1985 in home video
1985 in home video:
Industry milestones
September
- September 1 - The Video Recordings Act 1984 in the United Kingdom comes into effect.
October
- October 19 - The first Blockbuster Video store opens.
Movie releases
U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Notes |
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February 20 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
February 23 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | CBS/Fox Video | Betamax release VHS release |
March 1 | Gone with the Wind | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
April 24 | The Cotton Club | Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
May 15 | The Karate Kid | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
May 22 | The Beach Boys: An American Band | Vestron Video | Betamax release VHS release |
May | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | MGM/UA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
June 19 | The Flamingo Kid | CBS/FOX Video | Betamax release VHS release |
July 7 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Playhouse Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Playhouse Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Playhouse Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Playhouse Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Planet of the Apes | Playhouse Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
July 10 | The Care Bears Movie | Samual Goldwyn Home Entertainment Vestron Video | Betamax release VHS release |
The Falcon and the Snowman | Vestron Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
July 16 | Pinocchio | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
July 26 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Samual Goldwyn Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.) |
Dodsworth | Samual Goldwyn Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.) | |
The Little Foxes | Samual Goldwyn Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.) | |
The Princess and the Pirate | Samual Goldwyn Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.) | |
Stella Dallas | Samual Goldwyn Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.) | |
The Westerners | Samual Goldwyn Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.) | |
Wuthering Heights | Samual Goldwyn Home Entertainment Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.) | |
August 28 | The Sure Thing | Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
September | He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword | Magic Window | Betamax release VHS release |
October 30 | Beverly Hills Cop | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
October 31 | Ghostbusters | RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
October 23 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | Touchstone Pictures | Betamax release VHS release |
The Barefoot Executive | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Cat's Eye | Key Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Curse of Frankenstein | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Horror of Dracula | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
House on Haunted Hill | Key Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Inferno | Key Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Mummy | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Mummy | MCA Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Nesting | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Night School | Key Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Now You See Him, Now You Don't | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Race with the Devil | Key Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Those Calloways | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Three Lives of Thomasina | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
November 5 | Babes in Toyland | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.) |
Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.) | |
Dumbo | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.) | |
Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.) | |
Old Yeller | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.) | |
Swiss Family Robinson | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.) | |
| November 6 | Tron | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
November 13 | The Emerald Forest | Embassy Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
| November 19 | The Bears and I | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Charlie the Lonesome Cougar | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Cosmic Eye | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Gremlins | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Legend of Lobo | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
Nine Deaths of the Ninja | Media Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
Secrets of Life | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
The Vanishing Prairie | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
White Wilderness | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
December 10 | Return to Oz | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
Unknown | The Story of Heidi | Pacific Arts | Betamax release VHS release |
Warriors of the Wind | New World Pictures | Betamax release VHS release |
TV Show releases
U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Notes |
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January | Rainbow Brite: Peril in the Pits | Children's Video Library | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 1 |
February 14 | It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown | Media Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release TV Special Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library". |
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown | Media Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release TV Special Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library". | |
February 20 | Star Trek: Charlie X | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 2 |
Star Trek: Dagger of the Mind | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 9 | |
Star Trek: The Enemy Within | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 5 | |
Star Trek: The Man Trap | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 1 | |
Star Trek: The Menagerie, Parts I and II | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episodes 11 & 12 | |
Star Trek: Miri | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 8 | |
Star Trek: Mudd's Women | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 6 | |
Star Trek: The Naked Time | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 4 | |
Star Trek: What Are Little Girls Made Of? | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 7 | |
Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before | Paramount Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 3 | |
February | The Fabulous Fleischer Folio: Volume One | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release |
May 8 | Rainbow Brite: The Mighty Monstromurk Menace Part 1 | Children's Video Library | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 2 |
Rainbow Brite: The Mighty Monstromurk Menace Part 2 | Children's Video Library | Betamax release VHS release Season 1 Episode 3 | |
May 21 | The Disney Dream Factory: 1933-1938 | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series. |
Donald's Bee Pictures | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series. | |
From Pluto with Love | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series. | |
How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960 | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series. | |
Life with Mickey! | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series. | |
An Officer and a Duck | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series. | |
The World According to Goofy | Walt Disney Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series. | |
May 22 | A Gumby Celebration | Family Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release |
May | She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown | Media Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release TV Special Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library". |
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown | Media Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release TV Special Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library". | |
September | It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown | Media Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release TV Special Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library". |
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown | Media Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release TV Special Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library". | |
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown | Media Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release TV Special Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library". | |
October 15 | Wee Sing Together | Price Stern Sloan | VHS release The first ever "Wee Sing" home video. |
October | Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". |
Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues... | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". | |
Porky Pig's Screwball Comedies | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". | |
Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". | |
A Salute to Chuck Jones | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". | |
A Salute to Friz Freleng | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". | |
A Salute to Mel Blanc | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". | |
Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". | |
Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers | Warner Home Video | Betamax release VHS release Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection". | |
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