1941 (1979)/Home media

After the success of his 1980 "Special Edition" of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spielberg was given permission to create his own "extended cut" of 1941 to represent his original director's cut. This was done for network television (it was only shown on ABC once, but it was seen years later on The Disney Channel). It was first released on VHS and Betamax in 1980 from MCA Videocassette Inc. and from MCA Home Video in 1986 and 1990. A similar extended version (with additional footage and a few subtle changes) was released on LaserDisc in 1995. It included a 101-minute documentary featuring interviews with Spielberg, executive producer John Milius, writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, editor Michael Kahn, composer John Williams and others involved. This set also included an isolated music score, three theatrical trailers, deleted scenes, photo galleries, and reviews of the movie. 
This cut was later released on VHS in 1998, and later on DVD in 1999. The DVD includes all features from the 1995 Laserdisc set. It was released again on DVD in 2000 in a John Belushi box set along with the collector's editions of National Lampoon's Animal House and The Blues Brothers.
On October 14, 2014, Universal Pictures released 1941 on Blu-ray as part of their Steven Spielberg's Director's Collection box set. The disc features both the theatrical (118 minutes) and extended version (146 minutes) of the film, a documentary of the making of the film, production photographs (carried over from the LaserDisc collector's edition), and theatrical trailers, although the isolated score that was included on the Laserdisc and DVD releases is not present on the Blu-ray. The standalone Blu-ray version was released on May 5, 2015.
==Timeline==
Format 	Cover	Release Date(s) 	Publisher 	Notes
VHS 	 	1980 	MCA Videocassette 	
Laserdisc	 	1980 	MCA Discovision 	Standard Play
Laserdisc	 	1982 	MCA Discovision 	Extended Play
VHS 	 	1986 	MCA Home Video 	
Laserdisc	 	1986 	MCA Home Video 	
Laserdisc	 	May 28, 1996 	MCA/Universal Home Video 	Signature Collection
Laserdisc	 	November 19, 1996	MCA/Universal Home Video 	Letterbox
DVD 	 	March 23, 1999 	Universal Studios Home Video 	Collector's Edition
DVD 	 	January 7, 2003 	Universal Studios Home Video 	Collector's Edition
Blu-ray 	 	May 5, 2015 	Universal Studios Home Entertainment	
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===1980 VHS===
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===1986 VHS===
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===1986 Laserdisc===
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===1996 Laserdisc - Signature Collection===
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===1996 Letterbox Laserdisc===
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===1998 Director's Cut VHS===
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===1999/2003 DVD - Collector's Edition===
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===1999/2003 DVD Menu - Collector's Edition===
Menus 	Features
Chapter List 	1. Main Titles: To Defend Their Homeland...2. The Northern California Coast3. Something Honorable to Destroy4. The Dancing Dishwasher5. Miss Fitzroy's Rules6. The Boogie-Woogie Suit7. War Nerves8. A State of Insanity9. Planes on the Brain10. No Bombs Dropped Here11. The Douglas Home12. Guns in the House13. For the Civil Defense14. Sitarski's Manners15. The Landing Party16. Hollis "Holly" Wood17. The Ace of the Air18. Prisoner of the Axis19. The Prize in the Popper Jacks20. The Acrophobe and the Idiot21. Dishonorable Discharges22. A Message from the Madman23. Dinner at the Douglases'24. A Father-Daughter Talk25. Combat-Ready26. The Suits and the Sailors27. Hollywood Nights28. A Man in Uniform29. The Jitterbug Contest30. The Big Brawl31. Madman Maddox32. Back at the Brawl33. The Suicide Mission34. "When I See an Elephant Fly"35. Wild Bill Comes to Barstow36. The "Enemy Aircraft"37. Like a Bunch of Tojo Stooges38. After the Brawl Is Over39. Red Alert40. Invasion!41. Hellcats Over Hollywood42. He's Wearin' the Stripes43. This Is War!44. The Invasion of Ocean Park45. Betty Besieged46. Kelso's Crash Landing47. Get That Sub48. We're Sinking a Sub Tonight49. Right in Their Sights50. The Long Way to Ocean Park51. Ward Takes His Shot52. Sitarski's Sayonara53. Ward's Last Shot54. Trapped Like Beavers55. A Long Roll Off a Short Pier56. The Tank and the Torpedo57. Take Me to Tokyo58. The Morning After59. Bringing Down the House60. End Titles
The Making of 1941Chapter List 	1. Introduction by Steven Spielberg2. In the Beginning...3. Based on Real-Life Events4. Setting Up the Project5. Collaboration6. Script Changes7. Casting8. "Once That Movie Started..."9. Inside Jokes10. Dance at the U.S.O.11. The Louma Crane12. Steven Spielberg's Home Movies13. Airplanes!14. The Torpedo Test15. The Miniatures16. The Different Endings17. Post-Production18. Reactions to 194119. Dedication to Charlsie Bryant
Language Selection 	SPOKEN LANGUAGESEnglish 5.1 Dolby Digital
CAPTIONS AND SUBTITLESEnglish for the hearing impairedFrenchSpanish
The Making of 1941Language Selection	SPOKEN LANGUAGESEnglish 2.0 Dolby Surround
CAPTIONSEnglish for the hearing impaired
Bonus Material 	The Making of 1941Deleted ScenesProduction Photographs1941 Comic ReliefThe Marketing of 1941The ReviewsProduction NotesCast and FilmmakersUniversal Web Links
Trailers 	Teaser Trailer 1Teaser Trailer 2Theatrical Trailer
===2015 Blu-ray===
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===2015 Blu-ray Menu===
Menus 	Features
Scenes 	1. Main Titles: To Defend Their Homeland...2. The Northern California Coast3. Something Honorable to Destroy4. The Dancing Dishwasher5. Miss Fitzroy's Rules6. The Boogie-Woogie Suit7. War Nerves8. A State of Insanity9. Planes on the Brain10. No Bombs Dropped Here11. The Douglas Home12. Guns in the House13. For the Civil Defense14. Sitarski's Manners15. The Landing Party16. Hollis "Holly" Wood17. The Ace of the Air18. Prisoner of the Axis19. The Prize in the Popper Jacks20. The Acrophobe and the Idiot21. Dishonorable Discharges22. A Message from the Madman23. Dinner at the Douglases'24. A Father-Daughter Talk25. Combat-Ready26. The Suits and the Sailors27. Hollywood Nights28. A Man in Uniform29. The Jitterbug Contest30. The Big Brawl31. Madman Maddox32. Back at the Brawl33. The Suicide Mission34. "When I See an Elephant Fly"35. Wild Bill Comes to Barstow36. The "Enemy Aircraft"37. Like a Bunch of Tojo Stooges38. After the Brawl Is Over39. Red Alert40. Invasion!41. Hellcats Over Hollywood42. He's Wearin' the Stripes43. This Is War!44. The Invasion of Ocean Park45. Betty Besieged46. Kelso's Crash Landing47. Get That Sub48. We're Sinking a Sub Tonight49. Right in Their Sights50. The Long Way to Ocean Park51. Ward Takes His Shot52. Sitarski's Sayonara53. Ward's Last Shot54. Trapped Like Beavers55. A Long Roll Off a Short Pier56. The Tank and the Torpedo57. Take Me to Tokyo58. The Morning After59. Bringing Down the House60. End Titles
Set-Up 	LANGUAGESEnglish 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
SUBTITLESEnglish SDHFrenchSpanish
Extras 	The Making of 1941Deleted ScenesProduction Photographs
Trailers	Teaser Trailer 1Teaser Trailer 2Theatrical Trailer
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