1988 in home video
1988 in home video:
Industry milestones
Date unknown
- 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]
Video Debuts
The following movies debuted on home video on the following dates:
- Dirty Dancing - January 6
- Dragnet - January 14
- Predator - January 21
- La Bamba - January 21
- Robocop - January 28
- Spaceballs - January 31
- Benji the Hunted - February 2
- The Monster Squad - February 10
- Mothra - February 14
- The Lost Boys - February 24
- The Big Easy - February 24
- Jaws: The Revenge - February 24
- Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise - February 24
- Hamburger Hill - March 2
- Beverly Hills Cop II - March 9
- Amazon Women on the Moon - March 10
- Stakeout - March 15
- The Pick-Up Artist - March 16
- The Living Daylights - March 17
- Innerspace - March 30
- The Princess Bride - March 30
- Hellraiser - March 30
- The Hidden - March 30
- No Way Out - March 30
- Flowers in the Attic - April 5
- Three O'Clock High - April 7
- Adventures in Babysitting - April 12
- Less Than Zero - April 14
- The Pick-up Artist - April 14
- The Untouchables - April 20
- The Witches of Eastwick - April 27
- Deadly Illusion - April 28
- Return of the Living Dead Part II - May 11
- Baby Boom - May 12
- Can't Buy Me Love - May 17
- Fatal Beauty - May 24
- The Running Man - May 25
- Throw Momma From the Train - May 26
- Barfly - May 26
- Born in East L.A. - May 26
- The Chipmunk Adventure - May 26
- House of Games - May 26
- The Principal - May 26
- Donald in Mathmagic Land -May 31
- Fatal Attraction - June 1
- Like Father Like Son - June 1
- Rent-A-Cop - June 1
- Julia and Julia - June 9
- Overboard - June 9
- Nuts - June 15
- Cry Freedom - June 16
- Biggles: Adventures in Time - June 21
- Full Metal Jacket - June 22
- Ironweed - June 22
- The Couch Trip - June 23
- Wall Street - July 7
- Action Jackson - July 13
- Eddie Murphy Raw - July 13
- Moving - July 13
- Prince of Darkness - July 14
- D.O.A. - July 19
- The Telephone - July 19
- Suspect - July 21
- Braddock: Missing in Action III - July 27
- You Can't Hurry Love - July 27
- Good Morning, Vietnam - August 2
- End of the Line - August 3
- A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon - August 4
- Satisfaction - August 4
- Pass the Ammo - August 11
- For Keeps? - August 11
- Aloha Summer - August 17
- Cop - August 17
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles - August 17
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach - August 17
- Promised Land - August 17
- Panda and the Magic Roc - August 18
- Bulletproof - August 25
- Hairspray - August 25
- 18 Again! - August 30
- Moonstruck - August 30
- Best Seller - August 31
- The Last Emperor - August 31
- Broadcast News - September 1
- Frantic - September 8
- Shy People - September 8
- Appointment with Death - September 14
- Lady in White - September 14
- Scavengers - September 14
- Batteries Not Included - September 15
- The Milagro Beanfield War - September 15
- The Wrong Guys - September 20
- Johnny Be Good - September 22
- Shoot to Kill - September 27
- School Daze - September 28
- She's Having a Baby - September 28
- Switching Channels - September 28
- Vice Versa - September 28
- Masquerade - September 29
- Cinderella - October 4
- Mary Poppins - October 4
- The Wind in the Willows- October 4
- Rambo III - October 6
- The Serpent and the Rainbow - October 6
- Shakedown - October 6
- Dead Heat - October 11
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood - October 12
- My Best Friend Is a Vampire - October 12
- A New Life - October 12
- Salsa - October 12
- Maniac Cop - October 13
- Bright Lights, Big City - October 18
- Beetlejuice - October 19
- Critters 2: The Main Course - October 19
- The Invisible Kid - October 19
- Judgment in Berlin - October 19
- Little Nikita - October 19
- Permanent Record - October 26
- A Time of Destiny - October 26
- Bad Dreams - October 27
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - October 27
- Little Nikita - October 27
- Mickey's Magical World - November 1
- Return to Snowy River - November 1
- Above the Law - November 2
- And God Created Woman - November 2
- The Seventh Sign - November 2
- Sunset - November 2
- Biloxi Blues - November 10
- Off Limits - November 10
- Three Men and a Baby - November 15
- Stand and Deliver - November 16
- Colors - November 17
- Funny Farm - November 22
- Willow - November 22
- Call Me - December 1
- Big Top Pee-wee - December 7
- Casual Sex? - December 8
- The Rescue - December 13
- Arthur 2: On the Rocks - December 14
- Midnight Crossing - December 14
- License to Drive - December 15
- The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking - December 15
- Short Circuit 2 - December 15
- Bloodsport - December 21
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master - December 21
- Monkey Shines - December 29
- Red Heat - December 29
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being - December 29
Other video releases
TV show releases
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
Documentary Home video releases
- Legendary Linemen - January 28
- The Great Ones - January 28
- Gift of Grab - October 5
References
- "Video 2000 / Video Compact Cassette (1979 – 1988". Museum of Obselete Media. 1979. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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