The day the earth was turned into a cemetery!
Synopsis
Phase IV (1974) follows two researchers who investigate unusual ant behavior after a mysterious cosmic event alters their development in the Arizona desert. As the ants demonstrate coordinated intelligence and begin to challenge human control, the scientists’ efforts to contain and understand them grow increasingly perilous. This science fiction horror film blends clinical observation and surreal imagery in an exploration of communication, evolution, and human vulnerability.
Selected disc options for Phase IV
| Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL 4K/US 2024 | 88 Films BD-B 4K/UK 2026 | Olive BD-A/US/OOP 2015 | Capelight BD-B/DE 2022 | 101 Films BD-B/UK/OOP 2020 | Legend DVD-1/US/OOP 2008 |
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| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | has extra | |||||
| Audio Commentary by Allan Bryce and Richard Holliss | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Matthew Asprey Gear | has extra | |||||
| Evolutions: The Making of “Phase IV” | has extra | |||||
| An Ant’s Life: Contextualizing “Phase IV” | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Formicidae Sinfonia: The Music and Sounds of “Phase IV” | has extra | |||||
| Another World - Interview with Graham Humphreys | has extra | |||||
| Ant Allegory - Interview with Deborah Allison | has extra | |||||
| Original Saul Bass Ending | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Deleted Shots and Sequences | has extra | |||||
| Alternate Beginning Split Screen Comparison | has extra | |||||
| Restoration Comparison | has extra | |||||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | |||||
| English Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| German Theatrical Trailer | has extra | |||||
| “A Series of Explorations, Episodes & Comments on Creativity” | has extra | has extra | ||||
| “Bass on Titles” | has extra | has extra | ||||
| “Notes on the Popular Arts” - Directed by Saul Bass | has extra | has extra | ||||
| “Quest” - Directed by Saul Bass | has extra | has extra | ||||
| “The Searching Eye” - Directed by Saul Bass | has extra | has extra | ||||
| “The Solar Film” - Directed by Saul Bass | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- Vinegar Syndrome’s 4K UHD includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Sean Savage and a 10-page booklet of director Saul Bass’s storyboards.
- Olive’s Blu-ray contains no extras.
- Capelight’s “Limited Collector’s Edition” Blu-ray includes a 48-page booklet (in German). Reissued without second disc (containing short films, featurette and restoration comparison) and booklet (2023/03/10).
- 101 Films’ “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a 30-page booklet with writing by Deborah Allison (“Phase IV”) and Liam Hathaway (“Adapt or Die: Killer Bug Cinema and ‘Phase IV’”). Reissued without booklet (2020/11/02).
- Legend’s DVD contains no extras.
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