The First New Horror Creature Before he turned his hand to lycanthropes in An American Werewolf in London shuffling zombies in the Thriller music video and hostile extra-terrestrials in Men in Black special effects legend Rick Baker lent his talents to the creation of another memorable horror creature. Step forward The Incredible Melting Man! When spacecraft Scorpio V returns to Earth following a mission to Saturn two of the crew are dead and the third astronaut Steve West is in a critical condition. Critical that is until he rises from his hospital bed to... bite chunks out of a nurse before escaping into the surrounding countryside. The authorities set about trying to track Steve down before he claims any other victims but they don’t know the really bad news yet - Steve is also highly radioactive! The Incredible Melting Man offers up a wealth of show-stopping B-movie moments in its relatively modest running time – chief among them the scene in which a disembodied head floats down a river only to smash messily on the rocks further downstream – but the real star of the show here is Baker’s ultra-icky special effects work which let you see the Melting Man’s transition in all its gooey glistening glory. Special Edition Contents: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the feature transferred from original film elements Original Mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio Commentary with William Sachs Super 8 digest version of the film Interview with Writer/Director William Sachs and Make-up Effects Artist Rick Baker Interview with Make-up Effects Artist Greg Cannom Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film and more! [show more]
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A horror movie made in the classic style of the 1950s 'B' movies. Steve West (Alex Rebar) is the sole survivor of a space mission to Saturn. When he mysteriously develops a taste for human flesh, it soon transpires that his deadly eating habits are pain relief; as his own flesh is literally melting away...
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