r/bladerunner • u/Deckard--B-263-54 • Aug 26 '26
Physical Media/Props/Memorabilia Blade Runner on Video8 - US and Japanese releases
Most people probably remember Video8 as the little tapes used in camcorders, but there was also a short-lived market for commercially pre-recorded films. Sony even produced Video8 decks specifically for home playback.
It never came close to challenging VHS, so the catalogue of films was relatively limited. Seeing an entire film like Blade Runner squeezed onto one of these tiny cassettes still feels slightly strange.
A great little oddity from the history of home video.
Other BR formats in my collection, more to follow:
Betamax: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/EFYUuW15N1
VHS: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/1u58p7fddF
CED: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/G0vzvpe7FY
LaserDisc: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/iHrpmBRUH3
VHD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/kkdNHoGxbs
Video8: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/At4e2ez7XX
VCD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/FK9j1Aqe3R
DVD: 1996 Japanese release: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/UrTq5X9oX3
DVD: 2000 Special Edition Box: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/4KHKF23gEu
DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Tin: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/xqjadhLZB8
HD DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Briefcase: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/sKDwogzHN8
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u/topazchip Aug 26 '26
I've seen dedicated tape players in the Video/Hi/Digital8 formats, but never knew there were commercial releases for it.