Contamination

Special Features (Blu-ray)

• Luigi Cozzi on Contamination - in this archival documentary, Luigi Cozzi explains how Contamination was born, and discusses its production history, the difficult business climate for science fictions films in Italy, some of the obvious similarities between his film and Ridley Scott's cult film Alien, Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Gordon Douglas' Them!, etc. Also included is raw footage from the shooting of the film. The documentary was produced by Maurizio Checcoli and Luciano Galluzzi. In Italian, with optional English subtitles (23 min, 1080p).
• Contamination Q&A - presented here is a Q&A session with Luigi Cozzi and actor Ian McMulloch, hosted by Ewan Cant from Arrow Video. The Italian director explains in great detail how Contamination came to exist (after being contacted by producer/director/writer Joe D'Amato), and discusses the funding of the film, its original title, the different genre elements in the film, etc. Ian McMulloch also recalls how he was approached to play Ian Hubbard and discusses some of the film's more awkward moments. The session was filmed at Abertoir Horror Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, on November 15, 2014. In English, not subtitled. (42 min, 1080p).
• Sound of the Cyclops - in this video interview, Goblin keyboardist Maurizio Guarini discusses the harmonic structure of the soundtrack for Contamination. With Goblin, the keyboardist contributed to the soundtracks of such cult films as Lucio Fulci's The Beyond and Contraband. In English, not subtitled. (12 min, 1080p).
• Luigi Cozzi vs. Lewis Coates - in this brand new interview, director Luigi Cozzi discusses his career and body of work as well as his love for science fiction. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (43 min, 1080p).
• Imitation Is The Sincerest Form of Flattery - in this featurette, Maitland McDonagh, author of Broken Mirrors, Broken Minds, and Chris Poggiali (Temple Of Schlock), discuss the Italian film industry during the '60s, '70s and '80s and the numerous genres and subgenres that defined it. The featurette was produced by Samuelson Studios and Arrow Video. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (43 min, 1080p).
• Original Theatrical Trailer - original theatrical trailer for Contamination. In English, not subtitled. (4 min, 1080p).
• Graphic Novel - graphic novel based on the original screenplay for Contamination, with art by Sergio Muratori. Presented in a disc gallery. (1080p).
• Audio Commentary - in this audio commentary, Chris Alexander, editor of Fangoria Magazine, highlights some of the similarities between Contamination and the films that inspired it, the film's production history, the various locations where different sequences were shot, the structure of the narrative, various genre films that came out of Italy and became cult classics, etc.
• Cover - reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin.
• Booklet - 22-page illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by Chris Alexander, illustrated with original archive stills and posters.

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