# What are some of the bigger name films still not available on DVD? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361 "2006-09-27T14:40:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/1 "2006-09-27T14:40:10Z")
Are they any? I recall a few years back there was a bunch. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/2 "2006-09-27T15:22:55Z")
Could a kind moderator please correct my idiotic mistake and place this in Cafe Society or General Questions- thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/3 "2006-09-27T15:39:44Z")
Well [If…](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/) hasn’t come out on DVD anywhere to my knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/4 "2006-09-27T16:02:59Z")
I found a real nice list of MIA DVDs here: [DVD Journal “Missing In Action” List](http://www.dvdjournal.com/extra/mia.html) ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/5 "2006-09-27T16:22:54Z")
Awesome list- just what I was looking for! Thanks **Max** & **Bippy** as well! ---
**Author:** ![Alistair\_McCello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Alistair\_McCello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alistair_McCello)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/6 "2006-09-27T16:51:05Z")
I came in to mention Kenneth Branagh’s **Hamlet** , though I see that it is on the DVD Journal list. I saw that movie eight years ago on VHS and have been impatiently awaiting it on DVD ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/7 "2006-09-27T17:41:23Z")
The one my wife always complains about is the 1973 version of [Miracle on 34th Street](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070395/) with Sebastion Cabot as Kris Kringle. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/8 "2006-09-27T18:03:42Z")
_Raise the Red Lantern_ was on DVD, and then out of print again! It was next up on my Netflix queue and then completely disappeared without a trace. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/9 "2006-09-27T18:13:08Z")
Hmm. I’m not convinced by that DVD list. From the few I looked at: - Flash Gordon is available on DVD ([link](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flash-Gordon-Special-Jones-III/dp/B000AE4QBA/sr=1-1/qid=1159380462/ref=sr_1_1/026-7010952-3650852?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)) - Hard Boiled is available in several editions on DVD ([example link](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Boiled-Tony-Leung/dp/B000777UD6/ref=pd_sbs_d_h__1/026-7010952-3650852?ie=UTF8)) - The Killer is available on DVD ([link](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Yun-Fat-Chow/dp/B00006JY1J/sr=1-1/qid=1159380618/ref=sr_1_1/026-7010952-3650852?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)) - The Quatermass Experiment was released three years ago ([link](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Quatermass-Experiment-Val-Guest/dp/B00008IAUZ/sr=1-3/qid=1159380719/ref=sr_1_3/026-7010952-3650852?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)) …and so on… Now, some of these may be European region-coded, but since most players don’t care any more is that a problem? ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/10 "2006-09-27T18:17:30Z")
Kenneth Branaugh’s _Hamlet_ springs to my mind too. Also, the Beatles film _Let It Be_. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/11 "2006-09-27T18:33:46Z")
I think **Let It Be** is one of the real biggies among missing DVDs. Supposedly they’re sitting on it now because of the Cirque de Soleil thing. ---
**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/12 "2006-09-27T19:18:43Z")
[Blade Runner](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/). The ‘Director’s Cut’ is out, but I want the original. Till then, I’ll just have to make do with the Criterion Laserdisc version. Damn you laser rot!!! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/13 "2006-09-27T19:31:01Z")
[QUOTE=Crusoe] Hmm. I’m not convinced by that DVD list. From the few I looked at: \ Now, some of these may be European region-coded, but since most players don’t care any more is that a problem? [/QUOTE] I’m sure that the list is slanted toward what’s available in the US. The page even notes that some DVDs are available in other countries; **K2** , for example, was released in Canada, but not in the States. And the page also lists quite a few that were released at one time, but then were withdrawn, such as **Hard Boiled** (specifically, the Criterion edition DVD) and **Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie** (which I actually own, yay me!). So, those probably aren’t what the OP was looking for, but there are quite a few on there that haven’t been released at all, ever. “Most players don’t care any more”? I don’t know about that, my friend. Maybe in your neck of the woods. Some players can be modded, sure, but here in the States, it seems to be getting harder than ever to go multi-region without either buying special standalone hardware or making sketchy modifications to PC-based software DVD players. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/14 "2006-09-27T20:15:22Z")
I’m still waiting for the cinematic version of _Pirates of Penzance_ with Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, etc. 'Til then I’ll have to make due with a filmed Broadway show. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/15 "2006-09-27T20:28:35Z")
_Schindler’s List_ took 10 years to come out on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/16 "2006-09-27T21:34:04Z")
I would like to see Puzzle of a Downfall Child (Faye Dunaway), That Cold Day in the Park (Altman) Play it as it Lays, A Safe Place & Reflections of Murder (Tuesday Weld- big fan) and Deep End (Jane Asher). ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/17 "2006-09-27T21:43:26Z")
Disney’s **Song of the South.** ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/18 "2006-09-27T21:45:57Z")
According to an eBay article from deege1953, here is a list: 1. Anna To The Infinite Power (1983) Dina Merrill 2. Back Street (1961) Susan Hayward, John Gavin 3. Boys In The Band (1970) Kenneth Nelson, Peter White 4. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo 5. Cold Turkey (1971) Dick Van Dyke 6. Deadly Mantis (1957 Black & White Sci-fi) Nathan Juran, Craig Stevens 7. Eddie Murphy Delirious! (1983) Eddie Murphy 8. Elvis: The Movie (1979) Kurt Russell 9. The Enchanted Cottage (1945) Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young 10. Flower Drum Song (1961 - DVD release date 11/7/06) Henry Koster, Nancy Kwan 11. Fountainhead (1986) Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal 12. Full Body Massage (1995) Mimi Rogers 13. A Gathering of Eagles (1963) Rock Hudson, Rod Taylor 14. Guilty Hearts (2002) Treat Williams, Marcia Gay Harden 15. Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986) Dick Butkus 16. Harry And The Hendersons (1987) John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon 17. Hell to Eternity (1960) David Janssen, Vic Damone 18. If I Had A Million (1932 Black & White) Richard Bennett, Gary Cooper, W.C. Fields 19. In Broad Daylight (1991) Brian Dennehy, Marcia Gay Harden 20. It Happens Every Spring (1950) Ray Milland 21. Love Among The Ruins (1975) Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier 22. Midnight Lace (1960) Doris Day, Rex Harrison 23. Midnight Offerings (1981) Melissa Sue Anderson, Mary Beth McDonough, Patrick Cassidy 24. Mister 880 (1950 Black & White) Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire 25. Night Of The Grizzly (1996) Clint Walker, Martha Hyer 26. On Borrowed Time (1939) Lionel Barrymore 27. The Opposite Sex (1956) June Allyson, Joan Collins 28. Phar Lap (1983) Tom Burlinson 29. RAD (1986) Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin and Talia Shire 30. Rasputin (1996) Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi 31. Really Rosie (1975) Carole King, Maurice Sendak 32. Ressurrection (1980) Ellen Burstyn 33. Rome Adventure (1962) Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette 34. A Summer Place (1959) Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee 35. Secrets (1992 Danielle Steel) Christopher Plumber, Stephanie Beacham 36. A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986) Dolly Parton 37. Something For Joey (1977) Geraldine Page 38. Song Of The South (1946 Disney) Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll 39. Susan Slept Here (1954) Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds 40. Take Her, She’s Mine (1963) Sandra Dee, James Stewart 41. Tarantula! (1955 Black & White Sci-fi) John Agar, Mara Corday 42. Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe? (1978) George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/19 "2006-09-27T21:53:15Z")
Moved from IMHO to CS. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361/20 "2006-09-27T22:39:56Z")
This isn’t technically a film, but the second season of **Twin Peaks** _still_ isn’t out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-bigger-name-films-still-not-available-on-dvd/374361.md?page=2)