights, Big CityUnited ArtistsVHS release
October 19 BeetlejuiceWarner Bros.VHS release
Critters 2: The Main CourseNew LineVHS release
The Invisible KidTaurusVHS release
Judgment in BerlinNew LineVHS release
Little NikitaColumbiaVHS release
October 26 Permanent RecordParamountVHS release
A Time of DestinyColumbiaVHS release
October 27 Bad Dreams20th Century FoxVHS release
E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialUniversalVHS release
November 1 Mickey's Magical WorldDisneyVHS release
Return to Snowy River20th Century FoxVHS release
November 2 Above the LawWarner Bros.VHS release
And God Created WomanVestronVHS release
The Seventh SignTriStarVHS release
SunsetTriStarVHS release
November 10 Biloxi BluesUniversalVHS release
Off Limits20th Century FoxVHS release
November 15Three Men and a BabyTouchstoneVHS release
November 16Stand and DeliverWarner Bros.VHS release
November 17ColorsOrionVHS release
November 22 Funny Farm (film)Warner Bros.VHS release
WillowMGMVHS release
December 1Call MeVestronVHS release
December 7Big Top Pee-weeParamountVHS release
December 8Casual Sex?UniversalVHS release
December 13The RescueTouchstoneVHS release
December 14 Arthur 2: On the RocksWarner Bros.VHS release
Midnight CrossingVestronVHS release
December 15 License to Drive20th Century FoxVHS release
The New Adventures of Pippi LongstockingColumbiaVHS release
Short Circuit 2TriStarVHS release
December 21 BloodsportWarner Bros.VHS release
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterNew LineVHS release
December 29 Monkey ShinesOrionVHS release
Red HeatTriStarVHS release
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingOrionVHS release

TV show releases

The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:

Documentary home video releases
  • Legendary Linemen - January 28
  • The Great Ones - January 28
  • Gift of Grab - October 5

References
  1. "Video 2000 / Video Compact Cassette (1979 – 1988". Museum of Obselete Media. 1979. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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