The Son of the Stars

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Sold Out / OOP

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Scott Saslow) was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Deaf Crocodile is an L.A.-based Distribution + Restoration company focused on New, Independent, Lost/Unseen and World Cinema with a special interest in Animation, Cult Horror + Fantasy, LGBTQ films, and the work of neglected and underrepresented Filmmakers from across the spectrum. The company was founded by film restoration expert Craig Rogers and distributor / exhibitor Dennis Bartok. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing Deaf Crocodile's brand new line of home video releases! 

A wild and surreal outer space adventure. A mid-80s mash-up of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, ALIEN, and Edgar Rice Burrough's TARZAN. In the year 6470, a husband and wife team of explorers receive a mysterious distress signal from an astronaut who disappeared decades earlier. They leave their son on board ship to search for the missing astronaut - but fate intervenes, their own ship crashes - leaving their son alone - or is he?

directed by: Călin Cazan and Mircea Toia
starring: Various
1988 / 78 min / 1.33:1 / Romanian DTS-HD MA 1.0

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• New restoration by Deaf Crocodile from the original 35mm negative
• New commentary track by film journalist Samm Deighan
• New interview with co-director Călin Cazan
• New booklet essay by Stephen R. Bissette
• Blu-ray mastering and authoring by David Mackenzie/Fidelity in Motion
• English subtitles