1989 in home video

Industry milestones

• August 15 - MGM/UA Home Video announces that The Wizard of Oz 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.
• November 15 - Batman goes on sale less than six months after its theatrical release for a reduced $24.95 suggested retail price leading to a change in the sell-through market.

  Movie Releases

• 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
• ' - 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
• ' - 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
• ' - May 18
• ' - 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
• ' - June 28
• Heartbreak Hotel - June 28
• The Last Temptation of Christ - June 29
• ' - 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
• ' - 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
• ' - 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
• ' - 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
• ' - 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
• ' - 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
• ' - December 20
• - 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 - unknown
• The Empire Strikes Back - unknown
• King of Kings - unknown
• Wee Wendy - unknown

  TV show releases

• The Flintstones videos - January 26
• *"The Man Called Flintstone"
• *"The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones"
• *"The Flintstones: The First Episodes"
• Barney & the Backyard Gang video - January
• *"Three Wishes"
• Barney & the Backyard Gang video - 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 - 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 - May 9
• *"Duck to the Future"
• *"Lost World Wanderers"
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles videos - May 10
• *"The Shredder is Splintered"
• *"Case of the Killer Pizzas"
• Wee Sing video - May 16
• *Wee Sing in Sillyville
• I Love Lucy - The Video Collection - June 22
• *Volume 1
• *Volume 2
• *Volume 3
• *Volume 4
• 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 - August 31
• *"Best Counting Video Ever!"
• The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh videos - September 8
• *"The Great Honey Pot Robbery"
• *"The Wishing Bear"
• *"Newfound Friends"
• Dr. Seuss videos - September 17
• *"The Cat in the Hat Comes Back"
• *"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"
• *"Dr. Seuss's ABC"
• *"Hop on Pop""
• 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 - September 28
• *"Accidental Adventurers"
• *"Seafaring Sailors"
• videos - 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