1994 in home video

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Industry milestones

May

• May - Sony and Philips announce they will work together developing a new kind of high density medium, commonly known as Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) (Dwyer).^[1]

Movie releases

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

• The Frog Prince - January 11
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights - January
• Last Action Hero - January 26; although still uses 1993 Columbia TriStar copyright
• In The Line Of Fire - February
• Poetic Justice - February
• Striking Distance - March
• The Fox and the Hound - March 4 (part of The Classics)
• Undercover Blues - March 4
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey - March 7
• We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story - March 15
• The Fugitive - March 22
• Fatal Instinct - March 29
• The Great Muppet Caper - April 11
• Cool Runnings - April 13
• The Age of Innocence - April 19
• Ernest Goes to Jail - April 21
• Mrs. Doubtfire - April 26
• Ernest Rides Again - April 27
• The Remains Of The Day - May
• Addams Family Values - May 11
• The Three Musketeers - May 11
• My Life - May
• The Return of Jafar - May 20
• Ghost in the Machine - May 25
• Robocop 3 - May 25
• Tarantula - May 26
• The Deadly Mantis - May 26
• Geronimo: An American Legend - June
• Wayne's World 2 - June 7
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - June 14
• The Pelican Brief - June 15
• The Air Up There - June 15
• Bell, Book and Candle - June 21
• Tombstone - June 22
• Blind Justice - June 25
• The Getaway - June 28
• Iron Will - June 29
• Philadelphia - June 29
• Heaven & Earth - July 13
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit - July 13
• Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle - July 20 (direct-to-video)
• Thumbelina - July 26
• Cabin Boy - July 27
• Blank Check - July 27
• The Chase - August 3
• Beethoven's 2nd - August 9
• The Ref - August 10
• My Girl 2 - August
• D2: The Mighty Ducks - August 16
• Schindler's List - August 17
• Blue Chips - August 24
• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms - August 31
• Car 54, Where Are You? - September 1
• Hocus Pocus - September 9
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult - September 21
• Surviving the Game - September 28
• Jurassic Park - October 4
• Much Ado About Nothing - October 12
• Monkey Trouble, The Worst Witch and Pocahontas - October 19
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - October 28 (part of Masterpiece Collection)
• Dumbo - October 28 (part of Masterpiece Collection)
• Alice in Wonderland - October 28 (part of Masterpiece Collection)
• Robin Hood - October 28 (part of Masterpiece Collection)
• The Sword in the Stone - October 28 (part of Masterpiece Collection)
• The Three Caballeros - October 28 (part of Masterpiece Collection)
• Mary Poppins - October 28 (part of Masterpiece Collection)
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks - October 28 (part of Masterpiece Collection)
• Black Beauty - November 1
• The Flintstones - November 8
• Beverly Hills Cop III - November 16
• Maverick - December
• Captain Sinbad - December 7
• Tom Sawyer - December 7
• Ernest Goes to School - December 14 (direct-to-video)
• Huckleberry Finn - December 21
• Blown Away - December

Release on Brazil

Abril Vídeo

Walt Disney Home Video

• Disney Sing Along Songs: Friend Like Me - January 4, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• Disney Sing Along Songs: The Bare Necessities - January 4, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• Fantasia - January 18, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• The Black Cauldron - March 29, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• Bambi - March 29, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At the Met - April 5, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• Disney Sing Along Songs: I Love to Laugh! - April 26, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• Ariel's Undersea Adventures: Double Bubble - May 31, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• Aladdin - June 21, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• Disney Sing Along Songs: Heigh-Ho - June 28, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)
• The Reluctant Dragon - November 3, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Walt Disney Home Video)

Fox Video

• FernGully: The Last Rainforest - January 4, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Fox Video)
• The Secret of NIMH - January 11, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Fox Video)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - January 18, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Fox Video)
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - January 18, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Fox Video)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - January 18, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Fox Video)
• The Muppets Take Manhattan - January 25, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Fox Video)
• RoboCop 3 - February 1, 1994 (Abril Vídeo/Fox Video)

CIC Video

• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - January 11, 1994 (Abril Vídeo)

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TV show releases

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Documentary home video releases

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