Video8 - List of Prerecorded 8mm Video Movies, Music, and More

I only started this list because I couldn’t find one anywhere else. It’s not complete and likely inaccurate. I’m no expert on home video history. Proceed with caution.

What did I miss? Let me know.

Overview
Titles
- A. Films
- B. Television
- C. Music
- D. Magazines
- E. In-Flight Movies
- F. Collections
- G. Unofficial Releases
- H. Other
Images
Quotes
References

1. Overview

From the mid-80s to the 2000s some home video companies released films, music, and other content in Video8 format alongside VHS, DVD, etc. Also known as “8mm video,” Video8 was developed by Sony and Kodak as a unifying format for recording and playing analog video. Numerous compatible electronics were released, including camcorders and 8mm VCRs. Though some studios were hopeful that prerecorded Video8 movies would replace VHS movies, eventually digital formats like DVD became the most popular.

2. Titles

For a somewhat obscure “dead format,” a surprising number of well-known titles are available on Video8 cassettes and can be purchased second-hand today.

Tapes listed here were distributed in North America unless otherwise noted. Years reflect a title’s original release date, not necessarily the Video8 release date. References marked with an “a” are archive pages.

A. Films

Title	Year	Reference
12 Angry Men	1957	eBay / Japan^a
8 1/2	1963	eBay / Japan^a
A Chorus Line	1985	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 eBay^a eBay / UK?^a Etsy Los Angeles Times article / Apr 1986 The Courier-Journal ad / Dec 1986 Orlando Sentinel / Apr 1986 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 592
A Christmas Memory	1966	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 4
A Cry in the Dark	1988	eBay^a Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 733
A Few Good Men	1992	eBay^a
A League of Their Own	1992	eBay^a
A New Life	1988	Etsy
A Night at the Opera	1935	eBay^a
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	1987	[dead link]
A River Runs Through It	1992	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
A Show of Force	1990	eBay^a Etsy
A Streetcar Named Desire	1951	eBay / Japan^a
A Time of Destiny	1988	eBay^a
A View to a Kill	1985	007 Home Video / Finland 007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan 007 Home Video / UK eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland 007collector.com / Germany
About Last Night	1986	eBay / Japan^a
Above the Law	1988	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 9
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	1994	Arizona Republic Video Releases / May 1994 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 14
Action Jackson	1988	[dead link]
Addams Family Values	1993	eBay^a
Adventures in Babysitting	1987	eBay / lot^a The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 30
Against All Odds	1984	eBay^a eBay / Japan^a Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 49
Air America	1990	Amazon eBay^a
Airplane!	1980	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 60
Alien	1979	[dead link]
All Dogs Go to Heaven	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 77 Wikipedia
An American in Paris	1951	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 108
An Autumn Afternoon	1962	eBay / Japan^a
An Innocent Man	1989	eBay^a
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge	1961	eBay^a
An Officer and a Gentleman	1982	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a
Anatomy of a Seduction	1979	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 124
And Baby Makes Six	1979	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 128
And Justice for All	1979	Amazon eBay^a
Angel in a Taxi	1958	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 136
Animal Farm	1954	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 141
Annie	1982	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / Japan^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 149
Annie Hall	1977	eBay / Japan^a
Another 48 Hours	1990	Amazon Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Home Theater Forum The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 150
Another You	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 151
Arachnophobia	1990	eBay / lot^a IMDb
Armour of God 2: Operation Condor	1991	eBay / Japan^a
Arthur	1981	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 183
Arthur 2: On the Rocks	1988	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 183
Asterix bei den Briten	1986	eBay / Germany^a
Avalon	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / lot with display^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 211
Awakenings	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 215
Babar: The Movie	1989	eBay / lot^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 219
Baby Boom	1987	eBay / Japan^a
Baby Safe Home	1985	Billboard / Apr 1986
Barfly	1987	eBay^a The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 248
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own	1974	eBay / UK?^a
Baseball the Pete Rose Way	1986	Billboard / Apr 1986 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 252
Basic Instinct	1992	eBay / lot^a eBay / Japan^a Etsy
Batman	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Amazon eBay^a eBay / Japan^a
Batman Returns	1992	eBay / Japan^a Etsy
Battleship Potemkin	1925	[dead link]
Beaches	1988	eBay^a The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 273
Beetlejuice	1988	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 288
Benefit of the Doubt	1993	eBay^a
Best Boy	1979	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 307
Best of the Best	1989	[dead link]
Betsy’s Wedding	1990	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Beverly Hills Cop	1984	Amazon Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Los Angeles Times article / Apr 1986 Orlando Sentinel / Apr 1986 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 319 The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
Beverly Hills Cop II	1987	eBay^a The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 319
Beverly Hills Cop III	1994	[dead link]
Big Business	1988	eBay^a The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 328
Big Top Pee-Wee	1988	8mm Forum VHS Collector The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 334
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure	1989	eBay^a
Bill Cosby: 49	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 337
Bill: On His Own	1983	eBay / UK?^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 339
Black Rain	1989	Amazon eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 372
Blade Runner	1982	Billboard / Apr 1986 eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland 007collector.com / Germany Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a UPI / Apr 1986 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 377
Blind Date	1987	Etsy / Japan
Blood and Sand	1922	eBay^a
Blood Red	1989	Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 386
Blood Relations	1988	[dead link]
Blue Chips	1994	eBay^a
Blue Steel	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 394
Body Parts	1991	Amazon eBay / lot^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 406
Bon Voyage Charlie Brown	1980	Twitter
Book of Love	1990	PicClick / lot^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 414
Boyz N the Hood	1991	eBay^a
Bram Stoker’s Dracula	1992	eBay^a
Braveheart	1995	eBay^a Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 435
Breaker Morant	1980	eBay^a
Breakfast At Tiffany’s	1961	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 437
Brigadoon	1954	eBay^a
Bright Lights, Big City	1988	eBay / Japan^a
Bring On the Night	1985	[dead link]
Bugsy	1991	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 467
Bugsy Malone	1976	[dead link]
Cabiria	1914	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 486
Caddyshack 2	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 487
Calendar Girl	1993	PicClick / lot^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 490
Candyman	1992	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 500
Car Crash	1981	[dead link]
Carnal Knowledge	1971	eBay^a Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 518
Carrie	1976	eBay / Japan^a
Casablanca	1942	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland 007collector.com / Germany The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 526
Casino Royale	1967	eBay / Japan^a
Casualties of War	1989	eBay^a Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 531
Chances Are	1989	eBay^a Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 551
Chaplin	1992	eBay^a
Charlotte’s Web	1973	[dead link]
Children of a Lesser God	1986	eBay^a
Chinatown	1974	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 586
Choose Me	1984	eBay / UK?^a
Christine	1983	eBay^a Etsy Tapatalk Cinehound Forum / Belgium^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 594
Cinema Paradiso	1988	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy The Philadelphia Inquirer / Oct 1991 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 604
Citizen Kane	1941	Etsy
City of Hope	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 609
City of Joy	1992	eBay^a
City Slickers	1991	eBay^a Home Theater Forum Leader-Telegram article / Dec 1991 Chicago Tribune ad / Feb 1992 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 610
Clean and Sober	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 621
Cliffhanger	1993	eBay^a
Clueless	1995	eBay^a
Cocktail	1988	The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 635
Cohen and Tate	1988	[dead link]
College	1927	eBay^a
Colossus and the Amazon Queen	1964	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 645
Coming To America	1988	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 653
Commando	1985	[dead link]
Coneheads	1993	[dead link]
Confessions of a Married Man	1983	eBay / UK?^a
Congo	1995	[dead link]
Cookie	1989	eBay^a Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 687
Cotton Queen	1937	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 698
Cousins	1989	eBay^a Home Theater Forum
Crazy People	1990	Amazon eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Crimson Romance	1934	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 723
Crocodile Dundee	1986	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 726
Crocodile Dundee II	1988	eBay^a Etsy
Cross of Iron	1977	[dead link]
Crossing Delancey	1988	Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 728
Crossroads	1986	eBay^a
Curly Sue	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 740
Cyrano de Bergerac	1950	eBay^a
Daimajin	1966	eBay / Japan^a
Dancing Man	1934	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 759
Dangerous Liaisons	1988	eBay^a
Das Boot	1981	Tapatalk Cinehound Forum / Germany^a
Dave	1993	eBay^a
Day for Night	1973	eBay / Japan^a
Days of Thunder	1990	eBay^a Etsy
Dead Again	1991	eBay^a
Dead Bang	1989	eBay^a Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 789
Dead Poets Society	1989	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 793
Defending Your Life	1991	Etsy The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 813
Delirious	1991	Etsy
Demolition Man	1993	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 819
Dennis the Menace	1993	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 822
Desperado	1995	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 830
Devil on Horseback	1954	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 838
Diamonds Are Forever	1971	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Dick Tracy	1937	Amazon eBay^a Etsy Home Theater Forum
Die Hard 2	1990	eBay / Japan^a
Dinner at Eight	1933	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 858
Dirty Harry	1971	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 862
Diva	1981	eBay / Japan^a
Doc Hollywood	1991	eBay / Japan^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 878
Dog of Fortune	1979	Yahoo! Auctions / Japan
Dogfight	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 889
Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 900
Double Impact	1991	Etsy
Dr. Christian Meets the Women	1940	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 879
Dr. No	1962	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan 007 Home Video / UK
Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	1964	eBay^a eBay / Japan^a
Dreams	1990	eBay^a
Driving Miss Daisy	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990 The Los Angeles Times ad / Dec 1991 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 923
Drop Zone	1994	[dead link]
East of Eden	1955	eBay / Japan^a
Easy Rider	1969	eBay^a eBay / Japan^a
Echo Park	1985	[dead link]
Ecstasy	1933	eBay^a Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a
Eddie and the Cruisers	1983	Etsy
Educating Rita	1983	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Eleni	1985	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 975
Elevator to the Gallows / Frantic	1958	[dead link]
Empire of the Sun	1987	eBay^a eBay / Japan^a
Enchanted April	1991	eBay^a
Extremities	1986	eBay^a
Family Business	1989	Amazon
Far North	1988	eBay^a
Fast Getaway	1991	eBay / lot^a Etsy PicClick / lot^a
Fat Man and Little Boy	1989	eBay^a Etsy
Father of the Bride	1991	eBay^a
Fatal Attraction	1987	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Etsy
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off	1986	[dead link]
Final Analysis	1992	[dead link]
First Knight	1995	[dead link]
Five Easy Pieces	1970	eBay / lot^a
Flashdance	1983	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a Los Angeles Times article / Apr 1986 Orlando Sentinel / Apr 1986 The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
Flatliners	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991
Flight of the Intruder	1991	eBay^a
Footloose	1984	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a
For Your Eyes Only	1981	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Forever Young	1992	Etsy
Forrest Gump	1994	eBay^a Etsy
Foul Play	1978	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a Tapeheads The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
Frankie and Johnny	1991	eBay^a
Frantic	1988	eBay / Japan^a
Free Willy	1993	eBay / lot^a
From Here to Eternity	1953	PicClick / lot^a
From Russia with Love	1963	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan 007 Home Video / North America
Full Metal Jacket	1987	Twitter
Funny About Love	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy
Funny Face	1957	Etsy
Gandhi	1982	eBay / Japan^a
Garfield on the Town	1983	eBay / UK?^a
Geronimo: An American Legend	1993	eBay^a
Ghost	1990	Amazon eBay^a Etsy Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Chicago Tribune ad / Feb 1992
Ghostbusters	1984	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Etsy Home Theater Forum YouTube
Ghostbusters II	1989	eBay^a Etsy
Gigi	1958	eBay^a The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
Glory	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990 The Los Angeles Times ad / Dec 1991
Go! Go! Go! World	1966	Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a
GoldenEye	1995	007 Home Video / Japan
Goldfinger	1964	007 Home Video / France 007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Good Morning, Vietnam	1987	The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990
Goodfellas	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy The Philadelphia Inquirer / Oct 1991
Gorillas in the Mist	1988	YouTube / UK
Grand Illusion	1985	The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
Gremlins	1984	eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland 007collector.com / Germany
Gremlins 2: The New Batch	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991
Guarding Tess	1994	eBay^a
Guilty By Suspicion	1991	eBay^a
Gung Ho	1986	Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Half Moon Street	1986	eBay^a Etsy
Hamlet	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Philadelphia Inquirer / Oct 1991
Hard Promises	1991	eBay^a letgo / lot^a
Hard To Kill	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a eBay / Japan^a PicClick / lot^a
Harold and Maude	1971	Amazon Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
Hawks	1988	Etsy
He Said, She Said	1991	eBay^a Etsy
Heartbreak Ridge	1986	eBay^a Etsy
Heartburn	1986	Amazon eBay^a
Hear ‘n Aid: The Sessions	1985	Wikipedia
Her Alibi	1989	eBay^a Home Theater Forum
Hero	1992	eBay^a
High Frequency	1988	[dead link]
High Season	1987	Etsy
High Society	1956	eBay^a The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
High Tide	1987	eBay^a
Highlander 2	1991	eBay^a
Homicide	1991	eBay^a Etsy
Honey Honey	1981	Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a
Honeyboy	1982	[dead link]
Hook	1991	eBay^a
Hope and Glory	1987	eBay^a The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
Hotel Colonial	1987	eBay^a
Howards End	1992	Tapeheads
Hudson Hawk	1991	eBay^a Etsy
Husbands and Wives	1992	PicClick / lot^a
I’ll Do Anything	1994	eBay^a
In the Line of Fire	1993	eBay^a Tapeheads
Indecent Proposal	1993	eBay^a
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	1989	Amazon Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy Home Theater Forum The Philadelphia Inquirer / Oct 1991
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	1984	eBay^a Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 The Philadelphia Inquirer / Oct 1991
Innerspace	1987	007collector.com / Germany eBay / Japan^a eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland Home Theater Forum
Internal Affairs	1990	eBay^a Columbia House ad / Nov 1991
Intersection	1994	[dead link]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers	1978	[dead link]
It’s a Wonderful Life	1946	eBay^a
Ivan the Terrible, Part II	1946	eBay^a
Jagged Edge	1985	PicClick / lot^a
Jason and the Argonauts	1963	[dead link]
Jennifer 8	1992	eBay^a
JFK	1991	eBay^a
Jimmy Hollywood	1994	[dead link]
Joe Versus the Volcano	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 UPCindex.com The Los Angeles Times ad / Dec 1991
Johnny Mnemonic	1995	PicClick^a
Journey Into Fear	1975	[dead link]
King Kong	1933	eBay^a
Kiss of the Spider-Woman	1985	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 eBay^a Los Angeles Times article / Apr 1986 PicClick / lot^a The Courier-Journal ad / Dec 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
Kramer vs. Kramer	1979	eBay / Germany^a
L.A. Story	1991	eBay^a Etsy PicClick / lot^a
La Bamba	1987	[dead link]
Labyrinth	1986	Etsy
Ladybugs	1992	eBay^a
Last Action Hero	1993	eBay^a Tapeheads
Last Year at Marienbad	1961	Etsy
Lawrence of Arabia	1962	eBay / Japan^a
Lean on Me	1989	eBay^a
Leap of Faith	1992	eBay^a
Let It Ride	1989	Amazon eBay^a
Lethal Weapon	1987	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland 007collector.com / Germany eBay^a eBay / Japan^a YouTube
Lethal Weapon 2	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / lot^a eBay / Japan^a
Lethal Weapon 3	1992	eBay^a
Licence to Kill	1989	007 Home Video / Germany eBay / Japan^a 007 Home Video / UK
Little Sweatheart	1989	eBay^a
Little Women	1994	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 PicClick / lot^a
Live and Let Die	1973	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Look Who’s Talking Too	1990	eBay^a eBay / lot with display^a
Lord of the Flies	1990	eBay^a
Lost in Yonkers	1993	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Love at Stake	1987	eBay^a
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	1985	eBay^a
Major League	1989	eBay^a Etsy
Malcolm X	1992	[dead link]
Manhattan	1979	eBay / Japan^a
Manhattan Murder Mystery	1993	Etsy
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein	1994	[dead link]
Masters of the Universe	1987	[dead link]
Meatballs Part II	1984	Etsy
Medicine Man	1992	eBay / Japan^a
Meet Me in St. Louis	1944	The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
Memoirs of an Invisible Man	1992	eBay / Japan^a
Memphis Belle	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991
Men of Respect	1990	eBay^a Etsy
Midnight Cowboy	1969	Etsy
Midnight Express	1978	eBay^a Etsy Moviepedia VHS Collector
Misery	1990	Etsy IMDb
Misunderstood	1984	[dead link]
Mo’ Money	1992	eBay^a
Money Train	1995	PicClick / lot^a
Monkey Shines	1988	[dead link]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail	1975	eBay^a Home Theater Forum
Moonraker	1979	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Moonstruck	1990	Etsy
Moonwalker	1988	eBay^a
Mortal Thoughts	1991	eBay^a Etsy
Moscow on the Hudson	1984	eBay^a
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever	1983	[dead link]
Moving	1988	eBay^a
Murder on the Orient Express	1974	Amazon eBay^a
Mutiny on the Bounty	1935	eBay^a
My Blue Heaven	1990	eBay^a Pinterest
My Fair Lady	1964	eBay / Japan^a Etsy / Japan
My Girl	1991	PicClick / lot^a
My Girl 2	1994	eBay^a
My Life	1993	Arizona Republic Video Releases / May 1994 Etsy
My Uncle	1958	eBay^a
Nadia	1984	eBay / UK^a
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love	1968	[dead link]
National Gallery of Art: A Treasury of Masterpieces	1983	eBay^a
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation	1989	eBay / lot^a
National Lampoon’s European Vacation	1985	eBay^a
National Velvet	1944	eBay^a
Necessary Roughness	1991	eBay^a Etsy
Never Say Never Again	1983	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
New Jack City	1991	eBay^a
Next of Kin	1989	eBay^a Etsy
Night of the Living Dead	1968	eBay^a Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a
Ninotchka	1939	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Etsy
Not Without My Daughter	1991	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a
Nowhere to Run	1993	Etsy
Nuts	1987	eBay^a
Octopussy	1983	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Old Gringo	1989	eBay^a
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service	1969	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Oscar’s Greatest Moments	1992	[dead link]
Other People’s Money	1991	eBay^a
Out for Justice	1991	eBay / Japan^a Etsy Home Theater Forum
Pale Rider	1985	eBay / lot^a
Patriot Games	1992	Etsy
Pet Sematary	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Etsy
Phar Lap	1983	eBay / Germany^a
Philadelphia	1993	eBay^a Tapeheads
Pink Cadillac	1989	[dead link]
Planes, Trains and Automobiles	1987	eBay^a Home Theater Forum
Play It Again, Sam	1972	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a Etsy YouTube
Playing Beatie Bow	1985	eBay / Australia^a
Poetic Justice	1993	PicClick / lot^a
Police Academy	1984	eBay^a Etsy
Popcorn	1991	eBay^a Etsy Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a
Postcards from the Edge	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Etsy PicClick / lot^a
Prancer	1989	eBay^a The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990
Presumed Innocent	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Etsy
Pretty in Pink	1986	Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 eBay^a
Pretty Woman	1990	Amazon eBay^a eBay / Japan^a Etsy
Pump Up the Volume	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy PicClick / lot^a
Quick Change	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 UPCindex.com
Quigley Down Under	1990	[dead link]
Raging Bull	1980	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991
Raiders of the Lost Ark	1981	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Philadelphia Inquirer / Oct 1991
Rain Man	1988	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a
Rebel without a Cause	1955	[dead link]
Red Heat	1988	eBay / Japan^a
Regarding Henry	1991	eBay^a Tapeheads
Reservoir Dogs	1992	eBay / Japan^a
Return of the Jedi	1983	eBay / lot / Japan^a YouTube / UK
Revenge	1990	Etsy
Reversal of Fortune	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Philadelphia Inquirer / Oct 1991
Risky Business	1983	Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 eBay^a Etsy
River’s Edge	1986	eBay^a
Road House	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / lot^a Etsy IMDb Tapeheads
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	1991	eBay^a Etsy
RoboCop	1987	Etsy / Japan
RoboCop 3	1993	[dead link]
Rock-A-Doodle	1991	[dead link]
Rocky	1976	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a eBay / Japan^a Etsy
Rocky II	1979	eBay / Japan^a
Rocky III	1982	eBay / Japan^a
Rocky IV	1985	eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland eBay / Japan^a
Rocky V	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / lot^a eBay / Japan^a
Roman Holiday	1953	Etsy
Romancing the Stone	1984	eBay / Japan^a
Roxanne	1987	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 PicClick / lot^a
Rudy	1993	eBay^a
Running on Empty	1988	eBay^a eBay / Japan^a
Saving Grace	1986	eBay^a
Scarecrow	1973	eBay / Japan^a
Screamers	1995	Amazon
Scrooged	1988	eBay / lot^a Etsy
Searching for Bobby Fischer	1993	eBay^a
See No Evil, Hear No Evil	1989	eBay^a Etsy
Sense and Sensibility	1995	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	1954	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 Etsy
Sex, Lies, and Videotape	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy PicClick / lot^a
Shanghai Surprise	1986	eBay / Australia^a
Shattered	1991	eBay^a Etsy
She’s Having a Baby	1988	eBay^a
She’s Out of Control	1989	eBay^a
Short Circuit	1986	[dead link]
Shirley Valentine	1989	eBay^a Etsy
Shirley Temple’s Baby Burlesks	1932	Etsy
Sibling Rivalry	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 IMDb
Sid and Nancy	1986	[dead link]
Silent Rage	1982	eBay^a
Single White Female	1992	eBay^a Etsy
Sleepless in Seattle	1993	Chicago Tribune ad / Nov 1993 eBay^a Etsy Tapeheads
Sliver	1993	eBay^a
So I Married An Axe Murderer	1993	So I Married An Axe Murderer (fan site)
Soap Dish	1991	8mm Forum Amazon eBay^a Etsy
Sommersby	1993	eBay^a Etsy
Splash	1984	eBay^a Etsy IMDb The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990
Split Decisions	1988	eBay^a Etsy Home Theater Forum
Stakeout	1987	eBay / lot^a IMDb The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990
Stand and Deliver	1988	eBay^a
Stand By Me	1986	eBay^a Etsy
Starman	1984	eBay / Japan^a
Star Trek Generations	1994	Memory Alpha
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	1982	Etsy Flickr Memory Alpha
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock	1984	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 eBay^a Memory Alpha The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986 Zach Trek
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	1986	eBay^a Memory Alpha
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Memory Alpha
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country	1991	eBay^a Memory Alpha
Star Wars	1977	eBay / lot / Japan^a
Starcrash	1978	Tapatalk Cinehound Forum / Germany^a
Steel Magnolias	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Los Angeles Times ad / Dec 1991
Stepping Out	1991	eBay^a Etsy
Stone Cold	1991	eBay^a
Stormy Monday	1988	eBay^a Etsy
Striking Distance	1993	Etsy
Summer Rental	1985	Amazon Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987
Superman	1978	007collector.com / Germany
Suspect	1987	Etsy PicClick / lot^a
Switch	1991	eBay^a Etsy
Tai-Pan	1986	[dead link]
Taking Care of Business	1990	eBay^a
Talent for the Game	1991	eBay^a Etsy
Tango	1996	eBay^a
Tango and Cash	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy
Taxi Driver	1976	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a
Teen Wolf	1985	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a Etsy The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a
Tequila Sunrise	1988	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day	1991	Chicago Tribune ad / Feb 1992 eBay^a eBay / Japan^a Etsy The Los Angeles Times ad / Jan 1992
Terms of Endearment	1983	eBay^a Etsy
Texasville	1990	eBay^a
The Accidental Tourist	1988	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 13
The Accused	1988	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 14
The Addams Family	1991	[dead link]
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 30
The Age of Innocence	1993	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 51
The Apartment	1960	eBay / Japan^a
The Appointment	1981	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 160
The Bad News Bears	1976	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 234
The Best of Times	1986	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 313
The Big Chill	1983	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Argus-Leader ad / Sep 1995 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 329
The Big Easy	1986	eBay / UK^a
The Big Sleep	1946	eBay / Japan^a
The Blue Angel	1930	eBay^a The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 391
The Bodyguard	1992	UPCindex.com
The Bonfire of the Vanities	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 412
The Brady Bunch Movie	1995	[dead link]
The Butcher’s Wife	1991	eBay^a
The Cable Guy	1996	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 486
The Caine Mutany	1954	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 488
The Care Bears Movie	1985	Tapatalk / Belgium
The Client	1994	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 623
The Collector	1965	eBay / Japan^a
The Color Purple	1985	eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland 007collector.com / Germany
The Cotton Club	1984	Billboard / Apr 1986 eBay^a Etsy Los Angeles Times article / Apr 1986 Orlando Sentinel / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
The Craft	1996	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 711
The Crying Game	1991	Etsy
The Day After	1983	eBay / Germany^a
The Day Will Dawn	1942	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 786
The Dead Pool	1988	eBay / lot^a
The Death Kiss	1974	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 802
The Deer Hunter	1978	eBay / Japan^a
The Dirt Bike Kid	1985	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a Home Theater Forum The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 861
The Doctor	1991	eBay^a
The Doors	1991	eBay^a The Video Source Book, 44th Ed., pg 901
The Emerald Forest	1985	eBay^a Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 Etsy UPI / Apr 1986
The Empire Strikes Back	1980	eBay / lot / Japan^a
The Evil That Men Do	1984	[dead link]
The Experts	1989	eBay / lot^a
The Fabulous Baker Boys	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a
The Firm	1993	eBay^a
The First Power	1990	[dead link]
The Fisher King	1991	Etsy
The Fog	1980	eBay^a Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a
The Freshman	1990	Etsy
The Fugitive	1993	Etsy
The Getaway	1972	eBay / Japan^a
The Godfather	1972	eBay / lot^a Etsy The Godfather Museum
The Godfather Part II	1974	eBay / lot^a The Godfather Museum
The Godfather: Part III	1990	Amazon eBay^a eBay / lot^a Home Theater Forum Chicago Tribune ad / Feb 1992 The Godfather Museum
The Golden Child	1986	eBay^a
The Golden Seal	1983	eBay^a YouTube
The Goodbye Girl	1977	eBay / Japan^a
The Gospel According to St. Matthew	1964	[dead link]
The Graduate	1967	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Orlando Sentinel / Apr 1986 The Courier-Journal ad / Dec 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
The Great Santini	1979	eBay^a Etsy
The Hitman	1991	eBay^a
The Hobbit	1977	Etsy Los Angeles Times article / Nov 1985 PicClick / lot^a Poughkeepsie Journal ad / Jan 1986
The Hunt for Red October	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990
The Indian in the Cupboard	1995	[dead link]
The Inner Circle	1991	Etsy
The Jazz Singer	1980	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a Etsy The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
The Jigsaw Man	1983	[dead link]
The Juror	1996	[dead link]
The Karate Kid	1984	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / lot^a
The Karate Kid Part II	1986	[dead link]
The Karate Kid Part III	1989	eBay / Japan^a
The Krays	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a
The Lady From Yesterday	1985	eBay / UK?^a
The Last Emperor	1987	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy
The Last Picture Show	1971	depop eBay^a
The Last Waltz	1978	eBay / Japan^a
The Little Mermaid	1989	eBay^a The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990
The Living Daylights	1987	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
The Lost Boys	1987	eBay^a
The Magnificent Seven	1960	eBay / Japan^a
The Man with the Golden Gun	1974	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
The Mission	1986	Etsy
The Moderns	1988	eBay^a Etsy
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!	1988	eBay^a Home Theater Forum The Demented Music Database
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear	1991	Al's Star Fund eBay^a The Demented Music Database
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult	1994	eBay^a Al's Star Fund
The Net	1995	PicClick / lot^a
The NeverEnding Story	1984	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 PicClick / lot^a
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking	1988	[dead link]
The Pelican Brief	1993	Arizona Republic Video Releases / May 1994
The Perfect Weapon	1991	eBay^a Etsy
The Piano	1993	eBay^a letgo / lot^a PicClick / lot^a
The Pink Panther	1963	eBay^a
The Postman Always Rings Twice	1981	eBay / UK^a
The Presidio	1988	Etsy Pinterest
The Prince of Tides	1991	eBay^a Etsy PicClick / lot^a
The Princess Bride	1987	eBay / lot^a depop
The Producers	1967	[dead link]
The Quick and the Dead	1995	[dead link]
The Remains of the Day	1993	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
The Rookie	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a eBay / Japan^a Etsy
The Rules of the Game	1939	eBay^a
The Russia House	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 PicClick / lot^a
The Secret of NIMH	1982	eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland 007collector.com / Germany Etsy Nimhster’s Secret of NIMH Fandom Website
The Seventh Seal	1957	eBay^a The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
The Silent Enemy	1930	[dead link]
The Snowman	1982	eBay^a Etsy
The Sound of Music	1965	eBay / Japan^a
The Southerner	1945	eBay^a
The Spy Who Loved Me	1977	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
The Sure Thing	1985	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 UPI / Apr 1986
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe	1972	eBay^a
The Temp	1993	Etsy
The Thing Called Love	1993	eBay^a
The Thomas Crown Affair	1968	eBay / Japan^a
The Time Guardian	1987	[dead link]
The Toy	1982	eBay^a Etsy
The Untouchables	1987	Amazon Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a
The Wanderers	1979	Twitter
The War of-the Roses	1989	eBay / Japan^a
The Way We Were	1973	eBay^a Etsy
The Whales of August	1987	eBay^a Etsy The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
The Witches	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a
The Witches of Eastwick	1987	eBay / Finland^a reddit / Finland 007collector.com / Germany Amazon eBay^a eBay / Japan^a
The Wrong Man	1956	eBay / Japan^a
Thelma and Louise	1991	eBay^a
This is Spinal Tap	1984	eBay^a Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 UPI / Apr 1986
Three Men and a Baby	1987	eBay^a The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990
Three Men and a Little Lady	1990	IMDb
Threesome	1994	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Thunderball	1965	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot	1974	eBay / Japan^a IMDb
Timebomb	1991	eBay / Japan^a
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation	1992	Amazon
Tom and Jerry: The Movie	1992	eBay / lot^a
Top Gun	1986	Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Berkshire Eagle ad / May 1987 The Los Angeles Times ad / Jul 1987 The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
Top Hat	1935	eBay^a
Total Recall	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / lot^a
Toy Soldiers	1991	Etsy
Trading Places	1983	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a Los Angeles Times article / Apr 1986 The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
Troop Beverly Hills	1989	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a RetroDaze
Trouble in Mind	1985	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a Tapatalk Cinehound Forum^a
True Love	1989	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness	1986	Nashua Telegraph / Jun 1986
Tucker: The Man and His Dream	1988	eBay^a
Twilight Zone: The Movie	1983	[dead link]
Uncommon Valor	1983	Amazon Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 eBay^a Etsy PicClick / lot^a
Under Siege	1992	[dead link]
Une Femme Mariée	1964	Etsy
Unforgiven	1992	eBay^a Tapeheads
Ugetsu	1953	eBay^a
Unsettled Land	1987	eBay^a
Used Cars	1980	eBay^a Etsy
Virtuosity	1995	letgo / lot^a
Wall Street	1987	eBay / Japan^a
Watership Down	1978	eBay^a YouTube
Wayne’s World	1992	eBay^a
Wayne’s World 2	1993	eBay^a
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a Etsy
West Side Story	1961	eBay / Japan^a Etsy / Japan
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape	1993	eBay^a
When Harry Met Sally	1989	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a The Los Angeles Times ad / Dec 1991
White Christmas	1954	eBay^a Etsy The Indianapolis Star / Dec 1990
White Hunter Black Heart	1990	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay^a eBay / Japan^a Etsy
White Mischief	1987	IMDb
Who Framed Roger Rabbit	1988	Amazon eBay^a Etsy YouTube
Who Will Love My Children?	1983	eBay / UK?^a
Who’s That Girl	1987	eBay^a Etsy
Willow	1988	Columbia House ad / Nov 1991 eBay / Japan^a
Wind	1992	PicClick / lot^a
Wings of Desire	1987	eBay / Japan^a
Wise Guys	1986	[dead link]
Witness	1985	Billboard / Apr 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Jun 1986 Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 eBay^a Los Angeles Times article / Apr 1986 Orlando Sentinel / Apr 1986 The Washington Post / Apr 1986 UPI / Apr 1986
Wolf	1994	Argus-Leader ad / Sep 1995 eBay / Japan^a
Working Girl	1988	eBay / Japan^a
Year of the Gun	1991	eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Yojimbo	1961	The Ottawa Citizen / Nov 1988
You Only Live Twice	1967	007 Home Video / Germany 007 Home Video / Japan
Young Sherlock Holmes	1985	Chicago Tribune ad / Apr 1987 eBay^a PicClick / lot^a
Zapped Again	1990	Etsy
Zebrahead	1992	eBay / lot^a
Zelig	1983	eBay^a

B. Television

Title	Description	Reference
Around the World with Willy Fog	Presumably one or more episodes of Around the World with Willy Fog (1983)	archive.today
Beany and Cecil, Volume 1	Episodes of Beany and Cecil (1959)	eBay Internet Archive
Blackstar	Presumably episodes of Blackstar (1981)	eBay
Curious George Vol. 1	Six episodes of Curious George (1983)	Etsy archive.today
Curious George Vol. 2	Six episodes of Curious George (1983)	Etsy archive.today YouTube
Duffy’s Tavern: Archie’s Boy’s Club	Episode from television series based on the radio show	Internet Archive
Flash Gordon in Space	Possibly one or more episodes of Flash Gordon (1979)	YouTube
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Volume 1	Episodes “The Dragon Invasion” and “The Curse of the Spellstone” from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)	Amazon eBay
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Volume 2	Episodes “Like Father, Like Daughter” and “The Time Corridor” from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)	archive.today
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	Presumably one or more episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)	YouTube
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Dragon Invasion	Presumably includes “The Dragon Invasion,” an episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)	YouTube
Lassie: Wild Dogs Of Thunder Mountain	Episodes of Lassie’s Rescue Rangers (1973)	eBay
Little Women	Possibly a short video based on the series or the special that preceded it	eBay
Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Elephant Show	Presumably one or more episodes of the television series Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Elephant Show (1984).	archive.today
She-Ra, Princess of Power, Volume 1	Episodes “The Missing Ax” and “The Crystal Castle” from She-Ra, Princess of Power (1985)	eBay
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, The Case of the Killer Pizzas	Presumably one or more episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), including “Case of the Killer Pizzas”	eBay
The Adventures of Black Beauty Vol. 1	Episodes of The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972)	eBay Etsy
The Adventures of Black Beauty Vol. 2	Episodes of The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972)	archive.today YouTube
The Lone Ranger	Possibly one or more episodes of the 1980 animated series	eBay
The Pink Panther: A Fly In The Pink	Presumably one or more episodes of The Pink Panther Show (1969) television series.	archive.today
Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Castle of Lions	Episodes 1-4 of Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)	archive.today
Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Planet Doom	Episodes 8, 13, 14, and 18 of Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)	eBay

C. Music

Artist	Album	Reference
Abdi Ali, Dallas Vega	Wave	Discogs
Alberta Hunter	Jazz at the Smithsonian	archive.today / eBay
Al Jarreau	Tenderness	eBay
Ashford & Simpson	Solid - Video EP	Discogs
Bananarama	The Greatest Hits Collection	Discogs
B. B. King	Live at Nick’s	Etsy
Bob Marley and The Wailers	Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers	Discogs
Bon Jovi	Breakout	Discogs Internet Archive
Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet - The Videos	Discogs
Bruce Springsteen	Video Anthology / 1978-88	Discogs Home Theater Forum eBay Internet Archive
Bryan Adams	Reckless	Discogs
Christine McVie	The Video Album	eBay
Cinderella (3)	Tales From The Gypsy Road	Discogs
Cliff Richard	The Video Connection	Discogs
Daryl Hall & John Oates	Video Collection - 7 Big Ones	Discogs
David Bowie	Jazzin’ for Blue Jean	archive.today Etsy
David Bowie	David Bowie - Live	Discogs
David Bowie	David Bowie (Let’s Dance?)	Internet Archive
Def Leppard	Historia	Discogs
Devo	We’re All Devo	Discogs archive.today
Duran Duran	Arena	Discogs
Duran Duran	Dancing on the Valentine	Twitter Wikipedia
Elton John	The Night Time Concert	eBay
Elton John	Visions	Etsy
Elvis Presley	The Great Performances: Elvis, Center Stage	archive.today
Elvis Presley	The Great Performances: Elvis, The Man and The Music	Newspapers.com archive.today
Erasure	Erasure - Live At The Seaside	Discogs
Eric Clapton	The Eric Clapton Concert (Birmingham England July 1986)	Discogs
Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night	Twitter
George Michael	Faith	Discogs
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine	Homecoming Concert	eBay
Grace Jones	A One Man Show	Discogs
Hanoi Rocks	All Those Wasted Years… Live At The Marquee	Discogs
Ian Gillan Band	At The Rainbow	Discogs
Iron Maiden	Video Pieces	Discogs Etsy
Janet Jackson	The Rhythm Nation Compilation	Discogs
John Cougar Mellencamp	Ain’t That America	Discogs
John Lennon	John Lennon - Live in New York City	archive.today
John Lennon	Imagine	archive.today
Keith Jarrett	Last Solo	Discogs eBay
Kiri Te Kanawa	Royal Gala Concert At The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	Discogs
L.A. Guns	One More Reason	eBay
Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra	In Concert - What’s New	Discogs
Lionel Richie	All Night Long	Discogs YouTube
Mabel Mercer	Cabaret Artist	Etsy
Madonna	Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under	archive.today
Miles Davis and Quincy Jones	Miles&Quincy - Live at Montreux	eBay
Miles Davis	Miles in Paris	eBay
Moiseyev Dance Company	A Gala Evening	archive.today
New Kids on the Block	Hangin’ Tough Live	eBay
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Crush - The Movie	Discogs
Paul Simon	Graceland, The African Concert	eBay
Peter Maffay	Peter Maffay - Der Weg 1980-1993	eBay
Peter Tosh	Peter Tosh - Live	Discogs archive.today
Phil Collins	Phil Collins - Live At Perkins Palace	Discogs
Phil Collins	No Jacket Required EP	Discogs
Pink Floyd	In Concert - Delicate Sound Of Thunder	Discogs Tapeheads
Programmed to Rock (PTR)	Hey Menoussis	Discogs
Queen	Queen - Live In Budapest	Discogs
Queen	Queen - Live In Rio	Discogs YouTube
Queen	Queen - Magic Tour Live (Live in Budapest)	Discogs
Raffi	A Young Children’s Concert with Raffi	archive.today
Raffi	Raffi In Concert with the Rise and Shine Band	archive.today
Richard Thompson	Across A Crowded Room	Discogs
Robert Palmer	Riptide	Discogs
Sleep My Dear	Relieve	Discogs
Stanley Jordan	Magic Touch	archive.today
Status Quo	End Of The Road ‘84	Discogs
Talking Heads	Stop Making Sense	Discogs
Talking Heads	Stop Making Sense - The Movie	Discogs YouTube
The Beach Boys	An American Band	YouTube
The Beatles	The Beatles - Live - Ready Set Go! Special Edition	archive.today
The Cars	The Cars - Live 1984 - 1985	Discogs
The Michael Schenker Group	Rock Will Never Die - Recorded Live At The Hammersmith Odeon	Discogs
The Who	The Who - Live - Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy	archive.today
Tina Turner	Break Every Rule	Discogs Newspapers.com
Tina Turner	Tina Live - Private Dancer Tour	Discogs Newspapers.com
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers	Pack Up The Plantation - Live!	Discogs
Tony Bennett	Tony Bennett Sings	archive.today
Toshinobu Kubota	Super Duper Vol.1	Discogs
Toto	Past to Present 1977 - 1990 The Videos	Discogs
Traffic	Traffic - Live At Santa Monica ‘72	Discogs
U2	The Unforgettable Fire Collection	Discogs
Various Artists	Beethoven Schumann Brahms	Etsy
Various Artists	Monterey Pop	eBay
Various Artists	Simply Mad About the Mouse	eBay
Various Artists	The Ladies Sing the Blues	archive.today
Various Artists	The Prince’s Trust Rock Concert 1988	Discogs
Various Artists	The Sounds of Motown	Etsy
Various Artists	Video 8 Music	YouTube
Weather Report	Japan Domino Theory - Weather Report Live In Tokyo	Discogs
Yumi Matsutoya	Train Of Thought	Discogs

D. Magazines

In the late 80’s companies like Home Broadcast Network, International Video Network, Random House, and Videofashion announced that they would produce video magazines in 8mm video format. Actually finding one of these “videodicals” today is difficult, as is proving they ever reached production.

Driver - Home Broadcast Network - 1988
Golfer - Home Broadcast Network - 1988
Hunting & Fishing - Home Broadcast Network - 1988
Inside Moves - Home Broadcast Network - 1988
Metropolitan - 1989
Rage - Home Broadcast Network - 1988
Videofashion Monthly - Videofashion, Inc. - 1988

E. In-Flight Movies

Some Video8 tapes were produced specifically for the airline industry as part of the in-flight entertainment offered to passengers.

Title	Year	Reference
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	1997	eBay^a
A Time to Kill	1996	eBay^a
Arlington Road	1999	eBay^a
As Good As It Gets	1997	eBay^a
Barbarians at the Gate	1993	eBay^a
Blown Away	1994	eBay^a
Blue Streak	1999	eBay^a
Clear and Present Danger	1994	eBay^a
Cop Land	1997	eBay^a
Courage Under Fire	1996	eBay^a
Cry Freedom	1987	eBay^a
Daylight	1996	eBay^a
Drop Zone	1994	eBay^a
Eddie	1996	eBay^a
Fierce Creatures	1997	eBay^a
First Kid	1996	eBay^a
Life is Beautiful	1997	eBay^a
Michael	1996	eBay^a
Out of Sight	1998	eBay^a
Phenomenon	1996	eBay^a
Philadelphia	1993	eBay^a
Ransom	1996	eBay^a
Scarlet Letter	1995	eBay^a
She’s the One	1996	eBay^a
The Ghost and the Darkness	1996	eBay^a
The Replacement Killers	1998	eBay^a
Twilight	1998	eBay^a
What’s Love Got To Do With It	1993	eBay^a
With Honors	1994	eBay^a

F. Collections

The Finnish Canon Collection is a rare box set of ten popular films with Finnish subtitles that can be seen on eBay^a and reddit.

Title	Year
A View to a Kill	1985
Blade Runner	1982
Casablanca	1942
Gremlins	1984
Innerspace	1987
Lethal Weapon	1987
Rocky IV	1985
The Color Purple	1985
The Secret of NIMH	1982
The Witches of Eastwick	1987

The German Canon Collection is a nearly identical box set that can be seen on 007collector.com

Title	Year
A View to a Kill	1985
Blade Runner	1982
Casablanca	1942
Gremlins	1984
Innerspace	1987
Lethal Weapon	1987
Superman	1978
The Color Purple	1985
The Secret of NIMH	1982
The Witches of Eastwick	1987

G. Unofficial Releases from RCA/Columbia Pictures

The following titles were produced in Video8 in small quantities and without slipcovers for reasons unknown. They were never officially released in full production in Video8 format.

Title	Year	Reference
Born Free	1965	eBay^a
Here Comes Mr. Jordan	1941	eBay^a
The Last Hurrah	1958	eBay^a
True Believer	1988	eBay^a

H. Other

Content of every kind was produced in the Video8 format: public domain films, educational material, business and sports training programs, special news reports, cartoon collections, silent movies, short subjects, novelty cinema, etc.

Title	Year	Reference
À Nous la Liberté	1931	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
ABC Notebook: Learn to Read	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue	1939	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
About Us: A Deep South Portrait	1975	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Action for Slander	1938	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Adaptations of Animals (Second Edition)	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Adaptations of Plants (Second Edition)	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Adorable Cheat	1928	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Adventures of Superman: Stamp Day for Superman	1953	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Aerobics: Medicine, Health & Exercise	1984	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Aesop’s Film Fables	1921	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Age Discrimination: No Gray Areas	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
AIDS: The Workplace and the Law	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
All Change: The Management of Change	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
An Alphabet of Dinosaurs	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
America: Hooked on Drugs	1986	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
America Hurts: The Drug Epidemic	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
American Pluck	1925	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Andy’s Gang	1958	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Annual First Aid Review	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Antelami, the Baptistery of Parma	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
ARC Across the Atlantic/Transatlantic Rally	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Art for Whose Sake?	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Art Nouveau	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
ARTSPECTRUM	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
At the Foot of the Tree: A Homage to Steinlen	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
At the Turn of the Age: Hans Holbein	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Atlantic Circle: A One-Year Cruise Around the Pond	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Avant Garde and Experimental Film Program 1	1934	Newspapers.com - The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Avant-Garde #2	1924	Newspapers.com - The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Babes in the Woods	1917	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Baby Face Harry Langdon	1926	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Babysitter Series	1980	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Balance Sheet Barrier	1977	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Ballet Macanique	1924	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Base Running	1984	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Basic Principles of Electricity	19??	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Battling Orioles	1924	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Bauhaus: Its Impact on the World of Design (1919-1923)	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Beaune, Roger van der Weyden	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Ben	19??	Cinehound^a / Germany
Ben Turpin: An Eye for an Eye	1924	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Best of Betty Boop	1935	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
A Better Way: Emotional Child Abuse Prevention	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Beyond Excellence: The Super Achievers	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Beyond the Limits	1983	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Bill and Coo	1947	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Biomes Series	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Bird of Paradise	1932	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Blood and Steel	1925	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Blue Blazes Rawden	1918	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Bolshoi Ballet: Les Sylphides	1984	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Botticelli’s Calumny of Apelles	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Bowling with Nelson Burton, Jr.	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Broadway Drifter	1927	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
A Bronx Morning	1931	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Buddy Barnes: Live from Studio B	1982	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Budgeting	1986	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Burning Question: American Children-Diet of Danger	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Business Writing: Quick, Clear, Concise	1992	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
A Call for Dr. Redd	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Can We Please Have That the Right Way Round?	1976	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Can You Spare a Moment?	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cannonball Winds Newport to Bermude Yacht Race (1988)	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Captain Harlock	1981	Cinehound^a / Germany
Cardiac Arrest: Effective Life Support	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cartoon Classics in Color, No. 3	1943	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cartoon Classics in Color, No. 4	1948	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cartoon Classics, No. 1: Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies	1933	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cartoon Classics, No. 6: Early Animation	1914	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cartoon Classics, No. 8	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cartoon Classics, No. 9	1990	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn	1956	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Caspar David Friedrich: Landscape as Language	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Cathedral of Speyer	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Cats and Mice of Paul Terry	1928	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Caution: Funny Men at Work!	1990	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Champions/His New Job	1915	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Charlie Chaplin … Our Hero!	1915	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Charlie Chaplin’s Keystone Comedies #4	1914	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Chemical People Education Modules	1984	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Chevy Mystery Show: I Know What I’d Have Done	1960	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Chico Hamilton: The Jazz Life	1982	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Child of the Prairie	1918	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
A Christmas Visitor	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Circle of Light: The Photography of Pamela Bone	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Claw	1927	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Climax!: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	1955	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Coaching Skills: Developing a Better Employee	19??	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Cold Call	1976	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Color Adventures of Superman	194?	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Communications: The Printed Word	1973	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Competing Through Customer Service	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Competing Through Manufacturing	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Conducting an Effective Job Interview	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Confined Spaces, Deadly Places	19??	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Conquest of Everest	1953	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Conquest of the North Pole	1912	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Control of Working Capital	1977	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cops/One Week	1922	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Corot (1796-1875)	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Cost, Profit, and Break-Even	1980	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Crack: Cheap and Dangerous	1986	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Creating Excellence	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Creating the Image	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Creating the Print	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Crossroads: A Nurse’s Story	1988	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Customer Care Classic Moments	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Customer is Always Dwight	1989	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Dangerous Hours	1919	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Dangerous Passage	1944	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Darling, Do You Love Me?	1968	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Daughters of Eve	192?	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Daumier	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Day Breaks	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Decisions, Decisions (Management)	1978	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Degas Dancers	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Delacroix	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Designing the Urban Environment	1976	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Detour to Danger	1945	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Die Brucke, (The Bridge), The Birth of Modern Art in Germany	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Digging for the History of Man: Babylonians, Sumerians, Hittites, Greeks, Romans and Sassanians	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Dijon: The Four Grand Dukes of Burgandy	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Dina in the King’s Garden, Maillol Sculpture	1987	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Disciple	1915	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Documenting Discipline	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Dog Eat Dog	1964	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Don’t Gamble with Bloodborne Disease	19??	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Don’t Panic: Responding to a Hazardous Materials Incident	1995	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
Downtowns for People	1971	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.
The Dreaded Appraisal	1991	The Video Source Book, 44th Ed.

More Other

Felix the Cat - eBay^a - “A Present of …” - UK?
NCAA Instructional Video Tapes - eBay^a
Perix Der Kater und die 3 Mausketiere - Cinehound^a - Toppic - Germany
Pikant Gevrij in de Alpenwei - Cinehound
Thomas and Gordon and other stories - Cinehound - VCI
The Making of Solstice - GamePro, pg 104 / Jul 1990 - Twitter
The Three Stooges - eBay^a - Video Yesteryear - 847
Tom Crosby und die Mausebrigande - Cinehound^a - Atlas Video - Germany

3. Images

VHS Betamax Video8

Video8, Betamax, and VHS tape comparison

Video8 tapes

Video8 tapes photo courtesy of Holger.Ellgaard via Wikimedia Commons

Sony Video8 VCR

Sony Video8 VCR photo courtesy of Holger.Ellgaard via Wikimedia Commons

Sony Video Walkman

Sony Video Walkman photo courtesy of Dave Jones via Wikimedia Commons

Tower Video Big Movies ad

Jul 1989 full page Tower Video ad in The Los Angeles Times

Musicland Big Movies ad

Aug 1989 Musicland ad in the Detroit Free Press

Sam Goody Big Movies ad

Aug 1989 Sam Goody ad in The Record

Suncoast Big Movies ad

Aug 1989 Suncoast ad in The Philadelphia Inquirer

related: Chicago Tribune, Aug 1989

Columbia House 8MM Video Club ad

Nov 1991 Columbia House ad in Popular Science, pg 5 and Stereo Review, pg 5 and Audio, pg 41

4. Quotes

Highlighting has been added to some quotes for emphasis.

1984

There was considerable speculation at the convention that, should the Kodak system become a hit with consumers, prerecorded 8mm tapes would be just a year or two away.

David Crook
“Big changes looming for video recorders”
The Pantagraph, Preview, pg 7
Jan 14, 1984

But with a playing and recording time limit of 90 minutes, it will be impossible for Hollywood to market prerecorded movies on the smaller tape format.

Paul Terry Shea
“Kodak unveils combination video recorder and camera with narrower tape size”
The Baltimore Sun, pg D 10
Feb 26, 1984

Karl Video has announced it will market the first prerecorded 8mm tapes (its catalog includes the Jane Fonda workout tapes).

Joe Saltzman
“The New Format”
The San Francisco Examiner, pg B 10
Jul 9, 1984

The 8mm format is good for making your own movies, but there is no prerecorded material available on it yet.

Changing Times
“Shopping For A Video Recorder?”
Rutland Daily Herald, pg 2 Section Four
Dec 9, 1984

1985

Soon, Sony and other manufacturers will add digital stereo sound recording and playback capability to the 8mm system. Sony also promises to supply prerecorded 8mm video programs, emphasizing music videos.

Jonathan Takiff
“Miniaturization is Sony video’s new battlefield”
The Orlando Sentinel, pg G-31
Apr 27, 1985

More importantly, 120 hardware manufacturers, including Sony, have committed to the format – which could be the most significant selling point. At the moment, there is little prerecorded software in 8mm, meaning that the machines are being used predominantly for making home “movies.”

Jonathan Taylor and Jack Burditt
“Sony targets upscale buyers as Beta fades”
Arizona Republic, pg S46
Jun 2, 1985

“I don’t feel strongly about 8mm,” said Lenny Mattioli, chairman of American TV of Madison Inc. “The biggest use of the VCR is to watch prerecorded movies, and the availability of movies on 8mm is zero.”

Duane Dudek
“Audio and video innovations star in Chicago show”
The Milwaukee Sentinel, pg 2
Jun 5, 1985

Public indifference was attributed to the lack of pre-recorded cassettes in the new format. Without being able to go down to the video store and rent a movie for the weekend, few customers were enticed.

Hans Fantel
“Sony’s 8 mm.: Breakthrough or marketing smokescreen?”
Chicago Tribune, pg 72
Jun 7, 1985

Five record labels – CBS/Sony, Epic/Sony, Nippon Columbia, Toshiba-EMI and Warner-Pioneer – released the first 10 titles for the 8mm Video 8 format on July 21. They were the first 8mm product released aimed at a general audience.

Shig Fujita
“In Japan It’s 8mm And ‘Hi-Q’”
Billboard, pg 54
Aug 31, 1985

In addition to 15 titles from Sony Software, due out soon, the odds are that a number of other software producers are going to release 8mm products.

Martin Levine
“‘Amadeus’ soars; Collins bores”
Del Rio News Herald, pg 5C
Sep 8, 1985

And the 8mm format has yet to establish itself; for instance, it’s virtually impossible for consumers to get prerecorded movies in the 8mm format as yet. Smart consumers will wait before jumping on this bandwagon.

Jesse Berst
“State of the Art: Camcorders”
The Record, Tomorrow's World, pg 3
Sep 13, 1985

And you won’t find prerecorded 8mm tapes in stores. But, some experts predict skinny tape equipment will become the standard.

Gordon Williams
“Sony’s newest Small, light video equipment”
Chillicothe Gazette, USA Weekend, pg 19
Nov 23, 1985

1986

8mm may be the future of video, say video retailers. The cassettes are the size of audio cassettes and can record up to two hours. The problem now is that there isn’t much prerecorded video software on 8mm tape.

Shari Roan
“Buying Video Camera”
Sun-Sentinel
Jan 23, 1986

Despite the handicap of negligible software availability–only 50 prerecorded 8mm titles had been released in Japan by the end of 1985–the new format’s versatility theoretically gives it a powerful edge.

“Sony to Triple 8mm Output”
Billboard, pg 9
Mar 1, 1986

Sony Corp.’s hardware division is hoping to release 35 to 40 titles in the first half of 1986 ….

Tony Seideman
“Sony Hardware Arm Plans Move Into 8mm Software”
Billboard, pg 33
Mar 1, 1986

An overly optimistic trade-magazine article headlined 8 MM Prerecorded Software Deluging Hit-Hungry Dealers named only one big title – Beverly Hills Cop – together with a list of decidedly lesser attractions: Beatles Live, Montery Pop, Black Beauty, Volumes 1 and 2, Little Women, and Voltron Battles for the Planet Arus.

E. Brad Meyer and Peter W. Mitchell
“CES Video”
The Boston Phoenix, pg 4
Mar 25, 1986

Ten prerecorded 8 mm programs will go first to dealers who carry Kodak 8 mm video components, with shipments expected by June. … Some of the titles planned for the release in the new format include, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “The Cotton Club,” “The Emerald Forest” and “Blade Runner.”

AP
“Kodak to distribute 8mm videos”
Santa Maria Times, pg 6
Apr 7, 1986

Over the next 18 months, Embassy will market at least 46 titles. … Paramount has scheduled 15 films for summer release.

Dennis Hunt
“8mm Format Gets Big Boost From 2 Movie Companies”
Los Angeles Times
Apr 11, 1986

[Paramount Home Video] is releasing 15 of its best-selling titles in 8mm, including “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Star Trek III,” “Airplane,” “Trading Places,” “Harold & Maude,” “The Bad News Bears,” “Footloose,” and a half dozen others.

Joe Saltzman
“Two Monumental Films Add Up to One-of-a-Kind”
Albuquerque Journal, pg A9
May 19, 1986

At this point in time there is little or no software (movies) available for 8mm.

David A. Sopko
“Buying a VCR: the first steps”
Observer-Reporter, pg C1
May 30, 1986

As for the new 8mm videocassettes, more than 200 releases from 28 countries are now available in Japan, with music video titles accounting for almost half the total.

Shig Fujita
“Real Horror: Video Pirates Stalk Japan”
Billboard, pg 83
Aug 30, 1986

Mail order is the latest tack taken by the 8mm Video Council. The group printed up catalogs titled “Cinema 8,” which list 100 titles available in 8mm. Programs featured span several labels and range from Paramount’s “Witness” to Sony Video Software’s “Tina Turner, Live” to Embassy Home Entertainment’s “Baseball The Pete Rose Way.”

Tony Seideman
“newsline”
Billboard, pg 46
Oct 4, 1986

Thus far, the number of movies released on 8mm is less than 100. But big movie distributors are gearing up to bring out more titles. Sony now has about 15 titles on 8mm through Paramount. Kodak has 41 titles through Embassy and RCA has 21 titles through Columbia, released this fall.

Doris Seltz
“Home Video Mania: Guide to Hunting For Fun In The Electronic Jungle”
D Magazine
Dec 1986

Ted Cott, director of the New York-based 8mm Council, predicts that 600-700 prerecorded titles, up from an original estimate of 200, will be offered by year’s end.

Jim McCullaugh
“Proponents Say 8mm Is Slowly Gaining Ground”
Billboard, pg 61
Dec 27, 1986

1987

So far, only about 100 titles have been released on the format, and though Sony and other companies are rapidly trying to boost the supply, it could be years before 8mm comes even close to the supply of programs available in VHS.

James B. Meigs
“8mm is carving out its own VCR niche”
South Florida Sun Sentinel, Showtime, pg 18
Jan 30, 1987

And don’t forget about pre-recorded 8mm software. Over 200 titles now including today’s top movies, instructional how-to tapes and music videos. Offered through Cinema 8–The 8mm Video Movie Club.

Swallen's & Sony
“Ad: When You Own A Sony Camcorder You’ve Got It Easy As 1..2..3”
The Cincinnti Enquirer, pg B-3
Feb 19, 1987

According to Ted Cott of the 8mm Video Council in New York, more than 800 titles are now available in the format.

Jim McCullaugh
“MGM/UA Joins 8m Camp With Software Release”
Billboard, pg 6
Feb 21, 1987

Although about 800 prerecorded titles are now available in 8mm – including “Star Trek IV”, “Crocodile Dundee” and “Top Gun” – camcorder sales are well ahead of 8mm home player sales.

Joe Rassenfoss
“Formats complicate Beta-VHS decision”
Northwest Herald, pg 7
Oct 28, 1987

1988

Another potential problem: The universe of 8mm titles is still minuscule compared to VHS.

Irv Lichtman
“Inside Track”
Billboard, pg 94
Jun 11, 1988

According to Bill Fisher, national software marketing manager for Sony, there are approximately 1,000 8mm movie tapes, including 150-200 currently popular titles.

Ken Terry
“Renewed Interest Shown In 8mm Video Format”
Billboard, pg 74
Jun 18, 1988

“The existing base of full-size VHS players is no barrier to Video Walkman sales,” said Hiromasa Otsuka at Sony’s Video Division. “There are few prerecorded tapes for VHS-C players, but we have already about 500 for 8mm.”

Reuters
“Compact VTR battle: No victor”
New Straits Times, pg 17
Sep 13, 1988

The 8mm VCR’s small size and light weight are its main attractions, since it isn’t compatible with VHS and there are few prerecorded tapes for renters.

Video Magazine
“Choices abound in VCR world”
The Free Lance-Star, pg 12
Nov 12, 1988

[Warner Home Video] plans to ship at least 26 titles–beginning with “Stand and Deliver” and “Above The Law” this month and “Arthur 2” in December–each for a list price of $29.95.

Al Stewart
“Warner Eyes Vid Walkman”
Billboard, pg 10
Nov 19, 1988

Cinema 8 has just mailed the second catalogue since its founding in 1986. It contains more than 300 titles covering every motion picture genre, as well as sports instructionals, travel videos and cartoon collections.

Andy Wickstrom
“More 8mm films released but finding them problem”
The Ottawa Citizen, pg F5
Nov 27, 1988

1989

Nevertheless, Volume II of the Cinema 8 catalog with more than 200 pre-recorded video titles is now being distributed to the public by the 8mm Video Council.

David Hutchison
“Videolog: Post-Valentine Videos”
Starlog Magazine 140, pg 23
Mar 1989

Be aware that there are no prerecorded movies available in the ED Beta format, few in the Hi8 format, and not too many in the standard 8mm format.

Harry Somerfield
“Choose a VCR that will last”
St. Petersburg Times, pg 2F
Jul 2, 1989

Sony’s Cinema 8 mail-order operation carries about 1,400 8mm titles, according to Sato, but he admits that retailers usually “cherry pick” the hot A features …

Ken Joy
“8mm Is Carving Out A Market Niche: Fledgling Format Keyed To ‘Personal Video’ Trend”
Billboard, pg 36
Aug 19, 1989

Sony is trying to remedy the problem by selling tapes through its mail-order movie club, Cinema 8. Almost 1,400 titles are available, but only about 250 are feature films …

Dawn Stover
“Road Show”
Popular Science, pg 88
Nov 1989

1990

Hundreds of movies are available on 8mm, ranging from “Fatal Attraction” to “Star Trek IV.” Several retail chains are starting to stock 8mm films in major cities, but most of the titles are still available only by mail order.

Stewart Schulze
“Video Walkman Screen Almost Doubles In Size”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, pg 4E
Jan 11, 1990

Sony has about 1,400 titles available – old and new movies, art documentaries, kidvid, sports, music and more. Paramount, Warner and Nelson are the first major video companies to issue 8mm versions of new releases simultaneously with VHS.

Video Magazine
“8mm format makes its mark in video arena”
The Journal News, pg C3
Feb 24, 1990

Video Yesteryear, a Connecticut mail-order company that specializes in vintage cinema and television, offers a 916-title catalogue of 8mm tapes.

Video Magazine
“8mm format makes its mark in video arena”
The Journal News, pg C3
Feb 24, 1990

Right now, there are about 1,500 8mm titles-typically priced at $29.95 each-on the market. But the selections are limited.

Dennis Hunt
“Whatever happened to 8mm tape? : Video’s ‘format of the future’ still lags behind VHS”
Los Angeles Times
Mar 11, 1990

Other benefits include easy playback and record-prevention features, but detractors note that the 8mm because of its different format, it’s sometimes tough to find blank cassettes or prerecorded software for the machine.

Jackie Fitzpatrick
“Do your research before buying a new camcorder”
Bangor Daily News, pg K 3
Aug 21, 1990

According to Mr. Celuch, there are over 1,500 titles available on 8mm, not including special interest tapes, such as instructional, travel and industrial title.

Ron Goldberg
“8mm’s Consumer Acceptance Grows, More Prerecorded Tapes Available”
The Atlantic Journal and Constitution
Nov 11, 1990

More than 1,700 titles are already available on 8mm. Since they’re intended for movie buyers as opposed to renters, smaller video stores usually ignore them.

Knight News Wire
“More movies coming out on 8mm”
The Dispatch, pg B7
Dec 17, 1990

1991

The Sony Consumer Video division, the major distributor of 8mm, has a library of 1,700 titles, but only about 50 of those are music videos.

Chris McGowan
“The Shape Of Music Video To Come: It’s a Two-Format Universe in ‘91.”
Billboard, pg MV-4
May 11, 1991

Sony’s Video Watchman series brought true portability, but the success of this product line has been modest because it is based upon prerecorded 8mm videocassettes – and these are very hard to find in most video retail outlets.

Howard Blumenthal
“TV-VCRs: Lots Of Options”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, pg 4E
Aug 8, 1991

Surprisingly, more than 1,800 movies have been released on 8mm tape, and more are being released every month.

Andy Wickstrom
“Club has been set up to sell 8mm movies through mail order”
The Philadelphia Inquirer, pg 8-E
Oct 17, 1991

1992

… but with more than 1,800 movies now on 8mm cassette, it’s the entertainment aspect that will probably wow most shoppers.

Andy Wickstrom
“Video Walkman: A combination TV and VCR that fits in a hand”
The Philadelphia Inquirer, pg D7
Jan 23, 1992

There’s already an incredible selection of films to choose from - over 1,000 titles, including blockbusters like ‘Terminator 2’, ‘Godfather 3’, ‘City Slickers’, and ‘Ghost’.

Silo
“Ad: Sony at Silo. The wonders of an 8mm video at a wonderful price.”
Chicago Tribune, pg 10, Section 2
Feb 6, 1992

1993

Take one on the airplane, and watch your vacation tapes on the way home – or perhaps a couple of the 1,700 prerecorded movie titles that are available on 8mm.

Harry Somerfield
“Sony’s new camcorder is very simple to use”
The Milwaukee Sentinel, pg 6C
Oct 9, 1993

1994

On the road, you can play back pre-recorded 8mm video movies (over 1700 available) ….

AVCity
“Ad: Sony Video Walkman 8mm VCR/Color Monitor”
The Los Angeles Times, pg C4
Dec 16, 1994

5. References

Sony Video Club magazine covers - 1984
Sony introduces 8mm video line - May 30, 1985
“Sony Maps Big German 8mm Video Push” - Sep 14, 1985
“Sony to provide 8mm video movie cassettes” - UPI - Apr 7, 1986
“Sony, Kodak Will Offer Movies On New 8mm Videocassettes” - Orlando Sentinel - Apr 8, 1986
“Sony, Kodak Make Headway On Movies In 8-Mm. Market” - Chicago Tribune - Apr 8, 1986
“Paramount, Embassy Ink 8mm Deals” - Billboard - Apr 19, 1986
“Newsline” - Billboard, pg 46 - Oct 4, 1986
Sony Video Club magazine cover - 1987
Sony Video Club magazine cover - Apr 1988
“Video For the Constantly Mobile” - Popular Mechanics, pg 50 - Oct 1988
“More 8-mm films released but finding them problem” - The Ottawa Citizen - Nov 27, 1988
“Videolog” - Starlog Magazine 140, pg 23 - Mar 1989
“8mm Is Carving Out A Market Niche” - Billboard, pg 36 - Aug 19, 1989
“Road Show” - Popular Science, pg 86 - Nov 1989
“Major Chains Adding 8mm To Their Mix” - Billboard, pg 49 - Feb 3, 1990
“RCA/Columbia Home Video Seals 8mm Pact With Sony” - Billboard, pg 6 - Feb 3, 1990
“Whatever happened to 8mm tape?” - Los Angeles Times - Mar 11, 1990
“The rise of the 8mm video” - The Record, Hackensack, NJ - Oct 27, 1991
Columbia House 8MM Video Club ad - Popular Science - Nov 1991
“Videos released on Video 8 (8mm)” - Home Theater Forum - Nov 11, 2002
The Video Source Book, 44th Edition - Volume 1 / A-B, Volume 2 / C-E, Volume 3 / F-I, Volume 4 / J-M, Volume 5 / N-R, Volume 6 / S-T, Volume 7 / U-Z, Indexes, Volume 8 / Subject Index, Volume 9 / Credits Index
“What fun! Video 8 pre-recorded titles” - Tapeheads - Nov 1, 2012
“Honey, I Shrunk The VCR Tapes” - databits - YouTube - Jan 7, 2017
“Video8 - Forgotten Ambitions & the Crazy Walkman Compo” - Techmoan - YouTube - Jun 7, 2017
American Radio History
8 mm video format - Wikipedia
German releases on eBay.de
International 007 James Bond Films
Museum of Obsolete Media - Video8

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