Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Triumph of the Killer Bs!
QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (1958) New 2018 1080p HD Master
You’ll go ga-ga over Zsa Zsa like never before as everyone’s favorite Sci-Fi Schlock-a-rama outer space epic gets rejuvenated on this dazzling high definition transfer that stuns with color, clarity and curves (naturally). Well before a certain captain treked his way around the stars, Captain Patterson (Eric Fleming) taught alien women (Zsa Zsa Gabor, Laurie Mitchell, Lisa Davis…) the importance of passion. In the far-flung future of 1985, a space ship is thrown off course when an energy ray destroys the space station. Crash-landing on Venus, the all-male crew discovers a planet possessed by mini-skirted, color-coded clad amazons. Their vindictive queen (Mitchell) intends to turn her energy beam on earth itself, but when the women of Venus meet virile Earth men for the first time in their lives, they rebel. Based on a story by legendary scribe Ben Hecht, adapted by the prolific Charles Beaumont. Add to the fun by spotting costumes and set pieces recycled from other classic Sci-Fi films! Special Feature: Commentary by Laurie Mitchell and Film Historian Tom Weaver. 16×9 Letterbox
THE CYCLOPS (1957) New 2018 1080p HD Master
Master of monstrous menace, the original Mr. B.I.G., Bert I. Gordon (Beginning of the End, The Amazing Colossal Man), is the mastermind behind the movie magic in this tale of mega-sized Mexican fauna. Hoping to locate her missing aviator husband, Susan Winter (Gloria Talbott) organizes an expedition deep into the wilds of Mexico. Discovering a lost valley surmounted by mountains aglow with uranium, Susan and her three companions end up battling behemoth bugs and giant lizards while one of the party (Lon Chaney, Jr.) starts meandering down the path of Sierra Madre-style psychosis. Then the 25′ tall Cyclops who stops at nothing to protect his turf appears and the screaming starts… This guilty pleasure (and prelude to B.I.G.’s later Colossal films) is decidedly more eye-popping than ever before thanks to its sparkling presentation in glorious Black and White on 1080p HD Blu-ray Disc. Special Feature: Theatrical Trailer (HD). 16×9 Widescreen
THE SWARM: THE EXTENDED EDITION(1978) New 2018 1080p HD Master
Master of Disaster Irwin Allen assembles an absurdly all-star cast of both A-listers and B-movie greats (Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Bradford Dillman, Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Cameron Mitchell and Alejandro Rey… phew!) to do battle against the a scourge of bees. That kill. From Africa. By way of South America (based on a true story!). After a deadly attack at a nuclear missile silo near Houston, a maverick entomologist (Michael Caine) must race the clock and bureaucratic ignorance to raise the alert that flying, buzzing death has crossed the border. Based on the novel by Arthur Herzog, real-life wrangled bees, animated stand-in bees, car crashes, high-end pyrotechnics and award-worthy scene chewing are witnessed in greater detail than ever before on this macroscopic-worthy HD transfer. Special Features: Vintage Behind the Scenes Documentary “Inside the Swarm”; Theatrical Trailer (HD). 16×9 Letterbox
LOOKER (1981) New 2018 1080p HD Master
Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park) writes and directs an astonishingly prescient Science Fiction thriller that starts with the mysterious deaths of beautiful fashion models and spirals into a twisting roller coaster ride that serves up a slice of true future fear (the algorithms are coming!). When police Lt. Masters (Dorian Harewood) pays a visit to exclusive Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Larry Roberts (Albert Finney), the doctor learns that his last three patients have recently died mysteriously. All were seemingly perfect models who came to him with very specific requirements, and each time the surgeon agreed to their requests only because their careers depended on his work. In order to clear his name, Dr. Roberts pursues clues leading to a fantastic and fiendish plan. Looker receives a high-tech makeover it demands in this future shock sizzling 1080p HD transfer. Also stars Susan Dey and James Coburn. Special Features: Introduction and Commentary by Michael Crichton; Deleted Scene (As Used in Network Television Version); Theatrical Trailer. 16×9 Letterbox
