Description
There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide with The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection! This fascinating collection will shock, terrify and captivate you with five film favorites from the golden age of Hollywood – Tarantula, The Mole People, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters and Monster on the Campus. Featuring amazing, groundbreaking special effects, these classics set the standard for all sci-fi terror to come!
Disc 1 – Tarantula:
- Theatrical Trailer
Disc 1 – The Mole People:
- Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2 – The Incredible Shrinking Man:
- Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2 – The Monolith Monsters:
- Theatrical Trailer
Disc 3 – Monster on the Campus:
- Theatrical Trailer
A quintet of fun ’50s science-fiction thrillers from the Universal vaults make their DVD debut in this three-disc set that’s sure to please fans of vintage creature features. Arguably, the best of the lot is The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), with Grant Williams as a businessman whose exposure to a radioactive cloud causes him to decrease in size exponentially until he is literally microscopic. Based on a novel by legendary fantasy writer Richard Matheson, director Jack (Creature from the Black Lagoon) Arnold’s balance of suspense (Williams’ battles with a house cat and common spider) and pathos (the effect his condition has on his marriage) make it one of the most memorable science-fiction films of the decade, and a favorite even of those with only a passing interest in the genre. On the entirely other end of the spectrum is The Mole People (1956), a loopy pulp adventure with John Agar and Hugh (Leave It to Beaver) Beaumont as intrepid adventurers who discover a lost city and the title creatures at a top of a Middle Eastern mountain. Campy to a fault, with a logic-straining script and ridiculous monsters, The Mole People is also a goofy good time for B-movie mavens. Agar, whose faded star power forced him to seek work in low-budget films during the ’50s and ’60s, also turns up in the effective Tarantula (1955), a fast-paced “big bug” creepshow modeled after Them!. (1954), and featuring a cameo by Clint Eastwood as a jet pilot; the rest of the set is rounded out by the truly wacky Monster on the Campus (1958), with Arthur Franz as a college professor whose exposure to a prehistoric fish turns him into a rampaging Neanderthal, and The Monolith Monsters (1957), about fragments of a meteor that grow to colossal heights when exposed to water and threaten a small desert community. For TV babies that grew up on a steady diet of Saturday afternoon monster movies, The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection offers a nostalgic trip back to those cathode-soaked days, but without the barrage of commercials. The set offers trailers for each film by way of extras, as well as an anamorphic presentation of The Incredible Shrinking Man; the rest of the titles are presented in full screen. — Paul Gaita
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1, 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : s_medNotRated NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.25 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 4 Ounces
- Media Format : Black & White, NTSC
- Run time : 6 hours and 35 minutes
- Release date : February 16, 2016
- Actors : John Agar, Grant Williams, Joanna Moore
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
- Studio : Universal
- ASIN : B000IV9CDM
- Number of discs : 3
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