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Creature with the Atom Brain

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Mill Creek box art
Mill Creek BD-A/US 2023
Arrow box art
Arrow BD-ALL/US 2021
Sony box art
Sony DVD-1/US 2007
Audio Commentary by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton has extra
Audio Commentary by Russell Dyball has extra
Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures - With Stephen R. Bissette (73:55) has extra
They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner, Michael Schlesinger and Tom Weaver (25:49) has extra
Interview with Kim Newman (8:31) has extra
Stills Gallery has extra
Theatrical Trailer (2:10) has extra has extra
“Midnight Blunders” (Short, 1936, 17:06) has extra
“Mysterious Island: Sinister Savages” (Serial Episode 2, 1951, 16:00) has extra
“Terror Faces Magoo” (Animated Short, 1959, 6:30) has extra
Super 8 Version (19:26) has extra
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Notes

  • Mill Creek’s Blu-ray is included in the “Sci-Fi from the Vault” box set with It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959).
  • Arrow’s Blu-ray is included in the “Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman” box set with The Werewolf (1956), The Giant Claw (1957) and Zombies of Mora Tau (1957). It contains a 60-page booklet with writing by Laura Drazin Boyes (“Sam Katzman: The Sultan of Schlock”), Neil Mitchell (“Only Screams Can Describe It: ‘Creature with the Atom Brain’”), Barry Forshaw (“Science Versus the Supernatural: Sam Katzman’s ‘The Werewolf’”), Jon Towlson (“A Twilight Zone Between Life and Death: ‘Zombies of Mora Tau’”) and Jackson Cooper (“Turkey in the Sky! The Appealing Legacy of ‘The Giant Claw’”); an 80-page art booklet with writing by Stephen R. Bissette; 12 lobby card reproductions; and 2 double-sided fold-out posters. Reissued with discs only (2022/02/22).
  • Sony’s DVD is included in the “Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman” box set with The Werewolf (1956), The Giant Claw (1957) and Zombies of Mora Tau (1957).

Ultimate Edition

Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.

  • Screen shot for Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures
    Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures (73:55)
  • Screen shot for They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia
    They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia (25:49)
  • Screen shot for Interview with Kim Newman
    Interview with Kim Newman (8:31)
Presentation Mill Creek BD 2023
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080i60
      • Overall bit rate: 24.97 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
      • Length:1:09:11.247
      • File size: 13.89 GiB
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 1839 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Arrow BD 2021
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 35.00 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
      • Length:1:09:08.605
      • File size: 18.50 GiB
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: English LPCM 1.0
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 1152 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Mill Creek BD
Audio Commentary by Russell Dyball Arrow BD
Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures - With Stephen R. Bissette (73:55, 1080p) Arrow BD
They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner, Michael Schlesinger and Tom Weaver (25:49, 1080i60) Mill Creek BD
Interview with Kim Newman (8:31, 1080p) Arrow BD
Stills Gallery Arrow BD
Theatrical Trailer (2:10, 1080p) Arrow BD
“Midnight Blunders” (Short, 1936, 17:06, 480p) Sony DVD
“Mysterious Island: Sinister Savages” (Serial Episode 2, 1951, 16:00, 480p) Sony DVD
“Terror Faces Magoo” (Animated Short, 1959, 6:30, 480p) Sony DVD
Super 8 Version (19:26, 1080p) Arrow BD