1990 in home video

Industry milestones

May

  • May – MCA Home Video becomes MCA-Universal Home Video to coincide with Universal Studios's 75th Anniversary.

Date unknown

Movie releases

The following films were released on video on the following dates:

U.S./Canada
Release Date
TitleStudioNotes
January 4Licence to KillUnited ArtistsVHS release; distributed by CBS/Fox Video
January 11Do the Right ThingUniversalVHS release
January 24 The Karate Kid Part IIIColumbiaVHS release
New York StoriesTouchstoneVHS release
Turner & HoochTouchstoneVHS release
January 25 UHFOrionVHS release
Uncle BuckUniversalVHS release
January 31Pink CadillacWarner Bros.VHS release
February 1Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeParamountVHS release
February 8 Lethal Weapon 2Warner Bros.VHS release
ParenthoodUniversalVHS release
WiredTaurusVHS release
February 15 Bloodhounds of BroadwayColumbiaVHS release
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes ManhattanParamountVHS release
RelentlessColumbiaVHS release
February 28 The Big PictureColumbiaVHS release
Young EinsteinWarner Bros.VHS release
March 7 The Phantom of the Opera (1943)UniversalVHS release
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)ColumbiaVHS release
March 8Field of DreamsUniversalVHS release
March 13 Little MonstersUnited ArtistsVHS release
Millennium20th Century FoxVHS release
March 16Honey, I Shrunk the KidsDisneyVHS release; including Roger Rabbit short Tummy Trouble
March 21An Innocent ManTouchstoneVHS release
March 28Dead Poets SocietyTouchstoneVHS release
March 29Best of the BestSVSVHS release
April 11Look Who's TalkingTriStarVHS release
April 19 Black RainParamountVHS release
Sea of LoveUniversalVHS release
May 9 Immediate FamilyColumbiaVHS release
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre IIINew LineVHS release
National Lampoon's Christmas VacationWarner Bros.VHS release
May 18The Little MermaidDisneyVHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics
May 22Back to the Future Part IIUniversalVHS release
June 13 Heart ConditionNew LineVHS release
My Left FootPalaceVHS release
Tango & CashWarner Bros.VHS release
June 14 AlwaysUniversalVHS release
The WizardUniversalVHS release
June 27Gross AnatomyTouchstoneVHS release
June 28 She-DevilOrionVHS release
The War of the Roses20th Century FoxVHS release
We're No AngelsParamountVHS release
July 12Internal AffairsParamountVHS release
August 2 Downtown20th Century FoxVHS release
Driving Miss DaisyWarner Bros.VHS release
FlashbackParamountVHS release
RevengeColumbiaVHS release
August 29 All Dogs Go to HeavenUnited ArtistsVHS release
Bad InfluenceTriumphVHS release
StellaTouchstoneVHS release
September 5House PartyNew LineVHS release; distributed by LIVE Entertainment
September 6 The Secret of NIMHMGMVHS re-release
The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure IslandHi-Tops VideoVHS re-release
September 21Peter PanDisneyVHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics
The Sword in the StoneDisneyVHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics
October 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesNew LineVHS release; distributed by Family Home Entertainment
Q&ATriStarVHS release
October 19 Alice in WonderlandDisneyVHS re-release; part of Walt Disney Classics
DumboDisneyVHS re-release; part of Walt Disney Classics
Pretty WomanTouchstoneVHS release
The Sword in the StoneDisneyVHS re-release; part of Walt Disney Classics
October 25 The Hunt for Red OctoberParamountVHS release
Jetsons: The MovieUniversalVHS release
Miami BluesOrionVHS release
November 1Total RecallCarolcoVHS release; distributed by LIVE Entertainment
November 8 Back to the Future Part IIIUniversalVHS release
PrancerOrionVHS release
The Rocky Horror Picture Show20th Century FoxVHS re-release; 15th Anniversary Edition
November 15 Bird on a WireUniversalVHS release
Cadillac ManOrionVHS release
December 4Ernest Goes to JailTouchstoneVHS release
December 5The Adventures of Lolo the PenguinCelebrity Home EntertainmentVHS release
December 9Babes in ToylandDisneyVHS re-release
December 13RoboCop 2OrionVHS release
December 18Dick TracyTouchstoneVHS release; including Roger Rabbit short Roller Coaster Rabbit
Unknown Asterix in BritainCelebrity Home EntertainmentVHS release
Asterix Versus CaesarCelebrity Home EntertainmentVHS release
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)United ArtistsVHS release
Penn & Teller Get KilledWarner Bros.VHS release
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.

TV show releases

The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:

  • "Ovide and the Gang" video - January 17
    • "Will Cy Take Over Paradise?"
  • "I Love Lucy": The Video Collection (#2) – January 18
    • Volume 5 ("Lucy and Bob Hope" / "Lucy and Superman")
    • Volume 6 ("Pioneer Women" / "The Camping Trip")
    • Volume 7 ("Never Do Business with Friends" / "The Courtroom")
    • Volume 8 ("The Handcuffs" / "The Ballet")
  • "Foofur" video - February 6
    • "A Bow-Wow of a Time"
  • "Janosch" video - February 20
    • "The Tiger, The Bear, and the Hare"
  • "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" video - March 13
    • "Cowabunga Shredhead"
  • "Ricochet Rabbit" videos - March 15
    • "Hare Trigger Bunny"
    • "A Fistful of Carrots"
  • "Yakky Doodle" videos - March 15
    • "Furried, Feathered Follies"
    • "Wakky Yakky"
    • "Potluck Duck"
  • "Ovide and the Gang" video - March 22
    • "Tooned Into Trouble"
  • "The Twilight Zone": The Video Collection (#1) – March 29
    • Volume 1 ("The Invaders" / "Nothing in the Dark")
    • Volume 2 ("Time Enough at Last" / "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street")
    • Volume 3 ("Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" / "The Odyssey of Flight 33")
    • Volume 4 ("A Game of Pool" / "Steel")
  • Barney & the Backyard Gang video - May
  • The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh videos - May 3
    • "There's No Camp Like Home" (Includes "There's No Camp Like Home" / "Balloonatics" / "Paw and Order")
    • "Wind Some, Lose Some" (Includes "Gone with the Wind" / "Nothing But the Tooth" / "How Much Is That Rabbit In The Window?")
  • "Yogi's Treasure Hunt" videos - May 17
    • "Raiders of the Lost and Found"
    • "Heavens to Planetoid!"
    • "To Bee or Not to Bee"
    • "The Search for the Moaning Liza"
    • "The Greed Monster"
    • "There's No Place Like Nome"
  • "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" videos (#2) - June 7
    • "Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories"
    • "James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories"
  • "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" video - June 21
    • "Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop"
  • "The Jetsons" videos - June 28
    • "No Space for Sprockets"
    • "Elroy's Mob"
    • "Las Venus"
    • "Good Little Scouts"
    • "Astro's Top Secret"
    • "Microchip Chump"
  • Barney & the Backyard Gang video
    • "Campfire Sing-Along" - June
    • "Barney Goes to School" - August
  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers videos - August 14
    • "Danger Rangers"
    • "Super Sleuths"
  • "Janosch" video - August 15
    • "Fables from the Magic Forest"
  • "Here Comes Garfield" – September 13
  • "Garfield on the Town" – September 13
  • "Garfield Goes Hollywood" – September 13
  • "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" videos (#2) - September 27
    • "Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories"
    • "Thomas Breaks the Rules and Other Stories"
  • "Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales" - October 3
  • "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" video - October 5
    • "The Incredible Shrinking Turtles"
  • "The Berenstain Bears" videos - October 17
    • "The Bears' Christmas"
    • "The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone"
  • Wee Sing video - December 13
    • The Best Christmas Ever
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.

Documentary home video releases

  • NBA Superstars – January 18
  • WWF SuperTape – March 21
  • The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: the 1960s – March 29
  • WWF WrestleFest – June 28
  • WWF Hottest Matches – October 25
  • Hulkamania Forever – November 21

References

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