Samantha Clark

Planet of the Apes, Young Frankenstein Blu-ray
July 31, 2008

Fox is loading up catalog titles for Blu-ray release this fourth quarter.

The studio will release Mel Brooks' classic comedy Young Frankenstein on Oct. 7 (prebook Sept. 10; $39.98) and Planet of the Apes 40 Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection on Nov. 4 (prebook 8; $159.98).

The Planet of the Apes set includes the original 1968 movie plus Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape From the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle For the Planet of the Apes.

Both releases are packed with extras. Here's Young Frankenstein:

·        BD Exclusive – Inside The Lab: Secret Formulas in the Making Of Young Frankenstein BonusView – picture-in-picture mode featuring all-new on-camera interviews with Mel Brooks, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman and others

·        BD Exclusive – It’s Alive! Creating A Monster Classic featurette

·        BD Exclusive – Transylvanian Lullaby: The Music of John Morris featurette

·        BD Exclusive – The Franken-Track: A Monstrous Conglomeration of Trivia

·        BD Exclusive – 17 Deleted/Extended Scenes in HD

·        BD Exclusive – “The Brain Game” set-top game

·        BD Exclusive – “Blucher Button” interactive feature

·        BD Exclusive – Isolated Score Track

·         Commentary by Director Mel Brooks*

·         Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein featurette*

·         Outtakes/Bloopers*

·         Deleted Scenes*

·         Interviews with Marty Feldman, Gene Wilder & Cloris Leachman*

·         Still Galleries – 19 individual production photograph galleries*

·         Theatrical trailers*

·         TV spots*

 *Previously released materials

And here's the Planet of the Apes set:

·   NEW Science of the Apes BONUSVIEW - Scientists, anthropologists and sociologists discuss the facts and fiction of the first film

·   NEW “Beyond the Forbidden Zone” Adventure Game

·   NEW “A Public Service Announcement From ANSA” in HD – A mission report from the agency regarding their brave astronauts

· NEW “Evolution of the Apes”- HD featurette tracing the apes story from the original novel to the screen

·   NEW “Impact of the Apes” - HD featurette on how to market a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The story behind the marketing and merchandising of one of the first ever film franchises and the series’ lasting influence on pop culture through the years

·   NEW HD Making-of Featurette for Each Sequel:

· Beneath the Planet of the Apes – “From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel”

· Escape from the Planet of the Apes – “ The Secret Behind Escape”

· Conquest of the Planet of the Apes – “ Riots and Revolutions: Confronting the Times”

· Battle for the Planet of the Apes – “ End of an Epic: The Final Battle”

· NEW Each Apes sequel will have an isolated score track in 5.1 DTS Master Audio

·   Commentary by Composer Jerry Goldsmith

·   Commentary by Actors Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter and Makeup Artist John   Chambers

·   Text Commentary by Eric Greene and Author of “Planet of the Apes as American Myth”

·   Behind the Planet of the Apes Documentary – Includes all new interactivity and timeline

·   Behind the Planet of the Apes Promo (1988)

·   Planet of the Apes Makeup Test with Edward G. Robinson (1966)

·   Roddy McDowall On-set Footage

·   Planet of the Apes Dailies and Outtakes (No Audio)

·   Planet of the Apes NATO Presentation (1967)

·   Planet of the Apes Vintage Featurette (1968)

·   A Look Behind the Planet of the Apes (1972)

·   Don Taylor Directs Escape from the Planet of the Apes

·   J. Lee Thompson Directs Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

·   Original Theatrical Trailers

·   Original Sketches by Costume Designer Morton Haack

·   Photo Gallery

·   Planet of the Apes Timeline

·   Interactive Pressbooks

·   Vintage Apes Newspaper Galleries

·   Advertising and Lobby Card Galleries

·   Behind-the-Scenes Galleries

Posted by Samantha Clark on July 31, 2008 | Comments (0)