1989 in home video
1989 in home video:
Industry milestones
- August 15 - MGM/UA Home Video announces that The Wizard of Oz (1939) is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in a Special Collector's Edition. The video cassette features a $5.00 mail-in rebate with purchases of Downy Fabric Softeners. The release is backed by an $8.5 million promotional campaign. It features a 32-page fact-filled illustrated booklet and a special supplement with behind-the-scenes footage and deleted songs.
Movie Releases
The following films debuted on home video in 1989 on these dates:
- Mr. North - January 4
- Young Guns - January 4
- The Thin Blue Line - January 11
- The Great Outdoors - January 12
- Phantasm II - January 12
- Hot to Trot - January 18
- The Dead Pool - January 25
- The Presidio - January 25
- Bull Durham - January 26
- Die Hard - January 26
- The Good Mother - January 31
- Waxwork - February 1
- Caddyshack II - February 8
- Poltergeist III - February 14
- A Fish Called Wanda - February 23
- Married to the Mob - February 23
- Midnight Run - February 23
- Big Business - February 28
- Spike of Bensonhurst - March 1
- Imagine: John Lennon - March 8
- Iron Eagle II - March 9
- Clean and Sober - March 15
- Crocodile Dundee II - March 15
- Moon over Parador - March 16
- Punchline - March 16
- Betrayed - March 21
- Big - March 23
- Mac and Me - March 30
- Bat*21 - April 5
- Mystic Pizza - April 5
- Stealing Home - April 5
- Rocket Gibraltar - April 6
- Crossing Delancey - April 12
- Dakota - April 12
- Dead Ringers - April 12
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream - April 12
- Gorillas in the Mist - April 13
- They Live - April 13
- Cocktail - April 18
- Running on Empty - April 19
- Memories of Me - April 20
- Child's Play - April 25
- Clara's Heart - April 26
- Eight Men Out - April 27
- Fresh Horses - April 27
- Things Change - April 27
- The Accused - May 3
- Full Moon in Blue Water - May 3
- Miles from Home - May 3
- Madame Sousatzka - May 11
- Coming to America - May 17
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers - May 18
- Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects - May 21
- Burning Secret - May 23
- Pumpkinhead - May 23
- Distant Thunder - May 24
- Everybody's All-American - May 24
- Far North - May 24
- High Spirits - May 24
- Another Woman - May 25
- A Cry in the Dark - June 7
- Deep Star Six - June 8
- My Stepmother is an Alien - June 8
- Parents - June 14
- Alien Nation - June 15
- Twins - June 15
- Bird - June 21
- Buster - June 21
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - June 22
- Torch Song Trilogy - June 22
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka - June 27
- The Accidental Tourist - June 28
- American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt - June 28
- Heartbreak Hotel - June 28
- The Last Temptation of Christ - June 29
- Cocoon: The Return - July 6
- The Boost - July 12
- Dangerous Liaisons - July 12
- Talk Radio - July 13
- True Believer - July 13
- Who's Harry Crumb? - July 13
- Split Decisions - July 19
- 1969 - July 25
- Heathers - July 25
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege - July 26
- Mississippi Burning - July 27
- Red Scorpion - August 1
- Tequila Sunrise - August 2
- The Fly II - August 3
- Gleaming the Cube - August 9
- The 'Burbs - August 10
- Under the Boardwalk - August 15
- The Wizard of Oz - August 15
- Little Dorrit - August 16
- Patty Hearst - August 16
- Tap - August 17
- Beaches - August 23
- Bert Rigby, You're a Fool - August 23
- Disorganized Crime - August 23
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! - August 23
- Rain Man - August 30
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - August 31
- Boyfriends and Girlfriends - August 31
- Devil in the Flesh - August 31
- Hey Babu Riba - August 31
- Wings of Desire - August 31
- Dream a Little Dream - September 6
- Edge of Sanity - September 6
- Skin Deep - September 6
- The January Man - September 7
- Under the Sun of Satan - September 7
- Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train - September 7
- Her Alibi - September 13
- Jacknife - September 13
- Cousins - September 14
- Fletch Lives - September 14
- Rooftops - September 14
- The Land Before Time - September 14
- Salaam Bombay! - September 14
- Cyborg - September 20
- Fast Food - September 20
- Night of the Demons - September 20
- Out Cold - September 20
- Powwow Highway - September 20
- Gone with the Wind - September 26
- The Horror Show - September 26
- The Terror Within - September 26
- Lean on Me - September 27
- Speed Zone - September 27
- A Summer Story - September 27
- Bambi - September 28
- Farewell to the King - September 28
- Sing - September 28
- Slaves of New York - September 28
- Bye Bye Baby - October 1
- Checking Out - October 4
- Criminal Law - October 4
- 976-EVIL - October 5
- Fright Night Part II - October 5
- Major League - October 5
- Out of the Dark - October 5
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - October 5
- The Return of Swamp Thing - October 5
- Suspiria - October 5
- Working Girl - October 5
- Earth Girls Are Easy - October 11
- The Dream Team - October 12
- Fist Fighter - October 12
- Pet Sematary - October 12
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit - October 12
- Dead Bang - October 18
- Dead Calm - October 18
- Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie - October 18
- A World Apart - October 18
- Lawrence of Arabia - October 19
- No Holds Barred - October 19
- Getting It Right - October 24
- Leviathan - October 24
- Scandal - October 25
- Tango Bar - October 25
- The Toxic Avenger Part II - October 25
- Lost Angels - October 26
- Winter People - October 26
- Singing the Blues in Red - October 27
- We the Living - October 27
- The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey - October 31
- Ernest Saves Christmas - November 1
- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills - November 1
- Three Fugitives - November 1
- Valentino Returns - November 1
- Chances Are - November 2
- The Rachel Papers - November 2
- Say Anything... - November 2
- The Rescuers - November 2
- Troop Beverly Hills - November 2
- Teen Witch - November 8
- Loverboy - November 9
- Miss Firecracker - November 9
- Scrooged - November 9
- She's Out of Control - November 9
- Wicked Stepmother - November 14
- Batman - November 15
- The Rainbow - November 15
- K-9 - November 16
- Lords of the Deep - November 21
- Ghostbusters II - November 22
- The Mighty Quinn - November 22
- Vampire's Kiss - November 22
- I, Madman - November 29
- Miracle Mile - December 6
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising - December 6
- 84 Charlie Mopic - December 7
- Listen to Me - December 7
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil - December 7
- Road House - December 12
- Shag: The Movie - December 13
- How I Got Into College - December 14
- Renegades - December 14
- When Harry Met Sally... - December 14
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - December 20
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child - December 20
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - December 20
- Great Balls of Fire! - December 21
- La Lectrice - December 21
- Lock Up - December 21
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - December 21
- Weekend at Bernie's - December 28
- Star Wars (letterboxed CLV Laserdisc) - unknown
- The Empire Strikes Back (letterboxed CLV Laserdisc) - unknown
- King of Kings - unknown
- Wee Wendy - unknown
TV show releases
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
- "The Flintstones" videos - January 26
- "The Man Called Flintstone"
- "The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones"
- "The Flintstones: The First Episodes" ("The Flintstone Flyer" / "Hot Lips Hannigan" / "The Swimming Pool" / "No Help Wanted")
- "Barney and the Backyard Gang" video (#1) - January
- "Three Wishes"
- "Barney and the Backyard Gang" video (#1) - February
- "A Day at the Beach"
- "Foofur" video - February 7
- "More Amazing Tails"
- "The Flintstones" videos - February 20
- "The Flintstone Comedy Show", Volume 1
- "The Flintstone Kids: Just Say No"
- "Richard Scarry's Best Video Ever" video (#1) - March 15
- "Best ABC Video Ever!"
- "The Berenstain Bears" videos - April 8
- "In the Dark"
- "Trouble with Friends"
- "Too Much Birthday"
- "Foofur" video - May 2
- "He Ain't Nothing But a Hound Dog!"
- "Ovide and the Gang" video - May 2
- "Comic Adventures in the South Seas"
- "DuckTales" videos (#3) - May 9
- "Duck to the Future" (contains "Duck to the Future" and "Sir Gyro de Gearloose")
- "Lost World Wanderers" (contains "Dinosaur Ducks" and "The Curse of Castle McDuck")
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" videos - May 10
- "The Shredder is Splintered"
- "Case of the Killer Pizzas"
- "Wee Sing" video (#1) - May 16
- "Wee Sing in Sillyville"
- "I Love Lucy" - The Video Collection (#1) - June 22
- Volume 1 ("Lucy Does a TV commercial" / "Lucy's Italian Movie")
- Volume 2 ("Job Switching" / "Fashion Show")
- Volume 3 ("L.A. at Last!" / "Lucy and Harpo Marx")
- Volume 4 ("Lucy is Enciente (Pregnant)" / "Lucy Goes to the Hospital")
- "Foofur" video - July 25
- "Furry Tails Can Come True"
- "Ovide and the Gang" video - July 25
- "Trouble in Paradise"
- "Janosch" video - August 12
- "Stories from the Big Fat Fabulous Bear"
- "The Berenstain Bears" videos - August 19
- "No Girls Allowed"
- "Get Stage Fright"
- "Forget Their Manners"
- "Richard Scarry's Best Video Ever" video (#1) - August 31
- "Best Counting Video Ever!"
- "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" videos - September 8
- "The Great Honey Pot Robbery" (Includes "The Great Honey Pot Robbery" / "Stripes" / "Monkey See, Monkey Do Better")
- "The Wishing Bear" (Includes "The Wishing Bear" / "The Piglet Who Would Be King")
- "Newfound Friends" (Includes "Find Her, Keep Her" / "Donkey for a Day" / "Friend, In Deed")
- "Dr. Seuss" videos - September 17
- "Richard Scarry's Best Videos Ever!" videos - September 17
- "Richard Scarry's Best Counting Video Ever!"
- "Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever!"
- "DuckTales" videos (#4) - September 28
- "Accidental Adventurers" (contains "Maid of the Myth" and "Jungle Duck")
- "Seafaring Sailors" (contains "Sphinx for the Memories" and "All Ducks on Deck")
- "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers" videos (#3)- September 28
- "Double Trouble"
- "Undercover Critters"
- "Crimebusters"
- "A Jetson Christmas Carol" - November 9
- "How The Flintstones Saved Christmas" - November 9
- "Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper" - November 9
- "A Christmas Story" - November 9
- "Janosch" video - November 18
- "Bear Tales"
Documentary home video releases
- Michael Jordan: Come Fly With Me - January 26
- Jewels of the Triple Crown - February 23
- New York's Game: History of The Knicks - November 9
References
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