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Fabulous Films is proud to announce

John Carpenter’s
Cult Sci-Fi Stoner Classic

Dark Star
Blu-ray Edition

Bombed out in space with a spaced out bomb!!!!!!!

Available to own for the very first on Blu-ray from 19th September 2011

Dark Star on Blu-ray will make its premiere screening at the
Big Screen Event sponsored by Empire Magazine this
Saturday 13th August at London 02 Arena

“A genuine classic”
Empire Magazine
*****

This all new Blu-ray edition has been sourced from an original 16 x 9 35mm theatrical print. The film was originally shot on 16mm, and then blown up to 35mm for theatrical distribution. The new master has been subject to a new grade and extensive manual frame by frame digital restoration with enhance and restored to Dolby Digital 5.1

SYNOPSIS
John Carpenter’s pulp science fiction classic- this brilliantly clever and funny parody of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, follows a warped intergalactic mission to blow up unstable planets. Four bored astronauts fill in time between missions catching up on their tans with the help of a sunlamp, playing with suspiciously plastic-looking alien mascot they are taking back to Earth and conversing with their female version of Hal. Things start to go horribly wrong as the spaceship computer misfires and a surfer – makes it back to Earth Surfing on an improvised board. Dark Star was intended to be a 68 minute student film. Hollywood Producer Jack Harris managed to convince the film-makers to shoot 15 minutes of extra footage and released the expanded version theatrically.

This Blu-ray edition contains the original theatrical version (83mins) and the Directors cut (68mins) release and is packed full of brand new extra features!

BLU-RAY CONTENTS
  • An all new feature length documentary entitled Let There Be Light (116mins): The Odyssey of Dark Star. Exploring the controversial making of the John Carpenter and writer Dan O’Bannon (Alien) student film.
  • Archival interviews with John Carpenter and many more
  • Plus the final interview with Dan O’Bannon
  • Interview with Brian Narelle, cinematographer Doug Knapp, art director Tommy Lee Wallace, visual effects artist Greg Jein, voice artist Cookie Knapp, film director Jack Harris, Dianne O’Bannon, USC Alumni / director Jeff Burr
  • Original Directors Cut of the Feature & Theatrical Cut of the Feature
  • Original Film Trailer
  • Stills Gallery – Poster Gallery – Lobby Gallery
  • New CGI Menus
  • Cast & Crew Biographies
  • English & Spanish Subtitles

BLU-RAY SPECIFICATIONS
  • RRP Price: £19.99
  • Discs: 1
  • Barcode: 5030697020192
  • Catalogue No: FHEB2874
  • Certificate: PG
  • Running time 270mins

Dark Star is distributed by Fabulous Films and is available from all good DVD stockists from 19th September 2011.

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