1993 in home video
A summary of 1993 in home video:
Industry milestones
Date unknown
- Two high density optical storage formats have been developed: the MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD) by Philips and Sony, and the Super Density (SD) disc by Toshiba, Time Warner, Matsushita Electric, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Pioneer, Thomson, and JVC.[1]
- Video CD (VCD) comes out.[2]
Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | Disney | VHS release |
| January 7 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| Stay Tuned | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | New Line | VHS release, distributed by Columbia/TriStar Home Video | |
| January 13 | A Stranger Among Us | VHS release | |
| Where the Day Takes You | VHS release | ||
| January 20 | 3 Ninjas | Hollywood | VHS release |
| Man Trouble | Fox | VHS release | |
| January 27 | Barney's Magical Musical Adventure | VHS release | |
| Diggstown | VHS release | ||
| Raising Cain | VHS release | ||
| Single White Female | Columbia | VHS release | |
| January 29 | The Muppet Movie | Fox | VHS re-release for Disney |
| Kuffs | VHS release | ||
| February 10 | Death Becomes Her | VHS release | |
| Stephen King's It | VHS miniseries release | ||
| The Waterdance | VHS release | ||
| February 17 | Freejack | VHS release | |
| South Central | VHS release | ||
| February 24 | Stepmonster | VHS release | |
| Rapid Fire | VHS release | ||
| Sneakers | VHS release | ||
| Innocent Blood | VHS release | ||
| Hurricane Smith | VHS release | ||
| Honeymoon in Vegas | VHS release | ||
| Cool World | VHS release | ||
| Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | VHS release | ||
| March 3 | Of Mice and Men | VHS release | |
| Singles | Warner Bros | VHS release | |
| Final Analysis | Warner Bros | VHS release | |
| FernGully: The Last Rainforest | FOX | VHS re-release | |
| September 28 | Frenchman's Creek | Paramount | Special Edition VHS release |
| Ernest Saves Christmas | VHS release | ||
| October 1 | Aladdin | Disney | VHS release; part of The Classics |
| November 24 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | Disney | VHS release |
| Cliffhanger | VHS release | ||
| Life with Mikey | VHS release | ||
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Special Edition VHS release |
- Bebe's Kids – March 10
- The Last of the Mohicans – March 10
- Wind – March 10; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
- Candyman – March 17; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
- Mr. Baseball – March 17
- The Mambo Kings – March 17
- Captain Ron – March 24
- Mr. Saturday Night – March 24
- Pure Country – March 24
- Pinocchio – March 26 (re-release; part of The Classics)
- The Player – March 31
- Under Siege – March 31
- The Power of One – March 31
- Consenting Adults – April 7
- Husbands and Wives – April 7; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
- Leprechaun – April 7
- The Public Eye – April 14
- Turtle Beach – April 14
- Passenger 57 – April 14
- The Mighty Ducks – April 14
- Hero – April 14; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
- Night and the City – April 21
- Aspen Extreme – April 21
- Bob Roberts – April 28
- Dr. Giggles – April 28
- School Ties – April 28
- Dinosaur! – May 5
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag – May 5
- The Distinguished Gentleman – May 5
- Trespass – May 5
- Blade Runner – May 19; 1992 director's cut
- Glengarry Glen Ross – May 19
- A River Runs Through It – May 19
- Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar – May 26
- Hoffa – May 26
- Toys – May 26
- Used People – May 26
- Body of Evidence – June 2
- Howards End – June 2
- Forever Young – June 9
- The Cemetery Club – June 16
- Good Morning Vietnam - June 23
- Empire of the Sun - June 23
- The Last Emperor - June 23
- Matinee – June 30
- A Few Good Men – June 30
- Hexed – June 30
- The Crying Game – July 7
- Unforgiven – July 7
- Encino Man – July 13
- Wiggle Time – July 20
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – July 27
- Sommersby – August 4
- Benny & Joon – August 11
- Falling Down – August 11
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey – August 31
- Point of No Return and This Boy's Life – September 1
- Cop and a Half – September 14
- Once Upon a Forest – September 21
- Indian Summer – September 22
- Indecent Proposal – October 13
- The Sandlot – October 20
- Dennis the Menace – October 26
- Born Yesterday – October 27
- The Muppet Christmas Carol – November 5
- Sliver – November 10
- Free Willy – November 16
- Sleepless in Seattle – December 8
- Super Mario Bros. – December 8
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story – December 8
- The Firm – December 16
- Dave – December 22
- The Black Scorpion - December 30
- The Valley of Gwangi - December 30
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.Release on Australia
Roadshow Entertainment
Walt Disney Home Video
- Sleeping Beauty - March 12, 1993
- The Fox and the Hound - March 19, 1993
- Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons - March 26, 1993
- TaleSpin videos (#2) - April 2, 1993
- Treasure Trap (contains "Polly Wants a Treasure" & "The Bigger They Are, the Louder They Oink")
- True Baloo (contains "The Time Bandit" & "Louie's Last Stand")
- Adventures of the Gummi Bears videos (#1) - April 2, 1993
- Up, Up & Away (contains "Up, Up & Away" & "Faster Than a Speeding Tummi")
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh videos (#5) - April 2, 1993
- All's Well That Ends Well (contains "All's Well That Ends Well" and 2 episodes)
- King of the Beasties (contains "King of the Beasties" and 3 episodes)
- The Sky's the Limit (contains "Pooh Skies", "Rabbit Takes a Holiday" & "Owl in the Family")
- Everything's Coming Up Roses (contains "Eeyi Eyei Eeyore" and 3 episodes)
- Pooh to the Rescue (contains "Oh, Bottle" and 3 episodes)
- The Wuzzles videos (#2) - April 2, 1993
- Bumblelion and the Terrified Forest (contains "The Terrified Forest", "Eleroo's Wishday" & Ghostrustlers")
- A Pest for a Pet (contains "Pest for Pet", "The Main Course", "Class Dismissed" & "What's Up, Stox?")
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers videos (#3) - April 2, 1993
- Ghouls and Jewels (contains "Ghost of a Chance" & "A Wolf in Cheap Clothing")
- Half-Size Heroes (contains "A Lad in a Lamp" & "Seer No Evil")
- Three Men and a Birdie (contains "Three Men and a Booby", "Paretal Discretion Retired" & "Chocolate Chips")
- DuckTales videos - (#2) - April 2, 1993
- Jungle Duck (contains "Jungle Duck" & "Ducky Mountain High")
- Scroogerello (contains "Scroogerello" & "Take Me Out of the Ballgame")
- Walt Disney Mini Classics videos (#2) - April 9, 1993
- Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection videos (#4) - April 16, 1993
- The Making of Beauty and the Beast - April 17, 1993
- Disney's Sing Along Songs videos (#3) - April 23, 1993
- "Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast)
- "Heigh-Ho" (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
- "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (from Song of the South)
- Disney Cartoon Classics videos (#4) - April 30, 1993
- Here's Mickey
- Here's Donald
- Here's Goofy
- Here's Pluto
- Music Land - May 14, 1993
- Alice in Wonderland - May 21, 1993
- Robin Hood - May 28, 1993
- Beauty and the Beast - September 10, 1993
- Walt Disney Mini Classics videos (#3) - September 11, 1993
- Disney's Sing Along Songs videos (#3) - September 12, 1993
- "Why Should I Worry?" (from Oliver and Company)
- "The Bare Necessities" (from The Jungle Book)
- Verry Merry Christmas Songs
- Pinocchio - September 17, 1993
- TaleSpin videos (#4) - September 18, 1993
- Jackpots & Crackpots (contains "Her Chance to Dream" & "A Touch of Glass")
- That's Show Biz! (contains "I Only Have Ice for You & "It Came from Beneath the Sea Duck")
- Wise Up! (contains "Molly Coddled" & "The Sound and the Furry")
- Search of the Lost City (contains "For Whom the Bell Klangs" (parts 1 and 2)
- Adventures of the Gummi Bears videos (#2) - September 18, 1993
- The Crimson Avenger (contains "The Crimson Avenger" and 2 episodes)
- For Whom the Spell Holds (contains "For Whom the Spell Holds" and 2 episodes)
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers videos (#3) - September 18, 1993
- Danger Rangers (contains "Out of Scale", "Kiwi's Big Adventure" & "Gorilla My Dreams")
- Duelling Dale (contains "Mind Your Cheese and Q's", "The S.S. Drainpipe" & "A Creep in the Deep")
- Flies in Disguise (contains "The Last Leprechaun" & "Prehysterical Pet")
- DuckTales videos (#4) - September 18, 1993
- Jailhouse Duck (contains "Duckman of Aquatraz", "Where No Duck Has Gone Before" & "Home Sweet Home")
- Fool of the Nile (contains "Sphinx for the Memories" & "Top Duck"")
- Little Duckaroos (contains "Magicia's Shadow War" & "Ducks of the West")
- Runaway Robots (contains "Robot Robbers", "Sir Gyro de Gearloose" & Sweet Duck of Youth")
- Peter Pan - September 24, 1993
- Basil the Great Mouse Detective - October 1, 1993
- Disney Cartoon Classics videos (#2) - October 8, 1993
- Mickey & Company
- Donald & Company
- Dinosaurs videos (#6) - October 15, 1993
- Mighty Megalosaurus (contains "The Mighty Megalosaurus" & "Hurling Day")
- The Mating Dance (contains "The Howling" & "The Mating Dance")
- Endangered Species (contains "High Noon" & "Endangered Species")
- The Golden Child (contains "The Golden Child" & "The Last Tempation of City")
- When Food Goes Bad (contains "When Food Goes Bad" & "Fran Live")
- Power Erupts (contains "Power Erupts" & "A New Leal")
- Jim Henson Video videos (#2) - October 22, 1993
- The Sword in the Stone - October 29, 1993
- 101 Dalmatians - November 12, 1993
- Goof Troop videos (#3) - November 13, 1993
- Goin' Fishin (contains "Slighty Dinghy" & "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape")
- Banding Together (contains "Shake, Rattle & Goof" & Close Encounters of the Weird Mime")
- The Race is On! (contains "Meanwhile Back at the Ramp" & "Tub Be or Not Tub Be")
- Darkwing Duck videos (#2) - November 13, 1993
- Darkly Dawns the Duck (contains "Darkly Dawns the Duck" (parts 1 and 2)
- Justice Ducks Unite! (contains "Just Us Justice Ducks" (parts 1 and 2)
- Marsupilami videos (#2) - November 13, 1993
- Houba, Houba! (contains 6 episodes)
- Superstar (contains 10 episodes)
- The Little Mermaid videos (#3) - November 13, 1993
- Whale of a Tale (contains "Whale of a Tale" & "Urchin")
- Stormy the Wild Seahorse (contains "Stormy the Wild Seahorse" & "The Great Sebastian")
- Double Bubble (contains "Double Bubble" & "Message in a Bottle")
- Bambi - November 19, 1993
- Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree - November 20, 1993
- Sebastian's Party Gras - November 20, 1993
- Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection videos (#5) - November 21, 1993
- The Jungle Book - November 26, 1993
TV show releases
The following television shows were released on the following dates:
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bodaciously Big Adventures" series - February 10
- "The Big Rip Off" (Bonus episode: "The Big Break In")
- "The Big Blow Out" (Bonus episode: "Peking Turtles")
- "The Big Zipp Attack" (Bonus episode: "Farewell, Lotus Blossom")
- "The Big Cufflink Caper" (Bonus episode: "The Grybyx")
- "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventures" series - February 23
- "A Whale of a Tale" (contains "Whale of a Tale" & "Urchin")
- "Stormy the Wild Seahorse" (contains "Stormy" & "The Great Sebastian")
- "Double Bubble" (contains "Double Bubble" & Message in a Bottle")
- "Goof Troop" videos - February 26
- "Banding Together" (contains "Shake, Rattle & Goof" & "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime")
- "Goin' Fishin'" (contains "Slightly Dinghy" & "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape")
- "The Race is On!" (contains "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" & "Tub Be or Not Tub Be")
- "Adventures in Wonderland" videos - March 23
- "Hare-Raising Magic" (contains "Off The Cuffs" & "For Better or Verse")
- "Helping Hands" (contains "Pop Goes The Easel" & "Techno Bunny")
- "The Missing Ring Mystery" (contains "Pretzelmania" & "Noses Off")
- "Darkwing Duck: His Favorite Adventures" series - March 23
- "Darkly Dawns the Duck" (contains "Darkly Dawns the Duck" (uncut version)
- "Justice Ducks Unite!" (contains "Just Us Justice Ducks" (Parts 1 & 2)
- "Comic Book Capers" (contains "Comic Book Capers" & "A Brush with Oblivion")
- "Birth of Negaduck!" (contains "Negaduck" & "Tiff of the Titans")
- "X-Men" videos - April 20
- "X-Men" videos - September 21
- "Back to the Future" videos - September 22
- "Batter Up" & "Time Waits for No Frog/Einstein's Adventure"
- "Clara's Folks" & "Brothers"
- "Dickens of a Christmas" & "Roman Holiday (a.k.a. Swing Low Sweet Chariot Race)"
- "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" videos - October 19
- "Day of the Dumpster"
- "High Five"
- "Food Fight"
- "Happy Birthday, Zack"
- "No Clowning Around"
- "Exosquad: Fall of the Human Empire" series - October 20
- "Pirate Scourge"
- "Blitzkrieg" & "Resist"
- "Seeds of Deception" & "Hidden Terrors"
- "Fievel's American Tails" videos - October 20
- "The Gift" & "A Case of the Hiccups"
- "The Legend of Mouse Hollow" & "Babysitting Blues"
- "The Lost Mother Lode" & "That's What Friends Are For"
- "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventures" series - November 2, 1993
- "Ariel's Gift" (contains "Red" & "Trident True")
- "In Harmony" (contains "In Harmony" & "Charmed")
- "X-Men" videos - November 16
- "Back to the Future" videos - November 24
- "Forward to the Past" & "Verne Hatches an Egg"
- "Go Fly A Kite" & "Hill Valley Brown-Out"
- "A Friend In Need" & "The Money Tree"
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.Direct-to-video VHS releases
The following shows were released on video cassette on these following dates:
- VeggieTales Where's God When I'm S-Scared?! - December 21
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.Documentary Home Video Releases
- Michael Jordan: Air Time - February 24
References
- ↑ DVD Development History – Accessed 8 April 2011
- ↑ "Video CD (1993 – 2000s)". Museum of Obselete Media. 1993. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
External links
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