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Background: [[Orion Pictures]] launched its own home video distribution unit in early 1986 and released its first video titles the following year. Prior to 1987, Orion's films were released under [[Warner Home Video]] during Orion's deal with [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] from 1979 to 1982; thereafter, Orion releases were licensed to Vestron Video and HBO Video (and HBO's predecessor labels). HBO continued to hold some rights to Orion films on VHS and Laserdisc after the formation of Orion Home Video, such as ''The Terminator'' (the rights reverted back to [[Hemdale Film Corporation|Hemdale]] and would later be reissued by [[Hemdale Home Video]], [[Artisan Entertainment|LIVE Entertainment]], and [[RLJE Films|Image Entertainment]] before the rights ended up at MGM.) and ''¡Three Amigos!'' (since they only had theatrical distribution rights). After [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] acquired Orion in 1997, the label was still active (mostly as a way to get around [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA]]'s distribution deal with Warner Home Video), adding video rights to TV movies from its new parent company and also licensing some films to Image Entertainment for DVD release. Orion Home Video ultimately folded into MGM Home Entertainment. Most distribution rights to the Orion library, except all 1979-1982 releases and some post-1982 releases such as ''Amadeus'', are held by MGM, distributed by [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]; ''¡Three Amigos!''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rights remain with HBO while foreign rights are with MGM.