1991 in home video
A summary of 1991 in home video:
Industry milestones
July
- July 11 - Fox Video is formed.
Date unknown
- In Sweden the development of satellite television has become a tough competitor to the home video market and through oustings and mergings the number of videogram disbursers has reduced from circa 60 to circa 20.[1]
Releases
The following films were released on home video on the following dates:
U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
January 3 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
The Transformers: The Movie | Family Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
January 17 | Mo' Better Blues | Universal | VHS release |
Young Guns II | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
January 23 | The Freshman (1990) | TriStar | VHS release; although still uses 1990 RCA/Columbia copyright |
January 31 | Die Hard 2 | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
Navy SEALs | Orion | VHS release | |
Problem Child | Universal | VHS release | |
February 6 | Taking Care of Business | Touchstone | VHS release |
February 7 | Days of Thunder | Paramount | VHS release; although still uses 1990 Paramount copyright |
February 13 | Flatliners | Columbia | VHS release; although still uses 1990 RCA/Columbia copyright |
February 14 | Darkman | Universal | VHS release |
February 20 | Quick Change | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
February 21 | Air America | Carolco | VHS release |
Frankenstein Unbound | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
February 28 | Death Warrant | MGM | VHS release |
State of Grace | Orion | VHS release | |
The Two Jakes | Paramount | VHS release; although still uses 1990 Paramount copyright | |
March 6 | Arachnophobia | Hollywood | VHS release |
March 7 | After Dark, My Sweet | Avenue | VHS release |
The Exorcist III | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
King of New York | Carolco | VHS release | |
March 13 | Pump Up the Volume | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
White Hunter Black Heart | VHS release | ||
March 15 | Alice in Wonderland | Disney | VHS re-release; part of Walt Disney Classics |
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | VHS release | ||
March 20 | Desperate Hours | MGM | VHS release |
March 21 | Ghost | Paramount | VHS release |
Pacific Heights | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
March 27 | Presumed Innocent | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
March 28 | Funny About Love | Paramount | VHS release |
Henry & June | Universal | VHS release | |
The Hot Spot | Orion | VHS release | |
White Palace | Universal | VHS release | |
April 4 | Memphis Belle | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
Miller's Crossing | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
Wild at Heart | VHS release | ||
April 11 | Child's Play 2 | Universal | VHS release |
Sibling Rivalry | Columbia | VHS release | |
April 18 | Marked for Death | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
April 24 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
Graffiti Bridge | VHS release | ||
Rocky V | MGM | VHS release | |
April 25 | Texasville | Columbia | VHS release |
May 1 | The Sheltering Sky | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
May 3 | The Jungle Book | Disney | VHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics |
Pete's Dragon | VHS release | ||
May 8 | Mr. Destiny | Touchstone | VHS release |
Quigley Down Under | MGM | VHS release | |
Three Men and a Little Lady | Touchstone | VHS release | |
May 9 | Havana | Universal | VHS release |
May 17 | Avalon | TriStar | VHS release |
May 18 | Predator 2 | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
May 22 | The Rookie | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
Warlock | Trimark | VHS release | |
May 23 | Jacob's Ladder | TriStar | VHS release |
Mermaids | Orion | VHS release | |
May 29 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
Popcorn | Columbia | VHS release | |
June 5 | The Grifters | Miramax | VHS release |
Postcards from the Edge | Columbia | VHS release | |
June 6 | Kindergarten Cop | Universal | VHS release |
June 12 | Green Card | Touchstone | VHS release |
Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | Miramax | VHS release | |
White Fang | Disney | VHS release | |
June 13 | Come See the Paradise | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
June 19 | GoodFellas | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
June 21 | Ernest Goes to Camp | Touchstone | VHS release |
June 25 | Roger & Me | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
June 26 | Men of Respect | Columbia | VHS release |
Not Without My Daughter | MGM | VHS release | |
Reversal of Fortune | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
June 27 | Almost an Angel | Paramount | VHS release |
Edward Scissorhands | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
July 3 | Look Who's Talking Too | Columbia | VHS release |
July 11 | Misery | MGM | VHS release |
Once Around | Universal | VHS release | |
Robin Hood | Disney | VHS re-release; Walt Disney Classics | |
July 17 | The Russia House | MGM | VHS release |
Shipwrecked | Disney | VHS release | |
July 18 | Flight of the Intruder | Paramount | VHS release |
L.A. Story | TriStar | VHS release | |
July 19 | The Brave Little Toaster | Disney | VHS release |
July 24 | Hamlet | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
July 25 | Alice | Orion | VHS release |
Lionheart | Universal | VHS release | |
The Muppets Take Manhattan | TriStar | VHS release; distributed by FoxVideo | |
Sleeping with the Enemy | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
July 31 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | New Line | VHS release; distributed by Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
August 8 | King Ralph | Universal | VHS release |
August 14 | Scenes from a Mall | Touchstone | VHS release |
August 22 | Dracula | Universal | VHS release |
Paris Trout | Palace | VHS release | |
The Rescuers Down Under | Disney | VHS release: part of Walt Disney Classics | |
True Colors | Paramount | VHS release | |
August 23 | Home Alone | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
Felix the Cat: The Movie | New World Pictures | VHS release; part of Buena Vista Home Video | |
August 28 | Dances with Wolves | Orion | VHS release |
September 4 | La Femme Nikita | Gaumont | VHS release |
September 11 | Oscar | Touchstone | VHS release |
September 12 | Closet Land | Universal | VHS release, distributed by Media Home Entertainment |
The Five Heartbeats | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
The Hard Way | Universal | VHS release | |
September 20 | An American Tail | Universal | VHS re-release |
The Land Before Time | VHS re-release | ||
September 26 | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | Fox Video CBS/Fox Children's Video | VHS re-release, with Stereo Surround sound |
The Doors | TriStar | VHS release | |
October 2 | The Marrying Man | Hollywood | VHS release |
October 3 | A Kiss Before Dying (1991) | Universal | VHS release |
October 4 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
October 9 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | Miramax | VHS release; distributed by LIVE Entertainment |
October 10 | The Godfather Part III | Paramount | VHS release; 2-Videocassette set |
One Good Cop | Hollywood | VHS release | |
October 14 | Talent for the Game | Paramount | VHS release |
October 17 | Race with the Devil | 20th Century Fox | VHS re-release |
October 18 | The Rescuers Down Under | Walt Disney Classics | Laserdisc release |
October 24 | Class Action | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
The Silence of the Lambs | Orion | VHS release | |
October 30 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
November 1 | Fantasia | Disney | VHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics |
November 6 | Mortal Thoughts | Columbia | VHS release |
What About Bob? | Touchstone | VHS release | |
November 7 | Backdraft | Universal | VHS release |
November 13 | V.I. Warshawski | Hollywood | VHS release |
November 20 | Hudson Hawk | TriStar | VHS release |
Out for Justice | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
November 21 | F/X2 | Orion | VHS release |
November 22 | The Little Engine That Could | Universal | VHS release |
November 26 | Toy Soldiers | TriStar | VHS release |
November 27 | Only the Lonely | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
Soapdish | Paramount | VHS release | |
December 4 | City Slickers | Columbia | VHS release |
December 5 | Problem Child 2 | Universal | VHS release |
December 11 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Carolco | VHS release; distributed by LIVE Entertainment |
December 18 | Delirious | MGM | VHS release |
Doc Hollywood | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
December 19 | Cool as Ice | Universal | VHS release |
Dutch | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Paramount | VHS release | |
Unknown | Career Opportunities | Universal | VHS release |
Documentary home video releases
The following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:
- Rodney King - March 3, 1991
TV show releases
The following television shows were released on the following dates:
- "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" video - January 23
- "Better Late Than Never and Other Stories"
- "Rocky & Bullwinkle" videos (#1) - February 8
- "Mona Moose"
- "Birth of Bullwinkle"
- "Blue Moose"
- "Vincent Van Moose"
- "La Grande Moose"
- "Canadian Gothic"
- "Dr. Seuss" videos - March 20
- "Wee Sing" video - May 14
- "The Big Rock Candy Mountains"
- "I Love Lucy": The Video Collection (#3) - May 16
- Volume 9 ("The Moustache" / "Lucy and the Loving Cup")
- Volume 10 ("Lucy Tells the Truth" / "The Kleptomaniac")
- Volume 11 ("Bonus Bucks" / "The Fur Coat")
- Volume 12 ("Lucy Cries Wolf" / "Lucy is Envious")
- "Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special" - July 24
- "Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet" - July 24
- "Barney & the Backyard Gang" videos
- "Barney in Concert" - July 29
- "Rock with Barney" (Neiman Marcus exclusive) - August
- "TaleSpin" videos (#1) - August 9
- "True Baloo" (contains "From Here to Machinery" and "The Balooest of the Bluebloods")
- "That's Show Biz!" (contains "Stormy Weather" and "Mommy for a Day")
- "Jackpots & Crackpots" (contains "A Touch of Glass" and "Her Chance to Dream")
- "Fearless Flyers" (contains "Jumping the Guns" and "Match One for Gipper")
- "Adventures in Odyssey" video - September 24
- "The Knight Travellers"
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Sewer Heroes" series - September 25
- "Leonardo Lightens Up" (Bonus episode: "Leonardo Versus Tempestra")
- "Donatello's Degree" (Bonus episode: "Donatello Makes Time")
- "Raphael Meets His Match" (Bonus episode: "Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead")
- "Michelangelo Meets Bugman" (Bonus episode: "What's Michelangelo Good For?")
- "Simply Mad About the Mouse" - September 27
- "A Garfield Christmas" - October 17
- "The Simpsons" video - October 23
- "Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree" - November 1
- "Rocky and Bullwinkle" videos - November 15
- "Whistler's Moose"
- "Norman Moosewell"
- "Adventures in Odyssey" video - November 26
- "A Flight to the Finish"
References
- "Från videovåld till World of Warcraft" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Media Council. 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
External links
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