Jerome Bixby’s The Man from Earth celebrates its 10th anniversary with a brand new Blu-ray + DVD set exclusively from MVD Entertainment Group
Back in November of 2007 the final screenplay from renowned science fiction author and screenwriter Jerome Bixby was adapted and released as The Man from Earth. Since that time the film has become a classic and favorite film among fans of the genre. The film currently ranks among the top 50 science fiction films of all time on the IMDb, was selected by AOL’s “Sci-Fi Squad”as one of the Top 10 “Best Science Fiction Films of the Decade” (2000 – 2009) and was nominated for a Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 2008. The movie’s success has spawned a sequel, The Man From Earth: Holocene, which is scheduled for release in theaters Fall 2017.
To celebrate the film’s 10 year anniversary MVD Entertainment Group is releasing an absolutely loaded Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. If you’re a fan of bonus content and special features this is going to be a must-own release for you. The release, available exclusively through MVD, will hit shelves November 21st.
Synopsis:
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.
•Combo pack with will include both the High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation (1.78:1) of the main feature
•Original 2.0 Stereo Audio (Uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) and Dolby Digital 5.1 mix
•BRAND NEW feature-length retrospective documentary “The Man From Earth: Legacy” (HD, 88 mins) chronicling the history and the phenomenon of the film with all-new interviews with the director, producers and the cast
•Audio Commentary with Producer / Director Richard Schenkman and Actor John Billingsley
•Audio Commentary with Executive Producer Emerson Bixby and Author / Sci-Fi Scholar Gary Westfahl
•”From Script To Screen” (2007 featurette) [2:15, SD]
•”Star Trek: Jerome Bixby’s Sci-Fi Legacy” (2007 featurette) [3:28, SD]
•”On The Set” (2007 featurette) [4:00, SD]
•”The Story of the Story” (2007 featurette) [2:13, SD]
•Original Theatrical Trailer [SD]
•The Man From Earth: Holocene Teaser Trailer [HD]
•The “mini-short” film “Contagion” (2016) [:30, HD] from the producers and director of The Man From Earth (Richard Schenkman and Eric D. Wilkinson) starring William Katt.
•Before / After comparison of the brand new HD digital restoration of the feature film.
•Photo Gallery
