1988 in home video
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1988 in home video:
| Years in home video: | 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 |
Industry milestones[edit]
Date unknown[edit]
- 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[edit]
The following movies debuted on home video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Dirty Dancing | Vestron | VHS release |
| January 14 | Dragnet | Universal | VHS release |
| January 21 | Predator | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
| La Bamba | Columbia | VHS release | |
| January 22 | Platoon | HBO/Orion | VHS release |
| January 28 | Robocop | Orion | VHS release |
| January 31 | Spaceballs | MGM | VHS release |
| February 2 | Benji the Hunted | Disney | VHS release |
| February 10 | The Monster Squad | TriStar | VHS release |
| February 14 | Mothra | Columbia | VHS release |
| February 24 | The Lost Boys | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| The Big Easy | Columbia | VHS release | |
| Jaws: The Revenge | Universal | VHS release | |
| Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
| March 2 | Hamburger Hill | Vestron | VHS release |
| March 9 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Paramount | VHS release |
| March 10 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Universal | VHS release |
| March 15 | Stakeout | Touchstone | VHS release |
| The Pick-up Artist | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
| March 17 | The Living Daylights | United Artists | VHS release |
| March 30 | Innerspace | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| The Princess Bride | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
| Hellraiser | New World Pictures | VHS release | |
| The Hidden | New Line | VHS release | |
| No Way Out | Orion | VHS release | |
| April 5 | Flowers in the Attic | Starmaker | VHS release |
| April 13 | Adventures in Babysitting | Disney | VHS release |
| April 14 | Less Than Zero | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
| April 20 | The Untouchables | Paramount | VHS release |
| April 27 | The Witches of Eastwick | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| April 28 | Deadly Illusion | Columbia | VHS release |
| May 1 | Fatal Beauty | MGM | VHS release |
| May 5 | Three O'Clock High | Universal | VHS release |
| May 11 | Return of the Living Dead Part II | Lorimar | VHS release |
| May 12 | Baby Boom | MGM | VHS release |
| May 17 | Can't Buy Me Love | Touchstone | VHS release |
| May 25 | The Running Man | TriStar | VHS release |
| May 26 | Throw Momma From the Train | Orion | VHS release |
| Barfly | Cannon Films | VHS release | |
| Born in East L.A. | Universal Pictures | VHS release | |
| The Chipmunk Adventure | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | VHS release | |
| House of Games | Orion Pictures | VHS release | |
| The Principal | TriStar | VHS release | |
| May 31 | Donald in Mathmagic Land | Disney | VHS release |
| June 1 | Fatal Attraction | Paramount | VHS release |
| Like Father Like Son | TriStar | VHS release | |
| Rent-a-Cop | Kings Road | VHS release | |
| June 9 | Julia and Julia | Cinecom | VHS release |
| Overboard | MGM | VHS release | |
| June 15 | Nuts | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| June 16 | Cry Freedom | Universal | VHS release |
| June 21 | Biggles: Adventures in Time | Starmaker | VHS release |
| June 22 | Full Metal Jacket | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| Ironweed | TriStar | VHS release | |
| June 23 | The Couch Trip | Orion | VHS release |
| July 7 | Wall Street | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
| July 13 | Action Jackson | Lorimar | VHS release |
| Eddie Murphy Raw | Paramount | VHS release | |
| Moving | Warner Bros | VHS release | |
| July 14 | Prince of Darkness | Universal | VHS release |
| July 19 | D.O.A. | Touchstone | VHS release |
| The Telephone | New World | VHS release | |
| July 21 | Suspect | TriStar | VHS release |
| July 27 | Braddock: Missing in Action III | Cannon | VHS release |
| You Can't Hurry Love | Vestron | VHS release | |
| August 2 | Good Morning, Vietnam | Touchstone | VHS release |
| August 3 | End of the Line | Orion Classics | VHS release |
| August 4 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
| Satisfaction | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
| August 11 | For Keeps | TriStar | VHS release |
| Pass the Ammo | New Century Vista | VHS release | |
| August 17 | Aloha Summer | International Spectrafilm | VHS release |
| Cop | Atlantic | VHS release | |
| Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Paramount | VHS release | |
| Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| Promised Land | Vestron | VHS release | |
| August 18 | Panda and the Magic Roc | Toei Animation | VHS release |
| August 25 | Bulletproof | CineTel Films | VHS release |
| Hairspray | New Line | VHS release | |
| August 30 | 18 Again! | New World | VHS release |
| Moonstruck | MGM | VHS release | |
| August 31 | Best Seller | Orion | VHS release |
| The Last Emperor | Columbia | VHS release | |
| September 1 | Broadcast News | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
| September 8 | Frantic | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| Shy People | Cannon | VHS release | |
| September 14 | Appointment with Death | Cannon | VHS release |
| Lady in White | New Century Vista | VHS release | |
| Scavengers | Academy | VHS release | |
| September 15 | Batteries Not Included | Universal | VHS release |
| The Milagro Beanfield War | Universal | VHS release | |
| September 20 | The Wrong Guys | New World | VHS release |
| September 22 | Johnny Be Good | Orion | VHS release |
| September 27 | Shoot to Kill | Touchstone | VHS release |
| September 28 | School Daze | Columbia | VHS release |
| She's Having a Baby | Paramount | VHS release | |
| Switching Channels | TriStar | VHS release | |
| Vice Versa | Columbia | VHS release | |
| September 29 | Masquerade | MGM | VHS release |
| October 4 | Cinderella | Disney | VHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics |
| Mary Poppins | Disney | VHS release | |
| The Wind in the Willows | Disney | VHS release | |
| October 6 | Rambo III | TriStar | VHS release |
| The Serpent and the Rainbow | Universal | VHS release | |
| Shakedown | Universal | VHS release | |
| October 11 | Dead Heat | New World | VHS release |
| October 12 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Paramount | VHS release |
| My Best Friend Is a Vampire | Kings Road | VHS release | |
| A New Life | Paramount | VHS release | |
| Salsa | Cannon | VHS release | |
| October 13 | Maniac Cop | Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment | VHS release |
| October 14 | Platoon | Vestron/Orion | VHS re-release |
| October 18 | Bright Lights, Big City | United Artists | VHS release |
| October 19 | Beetlejuice | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| Critters 2: The Main Course | New Line | VHS release | |
| The Invisible Kid | Taurus | VHS release | |
| Judgment in Berlin | New Line | VHS release | |
| Little Nikita | Columbia | VHS release | |
| October 20 | Hello Again | Touchstone | VHS release |
| October 26 | Permanent Record | Paramount | VHS release |
| A Time of Destiny | Columbia | VHS release | |
| October 27 | Bad Dreams | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Universal | VHS release | |
| November 1 | Mickey's Magical World | Disney | VHS release |
| Return to Snowy River | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
| November 2 | Above the Law | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| And God Created Woman | Vestron | VHS release | |
| The Seventh Sign | TriStar | VHS release | |
| Sunset | TriStar | VHS release | |
| November 10 | Biloxi Blues | Universal | VHS release |
| Off Limits | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
| November 15 | Three Men and a Baby | Touchstone | VHS release |
| November 16 | Stand and Deliver | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| November 17 | Colors | Orion | VHS release |
| November 22 | Funny Farm (film) | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| Willow | MGM | VHS release | |
| December 1 | Call Me | Vestron | VHS release |
| December 7 | Big Top Pee-wee | Paramount | VHS release |
| December 8 | Casual Sex? | Universal | VHS release |
| December 13 | The Rescue | Touchstone | VHS release |
| December 14 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| Midnight Crossing | Vestron | VHS release | |
| December 15 | License to Drive | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
| The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | Columbia | VHS release | |
| Short Circuit 2 | TriStar | VHS release | |
| December 21 | Bloodsport | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | New Line | VHS release | |
| December 29 | Monkey Shines | Orion | VHS release |
| Red Heat | TriStar | VHS release | |
| The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Orion | VHS release |
TV show releases[edit]
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
- Gumby (April 7, 1988)
- Gumby and the Moon Boggles
- Wee Sing (July 23, 1988)
- Grandpa's Magical Toys
- Jabberjaw (July 28, 1988)
- Wally Gator (July 28, 1988)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (August 11, 1988)
- Heroes in a Halfshell
- Hot Rodding Teenagers
- Barney and the Backyard Gang (August 29, 1988)
- The Backyard Show
- The Berenstain Bears (September 12, 1988)
- The Messy Room
- Learn About Strangers
- The Truth
- Get in a Fight
- DuckTales (October 4, 1988)
- High-Flying Hero
- Daredevil Ducks
- Fearless Fortune Hunters
- Masked Marauders
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (October 11, 1988)
- The Epic Begins
- Foofur (November 15, 1988)
- Foofur and His Friends
- Barney and the Backyard Gang (December 10, 1988)
- "Three Wishes"
Documentary home video releases[edit]
- Legendary Linemen - January 28
- The Great Ones - January 28
- Gift of Grab - October 5
References[edit]
- ↑ "Video 2000 / Video Compact Cassette (1979 – 1988". Museum of Obselete Media. 1979. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Fun Video Factoids". October 2004.
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