Phantasm Collection coming from Arrow

[Akijama]

http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/ind...product_id=930

Format: Blu-Ray + DVD

Starring: A. Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister

Directed by: Don Coscarelli, David Hartman



Synopsis:

Few horror movie franchises are as iconic as Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm series. From its deadly flying silver spheres through to its hooded dwarf minions, and of course, the towering figure of arch villain The Tall Man himself, the imagery conjured up by the Phantasm films remains etched in the psyche of genre fans everywhere.

Beginning with the 1979 original through to 2016’s Phantasm: Ravager, the five films which make up the Phantasm series follow the young Mike Baldwin as he battles against the enigmatic “Tall Man” - an extraterrestrial being intent on harvesting the human race as slaves for his home planet. Aided by friend Reggie and his trusty four-barrelled shotgun, Mike resolves to vanquish the Tall Man before he wipes out humanity altogether.



Brought together for the first time on Blu-ray - including a stunning new 4K restoration of the original Phantasm overseen by J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek Into Darkness) - the Phantasm series is back with added balls!





LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL PHEATURES



All 5 Phantasm movies together on Blu-ray for the first time!

Limited Edition Bonus Disc featuring Exclusive Pheatures

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for all films

Exclusive 152-page book with new writing on the Phantasm universe from Kim Newman and Bill Ackerman alongside a wealth of archive material, all fully illustrated with original stills and posters

Replica Phantasm Sphere

Limited Edition Packaging with newly-commissioned artwork from Gary Pullin



PHANTASM (1979 - 2016 REMASTERED)

Phantasm: Remastered 2016 Theatrical Version

Original Theatrical Mono or Remastered 5.1 Surround Options

Phantasm: Remastered 2016 Los Angeles Premiere Audience Track – Join the audience of die-hard fans as they experience the restored classic for the first time!

Archive audio commentary with director/writer Don Coscarelli and actors A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury and Angus Scrimm

Reflections of Fear: Realising Phantasm – brand new pheaturette looking back at the making of Phantasm, including new interviews with cast and crew

Behind-the-Scenes footage with commentary by Don Coscarelli and Reggie Bannister

1979 TV interview with Don Coscarelli and Angus Scrimm

Deleted Scenes (6)

Original Trailer

TV Spots

Radio Spots (5)

Stills Gallery



PHANTASM II (1988)



Original Theatrical Stereo

Audio commentary with director/writer Don Coscarelli and actors Angus Scrimm and Reggie Bannister

Reflections of Fear: Realising Phantasm II – brand new pheaturette looking back at the making of Phantasm II, including new interviews with cast and crew

Angus Scrimm 1989 Convention Appearance

Fangoria TV Spot

Original Trailer

TV Spots

Stills Gallery



PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD (1994)



Original Theatrical Stereo or 5.1 Surround Options

Audio commentary with actors A. Michael Baldwin and Angus Scrimm

Reflections of Fear: Realising Phantasm III – brand new pheaturette looking back at the making of Phantasm III, including new interviews with cast and crew

Original Trailer

Stills Gallery



PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION (1998)



Original Theatrical Stereo or 5.1 Surround Options

Audio commentary with director/writer Don Coscarelli and actors Angus Scrimm and Reggie Bannister

Reflections of Fear: Realising Phantasm IV – brand new pheaturette looking back at the making of Phantasm IV, including new interviews with cast and crew

Original Trailer

Stills Gallery



PHANTASM: RAVAGER (2016)



2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround Options

Phantasm: Ravager 2016 Los Angeles Premiere Audience Track – Join the audience of die-hard fans as they experience Ravager for the first time!

Audio commentary with director David Hartman and writer/producer Don Coscarelli

Reflections of Fear: Realising Phantasm: Ravager – brand new pheaturette looking at the making of Ravager, including new interviews with cast and crew

Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary by David Hartman and Don Coscarelli

Phuntasm - Bloopers and Outtakes

Phantasm and You - a light-hearted recap of the Phantasm franchise directed by David Hartman

Original Trailer



BONUS DISC



Phantasmagoria - pheature-length documentary covering the original Phanta m through to Phantasm IV: Oblivion, including interviews with key cast and crew members

Phantasmagorical Tour - actor Reggie Bannister hosts a tour of some of the key filming locations from Phantasm



PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

[rapta]

Wow! Looks excellent. However, I'll just be fine with the first film myself.

[SymbioticFunction]

Dammit! I bought the region friendly US blu-rays of Phantasm Remastered and Phantasm Ravager with my xmas money. Knew I should have waited.

75 pounds is pretty damn expensive though, that's 15 pounds per film! I wonder if there will be a later, cheaper option without the sphere packaging.

I bought the 1-4 dvd Anchor Bay sphere set back when it was released and to be honest, I could happily live without the novelty packaging.

Anyone wanna buy my copies of Phantasm Remastered and Phantasm Ravager?

Edit: Phantasm Remastered no longer available.

[Dickieduvet]

Will wait for the amaray boxset at about £40.

That packaging ruins it for me, digipacks? Cardboard, giant sphere lol, proper shelf buster!!

A nice set for folks who collect this sort of thing though.

Can we expect a Supermarket exclusive of Phantasm?

[tenia]

I'm actually more bothered by the lack of technical informations about the sequels.

[Member-167298]

I knew holding out would pay off!

BRING! IT! ON!

[Al_The_Strange]

Dang, I just started collecting the USA copies. Looks like I'll grab this set to get the ones I don't have in one swoop, especially if a US box set never happens.

[Member-222782]

They'll need to press at least 10,000 copies of this set minimum to cover a good portion of the fanbase because there's no way in hell anybody's going to buy the US versions (if it actually happens). No way to top this. Where do I preorder?

[Graphic_Delusions]

Now watch eBay get flooded with Anchor Bay Phantasm Spheres, haha

[Member-167298]

Will this most likely be available via Amazon UK too?

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by PrestonXI

Will this most likely be available via Amazon UK too?

I would have thought so, it'll probably end up a lot cheaper than 75 pounds as well.

[OgamiittoMcJ]

10,000 is a lot so maybe this will take a while to sell out
and be reduced in price a bit

[Gerby]

I'm only interested in the first 2 movies...I thought 3 & 4 were terrible. Hopefully there will be individual releases eventually.

[tenia]

Originally Posted by OgamiittoMcJ

10,000 is a lot so maybe this will take a while to sell out
and be reduced in price a bit

It shouldn't.
Arrow chose 10 000 copies because they expect 10 000 copies of the LE Phantasm set to take as long to sell out as 5 000 copies of Donnie Darko and 3 000 copies of their Gialli set.

The whole point of doing LE sets is that the limitation pushes people not to wait a price drop to get one. If it lasts long enough for price to drop, it means the label vastly over-estimated the sales potential of the release.

It can happen (see the LGF / Mona Lisa set, or the obvious Battle Royale or TCM 2 ones), but these are exceptions rather than the rule.

[rockyfan]

10,000 but it won't take long to sell out. US customers will bypass the eventual WellGo release for this.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[postmodel]

I hope the "PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!" includes previously released stuff, like deleted scenes and workprint scenes from part 2.

The package looks beautiful though. Exactly what I would've hoped for!

SIDE NOTE: I wonder why Don didn't do commentary for part 3?

[Nocoastpunk]

Originally Posted by rockyfan

10,000 but it won't take long to sell out. US customers will bypass the eventual WellGo release for this.

I know that is what I'll be doing. Although I haven't decided if I'm going to spend my points on this or wait for the eventual non-limited version. I don't feel the need to have the ball, but I do like getting the books that come with the limited editions.

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Gerby

I'm only interested in the first 2 movies...I thought 3 & 4 were terrible. Hopefully there will be individual releases eventually.

I think 4 is great. Especially with the all unused flashback footage from the original.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by Gerby

I'm only interested in the first 2 movies...I thought 3 & 4 were terrible. Hopefully there will be individual releases eventually.

I just want the first one really (and maybe the others eventually). I guess they don't want to release them separately just yet because they'll want people to get this box set, but I imagine if they do the first one it will be booklet-less. Don't mind though, just means I'm likely to pay less and have to wait longer too.