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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:This one is OOP now.
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Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Main Titles sequence is shown in a "windowboxed" 2.35:1 format (black stripes on all 4 sides of the picture), presumably to reduce or avoid picture loss through overscan. The rest of the film is shown without the windowboxing (black stripes at top and bottom only), but still in the OAR of 2.35:1.
Also available i:
- the John Carpenter Horror Collection with existing releases of "The Thing", "Prince Of Darkness", and "Village Of The Damned"
- the 4 Movie Midnight Marathon Pack: Aliens collection with "The Thing", "Village of the Damned", and "Virus" -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with John Carpenter and Roddy Piper
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Extras:"Independent Thoughts" interview with John Carpenter
"Man vs. Aliens" interview with Keith David
"Woman of Mystery" interview with Meg Foster
"Watch, Look, Listen: The Sights & Sounds of They Live" featurette
"The Making of They Live" original making of featurette
Footage from the Commercials created for the film
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Still Gallery
Bonus trailers:
- Halloween II
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a slipcase and reversible cover art.
Limited to 500 copies, and if ordered from Shout! Factory's website, you will get and exclusive poster of the newly commissioned artwork. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with John Carpenter and Roddy Piper
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Extras:"Making of" featurette (7:52)
Film presentation by John Carpenter (9:10)
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
Cast & Crew filmographies and biographies
"Music of the film" featurette (0:52)
"A Quiet Man" documentary (with interviews) (42:08)
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:During the opening credits, the aspect ratio is approx. 2.40:1. After that, it changes to approx. 2.10:1.
French title: "Invasion Los Angeles".
Remove the French subtitles by selecting the French audio track from the menu and then changing to English audio via your remote when the film starts - thanks to bigdaddyhorse for this tip.
Comes with an exclusive 80-page booklet written by Helene Frappat (from “Cahiers du Cinéma”). -
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Amazon France
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with John Carpenter and Roddy Piper
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Extras:"Making of" featurette
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Subtitles:English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:During the opening credits, the aspect ratio is approx. 2.40:1. After that, it changes to approx. 2.10:1.
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Easter eggs:Press Up on the Special Features menu to highlight the Alien's Eyes. Press Enter for a Hidden Features menu with a photograph taking at the recording of the commentary and access to 3 short featurettes on John Carpenter (2:35), Roddy Piper (2:00) and Meg Foster (2:35)
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with John Carpenter and Roddy Piper
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Extras:"Making of" featurette
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Subtitles:English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:During the opening credits, the aspect ratio is approx. 2.40:1. After that, it changes to approx. 2.10:1.
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Easter eggs:Press Up on the Special Features menu to highlight the Alien's Eyes. Press Enter for a Hidden Features menu with a photograph taking at the recording of the commentary and access to 3 short featurettes on John Carpenter (2:35), Roddy Piper (2:00) and Meg Foster (2:35)
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Extras:Cast & Crew biographies and filmographies
Production Notes -
Subtitles:English, Italian
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with John Carpenter and Roddy Piper
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Extras:"Making of" featurette (8:00)
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Subtitles:English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Notes:During the opening credits, the aspect ratio is approx. 2.40:1. After that, it changes to approx. 2.10:1.
The audio commentary also contains English and German subtitles witht he German subs only being selectable via the remote control.
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Easter eggs:Press Up on the Special Features menu to highlight the Alien's Eyes. Press Enter for a Hidden Features menu with access to 3 short featurettes on John Carpenter (2:35), Roddy Piper (2:00) and Meg Foster (2:35). Press Left from any of these options to highlight Roddy Piper's glasses. Press Enter for a photo of Roddy and John Carpenter taken after the recording of the commentary track. Thanks to Rewind user Tromabilia for these eggs.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with John Carpenter and Roddy Piper
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Extras:"Independent Thoughts" interview with John Carpenter (10:07)
"Man vs. Aliens" interview with Keith David (11:12)
"Woman of Mystery" interview with Meg Foster (5:20)
"Watch, Look, Listen: The Sights & Sounds of They Live" featurette (11:14)
"The Making of They Live" original making of featurette (8:02)
Footage from the Commercials created for the film (2:34)
Theatrical Trailer (1:57)
TV Spots (1:55)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:An NTSC > PAL transfer.
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OVERALL: Draw
The R1 CE for the film in its 2.35:1 ratio, 5.1 sound, and extras. The UK Studio Canal release also includes the extras, but has a 2.0 track only.
Note though, R2 France SE also has 5.1 audio options and differing extras (although it would appear that the documentary is filled with film extracts and the interviews are likely to be mainly those contained as Easter Eggs on the UK, Dutch and German releases). Note also that like the UK Momentum release, Dutch and German releases, this one is slightly cropped to 2.10:1.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (94:06)
- R1 America- Universal Pictures - No cuts
- R1 Collector's Edition America- Shout! Factory - No cuts
- R2 Special Edition France- Studio Canal - No cuts
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt - No cuts
- R2 Holland- H.O.M. Visio - No cuts
- R2 Italy- Cecchi Gori HV - No cuts
- R2 Japan- Pioneer - No cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Momentum Pictures - No cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts (94:02 NTSC > PAL)
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Comparison added by David on 26/08/02
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 01/04/16UPDATE LOG:
06 Nov 2012: Addition of the R1 Collector's Edition.
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01 Apr 2016: Addition of the UK Studio Canal release and ASIN links.
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