Still not out on DVD

[chukhung]

Well, this idea has been done before, but I think it's time for another round.

What movies would you like to see released on DVD that aren't currently available?

Personally, I'd like to have DVDs of a few small films from the 80s that I remember with some nostalgia:

Four Friends (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082404/) - Directed by Arthur Penn (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671957/) and written by Steve Tesich (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856270/) (who also wrote Breaking Away (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/), among others). I remember liking this film but thinking that it was just a little too melodramatic. I'd like to see it again for the over-the-top wedding scene, if nothing else.
Smooth Talk (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090037/) - An early role for Laura Dern (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000368/) and possibly the creepiest part ever played by Treat Williams (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001852/). I like ambiguous endings and the little denouement at the end with Dern and Elizabeth Berridge (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000931/) just twists the whole movie around. Luckily, this one is due out on DVD this December.
Liquid Sky (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085852/) - It's goofy, pretentious and it tries too hard to be shocking, but I'd certainly buy a reasonably priced DVD to see it again (but I'm not willing to fork out $150 for a used copy).And while I'm wishing, how about releasing the soundtrack from The Shining (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/) on CD? Krzysztof Penderecki and Wendy Carlos on the same CD? Sure, I'd buy one of those.

[Meatros]

Not a movie, and certainly dweebish, but I'd buy copies of the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoons if they put them on DVD.

[JDeMobray]

Hamlet (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078062999X/qid=1097192142/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-8847164-5445456?v=glance&s=video): Kenneth Branagh's version. What have I done so wrong that this languishes on VHS while both the Mel Gibson and Ethan Hawke version pollute DVD racks throughout America?

[dalej42]

Has Bringing up Baby made it to DVD?

[Rhiannon8404]

The Loved One (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059410/)

[fluiddruid]

Cemetary Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109592/)

[Freejooky]

Damnation Alley. So popular on the used market that beat-up, caseless former rental VHS copies consistently fetch $50+ on ebay and the likes. Sure, it's a goofy post-apocalyptic romp, but it's got Jan Michael Vincent in it, and that's got to be good for something.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - one of the most creative, interesting, and hilarious television shows I've ever seen. Bruce Campbell is a huge cult figure, so why isn't this available?

Fraggle Rock - arguably the best thing to come out of Hensen's crew, and it remains unavailable.

[ZebraShaSha]

Delicatessen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101700/)

As for shows: Adventures of Pete and Pete, Andy Richtor Controls the Universe, Rocko's Modern Life, Greg the Bunny,...

That should do for now,

[ZebraShaSha]

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Fraggle Rock - arguably the best thing to come out of Hensen's crew, and it remains unavailable.

How about a teaser? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002VGU06/qid=1097194549/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-8687327-1337532?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846)

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Greg the Bunny,...

That should do for now,

Can you wait until 10/19/04?

That's when the entire series set will be released.

[Ike Witt]

Can you wait until 10/19/04?


12 days? But I want it now!!

[Giles]

I want the Ripping Yarns TV series. Every episode was a gem.

And I'll buy a copy of Branagh's Hamlet if JDeMobray gets his/her wish.

[Kel Varnsen - Latex Division]

East of Eden.

[Mahaloth]

Hamlet (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078062999X/qid=1097192142/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-8847164-5445456?v=glance&s=video): Kenneth Branagh's version. What have I done so wrong that this languishes on VHS while both the Mel Gibson and Ethan Hawke version pollute DVD racks throughout America?

I opened this thread to post about this. I can't believe it isn't out. I assume it is because it would require two disks to fit the movie on and the studio doesn't think it's worth the release.

[Katisha]

Hamlet (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078062999X/qid=1097192142/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-8847164-5445456?v=glance&s=video): Kenneth Branagh's version. What have I done so wrong that this languishes on VHS while both the Mel Gibson and Ethan Hawke version pollute DVD racks throughout America?

I've heard rumors that this one should be out on DVD in the near future, but then, I've been hearing them for a while, so I'll believe it when I see it. But I'm with you on that.

[mambocrow]

"The High and the Mighty" Old John Wayne movie (1954) not currently available on any medium (so far as I know). The Internet Movie Database message board says it will be released sometime this year.

"Let it Be" Beatles movie. In litigation/dispute thanks to Yoko Ono.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I want the Ripping Yarns TV series. Every episode was a gem.


Get a region free player w/PAL-to-NTSC conversion. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002XOYSO/qid=1097200451/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/202-3434324-1613437)

[Zsofia]

Raise the Red Lantern, not on DVD although many of the same director's works are (Ju Doh, I know, for one). And I don't want to buy the VHS, I want to buy a DVD. Why can't I buy DVDs of movies that are visual masterpieces? Wouldn't that be the obvious use of the format?

[ricksummon]

Not a movie, and certainly dweebish, but I'd buy copies of the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoons if they put them on DVD.Ah, but they are on DVD -- in England. You can order them from amazon.co.uk, but you'll need a region-free player to watch them.

[detop]

The Dam Busters (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046889/) , at least a North American version of the DVD

[Zap_Rowsdower]

Brain Donors (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103872/)

I remember seeing this years ago as a kid. Not sure I really got into it then, but hearing others talk about it , it definitely sounds like something worth seeing.

[Zap_Rowsdower]

D'oh, I just checked Amazon, and it looks like it is coming out Oct. 26th.

[paulberserker]

The Keep (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085780/)

I've been after this for ages, and you can only get it on NTSC VHS from the USA

I see Fist of the Northstar is finally coming out as a boxset over here after Mangas distributon company went bust a few months ago. I been waiting for that for fuck knows how long.
I wish they'd hurry up with the staggered Studio Ghibli DVDs here too. I waited 15 years for Laputa to finally come out.

[tremorviolet]

It's been mentioned over and over again but why isn't The Tick, the animated series on DVD? There's not that many episodes and it's got a huge cultish following so it woudl do very well. Anyone know if there are any sort of legal hang-ups?

[Czarcasm]

I could really use a bit of Shock Treatment. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083067/)

[shamrock227]

All of these are TV series not movies but I would love to see Voyagers!, Misfits of Science, Max Headroom, and Wizards and Warriors on DVD.

My tapes of the original Max Headroom movie and the first four episodes of Wizards and Warriors are not holding up well at all after all these years :(

[Live Better Electrically!]

Some Came Running, which is certain to appear on DVD eventually since it stars Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine.

Lily Tomlin's Incredible Shrinking Woman.

The sketch comedy series The State, which is supposedly in the works.

And, on the subject of TV series, I'd buy DVDs of Rat Patrol, Herman's Head and Gerry Anderson's Four Feather Falls.

[Czarcasm]

My Beloved just shouted from the bedroom that she'd love to see the old '60's series The Champions (http://www.epguides.com/Champions/) . She just looooves Stuart Damon. :D

[Freejooky]

Song of the South (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038969/) ? ;)

[KGS]

I'm actually surprised at how many rare movies are on DVD, considering how new the format is. Plus, new titles get released every week -- just in the last six months, we've seen (or will soon see): After Hours, Duel, My Father's Glory, Star Wars (well, sorta), D.A.R.Y.L., Ed Wood, Short Cuts, and Testament.

Hopefully we'll soon see these as well:

Au Revoir, Les Enfants
The Butcher Boy
The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years
Duckman (TV series)
The Earthling
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Emergency! (TV series)
Erik the Viking
Iceman
The Late Shift
Lost Angels
Lost Highway
Mastergate
My Own Private Idaho
North
The Other
Police Squad! (TV series)
Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Second Best
Student Bodies
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Whore

[rjung]

Police Squad!

And sympathy votes for the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon and Brain Donors. I have the latter on VHS, but would donate one of your organs for an anamorphic DVD. :D

[Tentacle Monster]

TV Shows:

Sam & Max: Freelance Police
HBO's Real Sex and Shock Video
Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel
Greg the Bunny's coming out? Out-freakin'-standing. I loved that show.

Movies:

200 Motels and Uncle Meat. Sure, we got Baby Snakes and Does Humor Belong In Music?, but what the hell's keeping those two from DVD?
I'll second Delicatessen, too. Excellent movie.

[BadBadger]

Not a movie, and certainly dweebish, but I'd buy copies of the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoons if they put them on DVD.

Saw the dvd the other day in HMV and took me back a ways :p
Must admit I'm tempted meself for the nostalgia effect. In any case, the whole series is coming out in the UK on the 18th......

DVD (http://www1.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=324038)

[paulberserker]

The entire Ulysses 31 series just came out on DVD too, for all you 80s cartoon heads. £17.99 on Play

I'd pay good money for the entire set of Mysterious Cities of Gold, although theres about 150 episodes

'children offffff the sun, see your time has just begun...'

[BadBadger]

Yeah, I bremember Ullyses, and Telema.. telemach.. telemasomthing, his son I think.

And don't forget the entire set of "Battle of the Planets" is out too.

On a side note that "Keep" rings a bell for me. Is it THE Michael Mann that directed it?

[DrMemory]

The Beatles...Help..Magical Misery Tour....Let it Be.....

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers?

[paulberserker]

On a side note that "Keep" rings a bell for me. Is it THE Michael Mann that directed it?

Yep. There's also Thief he directed, with James Caan in it thats really good too. Put that, The Keep and Heat in a Mann boxset and i'm sold!

[Jack Sayid]

Fraggle Rock - arguably the best thing to come out of Hensen's crew, and it remains unavailable.

Fall 2005 (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2291)

:)

[Agrippina]

The rest of Lindsay Anderson's "Mick Travis Trilogy". What's odd is they have Britannia Hospital out on DVD but not if... or O Lucky Man. Although I've heard that they're planning on a release for if..., I haven't heard anything about OLM.

[FriarTed]

a Bud Cort commentary version of HAROLD AND MAUDE (heck, I'm not sure a regular H&M disc is out)

Louis Jourdan's COUNT DRACULA (BBC Production)

NBC's 1981 BRAVE NEW WORLD (also with Bud Cort)

TWIN PEAKS Season 2

a mass market disc of ERASERHEAD (I know Lynch sells it from his site)

[Max Torque]

Sifl---and---Ol-ly! Sifl and Olly Show (http://www.sifl-n-olly.com/index.html)!

"Buy my crotchless chastity belts! SUCKERS!!!"

[slortar]

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead


Seconded!

[Southpaw]

NONE of the Astaire/Rogers musicals are on DVD. NONE of them. That's outrageous! A boxed set would be nice.

Speaking of musicals I'd also like The Band Wagon, Holiday Inn, Summer Stock and anything with Deanna Durbin.

My VHS copy of Ball of Fire is wearing out so that needs to be on DVD as does Ninotchka.

As far as TV is concerned, I've had a yen to see Homefront again.

[Ludovic]

Speaking of TV shows, and wanting it now, even though I'm currently jobless, I will nonetheless show up early to the stores on a certain day that will live in infamy to pony up cash for Gargoyles!

[Mangetout]

Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers (http://imdb.com/title/tt0283326/) - a highly absurd Swedish short about a gang of percussion-obsessed housebreakers. I yearn for a copy of this so much that I actually contacted the director, who said it would be available 'soon', but that must have been a year ago or more.

[Kaspar Hauser]

King Kong. I figured they'd have put out some kind of special edition for the seventieth anniversary last year, but I guess not. I hope they're just waiting to piggyback on Peter Jackson's version.

[fusoya]

Song of the South (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038969/) ? ;)

You can't release a DVD of a movie which was never made.

In all seriousness, I do own that movie on DVD. It originated from Europe. I don't get why Disney won't pull their heads out of their asses and release it here. There's nothing more offensive than what was in some of those On the Front Lines cartoons, and what could be considered offensive could be cleared up with a 2 minute Leonard Maltin intro.

Besides, with the kind of pacing that movie has, most kids these days probably won't even want to watch it unsupervised anyway...

[Zakalwe]

Cannery Row - I still can't figure out why it hasn't been transferred yet.

[pepperlandgirl]

The Beatles...Help..Magical Misery Tour....Let it Be.....

MMT (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002B55WA/qid=1097258210/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/103-1706126-3715823?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846)

Help (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6304708491/ref=pd_sim_dv_1/103-1706126-3715823?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846)

I agree with Let It Be.

[Bryan Ekers]

Heck, I'd love to see the short-lived TV series Brimstone on DVD, but Warner has "No Plans for Release at This Time".

Bastards.

[maikai]

HBO's Real Sex

I check HBO's store every once in a while looking for this!

[Duderdude2]

I really want Dinosaurs to come to DVD. That's one of the funniest shows I've ever seen.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

G vs E (aka "Good vs. Evil")

[SkipMagic]

Monster Squad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093560/)

It's like Goonies versus Dracula.

[SkipMagic]

Monster Squad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093560/)

It's like Goonies versus Dracula.

Oh yeah, also The Pirate Movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084504/).

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Heck, I'd love to see the short-lived TV series Brimstone on DVD, but Warner has "No Plans for Release at This Time".

Bastards.

I'm in the process of transferring my tapes to DVD. That should get them to release it. :)

[Daniel]

Dinosaurs, the Jim Henson series, was pretty popular, but I've never seen it on DVD in stores anywhere.

[Darwin's Finch]

I really, really, really, really want to see Yellowbeard on DVD. Hell, I'd settle for VHS, but even those seem to be out of print.

[GuanoLad]

Dinosaurs, the Jim Henson series, was pretty popular, but I've never seen it on DVD in stores anywhere.
Most Jim Henson TV series are reluctant to be released on DVD. Even the original movies are barebones, and the Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock are only selected episodes.

But since the buyout of Henson by Disney, new DVDs are one of the many things planned on happening.

[supervenusfreak]

I would like to see the Christmas TV special "A Wish For Wings That Work" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302884764/104-6422301-4339125?v=glance) released on DVD. Since "Opus" is now a weekly comic strip, the timing would be good.

[ElectricZ]

WKRP in Cincinatti.

The originals would be nice, before they were forced to use generic filler music in place of the real stuff and posters of rock & roll bands were digitally removed from view.

But even the edited versions would be OK since it was the characters and writing that made the show work. Though I would miss scenes like the one where Mr. Carlson walks into the booth to find a seemingly comatose Johnny Fever zoning out to Pink Floyd's Dogs. "Do I hear dogs barking?" "I do..."

It seems that the TV show WKRP succumbed to the soulless corporate mentality that the show tried so very hard to ridicule. RIP, KRP...

EZ

[Daniel]

Most Jim Henson TV series are reluctant to be released on DVD. Even the original movies are barebones, and the Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock are only selected episodes.

But since the buyout of Henson by Disney, new DVDs are one of the many things planned on happening.

You know, come to think of it, I've been looking at those 'selected episodes' of The Muppet Show every time I'm in the store, hoping to find either the Edgar Bergen or Candice Bergen episode. Ideally, I'd like both. Is there a timeline anywhere that says when/if these are coming out?

[tanstaafl]

They've been mentioned but I'll just second Max Headroom and The Adventures of Brisco County Jr..

[bauble]

Personally, I'd love to be able to get American Gothic on DVD.

And I'll add my vote for WKRP, too, though I really want the original music and posters.

[Padeye]

Happy, happy, joy, joy! The first two seaons of Ren & Stimpy, uncut, are available on DVD!!!!

[Llama Llogophile]

Pinky & the Brain!!!

[Agrippina]

a mass market disc of ERASERHEAD (I know Lynch sells it from his site)

YES! It'd be nice to have an excellent, crisp clear copy of "Eraserhead" and not have to pay $60 for it (or however high Lynch has it priced on his site).

[Mr. Blue Sky]

YES! It'd be nice to have an excellent, crisp clear copy of "Eraserhead" and not have to pay $60 for it (or however high Lynch has it priced on his site).


Region 0 copy on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6329665151&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW)

[Uvula Donor]

I second Yellowbeard. Unfortunately, I've read (but don't remember where) that the rights to the film are currently disputed and a convoluted mess, and its keeping a DVD from being released.

I'd also like to see a US release of Erik the Viking. Yes, I have a region-free DVD player with NTSC<>PAL conversion built in, but still...

And while I'm at it, I wish that Viacom had released the Invader Zim DVDs in their original and uncut versions instead of the edited ones. :(

[MidnightRadio]

Threads (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/). Yeah, I know it's on Region 2, but I don't have a multi-region player.

[chukhung]

Inspired by this thread (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=280744), here are some more small films from the 80s that I'd like to see on DVD: Dead Ringers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094964/) - David Cronenberg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/) directs Jeremy Irons (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000460/). Very creepy (as you might expect with those two involved). One of the worst possible (non-porn) films to see on a first date. But $50 and up for a used copy? No thanks.
The Quiet Earth (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/) - An NZ science fiction film with some flaws, but I'll watch almost anything with Bruno Lawrence (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492649/) in it.
Urgh! A Music War (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138902/) - Remember back when Danny Elfman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000384/) actually played in a band instead of just scoring films? Well, even if you don't, there are early performances by The Police, UB 40, and Echo and the Bunnymen that are worth seeing.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

The Quiet Earth (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/) - An NZ science fiction film with some flaws, but I'll watch almost anything with Bruno Lawrence (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492649/) in it.


It's available in R2, but it appears to be average quality picture-wise.

I recently ripped my laserdisc copy to DVD.

[DWMarch]

I would pay good money to see Flying Blind on DVD... Tea Leoni in leather miniskirts... yummy...

[Scoundrel Swanswater]

I own copies of Delicatessen and Lost Highway.
Sometimes it is good to be a European.

I want to throw my 2 cents in for Twin Peaks : the second season.

[Kaspar Hauser]

The Scrooge McDuck thread reminded me -- DuckTales!

[li'l Dickie Dirtz]

You know, it's fairly easy to make at least your PC's DVD player region free. There's this (http://www.dvdregionmaster.com/dvd-region-free.html) program which looks like it can do the job. There's also a very simple registry hack for Win2K and XP. Search around on the web, you'll find it.