Darkwater Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Hi there. I barley post here, but don't worry it's not you, it's me. For reasons, I was looking into the history of the Clash of the Bionoids release (believe it or not, there there's some weird, wild stuff with it), and one thing I can find almost NO info on is the later uncut release. It's this one right here: I actually have the video, so I know how it looks and sounds and what the credits say and all of that, I just can't figure out when it was released exactly. The tape only says copyright 1984, but obviously that's the copyright date of the film, not the tape itself. And it has to be after 1984 since the company on the box, Century Media, didn't get the movie until 1989 or 1990. The only place I can find a release date for it is on Amazon saying it was on April 17, 1995, but that info wasn't updated until 2006. Amazon reviews only go back as far at 1998 (but that might have been when they first started doing reviews). Any mentions on the old Alt.Fan.Macross posts only go back as far as 1998 as best I can tell Can anyone confirm this was released in 1995? Or was it maybe 1998? Also, can anyone remember where it was actually sold? I never saw it in any of the retail stores or rental stores I went to in the US. I heard rumors of maybe it was at Suncoast? I've checked newspaper listings, Diamond Previews back catalog, as well as Archive.org, and I can find almost nothing on it. No articles, no solicitations. Any info on its release that anyone has would be appreciated. Thanks! Edited April 29 by Darkwater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 9 hours ago, Darkwater said: Hi there. I barley post here, but don't worry it's not you, it's me. For reasons, I was looking into the history of the Clash of the Bionoids release (believe it or not, there there's some weird, wild stuff with it), and one thing I can find almost NO info on is the later uncut release. It's this one right here: I actually have the video, so I know how it looks and sounds and what the credits say and all of that, I just can't figure out when it was released exactly. The tape only says copyright 1984, but obviously that's the copyright date of the film, not the tape itself. And it has to be after 1984 since the company on the box, Century Media, didn't get the movie until 1989 or 1990. The only place I can find a release date for it is on Amazon saying it was on April 17, 1995, but that info wasn't updated until 2006. Amazon reviews only go back as far at 1998 (but that might have been when they first started doing reviews). Any mentions on the old Alt.Fan.Macross posts only go back as far as 1998 as best I can tell Can anyone confirm this was released in 1995? Or was it maybe 1998? Also, can anyone remember where it was actually sold? I never saw it in any of the retail stores or rental stores I went to in the US. I heard rumors of maybe it was at Suncoast? I've checked newspaper listings, Diamond Previews back catalog, as well as Archive.org, and I can find almost nothing on it. No articles, no solicitations. Any info on its release that anyone has would be appreciated. Thanks! I bought mine in the early 90’s at Suncoast back when those were in every mall. They did a special order for it. That was kinda their thing. It probably says on the back of the sleeve. I think it was before 95. I know most of the video places had Clash of the Bionoids and it was a somewhat edited version. Oddly the DYRL version had the same dubious dub. I just remember that the people at Suncoast had to catalog things in a big book and write everything on paper because it was pre computer catalogs. It was also back when laserdiscs were on the shelf and before dvd. It was also a little before the internet was a thing. I had heard about it from a friend that there was a rumored vhs copy that was a bit longer and had scenes the likes of which were only legend. I knew the archivists in the dark ironically named Cave called Suncoast might be able to procure the item I sought. It took three months before a hero clad in brown had delivered it to the dark archives. I then had to convince a friend to take me to retrieve that legendary treasure since I did not have a ride. Seriously, every Suncoast store I had ever been in was dark and had dark paint, they probably got turned into Hot Topic stores when they went under. And the clerks all were extreme movie snobs, but always knew the best versions of the movie you were looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwater Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Appreciate the memories, this helps! Quote It probably says on the back of the sleeve. You'd think so, but unfortunately, no info on the sleeve or in the film itself anywhere. They just slapped the year 1984 on it. Likely the result of these smaller video distributors just getting their hands on anything they could at the time and pumping tapes as fast as possible before the company went bankrupt (which they did in droves in the 80's and 90's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 4 hours ago, Darkwater said: Appreciate the memories, this helps! You'd think so, but unfortunately, no info on the sleeve or in the film itself anywhere. They just slapped the year 1984 on it. Likely the result of these smaller video distributors just getting their hands on anything they could at the time and pumping tapes as fast as possible before the company went bankrupt (which they did in droves in the 80's and 90's). I wish I could tell you exactly when it was released, all I can really do is tell you more of a close idea of when I bought it. I’m pretty sure it was before 95, but not absolute on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodman Models Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Interesting! I bought the COTB vhs from a Coles bookstore in Niagara Falls, NY probably around 92-93 and was blown away because I didn’t know anything about it other than I recognized the SDF-1! Good luck on the hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwater Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Well, I got a little too obsessed and found this one thing mentioning 1995 in an Anime Guide for retailers. The second thing I found was the repacking of the tape, which for some reason they thought was a good idea to mention "Clash of the Bionoids" despite the tape being uncut. This was from a comic shop wholesaler catalog in 1996. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetteekers Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Look under “Celebrity Home Entertainment” at the very bottom of the photo. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 8 hours ago, eetteekers said: Look under “Celebrity Home Entertainment” at the very bottom of the photo. Hope this helps. There’s a 1988 if I’m reading right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted yesterday at 03:32 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:32 AM I still have my copy of that tape. I bought it from a mail order catalog, although I specifically remember calling in to order it over the phone. I don't remember the company or exactly when I ordered it. I do know for sure that I had it in April 1998 but I'm pretty sure I bought it over the Summer of 1997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwater Posted 4 hours ago Author Share Posted 4 hours ago If anyone wants to check it out, I finished the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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