Summoned to a top secret lab on a distant planet, a space marshal discovers that a genetic engineering experiment to create a new food source has gone horrible wrong and a rapidly-evolving organism is stalking the crew one-by-one in this super gory, nudity-filled Roger Corman cheapie knockoff of ALIEN.
REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray (DVDCompare)
FORBIDDEN WORLD 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray combo specs:
- 2160p24 HEVC Dolby Vision and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen presentations of the FORBIDDEN WORLD theatrical cut (77 minutes) and the MUTANT director's cut (82 minutes) on 4K UltraHD and Blu-ray discs
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- Two audio commentaries on the theatrical cut by:
- critic Kim Newman and writer Sean Hogan;
- film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth;
- Audio Commentary on the director's cut by editor/director Allan Holzman, moderated by Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson
- "Confessions of a Teenage Mutant" interview with director Allan Holzman
- "Don't Laugh at Mutants: Another interview with Allan Holzman"
- "Newer Horizons" video essay by film historian Mike Foster
- "The Making of Forbidden World" 2010 documentary featuring interviews with director/editor Allan Holzman, special visual effects artist/production designer Robert Skotak, actor Jesse Vint, composer Susan Justin, and more
- Interview with producer Roger Corman
- Interview with effects artist John Carl Buechler
- Image Gallery
- Radio Spot
- 3 TV Spots
- 5 Theatrical Trailers
- The first pressing includes a slipcover with artwork by Joel Robinson and a booklet with notes by James Whittington.
