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1981 in home video

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1981 in home video:

Years in home video: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Industry milestones[edit]

March[edit]

June[edit]

  • June 9 - The parliament of Sweden adopts a law to ban the spreading violent video movies to children under the age of 15, and even hinder, but not ban by law, adults from watching video movies with "brutal and sadist violence". The adult case, however, is seen as a constitutional change and requires the proposal to first stay dormant for at least 9 months.[2]
  • June 10 - The LaserDisc format is introduced in Japan.[3]

October[edit]

Date unknown[edit]

  • "LaserDisc" becomes the common name for the format originally introduced (in 1978) as "DiscoVision".

Film releases[edit]

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

U.S./Canada
Release Date
Title Studio Notes
March
M
A
R
C
H
30 Flash Gordon MCA Videocassette Inc. Laserdisc release[5]
June
J
U
N
E
2 2001: A Space Odyssey MGM/CBS Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
26 The Absent-Minded Professor Walt Disney Home Entertainment Betamax release
VHS release
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Dumbo (1941) Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Gus (1976) Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
October
O
C
T
O
B
E
R
15 Alice in Wonderland (1951) Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Amy Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Bedknobs and Broomsticks Walt Disney Home Video LaserDisc release
VHS release
Blackbeard's Ghost Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Condorman Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Darby O'Gill and the Little People Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
The Devil and Max Devlin Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Herbie Rides Again Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Old Yeller (1957) Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Pollyanna (1960) Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
The Shaggy Dog (1959) Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
The Sign of Zorro Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Paramount Home Video Betamax release
CED Disc release[6]
LaserDisc release[7]
VHS release
Treasure Island (1950) Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
The Watcher in the Woods (1980) Walt Disney Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
27 Airplane! Paramount Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) MCA Videocassette Inc. Betamax release
VHS release
All That Jazz Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment Betamax release
VHS release
Bananas MGM/CBS Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Magnetic Video
(United Artists)
Betamax release
VHS release
Fame (1980) MGM/CBS Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Fiddler on the Roof MGM/CBS Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Kramer vs. Kramer Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment Betamax release
VHS release
My Fair Lady Warner Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Nine to Five Magnetic Video Betamax release
VHS release
The Shining Warner Home Video Betamax release
VHS release
Stir Crazy Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment Betamax release
VHS release
The Watcher in the Woods (1980) Walt Disney Home Video LaserDisc release

References[edit]

  1. CED in the History of Media Technology (accessed 8 April 2011)
  2. Horisont 1981, Bertmarks förlag, page 154 - Videovåldet barnförbjudet
  3. "News of laser disk player production end". 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. "Day-By-Day News Summary, Oct. '81--Sept '82". Daily Variety. October 26, 1982. p. 283.
  5. "Flash Gordon". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". LaserDisc Database. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". LaserDisc Database. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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