1979 in home video

1979 in home video:

Years in home video:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

Industry milestones

February

February - The DiscoVision format is introduced in Seattle, Washington, USA.^[1]

November

Columbia Pictures studios form home entertainment divisions.

Date unknown

20th Century Fox purchases Magnetic Video, which in 1977 had become the first company to release pre-recorded films on videotape for consumer use.
Distribution of Video 2000 products begins.
Home video start to take off.

Movie releases

The following movies were released on video on the following dates:

U.S./Canada Release Date	Title	Studio	Notes
January 17	Shenandoah	MCA DiscoVision (Universal)	Laserdisc release
January 31	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein	MCA DiscoVision (Universal)	Laserdisc release
February	Jaws 2	MCA DiscoVision (Universal)	Laserdisc release^[2]
February	Duel	MCA DiscoVision (Universal)	Laserdisc release^[3]
April 19	American Graffiti	MCA DiscoVision (Universal)	Laserdisc release
July 2	The Last Remake of Beau Geste	MCA DiscoVision (Universal)	Laserdisc release

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Home video by year

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