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In 1990, with the 75th anniversary of Universal Studios, it became MCA/Universal Home Video and used that name alternating with the MCA Home Video name from 1990 until 1997.
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (formerly Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, MCA Home Video, MCA Videodisc, Inc., MCA Videocassette, Inc. and MCA DiscoVision, Inc.) is the home video distribution division of American film studio Universal Pictures, owned by the NBCUniversal Film and E...
April 1980 (Launch titles)July 1980October 1980December 198019811982199019911992Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s) 66000 Animal House USA 1978 109 min Standard version R Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 77000 The Blues Brothers USA 1980 133 min TBD R Matted 1.85 2 TBD Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80196 Back to The Future USA 1985 ? min Standard version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80321 Harvey USA 1950 ? min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 19, 1992 •Featuring a special narrative introduction by star James Stewart. •Marked down to $19.95. 80422 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man USA 1943 ? min Standard version NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 10, 1992 TBD 80536 An American Tail USA 1986 81 min TBD G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80610 Dracula's Daughter USA 1936 ? min Standard version NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 10, 1992 TBD 80677 Harry and the Hendersons USA 1987 111 min TBD PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80764 Son of Frankenstein USA 1939 99 min Standard version NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 10, 1992 TBD 80864 The Land Before Time USA/Ireland 1988 69 min TBD G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80873 Twins USA 1988 107 min TBD PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80880 K-9 USA 1989 111 min TBD PG-13 Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80884 Field of Dreams USA 1989 111 min TBD PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80900 Uncle Buck USA 1989 ? min Standard version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80914 Back to the Future Part II USA 1989 ? min Standard version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80921 Parenthood USA 1989 124 min Standard version PG-13 Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80967 Always USA 1989 123 min Standard version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80976 Back to the Future Part III USA 1990 ? min Standard version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80977 Jetsons: The Movie USA 1990 82 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 80979 Ghost Dad USA 1990 ? min Standard version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 81014 Problem Child USA 1990 ? min Standard version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 81051 Kindergarten Cop USA 1990 ? min Standard version PG-13 Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 81054 King Ralph USA 1991 96 min Standard version PG Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Marked down to $19.95. 81067 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West USA 1991 74 min TBD G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Went into moratorium in February 1993. 81087 Murder 101 USA 1991 93 min TBD PG-13 TBD 1 N/A Color July 1992 TBD 81123 The Spanish Version of Dracula USA 1931 104 min TBD G Movietone 1 N/A Black and white September 10, 1992 TBD 81246 At Play in the Fields of the Lord USA 1991 186 min TBD R Matted 1.85 2 TBD Color May 1992 TBD 81250 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West USA 1991 74 min TBD G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color March 19, 1992 •Letterboxed version, exclusive to laser videodisc. •Went into moratorium in February 1993.19931994•Universal City, California (1980-present)
•Willowdale, Ontario [Canadian operations] (1980-200?)
6 days ago · In 1990, after Universal's 75th anniversary, the company became MCA/Universal Home Video. The company had absorbed SGE Home Video in 1991, to pick up the distribution rights to Shapiro/Glickenhaus titles.
In 1990, MCA Home Video was renamed into MCA/Universal Home Video, to capitalize on the Universal name and to coincide with Universal's 75th anniversary. The company absorbed the assets of SGE Home Video in 1991 in order to release titles from Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment there.
4 days ago · On December 9, 1996, MCA/Universal Home Video renamed itself as "Universal Studios Home Video" when MCA was reincorporated as Universal Studios. It began to distribute titles from third-party companies, like Lionsgate Films, October Films, DreamWorks Pictures and The Kushner-Locke Company.
In 1983, MCA Videodisc and MCA Videocassette merged to become MCA Home Video. By the 1990s, the company became MCA/Universal Home Video, and following the Seagram purchase in 1997 and the retirement of the MCA brand, the company became simply Universal Studios Home Video.
In late 1983, both the Laserdisc sister label MCA Videodisc and the VHS/Beta label MCA Videocassette were consolidated into a single entity, MCA Home Video, alternating with the MCA Videocassette name until December 1983.
