Comprehensive Videography of USA Home Entertainment Releases
On May 22, 1998, Seagram & Sons, an Irish bottler that had owned Universal Studios for three years, announced that it was acquiring one of the world’s largest companies, PolyGram, from the Dutch multinational giant Philips. However, Seagram, which completed its purchase of the entertainment giant on December 10 of that year, was only interested in the music side of PolyGram and began selling what else it could of the giant empire. Seagram heard offers from companies wishing to buy the studio, which included, among others, a joint venture between Canal+ and Artisan Entertainment. However, Seagram wasn’t satisfied with the idea, and it subsequently looked for individual parts of the library to sell. On October 23, 1998, Seagram arranged to the bulk of the PolyGram library of films released up until March 31, 1996 to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Most of ITC’s output, with the exception of Jim Henson’s projects for that firm, had been acquired by PolyGram in 1995, and that was sold by Seagram to Carlton Television on January 19, 1999. As for October Films and Gramercy Pictures, Seagram announced, on April 8, 1999, that it was selling them and a chunk of PolyGram’s American distribution arm to media mogul Barry Diller and his USA Networks. Diller merged the three to form . . . USA Films. He also formed USA Home Entertainment as a successor to PolyGram Video. He further appointed October Films co-president Scott Greenstein, now the chief content officer of Sirius XM Radio, as head of production of USA Films.
Many of USA’s films were arthouse releases, but the company also attempted, mostly unsuccessfully, to do mainstream fare. Their most successful of the mainstream releases were “Gosford Park”, Robert Altman’s second-to-last feature, the tale of how puppeteer John Cusack went on a journey that saw him “Being John Malkovich”, the Coen brothers’ “The Man Who Wasn’t There”, “Pitch Black”, which began the Riddick franchise and to which USA held the international rights, and, perhaps most influentially, “Traffic”.
Newcomer Steven Soderbergh based his script for “Traffic”, a seminal early 2000s cinematic classic, on a British television show. The film explores the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives: users of the drugs, enforcers of the drugs, politicians, and drug traffickers. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although there are some characters who do not meet each other. 20th Century Fox, the original financiers of the film, demanded to Soderbergh that Harrison Ford play a leading role and that he make a lot of changes to the film’s screenplay, something that Soderbergh refused to do. He proposed the script to other major Hollywood studios, but it was rejected because of its almost three-hour running time and the subject matter — “Traffic” is a film more political than most Hollywood productions. USA Films, however, liked the project from the start and Diller offered the filmmakers more money than Fox. Soderbergh also acted as the camera operator, and he placed a distinctive cinematography tint for each story so that audiences could tell them apart. This wound up helping him at the end, as “Traffic”, particularly upon its entry into wide release in January 2001, blew the roof of the movie house, gaining solid reviews from critics and winning four Oscars: Best Director for Steven Soderbergh, Best Supporting Actor for Benicio del Toro, Best Adapted Screenplay for Stephen Gaghan and Best Film Editing for Stephen Mirrione. The picture made $207 million worldwide on a $46 million budget, inspiring a 2004 miniseries.
Other bids for mainstream success on USA’s part didn’t quite pan out in the same direction. They included “Where the Money Is”, a comeback vehicle for Paul Newman that didn’t work out, “One Night at McCool’s”, which few people checked into, “Nurse Betty”, an otherwise acclaimed vehicle for Renee Zellweger, and a sex comedy spoof named “Wet Hot American Summer”, an initially widely-panned sex comedy that took in a very tiny amount of money in its initial run (which wound up being limited to no more than thirty-five cities) but ended up gaining a cult following thanks to the presence of an all-star cast that included Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Christopher Meloni, and Molly Shannon; most of these appeared in the film early in their careers.
Most of the arthouse fare on USA Films’ part was acclaimed, but it never got the chance to make that much money, rarely ever making even $1 million. Those that made it past that mark (barely) included the French-Belgian effort “Rosetta”, the British film “Topsy-Turvy”, the Italian period piece “Up at the Villa”, the Chinese film “In the Mood for Love”, and the Indian film “Monsoon Wedding”, which turned out to be its final release. In 2001, Barry Diller decided to focus on the home shopping side of his USA Networks, so on December 17 of that year, he sold all of the company’s non-shopping television and film assets to Vivendi, S.A., who had just acquired Universal Studios. After completing the acquisition on May 8, 2002, Vivendi then folded these assets separately, with USA Films, Good Machine and Universal Focus all being merged to form Focus Features, which would inherit the USA Films function of distributing independent and foreign films in the United States and internationally. Currently, the USA Films library is in the possession of Comcast, who also oversees the post-April 1996 PolyGram library.
In addition to its film output, USA Home Entertainment also handled video rights to products from various sports leagues, and children’s fare such as the Canadian show “Franklin” and the American dub of “Noddy”. The video rights for most all of these are in the hands of other companies today. USA also issued video releases of some of the earliest films of such unconnected firms as First Look Features and Screen Media Films.
The USA Home Entertainment tapes had an ink label which featured the title of the program, a notice for the rights holder, and some text below it which read the following: “Manufactured by USA Home Entertainment, a Division of USA Films, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcast prohibited.” At the bottom right would be the catalog number, MPAA rating (if applicable) and the running time, and at the bottom left would be the USA Home Entertainment logo and/or the logo of a company involved in the program’s production.
For all of their titles, USA used a barcode-derived numbering sequence which ended in a 3 suffix for VHS and a 2 suffix for DVD. The company released its titles in both PolyGram’s old 440 000 numbering block (which USA ended up sharing with the Universal Music Group) and in its own 96306–0000 series, which lasted until the end of the company’s brief existence. It would appear that USA was on pretty wobbly footing most of the time, as gaps are apparent in the company’s standard numbering sequence. Alliance Atlantis handled Canadian distribution of all of the USA Home Entertainment titles except for the “Franklin” titles, which were issued by Telegenic (and later by Kaboom) in that country.
Rental releases from USA Home Entertainment usually had a promo for the website videoeta.com (the company never had its own website) and, later, also for the hotline 1–800-VIDEO411.
96306–0000–2/3 series
96306–0001–3 — NHL 2000: A Millennium of Memories (2000) (02–01–00)
96306–0002–3 — Gretzky: The Great One and the Next Ones (1998) (02–01–00)
96306–0003–2/3 — Mark Messier: Leader, Champion And Legend (1994) (02–01–00)
96306–0004–3 — NHL: Power Players — All Stars of the Game (1997) (02–01–00)
96306–0005–3 — NHL’s Heavy Hitters (1998) (02–01–00)
96306–0006–3 — NHL: Ice Hot 2 — The Best of the 1996–97 NHL Season (1997) (02–01–00)
96306–0007–2/3 — The Best of the 1995–96 NHL Season (1996) (02–01–00)
96306–0008
96306–0009–2 — A Map of the World (1999) (09–19–00) DVD version. Bonus features are a featurette and a theatrical trailer.
96306–0010
96306–0011–3 — The Official 1995 Stanley Cup Championship: Heaven — New Jersey Devils (1995) (02–01–00)
96306–0012–3 — Landslide — Colorado Avalanche — 1996 Stanley Cup Champions [1996] (02–01–00)
96306–0013–2/3 — Lord Stanley’s Cup: Hockey’s Ultimate Prize (2000) [10–10–00]
96306–0014–3 — NHL’s Masked Men (2000) [10–10–00]
96306–0015–3 — NHL’s Greatest Goals (2000) [10–10–00]
96306–0016–3 — NHL Overtime: Heroes & Drama of the Stanley Cup Playoffs (1996) (04–04–00)
96306–0017–3 — Plunkett & Macleane (1999) (03–21–00) Spanish-subtitled VHS.
96306–0018–3 — Being John Malkovich (1999) (05–02–00) Spanish-subtitled VHS.
96306–0019–2/3 — Topsy Turvy (1999) (06–20–00) DVD extras included a trailer, TV spots, a featurette, a photo gallery, cast and crew biographies and filmographies, and a feature about Gilbert & Sullivan.
96306–0020–3 — Topsy Turvy (1999) (06–20–00) Spanish-subtitled VHS.
96306–0021
96306–0022–3 — NHL All Access! (1998) (2001)
96306–0023–3 — Mission Accomplished — Colorado Avalanche 2001 Stanley Cup Champions (2001)
96306–0024–3 — Thick as Thieves (2000) (2001) Spanish-subtitled VHS.
96306–0025
96306–0026–2 — NBA’s 100 Greatest Plays (2000) (2001)
96306–0027
96306–0028–2/3 — One Night at McCool’s (2001) [10–09–01] DVD extras include a trailer, TV spots, featurettes, location maps, and music videos for “Velvet” as recorded by a-ha and “Love is Alive” as recorded by Joan Osbourne, along with deleted scenes, wardrobe hair, and make up tests.
96306–0029
96306–0030
96306–0031
96306–0032
96306–0033
96306–0034–3 — NHL Second Heaven: New Jersey Devils — 2000 Stanley Cup Champions (2000) [2000]
96306–0035
96306–0036
96306–0037–3 — Plunkett & Macleane (1999) (03–21–00) 4-pack VHS for video stores.
96306–0038
96306–0039–3 — Being John Malkovich (1999) (05–02–00) 8-pack VHS for video stores.
96306–0040–3 — MLB ’99: A Season of Heroes (1999) [2000]
96306–0041–2/3 — NBA Now: Showmen Of Today (2000) [03–20–01]
96306–0042–3 — NBA: The Best of Inside Stuff (2000) [03–20–01]
96306–0043
96306–0044–2/3 — Labor Pains (2000) [05–16–00] A DVD version was scheduled, but ended up getting cancelled.
96306–0045–3 — Labor Pains (2000) [05–16–00] Spanish-subtitled VHS.
96306–0046–2/3 — The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999) (2000)
96306–0047–3 — The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999) (2000) Spanish-subtitled VHS.
96306–0048–2/3 — Franklin: In the Dark (2000) [05–01–01]
96306–0049–2/3 — Franklin’s Blanket (2000) [05–01–01]
96306–0050–2/3 — Franklin and the Green Knight (2000) [05–01–01]
96306–0051–3 — Baseball Max: Bloopers & Awesome Plays (2000) [2001]
96306–0052–3 — MLB: Latin Superstars (2000) [2000]
96306–0053–3 — Arizona Cardinals: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0054–3 — Atlanta Falcons: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0055–3 — Baltimore Ravens: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0056–3 — Buffalo Bills: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0057–3 — Carolina Panthers: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0058–3 — Chicago Bears: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0059–3 — Cincinnati Bengals: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0060–3 — Cleveland Browns: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0061–3 — Dallas Cowboys: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0062–3 — Denver Broncos: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0063–3 — Detroit Lions: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0064–3 — Green Bay Packers: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0065–3 — Indianapolis Colts: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0066–3 — Jacksonville Jaguars: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0067–3 — Kansas City Chiefs: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0068–3 — Miami Dolphins: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0069–3 — Minnesota Vikings: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0070–3 — New England Patriots: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0071–3 — New Orleans Saints: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0072–3 — New York Giants: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0073–3 — New York Jets: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0074–3 — Oakland Raiders: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0075–3 — Philadelphia Eagles: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0076–3 — Pittsburgh Steelers: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0077–3 — San Diego Chargers: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0078–3 — San Francisco 49ers: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0079–3 — Seattle Seahawks: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0080–3 — St. Louis Rams: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0081–3 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0082–3 — Tennessee Titans: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000]
96306–0083–3 — Washington Redskins: 2000 Official NFL Team Video (2000) [2000] This team is now known as the Washington Commanders; it retired the name used on this tape as a result of George Floyd getting choked to death on a Minneapolis sidewalk in 2020.
96306–0084
96306–0085–2 — Greatest NBA Finals Moments (1999) (10–10–00)
96306–0086–2/3 — NBA Live 2001: Music Videos (1999) (10–10–00)
96306–0087–3 — Yankees vs. Mets: 2000 Official World Series Video (1999) (10–10–00)
96306–0088
96306–0089–2/3 — NBA Finals 2000: Los Angeles Lakers Championship Video (1999) (10–10–00)
96306–0090
96306–0091–3 — Labor Pains (2000) [05–16–00] Three-Pack VHS set for video stores.
96306–0092–2/3 — A Map of the World (1999) (09–19–00) Bonus features are a featurette and a theatrical trailer.
96306–0093–2 — NBA Hardwood Classics: Upsets & Underdogs (2000) [2001]
96306–0094
96306–0095
96306–0096
96306–0097–2/3 — Thick as Thieves (1998) (05–01–01) DVD extra is the theatrical trailer.
96306–0098–2/3 — Matter of Trust (2001) (01–22–01)
96306–0099–2/3 — Waking the Dead (2000) (09–26–00) DVD extras are deleted scenes, director’s commentary, theatrical trailer, a featurette, and cast and crew biographies and filmographies.
96306–0100–2/3 — Where the Money Is (2000) (12–19–00) DVD extras are the film’s website (as a DVD-ROM feature) and the theatrical trailer.
96306–0101–2/3 — Up at the Villa (2000) (05–01–01) DVD extras are a trailer and a set of cast and crew biographies and filmographies.
96306–0102–3 — Cherry Falls (2000) [01–23–01] Probably the most expensive TV film ever. Made at a budget of some $14 million, it encountered enormous censorship trouble with the MPAA and it eventually went to the USA Network after the MPAA rejected it for the umpteenth time. It received theatrical releases in Europe, however.
96306–0104–3 — Rosetta (2000) [07–18–01]
96306–0105–3 — Topsy Turvy (1999) (06–20–00) 4-pack set for video stores.
96306–0106–2/3 — NFL: 21st Century Follies (2001) [10–30–01]
96306–0107–2 — NFL: Hard Hitting Grooves (2001) [10–30–01]
96306–0108
96306–0109–2/3 — NFL: Greatest Moments in Super Bowl History (2001) [10–30–01]
96306–0110–2/3 — Major League Baseball: All Century Team (USA) (2001) [10–30–01]
96306–0111
96306–0112–3 — Matter of Trust (2001) (01–22–01) Spanish subtitled VHS.
96306–0113
96306–0114
96306–0115–3 — NFL Matchup of the Millennium: ’60s Packers vs. ’80s 49ers (2001) [10–30–01]
96306–0116–3 — NFL Matchup of the Millennium: ’70s Steelers vs. ’90s Cowboys (2001) [10–30–01]
96306–0117–3 — NFL Matchup of the Millennium: Millennium Bowl (2001) [10–30–01]
96306–0118–2/3 — NFL Matchup of the Millennium (2001) [10–30–01]
96306–0119
96306–0120
96306–0121
96306–0122
96306–0123
96306–0124
96306–0125
96306–0126–2 — Jude (1996) [10–17–00] Extras are filmographies, a featurette and a trailer.
96306–0127–2 — Going All The Way (1997) [10–17–00] Extras are director’s commentary, trailer, deleted scenes and filmographies.
96306–0128–2 — Thursday (1998) [05–14–02] Extras are a trailer and filmographies.
96306–0129–2 — No Looking Back (1998) [10–17–00] Extras are filmographies, director’s commentary and a trailer.
96306–0130–2 — Still Breathing (1998) [10–17–00] Extras include a director’s cut, director’s commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette,
96306–0131
96306–0132–2/3 — Joe Gould’s Secret (2000) [09–26–00] DVD extras include a theatrical trailer, the featurette “Sundance Channel Presents 24 Frame News: On Screen Extra”, cast biographies and filmographies.
96306–0133–2/3 — NBA: Ultimate Player (2001) [05–22–01]
96306–0134–3 — Alice and Martin (2000) [2001]
96306–0135–2/3 — Idiots (1998) (10–24–00)
96306–0136–3 — The Match (2000) [2001]
96306–0137
96306–0138–3 — Boricua’s Bond (2000) [2001]
96306–0139
96306–0140
96306–0141–3 — Mad About Mambo (2000) [2000]
96306–0142
96306–0143–2 — A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries (1998) [05–14–02]
96306–0144–2 — Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Year of the Horse (1997) [11–14–00]
96306–0145
96306–0146
96306–0147–2 — Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) [08–13–02]
96306–0148–2 — The Big Lebowski (1998) [2002]
96306–0149–2 — USA on DVD [2000s] DVD-ROM sampler.
96306–0150
96306–0151–2 — NBA: Vintage NBA (2001) [10–02–01]
96306–0152
96306–0153
96306–0154
96306–0155
96306–0156
96306–0157–3 — Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins: Heart of a Champion (2000) [08–24–00] Tape created expressly for Publix supermarkets.
96306–0158
96306–0159–2 — Celebration (1998) [cancelled; slated for 10–03–00]
96306–0160–3 — Franklin and the Green Knight (2000) [2000] Spanish-dubbed VHS.
96306–0161
96306–0162
96306–0163
96306–0164
96306–0165
96306–0166–3 — Being John Malkovich (1999) (05–02–00) Collector’s VHS set with Exclusive Handmade Nesting Doll.
96306–0167
96306–0168
96306–0169–3 — NFL 2000: A Century of Pro Football (2000) [11–21–00]
96306–0170
96306–0171–3 — Terror Tract (2000) [2001]
96306–0172
96306–0173
96306–0174
96306–0175
96306–0176
96306–0177
96306–0178
96306–0179
96306–0180–0/2/3 — Nurse Betty (2000) [04–03–01] Extras include commentary tracks with the cast and crew, a trailer, promo spots, original soap opera episodes, deleted scenes, and hidden features.
96306–0181–2/3 — Traffic (2000) [05–29–01] Extras include trailers, TV spots, a behind the scenes featurette, and a photo gallery.
96306–0182
96306–0183
96306–0184
96306–0185–2 — Cherry Falls/Terror Tract [2000] (01–30–01) DVD.
96306–0186–2/3 — Atilla (2001) [04–03–01] Extras include a featurette, trailer, and DVD-ROM content (exclusive photo gallery, storyboards and costumes).
96306–0187–2/3 — NBA: Ultimate Jordan (2001) [10–23–01]
96306–0188–3 — NFL: Super Bowl XXXV Champions — Baltimore Ravens (2001) [2001]
96306–0189
96306–0190
96306–0191–3 — New York Mets: 1969 World Series and 1986 World Series Champions (2001) [2001]
96306–0192
96306–0193
96306–0194–2/3 — Los Angeles Lakers: 2000–2001 NBA Champions (2001) [2001]
96306–0195
96306–0196
96306–0197
96306–0198
96306–0199
96306–0200
96306–0201–3 — Nurse Betty (2000) [04–03–01] Spanish-subtitled VHS.
96306–0202–3 — Arizona Cardinals: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0203–3 — Atlanta Falcons: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0204–3 — Baltimore Ravens: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0205–3 — Buffalo Bills: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0206–3 — Carolina Panthers: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0207–3 — Chicago Bears: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0208–3 — Cincinnati Bengals: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0209–3 — Cleveland Browns: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0210–3 — Dallas Cowboys: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0211–3 — Denver Broncos: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0212–3 — Detroit Lions: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0213–3 — Green Bay Packers: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0214–3 — Indianapolis Colts: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0215–3 — Jacksonville Jaguars: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0216–3 — Kansas City Chiefs: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0217–3 — Miami Dolphins: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0218–3 — Minnesota Vikings: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0219–3 — New England Patriots: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0220–3 — New Orleans Saints: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0221–3 — New York Giants: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0222–3 — New York Jets: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0223–3 — Oakland Raiders: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0224–3 — Philadelphia Eagles: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0225–3 — Pittsburgh Steelers: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0226–3 — San Diego Chargers: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0227–3 — San Francisco 49ers: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0228–3 — Seattle Seahawks: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0229–3 — St. Louis Rams: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0230–3 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0231–3 — Tennessee Titans: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001]
96306–0232–3 — Washington Redskins: 2001 Official NFL Team Video (2001) [2001] This team is now known as the Washington Commanders; it retired the name used on this tape as a result of George Floyd getting choked to death on a Minneapolis sidewalk in 2020.
96306–0233
96306–0234–3 — Cabin by the Lake (2000) [2001]
96306–0235–2/3 — Above Suspicion (2000) [08–28–01]
96306–0236–3 — Return to the Cabin by the Lake (2001) [2001]
96306–0237
96306–0238–3 — NFL: Insider Magazine (1993) [10–30–01]
96306–0239
96306–0240–3 — Owd Bob (1998) [2001] From the Family Features line.
96306–0241–3 — Nico the Unicorn (1998) [2001] From the Family Features line.
96306–0242
96306–0243–2/3 — Series 7: The Contenders (2001) [12–18–01] The DVD, billed as “Marathon Edition”, has extras that include director’s commentary, The Sundance™ Filmmaker’s Lab Scenes, an International Promo, theatrical trailers, TV spots, deleted scenes, stills and one on one filmographies.
96306–0244–3 — In The Mood for Love (2000) [2001] This received a DVD release through a double-disc edition issued in 2002 by the Criterion Collection.
96306–0245–2/3 — Maybe Baby (2000) [12–18–01]
96306–0246
96306–0247
96306–0248
96306–0249–3 — Traffic (2000) [05–29–01] Blockbuster rental VHS.
96306–0250
96306–0251
96306–0252
96306–0253
96306–0254–3 — Traffic (2000) [05–29–01] Rental VHS.
96306–0255
96306–0256
96306–0257
96306–0258
96306–0259
96306–0260
96306–0261
96306–0262
96306–0263
96306–0264
96306–0265
96306–0266
96306–0267
96306–0268
96306–0269–3 — Franklin’s Summer Vacation (2000) [2000]
96306–0270–3 — Franklin’s Reading Adventures (2000) [2000]
96306–0271
96306–0272
96306–0273
96306–0274–3 — Franklin’s Magic Christmas (2000) [2000]
96306–0275
96306–0276
96306–0277
96306–0278
96306–0279
96306–0280
96306–0281
96306–0282
96306–0283
96306–0284
96306–0285
96306–0286
96306–0287–2/3 — Prancer Returns (2001) [11–20–01]
96306–0288
96306–0289–3 — Series 7: The Contenders (2001) [12–18–01] Rental VHS.
96306–0290–2 — Nico The Unicorn/Owd Bob (1998/2000) [01–15–02]
96306–0291–2 — NFL: 50 Greatest Quarterbacks (2000) [2001]
96306–0292–2 — NFL: The Greatest (2000) [2001]
96306–0293
96306–0294
96306–0295
96306–0296
96306–0297
96306–0298
96306–0299
96306–0300
96306–0301
96306–0302
96306–0303
96306–0304
96306–0305
96306–0306
96306–0307–3 — One Night at McCool’s (2001) [10–09–01] Rental VHS.
96306–0308–3 — One Night at McCool’s (2001) [10–09–01] Spanish subtitled VHS.
96306–0309
96306–0310
96306–0311
96306–0312–3 — Return to the Cabin by the Lake (2001) [2001] Rental VHS.
96306–0313–2 — Cabin by the Lake/Return to the Cabin by the Lake (2000/2001) [12–18–01]
96306–0314–2/3 — Wet Hot American Summer (2001) [01–15–02] DVD extras include commentary with director/co-writer David Wain, co-writer Michael Showalter, and actress Janeane Garafalo, a montage of behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, a trailer, bios and commentary, production stills with original songs, and an alternate soundtrack with “extra farts”.
96306–0315–2/3 — Session 9 (2001) [02–26–02] DVD extras are deleted scenes, an alternate ending, a story-to-screen comparison, director’s commentary, theatrical trailer, and a featurette titled “The Haunted Palace”.
96306–0316–2/3 — Pandaemonium (2001) [02–12–02] DVD extra is theatrical trailer.
96306–0317–2/3 — Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002) [05–28–02] DVD extra is a set of cast filmographies.
96306–0318–2/3 — The Diamond of Jeru (2001) [03–19–02] DVD extras are behind the scenes cast interviews on location.
96306–0319–2/3 — The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) [05–28–02] Extras are a commentary by Billy Bob Thornton and the Coen brothers, a featurette, an interview with cinematographer Roger Deakins, deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes photo gallery, filmographies and the theatrical trailer.
96306–0320
96306–0321
96306–0322
96306–0323
96306–0324
96306–0325
96306–0326
96306–0327
96306–0328
96306–0329
96306–0330
96306–0331
96306–0332
96306–0333
96306–0334–2/3 — Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots Championship Video (2002) [03–05–02]
96306–0335
96306–0336
96306–0337–3 — Return to the Cabin by the Lake (2001) [2001] Rental VHS.
96306–0338
96306–0339
96306–0340
96306–0341
96306–0342–2/3 — Hitched (2001) [04–23–02]
96306–0343
96306–0344
96306–0345
96306–0346–3 — Return to the Cabin by the Lake (2001) [2001] Spanish subtitled VHS.
96306–0347
96306–0348–3 — Series 7: The Contenders (2001) [12–18–01] Spanish subtitled VHS.
96306–0349–2 — NFL: Under the Helmet (2001) [2001] Bundled free at Best Buy with the purchase of a PlayStation 2.
96306–0350
96306–0351
96306–0352–2/3 — Xena: Warrior Princess (Series Finale) Director’s Cut (2001) [03–26–02] DVD extras are a half-hour of behind the scenes footage, director’s commentary with Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor, photo gallery and a screensaver.
96306–0353–2/3 — Gosford Park (2001) [unissued] Transferred to Universal prior to its video release, marked as 60379 for VHS and 22281 for DVD.
96306–0354
96306–0355–2/3 — Wet Hot American Summer (2001) [01–15–02] Blockbuster rental VHS.
96306–0356–2/3 — Allen Iverson: The Answer (2002) [02–05–02]
96306–0357
96306–0358
96306–0359–3 — Pandaemonium (2001) [02–12–02] Rental VHS.
96306–0360–3 — The Diamond of Jeru (2001) [03–19–02] Rental VHS.
96306–0361
96306–0362
96306–0363
96306–0364–3 — Session 9 (2001) [02–26–02] Rental VHS.
96306–0365
96306–0366
96306–0367
96306–0368–2/3 — Looking for an Echo (1999) [04–23–02]
96306–0369–3 — Looking for an Echo (1999) [04–23–02] Spanish subtitled VHS.
96306–0370
96306–0371
96306–0372
96306–0373
96306–0374
96306–0375–3 — The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) [05–28–02] Rental VHS.
96306–0376–3 — Hitched (2001) [04–23–02] Rental VHS.
96306–0377–2/3 — Moments Of Magic: A Celebration Of Hockeytown (2002) [2002]
96306–0378
96306–0379–2/3 — The Street King (2002) [05–21–02] DVD extra is a set of on-location behind-the-scenes interviews.
96306–0380
96306–0381–3 — The Street King (2002) [05–21–02] Spanish-subtitled VHS.
96306–0382–3 — Franklin: The Show Must Go On (2002) [2002] A few copies were pressed under this number; it was pressed in larger quantities as Universal 61126; most of the post-USA prints of this tape have a sticker the newer catalog number (and associated barcode) pasted over the older barcode.
96306–0383–3 — Franklin: Family Bonds (2002) [2002] A few copies were pressed under this number; it was pressed in larger quantities as Universal 61125; the Universal prints of the tape are far more common.
96306–0384
96306–0385
96306–0386
96306–0387
96306–0388–2 — Orgazmo (Special Edition) (1997) [scheduled for 04–23–02; cancelled] Transferred to Universal 22794 and delayed until 2005.
96306–0389–2 — Traffic (2-Disc Special Edition) (2000) [05–28–02] Released in conjunction with the Criterion Collection. This set includes three commentary tracks, including one from composer Chris Martinez which includes a pair of music cues that are not heard in the final film, as many as twenty-five deleted scenes, a look at the scenes that take place in Mexico, Stephen Mirrione demonstrating his editing skills, Larry Blake demonstrating his dialogue editing skills, tjirty minutes of further footage “from the scenes of the El Paso Intelligence Center and the cocktail party where U.S. Senators, major politicians, lobbyists and others express their views on the drug war, theatrical and television trailers, and U.S. Customs trading cards of the K-9 squad used in the detection of narcotics and illegal substances.
96306–0390
96306–0391
96306–0392
96306–0393–2/4 — Seduced: Pretty When You Cry (2001) [07–23–02] Issued under the Screen Media name and presumably among the first titles that company issued on its own.
96306–0394
96306–0395
96306–0396
96306–0397
96306–0398
96306–0399
96306–0400
96306–0401
96306–0402
96306–0403
96306–0404
96306–0405
96306–0406–3 — Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002) [05–28–02] Rental VHS.
96306–0407
96306–0408
96306–0409–2/3–2002 Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings — Red Alert: Hockeytown 3 (2002) [07–30–02]
96306–0410–2/3 — The Official 2002 NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers (2002) [07–23–02]
440 000 000 series
This was inherited from the prior PolyGram video numbering system and therefore numbers in it do not run in a continuous sequence.
440 011 140–8 — The Naked Man (1999) [09–14–99] 8-pack of VHS tapes sent to video stores. This was planned to be released on PolyGram Video, but the company had been rebranded as USA Home Entertainment by the time of the tape’s release.
440 041 937–3 — MLB 1999: A Celebration of Heroes (1999) [1999]
440 041 941–3 — MLB 1999 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves (1999) [1999]
440 041 943–0/3 — Major League Baseball: All-Century Team (1999) [1999]
440 043 797–2 — Portrait of a Lady (1996) [09–14–99]
440 044 242–2/3 — The Celebration (1999) [08–24–99]
440 044 993–2/3 — Cookie’s Fortune (1999) [11–16–99] DVD extras include director’s commentary, cast and crew biographies and filmographies, and a theatrical trailer.
440 049 997–2/3 — The Last Days (1998) [1999] DVD extras include an introduction to the Shoah Foundation featuring Steven Spielberg, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage, a survivor’s photo gallery, a production photo gallery, and a theatrical trailer.
440 049 998–2/3 — Trippin’ (1999) [1999]
440 049 999–2/3 — The Muse (1999) [12–07–99] DVD extras include a theatrical trailer, a teaser trailer, a featurette, biographies and filmographies.
440 053 879–3 — Franklin Plants a Tree (1999) [2000]
440 053 880–3 — Noddy Loses His Bell (1998) [2000]
440 053 882–3 — Franklin’s Birthday Party (1999) [2000]
440 058 269–3 — I Want You (1999) [1999]
440 058 685–2/3 — Plunkett and Macleane (1999) [03–21–00] DVD extras are a featurette, biographies, filmographies, and British and American theatrical trailers.
440 059 757–2/3 — Being John Malkovich (1999) [05–02–00] Extras are featurettes, biographies and filmographies, Spike Jonze’s photo album, theatrical trailer and TV spots.
440 061 003–3 — Detour (1999) [10–05–99]
440 061 013–3 — Three Seasons (1999) [2000]
440 061 015–3 — Autumn Tale (1999) [2000]
440 061 225–3 —The Naked Man (1999) [09–14–99] This was planned to be released on PolyGram Video, but the company had been rebranded as USA Home Entertainment by the time of the tape’s release.
440 061 240–3 — Franklin’s Christmas Gift (1999) [2000]
440 061 647–0 — DirectTV Presents The NFL’s All Star Follies (1999) [1999]
440 061 648–0 — Blue Diamond: 75 Years of New York Giants Football (1999) [1999]
440 061 649–3 —The Browns Are Back (1999) [1999]
440 061 652–3 —Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams Championship Video (2000) [02–22–00]
440 061 654–3 — The Naked Man (1999) [09–14–99] Spanish subtitled VHS. This was planned to be released on PolyGram Video, but the company had been rebranded as USA Home Entertainment by the time of the tape’s release.
440 061 850–3 — The Best of Franklin (1999) [2000]
440 061 986–3–1999 New York Yankees: Champions of the Heart (1999) [2000]
440 061 987–3 — NBA: Under Pressure (1999) [2000]
UNIVERSAL RELEASES OF LATER-PERIOD USA HOME ENTERTAINMENT MATERIAL
Universal was the company that reacquired the USA inventory, including USA Films, from Barry Diller in 2002. The last known releases of material planned for USA Home Entertainment were on the label.
DVD:
22281 — Gosford Park (2001) [06–25–02] Planned for release as USA 96306–0353–2 and then moved to this catalog number prior to the title’s release. Extras include a feature commentary with director Robert Altman, a screenwriter commentary with Oscar® winner Julian Fellowes, deleted scenes with optional commentary, a Q&A session, and some featurettes.
22284 — Monsoon Wedding (2002) [09–24–02] USA’s final theatrical film. Extras are a making-of featurette and feature commentary with director Mira Nair.
22794 — Orgazmo (Special Edition) (1997) [03–27–05] Planned for release as 96306–0388–2 and then moved to this catalog number, then delayed for three years.
VHS:
60379 — Gosford Park (2001) [06–25–02] Planned for release as USA 96306–0353–3 and then moved to this catalog number prior to the title’s release.
60390 — Monsoon Wedding (2002) [09–24–02] USA’s final theatrical film.
