1997 in home video
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The following events occurred in the year 1997 in home video.
Contents
Industry milestones
January
March
- March 1 – DVD launched in the United States.[2]
- March 26 – the first DVDs were released
May
August
- August 29 – Online DVD rental Netflix in the USA is incorporated.
Notes
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Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Studio | Notes |
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| January 8 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Disney | 60th anniversary VHS re-release |
| January 14 | Phenomenon | Touchstone | VHS release |
| January 15 | Munster, Go Home! | Gaiam | VHS release |
| January 21 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | Disney | VHS release |
| January 24 | Cheetah | Disney | 80th anniversary VHS re-release |
| January 28 | The Fan | Columbia/TriStar | VHS release |
| The Trigger Effect | Universal | VHS release | |
| February 4 | Bambi | Walt Disney Pictures | VHS release 55th anniversary part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection THX certified, though it's the only one that has the Digitally Mastered variant It has a documentary called Bambi: The Magic Behind the Masterpiece |
| The Parent Trap | VHS release part of the Hayley Mills Collection |
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| That Darn Cat! | |||
| Pollyanna | |||
| February 11 | First Kid | VHS release | |
| Samson and Delilah | VHS release | ||
| Fly Away Home | Columbia TriStar | VHS release | |
| February 18 | The Thief and the Cobbler | Miramax | VHS release |
| The NeverEnding Story III | Miramax | VHS release | |
| February 25 | Harriet the Spy | Paramount | VHS release |
| March 4 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Walt Disney Pictures | VHS release part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | VHS release part of the Fantastic Adventures Series |
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| Swiss Family Robinson | |||
| Treasure Island | |||
| Kidnapped | |||
| March 11 | Space Jam | Warner Bros. Pictures | VHS release |
| March 18 | The Great Locomotive Chase | Disney | VHS re-release |
| Westward Ho, the Wagons! | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| The World's Greatest Athlete | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| Flight of the Navigator | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | Disney | VHS release direct-to-video |
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| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| The First Wives Club | Paramount | VHS release | |
| It Takes Two | Warner Bros. | VHS re-release | |
| March 26 | A Time to Kill | Warner Bros. | DVD release |
| Blade Runner | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Eraser | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Goodfellas | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Road Warrior | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Se7en | New Line | DVD release | |
| The Bridges of Madison County | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Fugitive | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Mask | New Line | DVD release | |
| The Wizard of Oz | MGM | DVD release | |
| Twister | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Unforgiven | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Woodstock | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Birdcage | MGM | DVD release | |
| April 8 | Poltergeist | MGM | DVD release |
| April 15 | A Far Off Place | Disney | VHS re-release |
| 101 Dalmatians | Disney | VHS release | |
| Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| Emma | Miramax | VHS release | |
| April 29 | Larger than Life | MGM | VHS release |
| May 13 | Daylight | Universal | VHS release |
| Ransom | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| May 21 | Batman Forever | Warner Bros. | DVD release |
| May 29 | Jerry Maguire | Tristar | VHS release |
| June 3 | The Canterville Ghost | VHS release | |
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | Tristar | VHS release | |
| Fools Rush In | Columbia | VHS release | |
| June 9 | Plymouth Adventure | MGM | VHS release |
| June 10 | Walk the Proud Land | Universal | VHS release |
| No Name on the Bullet | Universal | VHS release | |
| The Duel at Silver Creek | Universal | VHS release | |
| The Train Robbers | Warner | VHS release | |
| Cahill | Warner | VHS release | |
| Chisum | Warner | VHS release | |
| The Cowboys | Warner | VHS release | |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Warner | VHS release | |
| Stagecoach | Warner | VHS release | |
| June 24 | Shiloh | Warner | VHS release |
| June 25 | Beetlejuice | Warner | DVD release |
| July 1 | Fierce Creatures | Universal | VHS release |
| July 8 | Newsies | Disney | VHS re-release |
| The Jerky Boys: The Movie | Touchstone | VHS Release | |
| July 15 | Fun and Fancy Free | Walt Disney Pictures | VHS release 50th anniversary part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection THX certified It has a documentary called The Story Behind Fun and Fancy Free |
| Dumbo | VHS re-release part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
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| The 3 Caballeros | |||
| So Dear to My Heart | |||
| The Sword in the Stone | |||
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | |||
| Robin Hood | |||
| Pete's Dragon | |||
| Shine | New Line Cinema | VHS release | |
| Metro | Touchstone Pictures | ||
| July 22 | Bad Boys | Columbia/Tristar | DVD release |
| The Craft | Columbia/Tristar | DVD release | |
| Dante's Peak | Universal | VHS release | |
| Little Women | Columbia/Tristar | DVD release | |
| Matilda | Columbia/Tristar | DVD release | |
| The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | Columbia/Tristar | VHS release | |
| July 29 | Blown Away | MGM | DVD release |
| Jungle 2 Jungle | Disney | VHS release | |
| Ernest Goes to Africa | Emshell | VHS release | |
| August 5 | Jack | Hollywood Pictures | VHS release |
| Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin | Walt Disney Pictures | VHS release direct-to-video It has the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
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| That Darn Cat! | VHS release | ||
| August 19 | Dr. Strangelove | Columbia/Tristar | DVD release |
| Stand by Me | Columbia/Tristar | DVD release | |
| A League of Their Own | Columbia/Tristar | DVD release | |
| Freeway | DVD release | ||
| Cats Don't Dance | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| August 22 | Batman | Warner Bros. | DVD release |
| Batman Returns | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Space Jam | Warner Bros. | Laserdisc release | |
| August 26 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | Disney | part of Great American Legends Series |
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Disney | part of Great American Legends Series | |
| Johnny Tremain | Disney | part of Great American Legends Series | |
| The Light in the Forest | Disney | part of Great American Legends Series | |
| Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Pictures | VHS re-release limited edition part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection THX certified It's re-release has a documentary called Mary Poppins: Practically Perfect in Every Way |
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| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | 20th Century Fox | Special Edition VHS release | |
| Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century Fox | Special Edition VHS release | |
| Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century Fox | Special Edition VHS release | |
| September 2 | Wind Runner: A Spirited Journey | Warner Home Video release |
DVD release |
| Prancer | MGM | VHS release | |
| Microcosmos | Miramax | VHS release | |
| First Kid | Disney | VHS release | |
| Kazaam | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| September 3 | Absolute Power | Warner Bros. | VHS and DVD release |
| Arthur | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Bodyguard | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Disclosure | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Executive Decision | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Forever Young | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Glimmer Man | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Grumpy Old Men | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Jailhouse Rock | MGM | DVD release | |
| JFK | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Lethal Weapon | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Mars Attacks! | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Michael | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Michael Collins | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | VHS and DVD release | |
| Outbreak | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Pelican Brief | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Right Stuff | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Singin' in the Rain | MGM | DVD release | |
| Sleepers | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Space Jam | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Under Siege | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| Viva Las Vegas | MGM | DVD release | |
| The Witches of Eastwick | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| The Year of Living Dangerously | Warner Bros. | DVD release | |
| September 9 | Awakenings | Columbia Tristar | DVD release |
| Fathers' Day | Warner Bros. | VHS and DVD release | |
| Rosewood | Warner Bros. | VHS and DVD release | |
| Taxi Driver | Columbia Tristar | DVD release | |
| The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | Warner | VHS release | |
| McHale's Navy | Universal Pictures | VHS and DVD release | |
| Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Fox | VHS release direct-to-video |
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| September 15 | The Cable Guy | Columbia/Tristar | DVD release |
| September 16 | Sleeping Beauty | Walt Disney Pictures | VHS release part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection THX certified It has a documentary called Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Sleeping Beauty |
| The Love Bug | VHS release part of The Love Bug Collection |
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| Herbie Rides Again | |||
| Herbie Goes Bananas | |||
| Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | |||
| September 23 | Selena | Warner Bros. | VHS and DVD release |
| Warriors of Virtue | MGM | VHS release | |
| September 30 | Liar Liar | Universal | VHS release |
| Volcano | Fox | VHS release | |
| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | Warner | VHS release | |
| October 7 | Old Yeller | Walt Disney Pictures | VHS release 40th anniversary part of Animal Adventure Series THX certified It has the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo It has a documentary called Best Doggone Dog in The West: The Making of Old Yeller |
| The Shaggy Dog | VHS release part of the Comedy Favorites Series |
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| The Shaggy D.A. | |||
| October 14 | The Jungle Book | VHS release 30th anniversary part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection THX certified It has a documentary called The Jungle Book: The Making of a Musical Masterpiece |
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| Alice in Wonderland | VHS re-release part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
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| Double Team | Columbia Pictures | VHS and DVD release | |
| Babes in Toyland | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | VHS release | |
| October 21 | From Hare to Eternity | Warner | VHS re-release |
| Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: Superior Duck | Warner | VHS re-release | |
| Anaconda | Columbia/Tristar | VHS/DVD release | |
| Wild America | Warner Bros. | VHS/DVD release | |
| How the Toys Saved Christmas | Buena Vista | VHS release | |
| October 21/22 | Batman & Robin | Warner Bros. | VHS/DVD release |
| October 22 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line | VHS/DVD release |
| October 28 | The Fifth Element | Columbia/Tristar | VHS/DVD release |
| October 30 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Warner Bros. | DVD release |
| November 4 | The Rich Man's Wife | Hollywood | VHS Release |
| Star Trek: First Contact | Paramount | VHS release | |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Universal | VHS and Laserdisc release | |
| November 11 | Gone Fishin' | Hollywood | VHS release |
| Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Disney | direct-to-video | |
| November 18 | The Shadow | Universal | DVD release |
| Free Willy 3: The Rescue | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| November 20 | Death Wish | Paramount | 80th anniversary VHS re-release |
| November 25 | Men In Black | Columbia/Tristar | VHS and DVD release |
| December 2 | George of the Jungle | Disney | VHS release |
| The Absent-Minded Professor | Disney | part of Comedy Favorites Series | |
| Son of Flubber | Disney | part of Comedy Favorites Series | |
| December 9 | The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | Universal | direct-to-video |
| Con Air | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | Columbia/Tristar | VHS and DVD release | |
| December 16 | Spawn | New Line Cinema | VHS and DVD release |
| December 23 | Air Bud | Walt Disney Pictures | VHS release |
TV show releases
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Studio | Format(s) | Season # | Notes |
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| January 14 | The Flintstones: Love Letters on the Rocks | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes |
| I Yabba-Dabba Do! | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| The Yogi Bear Show: Love Bugged Bear | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Yogi the Easter Bear | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show: Wedding Bell Boos! | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| January 28 | Spider-Man: Revenge of the Goblins | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes |
| Dragon Flyz: Day of the Dragon | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Sky Dancers: The Sky's The Limit | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| March 18 | Spider-Man: Spider Slayer | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes |
| Dragon Flyz: Son of Dread | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Sky Dancers: Broken Stone | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| March 25 | This Land Is Your Land | Live | VHS | ||
| April 8 | Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off | Disney | VHS | 3 | 3 episodes |
| April 22 | Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie | Live | VHS | ||
| May 20 | Flash Gordon: Margooned on Earth | Live | VHS | 2 | 2 episodes |
| Bananas in Pyjamas: Treasure Hunt | Polygram | VHS | 5 | 5 episodes | |
| Bananas in Pyjamas: Pajama Party | Polygram | VHS | 5 | 5 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Batman and Robin: Batman | Warner | VHS | 2 | 2 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Batman and Robin: The Penguin | Warner | VHS | 2 | 2 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Batman and Robin: Fire and Ice | Warner | VHS | 2 | 2 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Batman and Robin: Poison Ivy | Warner | VHS | 2 | 2 episodes | |
| June 17 | Spider-Man: The Insidious Six | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes |
| Dragon Flyz: The Defector | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| The Incredible Hulk: Return of the Beast | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Sky Dancers: Lonely Heart | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| July 1 | Beavis and Butt-Head: The Final Judgment[4] | DVD | various | 7 episodes | |
| August 26 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper: A Christmas Peril / Three Ghosts and a Baby | Universal | VHS | 7 | 7 episodes |
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper: Spooky and Poil Meet the Monsters / Dead of the Class | Universal | VHS | 7 | 7 episodes | |
| September 2 | Æon Flux[5] | DVD | 4 episodes | ||
| The Littlest Angel | Live | VHS | |||
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' | Live | VHS | |||
| Frosty the Snowman | Live | VHS | |||
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Live | VHS | |||
| The Little Drummer Boy | Live | VHS | |||
| Frosty Returns | Live | VHS | |||
| September 9 | Spider-Man: Mutant Agenda | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes |
| Dragon Flyz: Double Dual | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| The Incredible Hulk: Raw Power | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Sky Dancers: Love Lost, Love Found | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| September 30 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas[6] | DVD | |||
| The Oprah Winfrey Show: Make the Connection | Buena Vista | VHS | |||
| The Snowman | Sony Pictures | VHS | |||
| Father Christmas | Sony Pictures | VHS | |||
| To Grandmother's House We Go | Warner | VHS | |||
| National Geographic Channel: Animal Holiday | Warner | VHS | |||
| October 21 | Scooby Goes Hollywood | Warner Bros. | VHS | ||
| Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights | Turner | VHS | |||
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: And a Mummy Too! | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: Which Witch is Witch? | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: Foul Play in Funland | Turner | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Bananas in Pyjamas: It's Music Time | Polygram | VHS | 5 | 5 episodes | |
| November 4 | Spider-Man: Tablet of Time | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes |
| The Incredible Hulk: Innocent Blood | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Pinky and the Brain: Cosmic Attractions | Warner | VHS | 2 | 2 episodes | |
| Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle | Warner | VHS | 2 | 2 episodes | |
| November 11 | The Best of the Andy Griffith Show[7] | DVD | 3 | 3 episodes | |
| Dragon Flyz: Scavenger | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| Sky Dancers: Skyler vs. Skyler | Telegenic | VHS | 4 | 4 episodes | |
| November 18 | Spawn[8] (HBO series) | DVD | 1 | ||
| November 24 | Treasures of the Twilight Zone[9] | DVD | various | 3 episodes | |
| December 16 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of the Blues Brothers[10] | DVD |
Straight-to-video releases
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|
| September 16 | The Rainbow Fish[11] | DVD |
References
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