Arrow Video restores classics from the video rental era with the output of Empire Pictures. In THE DUNGEONMASTER, a computer genius and his girlfriend must take battle a demonic wizard in a series of adventures. In DOLLS, travelers lost in a storm take shelter in the country house of a toy maker whose dolls have a deadly life of their own. In CELLAR DWELLER, a comic book artist discovers that the monstrous creation of her artist hero is all too real and very hungry. In ARENA, a short order cook on an intergalactic space station takes on aliens and robots in the ring. In ROBOT JOX, global war in the future is fought one on one by trained fighters piloting massive robots.
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ENTER THE VIDEO STORE: EMPIRE OF SCREAMS Blu-ray specs:
- Disc One - The Dungeonmaster:
- "Ragewar" Pre-release Version (77:59)
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English LPCM 1.0 Mono
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by actor Jeffrey Byron, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
- "Ragewar" International Version (77:23)
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English LPCM 1.0 Mono
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- "The Dungeonmaster" US Theatrical Version (73:35)
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English LPCM 1.0 Mono
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- "I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own" interview with actor Jeffrey Byron
- Trailers:
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer
- Alternate Trailer
- Disc Two - Dolls:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by David Decoteau, Empire alumnus and friend of director Stuart Gordon
- Audio Commentary by director Stuart Gordon and writer Ed Naha
- Audio Commentary by actors Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Stephen Lee, Carrie Lorraine, and Ian Patrick Williams
- "Assembling Dolls" interview with editor Lee Percy
- "Toys of Terror: The Making of DOLLS" documentary
- Film-to-Storyboard Comparison
- Trailers:
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer
- Alternate Trailer
- U.K. Home Video Trailer
Image Gallery
- Disc Three - Cellar Dweller:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by special make-up effects artist Michael Deak, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
- "Grabbed by the Ghoulies" appreciation of special make-up effects artist John Carl Buechler by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
- "Inside the Cellar" interview with special make-up effects artist Michael Deak
- VHS Trailer
- Empire Pictures Trailer Reel:
- GHOULIES
- GHOULIES II
- BREEDERS
- ELIMINATORS
- CRAWLSPACE
- FROM BEYOND
- PRISON
- Empire Pictures Trailer Reel - VHS Mode!:
- CATACOMBS
- ELIMINATORS
- ENEMY TERRITORY
- FROM BEYOND
- GHOST TOWN
- GHOULIES
- GHOULIES II
- TERRORVISION
- TROLL
- CRAWLSPACE
- Image Galleries:
- Behind the Scenes
- Artwork and Stills
- Original Sales Sheet
- Original Production Notes
- Disc Four - Arena:
- Widescreen Version:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by director Peter Manoogian, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
- Cropped Fullframe Version:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen (upscaled)
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
- "Not His Arena" interview with co-screenwriter Danny Bilson
- "Empire of Creatures" interview with special make-up effects artist Michael Deak
- Theatrical Trailer in 16:9 and 4:3 Versions
- Image Gallery:
- Behind the Scenes
- Posters and Stills
- Disc Five - Robot Jox:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by director Stuart Gordon
- Audio Commentary by associate effects director Paul Gentry, mechanical effects artist Mark Rappaport, and stop-motion animator Paul Jessell
- "Crash and Burn" interview with actor Gary Graham
- "Her Name is Athena" interview with actress Anne-Marie Johnson
- "The Scale of Battle: David Allen and the FX of ROBOT JOX" appreciation by visual effects artists Steve Burg, Yancy Calzeda, Paul Gentry, Kevin Kuchaver, Dennis Muren, and John Vincent
- "Looking Back" interview with actor Paul Koslo
- "Salvaged from the Wreckage" behind the scenes photos archive from associate effects director Paul Gentry
- Theatrical Trailer
- Image Galleries:
- Behind the Scenes
- Posters and Stills
- Original Sales Sheet
- Original Production Notes
- Comes in limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork
by Laurie Greasley, reversible sleeves and double-sided posters for each
film featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady,
fifteen postcard-sized reproduction artcards, an Arrow Video store
"membership card", and an 80-page perfect-bound book featuring new
writing on the films by Lee Gambin, Dave Jay, Megan Navarro, and John
Harrison plus select archival material.
