Contamination
[S.I.] : Arrow Video, [2015]
Format: Blu-ray + DVD
Edition: Special edition.
Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
A cargo ship drifts into New York harbour. Its crew: all dead, their bodies horribly mutilated, turned inside-out by an unknown force. Its freight: boxes upon boxes of glowing, pulsating green eggs.
Other Authors:
McCulloch, Ian, 1939- actor.
Marleau, Louise, 1944- actor.
Masé, Marino, 1939-2022, actor.
Arrow Video (Firm), publisher.
McCulloch, Ian, 1939- actor.
Marleau, Louise, 1944- actor.
Masé, Marino, 1939-2022, actor.
Arrow Video (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
Eggs -- Drama.
Ships -- Cargo -- Drama.
New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
Eggs -- Drama.
Ships -- Cargo -- Drama.
New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
Target Audience: Rating: Not rated.
UPC: 760137736899
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
COMBO FOREIGN Contamination | Main (Downtown) | First Level, COMBO Pack Blu-ray/DVD | In |
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Special edition contents: Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative; high definition Blu-ray (1080p); original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio (uncompressed PCM); newly translated subtitles for the Italian soundtrack; brand new audio commentary by filmmaker, Fangoria editor and Contamination super-fan Chris Alexander; Notes on science-fiction cinema - an archive documentary featuring behind-the-scenes footage and director Luigi Cozzi on the birth of Contamination; 2014 Q&A with Cozzi and star Ian McCulloch; Sound of the cyclops: Maurizio Guarini on the music of Contamination - the goblin keyboardist discusses Contamination's dark, progressive rock score and a lifetime of making music for Italian terror; Luigi Cozzi vs. Lewis Coates - a brand new interview with the director in which he discusses his filmmaking career from past to present; Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery: a critical analysis of the Italian cash-in - a brand new featurette looking at the Italian genre movies which sought to cash-in on popular Hollywood blockbusters; theatrical trailer; Graphic novel based on the original Contamination screenplay (disc gallery).
Blu-ray disc.
Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Mase.
Blu-ray, wide screen, regions A and B; Dolby digital 1.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Italian or English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Special edition contents: Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative; high definition Blu-ray (1080p); original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio (uncompressed PCM); newly translated subtitles for the Italian soundtrack; brand new audio commentary by filmmaker, Fangoria editor and Contamination super-fan Chris Alexander; Notes on science-fiction cinema - an archive documentary featuring behind-the-scenes footage and director Luigi Cozzi on the birth of Contamination; 2014 Q&A with Cozzi and star Ian McCulloch; Sound of the cyclops: Maurizio Guarini on the music of Contamination - the goblin keyboardist discusses Contamination's dark, progressive rock score and a lifetime of making music for Italian terror; Luigi Cozzi vs. Lewis Coates - a brand new interview with the director in which he discusses his filmmaking career from past to present; Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery: a critical analysis of the Italian cash-in - a brand new featurette looking at the Italian genre movies which sought to cash-in on popular Hollywood blockbusters; theatrical trailer; Graphic novel based on the original Contamination screenplay (disc gallery).
Blu-ray disc.
Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Mase.
Blu-ray, wide screen, regions A and B; Dolby digital 1.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Italian or English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).