1992 in home video


A summary of 1992 in home video:

Industry milestones

The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
U.S./Canada
Release Date		TitleStudioFormat
January 8Another YouRCA/ColumbiaVHS release
January 8Thelma & LouiseMGM/UAVHS release
January 10TootsieCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
January 16The Five HeartbeatsFoxVHS release
January 23Class ActionFoxVHS release
January 23Wild Hearts Can't Be BrokenDisneyVHS release
January 23V.I. WarshawskiHollywoodVHS release
January 23Jungle FeverUniversalVHS release
January 30Drop Dead FredFamily Home EntertainmentVHS release
January 31Midnight CowboyCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
February 5Return to the Blue LagoonRCA/ColumbiaVHS release
February 6MobstersUniversalVHS release
February 6Only the LonelyFoxVHS release
February 6DutchFoxVHS release
February 6Dying YoungFoxVHS release
February 6Regarding HenryParamountVHS release
February 12Double ImpactRCA/ColumbiaVHS release
February 12Rover DangerfieldWarner Bros.VHS release
February 12Guilty by SuspicionWarner Bros.VHS release
February 13The Jungle BookWalt Disney Home VideoLaserdisc release, part of Walt Disney Classics
February 19BingoRCA/ColumbiaVHS release
February 19Showdown in Little TokyoWarner BrosVHS release
February 19Life StinksMGM/UAVHS release
February 19Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManMGM/UAVHS release
February 20Body PartsParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
February 20Pure LuckUniversalVHS release
February 26Citizen KaneCriterion Collection50th Anniversary Laserdisc release
February 26Suburban CommandoNew Line/SVS-TriumphVHS release
February 27Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyOrionVHS release
March 1FrankensteinUniversalVHS re-release
March 4'New Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
March 5Barton FinkFoxVHS release
March 5The RocketeerDisneyVHS release
March 11Boyz n the HoodColumbia/TriStar, Criterion CollectionVHS and Laserdisc release
March 12Dead AgainParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
March 12Point BreakFoxVHS release
March 12Closet LandFox/MediaVHS release
March 18The DoctorTouchstoneVHS release
March 18Other People's MoneyWarner Bros.VHS release
March 19Child's Play 3UniversalVHS release
March 19Hot Shots!FoxVHS release
March 19The BeguiledUniversalVHS and Laserdisc release
March 25The Fisher KingColumbia/TriStar, Criterion CollectionVHS and Laserdisc release
March 25Rambling RoseVHS release
March 25ShatteredMGM/UAVHS release
March 26'UniversalVHS and Laserdisc release
April 1Sunday Bloody SundayCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
April 1From Russia With LoveCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
April 1Billy BathgateTouchstoneVHS release
April 1GoldfingerCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
April 2Mystery DateOrionVHS release
April 2The Jungle BookWalt Disney ClassicsVHS & Laserdisc release
April 8Curly SueWarner BrosVHS release
April 8SwitchHBOVHS release
April 9Necessary RoughnessParamountVHS release
April 9Stepping OutParamountVHS release
April 10101 DalmatainsDisneyVHS release, part of the Classics
April 10Nothing but TroubleWarner BrosVHS release
April 15The Last Boy ScoutWarner BrosVHS release
April 15The RaptureNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
April 16ShoutUniversalVHS release
April 23The People Under the StairsUniversalVHS release
April 23Little Man TateOrionVHS release
April 29Frankie and JohnnyParamountVHS release
April 30Until the End of the WorldWarner BrosVHS release
April 30The SuperFoxVHS release
May 3Defending Your LifeWarner BrosVHS release
May 6House Party 2New Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
May 6LiebestraumMGM/UAVHS release
May 6FreejackWarner BrosVHS release
May 13'Columbia TriStarVHS release
May 13The CommitmentsFoxVHS release
May 14The Butcher's WifeParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
May 14At Play in the Fields of the LordUniversalVHS release
May 14Cape FearUniversalVHS and Laserdisc release
May 16New Jack CityWarner BrosVHS release
May 20JFKWarner BrosVHS release
May 27Father of the BrideTouchstoneVHS release
May 27My GirlColumbia TriStarVHS release
May 28The King of KingsCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
May 2829th StreetFoxVHS release
June 4DeceivedTouchstoneVHS release
June 4Truly, Madly, DeeplyTouchstoneVHS release
June 11Cape FearUniversalVHS and Laserdisc release
June 11The BuccaneerParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
June 12The Brave Little ToasterDisneyVHS re-release
June 17Company BusinessMGM/UAVHS release
June 17Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadHBOVHS release
June 18The Addams FamilyParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
June 24Dr. StrangeloveCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
June 25KuffsUniversalVHS release
July 1BugsyColumbia TriStarVHS release
July 1'ParamountVHS release
July 15Shining ThroughFoxVHS release
July 15RicochetHBOVHS release
July 15BreathlessCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
July 17The Great Mouse DetectiveWalt Disney PicturesVHS release
July 21HookColumbia TriStarVHS release
July 23Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootUniversalVHS release
July 29The Tales of HoffmannCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
July 29RushMGM/UAVHS release
July 29Elvis: The Lost PerformancesMGM/UAVHS release
July 30JuiceParamountVHS release
August 5Meeting VenusWarner BrosVHS release
August 6Back in the USSRFoxVHS release
August 6ParadiseTouchstoneVHS release
August 12Wayne's WorldParamountVHS release
August 19Under SuspicionColumbia TriStarVHS release
August 19Memoirs of an Invisible ManWarner BrosVHS release
August 19Rock-a-DoodleHBOVHS release
August 20Grand CanyonFoxVHS release
August 26The Lawnmower ManNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
August 27Fried Green TomatoesUniversalVHS release
August 27The Counterfeit TraitorParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
August 28'FoxVHS release
August 28For the BoysFoxVHS release
August 28Blame It on the BellboyHollywoodVHS release
August 29The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down UnderWalt Disney Classics StudiosVHS release
September 2Radio FlyerColumbia TriStarVHS release
September 2The Mambo KingsWarner BrosVHS release
September 8SpartacusCriterion CollectionVHS and Laserdisc release
September 9Final AnalysisWarner BrosVHS release
September 9Mississippi MasalaColumbia TriStarVHS release
September 16A Woman Under the InfluenceVHS release
September 16The Last MetroCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
September 18High Noon40th Anniversary Edition VHS release
September 18So Dear to My HeartDisneyVHS and Laserdisc release
September 18The RescuersDisneyVHS and Laserdisc release
September 18The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohDisneyVHS release
September 18The Quack-VHS release
September 18White Men Can't JumpFoxVHS release
September 18Medicine ManHollywoodVHS release
September 18The Hand That Rocks the CradleHollywoodVHS release
September 23The Power of OneWarner BrosVHS release
September 24Ernest Scared StupidTouchstoneVHS release
September 24LadybugsParamountVHS release
September 24American MeUniversalVHS and Laserdisc release
September 30LolitaCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
October 1BeethovenUniversalVHS and Laserdisc release
October 7GladiatorColumbia TriStarVHS release
October 7Once Upon a CrimeMGM/UAVHS release
October 8'New Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
October 8The Taking of Beverly HillsNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
October 8The Great Mouse DetectiveWalt Disney Home VideoVHS and Laserdisc release
October 14Basic InstinctLiveVHS release
October 14Critters 4New Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
October 14The Prince of TidesColumbia TriStarVHS release
October 14ThunderheartColumbia TriStarVHS release
October 14La Cage aux FollesCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
October 15Brain DonorsParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
October 16If Looks Could KillWarner Bros.VHS release
October 21Batman ReturnsWarner BrosVHS and Laserdisc release
October 21The Cutting EdgeMGM/UAVHS release
October 21CrissCrossMGM/UAVHS release
October 21Shadows and FogOrionVHS release
October 21SleepwalkersColumbia TriStarVHS release
October 21The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadDisneyLaserdisc release
October 27Jason and the ArgonautsCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
October 28The BabeUniversalVHS and Laserdisc release
October 29Antonia and JaneParamountVHS release
October 30Beauty and the BeastWalt Disney ClassicsVHS release
November 4AkiraCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
November 4Deep CoverNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
November 4NewsiesDisneyVHS release
November 4The Rocky Horror Picture ShowFoxVHS release
November 4Secret HonorCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
November 948 Hrs.ParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
November 10Sister ActTouchstoneVHS release
November 11Far and AwayUniversalVHS release
November 11City of JoyColumbia TriStarVHS release
November 12ParamountVHS release
November 18Passed AwayHollywoodVHS release
November 18Straight TalkHollywoodVHS release
November 18My Cousin VinnyFoxVHS release
November 18Year of the CometNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
November 20The Adventures of Baron MunchausenCriterion CollectionLaserdisc release
November 24Encino ManHollywoodVHS release
November 24Patriot GamesParamountVHS release
December 2Lethal Weapon 3Warner BrosVHS release
December 4Alien 3FoxVHS release
December 9Black MagicUniversalVHS and Laserdisc release
December 9HouseSitterUniversalVHS release
December 9Universal SoldierLiveVHS release
December 9Godzilla vs. BiollanteHBOVHS release
December 10All I Want for ChristmasParamountVHS release
December 16Class ActWarner BrosVHS release
December 16Noises OffTouchstoneVHS release
December 16Poison IvyNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
December 16Prelude to a KissFoxVHS release
December 22BoomerangParamountVHS and Laserdisc release
December 23Article 99OrionVHS release
December 23Out on a LimbUniversalVHS release
December 23White SandsWarner BrosVHS release
December 23Folks!FoxVHS release
December 23Buffy the Vampire SlayerFoxVHS release

Television show releases

The following TV shows were released on the following dates:
The following movies and TV shows were released on video cassette on these following dates: