Fire Maidens of Outer Space

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This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Robert Sammelin) is limited to 3,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Welcome Vinegar Syndrome Labs (VSL) to the VS Sub-Label family! As with each of our sub-labels we are hoping to expand and defy expectations with the diversity of films we restore and release. As the name implies, VSL will serve as a kind of testing area for releasing genres and eras of film that one might not immediately expect to come from VS. The ultimate objective of VSL will be to see if these types of films will find an audience, and if so, pursue and release more of them…and even if not, still serve as a means of restoring more of the weird, rare, and unusual movies you might not expect from Vinegar Syndrome.

In a secret space mission, a joint team of US and UK rocketmen hurtle into space to explore the thirteenth moon of Jupiter. Enshrouded in both fog and mystery, only this moon has the potential to sustain life as we know it. Upon landing, these five explorers encounter not only the remnants of Atlantis, but over a dozen nubile maidens and their "father" Prasus. Eager to launch New Atlantis but without enough men to help populate the society, Prasus is overjoyed to receive these male guests. While the rocket crew can hardly believe their good fortune, this lunar paradise is regularly menaced by a surly monster known only as The Creature, and trusting Prasus may lead to their deep space doom! A cheery relic of genre film past, FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE is a delirious classic of 1950s sci-fi, when only a vague concept of astronomy and the lure of women alone could fill the right kind of theater. American Cy Roth (Combat Squad) wrote, produced, and directed this British production with fellow American Anthony Dexter (The Phantom Planet, Valentino) playing team leader Luther Blair. Also featuring Paul Carpenter (Intent to Kill, The Unholy Four) as the ship's captain and Susan Shaw (Blonde Blackmailer, Carry On Nurse) as Hestia, the maiden who's caught Blair's eye and just may help the team return to Earth. Vinegar Syndrome Labs proudly presents this beloved atomic age romp on Blu-ray in a new 4K scan and restoration.

directed by: Cy Roth
starring: Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw, Paul Carpenter, Jacqueline Curtis, Harry Fowler, Sydney Tafler
1956 / 81 min / 1.37:1 / English Mono

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
  
• Scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm fine grain master
• Commentary track with film historians/writers Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
• Commentary track with film writers Chris Shields and Sarah Fensom
• "One Step Back: Sci-Fi’s Regressive Outliers" (12 min) - a new video essay by Dr. Sabina Stent
• "The Fire Maidens: Another Look at the Starlets" (7 min) - a new video essay by Benjamin Tucker
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles