Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) on 4K
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The 1978 version of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers“ is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 23rd via KL Studio Classics, according to a recent Facebook announcement. The film, based on the novel “The Body Snatchers” (written by Jack Finney) and directed by Philip Kaufman, starred Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Art Hindle, and Leonard Nimoy. The movie has been newly restored from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, which was then approved & color graded by the film’s director (Philip Kaufman).
The tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range as well as lossless 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 Stereo audio mixes (presumably in DTS-HD Master Audio format), on a BD-100 disc. The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” meaning that it will include its Blu-ray Disc counterpart, featuring the same 4K restoration and audio options (on a BD-50 disc for that).
UPDATE: You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon.
The bonus materials set to be included on this release are listed below specific to each disc.
4K UHD Blu-ray extras:
- Audio Commentary by Director Philip Kaufman
- Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman
Blu-ray Disc extras:
- Audio Commentary by Director Philip Kaufman
- Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman
- Star-Crossed in the Invasion: Interview with Actress Brooke Adams (9:06)
- Re-Creating the Invasion: Interview with Screenwriter W.D. Richter (15:43)
- Scoring the Invasion: Interview with Composer Denny Zeitlin (15:34)
- Leading the Invasion: Interview with actor Art Hindle (25:04)
- Writing the Pod: Interview with Jack Finney Expert Jack Seabrook (11:14)
- Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod – Featurette (16:14)
- Practical Magic: The Special Effects Pod – Featurette (4:38)
- The Man Behind the Scream: The Sound Effects Pod – Featurette (12:47)
- The Invasion Will Be Televised: The Cinematography Pod – Featurette (5:24)
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
- Theatrical Trailer