1997 in home video

Years in home video:	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Years in film:	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Years in television:	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Centuries:	19th century Â· 20th century Â· 21st century
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years:	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

1 Industry milestones 2 Movie releases 3 TV show releases 4 Straight-to-video releases

• March 1 - DVD launched in the United States.
• March 19 - First DVD titles in the United States released.
• August 29 - Online DVD rental Netflix in the USA is incorporated.

The following movies were released on video on the following dates:

U.S./Canada Release Date	Title	Notes
The Arrival
Cutthroat Island
Reservoir Dogs
Stargate
The Substitute
Total Recall
June 24	Desperado
	Fargo
	Four Weddings and a Funeral
	Jerry Maguire
	Sleepless in Seattle
	The Usual Suspects
July 15	Shine
July 22	Bad Boys
	The Craft
	Little Women
	Matilda
July 29	Blown Away
August 5	Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
August 19	A League of Their Own
	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
	Freeway
	Stand By Me
August 22	Absolute Power
	Batman Forever
	Batman Returns
	Beetlejuice
	The Birdcage
	Blazing Saddles
	Caddyshack
	Chariots of Fire
	Disclosure
	Driving Miss Daisy
	Dumb & Dumber
	Executive Decision
	GoldenEye
	Grumpy Old Men
	The Island of Dr. Moreau
	JFK
	Lethal Weapon
	Lethal Weapon 2
	The Long Kiss Goodnight
	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
	Mars Attacks!
	The Mask
	Maverick
	Michael
	Murder at 1600
	My Fellow Americans
	National Lampoon's Vacation
	Outbreak
	The Pelican Brief
	Poltergeist
	Rain Man
	The Right Stuff
	Risky Business
	The Road Warrior
	Rumble in the Bronx
	Seven
	Sleepers
	Space Jam
	A Streetcar Named Desire
	A Time to Kill
	Tin Cup
	Twister
	Under Siege
	Unforgiven
	Vegas Vacation
	The Witches of Eastwick
August 26	Basic Instinct
	Dirty Dancing
	The Doors
	Red Heat
	The Thin Red Line
September 9	Awakenings
	Fathers' Day
	Rosewood
	Taxi Driver
October 7	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
	Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
November 11	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:

U.S./Canada Release Date	Title	Format(s)	Season #	Notes
July 1	Beavis and Butt-Head: The Final Judgment	DVD	various	7 episodes
September 2	Æon Flux	DVD		4 episodes
September 30	Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas	DVD
November 11	The Best of the Andy Griffith Show	DVD	3	3 episodes
November 18	Spawn (HBO series)	DVD	1
November 24	Treasures of the Twilight Zone	DVD	various	3 episodes
December 16	Saturday Night Live: The Best of the Blues Brothers	DVD

U.S./Canada Release Date	Title	Format(s)
September 16	The Rainbow Fish	DVD