| Format |
Category |
Title |
Info |
| (any) |
Animation / Anime |
Nutcracker Fantasy |
1991 VHS is out-of-print as of 2007-02-17, and no upcoming DVD listed on
amazon.com. IMDb doesn't show there to have been an LD. This is an
English dub of a 1979 Japanese stop-motion animation children's film, so
there may be a Japanese version in print -- haven't checked. |
| (any) |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Damnation Alley (widescreen) |
No region 1 DVD as of 2005-11-15 (just a region 0 Hong Kong DVD that's
Pan & Scan, which I now have). There does not appear to have ever been an
NTSC LaserDisc, though there was apparently a PAL (UK) one (not sure
whether it was letterboxed or not). There was also a Pan & Scan VHS which
is now out-of-print. |
| (any) |
Special Interest (Documentary) |
Hotel Torgo |
This documentary on the making of Manos: The Hands of Fate
has never been released on VHS or DVD as of 2007-06-13. The director
stated in an IMDb.com
post in 2005 that he was working to get the film either on TV or DVD.
He posted an
update in June 2007 that he's currently working with a distributor and
expects the film to be on TV by the end of the year. |
| (any) |
TV (Drama / Japanese) |
Akuma no KISS |
Tokiwa Takako's first TV "dorama", from summer 1993, in which she
reportedly bares her breasts. Probably only available on VHS in Japan, and
probably out-of-print on that. |
| (any) |
TV (Concert) |
US Festival '83 Day One |
A 90-minute Showtime special featuring Oingo Boingo et al. Title may
not be exact. |
| (any) |
TV (Concert) |
US Festival '83 Day Three |
A 90-minute Showtime special featuring U2 et al. Title may not be
exact. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Best of Ren & Stimpy, The |
Out-of-print 3-volume DVD set that was available direct from Time-Life
in 2003. Episodes are from Nickelodeon's broadcast masters, which means in
some cases less cuts (e.g. in "Ren's Toothache", and presumably with the
fade-to-blacks) and in some cases more cuts than the "UNCUT" Season 1 & 2
DVD set from Paramount. |
| DVD |
Animation |
History Of Beavis And Butt-Head, The |
This 2-DVD set was recalled just after its release in 2002-09, due to
footage and stills in the animated menus that Paramount neglected to obtain
permission for. eBay reportedly shuts down auctions of it. |
| DVD |
Anime |
Battle Angel |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-12. |
| DVD |
Feature (Horror) |
American Werewolf In London, An |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-12. |
| DVD |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Dune (Long TV Version) |
Japanese region 2 DVD. As of 2001-05-16, has never been released on
video in the U.S. |
| DVD |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
eXistenZ (Canadian import version) |
U.S. version has no special features besides theatrical trailer, but
Canadian import has commentary by David Cronenberg, Peter Suschitzky, and
Jim Isaac, "The Invisible Art Of Carol Spier", a theatrical trailer, and
English as well as French dialogue tracks. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy) |
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1999 Widescreen Collection
release) |
Out-of-print as of 2006-09-16. The new "Bueller... Bueller... Edition"
does not have the John Hughes commentary track. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy / Drama / Japanese) |
Geroppa! (Get Up!) |
A Tokiwa Takako movie playing in theaters in Japan as of 2003-08. Not
sure if it's out yet on DVD yet. Probably it'll only come out in Japan,
but it's possible that there'll be a Hong Kong version with English
subtitles, since Takako has done two HK films. I'm not positive "(Get
Up!)" is officially part of the title. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy / Sci-Fi) |
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (10th Anniversary Hamdinger
Edition) |
Fan-produced special edition rumored to become available in 2006. If
this never turns up, I'd like to get the 2003 Special Edition version
produced by the same guy. That 2-disc set was available at conventions and
on the Internet (I can't seem to find it available now) and "has the same
print of the film as the 1998 DVD, along with the theatrical trailer,
several television ads, a review from E! Television on the first disc; and
has an hour long presentation on the second disc from the second official
MST3K convention hosted by various members of Best Brains
writers/performers. This presentation has a picture slideshow showing
behind the scenes footage (along with BBI commentary), the 'lost' theme
song, a general discussion of the genesis and production of the film from
Best Brains, and the cut host segment and the original, alternate ending to
the film. This version of the film is recognizable for the tagline on the
front cover that reads 'Every year Hollywood makes hundereds of special
editions. This isn't one of them', a parody of the original tagline." |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy / Drama) |
Parenthood |
Out-of-print as of 2004-10-16. This release is not letterboxed and has
no special features, but I haven't seen any news of a better version being
worked on. |
| DVD |
Feature (Drama / Japanese) |
Sennen No Koi - Hikaru Genji Monogatari (AKA Genji: A Thousand-Year
Love) |
A Tokiwa Takako movie on Japanese region 2 DVD, no doubt without English subtitles. No Hong
Kong version that I'm aware of. Was also available as a download from
this disappeared forum. |
| LaserDisc |
Anime |
Akira (Criterion Collection CAV version) |
This 1992 letterboxed disc included the English (digital) and
Japanese (analog) soundtracks as well as parts of the Akira Production
Report and the entire English version of the comic in still frame. No
closed captions (or subtitles), though -- grrrr. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
2001: A Space Odyssey
(Criterion CAV version) |
Out-of-print. A special edition DVD was released 2001-06-12, but I'm
almost positive it doesn't have the special features of this LD set (I
forget what they were, exactly -- IMDb doesn't say). |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
Big Top Pee-Wee (apparently only released unmatted) |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-11, and no DVD on the horizon. |
| LaserDisc (Box Set) |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Criterion CAV
release) |
The DVD does not include any of the special features of this 1990 LD box
set (Criterion CC 1241L). |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
Crocodile Dundee (letterboxed) |
Released 1994-09-07 and now out-of-print. No DVD on the horizon as of
2001-05-11. Perhaps it'll accompany a DVD release of part 3? |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Food Of The Gods II |
Out-of-print and no DVD as of 2002-10-14, though there is an in-print
VHS. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Foxes |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Fantasy) |
House of the Spirits, The (letterboxed version) |
As of 2003-06-16, there is a DVD available, but it's Pan & Scan.
Bravo has also aired the film letterboxed, with no notice on the front
talking about the film being altered from its original version, but
presumably at least language is cut. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror / Drama) |
Hunger, The (letterboxed version) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) / Special Interest (Documentary) |
Looking For Richard (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-01-27. Not sure if
there was also a full-frame LD to avoid, but I don't think so. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Metropolis (Giorgio Moroder score version) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Night On Earth (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-04-01, though oddly,
there is a "Collector's Widescreen Edition" VHS in print. IFC has also
shown a letterboxed print. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
Nude Bomb, The |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2006-11-05 (oddly, IMDb's
page for the title does have a live "DVD details" link, but the resulting
page is blank). Available only in Pan & Scan. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (letterboxed version) |
No DVD as of 2000-10-17. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Return Of The Living Dead Part II (no lettterboxed version
available?) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. Perhaps after
part 1 comes out. In the meantime, there's an in-print VHS. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Shrunken Heads |
Not sure when this and the VHS went out-of-print. Possibly some time
around 1998. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Thing (From Another World), The (1951) (Collector's Edition, Image
6996TU) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Music Video / TV / Feature (Comedy) |
Return Of Spinal Tap, The |
None as of 2001-05-12, and probably never will be. Presumably the
material on this LD doesn't appear on the current "T.I.S.T." DVD. |
| VHS |
TV (Anime) |
Robotech Perfect Collection: Macross, vol. 6 |
Went out-of-print several years ago when Streamline died. A few copies
may still be floating around somewhere. |
| VHS |
TV (Anime) |
Robotech Perfect Collection: Mospeada, vol. 7 |
Went out-of-print several years ago when Streamline died. A few copies
may still be floating around somewhere. |
| Format |
Category |
Title |
Info |
| (any) |
Feature (Drama) |
Christine Jorgensen Story, The |
As far as I can tell, has never been released on video in any format
in the U.S. as of 2001-05-12, though it has showed on TV. |
| (any) |
Feature (Horror) |
Food of the Gods, The |
Out-of-print in all formats in the U.S. as of 2002-10-14. Not sure what
formats it has been in print in. |
| (any) |
Feature (Drama) |
Night They Raided Minsky's, The |
VHS is out-of-print as of 2007-03-03, and seemingly no DVD on the
horizon. No mention of an LD on IMDb, though I didn't search
elsewhere. |
| (any) |
Music Video (Punk / New Wave) / Special Interest
(Documentary) |
Urgh! A Music War |
I believe this 1981 film was only ever released on non-letterboxed VHS,
and it has been out-of-print on that format for years and years. As of
2000-09-21, it has been recently shown on either the Sundance Channel or
the Independent Film Channel. If it's shown widescreen here, I'd like a
copy recorded off cable rather than a copy of the prerecorded version. |
| (any) |
TV (Game Show) |
Jeopardy: Celebrity Jeopardy episode with Jodie Foster |
First aired on ABC 2001-02-05. |
| (any) |
TV (Horror Movie) |
Killdozer |
This 1974 TV movie has never been released on video, to my
knowledge. |
| (any) |
TV (Talk / Comedy) |
Late Night with David Letterman: the "dub episode" |
Per voice actor Peter
Fernandez' IMDb bio, a repeat episode of Letterman's NBC show was
once aired with all the voices redubbed, with no explanation. (Fernandez
voiced Letterman.) A search did not reveal when this aired, and no
footage on YouTube. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Chinese Ghost Story, A: The Tsui Hark Animation |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-12. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Swan
Princess, The |
UK region 2 PAL DVD. Apparently no NTSC version as of 2002-09-20.
There was a U.S. LD, but it was Pan & Scan. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Wallace & Gromit's
Cracking Contraptions |
UK region 2 PAL DVD, available only from shopwallaceandgromit.com. In
the U.S., the shorts were available to subscribers of atomfilms.shockwave.com, but no
longer as of 2003-09-08. |
| DVD |
Anime |
Robot Carnival |
Limited-edition (with booklet) Japanese R2 DVD. My understanding was
that the English soundtrack was present, but not English subtitles (perhaps
on the non limited-ed. version??), but this description disagrees. Anyway,
no U.S. DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-17. |
| DVD |
Feature / TV |
Body Bags (AKA John Carpenter Presents Body Bags) |
Out-of-print as of 2003-09-05. |
| DVD |
Feature (Drama / Western) |
Dances With Wolves (1-disc DD version, not 2-disc DTS
version) |
Out-of-print along with the rest of the MGM-controlled Image titles as
of 2001-05-17. If a new 1-disc DTS version gets made, I'd like that
instead. |
| DVD |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Invaders From Mars (1953) |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-12. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy / Classic) |
Marx Brothers Box: Animal Crackers / Horse Feathers / Duck Soup |
Out-of-print as of 2004-04-20. |
| DVD |
Feature (Action / Hong Kong) |
Project S |
As of 2003-07-20, a subtitled NTSC version isn't available in the U.S.,
though there may be one in H.K. that's kept out of the U.S. market by
Disney, who sells the film in a crappily dubbed version with the dishonest
title "Supercop 2". This is the Region 2 / PAL version. |
| DVD |
Feature (Monster / Horror / Action / Sci-Fi) |
Reptilicus |
The 2001 DVD of this reportedly so-bad-it's-good film is out of print as
of 2007-06-19. |
| DVD (Box Set) |
Feature (Sci-Fi / Action / Horror) |
Species Trilogy |
Out-of-print as of 2008-01-09. The Blu-ray
release of the first film leaves out some of the documentaries that
were on the 4th bonus disc in this set. Another OOP option instead of
this box set would be the Species Trilogy
Limited Edition Collection, which I believe had the same 4 discs,
along with a booklet and a "Sil" statuette. |
| DVD |
Feature / Special Interest(Documentary) |
Star Wait |
Out-of-print as of 2008-02-05. Includes commentary by Joel Hodgson,
Trace Beaulieu, and Josh Weinstein. Not sure what the difference is, if
any, between the above-linked version, which Amazon claims was put out by
Monkeys In Silk Productions on 2005-10-27 and this one,
which Amazon claims was put out by Unicorn on 2005-11-01. |
| DVD |
TV (Comedy / Music) |
Secret Policeman's Ball, The: The Complete Edition |
UK region 2 PAL DVD. No U.S. version as of 2003-02-08, nor was the
entire series available on LaserDisc or VHS here. |
| LaserDisc |
Animation / Feature |
Cool World
(letterboxed |
Not sure if there was a Pan & Scan version to be avoided along with
the letterboxed one, but probably not. No DVD on the horizon as of
2002-12-01. |
| LaserDisc |
Animation |
Fantasia: 50th Anniversary Limited Commemorative Edition |
Out-of-print and will not be re-released. Per an eBay description, the
bonus materials are: Original 1941 trailer, documentary "The Making of a
Masterpiece", Certificate of Authenticity, commemorative lithograph of the
original concept painting Fantasia 1939, 16 Page 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Program, and an insert describing all 63 chapter stops. I
haven't compared this to the extras available with the 3-DVD set yet. |
| LaserDisc |
Animation |
Peter Pan (CAV version) |
CAV LD recently out-of-print as of 2000-02-23. Limited Edtition DVD
came out, but was missing the special features of this LD, "You Can Fly --
The Making Of Peter Pan" and "The Story Of Peter Pan" featurettes, concept
and story art, and behind-the-scenes audio supplements. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Accidental Tourist, The (letterboxed) |
Not sure if there was a Pan & Scan version to be avoided along with
the letterboxed one. No DVD on the horizon as of 2002-12-01. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Alice Doesn't Live Here
Anymore (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-03-07. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
ALIEN (CAV Box Set) |
Long out-of-print as of 1999-06-04. Has extras missing from the ALIEN
Legacy DVD box set version (even including the fifth send-away disc). |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Comedy) |
American Friends |
Apparently not letterboxed, but the only other format available as of
2002-09-20 is a non-letterboxed VHS. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy / Action) |
Flashback (1990) (apparently no letterboxed release) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-16. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Action) |
French Connection, The (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD as of 2001-03-01. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
Hot Shots! |
As of 2000-05-04, this (non-letterboxed) LD was still available from
reel.com. As of 2000-09-05, it's gone, and still no DVD. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror / Drama) |
Innocents, The (1961) (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure / Family) |
Jabberwocky |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy / Action) |
Jumpin' Jack Flash (apparently no letterboxed release) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-16. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Lady Jane (letterboxed) |
This LD, released by Paramount in 1996-09-17, is out-of-print and no DVD
is on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Light Of Day (apparently no letterboxed release) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Metropolis (non-Giorgio-Moroder score version -- actually there may
be more than one) |
Out-of-print. As of 2001-05-12, two U.S. DVDs have been put out, by
Madacy and Xoom, and both are reportedly terrible. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror / Drama) |
Mister Frost (apparently only released Pan & Scan) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-02-03. Also known as
"Mr. Frost" -- not sure which spelling is used on the LD. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Fantasy / Family) |
NeverEnding Story, The (letterboxed version) |
No DVD as of 2000-10-17. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Fantasy) |
Photographing Fairies (full-screen only, I think) |
No DVD as of 2002-09-15. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Poltergeist III (apparently only released Pan &
Scan) |
No DVD as of 2003-01-18. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Comedy) |
Pretty In Pink (letterboxed version) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Reflecting Skin, The (only released unmatted?) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
S.O.B. |
Out-of-print and no DVD planned as of 2000-12-08. I got a copy of this
LD on eBay, but the seller failed to mention the laser rot on disc 1, side
2. An additional copy with rot on other sides besides that one would be
acceptable. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Musical) |
Song Of The South (Hong Kong release) |
OOP import LD. The Hong Kong LD is the only official NTSC non-VHS
release of the film without subtitles, and there may never be another such
release anywhere in the world (due to political correctness issues). As of
2000-10-12, there have apparently been no official DVD releases, though
there is apparently a tough-to-find bootleg Hong Kong DVD with questionable
visual quality. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
This Is Spinal Tap (Criterion CAV release, CC 1390L) |
Out-of-print. As of 2001-05-22, the two "Spinal Tap" DVDs that've come
out (the Criterion DVD itself famously OOP) have been missing the
still-frame material from this LD (chapters 72-74, "Structuring Spinal Tap:
scripts and scribbles", "Promotional stuff", and "A few stills"). |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Sci-Fi) |
Until The End Of The World (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-04-22. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy / Action / Drama) |
XYZ Murders, The |
This is the Japanese release of Crimewave, which never had a
U.S. LD release and as of 2001-05-12 has no DVD on the horizon. The LD has
Japanese subtitles. Not sure whether it's letterboxed. |
| LaserDisc |
Music Video / Special Interest |
NewOrder Story |
Japanese import LD has 80 minutes of material not on the VHS (which
appears to be out-of-print as of 1999-06-04 anyway). |
| LaserDisc |
Music Video |
Rush: A Show Of Hands |
OOP. No official NTSC DVD as of 2003-03-30, but there's apparently a
bootleg Brazilian DVD (NTSC) which is likely mastered from the LD. |
| LaserDisc |
TV (Drama) |
Hotel Room (Japanese release) |
As of 2001-05-12, this series was apparently only released on VHS in the
U.S. This Japanese release has Japanese subtitles (intruding on the
picture due to the show's 1.33 format). |
| LaserDisc |
TV (Animation) |
Robotech Masters volume 2 |
The U.S. version of episode 43 is missing on the Perfect Collection
tapes. This LD would be the best place to get a copy of the episode until
the DVD comes out. Might also want to get the episodes at the end of each
series which Perfect Collection never got to. |
| LaserDisc |
TV (Animation) |
Robotech 2: The Sentinels |
Will eventually come out on DVD, if all goes to plan, but this is the
best version in the meantime. |
| VHS |
Feature (Horror) |
Resurrected, The (1992) |
reel.com still had this tape for sale as of 1999-10-11. Gone now, and
no DVD as of 2000-02-23. Dunno if there's also an out-of-print LD. |
| VHS |
TV (British / Reality / Game Show / Science) |
Best Of Scrapheap Challenge, The |
As of 2001-01-16 (and likely forever) only in print in PAL VHS format in
the U.K. |
| VHS |
TV (Sci-Fi / British) |
Doctor Who: Five Doctors, The (original release) |
This is the out-of-print (?) original version of the show, not the
special edition (which has been released on DVD, VHS, and OOP LD in the
U.S.). The original version was only ever released on VHS. The U.S.
version (released on Playhouse Video, the children's video label of
CBS/Fox) was actually edited slightly compared to the U.K. VHS, but of
course has the original pre-SE special effects intact, some of which were
superior to the SE re-dos. |
| VHS |
TV (Drama) |
Hotel Room |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. Apparently no
U.S. LD was ever made, though a Japanese one (with subtitles) was. |
Dan Harkless
Last modified: June 14, 2008