In the U.S. LaserDisc was first available in
Atlanta, Georgia, on December 11, 1978,
two years after the introduction of the
VHS VCR, and four years before the introduction of the
CD (which is based on laserdisc technology). Laserdiscs were initially licensed, sold, and marketed as
MCA DiscoVision.
"The first LaserDisc title marketed in North America was the MCA DiscoVision release of
Jaws on December 15, 1978.
[9] The last title released in North America was Paramount's
Bringing Out the Dead on October 3, 2000.
[10] A dozen or so more titles continued to be released in Japan until September 21, 2001, with the last Japanese movie released being the Hong Kong film
Tokyo Raiders from
Golden Harvest. Production of LaserDisc players continued until January 14, 2009, when Pioneer stopped making them.
[11][12] "(Wikipedia article on LaserDisc, accessed 3-2021)
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