This is just another example of why Anchor Bay caters primarily to UK fans.
Fans of the PHANTASM series rejoice! All-around nice guy John Klyza of Phantasmfilms.com gave us the inside goo on Anchor Bay UK’s upcoming boxset featuring everyone’s favorite funeral home director and his wacky balls (dude, that was wrong).
The boxset drops sometime around Halloween of this year, complete with two tasty editions (more on that later). Final specs include:
Phantasm:
- Audio commentary from director Don Coscarelli with actors A. Michael
Baldwin, Bill Thornbury and Reggie Bannister - Deleted scenes
- Introduction from Angus Scrimm, the Tall Man!
- Interview with Don Coscarelli and Angus Scrimm
- Behind the scenes footage
- Original theatrical trailer
Phantasm 2 – The Ball Is Back:
- Audio commentary from director Don Coscarelli with actors Angus Scrimm
and Reggie Bannister - Introduction from Angus Scrimm, the Tall Man
- Photo gallery
- Biographies
- US TV sopts
- Theatrical trailer
Phantasm 3 – Lord Of The Dead:
- Audio commentary from director Don Coscarelli with actors A. Michael
Baldwin and Angus Scrimm - Deleted scenes
- Photo gallery
- Biographies
- Theatrical trailer
Phantasm 4 – Oblivion:
- Audio commentary from director Don Coscarelli with actors Angus Scrimm
and Reggie Bannister - Biographies
Bonus Disc:
- Phantasmagoria: an all-new in-depth documentary on the Phantasm series
- ‘Phantasm: Genesis’ featurette
- Reggie’s Phantastic Tour
- Poster gallery
- International promotional material
- TV spots
- Radio spots
- Phantasm Super8 release
- ‘Nicotero: The Gory Days’ featurette
- Biographies
- Lobby Cards
Um yeah. I definitely will be broke this fall.