1997 in home video

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The following events occurred in the year 1997 in home video.

Industry milestones

January

• January – RCA announces two DVD players during the CES.^[1]

March

• March 1 – DVD launched in the United States.^[2]
• March 26 – the first DVDs were released

May

• May – The "DVD Consortium" is replaced by the DVD Forum, open to all other companies.^[3]

August

• August 29 – Online DVD rental Netflix in the USA is incorporated.

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
January 7	Fled	MGM	VHS release
	Kingpin	MGM	VHS release
January 8	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey	Disney	60th anniversary VHS re-release
January 14	Phenomenon	Touchstone	VHS release
	Bordello of Blood	Universal	VHS release
January 15	Munster, Go Home!	Gaiam	VHS release
January 20	Kids	Vidmark Entertainment	VHS release
January 21	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Disney	VHS release
	Eddie	Hollywood Pictures	VHS release
	Escape from L.A.	Paramount	VHS release
	Alaska	Columbia/Tristar	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	Jack	Hollywood Pictures	VHS release
	Bogus	Warner Bros.	VHS release
	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
	That Darn Cat!
	Pollyanna
February 11	First Kid		VHS release
	Samson and Delilah		VHS release
	Fly Away Home	Columbia TriStar	VHS release
	A Very Brady Sequel	Paramount	VHS release
	Feeling Minnesota	New Line	VHS release
February 18	The Thief and the Cobbler	Miramax	VHS release
	The NeverEnding Story III	Miramax	VHS release
	House Arrest	MGM	VHS release
February 25	Harriet the Spy	Paramount	VHS release
	Bulletproof	Universal	VHS release
	Last Man Standing	New Line	VHS release
	2 Days in the Valley	HBO Home Video	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
	Swiss Family Robinson
	Treasure Island
	Kidnapped
	Up Close and Personal	Touchstone	VHS release
	Courage Under Fire	Fox	VHS release
	That Thing You Do!	Fox	VHS release
	Bound	Gramercy Pictures	VHS release
March 11	Space Jam	Warner Bros. Pictures	VHS release
	The Glimmer Man	Warner Bros.	VHS release
	Maximum Risk	Columbia/Tristar	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
	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
	Dangerous Minds	Hollywood Pictures	VHS release
	Solo	Columbia/Tristar	VHS release
	The Long Kiss Goodnight	New Line	VHS release
	The First Wives Club	Paramount	VHS release
March 25	Flirting with Disaster	Miramax	VHS release
	Basquiat	Miramax Films	VHS release
	The Chamber	Universal	VHS release
	High School High	Columbia/Tristar	VHS 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 1	Bad Moon	Warner Bros.	VHS release
	The Ghost and the Darkness	Paramount	VHS release
	Sleepers	Warner Bros.	VHS release
April 8	Poltergeist	MGM	DVD release
	Romeo + Juliet	Fox	VHS release
	Michael Collins	Warner Bros.	VHS release
	Extreme Measures	Columbia/Tristar	VHS 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
	The Associate	Miramax	VHS release
April 22	Dear God	Paramount	VHS release
	Set It Off	New Line	VHS release
	The Rich Man's Wife	Hollywood Pictures	VHS release
April 29	Larger than Life	MGM	VHS release
	The Preacher's Wife	Touchstone	VHS release
April 30	Jumanji	TriStar	DVD release
May 6	The Evening Star	Paramount	VHS release
	Get on the Bus	Columbia/Tristar	VHS release
May 13	Daylight	Universal	VHS release
	Ransom	Touchstone	VHS release
	Zeus and Roxanne	MGM	VHS release
	Meet Wally Sparks	Trimark	VHS release
May 20	Star Trek: First Contact	Paramount	VHS release
	Daylight	Universal	VHS release
	One Fine Day	Fox	VHS release
	Thinner	Paramount	VHS release
May 21	Batman Forever	Warner Bros.	DVD release
May 27	The Mirror Has Two Faces	Tristar	VHS 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
	Beavis and Butt-Head Do America	Paramount	VHS release
	Michael	Warner Bros.	VHS release
June 17	Mars Attacks!	Warner Bros.	VHS release
	My Fellow Americans	Warner Bros.	VHS release
June 24	Shiloh	Warner	VHS release
	Scream	Dimension	VHS release
	Turbulence	MGM	VHS release
June 25	Beetlejuice	Warner	DVD release
July 1	Fierce Creatures	Universal	VHS release
	Jackie Chan's First Strike	New Line	VHS release
	Beverly Hills Ninja	Tristar	VHS release
July 8	Newsies	Disney	VHS re-release
	The Jerky Boys: The Movie	Touchstone	VHS release
	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Fox	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
	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
	The Relic	Paramount
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
	Sling Blade	Miramax	VHS release
	Private Parts	Paramount	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
	That Darn Cat!		VHS release
	Evita	Hollywood Pictures	VHS release
	Murder at 1600	Warner Bros. Pictures	VHS release
August 12	Shadow Conspiracy	Hollywood Pictures	VHS release
	The Devil's Own	Columbia/Tristar	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
	Three Wishes	HBO Home Video	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
	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
	Love Jones	New Line	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
	McHale's Navy	Universal Pictures	VHS release
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
	Herbie Rides Again
	Herbie Goes Bananas
	Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
	The Saint	Paramount Pictures	VHS release
September 23	Selena	Warner Bros.	VHS and DVD release
	Warriors of Virtue	MGM	VHS release
	The English Patient		VHS release
September 30	Liar Liar	Universal	VHS release
	Volcano	Fox	VHS release
	The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie	Warner	VHS release
	B*A*P*S	New Line	VHS release
October 7	Anaconda	Columbia Picture	VHS release
	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
	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
	Alice in Wonderland		VHS re-release part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
	Double Team	Columbia Pictures	VHS and DVD release
	Babes in Toyland	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	VHS release
	Grosse Pointe Blank	Hollywood Pictures	VHS release
	Breakdown	Paramount	VHS release
	Night Falls on Manhattan	Paramount	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 and DVD release
	Wild America	Warner Bros.	VHS and DVD release
	How the Toys Saved Christmas	Buena Vista	VHS release
	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	New Line	VHS release
	Batman & Robin	Warner Bros.	VHS and DVD release
October 22	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	New Line	VHS and DVD release
October 28	The Fifth Element	Columbia/Tristar	VHS and DVD release
	Jingle All the Way	Fox	VHS release
	Addicted to Love	Warner Bros.	VHS 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
	Romy and Michele's High School Reunion	Touchstone Pictures	VHS release
November 11	Gone Fishin'	Hollywood	VHS release
	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	Disney	direct-to-video VHS release
	Face/Off	Paramount	VHS release
November 18	The Shadow	Universal	DVD release
	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	Warner Bros.	VHS release
	Trial and Error	New Line	VHS release
November 20	Death Wish	Paramount	80th anniversary Edition VHS re-release
November 25	Men In Black	Columbia/Tristar	VHS and DVD release
	Chasing Amy	Miramax Films	VHS 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
	Speed 2: Cruise Control	Fox	VHS release
December 9	The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island	Universal	direct-to-video VHS release
	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
	Contact	Warner Bros.	VHS release
December 23	Cinderella	Walt Disney Pictures	DVD release; as part of the Walt Disney Masterpeice Collection
	Air Bud	Walt Disney Pictures	VHS release
	Spawn	New Line	VHS release
One Eight Seven	Warner Bros.	VHS release
December 30	Conspiracy Theory	Warner Bros.	VHS release
	Steel	Warner Bros.	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
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

1. CED in the History of Media Technology (accessed 8 April 2011)
2. "Discount stores are a video lover's channel of choice". Discount Store News (via findarticles.com). 10 August 1998. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
3. DVD Development History – Accessed 8 April 2011
4. "Beavis and Butt-head - MTV's Beavis And Butt-Head: The Final Judgment". TV Shows on DVD. 1 July 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
5. "Aeon Flux - Aeon Flux". TV Shows on DVD. 2 September 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
6. "Beavis and Butt-head - MTV's Beavis And Butt-Head Do Christmas". TV Shows on DVD. 30 September 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
7. "The Andy Griffith Show - Best Of The Andy Griffith Show". TV Shows on DVD. 11 November 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
8. "Spawn - Volume 1". TV Shows on DVD. 18 November 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
9. "The Twilight Zone - Treasures of the Twilight Zone". TV Shows on DVD. 24 November 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
10. "Saturday Night Live - Best Of The Blues Brothers". TV Shows on DVD. 16 December 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
11. "Rainbow Fish - Rainbow Fish, The". TV Shows on DVD. 16 September 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

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