1993 in home video

Industry milestones

Date unknown

Movie releases

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 Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryWarner Bros.VHS releases
Stay Tuned
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeNew LineVHS release
January 13 Live WireColumbia TriStarVHS release
A Stranger Among UsHollywoodVHS release
Where the Day Takes YouNew LineVHS release
January 20 3 NinjasTouchstoneVHS release
Man Trouble20th Century FoxVHS release
StoryvilleColumbia TriStarVHS release
January 27 DevlinMediaVHS release
DiggstownMGMVHS release
InterceptorVidmarkVHS release
Raise the Red LanternOrionVHS release
Raising CainUniversalVHS release
Single White FemaleColumbia TriStarVHS release
January 29 The Great Muppet CaperJim HensonVHS re-releases; distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
The Muppet Movie
February 3 Unlawful Entry20th Century FoxVHS release
Mo' MoneyColumbia TriStarVHS releases
Where Angels Fear to Tread
February 10 Death Becomes HerUniversalVHS release
Stephen King's ItWarner Bros.VHS miniseries release
Mom and Dad Save the WorldHBOVHS release
The WaterdanceSamuel GoldwynVHS release
February 17 FreejackWarner Bros.VHS release
A League of Their OwnColumbia TriStarVHS release
South CentralWarner Bros.VHS release
February 24 Alien IntruderPM Home VideoVHS release
Cool WorldParamountVHS release
Gun CrazyAcademy EntertainmentVHS release
Honeymoon in VegasNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
Hurricane SmithWarner Bros.VHS releases
Innocent Blood
Light SleeperLiveVHS release
Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandHemdaleVHS release
Rapid Fire20th Century FoxVHS release
StepmonsterNew HorizonsVHS release
February 25A Stranger Among UsHollywoodLaserdisc release
February 26 Winnie the Pooh and a Day for EeyoreDisneyVHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Mini-Classics Collection
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
March 3 Dracula Has Risen from the GraveWarner Bros.VHS release
FernGully: The Last Rainforest20th Century FoxVHS re-release
Of Mice and MenMGMVHS release
Salem's LotWarner Bros.VHS release
SinglesVHS release
SneakersUniversalVHS release
Strange InvadersWarner Bros.VHS release
Taste the Blood of DraculaVHS release
Whispers in the DarkParamountVHS release
March 10 Bebe's KidsParamountVHS release
Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracyWarner Bros.VHS release
The Deliberate StrangerVHS release
DragonfightVHS release
The Last of the Mohicans20th Century FoxVHS release
WindColumbia TriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
March 17 CandymanColumbia TriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
Crossing the BridgeTouchstoneVHS release
MediterraneoMiramaxVHS release
MistressLiveVHS release
Time RunnerNew LineVHS release
March 24 Captain RonTouchstoneVHS release
Mr. BaseballUniversalVHS release
Mr. Saturday NightColumbia TriStarVHS release
Pure CountryWarner Bros.VHS release
March 26PinocchioDisneyVHS re-release; part of Walt Disney Classics
March 31 Gas Food LodgingColumbia TriStarVHS release
The Little Engine That CouldUniversalVHS release
The PlayerNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
StalinMGMVHS release
Under SiegeWarner Bros.VHS release
April 7 Consenting AdultsHollywoodVHS release
EdenPlayboyVHS release
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a TimePlayboyVHS release
Husbands and WivesColumbia TriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
LeprechaunTrimarkVHS release
Love Potion No. 920th Century FoxVHS release
Reservoir DogsMiramaxVHS release
Traces of RedSamuel GoldwynVHS release
April 14 HeroColumbia TriStarVHS release; although still uses 1992 Columbia TriStar copyright
The Mighty DucksDisneyVHS release
Passenger 57Warner Bros.VHS release
Sarafina!HollywoodVHS release
Turtle BeachWarner Bros.VHS release
April 21 Abraxas: Guardian of the UniversePrismVHS release
Aspen ExtremeHollywoodVHS release
Night and the City20th Century FoxVHS release
Past MidnightCinetelVHS release
Pet Sematary TwoParamountVHS release
The Public EyeUniversalVHS release
April 28 Bob RobertsParamountVHS release
ChaplinCarolcoVHS release
Enchanted AprilMiramaxVHS release
School TiesParamountVHS release
April 29Aspen ExtremeHollywoodLaserdisc release
May 5 Citizen CohnHBOVHS release
Dr. GigglesUniversalVHS release
The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagTouchstoneVHS release
May 6The Distinguished GentlemanHollywoodVHS release
May 12TrespassUniversalVHS release
May 19 Blade RunnerWarner Bros.VHS release
Fifty-FiftyCannonVHS release
Glengarry Glen RossNew LineVHS release
A River Runs Through ItColumbia TriStarVHS release
May 22Untamed HeartMGMVHS release
May 26 Charlie, the Lonesome CougarDisneyVHS re-release
Doppelganger: The Evil WithinMediaVHS release
Hellraiser III: Hell on EarthDimensionVHS release
Hoffa20th Century FoxVHS releases
Toys
Used People
June 2 Grave of the Fireflies (Subbed)Central Park MediaVHS release
Howards EndColumbia TriStarVHS release
Johnny SuedeMiramaxVHS release
June 9 Forever YoungWarner Bros.VHS release
Shadow of the WolfEpicVHS release
June 16 Body of EvidenceMGMVHS release
DamageNew LineVHS release
The Cemetery ClubTouchstoneVHS release
Best of the Best 2FoxVHS release
The LoverMGMVHS release
June 23 Dracula (1992)Columbia TriStarVHS release
Eden 2PlayboyVHS release
Empire of the SunWarner Bros.VHS re-release
Frozen AssetsFoxVHS release
Good Morning, VietnamTouchstoneVHS re-release
Jennifer 8ParamountVHS release
The Last EmperorColumbia TriStarVHS re-release
White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild IINew HorizonsVHS release
June 30 A Few Good MenColumbia TriStarVHS releases
Hexed
Leap of FaithParamountVHS release
Peter's FriendsSamuel GoldwynVHS release
PrehysteriaMoonbeam EntertainmentVHS release
2001: A Space OdysseyMGMVHS release; letterboxed 25th anniversary edition
July 7 Blind SideHBOVHS release
The Bodyguard (1992)Warner Bros.VHS release
The Crying GamePalaceVHS release
Malcolm XWarner Bros.VHS release
MatineeUniversalVHS release
NemesisImperialVHS release
UnforgivenWarner Bros.VHS release
July 13Encino ManHollywoodVHS release
July 14 Lorenzo's OilUniversalVHS release
Shadow HunterRepublicVHS release
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IIINew LineVHS release
July 21 Amos & AndrewNew Line/Columbia TriStarVHS release
1492: Conquest of ParadiseParamountVHS release
Love FieldOrionVHS release
Passion FishColumbia TriStarVHS release
Rich in LoveMGMVHS release
July 27Home Alone 2: Lost in New York20th Century FoxVHS release
July 28 Nowhere to RunColumbia TriStarVHS release
There Goes the NeighborhoodParamountVHS release
August 4 Scent of a WomanUniversalVHS release
SniperColumbia TriStarVHS release
SommersbyWarner Bros.VHS release
Swing KidsHollywoodVHS release
August 11 Army of DarknessUniversalVHS release
Benny & JoonMGMVHS release
Broadway BoundABC VideoVHS release
Falling DownWarner Bros.VHS release
Hear No Evil20th Century FoxVHS releases
The Vanishing
ZebraheadColumbia TriStarVHS release
August 13Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyDisneyVHS release[3]
August 18 Bad LieutenantLive Home VideoVHS release
Tomcat: Dangerous DesiresRepublicVHS release
Where Angels Go, Trouble FollowsColumbia TriStarVHS release
August 24Willy the SparrowFeature Films for FamiliesVHS release
August 25 Boiling PointWarner Bros.VHS release
Groundhog DayColumbia TriStarVHS release
Mad Dog and GloryUniversalVHS release
The TempParamountVHS release
September 1 AliveTouchstoneVHS release
Bruce Lee: The Curse of the DragonWarner Bros.VHS releases
Point of No Return
This Boy's Life
September 8 CB4UniversalVHS release
The CrushWarner Bros.VHS release
El MariachiColumbia TriStarVHS releases
Fathers & Sons (1992)
Map of the Human HeartMiramaxVHS release
No Place to HideWarnerVHS release
September 15 Children of the Corn II: The Final SacrificeDimensionVHS release
Eden 3PlayboyVHS release
Fire in the SkyParamountVHS release
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1New LineVHS release
September 21Once Upon a Forest20th Century FoxVHS release
September 22 Indian SummerTouchstoneVHS release
Married to ItOrionVHS release
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with ThemHBOVHS release
September 28 AladdinDisneyVHS release; part of Walt Disney Classics. Disney permitted retailers to sell copies beginning September 28, but the release date was advertised as October 1.[4]
Ernest Saves ChristmasTouchstoneVHS release
Frenchman's CreekParamountSpecial Edition VHS release
September 29 Beauty and the BeastDisneyLaserdisc release; part of Walt Disney Classics
Excessive ForceNew LineVHS release
SidekicksColumbia TriStarVHS release
October 6 Jack the Bear20th Century FoxVHS release
The Night We Never MetMiramaxVHS release
The PickleColumbia TriStarVHS release
October 13Indecent ProposalParamountVHS release
October 20 A Far Off PlaceDisneyVHS release
Johnny StecchinoNew LineVHS release
The Sandlot20th Century FoxVHS release
Three of HeartsNew LineVHS release
October 26 Dennis the MenaceWarner Bros.VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Tom and Jerry: The MovieFHEVHS release
October 27 Born YesterdayHollywoodVHS release
Cop and a HalfUniversalVHS release
The Dark HalfOrionVHS release
Extreme JusticeVidmarkVHS release
Highlander: The GatheringHemdaleVHS release
PossePolyGramVHS release
November 3 Happily Ever AfterWorldvisionVHS release
Indecent BehaviorAtlanticVHS release
Who's the Man?New LineVHS release
November 5The Muppet Christmas CarolDisneyVHS release
November 10 SliverParamountVHS release
Stephen King's The TommyknockersVidmarkVHS release
Weekend at Bernie's IIColumbia TriStarVHS release
November 16Free WillyWarner Bros.VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection[5]
November 17 American HeartLiveVHS release
CarnosaurNew HorizonsVHS release
November 24 The Adventures of Huck FinnDisneyVHS release
CliffhangerColumbia TriStarVHS release[5]
Life with MikeyTouchstoneVHS release
Made in AmericaWarner Bros.VHS release[5]
Terminator 2: Judgment DayColumbia TriStarSpecial Edition VHS release
December 1 Rising Sun20th Century FoxVHS release
Splitting HeirsUniversalVHS release
December 8 Guilty as SinHollywoodVHS release
Sleepless in SeattleColumbia TriStarVHS release[5]
Super Mario Bros.HollywoodVHS release
December 15 Bodies, Rest & MotionNew LineVHS release
Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryUniversalVHS release
December 16 The FirmParamountVHS release
Thumbelina: A Magical StoryEnokiVHS release
December 22 DaveWarner Bros.VHS release
EquinoxColumbia TriStarVHS release
House of CardsLiveVHS release
Warlock II: The ExiledVidmarkVHS release
December 29Surf NinjasNew LineVHS release
December 30 The Black ScorpionWarner Bros.VHS releases
The Valley of Gwangi

TV show releases

The following television shows were released on the following dates:

  • "Barney & Friends" video - January 27
  • "Muppet Babies" videos - January 29
    • "Time to Play" (Includes "Muppet Babies: The Next Generation" and "Beauty and the Schnoz")
    • "Explore with Us" (Includes "The New Adventures of Kermo Polo" and "The Transcontinental Whoo-Whoo")
    • "Let's Build" (Includes "Six to Eight Weeks" and "Eight Flags Over the Nursery")
  • "It's the Muppets!" videos - January 29
    • "Meet the Muppets!"
    • "More Muppets, Please!"
  • "The Tale of the Bunny Picnic" - January 29
  • "Barney & Friends" video - February 4
    • "Barney's Best Manners"
  • "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bodaciously Big Adventures" series videos - February 10
    • "The Big Rip Off" (Bonus episode: "The Big Break In")
    • "The Big Blow Out" (Bonus episode: "Peking Turtles")
    • "The Big Zipp Attack" (Bonus episode: "Farewell, Lotus Blossom")
    • "The Big Cufflink Caper" (Bonus episode: "The Grybyx")
  • "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" video - February 18
    • "Thomas, Percy, and the Dragon and Other Stories"
  • "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventures" series videos - February 26
    • "A Whale of a Tale" (Bonus episode: "Urchin")
    • "Stormy the Wild Seahorse" (Bonus episode: "The Great Sebastian")
    • "Double Bubble" (Bonus episode: "Message in a Bottle")
  • "Goof Troop" videos - February 26
    • "Banding Together" (contains "Shake, Rattle & Goof" / "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime")
    • "Goin' Fishin'" (contains "Slightly Dinghy" / "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape")
    • "The Race is On!" (contains "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" / "Tub Be or Not Tub Be")
  • "Dinosaurs" videos - February 26
    • "I'm the Baby!" (Includes "Switched at Birth" and "Nature Calls")
    • "Don't Cross the Boss!" (Includes "And the Winner Is" and "WESAYSO Knows Best")
  • "Adventures in Odyssey" video - March 9
    • "Shadow of a Doubt"
  • "The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special" - March 10
  • "Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television" - March 10
  • "How Bugs Bunny Won the West" - March 10
  • "Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster" - March 10
  • "Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes" - March 10
  • "Garfield: His 9 Lives" - March 23
  • "Garfield's Feline Fantasies" - March 23
  • "Tiny Toon Adventures" videos - March 24
    • "The Best of Buster and Babs"
    • "Tiny Toon Music Television"
    • "Tiny Toons in Two-Tone Town"
  • "George of the Jungle" videos - March 24
    • "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Jungle"
    • "My Jungle 'Tis of Thee"
    • "The Man from JUNGLE"
    • "In George We Trust"
  • "Darkwing Duck: His Favorite Adventures" series videos - March 26
    • "Darkly Dawns the Duck"
    • "Justice Ducks Unite!"
    • "Comic Book Capers" (Bonus episode: "A Brush with Oblivion")
    • "Birth of Negaduck!" (Bonus episode: "Tiff of the Titans")
  • "Wish Kid" video - March 26
    • "Glove of Dreams"
  • "Adventures in Wonderland" videos - March 26
    • "Hare-Raising Magic" (contains "Off The Cuffs" / "For Better or Verse")
    • "Helping Hands" (contains "Pop Goes The Easel" / "Techno Bunny")
    • "The Missing Ring Mystery" (contains "Pretzelmania" / "Noses Off")
  • "X-Men" videos - April 20
  • "Shining Time Station" videos - April 21
    • "The Original Classic, Vol. 1: Stacy Cleans Up"
    • "The Original Classic, Vol. 2: Schemer Alone"
    • "The Jukebox Puppet Band: A Day in the Life"
  • "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Sing Alongs" video - April 30
    • "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
  • "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventures" series videos - May 7
    • "Whale of a Tale" (Bonus Episode: "Urchin")
    • "In Harmony" (Bonus Episode: "Message in a Bottle")
    • "Stormy, the Wild Seahorse" (Bonus Episode: "The Great Sebastian")
  • "Kidsongs" video - May 25
    • "Play Along Songs"
  • "Barney & Friends" video - May 26
    • "Barney Rhymes with Mother Goose"
  • "Predators of the Wild" videos - June 22
    • "Shark"
    • "Grizzly Bear"
    • "Killer Whale"
    • "Lion"
    • "Cheetah and Leopard"
    • "Hunters and the Hunted"
  • "The Donut Man" video - July 13
    • "At the Zoo"
  • "Richard Scarry's Best Videos Ever!" videos - August 17
    • "Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video Ever!"
    • "Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever!"
  • "Barney & Friends" video - August 25
    • "Barney's Home Sweet Homes"
  • "Doug" videos - August 31
    • "How Did I Get Into This Mess?"
    • "Patti, You're the Mayonnaise for Me"
  • "Rugrats" videos - August 31
    • "Tales from the Crib"
    • "A Baby's Gotta Do What a Baby's Gotta Do"
  • "The Ren and Stimpy Show" videos - August 31
    • "The Classics"
    • "The Stupidest Stories"
    • "The Stinkiest Stories"
  • "Spot the Dog" videos - September 1
    • "Where's Spot?" (Also includes: "Spot's First Walk" / "Spot's Birthday Party" / "Spot Goes Splash!" / "Spot Finds a Key")
    • "Spot Goes to the Farm" (Also includes: "Spot Stays Overnight" (titled "Spot Sleeps Over" in the U.S.) / "Spot Goes to the Circus" / "Spot's Windy Day" / "Spot Goes to the Park")
  • "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - September 8
  • "Frosty the Snowman" - September 8
  • "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" - September 8
  • "The Little Drummer Boy" - September 8
  • "Frosty Returns" - September 8
  • "The Christmas Toy" - September 10
  • "Wee Sing" video - September 14
    • The Wee Sing Train
  • "Taz-Mania" videos - September 15
    • "Taz-Manimals"
    • "Taz-Maniac"
    • "Taz-Tronaut"
  • "X-Men" videos - September 21
  • "The Ren and Stimpy Show" video - September 21
    • "Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas"
  • "Back to the Future" videos - September 22
    • "Batter Up" / "Time Waits for No Frog/Einstein's Adventure"
    • "Clara's Folks" / "Brothers"
    • "Dickens of a Christmas" / "Roman Holiday (a.k.a. Swing Low Sweet Chariot Race)"
  • "Looney Tunes" videos - September 22
    • "Bugs Bunny's Hare Brained Hits"
    • "Elmer Fudd's School of Hard Knocks"
    • "The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote's Crash Course"
    • "Sylvester and Tweety's Tale Feathers"
    • "Yosemite Sam's Yeller Fever"
  • "Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen" video - September 28
    • "Our First Video" (7 Songs includes: I am the Cute One / No One Tells the President What to do / Brother for Sale / One Buffalo, Two Buffali / Identical Twins / Mom's Song (We Think We'll Help You) / Peanut Butter)
  • "Alvin and the Chipmunks" videos - September 29
    • "Nightmare on Seville Street"
    • "Hair-Raising Chipmunk Tales"
    • "Alvin's Christmas Carol"
    • "It's a Wonderful Life, Dave"
  • "Happy Holidays with Darkwing Duck and Goofy" - September 29
  • "Dinosaurs" video - September 29
    • "Special Holiday Edition" (Includes "Little Boy Boo" and "Refrigerator Day")
  • "Fraggle Rock" videos - September 29
    • "Meet the Fraggles"
    • "Fraggle Fun and Doozer Doings"
    • "The Fraggles Search and Find"
    • "The Haunting of Castle Gorg"
    • "A Festive Fraggle Holiday"
  • "Barney & the Backyard Gang" video - October 6
  • "Sesame Street" videos - October 29
    • "25 Wonderful Years"
  • "We All Sing Together
  • "Sing Along Earth Songs
  • "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" video - October 6
    • "Daisy and Other Thomas Stories"
  • "Shining Time Station" video - October 6
  • "Kidsongs" video - October 8
    • "If We Could Talk to the Animals"
  • "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" videos - October 19
  • "The Donut Man" video - October 12
    • "Barnyard Fun"
  • "Exosquad: Fall of the Human Empire" series videos - October 20
    • "Pirate Scourge"
    • "Blitzkrieg" & "Resist"
    • "Seeds of Deception" & "Hidden Terrors"
  • "Fievel's American Tails" videos - October 20
    • "The Gift" / "A Case of the Hiccups"
    • "The Legend of Mouse Hollow" / "Babysitting Blues"
    • "The Lost Mother Lode" / "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventures" series videos - November 5
    • "In Harmony" (contains "The Evil Manta" / "Charmed")
    • "Ariel's Gift" (contains "Red" / "Trident True")
  • "Adventures in Odyssey" video - November 9
    • "Star Quest"
  • "X-Men" videos - November 16
  • "Back to the Future" videos - November 24
    • "Forward to the Past" / "Verne Hatches an Egg"
    • "Go Fly A Kite" / "Hill Valley Brown-Out"
    • "A Friend In Need" / "The Money Tree"
  • "Barney & Friends" video - December 19
    • "Love to Read, with Barney"
  • "The First Easter Rabbit" - December 21

Direct-to-video VHS releases

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

Documentary Home Video releases
  • Michael Jordan: Air Time - February 24

International Home Video releases

The following VHS were released on home video on the following dates:

References
  1. DVD Development History – Accessed 8 April 2011
  2. "Video CD (1993 – 2000s)". Museum of Obselete Media. 1993. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. Cidoni, Mike (August 12, 1993). ""Disney's talking pets are a hit"". Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan). p. "Wow," p. 14. Retrieved November 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Duwayne Dunham marks his feature-directing debut with Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, which hits stores Friday on Walt Disney tapes.
  4. Smith, Cliff (September 23, 1993). ""'Aladdin' arriving on video Tuesday"". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 8B. Retrieved November 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. The Disney Co. is allowing merchants to advertise Oct. 1 as the release date, as Kmart, Wal-Mart and Lechmere, for example, already have. But retailers can sell Aladdin as early as next Tuesday [September 28] — and many, such as Wegmans, Tops, The Disney Store, and Lechmere, will.
  5. Staten, Vince (October 2, 1993). "Disney's is one of seven Aladdins on video". The Courier-Journal. p. "Scene," p. 15. Retrieved November 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. 'Free Willy' . . . arrives in stores Nov. 16. 'Made in America' . . . is due out on video Nov. 24. That's also the video-release date for 'Cliffhangers' [sic] . . . with Sylvester Stallone. The romantic comedy 'Sleepless in Seattle' . . . is due in stores Dec. 8.
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