1993 in home video


A summary of 1993 in home video:

Industry milestones

Date unknown

The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
U.S./Canada
Release Date
TitleStudioFormat
January 6Honey, I Blew Up the KidDisneyVHS release
January 7'Warner Bros.VHS release
January 7Stay TunedWarner Bros.VHS release
January 7'New LineVHS release, distributed by Columbia/TriStar Home Video
January 13Live WireColumbiaVHS release
January 13A Stranger Among UsHollywoodVHS release
January 13Where the Day Takes YouNew LineVHS release
January 203 NinjasTouchstoneVHS release
January 20Man Trouble20th Century FoxVHS release
January 27DiggstownMGMVHS release
January 27Raising CainUniversalVHS release
January 27Single White FemaleColumbiaVHS release
January 29The Great Muppet CaperJim HensonVHS re-release; distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
January 29The Muppet MovieJim HensonVHS re-release; distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
February 10Death Becomes HerUniversalVHS release
February 10Stephen King's ItWarner Bros.VHS miniseries release
February 10The WaterdanceSamuel GoldwynVHS release
February 17FreejackWarner Bros.VHS release
February 17South CentralWarner Bros.VHS release
February 17A League of Their OwnColumbiaVHS release
February 24Cool WorldParamountVHS release
February 24Honeymoon in VegasColumbiaVHS release
February 24Hurricane SmithWarner Bros.VHS release
February 24Innocent BloodWarner Bros.VHS release
February 24Rapid Fire20th Century FoxVHS release
February 24StepmonsterNew HorizonsVHS release
February 25A Stranger Among UsHollywoodLaserdisc release
February 26Winnie the Pooh and a Day for EeyoreDisneyVHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Mini-Classics Collection
February 26Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery DayDisneyVHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Mini-Classics Collection
February 26Winnie the Pooh and the Honey TreeDisneyVHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Mini-Classics Collection
February 26Winnie the Pooh and Tigger TooDisneyVHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Mini-Classics Collection
March 3'20th Century FoxVHS re-release
March 3Final AnalysisWarner Bros.VHS release
March 3Of Mice and MenMGMVHS release
March 3SinglesWarner Bros.VHS release
March 3SneakersUniversalVHS release
March 10Bebe's KidsParamountVHS release
March 10The Last of the MohicansFoxVHS release
March 10WindTriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
March 17CandymanTriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
March 17The Mambo KingsWarner Bros.VHS release
March 17Time RunnerColumbiaVHS release
March 24Captain RonTouchstoneVHS release
March 24Mr. BaseballUniversalVHS release
March 24Mr. Saturday NightColumbiaVHS release
March 24Pure CountryWarner Bros.VHS release
March 26PinocchioDisneyVHS re-release; part of Walt Disney Classics
March 31The PlayerFine LineVHS release
March 31The Power of OneWarner Bros.VHS release
March 31Under SiegeWarner Bros.VHS release
April 7Consenting AdultsHollywoodVHS release
April 7Husbands and WivesTriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
April 7LeprechaunTrimarkVHS release
April 14HeroColumbiaVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
April 14The Mighty DucksDisneyVHS release
April 14Passenger 57Warner Bros.VHS release
April 14Turtle BeachWarner Bros.VHS release
April 21Aspen ExtremeHollywoodVHS release
April 21Night and the CityFoxVHS release
April 21Pet Sematary TwoParamountVHS release
April 21The Public EyeUniversalVHS release
April 28Bob RobertsParamountVHS release
April 28ChaplinCarolcoVHS release
April 28School TiesParamountVHS release
April 29Aspen ExtremeHollywoodVHS release
May 5Dr. GigglesUniversalVHS release
May 5The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagTouchstoneVHS release
May 6The Distinguished GentlemanHollywoodVHS release
May 12TrespassUniversalVHS release
May 19Blade RunnerWarner Bros.VHS release
May 19Glengarry Glen RossNew LineVHS release
May 19A River Runs Through ItColumbiaVHS release
May 22Untamed HeartMGMVHS release
May 26Charlie, the Lonesome CougarDisneyVHS re-release
May 26HoffaFoxVHS release
May 26ToysFoxVHS release
May 26Used PeopleFoxVHS release
June 2Grave of the Fireflies Central Park MediaVHS release
June 2Howards EndSony Pictures ClassicsVHS release
June 9Forever YoungWarner Bros.VHS release
June 16Body of EvidenceMGMVHS release
June 16The Cemetery ClubTouchstoneVHS release
June 23Empire of the SunWarner Bros.VHS re-release
June 23Good Morning, VietnamTouchstoneVHS re-release
June 23The Last EmperorColumbiaVHS re-release
June 30A Few Good MenColumbiaVHS release
June 30HexedColumbiaVHS release
July 7The Crying GamePalaceVHS release
July 7MatineeUniversalVHS release
July 7UnforgivenWarner Bros.VHS release
July 7The BodyguardWarner Bros.VHS release
July 7Malcolm XWarner Bros.VHS release
July 13Encino ManHollywoodVHS release
July 14Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IIINew LineVHS release
July 27'FoxVHS release
August 4Scent of a WomanUniversalVHS release
August 4SommersbyWarner Bros.VHS release
August 4Swing KidsHollywoodVHS release
August 11Army of DarknessUniversalVHS release
August 11Benny & JoonMGMVHS release
August 11Falling DownWarner Bros.VHS release
August 13'DisneyVHS release
August 24Willy the SparrowFeature Films for FamiliesVHS release
August 25Boiling PointWarner Bros.VHS release
August 25Mad Dog and GloryUniversalVHS release
September 1'Warner Bros.VHS release
September 1Point of No ReturnWarner Bros.VHS release
September 1This Boy's LifeWarner Bros.VHS release
September 8CB4UniversalVHS release
September 8The CrushWarner Bros.VHS release
September 21Once Upon a ForestFoxVHS release
September 22Indian SummerTouchstoneVHS release
September 28Ernest Saves ChristmasTouchstoneVHS release
September 28Frenchman's CreekParamountSpecial Edition VHS release
September 29Beauty and the BeastDisneyLaserdisc release
October 1AladdinDisneyVHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics
October 13Indecent ProposalParamountVHS release
October 20The SandlotFoxVHS release
October 20Three of HeartsNew LineVHS release
October 20A Far Off PlaceDisneyVHS release
October 20Johnny StecchinoNew LineVHS release
October 26Dennis the MenaceWarner Bros.VHS release
October 27Born YesterdayHollywoodVHS release
October 27Cop and a HalfUniversalVHS release
November 3Happily Ever AfterWorldvisionVHS release
November 5The Muppet Christmas CarolDisneyVHS release
November 10SliverParamountVHS release
November 16Free WillyWarner Bros.VHS release
November 23Made in AmericaWarner Bros.VHS release
November 24The Adventures of Huck FinnDisneyVHS release
November 24CliffhangerTriStarVHS release
November 24Life with MikeyTouchstoneVHS release
November 24'TriStarSpecial Edition VHS release
December 1Splitting HeirsUniversalVHS release
December 8Guilty as SinHollywoodVHS release
December 8Sleepless in SeattleTriStarVHS release
December 8Super Mario Bros.HollywoodVHS release
December 15Bodies, Rest & MotionNew LineVHS release
December 15'UniversalVHS release
December 16The FirmParamountVHS release
December 16EnokiVHS release
December 22DaveWarner Bros.VHS release
December 29Surf NinjasNew LineVHS release
December 30The Black ScorpionWarner Bros.VHS release
December 30The Valley of GwangiWarner Bros.VHS release

TV show releases

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