Product Details

• Model: 581039
• Released on: 2004-04-06
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 95 minutes

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Director Luigi Cozzi's science fiction thriller, which borrows wholesale from Alien for its loopy plot, is a gleefully cheesy gorefest that should please horror fans with a fondness for the lowbrow. Long-suffering Eurocult Ian McCulloch (Zombie) stars as an astronaut who joins an investigation into the appearance of extraterrestrial eggs on a ghost ship in New York's harbor. Their search uncovers an Earth-based conspiracy to cultivate the eggs for world domination. Despite the abundant gore and lunk-headed script, Contamination has an endearingly naive tone that suggests '50s-era B science fiction (of which Cozzi is a fan); as such, one can't be too harsh on a film that displays its affections so openly. Amazingly, Contamination has been banned in England since being named in the "video nasty" debacle of the early '80s. Blue Underground's widescreen DVD is uncut (with 5.1 Dolby and DTS sound!), and should be a welcome addition to any cult collector's cache. --Paul Gaita

Additional Features
In addition to the image and audio presentation, Blue Underground's DVD includes an English-language theatrical trailer (for the original release, not Cannon's version, which was retitled Alien Contamination for U.S. audiences). A pair of behind-the-scenes documentaries is also offered. The first is an Italian-language short made after the film's release in Europe, which offers a wealth of grainy making-of footage as well as glimpses of Cozzi's home and hobbies. The second, titled Alien Arrives in America (the film's original title), is a talking-head interview that allows Cozzi to detail the numerous production problems he faced before, during, and after its completion, as well as his love for vintage sci-fi. A gallery of poster and still reproductions round out the extras; viewers with a DVD-ROM can also access a 56-page graphic novel based on Cozzi's original script (which often differs considerably from the completed film). --Paul Gaita