January - JVC introduces the VHD in the UK.
January 17 - In Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., popularly known as the "Betamax case", the Supreme Court of the United States rules that the practice of "time shifting" constitutes fair use and that the manufacturers of home video recording devices cannot be held liable for copyright infringement by consumers.
July 12 - The Video Recordings Act 1984 is adopted by the UK.
The following movies were released on video:
Against All Odds - September 1984
All the Right Moves - May 1984
Becket
The Big Chill - July 1984
Children of the Corn - July 1984
Christine - May 1984
A Christmas Story - November 1984
Conan the Destroyer - November 1984
D.C. Cab - April 1984
The Dead Zone - April 1984
The Dirty Dozen
Dreamscape - November 1984
The Empire Strikes Back - November 1984
The Exorcist and Exorcist II: The Heretic (reissues)
Firestarter - November 1984
Footloose - September 1984
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (reissue)
Moscow on the Hudson
The Incredible Journey (film)-September 1984
The Keep - May 1984
The Last Starfighter - November 1984
Mickey's Christmas Carol - December 6, 1984
Misunderstood
Mr. Mom - February 1984
National Lampoon's Vacation
The Natural - November 1984
The NeverEnding Story - December 1984
Octopussy - April 1984
The Omen and its sequels (reissued but not in a box set)
Police Academy - December 1984
Porky's and its first sequel, Porky's II: The Next Day - February 1984
Purple Rain - November 1984
Repo Man - August 1984
The Right Stuff - June 1984
Robin Hood - December 6, 1984
Romancing the Stone - August 1984
Scarface - May 1984
Silkwood - May 1984
Sixteen Candles - November 1984
Son of Flubber -July 1984
Splash - August 1984
SS Experiment Camp - October 22, 1984
Star 80 - April 1984
Staying Alive - February 1984
Strange Brew - March 1984
Streets of Fire - December 1984
Sudden Impact - April 1984
Taps
Terms of Endearment - June 1984
This is Spinal Tap - October 1984
Top Secret! - November 1984
Trading Places - March 1984
Uncommon Valor - April 1984
Under Fire - April 1984
WarGames - March 1984
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - December 1984
Yentl
The following tapes were released in Australia in 1984:
Basket Case - April 1984
Fire and Ice - April 1984
Hysterical - April 1984
Jaguar Lives! - April 1984
Rolling Thunder - April 1984
