Vinegar Syndrome

Nightbeast

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The original limited edition slipcover was limited to 3,000 units and is sold out. The limited edition variant slipcover was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out. All versions are identical, aside from the packaging.

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Amidst a dazzling meteor shower, the Nightbeast lands near a small East Coast town, armed with his vaporizing ray gun and a goal of killing everyone who crosses his path. As area residents are blasted to smithereens, the local sheriff and an ever dwindling group of survivors become determined to figure out a way to defeat this fearsome alien before their entire community is wiped out.

A dazzling display of lo-fi ambition from Baltimore based cult filmmaker and underrated auteur, Don Dohler (Alien Factor, Fiend), NIGHTBEAST immediately plunges the viewer into a frenzy of wildly colorful and stunning animation techniques, homemade gore effects, and awkward sexual encounters. Made for a scant $14,000 and featuring a soundtrack partially composed by a then teenage J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Star Wars Episode VIII), Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this regional sci-fi/horror classic to Blu-ray in a brand new 2k restoration of its 16mm camera original!

Details

Director(s): Don Dohler

Starring: Tom Griffith, Jamie Zemarel, Karin Kardian, George Stover, Don Leifert

Release Year: 1982

Runtime: 81 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.33:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: Mono

Subtitles: English SDH

Format: Blu-ray/DVD

Disc Info: Region Free Blu-ray/DVD

Restoration: Newly scanned and restored in 2K from its 16mm camera original

Packaging Artist(s): Earl Kessler Jr., Steak Mtn.

Genre: Science Fiction

SKU: VS-277

Bonus Content

Audio commentary with writer/director Don Dohler & actor George Stover
“An Electric Performance" - an interview with actor Jamie Zemarel
“Crashing the Set" - an interview with visual fx artist John Ellis
“Shooting the Nightbeast" - an interview with cinematographer Richard Geiwitz
“Nightbeast Returns” - archival interviews with the cast and crew
Outtakes & Bloopers
Visual FX gallery
Original theatrical trailer
Reversible cover artwork

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