Editing The Transformers: The Movie (section)

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The film was originally released in 1987 on [[VHS]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00001U0DX/ |title=The Transformers – The Movie (International Version) |website=Amazon |access-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2021}} [[Betamax]], and [[LaserDisc]] in North America by [[Artisan Entertainment|Family Home Entertainment]].<ref name="Top Kid">{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66 | page=66 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=December 26, 1987 | title=Top Kid Video Sales | publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | via=[[Google Books]] | accessdate=April 18, 2021 | archive-date=September 21, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921022528/https://books.google.com/books?id=JCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref> This print of the film removes the usage of profanity said by Spike, but retains Ultra Magnus' line.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} The 1987 VHS release remained on the ''Billboard'' Top Kid Video Sales top 25 chart for at least 40 weeks.<ref name="Top Kid" />

[[Rhino Home Video]] released the film on VHS in 1999. This version uses the UK master which has scrolling text and narration at the beginning to replace the cast credits, and an additional closing narration assuring viewers that "Optimus Prime will return." This narration was present in the British theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transformers: The Movie - Reconstructed (Region 2)|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/18370/transformers-the-movie-reconstructed/|website=DVD Talk|access-date=August 14, 2010|archive-date=May 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504014554/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/18370/transformers-the-movie-reconstructed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Transformers: The Movie (20th Anniversary Special Edition)|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/24745/transformers-the-movie-20th-anniversary-special-edition/|website=DVD Talk|access-date=August 14, 2010|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231533/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/24745/transformers-the-movie-20th-anniversary-special-edition/|url-status=live}}</ref> The company released the film on DVD on November 7, 2000, with a newly remastered print based on the US version, and restores Spike's swear.<ref name="IGN1"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Ralph|last=Tribbey|url=http://www.hive4media.com/news/html/Product_article.cfm?article_id=1157|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010528112642/http://www.hive4media.com:80/news/html/Product_article.cfm?article_id=1157|title=Rhino Follows Up 'Tranformers Movie' Sales Shocker With Two More Special Editions on May 8|website=hive4media.com|archive-date=May 28, 2001|date=May 7, 2001|access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref> It was distributed exclusively in Canada by [[Seville Pictures]].<ref name="TT:TM DVD">{{cite AV media | title=The Transformers: The Movie | type=DVD package | quote=Distributed exclusively in Canada by Seville Pictures.}}</ref>

Following Rhino's home video rights to Sunbow's catalog expiring, [[Sony Wonder]] released a two-disc 20th-anniversary special edition on November 7, 2006. This release featured a brand-new widescreen remaster of the film, in addition to the original fullscreen version. The extras include several audio commentaries, newly produced behind-the-scenes featurettes, storyboards, commercials, and an episode from ''[[Transformers: Victory]]'' – "Scramble City: Mobilization". However, it only features audio commentary.<ref name="IGNdouble">{{cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/28/double-dip-digest-transformers-the-movie |title=Double Dip Digest: Transformers: The Movie |website=IGN |date=October 28, 2006 |access-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204184413/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/28/double-dip-digest-transformers-the-movie |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Shout! Factory]] released a 30th-anniversary edition on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-30th-anniversary-edition |title=The Transformers: The Movie [30th Anniversary Edition] |publisher=Shout! Factory |access-date=June 16, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826115357/https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/action-adventure/the-transformers-the-movie-30th-anniversary-edition |archive-date=August 26, 2016 }}</ref> Shout! Factory released a 35th-anniversary edition on 4K [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on August 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-limited-edition-steelbook?product_id=7636 |title=The Transformers: The Movie [35th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook] + Exclusive Lithograph - - 4K UHD/Blu-ray |publisher=Shout! Factory |access-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524151656/https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-limited-edition-steelbook?product_id=7636 |url-status=live }}</ref>