1990 in home video
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Industry milestones
Date unknown
- Fox Video is formed.
- CBS/Fox Video continues to sell products such as BBC programs.
- MCA Home Video becomes MCA-Universal Home Video to coincide with Universal Studios's 75th Anniversary
Movie releases
The following films were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Licence to Kill | United Artists | VHS release, distributed by CBS/Fox Video |
| January 24 | The Karate Kid, Part III | Columbia | VHS release |
| New York Stories | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| Turner & Hooch | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| January 25 | UHF | Orion | VHS release |
| Uncle Buck | Universal | VHS release | |
| February 1 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Paramount | VHS release |
| February 8 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| Parenthood | Universal | VHS release | |
| February 15 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Columbia | VHS release |
| Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Paramount | VHS release | |
| February 28 | The Big Picture | Columbia | VHS release |
| March 7 | The Phantom of the Opera | Columbia | VHS release |
| March 8 | Field of Dreams | Universal | VHS release |
| March 13 | Millennium | Fox | VHS release |
| March 15 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Disney | VHS release, including Roger Rabbit short Tummy Trouble |
| March 28 | Dead Poets Society | Touchstone | VHS release |
| April 11 | Look Who's Talking | TriStar | VHS release |
| May 9 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| May 18 | The Little Mermaid | Disney | VHS release, part of The Classics |
| May 22 | Back to the Future Part II | Universal | VHS release |
| June 13 | Tango & Cash | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| June 14 | The Wizard | Universal | VHS release |
| June 27 | Gross Anatomy | Touchstone | VHS release |
| June 28 | The War of the Roses | Fox | VHS release |
| August 2 | Driving Miss Daisy | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| August 29 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | United Artists | VHS release |
| September 5 | House Party | New Line | VHS release, distributed by LIVE Entertainment |
| September 21 | Peter Pan | Disney | VHS release, part of The Classics |
| October 4 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | New Line | VHS release, distributed by Family Home Entertainment |
| October 19 | Pretty Woman | Touchstone | VHS release |
| October 25 | The Hunt for Red October | Paramount | VHS release |
| Jetsons: The Movie | Universal | VHS release | |
| November 1 | Total Recall | Carolco | VHS release, distributed by LIVE Entertainment |
| November 8 | Back to the Future Part III | Universal | VHS release |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Fox | VHS re-release, 15th Anniversary Edition | |
| November 15 | Bird on a Wire | Universal | VHS release |
| December 4 | Ernest Goes to Jail | Touchstone | VHS release |
| December 13 | RoboCop 2 | Orion | VHS release |
| December 18 | Dick Tracy | Touchstone | VHS release |
- The Abyss - March 29, 1990
- The Adventures of Milo and Otis - October 31, 1990
- Alice In Wonderland - October 19, 1990 (part of The Classics, re-release)
- Always - June 14, 1990
- Another 48 Hrs. - November 20, 1990
- Bad Influence - August 29, 1990
- The Bear - May 31, 1990
- Best of the Best - March 29, 1990
- Betsy's Wedding - November 20, 1990
- Black Rain - April 19, 1990
- Blaze - July 25, 1990
- Blue Steel - August 8, 1990
- Born on the Fourth of July - August 9, 1990
- Breaking In - February 21, 1990
- Cadillac Man - November 15, 1990
- Casualties of War - March 21, 1990
- Cheetah - July 25, 1990
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover - October 17, 1990
- Coupe De Ville - August 9, 1990
- Crazy People - September 13, 1990
- Crimes and Misdemeanors - May 24, 1990
- Cry-Baby - September 13, 1990
- Dad - May 10, 1990
- Do the Right Thing - January 11, 1990
- Downtown - August 2, 1990
- Drugstore Cowboy - May 10, 1990
- A Dry White Season - April 26, 1990
- Dumbo - October 19, 1990 (part of The Classics, re-release)
- Enemies, a Love Story - July 11, 1990
- Erik the Viking - April 26, 1990
- The Fabulous Baker Boys - May 24, 1990
- Family Business - July 11, 1990
- Fat Man and Little Boy - May 3, 1990
- Fire Birds - September 26, 1990
- Flashback - August 2, 1990
- Impulse - September 12, 1990
- Glory - September 19, 1990
- The Gods Must Be Crazy II - October 10, 1990
- Ghost Dad - December 6, 1990
- The Guardian - October 11, 1990
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers - March 1, 1990
- Hard to Kill - July 25, 1990
- Harlem Nights - May 17, 1990
- Heart Condition - June 13, 1990
- Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - September 26, 1990
- Henry V - December 6, 1990
- Immediate Family - May 9, 1990
- I Love You to Death - October 17, 1990
- In Country - May 2, 1990
- An Innocent Man - March 21, 1990
- Internal Affairs - July 12, 1990
- Joe Versus the Volcano - August 15, 1990
- Johnny Handsome - April 12, 1990
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III - May 9, 1990
- Let It Ride - April 26, 1990
- Little Monsters - March 13, 1990
- Longtime Companion - December 26, 1990
- Loose Cannons - October 10, 1990
- Madhouse - August 30, 1990
- Men at Work - November 21, 1990
- Miami Blues - October 25, 1990
- Music Box - June 21, 1990
- My Blue Heaven - December 27, 1990
- My Left Foot - June 13, 1990
- Next of Kin - April 25, 1990
- Nightbreed - August 8, 1990
- Nuns on the Run - August 23, 1990
- Old Gringo - May 31, 1990
- Opportunity Knocks - September 13, 1990
- The Package - February 22, 1990
- Penn & Teller Get Killed
- Pink Cadillac - January 31, 1990
- Prancer - November 8, 1990
- Q&A - October 4, 1990
- Relentless - February 15, 1990; although still uses 1989 RCA/Columbia copyright
- The Forbidden Dance - September 19, 1990
- Sea of Love - April 19, 1990
- Sex, Lies, and Videotape - April 25, 1990
- She-Devil - June 28, 1990
- Shirley Valentine - April 12, 1990
- A Shock to the System - September 19, 1990
- Shocker - March 22, 1990
- Stanley & Iris - October 17, 1990
- Steel Magnolias - June 20, 1990
- Stella - August 29, 1990
- The Sword In The Stone - October 19, 1990 (part of The Classics, re-release)
- The Burbs - January 1990
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! - December 12, 1990
- To Kill A Priest - November 4, 1990
- Tremors - July 12, 1990
- We're No Angels - June 28, 1990
- Wild Orchid - October 31, 1990
- Wired - February 8, 1990
- Worth Winning - May 24, 1990
- Young Einstein - February 28, 1990
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.TV show releases
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
- "I Love Lucy": The Video Collection (#2) - January 18
- Volume 5 ("Lucy and Bob Hope" / "Lucy and Superman")
- Volume 6 ("Pioneer Women" / "The Camping Trip")
- Volume 7 ("Never Do Business with Friends" / "The Courtroom")
- Volume 8 ("The Handcuffs" / "The Ballet")
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead" - March 13
- "The Twilight Zone": The Video Collection (#1) - March 29
- Volume 1 ("The Invaders" / "Nothing in the Dark")
- Volume 2 ("Time Enough at Last" / "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street")
- Volume 3 ("Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" / "The Odyssey of Flight 33")
- Volume 4 ("A Game of Pool" / "Steel")
- "Here Comes Garfield" - September 13
- "Garfield on the Town" - September 13
- "Garfield Goes Hollywood" - September 13
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.