Industry milestones
- August 15 = MGM/UA Home Video announces that The Wizard of Oz is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in a Special Collector's Edition. The video cassette features a $5.00 mail-in rebate with purchases of Downy Fabric Softeners. The best-loved motion picture is backed by an $8.5 million promotional campaign. It features a 32-page fact-filled illustrated booklet, and a special supplement with rare behind-the-scenes footage and deleted songs.
Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
- The Accidental Tourist - June 28, 1989
- Alien Nation - May 30, 1989
- Bambi - September 28, 1989
- Batman - November 15, 1989
- Beaches - August 23, 1989
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Big - March 23, 1989
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - August 23, 1989
- Bull Durham - January 26, 1989
- The 'Burbs - August 10, 1989
- Dangerous Liaisons - July 12, 1989
- Die Hard - January 26, 1989
- Eight Men Out - April 27, 1989
- A Fish Called Wanda - February 23, 1989
- The Great Outdoors - January 12, 1989
- Heathers - July 6, 1989
- K-9 - November 16, 1989
- The Land Before Time - September 14, 1989
- Married to the Mob - February 23, 1989
- Mary Poppins
- Midnight Run - March 1989
- Mississippi Burning - July 27, 1989
- Mystic Pizza - April 5, 1989
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! - August 23, 1989
- Phantasm II
- Poltergeist III - February 14, 1989
- The Presidio - January 25, 1989
- Rain Man - August 30, 1989
- Scrooged - November 2, 1989
- They Live - April 13, 1989
- Three Fugitives - November 1, 1989
- When Harry Met Sally... - December 14, 1989
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit - October 12, 1989
- Who's Harry Crumb? - July 13, 1989
- The Wizard of Oz
- Working Girl - October 5, 1989
- Young Guns - January 4, 1989
TV show releases
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
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