After 57 years and 9 theatrical releases, Snow White made it's way into people's living rooms on October 28, 1994. This VHS and LaserDisc release was the last of the "Golden Age" Disney films to do so, and it marked the start of a new line of videos entitled the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection.
1994 VHS in Clamshell case.
For the serious Snow White enthusiast, Disney produced an Exclusive Deluxe Video Edition listed as a "$120 value". The box contained:
A. The digitally mastered movie on VHS
B. Second VHS, The Making of a Masterpiece
C. Book, SWSD: The Making of the Classic Film by Brian Sibley and Richard Holliss
D. Ten lithograph reproductions of the original North American one-sheet posters
E. Certificate of Authenticity with signature of Roy E. Disney
The Making of a Masterpiece VHS.
The Making of the Classic Film book.
Book Cover © 1994 Disney Editions
COA.
All Deluxe Limited Edition VHS items from the Filmic Light Collection.
A Deluxe Edition was also released on LaserDisc (next post).
1994 LaserDisc Deluxe Edition box and disc sleeve.
Also see close-ups of all ten lithographs in upcoming post.
Fabulous post, as usual! I'm always impressed by the amount of photos you find for each topic!!
ReplyDeleteI think it was the late 1970's or thereabouts that my dad got a hold of a bootleg Snow White on Betamax. What a treat that was! Back then, if you missed a re-release in the theaters, you had to wait another 7 years to catch one of the Disney classics again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Venus. I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteVery cool Dave. What a treat that would have been!
I own this collection. I purchased it at a flea market 9 years ago. I paid $40 for it. Everything is still in the boxed set and the video's are both sealed. There is a small tear on the outside of the box but other than that its in mint condition. What is something like this worth today to a serious collector?
ReplyDeleteToday, online sellers are asking anywhere between $25 and $150 (USD) for the boxed set, but most sales are happening closer to the lower number rather than the higher.
ReplyDeleteI have the Snow White and the Cinderella VHS sets sill sealed in the original plastic..what are the worth to a collector?
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, We're not appraisers here so it's difficult to say just how much your VHS tapes would be worth. Typically on sites like ebay, they don;t seem to go for more than a buck or two, if that. Being that they are sealed, of course, is the only thing that might attract a little interest from collectors and raise the price just a little. Sorry we couldn't be of more help.
DeleteI was wondering how much the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Platinum Edition VHS is worth?
ReplyDeleteI saw one in my local thrift shop just a couple weeks ago. Price: 65¢.
DeleteI need a thousand dollars so someone needs to buy my masterpiece edition NOW!!
ReplyDeleteCan't you see how nodded out I am in my picture, I need more damnit, buy this movie
ReplyDeleteCan't you see how nodded out I am in my picture, I need more damnit, buy this movie
ReplyDeleteI need a thousand dollars so someone needs to buy my masterpiece edition NOW!!
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