Older films never released on LaserDisc or VHS, but made it to DVD?
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Older films never released on LaserDisc or VHS, but made it to DVD?
I'm curious as to whether how widespread this is. More importantly, what are the chances that of a certain film being on DVD when it has never been released on any other home video format? Can we cite some examples and maybe possibly even compile a list?
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The only one I can think of that may count is Song of the South, which was never released on VHS or laserdisc in the United States. It's not on DVD yet, but it is rumored to be next year.
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Probably one of the most requested titles, coming out this summer on DVD, was NEVER released on VHS: THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY.
Several of the British comedies in the Carry On... series that are included in the Anchor Bay box set were never previously out on home video in the United States.
Some of the titles from the Universal franchise collections (I'm thinking particularly of the Ma and Pa Kettle and Francis series) are new to home video.
Several of the British comedies in the Carry On... series that are included in the Anchor Bay box set were never previously out on home video in the United States.
Some of the titles from the Universal franchise collections (I'm thinking particularly of the Ma and Pa Kettle and Francis series) are new to home video.
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The Car (1977) had never been released on LaserDisc, VHS, or any other home video format prior to 1999. At one point in the mid-to-late '90s, Roan Group was going to release The Car on LaserDisc complete with a commentary track by James Brolin and Director Elliot Silverstein, but it never happened. In July 1999 Anchor Bay released it on DVD with a very nice 16x9 2.35:1 transfer. I think a VHS might have been released at the same time, but I'm not sure about that. Regardless, it took 22 years after its theatrical premiere for The Car to make its appearance on home video.
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Originally Posted by marty888
Some of the titles from the Universal franchise collections (I'm thinking particularly of the Ma and Pa Kettle and Francis series) are new to home video.
As for the topic on hand, were the Dr. Christian films (available from Alpha) ever released on VHS? I don't recall ever seeing them.
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Originally Posted by marty888
Probably one of the most requested titles, coming out this summer on DVD, was NEVER released on VHS or Laserdisc: THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY.
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Originally Posted by Drexl
The only one I can think of that may count is Song of the South, which was never released on VHS or laserdisc in the United States. It's not on DVD yet, but it is rumored to be next year.