1978 in home video:
Industry milestones[]
March[]
- March - Movies Unlimited, the first video rental shop in the United States, opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
December[]
- December 11 - The LaserDisc format is brought to market by Philips/MCA as DiscoVision.[2]
Date unknown[]
- CBS forms CBS Video Enterprises.
- Charles Band forms Media Home Entertainment.
Film releases[]
The following films were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Notes / Format | Studio | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | |||||
| D E C E M B E R |
11 | Battlestar Galactica | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [3] |
| Going My Way | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [4] | ||
| Ruggles of Red Gap | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [5] | ||
| 15 | Animal House | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [6] | |
| Jaws | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [7] | ||
| Rooster Cogburn | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [8] | ||
| 25 | Airport '77 | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [9] | |
| Animal Crackers (1930) | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [10] | ||
| The Bride of Frankenstein | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [11] | ||
| Dracula (1931 [English-language]) | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [12] | ||
| Frankenstein (1931) | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [13] | ||
| The Incredible Shrinking Man | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [14] | ||
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [15] | ||
| MacArthur | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [16] | ||
| The Sting | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [17] | ||
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [18] | ||
References[]
- ↑ http://www.northeasttimes.com/2005/0526/storeclosing.html Script error: No such module "webarchive". Northeast Times
- ↑ History of Media Technology (accessed 8 April 2011)
- ↑ "Battlestar Galactica". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Laser-Laserdisc-Battlestar-Galactica-Mission/dp/B00BEA5I8O/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534705735&sr=1-2&keywords=battlestar+galactica+laserdisc&refinements=p_n_availability%3A8219609011. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Going My Way". LaserDisc Database. https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/28543/21-017/Going-My-Way. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ "Ruggles Of Red Gap". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Laserdisc-RUGGLES-Charles-Laughton-Charlie/dp/B005JV7P44/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534716436&sr=8-1&keywords=ruggles+of+red+gap+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "National Lampoon's Animal House". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/National-Lampoons-Animal-House-Laser/dp/6305099030/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534716620&sr=1-1&keywords=animal+house+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Jaws". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/JAWS-LASERDISC-Roy-Scheider/dp/B000X1CMXO/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534717111&sr=1-2&keywords=jaws+laser+disc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Rooster Cogburn". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/ROOSTER-COGBURN-LASERDISC-starring-KATHARINE/dp/B004B9QKBE/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534716939&sr=8-1&keywords=rooster+cogburn+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Airport '77". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Airport-Feature-Format-LASERDISC-Screen/dp/B00FCLQLTG/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534717245&sr=1-1&keywords=airport+%2777+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Animal Crackers". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Laserdisc-laserdisc-player-record-diameter/dp/B00462HDNU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534718268&sr=8-1&keywords=animal+crackers+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "The Bride Of Frankenstein". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Bride-Frankenstein-LASERDISC-Screen-Format/dp/B00GF17JQQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534718050&sr=1-1&keywords=the+bride+of+frankenstein+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Dracula (1931)". LaserDisc Database. https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/28540/23-001/Dracula. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ "Frankenstein (1931)". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-LASERDISC-Full-Feature-Format/dp/B00EPWUXQA/ref=sr_1_9?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534717563&sr=1-9&keywords=frankenstein+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "The Incredible Shrinking Man". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-Shrinking-LASERDISC-Screen-Format/dp/B00DFKJBDY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534718511&sr=8-1&keywords=the+incredible+shrinking+man+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Jesus Christ Superstar". LaserDisc Database. https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/28346/17-002/Jesus-Christ-Superstar. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ "MacArthur". LaserDisc Database. https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/28375/15-003/MacArthur. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ "The Sting". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/The-Sting-LaserDisc/dp/B000UUBR6G/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534717906&sr=1-2&keywords=the+sting+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "To Kill A Mockingbird". Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/To-Kill-A-Mockingbird-LASERDISC/dp/B001TBLPTO/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1534718184&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=to+kill+a+mockingbird+laserdisc. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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