The REALLY BIG list of limited editions

[littlefuzzy]

Here is a fairly comprehensive list of limited edition dvds that I made by scouring stores and online resources, although I am sure there are titles that I missed. If you know of any, please let me know. I have not included any anime titles, as I have a list of those in the forum at www.animeondvd.com . Also, I didn't include any region free or multi-region discs that originated outside of the USA or Canada. I am not sure if some box sets with exclusive content are limited or not, and some are listed, while others might be missing. For the most part, this list doesn't include titles where the only limited part is a slipcover or exclusive item (especially at Best Buy) as there are other lists showing those.

(Last updated on June 05th, 2005)

Anchor Bay: (http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com)
Anchor Bay has a bad habit of not listing OOP titles such as limited editions, so I don't know if I am missing any of them.
Army of Darkness LE 2-disc
Army of Darkness LE Director's Cut
Bad Taste LE
The Beyond LE Tin
Billy Jack Collection Box LE
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb/Hammer Trailer Collection
Candy LE Tin - "Pill" version or "candy" version
Dario Argento Collection Volume #1: Inferno/Phenomena
Dario Argento Collection Volume #2: Demons/Demons 2
Dario Argento Collection Volume #3: Tenebre/Deep Red
Django/Django Strikes Again LE
Evil Dead Book of the Dead
Evil Dead 2 LE Tin
Halloween LE 2-disc
Halloween LE extended (with film cell, Best Buy Exclusive)
Halloween 4 LE Tin
Halloween 5 LE Tin
The Hammer Trailer Collection
Heathers LE Tin
Hellraiser/Hellbound LE Tin
Herzog/Kinski Collection (not numbered, limited to 5000, re-issued? )
Highlander The Immortal Edition Tin
House LE (with House II)
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie LE Tin
Lucio Fulci Collection Volume #1: House by the Cemetery/The Beyond
Lucio Fulci Collection Volume #2: Manhattan Baby/The New York Ripper
Lucio Fulci Collection Volume #3: City of the Living Dead/Don't Torture a Duckling
Manhunter LE
Maniac LE Tin
Night of the Living Dead LE
Opera LE
Paul Verhoeven Collection LE
Repo Man LE Tin
Scars of Dracula/The Many Faces of Christopher Lee LE
Sleepaway Camp Survival Kit (with red cross, bonus 4th disc exclusively at Best Buy)
The Stunt Man LE
Supergirl LE
Suspiria LE
Two-Lane Blacktop LE Tin
Wicker Man LE Wood Box
The Hammer Collection 2-movie discs:
The Abominable Snowman/Shatter: The Hammer Collection
The Devil Rides Out/Rasputin, The Mad Monk: The Hammer Collection
Dracula, Prince of Darkness/The Satanic Rites of Dracula: The Hammer Collection
Four Sided Triangle/X The Unkown: The Hammer Collection
Frankenstein Created Woman/Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires: The Hammer Collection
The Lost Continent/Reptile: The Hammer Collection
The Mummy's Shroud/Plague of the Zombies: The Hammer Collection
Prehistoric Women/The Witches: The Hammer Collection
Quatermass and the Pit/Quatermass 2: The Hammer Collection
The Vengeance of She/The Viking Queen: The Hammer Collection


Blue Underground: (http://www.blue-underground.com)
99 Women LE (X-Rated French Version)
Alan Clarke Collection LE
The Blind Dead Collection LE
The Christopher Lee Collection LE
Dead and Buried LE
Django 2-disc LE?
Fast Company 2-disc LE
The Final Countdown 2-disc LE
Fire and Ice/Frazetta: Painting with Fire 2-disc LE
The Larry Cohen Collection LE
The Mondo Cane Collection LE
Salon Kitty LE
Snuff: LE (Blue Underground?)
Two Evil Eyes LE

Creative Design Arts: (http://www.cdaentertainment.com)
Creative Design Arts makes collector's sets of other studios' work, including Warner Bros. The sets include senitypes, posters, booklets, soundtracks, lobby cards, script books, and/or photo stills, depending on the set type (Classic, Deluxe, Gold.) I'm not sure how limited these sets are, however. A few of these sets were available as autographed sets, as well.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Classic)
Amadeus (Classic)
Ben Hur (Deluxe)
Blade Runner (Deluxe, Autographed)
Blazing Saddles (Deluxe)
Bullitt (Deluxe, Autographed)
Casablanca (Deluxe)
The Chaplin Collection 1 w/ LE exclusive senitype (this is the regular WB version)
Citizen Kane (Gold)
City Lights (??)
A Clockwork Orange (Classic)
The Dirty Dozen (Deluxe)
Dirty Harry (Deluxe)
Doctor Zhivago (Deluxe)
Enter the Dragon (??)
The Exorcist (??)
Full Metal Jacket (Classic)
Gone With the Wind (Deluxe)
The Gold Rush (??)
The Great Dictator (Classic)
The Matrix (Deluxe, Gold, ??)
Modern Times (Classic)
North by Northwest (Deluxe)
Ocean's Eleven (Classic)
Once Upon a Time in America (Classic)
The Perfect Storm (Deluxe, ??, Autographed)
The Prince & the Showgirl (Deluxe)
Pulp Fiction (Classic)
Singin' in the Rain (Classic)
A Star is Born (Deluxe)
Superman: The Movie (Deluxe)
The Time Machine (Deluxe)
Twister (Deluxe)

Cult Epics: (http://www.cultepics.com)
The Beast LE 3-disc
The Driller Killer LE
Pig LE

Disney: (http://disneyvideos.disney.go.com)
The original 9 limited-issue titles:
101 Dalmations
Hercules (Gold Collection available)
Jungle Book
Lady & the Tramp
The Lion King II - (Special Edition available)
The Little Mermaid
Mulan - (Special Edition available)
Peter Pan (Special Edition available)
Pinnochio
Walt Disney Animated Anthology (contains the 9 titles above)
The Walt Disney Treasures LE Tins:
The Complete Davy Crockett - Wave 1
Disneyland USA - Wave 1
Mickey Mouse in Living Color vol. 1 - Wave 1
Silly Symphonies - Wave 1
Behind The Scenes At The Walt Disney Studio - Wave 2
The Complete Goofy - Wave 2
Mickey Mouse In Black And White vol. 1 - Wave 2
The Chronological Donald - Wave 3
Mickey Mouse in Living Color vol. 2 - Wave 3
Tomorrowland - Wave 3
Walt Disney on the Front Lines - Wave 3
The Complete Pluto vol. 1 - Wave 4
The Mickey Mouse Club - Wave 4
Mickey Mouse In Black And White vol. 2 - Wave 4
Misc. Disney LE titles:
-- Many of the Disney Animated Classics are on a rotating 10 year moratorium, and should be expected to be hard to find if they have been OOP for a while. AFAIK, most Disney titles are time limited, instead of production limited. For more information, check http://www.ultimatedisney.com/OOP.htm
Aladdin LE Gift Set
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World LE Gift Set w/ compact
Lion King Collector's Gift Set
Three Musketeers Gift Set w/ plush toy

Fantoma: (http://www.fantoma.com)
The Coffin Joe Trilogy LE
Educational Archives: Limited Edition Lunchbox (Also a version from Image?)

Full Moon/Koch: (http://www.fullmoondirect.com)
It is hard to find information on these titles, if anyone knows of others, please let me know.
Blood Dolls LE
Dead and Rotting Limited Special Edition
The Dead Hate the Living LE
Hidden Beauties: The Awakening LE
Killjoy LE
Retro Puppet Master LE
The Shrunken City LE
Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm LE
Talisman LE

Synapse (http://www.synapse-films.com)
Asian Cult Cinema Extreme Horror Collection LE Box
Blue Sunshine Limited Remastered SE
Brain Damage Limited Remastered SE
Hell Asylum Limited Special Edition
Thriller: A Cruel Picture LE

Wild East (http://www.wildeast.net)
Between God, The Devil, and a Winchester/Johnny Yuma LE
Boot Hill Restored LE
Day of Anger - Restored LE
Eugenie de Sade LE
A Fistful of Trailers LE
For a Few Previews More LE
Kill and Pray LE
The Man from Nowhere LE
Pistoleros LE
The Violent Professionals LE

Misc Titles:
Akira Kurosawa DVD collection (Amazon exclusive, numbered, limited to 5000)
Alias Declassified: The Official Companion LE w/ book
Aliens vs. Predator LE gift set (Blockbuster)
American Pie w/ Beneath the Crust vol. 1 (rated/unrated, P&S/WS)
American Pie 2 w/ Beneath the Crust vol. 2 (rated/unrated, P&S/WS)
American Wedding: LE gift set
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy LE Gift Set (WS, also WS Uncensored)
Antz: LE
The Apocalypse Trilogy LE (Apocalypse, Revelation, Tribulation)
Ballad Of Little Jo LE
Basic Instinct LE (R-Rated or Unrated) w/ icepick pen
Battle of the Planets LE box set w/ figure
Battlestar Galactica w/ LE Cylon Head packaging
Best Pictures: The Ultimate Collection LE (Universal)
Bing Crosby And Frank Sinitra: Happy Holidays With Bing And Frank - Special LE
Black Listed LE w/ soundtrack
Black Society Trilogy LE
Blazing Stewardesses/Naughty Stewardesses LE
Blair Witch Experience LE
Bond Girls are Forever LE
Bridge on the River Kwai LE
Bubba Ho-tep LE
Bull Durham Limited Special Edition
Chicken Run: LE
Christmas Celebration LE (Madacy)
DVD Discoveries LE
Decasia: The State of Decay LE
Diablo 2 Special LE
Director Fritz Lang - Limited Edition Double Feature: Spies/ M
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - Limited Signature Edition
E.T. 2-disc LE Collector's Set (P&S or WS)
E.T. Collector's Set
Eraserhead LE
The Exorcist LE (different from the Creative Designs version?)
Festival of 3-D Movie Trailers - The World 3-D Film Expo LE
Freaks and Geeks LE Yearbook Edition
Friends Series Finale LE
From Hell: Director's LE
Gamera Complete Collection LE
Guinea Pig Double Feature Series, Vol. 2 w/ Limited Blue Mermaid cover
Guinea Pig Double Feature Series, Vol. 3 w/ Limited independent retailers only gore cover
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero/The Revenge of Cobra w/ LE figure
G.I. Joe - Spy Troops: The Movie w/ LE figure
Girl Seduction: A Collection of Misty Mundae Featurettes LE
Gold Digger: The Time Raft - Limited Edition
Great Moments in the History of NASCAR LE
H.P.E.: Hardcore Poisoned Eyes Limited Special Edition
Hard Core Logo - Limited Hard Core Edition
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone w/ LE Fluffy figure
Hellboy w/ LE Bust
House of 1000 Corpses (R-Rated) LE Maxi-Gatefold packaging
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Limited Special Edition (pop-up playset)
Hunk Boat: Vol. #1 & 2 Limited Collector's Edition
Independence Day LE
Infernal Affairs Trilogy LE Set (region 0 Import)
James Bond Collection #2, #3 Special Limited Editions (#1 also?)
The Jesus Film LE (Madacy)
Joseph: King of Dreams LE
Jurassic Park/The Lost World LE Collector's box.
Lawrence of Arabia LE
Little Women: Limited Collector's Series w/ book
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings EE Gift Set
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers EE Gift Set
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King EE Gift Set
Lustful Addiction LE
Makin' Baby LE DVD & CD
Martial Arts Master Jet Li Action DVD 3-pack
The Ultimate Matrix Collection LE Collector's Set
Maxim Real Swimsuit Issue 2003 LE
Memento LE
Men in Black LE
Michael Moore LE Collector's Set
Misty Mundae: Ultra-Limited DVD Collection
The Monster Legacy Collection w/ 3 sculptures
Nekromantik 2 LE
Nikos the Impaler - Special LE
Nail Gun Massacre LE Signed
ON Video Skateboarding - The Four Seasons
Persuasion LE w/ book
The Pianist 3-disc LE (Canada)
Planet Of The Apes: The Evolution LE
Prince of Egypt LE
Pulp Fiction Limited Special Edition
Ray LE
Real Wheels: High Speed Adventures w/ toy
Real Wheels: Land, Air & Sea Adventures w/ toy
Real Wheels: Travel Adventures w/ toy
Reservoir Dogs 10th Anniversary Special Limited Edition (with 5 slipcovers - Mr. White, Mr. Brown, Mr. Pink, Mr. Blond, Mr. Orange, also a 4 pack w/ W, P, Bl, O)
Road to El Dorado LE
Rock & Rule Extended 2-disc LE (not announced??)
Sanford and Son: Season 6 LE?
Saving Private Ryan LE (DTS and non-DTS versions)
Scarface Deluxe Gift Set
Schindler's List Collector's Gift Set
The Scorpion King LE set w/ soundtrack
Seabiscuit LE Gift Set
The Seduction of Inga LE
Sense and Sensibility LE w/ book
The Shawshank Redemption Deluxe LE (2 versions?)
Showgirls: VIP LE Box Set
Shrek LE
Sindbad: Legend of the Seven Seas LE (WS or FS)
Speed Racer vols. 1-4? LEs
Spider-Man LE Gift Set
Spider-Man 2 LE Gift Set
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron LE (WS or FS)
Step into Liquid LE w/ PS2 game
Stone Reader LE
Straw Dogs: CC (stickered as Limited Edition)
Sunrise LE (Fox Studio Classics mail-in offer, also in box set)
The Terminal LE Gift Set
Tess: LE w/ book
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974 - 30th Anniversary LE)
Thomas & Friends: 3 Pack DVD Sets 1-3, each w/LE train
Thomas & Friends: It's Great To Be An Engine w/ LE Train
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine w/LE train
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland w/CD
Thomas and Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise w/ LE train
Transformers Armada: Best Battles LE w/ stickers
Transformers Armada: Flashbacks LE w/ stickers
Total Recall Limited Special Edition Tin (or keepcase?)
Toxic Avenger Limited Special Edition ?? - if anyone has more information about why this is limited, please let me know
Twilight Zone, The - The Gold Collection - Complete Series (1959-1964) LE
Ultimate Matrix Collection LE
Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos Special LE
West Side Story SE Collector's set
Wheels On The Bus #1: Humpty Dumpty And Other Nursery Rhymes LE w/ bus
The Wizard of Oz Deluxe Edition
Wonderland 2-disc LE (Canada)
Yakuza Papers 6-Disc LE Set

Music releases (Usually CD + DVD):
If I search dvdpricesearch dot com for "CD" it pulls up quite a few CD/DVD combos, although I am not sure which are limited, beyond what is already listed here. Due to the way I found some of these, I am not 100% sure that some of them actually include DVDs, or are Region 1.
20th Century Masters: .38 Special: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: ABC: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Alternative 80's: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Asia: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Billy Ray Cyrus: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Boyz II Men: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Cameo: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Chely Wright: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Cinderella: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Commodores: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Donna Summer: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Extreme: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Gin Blossoms: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Kiss: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Ladies Of The '80s: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: New Edition: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Night Ranger: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Patti Labelle: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Scorpions: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Styx: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Tears For Fears: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: The '80s: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: The Fixx: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: The Moody Blues: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: The Neville Brothers: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Tracy Byrd: Best Of LE
20th Century Masters: Vanessa Williams: Best Of LE
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin' LE
Alan Jackson: Greatest Video Collection LE
Alice Cooper - Prime Cuts LE
Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys LE
Barbra Streisand: Movie Album
Blu Cantrell - Bittersweet LE
Bon Jovi Live: This Feels Right LE
Carpathian Forest: We Are Going to Hollywood for This LE
Christina Aguilera - Stripped LE
Céline Dion - A New Day: Live in Las Vegas LE
Céline Dion - New Day Has Come LE
Cold: Year of the Spider LE
Da Brat - Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz LE
The Datsuns - Limited Edition Bonus DVD
Dave Gahan - Paper Monsters: Limited
David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars LE (EMI)
ERA Limited Edition DVD
Feeder - Comfort In Sound LE
Gentle Giant: Giant On The Box LE
Glenn Hughes: Soulfully Live In The City Of Angels
Gods & Generals - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LE
Gorillaz: Phase One: Celebrity Take Down LE
Howie Day - Stop All The World Now LE
Janet Jackson - All For You LE
Jimmy Eat World LE
Johnny Thunders: Dead or Alive LE
Judas Priest Metalogy Bonus DVD LE
Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers LE
Korn - Untouchables LE
Kylie Minogue: Fever 2002 LE
Lenny Kravitz - Live LE
Limp Bizkit - Results May Vary LE
Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King soundtrack LE
Luis Miguel: Vivo Gift Set LE DVD & CD
Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age of the Grotesque LE
Marilyn Manson and The Spooky Kids - Birth of the Anti-Christ LE
Martina McBride: Martina LE
Mary J. Blige - Love & Life LE
Mastodon - Remission: Deluxe LE
Metallica - St. Anger Rehearsals LE
No Doubt - Boom Box LE (dvd?)
O.A.R. - Nothing to See Hear LE
Pennywise - From the Ashes LE
The Roots - Phrenology LE
Shakira - Laundry Service: Washed & Dried LE
Something Corporate - A Year in the Life LE
Syd Barrett's First Trip LE
Staind - 14 Shades of Grey LE CD + DVD
Tool - Salival LE
U2 Go Home - Live From Slane Castle LE packaging
Ultimate Smash Hits LE
VNV Nation: Pastperfect LE
What The Punk?: An MVD Sampler LE
Whitney Houston - Just Whitney LE
YoungBloodz - Drankin' Patnaz LE

[Mountain Biker]

Halloween LE extended (with film cell, Best Buy? Exclusive) - Information on this would be appreciated

Yes, it was a Best Buy exclusive limited to 5,000 copies I believe.


Thanks for compiling such a list :thumbsup:

[clckworang]

Right off the top of my head I can think another music title that you don't have listed: Tool - Salival.

It is a collection of music videos and also includes a CD. This is one that I was always upset I didn't pick up when it was available.

I will post more if I think of or find any others.

[abintra]

Not sure if the following would include anything not already listed but perhaps it might be useful.

Michael's Movie Mayhem Search Results (http://dvdlist.kazart.com/queryDVDList2.php3?search=limited&select=Title&since=All&genre=All&date=All&status=All&sort1=title&sort1by=ASC&sort2=year&sort2by=ASC&sort3=genre&sort3by=ASC&Submit=Search)

One probably could do similar search using things like DVDAf, Amazon, DVD Price Search to browse for any missing titles to include.

Thanks for the list.

[littlefuzzy]

Originally posted by abintra
Not sure if the following would include anything not already listed but perhaps it might be useful.

Michael's Movie Mayhem Search Results (http://dvdlist.kazart.com/queryDVDList2.php3?search=limited&select=Title&since=All&genre=All&date=All&status=All&sort1=title&sort1by=ASC&sort2=year&sort2by=ASC&sort3=genre&sort3by=ASC&Submit=Search)

One probably could do similar search using things like DVDAf, Amazon, DVD Price Search to browse for any missing titles to include.

Thanks for the list.
Ahh, that has a lot of titles I don't have... I did a search at DVDAf and DVD Price Search, and some at Amazon.

[littlefuzzy]

Originally posted by Mountain Biker
Yes, it was a Best Buy exclusive limited to 5,000 copies I believe.


Thanks for compiling such a list :thumbsup:
Do you have this title? Was this an actual film cell, or was it the 3-d motion cover? I have a copy that I picked up at Borders, which was just the theatrical version, but it included a 3-d motion cover. I am not sure if it was a Borders Exclusive, or not. Borders and Waldenbooks have a similar cover that is exclusive, for Inu Yasha: The Movie.

[Beritolam]

I have the 3-d cover and the limited edition film cell. The 3-D cover was available for a run and the film cell was a Best Buy only exclusive. It's the extended cut and the film cell is in a plastic holder shrink wrapped to the DVD.

[littlefuzzy]

Thanks for the Halloween info, Beritolam!


I made a huge update after searching Michaels Movie Mayhem and Amazon, I will try searching DVD Profiler and Guzzlefish soon to see if there is anything else I have missed.

I tried searching DVD Price Search for CD, and it pulled up quite a few music CD/DVD combos, but I have no way of knowing what is limited, beyond what is already listed.

[bmello]

You might want to check out www.ultimatedisney.com. I guess you could call some of the 2-Disc OOP titles like Tarzan "Limited".

[Cornholio]

thanks for the list

[ThatGuamGuy]

Originally posted by littlefuzzy
-- Many of the Disney Animated Classics are on a rotating 10 year moratorium, and should be expected to be hard to find if they have been OOP for a while. AFAIK, most Disney titles are time limited, instead of production limited.

Since you went to all the trouble of making the list, it oughta have the Disney stuff to; I made the effort for you:

Platinum Editions:
- Beauty and the Beast
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
[does anybody know the date when 'The Lion King' will be OOP?]

Boxes: [I believe all permutations of these titles are OOP now]
- The Fantasia Anthology
- Toy Story: The Ultimate Toy Box

Misc:
- Peter Pan (Special Edition) [note: you should update your list, it's not available anymore]
- Sleeping Beauty (Special)
- Tarzan (Ultimate Edition)
- Tarzan (regular one-disc edition)

Or you could just link this: http://www.ultimatedisney.com/OOP.htm

Not sure when the last time they updated was, as I would've sworn that the "Ultimate Groove" edition of 'The Emporer's New Groove' was OOP.

[TylerDurden_73]

Great list. keep updating and i'll keep checking.

[littlefuzzy]

Originally posted by ThatGuamGuy
Since you went to all the trouble of making the list, it oughta have the Disney stuff to; I made the effort for you:

Platinum Editions:
- Beauty and the Beast
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
[does anybody know the date when 'The Lion King' will be OOP?]

Boxes: [I believe all permutations of these titles are OOP now]
- The Fantasia Anthology
- Toy Story: The Ultimate Toy Box

Misc:
- Peter Pan (Special Edition) [note: you should update your list, it's not available anymore]
- Sleeping Beauty (Special)
- Tarzan (Ultimate Edition)
- Tarzan (regular one-disc edition)

Or you could just link this: http://www.ultimatedisney.com/OOP.htm

Not sure when the last time they updated was, as I would've sworn that the "Ultimate Groove" edition of 'The Emporer's New Groove' was OOP.
I wasn't really sure about putting the Disney titles, as just about every Disney title will eventually go OOP. This thread was more for titles that were billed as limited editions, but then, most of the Disney titles ARE advertised as "available for a short time only, before they go back in the vault."

What does everyone think about adding all of the OOP Disney titles?
EDIT: They might be better off in the OOP thread that has been running recently, although I am not sure if the original poster was wanting to add them to his list, either.

[littlefuzzy]

A few more updates have been added.

[Chad]

I think it's safe to say everything from Disney is a limited edition. ;)

Great list BTW.

[chowchris13]

Yes, thanks for the list...hope it continues to be updated...Kudos

[chowchris13]

How do people like the Creative Design Arts boxsets? Are they worth it?

[Cameron]

Great list...one edit though Disney is now on 7 year moratorium not 10

[jough]

Criterion's "Straw Dogs" was announced as a limited edition (it even had a little silver "LIMITED EDITION" sticker on the wrapper) as they knew their licence window was brief.

Also, the Fox Studio Classics "Sunrise" was a limited edition (and says so instead of a spine number).

[littlefuzzy]

Originally posted by jough
Criterion's "Straw Dogs" was announced as a limited edition (it even had a little silver "LIMITED EDITION" sticker on the wrapper) as they knew their licence window was brief.

Also, the Fox Studio Classics "Sunrise" was a limited edition (and says so instead of a spine number).
Thanks for the info.

[littlefuzzy]

I have added everything mentioned in the thread so far, with the exception of the Disney titles that are placed on moratorium.

I also tweaked the list just a bit.

Please keep submitting titles that would be considered limited edition.

[jough]

No DVD has any long term value. The format will be dead within a decade as a higher resolution format takes its place.

May as well crack whatever you have open and enjoy it now. Are any laserdisc LEs still worth anything? Not really. The same will be true of DVDs.

DVD isn't a very solid long term investment choice. Better to go with a no-load mutual fund.

[littlefuzzy]

No one said this is about cashing them in one day, and becoming a millionaire...

DVDS go OOP all the time, and if they are labeled Limited Edition, then they will probably vanish even quicker.

Even with a new format coming, there is no guarantee that many of the older titles will be re-released... People are still waiting for favorites from VHS and Laserdisc, that haven't seen the light of day on DVD.

[Scott716]

Originally posted by littlefuzzy
No one said this is about cashing them in one day, and becoming a millionaire...

DVDS go OOP all the time, and if they are labeled Limited Edition, then they will probably vanish even quicker.

Even with a new format coming, there is no guarantee that many of the older titles will be re-released... People are still waiting for favorites from VHS and Laserdisc, that haven't seen the light of day on DVD.


Very true....it's kind of sad really, as they change formats each time a few more movies will get lost along the way..I'm not getting rid of anything unitil I see it on the next format. There are at least 50 titles I want from the VHS days and I know they all wont' make it out.. It's more about the attachment to certain movies then anything.

[littlefuzzy]

I have added quite a few titles, but I am running out of places to search. If anyone has any Limited Edition titles that aren't listed here, please post them.

[Drexl]

The 2-disc version of Kinsey is limited.

What is the Pulp Fiction Limited Special Edition? Is it different from the CDA Classic box?

Was the Seinfeld gift box with the salt shaker and stuff limited?

Is the Independence Day LE on the list just the reissue of the original 2-disc set with new cover art featuring a spine number? If so, there are other titles like The Abyss that are probably limited if ID is.

Akira Kurosawa - that reminds me: wasn't the Akira tin limited?

[Cameron]

from The List of Numbered and Limited DVD for Region 1 (http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=407325&page=2&pp=25) (you might look around for others you don't have

Please update Pinky Violence Collection LE with a production run of 10,000. Source: http://www.shockingimages.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=9.

Thanks. Good to see this list ...

[KFelon]

Blue Underground: (http://www.blue-underground.com)
Spaghetti Western Collection (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007ELDL/002-7725656-5645608?v=glance&n=130) It went OOP rather quickly if I remember due to some licensing dispute on one of the movies.

Full Moon/Koch: (http://www.fullmoondirect.com)
It is hard to find information on these titles, if anyone knows of others, please let me know.
I've got one called Witch House 2: Blood Coven That says Limited Edition

Misc Titles:
2019 After the Fall of New York (http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/forums/archive/index.php?t-16778.html), was recalled & re-released without a commentary track that included racist comments & 2 people fighting.
Aftermath/Genesis (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/aftermath-genesis-graphic-cover-p-5152.html) Supposedly the graphic cover variation is limited edition, it also comes in a red-ish clear snapper case that the regular version does not have.
Nekromantik 1 A limited amount of the 1st copies released came in a red snapper.

[visitor Q]

No good updates :(

Pinky Violence Collection (as Cam already pointed out ...) and V for Vendetta Best Buy Exclusive - rumorred to be 10,000 as well ..

... Bueller, Bueller ......