1978 in home video
1978 in home video:
Industry milestones
March
- March - Movies Unlimited, the first video rental shop in the USA, opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.[1]
December
- December 15 - 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.
Movie releases
This list is incomplete
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 11 | Going My Way | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc |
| Ruggles of Red Gap | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc | |
| Battlestar Galactica | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[3] | |
| December 15 | Animal House | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc |
| Rooster Cogburn | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc | |
| Jaws | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc | |
| December (unknown) | Airport '77 | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[4] |
| Dracula | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[5] | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[6] | |
| Frankenstein | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[7] | |
| The Sting | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[8] | |
| The Bride of Frankenstein | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[9] | |
| MacArthur | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[10] | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[11] | |
| Animal Crackers | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[12] | |
| The Incredible Shrinking Man | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc[13] |
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.References
- ↑ http://www.northeasttimes.com/2005/0526/storeclosing.html Northeast Times
- ↑ History of Media Technology (accessed 8 April 2011)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(19-007)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Airport_%2777_(10-010)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Dracula_(23-001)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar_(17-002)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Frankenstein_(23-002)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Sting,_The_(11-001)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein,_The_(23-003)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/MacArthur_(15-003)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(10-009)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Animal_Crackers_(22-005)
- ↑ http://laserdisc.wikkii.com/wiki/Incredible_Shrinking_Man,_The_(23-004)
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