"I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (1978 film) on blu-ray

Has anyone got the UK edition? Is it a Region-B disc or is it Region-A/B/C? I can't find a picture of the back cover.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Blu-ray/dp/B01FXMVOOA/

 

WHAT? I need to get this on order right away!

 

Product details

• Actors: Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Marc McClure
• Directors: Robert Zemeckis
• Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Classification: 12
• Studio: Fabulous Films Limited
• DVD Release Date: 20 Jun. 2016
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B01FXMVOOA

 

What was really weird about this film is that it was originally a Universal release, but it never had a video release until the early 1990's. And when it came out on video initially, it was by Warner Home Video.

Anyone know the reasons for both of these facts?

 

I realize Amazon shows it as a Region-B locked disc, but sometimes their info is incorrect. I'm hoping this is the case. That's why I'm looking for a picture of the back cover, to be sure.

 

Super funny movie.

 

Warner released the movie on VHS in 1989 at the same time they released the Andrew Solt documentary "Imagine: John Lennon." (Warner also did a laserdisc, but I don't know if it was at the same time as the VHS.)

I always assumed this was picked to compliment the documentary release. Could be someone at Warner Home Video was a fan, or someone figured they had some untapped potential releasing a Robert Zemeckis film to home video. Zemeckis was in between "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Back to the Future Part II" at the time. Obviously it was only a license, as Universal still has the home video rights and put it out on DVD. In the late 80's, I assume Universal had no desire to try clearing the music. But if Warner had already been working on clearing the music in the Lennon documentary, maybe there was a benefit to clearing the music for the Zemeckis film at the same time...

 

Amazon by default lists just about every UK release as "Region B" (or, for DVD, "Region 2"), even many releases that are Region-Free. It makes sense on their end; it's the safe thing to do and to assume.

Studios tend to have a pattern of either be region locked or region-free. I don't know anything about "Fabulous Films Limited" and whether their releases tend to be region locked or not. It might be worth emailing.

I emailed Eagle Vision/Eagle Rock about a UK Blu-ray once, and they quickly were happy to let me know it was region-free.

 

I understand. Hopefully someone who has purchased this disc can provide a definitive answer.

 

That is a good movie. The stuff they did with the Beatles showing their real faces on the monitors while the double/actors walked around was very, very clever. Zemeckis is a very interesting filmmaker.

 

Definitely one of my favourite music films. The whole cast is terrific. I love the scene when Nancy Allen finds herself alone in the Beatles' hotel room and the ending is great.

Sadly, both Theresa Saldana and Wendie Jo Sperber have passed away.