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Creature with the Atom Brain Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Mill Creek BD-A/US 2023 | Arrow BD-ALL/US 2021 | Sony DVD-1/US 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton | |||
| Audio Commentary by Russell Dyball | |||
| Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures - With Stephen R. Bissette | |||
| They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner, Michael Schlesinger and Tom Weaver | |||
| Interview with Kim Newman | |||
| Stills Gallery | |||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||
| “Midnight Blunders” | |||
| “Mysterious Island: Sinister Savages” | |||
| “Terror Faces Magoo” | |||
| Super 8 Version |
Edition and Packaging 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).
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Collector’s guide
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Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures (73:55) -
They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia (25:49) -
Interview with Kim Newman (8:31)
| Editions | |
|---|---|
| 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 Arrow BD | |
| They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner, Michael Schlesinger and Tom Weaver Mill Creek BD | |
| Interview with Kim Newman Arrow BD | |
| Stills Gallery Arrow BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Arrow BD | |
| “Midnight Blunders” Sony DVD | |
| “Mysterious Island: Sinister Savages” Sony DVD | |
| “Terror Faces Magoo” Sony DVD | |
| Super 8 Version Arrow BD |