Movie Releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
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| January 14 | Phenomenon | |||
| January 15 | Munster, Go Home! | Gaiam release | ||
| January 21 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | |||
| February 4 | Bambi | 55th anniversary part of Masterpiece Collection VHS re-release |
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| February 11 | Samson and Delilah | |||
| February 25 | Harriet the Spy | |||
| March 4 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | part of Masterpiece Collection | ||
| March 18 | The Great Locomotive Chase | VHS release | ||
| Westward Ho, the Wagons! | VHS release | |||
| Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar | VHS re-release | |||
| The World's Greatest Athlete | VHS release | |||
| Flight of the Navigator | VHS release | |||
| Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | VHS release | |||
| March 26 | A Time to Kill | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Blade Runner | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Eraser | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Goodfellas | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Mad Max | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Se7en | New Line | DVD release | ||
| The Bridges of Madison County | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| The Fugitive | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| The Mask | New Line | DVD release | ||
| The Wizard of Oz | MGM | DVD release | ||
| Twister | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Unforgiven | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Woodstock | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| April 8 | Poltergeist | MGM | DVD release | |
| April 15 | A Far Off Place | VHS re-release | ||
| 101 Dalmatians | ||||
| May 13 | Daylight | Universal | VHS release | |
| Ransom | ||||
| May 21 | Batman Forever | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| June 3 | The Canterville Ghost | VHS release | ||
| June 9 | Plymouth Adventure | VHS release | ||
| July 8 | Newsies | VHS release | ||
| July 15 | Fun and Fancy Free | 50th anniversary part of Masterpiece Collection |
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| Shine | ||||
| Metro | ||||
| July 22 | Bad Boys | DVD release | ||
| The Craft | DVD release | |||
| Dante's Peak | VHS release | |||
| Little Women | DVD release | |||
| Matilda | DVD release | |||
| The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | VHS release | |||
| July 29 | Blown Away | DVD release | ||
| Jungle 2 Jungle | Disney | VHS release | ||
| Ernest Goes to Africa | VHS release | |||
| August 5 | Jack | VHS release | ||
| Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin | Disney | direct-to-video | ||
| That Darn Cat | Disney | |||
| August 19 | Dr. Strangelove | DVD release | ||
| Stand by Me | DVD release | |||
| A League of Their Own | DVD release | |||
| Freeway | ||||
| Cats Don't Dance | VHS release | |||
| August 22 | Batman | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Batman Returns | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Space Jam | Warner Bros. | |||
| August 26 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | part of Great American Legend Series | ||
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | part of Great American Legend Series | |||
| Johnny Tremain | part of Great American Legend Series | |||
| The Light in the Forest | part of Great American Legend Series | |||
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | DVD release | |||
| September 2 | Windrunner: A Spirited Journey | Warner Home Video release | ||
| First Kid | Disney | VHS release | ||
| September 3 | Absolute Power | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Arthur | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| The Bodyguard | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Disclosure | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Executive Decision | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Forever Young | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| The Glimmer Man | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Grumpy Old Men | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Jailhouse Rock | MGM | DVD release | ||
| JFK | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Lethal Weapon | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Mars Attacks! | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Michael | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Michael Collins | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | DVD and VHS release | ||
| Outbreak | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| The Pelican Brief | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| The Right Stuff | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Singin' in the Rain | MGM | DVD release | ||
| Sleepers | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Space Jam | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Under Siege | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| Viva Las Vegas | MGM | DVD release | ||
| The Witches of Eastwick | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| The Year of Living Dangerously | Warner Bros. | DVD release | ||
| September 9 | Awakenings | DVD release | ||
| Fathers' Day | VHS and DVD release | |||
| Rosewood | VHS and DVD release | |||
| Taxi Driver | DVD release | |||
| Casper: A Spirited Beginning | VHS release direct-to-video |
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| September 15 | The Cable Guy | DVD release | ||
| September 16 | Sleeping Beauty | part of Masterpiece Collection VHS re-release |
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| September 23 | Anaconda | Sony | VHS and DVD release | |
| September 30 | The Snowman | Sony Pictures VHS release | ||
| Liar Liar | Universal | VHS release | ||
| Volcano | Fox | VHS release | ||
| October 7 | Old Yeller | 40th anniversary part of Animal Adventure Series |
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| October 14 | The Jungle Book | 30th anniversary part of Masterpiece Collection VHS re-release |
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| October 21/22 | Batman & Robin | Warner Bros. | VHS/DVD release | |
| October 22 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line | VHS/DVD release | |
| October 30 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| November 4 | Star Trek: First Contact | |||
| November 11 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | direct-to-video | ||
| November 18 | The Shadow | DVD release | ||
| December 2 | George of the Jungle | |||
| December 9 | The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | direct-to-video | ||
| Con Air |
- The Fifth Element (December 9)
- Men In Black (November 25)
- My Best Friend's Wedding (December 9)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (November 4)
- Jerry Maguire (May 29)
- The People Vs. Larry Flynt (June 3)
- The Trigger Effect (January 28)
- Fierce Creatures (July 1)
- McHale's Navy (September 9)
- The Fan (January 28)
- Fly Away Home (February 11)
- Spawn (December 16)
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