History Creator / MGMCBSHomeVideo

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The home video division of Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer was established in 1979 as '''MGM Home Video'''. No cassettes were released under this name; instead, MGM Home Video formed a partnership with Creator/{{CBS}} Video Enterprises, called '''MGM/CBS Home Video''', the first releases under the name were released in October 1980. The first MGM/CBS releases were packaged in brown leather cases with gold lettering, but later printings of those tapes, as well as all future releases, were packaged in oversized gray cardboard cases that opened up like a book, similar to Creator/WarnerHomeVideo.

In 1981, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer merged with the bankrupt Creator/UnitedArtists and formed MGM/UA Entertainment Co. At the end of the year, MGM/CBS introduced its rental program, First Run Home Video Theater; its first title was ''Tarzan, the Ape Man''. In 1982, MGM and CBS split and the company was renamed '''MGM/UA Home Video''', while CBS partnered with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox Video to form CBS/Fox Video. (This caused a problem with MGM's rental-only program, as one title in the program, ''S.O.B.'', was a CBS release that was yet to become a sale title at the time of the split.) However, pre-1981 United Artists releases were licensed to CBS/Fox for a while due to a previous agreement between United Artists and Fox from back when the company was known as Creator/MagneticVideo.

In 1986, Ted Turner acquired the pre-1986 MGM library, and MGM/UA signed a deal with Turner Entertainment to continue releasing the library on video. In 1990, after MGM's purchase by shady Italian financier Giancarlo Paretti's Pathé Communications[[note]]the former [[Creator/TheCannonGroup Cannon Films]]; he had renamed it in anticipation of acquiring famed French movie studio Path&eacute, which didn't happen after the French government essentially determined he was too shady[[/note]], the company signed a distribution deal with Warner Home Video, a deal that ended in 2000 (it was originally to end in 2003). The company was renamed '''MGM Home Entertainment''' in 1998, which it is still called today, although the MGM/UA Home Video copyright screen continued to be seen at the beginning and end of tapes until they stopped releasing VHS tapes (the copyright screen began appearing in 1990 and featured the static MGM/UA Home Video logo). After MGM's purchase by Sony in 2005, their library was released through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. A year later, MGM struck a new deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, a deal that expired in 2020.
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!!Cardboard box releases (1980-1987)
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[[folder:1980]]
The original 24 releases (16 MGM releases; 8 CBS releases)
* 001: ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' (1939)
--> Its CED counterpart got a [[{{Retraux}} period piece review]] that can be read [[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/60074/wizard-of-oz-the/ here]].

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'' and ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.

--> Rereleased in September 1982 using a better-looking print.

* 002: ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' (1968)
--> The main feature starts with an MPAA G card which first appeared on a 1974 theatrical reissue (the original release didn't carry an MPAA rating as the MPAA was still in the process of transitioning from the outdated Hays Code to the first incarnation of its rating system).

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'' and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Rereleased in September 1982.

--> Later reprinted by MGM/UA Home Video with the MGM/CBS artwork and labels intact.

* 003: ''Film/DoctorZhivago'' (1965)
--> Presented over two videocassettes.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

--> Produced in the United Kingdom.

* 004: ''Film/BenHur'' (1959)
--> General release version, approx. 23 minutes shorter than the roadshow version.

--> Presented over two 105-minute videocassettes.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Rereleased in May 1983.

* 005: ''Film/MeetMeInStLouis'' (1944)
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'' and ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.

--> Rereleased in May 1983.

* 006: ''Film/AnAmericanInParis'' (1951)
--> Sped up by just over 11% for a runtime of 1h41m45s (as opposed to the original runtime of approximately 1h53m32s), to fit a 105-minute tape.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'' and ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 007: ''That's Entertainment!'' (1974)
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Rereleased in July 1983.

* 008: ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' (1967)
--> Rereleased in December 1982.

* 009: ''Film/ANightAtTheOpera'' (1935)
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 010: ''Adam's Rib'' (1949)
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 011: ''Jailhouse Rock'' (1957)
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 012: ''Film/{{Network}}'' (1976)
--> Produced in association with United Artists Corporation, which MGM would acquire a few years later, becoming MGM/UA.

--> Sped up by just over 3% for a runtime of 1h57m41s (as opposed to the original runtime of approximately 2h1m20s), to fit a 120-minute tape.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 013: ''Film/{{Coma}}'' (1978)
--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 014: ''Film/TheSunshineBoys'' (1975)
--> Closing trailer reel includes a spot for ''Fame''.

* 015: ''Film/{{Blowup}}'' (1966)
--> Produced in the United Kingdom.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'' and ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.

* 016: ''Rio Lobo'' (1970)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Cinema Center Films.

--> Closing trailer reel includes a spot for ''Fame''.

--> Some CBS/Fox Video pressings use the original MGM/CBS artwork and labels.

* 017: ''Theatre/TheBoysInTheBand'' (1970)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Cinema Center Films.

--> Some CBS/Fox Video pressings use the original MGM/CBS artwork and labels.

--> Rereleased in August 1983 by CBS/Fox Video.

* 018: ''Film/TheStreetfighter'' (1974)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From New Line Cinema.

--> A Toei Company, Ltd. production.

--> Produced in Japan.

--> Original New Line Cinema logo is retained on this release.

--> R-rated version, approx. 16 minutes shorter than the X-rated version.

--> Dubbed in English from the original Japanese.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 019: ''The Tom & Jerry Cartoon Festival, Vol. 1'' (1980)
--> Contains the cartoons ''The Flying Cat'' (1952), ''The Bodyguard'' (1944), ''The Little Orphan'' (1948), ''Jerry's Cousin'', ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse'' (1947), ''Mice Follies'' (1954), ''The Cat and the Mermouse'' (1949) and and ''The Cat Concerto'' (1946).

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'' and ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.

--> Rereleased in July 1982.

* 021: ''Music/ElectricLightOrchestra Live at Wembley'' (1978)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> Produced in the United Kingdom.

--> The audio quality is as subpar as on the original television broadcast.

--> Closing trailer reel includes a spot for ''Fame''.

* 022: ''Rude Boy'' (1980)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Atlantic Releasing Corporation.

* 023: ''Music/JamesTaylor in Concert'' (1979)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> Rereleased in August 1983 by CBS/Fox Video.

* 024: ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'' (1977)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lothar Bock Associates.

--> Produced in the Soviet Union.

--> Videotaped performance by the Bolshoi Ballet.

--> Shortened NBC broadcast version, approx. 22 minutes shorter than the original Soviet broadcast version and without Betty Ford's host segments.

--> It's been suggested that at least part of the reason why Betty Ford's host segments were removed from this release is because she was under the influence at the time and made a slurred and unfocused delivery that ended up being a national embarrassment. Needless to say, this is cited as a reason, if not ''the'' reason, why she sought treatment for her alcoholism and why the Betty Ford Clinic exists in the first place.

--> The lead dancers in this production, husband-wife dance team Yekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev, were replaced by Nadia Pavlova and Vyacheslav Gordeyev for the second act. Depending on who you believe, it was either because either Maximova or Vasiliev suffered an injury during or sometime after the first act, or because Maximova felt worn out by the time the first act was finished (a contemporary review indicates that the midshow replacement happened because Vasiliev injured his foot). Maximova and Vasiliev would reprise their roles for a later videotaped production, in which they managed to complete the show, a decade later. Some sources even claim that Maximova and Vasiliev would redo the second act in 1984 for future reissues of the 1977 performance.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'' and ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.

* 025: ''Theatre/{{Giselle}}'' (1974)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lothar Bock Associates.

--> Produced in the Soviet Union.

--> Film version of a Bolshoi Ballet production.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.
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[[folder:1981]]
* 020: ''Film/{{Oklahoma}}'' (1955)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment.

* 026: ''Film/BeingThere'' (1979)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures.

--> Distributed by United Artists Corporation.

--> Original 1976 United Artists Transamerica T logo is retained on this release.

* 027: ''Film/{{Fame}}'' (1980)
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 028: ''Carny'' (1980)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures.

--> Distributed by United Artists Corporation.

--> The original 1976 United Artists Transamerica T logo is absent on this release.

--> Some copies include a trailer reel for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz'', while others do not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 029: ''Film/{{Cruising}}'' (1980)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures.

--> Distributed by United Artists Corporation.

--> Original 1976 United Artists Transamerica T logo is retained on this release.

--> Some CBS/Fox Video pressings use the original MGM/CBS artwork and labels.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 030: ''Great Figures in History: UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 031: ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty'' (1962)

* 032: ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' (1934) [[note]] Not to be confused with Walt Disney's ''Treasure Island'' adaptation. [[/note]]

* 033: ''The Hostages: From Capture to Freedom'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 034: ''Film/TheChamp'' (1979)
--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 035: ''Film/{{Cabaret}}'' (1972)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Allied Artists Pictures.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 036: ''Film/{{Benji}}'' (1973)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Mulberry Square Productions.

* 037: ''The Formula'' (1980)

* 038: ''Film/MyFairLady'' (1964)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> Presented over two videocassettes.

* 039: ''Film/GuysAndDolls'' (1955)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 040: ''Film/{{Brigadoon}}'' (1954)

* 041: ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'' (1956)
--> Later reprinted by MGM/UA Home Video with the MGM/CBS artwork and labels intact.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 042: ''Film/CousinCousine'' (1976)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Libra Films.

--> Produced in France.

--> Presented in the original French with English subtitles.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

* 043: ''Tarzan the Ape Man'' (1932)

* 044: ''One Night Stand: A Keyboard Event''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> Rereleased in August 1983 by CBS/Fox Video.

* 045: ''South Pacific'' (1958)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 046: ''Sherlock Holmes Double Feature''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Allied Artists Pictures.

--> Includes ''Film/{{The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|1939}}'', originally produced by 20th Century-Fox, and ''Film/{{Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror}}'', originally produced by Universal Pictures.

--> Original 20th Century-Fox, Universal Pictures, and Motion Pictures for Television logos intact on their respective features.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

* 047: ''Hide in Plain Sight'' (1980)

* 048: ''The Getting of Wisdom''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Atlantic Releasing Corporation.

--> Produced in Australia.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

* 049: ''Vietnam: Chronicle of a War'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

* 050: ''{{Film/Gigi}}'' (1958)
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

--> Rereleased in December 1982.

--> Later reprinted by MGM/UA Home Video with the MGM/CBS artwork and labels intact.

* 051: ''Film/SilkStockings''
--> Closing trailer reel includes a spot for ''Fame''.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

--> Later reprinted by MGM/UA Home Video with the MGM/CBS artwork and labels intact.

* 052: ''Film/TheBigRedOne''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures.

--> Distributed by United Artists Corporation.

--> Original 1976 United Artists logo absent.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

* 053: ''Literature/AdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn''
--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

* 054: ''Black Orpheus''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Janus Films.

--> One of the first cassettes to use the MGM/CBS logo which appears as the page image, depicting a silver slash being drawn and zooming out as MGM and CBS appear on opposite sides before HOME VIDEO zooms out in a thin green font, and a new matching, all-silver CBS Video logo. Both logos would use variations on the same theme, and the CBS Video logo's variation on the music would later be used for MGM's next home video logo.

* 055: ''Mogambo''

* 056: ''The American Dance Machine'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 057: ''On the Town''
--> Rereleased in December 1982.

* 058: ''Captains Courageous''

* 059: ''Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory'' (1940)

* 060: ''Theatre/CatOnAHotTinRoof''
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 061: ''Music/REOSpeedwagon: Live Infidelity''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> Rereleased in August 1983 by CBS/Fox Video.

* 062: ''1981 NBA Playoffs and Finals: The Dynasty Renewed'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> Later released by CBS/Fox Video with the catalog number 5207.

* 063: ''Film/BellsAreRinging''

* 064: ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces'' (1937)

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 065: ''The Muse Concert: No Nukes'' (1980)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> Distributed by Warner Brothers.

* 066: ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lothar Bock Associates.

--> Produced in the Soviet Union.

* 067: ''The Great Caruso''

* 068: ''Film/{{Lolita}}''
--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 069: ''Film/TheGoodbyeGirl'' (1977)
--> Produced in association with Warner Brothers.

--> Domestic print, distributed by United Artists Corporation on behalf of MGM.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 070: ''Film/SoylentGreen''
--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 071: ''Back Roads'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From CBS Theatrical Films.

--> Distributed by Warner Brothers.

* 072: ''The Sea Wolves'' (1980)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures.

--> Distributed by Paramount Pictures.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 073: ''The Creation of a Ballet''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From ABC Video Enterprises.

* 074: ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}''
--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

--> Rereleased in August 1983.

* 075: ''That's Entertainment, Part 2'' (1976)

* 076: ''Wifemistress''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Quartet Films.

--> CED exclusive.

* 077: ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures.

--> Distributed by Paramount Pictures.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.
* 078: ''Film/ATaleOfTwoCities''
--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 079: ''Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'' (1945)
--> Referred to as ''Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Go to Hollywood'' on the artwork.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 080: ''Night of the Iguana''

* 081: ''The Horse That Played Center Field'' (1979)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From ABC Video Enterprises.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 082: ''Film/LogansRun''

* 083: ''Film/RoyalWedding''
--> Public domain.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.
* 084: ''Literature/LittleWomen''

* 085: ''Creator/TheMarxBrothers Go West''

* 086: ''Helter Skelter''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Productions.

* 087: ''Purlie''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 088: ''Man on the Moon'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 089: ''Westernanimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 090: ''Film/{{Papillon}}'' (1973)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Allied Artists Pictures.

* 091: ''Film/SevenBridesForSevenBrothers''

* 092: ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''

* 093: ''Woman of the Year''

* 094: ''TillTheCloudsRollBy''
--> Public domain.

--> Later reprinted by MGM/UA Home Video with the MGM/CBS artwork and labels intact.

* 095: ''The Billion Dollar Hobo''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment.

* 099: ''Return of the Street Fighter'' (1975)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From New Line Cinema.

--> A Toei Company, Ltd. production.

--> Produced in Japan.

--> Original New Line Cinema logo is absent on this release.

--> R-rated version.

--> Dubbed in English from the original Japanese.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 100: ''Piaf'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.
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[[folder:1982]]
* 096: ''Harry Chapin: The Final Concert'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 097: ''Film/{{Westworld}}'' (1973)
--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 101: ''Film/ThePirate'' (1948)

* 102: ''Film/MadameBovary''

* 103: ''Film/TheClown''

* 104: ''Film/NorthByNorthwest''

* 105: ''Music/TheCharlieDanielsBand: The Saratoga Concert''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> Some CBS/Fox Video pressings use the original MGM/CBS artwork and labels.

* 106: ''Film/MajorBarbara''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Janus Films.

* 107: ''The Greatest Fights of the '70s'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From ABC Video Enterprises.

* 108: ''Victory'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures and Carolco Films.

--> Distributed by Paramount Pictures.

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* 109: ''Tarzan the Ape Man'' (1981)

* 110: ''S.O.B.'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures.

--> Distributed by Paramount Pictures.

* 111: ''Rich and Famous'' (1981)

* 112: ''All the Marbles''
--> Released outside of North America as ''The California Dolls''.

* 113: ''The Band Wagon'' (1953)
--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 114: ''Pride and Prejudice''

* 116: ''Viva Las Vegas'' (1964)
--> The CBS and MGM/CBS logos are inexplicably absent from this release.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 120: ''Film/TheGoodEarth''

* 121: ''The Marx Brothers at the Circus''

* 122: ''{{Film/Sybil}}'' (1976)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Lorimar Productions.

* 123: ''Picasso: A Painter's Diary'' (1980)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> The MGM/CBS logo is absent on this release, which instead starts with the CBS Video logo.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 124: ''Miss Peach of the Kelly School'' (1982)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 128: ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (1982)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> The MGM/CBS logo is absent on this release, which instead starts with the CBS Video logo.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

* 130: ''Kismet''

* 131: ''The Prisoner of Zenda''

* 132: ''Early Days'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> The MGM/CBS logo is absent on this release, which instead starts with the CBS Video logo.

* 133: ''Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Broadway Video.

--> Rereleased in August 1983 by CBS/Fox Video.

* 134: ''The Greatest Fights of the '60s'' (1982)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From ABC Video Enterprises.

* 142: ''Buddy, Buddy'' (1981)

* 145: ''True Confessions'' (1981)

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* 146: ''The Tom & Jerry Cartoon Festival, Vol. 2'' (1982)
--> At some point during 1982, MGM/CBS Home Video was rebranded MGM/UA Home Video (the latter for United Artists) due to MGM acquiring UA after their bankruptcy in the wake of ''Film/HeavensGate''; this led to the end of the partnership with CBS, who moved on to Fox and rebranded itself CBS-FOX Video, though they retained first release rights to the ''James Bond'' movies until the 90's. The MGM/UA Home Video logo uses the classic "Leo the Lion" VanityPlate and, after the copyright warning, has sapphire-blue letters spelling MGM and UA zooming out from the top of the screen, with the static Leo icon following it and gold sparks creating the branching gold film-reels on the sides of the crest while a slash appears between MGM and UA. Finally, a Home Video marker zooms out from the bottom and locks in below the logo with a small flash, completing the VanityPlate; the logo has the trumpet/trombone fanfare from the MGM/CBS logo over it. The logo plays at both the start of the tape and at the very end, before the tape's program runs out. This logo will be used until 1993, when a "roller-coaster" MGM/UA VanityPlate was created.

--> Contains the cartoons ''Mouse Trouble'' (1944), ''Jerry and the Lion'' (1950), ''Mouse in Manhattan'' (1945), ''The Milky Waif'' (1946), ''Cat Napping'' (1951), ''Saturday Evening Puss'' (1950), ''Hic-cup Pup'' (1954) and ''The Invisible Mouse'' (1947).

* 147: ''Series/PenniesFromHeaven'' (1981)

* 151: ''Film/VictorVictoria'' (1982)
--> Some early printings were done by Bell & Howell/Columbia Pictures/Paramount Video Services.

--> Original Bell & Howell pressings ended with a white screen test pattern with a 1000 Hz tone.

* 153: ''Elvis on Tour'' (1972)

* 154: ''Cutter's Way'' (1981)

* 155: ''WesternAnimation/ThePhantomTollbooth'' (1970)

* 159: ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'' (1973)

* 164: ''{{Film/Diner}}'' (1982)

* 165: ''{{Film/Poltergeist}}'' (1982)

* 166: ''The Compleat Beatles'' (1982)

* 172: ''The Beast Within'' (1982)

* 176: ''The Creator/DrSeuss Video Festival'' (1982)
--> Contains the TV specials ''Horton Hears a Who!'' (1970) and ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' (1966).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:1983]]
* 184: ''Literature/LadyChatterleysLover'' (1981)
--> From Cannon Films.

* 186: ''Enter the Ninja'' (1981)
--> From Cannon Films.

* 188: ''Film/MyFavoriteYear'' (1982)

* 189: ''Film/ForcedVengeance'' (1982)

* 190: ''The Last American Virgin'' (1982)

* 207: ''Corvette Summer'' (1978)

* 208: ''Yes, Giorgio'' (1982)

* 210: ''The Secret of Yolanda'' (1983)

* 211: ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' (1982)
--> From United Artists Corporation.

* 218: ''The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time!'' (1982)

* 219: ''Carole King: One to One'' (1982)

* 220: ''Film/HeKnowsYoureAlone'' (1980)

* 221: ''That Championship Season'' (1982)

* 226: ''Film/TheBeastmaster'' (1982)

* 227: ''Brimstone & Treacle'' (1982)

* 230: ''MGM Cartoon Magic, Vol. 1'' (1983)
--> Contains the cartoons ''The Unwelcome Guest'' (1945), ''The Captain's Christmas'' (1938), ''Screwball Squirrel'' (1944), ''The Lonesome Stranger'' (1940), ''The Blue Danube'' (1939), ''Little Rural Riding Hood'' (1949) and ''King-Size Canary'' (1947).

* 243: ''Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously'' (1982)

* 245: ''Film/HospitalMassacre'' (1982)

* 263: ''The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing'' (1973)

* 268: ''Music/TheWall'' (1982)

* 280: ''The White Rose'' (1982)

* 282: ''10 to Midnight'' (1983)
--> From Cannon Films.

* 296: ''The Tom & Jerry Cartoon Festival, Vol. 3'' (1983)
--> Contains the cartoons ''The Million Dollar Cat'' (1944), ''The Night Before Christmas'' (1941), ''Polka-Dot Puss'' (1949), ''Two Little Indians'' (1953), ''Trap Happy'' (1946), ''Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl'' (1950), ''Cue Ball Cat'' (1950) and ''Little Runaway'' (1952).

* 297: ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'' (1978)

* 303: ''Operation Thunderbolt'' (1978)
--> From Cannon Films.

* 314: ''{{Film/Brainstorm}}'' (1983)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:1984]]
* 126: ''Film/{{Hysteria}}''

* 127: ''Film/{{Telefon}}''

* 129: ''DemonSeed'' (1977)

* 317: ''Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style'' (1983)

* 318: ''Hercules'' (1983)

* 325: ''House of the Long Shadows'' (1983)

* 329: ''Revenge of the Ninja'' (1983)

* 364: ''The Final Option'' (1982)

* 367: ''The Unapproachable'' (1982)

* 368: ''The Night of the Shooting Stars'' (1982)

* 369: ''Interiors'' (1978)
--> From United Artists Corporation.

* 418: ''Film/AudreyRose'' (1977)

* 421: ''Reckless'' (1984)

* 428: ''Blind Rage'' (1978)

* 429: ''Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter'' (1968)

* 430: ''Tom Thumb'' (1958)

* 447: ''Film/{{Breakin}}'' (1984)
--> From Cannon Films.

* 449: ''Burnt Offerings'' (1976)

* 454: ''The Long Riders'' (1980)

* 453: ''Film/MrMajestyk'' (1974)
--> From United Artists Corporation.

* 460: ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computers...But Were Afraid to Ask'' (1984)

* 467: ''Around the World Under the Sea'' (1966)

* 469: ''Manhattan'' (1979)
--> From United Artists Corporation.

-->Often cited as the first letterboxed VHS release for years ; however, more recent developments have proven it false. What's known is that it was the first letterboxed VHS release to be labeled, and it probably got its broader distinction due to the notoriety it attracted for director Woody Allen insisting on exclusively letterboxed home media releases and television broadcasts.

--> Letterboxed with gray bars.

--> The opening United Artists logo is truncated after a few seconds to remove Transamerica references; using the actual Transamerica-less United Artists logo(s) probably would've been an option if the gray bars weren't required by FCC regulations at the time.

* 470: ''Over the Brooklyn Bridge'' (1984)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:1985]]
* 489: ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival, featuring "Pink at First Sight"'' (1985)
--> From United Artists Corporation.

--> Contains the TV special ''Pink at First Sight'' (1981), plus the cartoons ''Psychedelic Pink'' (1968), ''Super Pink'' (1966), ''The Hand is Pinker Than the Eye'' (1967) and ''Pink Pranks'' (1971).

* 490: ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984)

* 499: ''Film/{{Red Dawn|1984}}'' (1984)
-->From United Artists Corporation.

* 534: ''The Treasure Seekers'' (1979)

* 555: ''Film/KnuteRockneAllAmerican'' (1940)

* 586: ''The Adventures of Droopy, featuring "Wags to Riches"'' (1985)
--> Contains the cartoons ''Dumb-Hounded'' (1943), ''Wags to Riches'' (1949), ''The Shooting of Dan [=McGoo=]'' (1945), ''Droopy's Good Deed'' (1951), ''Drag-A-Long Droopy'' (1954), ''The Chump Champ'' (1950) and ''Deputy Droopy'' (1955).

--> ''Droopy's Good Deed'' is edited to remove a gag involving a bomb's explosion turning two characters into black stereotypes.

* 590: ''The Miracle Worker'' (1960)
-->From United Artists Corporation.

--> The original release did not open with a Hexagon; instead, a "Released thru United Artists" text credit appears at the start, along with a credit for the production company.

* 651: ''Literature/DrJekyllAndMrHyde'' (1941)

* 681: ''The Adventures of Hercules'' (1984)

* 682: ''The Best of Bugs Bunny & Friends'' (1985)
--> Contains the cartoons ''Duck Soup to Nuts'' (1944), ''What's Cookin' Doc?'' (1944), ''Bedtime for Sniffles'' (1940), ''Tweetie Pie'' (1947), ''Nothing But the Tooth'' (1948), ''A Fued There Was'' (1938) and ''The Little Lion Hunter'' (1939).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:1986]]
* 700: ''Elmer Fudd Cartoon Festival, featuring "WesternAnimation/AnItchInTime"'' (1986)
--> Contains the cartoons ''WesternAnimation/AnItchInTime'' (1943), ''The Hardship of Miles Standish'' (1940), ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' (1941) and ''Back Alley Oproar'' (1948).

* 701: ''Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd Cartoon Festival, featuring "WesternAnimation/WabbitTwouble"'' (1986)
--> Contains the cartoons ''WesternAnimation/SlickHare'' (1946), ''WesternAnimation/StageDoorCartoon'' (1944), ''WesternAnimation/TheUnrulyHare'' (1945), ''WesternAnimation/WabbitTwouble'' (1942), ''WesternAnimation/AWildHare'' (1940), ''WesternAnimation/TheOldGreyHare'' (1944) and ''WesternAnimation/TheBigSnooze'' (1946).

* 708: ''Porky Pig and Daffy Duck Cartoon Festival, featuring "WesternAnimation/TickTockTuckered"'' (1986)
--> Contains the cartoons ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDoodles'' (1946), ''WesternAnimation/DuckSoupToNuts'' (1944), ''WesternAnimation/MyFavoriteDuck'' (1944), ''WesternAnimation/OneMeatBrawl'' (1947), ''WesternAnimation/TickTockTuckered'' (1944), ''WesternAnimation/TomTurkAndDaffy'' (1944), ''WesternAnimation/BabyBottleneck'' (1946) and ''WesternAnimation/WagonHeels'' (1945).

* 813: ''WesternAnimation/MightyOrbots: Raid on the Stellar Queen'' (1984)

* 930: ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear Cartoon Festival, featuring "The Bear That Couldn't Sleep"'' (1986)
--> From Turner Entertainment.

--> Contains the cartoons ''The Bear That Couldn't Sleep'' (1939), ''The Bear and the Bean'' (1948), ''The Bear and the Hare'' (1948) and ''A Rainy Day'' (1940).

* 976: ''Literature/KingSolomonsMines'' (1985)
--> From Cannon Films.

* 989: ''Bugs Bunny Cartoon Festival, featuring "Little Red Riding Rabbit"'' (1986)
--> From Turner Entertainment.

--> Contains the cartoons ''Little Red Riding Rabbit'' (1944), ''Tortoise Beats Hare'' (1941), ''The Old Grey Hare'' (1944), ''Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk'' (1943) and ''Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt'' (1941).

* 990: ''Daffy Duck Cartoon Festival, featuring "Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur"'' (1986)
--> From Turner Entertainment.

--> Contains the cartoons ''Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur'' (1939), ''The Stupid Cupid'' (1944), ''Plane Daffy'' (1944), ''Nasty Quacks'' (1945) and ''Along Came Daffy'' (1947).

* 991: ''Porky Pig Cartoon Festival, featuring "Tom Turk and Daffy"'' (1986)
--> From Turner Entertainment.

--> Contains the cartoons ''Wagon Heels'' (1945), ''Tom Turk and Daffy'' (1944), ''Old Glory'' (1939), ''My Favorite Duck'' (1942) and ''One Meat Brawl'' (1947).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:1987]]
* 1010: ''The Assault'' (1986)
--> From Cannon Films.

* 1069: ''Up Your Anchor'' (1985)
--> From Cannon Films.
[[/folder]]
----

In 1986, Ted Turner acquired the pre-1986 MGM library, and MGM/UA signed a deal with Turner Entertainment to continue releasing the library on video. In 1990, after MGM's purchase by shady Italian financier Giancarlo Paretti's Pathé Communications[[note]]the former [[Creator/TheCannonGroup Cannon Films]]; he had renamed it in anticipation of acquiring famed French movie studio Path&eacute, which didn't happen after the French government essentially determined he was too shady[[/note]], the company signed a distribution deal with Warner Home Video, a deal that ended in 2000 (it was originally to end in 2003). The company was renamed '''MGM Home Entertainment''' in 1998, which it is still called today, although the MGM/UA Home Video copyright screen continued to be seen at the beginning and end of tapes until they stopped releasing VHS tapes (the copyright screen began appearing in 1990 and featured the static MGM/UA Home Video logo). After MGM's purchase by Sony in 2005, their library was released through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. A year later, MGM struck a new deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, a deal that will expire in 2020.

In 1986, Ted Turner acquired the pre-1986 MGM library, and MGM/UA signed a deal with Turner Entertainment to continue releasing the library on video. In 1990, after MGM's purchase by shady Italian financier Giancarlo Paretti's Pathé Communications[[note]]the former [[Creator/TheCannonGroup Cannon Films]]; he had renamed it in anticipation of acquiring famed French movie studio Path&eacute, which didn't happen after the French government essentially determined he was too shady[[/note]], the company signed a distribution deal with Warner Home Video, a deal that ended in 2000 (it was originally to end in 2003). The company was renamed '''MGM Home Entertainment''' in 1998, which it is still called today, although the MGM/UA Home Video copyright screen continued to be seen at the beginning and end of tapes until they stopped releasing VHS tapes (the copyright screen began appearing in 1990 and featured the static MGM/UA Home Video logo). After MGM's purchase by Sony in 2005, their library was released through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. A year later, MGM struck a new deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, a deal that will expire in 2021.

In 1981, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer merged with the bankrupt Creator/UnitedArtists and formed MGM/UA Entertainment Co., so in 1982, MGM and CBS split and the company was renamed '''MGM/UA Home Video''', while CBS partnered with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox Video to form CBS/Fox Video. However, pre-1981 United Artists releases were licensed to CBS/Fox for a while due to a previous agreement between United Artists and Fox from back when the company was known as Creator/MagneticVideo.

* 044: ''One Night Stand''

--> Later reprinted by MGM/UA Home Video with the MGM/CBS artwork and labels intact.

* 051: ''Film/SilkStockings''

--> Closing trailer reel includes spots for ''Fame'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and ''The Wizard of Oz''.

--> Does not include a trailer reel at the end.

--> Presented into two videocassettes.

--> 1973 Warner Bros. logo replaced with MGM logo.

* 011: ''Jailhouse Rock'' (1957)

* 073: ''Helter Skelter''

--> From Lorimar Productions.

* 086: ''The Creation of a Ballet''

--> From ABC Video Enterprises.

* 062: ''Music/{{Boston}} Bounces Back''

* 096: ''Harry Chapin: The Final Concert'' (1981)

* 097: ''Film/{{Westworld}}'' (1973)

* 099: ''Return of the Street Fighter'' (1975)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 107: * ''The Greatest Fights of the '70s'' (1981)

--> From ABC Video Enterprises.

* 108: ''Victory'' (1981)

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures and Carolco Films.

--> Distributed by Paramount Pictures.

* 109: ''Tarzan the Ape Man'' (1981)

* 110: ''S.O.B.'' (1981)

--> From Lorimar Motion Pictures.

--> Distributed by Paramount Pictures.

* 111: ''Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park'' (1981)

--> From Broadway Video.

* 112: ''Picasso: A Painter's Diary'' (1980)

* 113: ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (1982)

* 117: ''Major Barbara'' (1941)

--> From Janus Films.

* 118: ''Miss Peach of the Kelly School'' (1982)

* 119: ''The Band Wagon'' (1953)

* 120: ''Adam and the Ants - The Prince Charming Revue'' (1981)

* 122: ''{{Film/Sybil}}'' (1976)

--> From Lorimar Productions.

* 129: ''DemonSeed'' (1977)

* 083: ''Literature/LittleWomen''

* 084: ''Creator/TheMarxBrothers Go West''

* 085: ''The Creation of a Ballet''

* 086: ''Purlie''

* 087: ''Man on the Moon'' (1981)

* 088: ''Westernanimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure''

* 089: ''Film/{{Papillon}}'' (1973)

* 090: ''Film/SevenBridesForSevenBrothers''

* 091: ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''

* 092: ''Woman of the Year''

* 093: ''TillTheCloudsRollBy''

* 094: ''The Billion Dollar Hobo''

* 095: ''Harry Chapin: The Final Concert'' (1981)

* 99: ''Return of the Street Fighter'' (1975)

Closing trailer reel includes spots for "Fame" and "2001: A Space Odyssey".

* 074: ''Shoot the Piano Player''

* 075: ''Grand Illusion''

--> From Janus Films.

* 076: ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'' (1981)

* 077: ''That's Entertainment, Part 2'' (1976)

* 078: ''Wifemistress''
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

--> From Quartet Films.

--> CED exclusive.

* 079: ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1981)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.

* 080: ''Film/ATaleOfTwoCities''

* 081: ''Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'' (1945)

* 082: ''Night of the Iguana''

* 083: ''The Horse That Played Center Field'' (1979)

* 084: ''Film/LogansRun''

* 085: ''Film/RoyalWedding''

* 086: ''Literature/LittleWomen''

* 087: ''Creator/TheMarxBrothers Go West''

* 088: ''The Creation of a Ballet''

* 089: ''Purlie''

* 090: ''Man on the Moon'' (1981)

* 091: ''Westernanimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure''

* 092: ''Film/{{Papillon}}'' (1973)

* 093: ''Film/SevenBridesForSevenBrothers''

* 094: ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''

* 095: ''Woman of the Year''

* 096: ''TillTheCloudsRollBy''

* 097: ''The Billion Dollar Hobo''

* 098: ''Harry Chapin: The Final Concert'' (1981)

* 099: ''Film/{{Westworld}}'' (1973)

* 100: ''Piaf'' (1981)

* 101: ''Return of the Street Fighter'' (1975)
--> Released by CBS Video Enterprises.