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Alternate title: Bright Light Pictures / Knighthood Limited (Ratchet & Clank: Before the Nexus)

From: Ratchet & Clank: Before the Nexus (December 6, 1988)

Theaters:
December 8, 1988 (Projector)
December 11, 1988 (Brennan City Theaters)
December 13, 1988 (GoAnimate Theaters)
December 16, 1988 (USA)
December 19, 1988 (Australia/New Zealand)
December 26, 1988 (International)

VHS:
December 28, 1988
November 17, 1992 (with Modern Spark [1946])
December 6, 1993 (5th Anniversary)
January 11, 1995
February 23, 1997
December 6, 1998 (10th Anniversary)
November 5, 1999
June 3, 2001
December 6, 2003 (15th Anniversary) (Uncommon)

Laserdisc:
December 30, 1988
January 6, 1991
December 6, 1993 (5th Anniversary) (Uncommon)
August 30, 1994 (Uncommon)
December 6, 1998 (10th Anniversary) (VERY RARE)

DVD:
April 4, 1997 (Fullscreen only)
December 6, 1998 (10th Anniversary) (Fullscreen and widescreen)
May 23, 1999
August 16, 2000
November 6, 2001
December 6, 2003 (15th Anniversary)
November 27, 2007 (HD DVD)
December 6, 2008 (20th Anniversary)
May 2, 2009
December 6, 2013 (25th Anniversary)

Blu-Ray Disc:
July 3, 2006 (Original 2D)
December 6, 2008 (20th Anniversary)
December 29, 2009 (3D)
July 2, 2011 (3D HD)
May 6, 2012
December 6, 2013 (25th Anniversary)
November 15, 2014 (Bright Light Archive Collection)
January 16, 2015 (Shout! Factory)
May 1, 2017 (14 Movie Collection)
August 28, 2017 (4K Ultra)
December 6, 2018 (30th Anniversary)
August 6, 2021
August 9, 2022 (The Criterion Collection)
November 23, 2022 (The Best Bright Light Movies Every Year)
December 6, 2023 (35th Anniversary)

Brennan City Classification Board Rating: 12A
Vyond Classification Board Rating: M
MPAA Rating: PG-13
BBFC Rating: 12
ACB Rating: PG
Canada Rating: 14A
Mexico Rating: B
New Zealand Rating: PG

Credit to Mitchell Ryan Mallee (no longer on YouTube) for the Knighthood Limited 1985 logo video.