1984 in home video
1984 in home video:
Industry milestones
January
- January - JVC introduces the VHD in the UK.[1]
- January 17 - In Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., popularly known as the "Betamax case", the Supreme Court of the United States rules that the practice of "time shifting" constitutes fair use and that the manufacturers of home video recording devices cannot be held liable for copyright infringement by consumers.
July
- July 12 - The Video Recordings Act 1984 is adopted by the UK.[2]
Movie releases
The following movies were released on video:
U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
January 1 | Twelve Months | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
February | Mr. Mom | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
Porky's | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Porky's II: The Next Day | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Staying Alive | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
March | Strange Brew | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Trading Places | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
WarGames | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
April | D.C. Cab | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
The Dead Zone | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Octopussy | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Star 80 | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Sudden Impact | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Uncommon Valor | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Under Fire | Vestron Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
May | All the Right Moves | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
Christine | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Keep | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Scarface | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Silkwood | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
June | The Right Stuff | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Son of Flubber | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Terms of Endearment | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
July | The Big Chill | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Children of the Corn | Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
July 3 | The Dirty Dozen | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
August | The Incredible Journey | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
Repo Man | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Romancing the Stone | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Splash | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
September | Against All Odds | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Footloose | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
October | This is Spinal Tap | Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
Yentl | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
October 22 | SS Experiment Camp | T-Z Video/Video City/Wizard Video | Betamax release VHS release |
October 25 | Never Cry Wolf | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
November | A Christmas Story | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Conan the Destroyer | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Dreamscape | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Firestarter | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Last Starfighter | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Natural | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Purple Rain | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Sixteen Candles | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
November 7 | Top Secret! | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
November 13 | Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
December | The NeverEnding Story | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Police Academy | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Streets of Fire | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
December 3 | Mickey's Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
Robin Hood | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Unknown | Becket | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
The Exorcist | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (reissue) | |
Exorcist II: The Heretic | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (reissue) | |
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (reissue) | |
Moscow on the Hudson | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Misunderstood | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
National Lampoon's Vacation | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Omen | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (reissued but not in a box set) | |
Damien: Omen II | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (reissued but not in a box set) | |
Omen III: The Final Conflict | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (reissued but not in a box set) | |
Taps | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Hurray for Betty Boop | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
Australia
The following tapes were released in Australia in 1984:
Australia Release Date | Title | Studio | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
April | Basket Case | Rugged Films | Betamax release VHS release |
Fire and Ice | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Hysterical | Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Jaguar Lives! | Roadshow Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Rolling Thunder | American International Pictures | Betamax release VHS release |
References
- ↑ History of Media Technology (läst 8 april 2011)
- ↑ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/39/introduction Video Recordings Act 1984 - Accessed 8 April 2011
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