doesnt really matter if there was a soundtrack released or not as far as a dvd release goes. different rights were secured back when the film came out that may have included release for vhs but did not include anything like a dvd since they didnt exist back then.
youll find that is why most of the original criterion laserdiscs arent on dvd, they secured laserdisc rights but that didnt extend to dvd rights.
breakfast club and rock n rule are both prime examples of movies that were eventually released onto dvd, but only after a long time of haggling over getting rights to the music in the films, because they didnt want to release them with different music (like mtv did with the beavis and butthead dvds, or like kodocha was done when the band that did the opening title refused to give rights)
personally, i would rather hold out for a complete version with all the music opn it rather than settle for a lame version where the soundtrack has been either muted or replaced by something else.
modern films (i.e., those that are released since the invention of dvd and hd and bluray) dont suffer the same setbacks since those rights for a digital format release are generally secured at the time the movie is being picked up by a studio.
another possibility though, is that the studio that has the rights to this movie just doesnt think there would be enough interest in it to warrant a release. hell, willard and ben are both in way higher demand for a dvd release than dudes, and theyre not even close to ever being released.
i suppose everyone could begin annoying the hell out of the rights holders for a release until they finally give in.... it worked with lucas and the original trillogy finally getting its due.
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