Shout! Factory has officially announced that the Invasion of the Body Snatchers Collector’s Edition Blu-ray will be officially released on August 2nd, 2016.
The classic 1978 thriller starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Veronica Cartwright and Jeff Goldblum has been remastered for this new collector’s edition release via a 2K scan of the interpositive. The new HD transfer will make Invasion of the Body Snatchers look better than it ever has.
All of the legacy bonus features from the previous release are included for the collector’s edition package. In addition, Shout! Factory has commissioned over an hour’s worth of all-new extras along with a feature length commentary track.
Here’s the complete rundown of bonus features on the Invasion of the Body Snatchers Collector’s Edition Blu-ray:
- NEW Star-Crossed in The Invasion – an interview with actress Brooke Adams (9 minutes)
- NEW Leading the Invasion – an interview with actor Art Hindle (25 minutes)
- NEW Re-Creating The Invasion – an interview with writer W.D. Richter (16 minutes)
- NEW Scoring the Invasion an interview with composer Denny Zeitlin (15 minutes)
- NEW Audio Commentary with author/film historian Steve Haberman
- Audio Commentary by director Philip Kaufman
- Re-Visitors From Outer Space, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Pod – including interviews with director Philip Kaufman, screenwriter W.D. Richter, director of photography Michael Chapman and actors Donald Sutherland and Veronica Cartwright (15 minutes)
- Practical Magic: The Special Effects Pod (4 minutes)
- The Man Behind The Scream: The Sound Effects Pod – an interview with Ben Burtt and sound editor Bonnie Koehler (12 minutes)
- The Invasion Will Be Televised: The Cinematography Pod (5 minutes)
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
- Photo Gallery
- An episode of SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE, Time is Just A Place, based on Jack Finney’s short story. Directed by Jack Arnold.
Check out the Invasion of the Body Snatchers Collector’s Edition Blu-ray cover art below.
