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Equinox AKA The Beast AKA The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (1970)
It was a peaceful mountain retreat until IT came home...Director: Jack Woods, Mark Thomas McGee, Dennis Muren
OVERALL: R1-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by writer/director Jack Woods and producer Jack H. Harris
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Extras:"Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast from Hell" short by 'Equinox' crew
"The Magic Treasure" animated short by 'Equinox' effects animator David Allen
"Archival stop-motion test footage" featurette
Interview with effects guru/1967 version director Dennis Muren
Interview with actors Frank Bonner, Barbara Hewitt and James Duron
"1967 Version" outtakes
"'Kong' Volkswagen" commercial by 'Equinox' effects animator Dave Allen
"1970" theatrical trailer -
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Equinox" (1970) (78:53)
Audio commentary by writer/director Jack Woods and producer Jack H. Harris
Taurus Test Footage (1:46)
Outtakes (6:49)
Cast Interview with actors Frank Bonner, Barbara Hewitt and James Duron (9:15)
Trailer (1:40)
DISC TWO
* "The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural" (1967) (68:37)
Audio commentary by effects photographer/producer/director Dennis Muren, writer/co-director Mark McGee and matte artist/cel animator/effects technician Jim Danforth
Dennis Muren Interview (7:13)
"The Magic Treasure" animated short by 'Equinox' effects animator David Allen (18:32)
"Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast from Hell" 1972 short by 'Equinox' crew (8:24) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in English with no subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Equinox" (1970) (82:22)
* "The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural" (1967) (71:37)
Audio commentary by writer/director Jack Woods and producer Jack H. Harris (1970 version)
Audio commentary by effects photographer/producer/director Dennis Muren, writer/co-director Mark McGee and matte artist/cel animator/effects technician Jim Danforth (1967 version)
Introduction by Forrest J. Ackerman (7:16)
- About Forrest J. Ackerman (text)
DISC TWO
"Monstrous Origins"
- Outtakes (7:06)
- About the Outtakes (text)
- Taurus Test (1:50)
- About the Taurus Test (text)
Dennis Muren Interview (7:31)
Cast Interview with actors Frank Bonner, Barbara Hewitt and James Duron (9:38)
"Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast from Hell" 1972 short by 'Equinox' crew (8:45)
- About Zorgon (text)
David Allen Appreciation
- "The Magic Treasure" animated short by 'Equinox' effects animator David Allen (19:18)
- "One from the Heart: Recollections of The Magic Treasure" essay by James Duron (text)
- Volkswagen commercial (1:03)
- Commercial test footage (0:38)
- "Kong at Cascade" essay by Chris Endicott (text)
"Equiphemera" (stills)
- Origins of "The Equinox"
- On Location
- Designing the Demonic: Visual Effects
- Publicity and Promotion
- Beyond the Barrier
^ David Allen's Kong
- Buried Treasure
Trailers and Radio Stops
- 1970 Trailer (1:44)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 32-page booklet containing tributes from George Lucas and Ray Harryhausen and an essay by Brock DeShane.
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CUTS:
- R0 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - 1970 version
- R0 2 Disc Special Edition Germany- Best Entertainment - No cuts - Includes the 1967 original "The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural" (68:37 PAL) 1970 reissue "Equinox" (78:53 PAL).
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Includes the 1967 original "The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural" (71:37 NTSC) 1970 reissue "Equinox" (82:22 NTSC).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 16/10/12
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 19/09/19UPDATE LOG:
16/10/12: Initial entry.
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19/09/19: Added Germany, updated US.
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