Sky Pirates (Limited Edition Slipcover BLU-RAY)
In the wake of the success of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, maverick Ozploitation auteurs John D. Lamond (FELICITY) and Colin Eggleston (LONG WEEKEND) joined forces on this breezy, tongue-in-cheek, thrill-a-minute, big screen epic inspired by their love of Republic Pictures’ cliffhanger serials.
Boasting exotic location work (including a climactic showdown filmed on Easter Island) and an action-packed, genre-bending plot that includes time warps, UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle and the Philadelphia Experiment – not to mention an aerial dogfight and a RAIDERS-style truck chase – SKY PIRATES is the ultimate old fashioned, fast-moving, two-fisted, pulpy B-movie experience! What’s not to like?
Umbrella Entertainment proudly presents the worldwide high-def debut of this weird and wild Ozploitation rarity with a new 4K transfer from the original 35mm vault materials supervised by cinematographer Garry Wapshott.
John Hargreaves is Flight Lt. Harris – a wisecracking pilot with an addiction for adventure. He teams up with the feisty daughter of a kidnapped clergyman and they hotfoot it across the globe to rescue her father and locate the separated pieces of a powerful, mystical tablet. In pursuit is arch villain Savage (Max Phipps) hell-bent on getting his mitts on “the ultimate power”.
directed by: Colin Eggleston
starring: Bill Hunter; John Hargreaves; Max Phipps; Meredith Phillips
1986 / 85 min / 2.39:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Additional info:
- Region Free Blu-ray
- Audio commentary with producer Michael Hirsh, cinematographer Garry Wapshott, script supervisor Jenni Tosi and stills photographer David Parker moderated by filmmaker Mark Hartley
- Extended NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interviews with writer/producer John D. Lamond and cinematographer Garry Wapshott
- Deleted and extended scenes
- VFX test footage with commentary by visual effects supervisor Dennis Nicholson
- VFX breakdown featurette
- Filmbuff’s Forecast tribute to John D. Lamond with Michael Hirsh, Alan Finney, Paul Harris and Mark Hartley
- “INDIANA CLONES” trailer reel
- Colin Eggleston trailer reel
- Extensive stills and poster gallery
- Original theatrical trailer
- English SDH subtitles