{"product_id":"invaders-from-mars-blu-ray","title":"Invaders from Mars Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eInvaders from Mars\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: William Cameron Menzies (1953) BFI Blu-ray | 4K restoration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a young boy witnesses a flying saucer crash near his home, the local townsfolk start acting strangely. He convinces a government official and an astronomer that something is awry - but can these unlikely heroes thwart a full-blown invasion from space?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThings to Come\u003c\/em\u003e director William Cameron Menzie's film terrified Cold War-era audiences with its chilling vision of an insidious alien attack on small-town America. A sci-fi cinema landmark, \u003cem\u003eInvaders from Mars\u003c\/em\u003e has inspired filmmakers as varied as Don Coscarelli (\u003cem\u003ePhantasm\u003c\/em\u003e), Brad Bird (\u003cem\u003eThe Iron Giant\u003c\/em\u003e) and John Carpenter (\u003cem\u003eThe Thing\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e- **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eIllustrated booklet featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003enew writing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eby Dr Deborah Allison and Barry Forshaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eAudio commentary by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e- Filmmaker Nic Wassell explores how legendary production designer and director William Cameron Menzies infuses the paranoia of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003etomic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e-A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003ege science fiction with hope for the future\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e- William Cameron Menzies’ biographer, James Curtis, interviews the director’s granddaughter Pamela Lauesen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e- Jimmy Hunt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e actor looks back upon his starring role in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eInvaders \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e Mars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e- Featurette with filmmakers John Landis and Joe Dante, editor Mark Goldblatt, special visual effects artist Robert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eSko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 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BCX0\"\u003eintroduced by rest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eoration supervisor Scott MacQueen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eJohn Sayles’ intr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eoduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e to the film,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003erecorded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eat the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eTCM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eClassic Film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eFestival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e- Cinematographer and director Ernest Dickerson introduces a new trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e- European \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003ebservatory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eequence (9 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e: shot well after the rest of film was in the can, this sequence, inserted to extend the running time, was included in European release prints of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eInvaders \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e Mars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW70001379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW70001379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70001379 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photos from the restoration process\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56754972131652,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/9322\/7199\/files\/invadersfrommarsblu.webp?v=1778846825","url":"https:\/\/film-shop-ifi.myshopify.com\/products\/invaders-from-mars-blu-ray","provider":"Film Shop IFI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}