FORBIDDEN WORLD Roger Corman’s Alien rip-off – reviews and free online

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On August 13, 2019, Scream Factory released Forbidden World on Blu-ray as a limited edition (just 5,000) SteelBook edition via a new 4K scan. All the previous Blu-ray special features will be included and artist Laz Marquez (Humanoids from the Deep, The Howling, Lifeforce and Army of Darkness) designed the new artwork.

Cast and characters:
Jesse Vint … Mike Colby
Dawn Dunlap … Tracy Baxter
June Chadwick … Doctor Barbara Glaser
Linden Chiles … Doctor Gordon Hauser
Fox Harris … Doctor Cal Timbergen
Raymond Oliver … Brian Beale
Scott Paulin … Earl Richards
Michael Bowen … Jimmy Swift
Don Olivera … SAM-104
Victor Warren … Mutant

Filming locations:
Santa Clarita, California
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park – 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California (exterior scenes of the desert planet)
Venice, Los Angeles, California (studio)

Filming dates:
7 October 1981 – 27 October 1981

Technical specs:
1 hour 17 minutes
Audio: Mono
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1

Film facts:
The spaceship footage was from Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and the sets were reused from Galaxy of Terror (1981).

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