Anchor Bay
R1 DVD
Phantasm
broke new ground in horror; it was an unusual series of films which combined
gothic horror, science fiction with cult sensibilities. It also introduced one
of the more famous killing tools of the horror genre, the slicing sphere with
spikes which drilled into the poor recipients head. The anti hero of the series
was Angus Scrimm – the Tall Man who terrified a generation by turning human
corpses into deformed dwarves !
In
Phantasm IV: the Oblivion the action continues at a fast pace - the original cast returns as Mike (A. Michael
Baldwin), along with Jody (Bill Thornbury) and Reggie (Bannister), undertake a
surreal journey through the dimensions of time and space to understand the
terrifying birthright of the Tall Man, as well as the origins of the infamous
and lethal Sphere! We learn the history
of the Tall Man and the dwarves and see the Tall Man's final assault with his
dark army with the future of the human race hanging in the balance!
We
also learn the terrible truth about the lethal sphere - it seems the dwarfs and
the balls are intimately related. The Tall Man compacts the bodies of his
victims down to pint size and then takes their brains out and puts them inside
the balls !
This
is the first US release of the fully uncut version of Phantasm Oblivion, the
original release having been cut before North American release. The scenes have
not been added as “extras” but edited back into the film giving the viewer the
full cinematic experience of this final episode of the Phantasm series.
This
edition includes a very smart new anamorphic transfer, a never-before-seen
retrospective featurette and a newly recorded commentary by
writer/producer/director Don Coscarelli, Reggie "The Ice Cream Man"
Bannister and the "Tall Man" himself.