OVERALL: R1

For the substantial selection of extras.

This has also been released in:
- Germany by X-Rated

CUTS:

• R1 America- Shout! Factory - No cuts - Director's cut (96:44)
• R2 Germany- Astro Records - No cuts - Includes an additional scene lasting 2:45 where Palance & Landau are introduced, and some extra frames of gore during the death of Larry Storch (92:32 PAL)
• R2 Germany- E-M-S - Yes - Shorter FSK 16 version with the following cuts:
  - C-U of the tentacles in the neck of the Hunter (Cameron Mitchell) (2 sec)
  - Parasite on the back of Cameron Mitchell. (2 sec)
  - Tentacles piercing the back of the Boy Scout Chief (Larry Storch) (12 sec)
  - Shot of rotting corpses lying around (5 sec)
  - Sandy (Tarah Nutter) tilting a corpse (1 sec)
  - Parasite embedded in the thigh of Joe Taylor (Jack Palance) (2 sec)
  - Jack Palance cutting up a parasite (13 sec)
  - Body of Greg (Christopher S. Nelson) can be seen for longer (3 sec)
  - Sandy yells longer (3 sec)
  - Parasite in the chest of Fred Dobbs (Martin Landau) (2 sec)
  - Landau stares at his bleeding wounds (4 sec)
  - Jack Palace cutting up a parasite (7 sec)
  - Parasite on the back of Jack Palance (2 sec) (90:31 PAL)
• R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment - No cuts - Director's cut (92:33 PAL)

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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 24/05/12
Comparison last updated by Mikael_Pitkänen on 10/09/19

UPDATE LOG:

24/05/12: Initial entry.
04/08/14: Added US release.
13/03/16: Added Scandinavian release.
07/02/18: Added German release (E-M-S).
10/09/19: Updated US release (added running time, detailed Extras).