direct-to-video
Adjective
Meaning
direct-to-video (not comparable)
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Of a motion picture, originally released in a home video format (historically VHS) without being released to cinemas or broadcast on television.
Examples
Addams Family Values was a commercial failure, however, which meant the franchise's demotion to the direct-to-video ghetto, the cinematic equivalent of being sent down from the big leagues to play Double A ball in Columbus, Ohio.
Also made were The Dukes of Hazzard in 2005 and a direct-to-video prequel The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning in 2007.
Her last movie was Regina Roma (1982), a direct-to-video release.
Daisy has also appeared in several direct-to-video films such as Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) and The Three Musketeers (2004).
In 2006, Kasem continued to voice Shaggy only in the direct-to-video film series through 2009, while Scott Menville performed the voice of Shaggy in the 2006–08 CW series Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
A television film (“made-for-TV movie” or “television movie”) is a film that is initially broadcast on television rather than released in theaters or direct-to-video.