Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Blu-Ray)
When his spaceship crash-lands on the barren wastelands of Mars, U.S. astronaut Commander “Kit” Draper (Paul Mantee) must fight for survival, with a pet monkey seemingly his only companion. But is he alone? Shot in vast Techniscope and blazing Technicolor, Robinson Crusoe on Mars is an imaginative and beloved techni-marvel of classic science fiction.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary from 1994 featuring screenwriter Ib Melchior, actors Paul Mantee and Victor Lundin, production designer Al Nozaki, Oscar-winning special effects designer and Robinson Crusoe on Mars historian Robert Skotak, and excerpts from a 1979 audio interview with director Byron Haskin
- Excerpts from Melchior’s original screenplay (DVD only)
- Destination: Mars, a featurette from 2007 by Michael Lennick detailing the science and dreams behind Robinson Crusoe on Mars
- Music video for Lundin’s song “Robinson Crusoe on Mars” from 2007
- Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos, production designs, and promotional material
- Theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by filmmaker and space historian Michael Lennick, Melchior’s “Brief Yargorian Dictionary” of original alien dialect, and a list of facts about Mars from his original screenplay
New cover by Bill Sienkiewicz