# Movies unavailable for purchase on DVD, VHS, etc. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 31, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720 "2013-10-31T04:51:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720/61 "2013-12-27T03:03:01Z")
Porgy and Bess (1959) with Dorothy Dandridge, Sidney Poitier, and Sammy Davis, Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720/62 "2013-12-27T04:47:49Z")
A couple of people have mentioned _Americathon_. It’s readily [available](http://www.amazon.com/Americathon-Harvey-Korman/dp/B004G14XN4/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1388119529&sr=1-1&keywords=americathon) on DVD. It’s sold on DVD-R format but it’s a legit product - the company that owns the rights doesn’t sell it through stores but will make copies for anyone who wants to buy one. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720/63 "2013-12-27T04:54:31Z")
[_Nothing Lasts Forever_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Lasts_Forever_(film)) has never been officially released on VHS, DVD, or Blu-Ray. I don’t know if it even had an official theatrical release for general viewing. But it’s available on YouTube. (Bill Murray has supposedly said this is his favorite movie that he’s appeared in.) ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720/64 "2013-12-27T05:47:47Z")
I’d like to add [The\_Decline\_of\_Western\_Civilization\_Part\_II:\_The\_Metal\_Years](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decline_of_Western_Civilization_Part_II:_The_Metal_Years). I’ve been trying to find a copy forever but it seems it was never released on DVD, except in bootlegs. I don’t think trying to record it off of VH1 would really do it justice. I’d also like to find [Urgh!\_A\_Music\_War](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urgh!_A_Music_War). They say this is on DVD but I can’t find a copy of it. I seem to remember something about a format problem is why they haven’t released it, but most people think it’s a copyright issue with the various artists in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720/65 "2013-12-29T03:22:09Z")
[Urgh! on DVD.](http://www.amazon.com/Urgh-A-Music-War-Sting/dp/B002WJHBEU/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1388287024&sr=1-1&keywords=urgh+a+music+war)they burn it for you when you order. No chapter breaks, but it’s all here. Mine is [Scavenger Hunt.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079858/?ref_=nv_sr_1)Terrible movie, but I still want it. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720/66 "2013-12-29T04:46:02Z")
[Kenny & Company](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074739/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) I grew up on this wonderful kids’ film. Oddly, long out of print and only available if you really want to shell out the bucks for it. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720/67 "2013-12-29T07:03:15Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > There’s a vendor on the website iOffer who sells DVD-R copies of a lot of out of print moves and TV shows, including several titles in this thread. I’ve only purchased one so far (the TV movie “How I Spent My Summer Vacation”)…the quality is okay, but since I couldn’t find it anywhere else, it was worth the $12 I spent on it. Unless these out of print movies you’re talking about are also public domain, it’s very likely these are unauthorized bootlegs. Not that I care about people breaking insane copyright laws, but if you do, be forewarned about it. (Yeah I know that post is a few months old, I replied to it anyway) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720.md?page=3)