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Parasite 3-D (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]
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| Genre | Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror |
| Format | NTSC, Subtitled, Anamorphic |
| Contributor | Demi Moore, Robert Glaudini, Cherie Currie |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 25 minutes |
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Newly restored in HD from a 4K scan of the original camera negative! 3-D restoration by the 3-D Film Archive! In the future, cities are ravaged by atomic fallout and controlled by evil corporations that have developed a mutant pair of flesh-eating parasites. One is feeding inside the man who created it. The other has escaped. Now with the help of a young woman left orphaned in the wasteland (Demi Moore, The Scarlet Letter), a scientist (Robert Claudine, Wavelength) on the run must destroy these horrific creatures before they can reproduce. But the more a parasite feeds, the bigger it becomes. And the more it grows, the hungrier and angrier it gets. Released to theaters as “The First Futuristic Monster Movie in 3-D, ” this sick shocker co-stars rocker Cherie Currie (Foxes), drive-in goddess Cheryl ‘Rain beaux’ Smith (Caged Heat) and Broadway legend Vivian Blaine (Guys and Dolls). Directed by cult great Charles Band (Trances, Blood Dolls) and featuring juicy creature effects by Academy Award-winner Stan Winston (The Terminator, Aliens), Parasite is now available for the first time in HD and 3-D! Special Features: Newly Restored in HD from a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative The BD includes both the 3-D and 2-D Version of the Film FROM THE INSIDE OUT: WRITING PARASITE - Featuring all-new interviews with writers Alan J. Adler and Michael Shoo THREE DIMENSIONS OF TERROR: FILMING PARASITE - Featuring all-new interviews with director Charles Band, co-writer Alan J. Adler, production manager Charles Newitt, art director Pamela B. Warner, and make-up department head Karen Kopeck SYMPHONY FOR SLIMY SLUGS: COMPOSING PARASITE - Featuring an all-new interview with composer Richard Band Interview with Creature Designer and Creator Lance Anderson Audio Commentary with Writer Alan J. Adler and Filmmaker/Historian Daniel Griffith Restoring Parasite in 3-D Still and Promotional Gallery 2 TV Spots Reversible Blu-ray Art Theatrical Trailer
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- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.47 Ounces
- Media Format : NTSC, Subtitled, Anamorphic
- Run time : 1 hour and 25 minutes
- Release date : October 22, 2019
- Actors : Demi Moore, Robert Glaudini, Cherie Currie
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : KL Studio Classics
- ASIN : B07VP784TB
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #63,383 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2,467 in Horror (Movies & TV)
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IMDB synopsis: “Paul Dean (Robert Glaudini; Wavelength, The Alchemist) has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles (Demi Moore; Bunraku, Ghost, The Seventh Sign), must find a way to destroy it while also trying to avoid Ricus (Luca Bercovici; Frightmare, The Granny, Scanner Cop), his rednecks, and an evil government agent named Merchant (James Davidson).”
Director Charles Band (Meridian, Doctor Mordrid, Hideous!, Head of the Family) gets this low budget Alien-riff off to a solid start with excellent pacing—a most unusual perk for low budget horror of its era… or most any horror of any era. I’m so accustomed to opening a film with a solid scare or death or gore scene, followed by 40-60 minutes of dragging exposition before the monsters are on screen and the deaths finally stack up.
In the present case, we open with a nightmarish scene of someone tied down probably for some sort of experiment; after a laboratory accident a scientist is parasitized by a leech-like-tadpole-thing that uses its acidic fish slime to dissolve through his skin; slow-motion fist fights and laser guns garner a kind grindhouse throwback; and exploitation shots (although this is no exploitation film, really) featuring nudity and sexual assault and even a topless fight with a feral woman. That’s a high level of action and effects to kick things off, and all this happens in the first act. Bravo, Charles Band. You have my attention!
These old B-movies make me giggle so much. Welcome to “the future”—1992! The world is populated by 80s punk-gangs of miscreants, silver is the main currency, and we have laser guns! Doctor Paul Dean is wandering the modern wasteland, staying in seedy B&Bs doing hotel room research to find a cure for his ever-growing stomach parasite. But once the local gang takes an interest in him, they steal his coffee Thermus which contains a much larger acid-slimy facehugger-chestburster-tadpole thing that, of course, kills someone in a goofy creature effects scene.
Hot on Dean’s infected trail is the laser-pointer-toting Merchant, who drives around in a mega-luxury car and lases the crap out of everyone. That pen-laser thing is deadly! Meanwhile Dean is racing to find a cure to save himself and keep the monster from reproducing millions of spores that would surely mean the end of mankind. All the while the parasite has grown to the size of a small dog and looks like a tadpole and a deep sea hagfish produced a toothy-mawed nightmare spawn similar to a juvenile larva in The Deadly Spawn (1983). Effects-wise, it’s a slimy rubber hand puppet, and I love it! Just about the right size for Dean to try to capture it with a blanket as if it were a stray feral cat.
The gore is actually just as fun as the creature effects. We see monstrously emaciated victims after the parasite feeds and it bursts out of their face (much like in Alien 2: on Earth), there’s stomach-bursting gobbledygook, and the closing shot of a flesh-melted char-broiled burn victim is just excellent.
As far as B-movies go, I just love this. And Demi Moore plays a major role in it. Enough said.
PLOT: In the future, America is run by an organization called Merchants. In order to keep citizens in check, a scientist is hired. He creates 2 parasitic creatures, one inhabits his stomach; the other is kept in a capsule of sorts. Realizing the danger at hand, the scientist makes run for it, eventually entering a small town. He runs afoul of a local gang of punks, a bar keeper, and a young woman. Meanwhile he's pursued by a Merchant. The punks steal the capsule and unleash the parasite...
I first saw Parasite when I was roughly 7 or 8 years old. For years all I could recall was a catfish like monster and the film's climax. After revisiting it, I find it still pretty enjoyable. It's your standard monster movie with some interesting elements. The post-apocalyptic setting is unique and promising. The film's major highlights are effects by Stan Winston. Demi Moore stars in her first major role as well. It was directed by the legendary Charles Band, who does a pretty solid job in the director's chair. A sequel had been planned but never materialized. The score was composed by Richard Band.
REVIEW: Parasite seems to be beaten and attacked unfavorably quite often which I find quite sad. Sure it's a b-movie but it's actually not that bad. The effects are stellar and the story is fairly interesting. The dialogue isn't too bad and the acting pretty good for the most part. The characters are peculiar but fairly intriguing and pretty likeable. The desolate landscape serves as a sense of dread and doom. At times the film musters up suspense and atmosphere. I find Richard Band's score to be pretty gloomy and it suits the film nicely. Near the film's end there's pretty good twist.
Parasite was originally release in 2-D and 3-D in 1982 by Embassy Pictures and runs 85 minutes. It has been released on home video several times. In 2002 Anchor Bay released it to DVD as did Cult Video in 1999. In 1990 it received a VHS release by Paramount. A laserdisc was released by Shadow Entertainment as well.
Anchor Bay Features:
Widescreen version
Trailer
Chapter Insert
Cult Video Features:
Behind the Scenes
Trailers
Full Screen version
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Parasite (1982)-3.5/5- Plagued by a couple dull moments, but overall fun little creature feature.
Anchor Bay DVD-3/5-Nice transfer and widescreen format with a trailer and insert. Would've been better had it included a 3D version and the behind the scenes featurette.
Cult Video DVD-3/5-Okay transfer with some good features.
I like the way Band and his stereographer experiment with foreground/background separation. It's like they're figuring out a new visual language for the Z-axis, but unlike most modern meddlers in 3D, Band, like Arch Oboler with The Bubble, relished the negative space "outside the screen" as well. I love that. I think it's fabulous for this kind of film. The metal tray in the lab and the steel pipe with blood dripping out are easily two of my favourite 3D blu-ray moments this year.
I didn't know the story was post-apocalyptic, so that added a little interest. And to be honest I’ve seen a lot worse. The lead actor is so bad his performance ranks below that of the parasite. The rest of the cast is decent. I didn’t find the film scary or jumpy in the slightest, but it is icky. As others have said, the 3D restoration is superb – more than up to the 3D Film Archive’s unfailingly high standards. Good extras, too. All in all, it’s a damn good release.
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The movie is pretty cheesy but most of the old horror movies I've watch from the early 80's are pure cheese. I've watched it twice now and loved every second. (*update: watch count now at 6)
There are so many cool 3D scenes in this film. If you love 3D you have to add this to your collection. Thank you 3-D Film Archive for another outstanding 3D restoration. Fingers crossed for 3D Friday the 13th part III and 3D Spacehunter.



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