Sky Pirates (Blu-Ray) (1986)

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Umbrella EntertainmentSKU: DAVID4746
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Worldwide premiere of Umbrella's restoration of Sky Pirates on Blu-ray!

Limited edition and numbered release - slipcase only available for the first run.

  • NEW! Audio commentary with producer Michael Hirsh, cinematographer Garry Wapshott, script supervisor Jenni Tosi and stills photographer David Parker moderated by filmmaker Mark Hartley
  • NEW! Extended NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interviews with writer/producer John D. Lamond and cinematographer Garry Wapshott
  • NEW! Deleted and extended scenes
  • NEW! VFX test footage with commentary by visual effects supervisor Dennis Nicholson
  • NEW! VFX breakdown featurette
  • NEW! Filmbuff’s Forecast tribute to John D. Lamond with Michael Hirsh, Alan Finney, Paul Harris and Mark Hartley
  • NEW! “INDIANA CLONES” trailer reel
  • NEW! Colin Eggleston trailer reel
  • Extensive stills and poster gallery
  • Original theatrical trailer

  • Disc type: Blu-ray
    No. of discs: 1
    Running time: 88
    Audio format: 2.0 DTS-HD MA
    Format: 1080P
    Colour: COLOUR
    Languages: English
    Aspect ratio: 16:9
    Image ratio: 2.39:1
    Subtitles: English HOH
    Year of Production: 1986
    Release Date: 23 August 2023

    Description

    Worldwide premiere of Umbrella's restoration of Sky Pirates on Blu-ray!

    Limited edition and numbered release - slipcase only available for the first run.

    In the wake of the success of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, maverick Ozploitation auteurs John D. Lamond (FELICITY) and Colin Eggleston (LONG WEEKEND) joined forces on this breezy, tongue-in-cheek, thrill-a-minute, big screen epic inspired by their love of Republic Pictures’ cliffhanger serials.

    Boasting exotic location work (including a climactic showdown filmed on Easter Island) and an action-packed, genre-bending plot that includes time warps, UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle and the Philadelphia Experiment – not to mention an aerial dogfight and a RAIDERS-style truck chase – SKY PIRATES is the ultimate old fashioned, fast-moving, two-fisted, pulpy B-movie experience! What’s not to like?

    Umbrella Entertainment proudly presents the worldwide high-def debut of this weird and wild Ozploitation rarity with a new 4K transfer from the original 35mm vault materials supervised by cinematographer Garry Wapshott.

    John Hargreaves is Flight Lt. Harris – a wisecracking pilot with an addiction for adventure. He teams up with the feisty daughter of a kidnapped clergyman and they hotfoot it across the globe to rescue her father and locate the separated pieces of a powerful, mystical tablet. In pursuit is arch villain Savage (Max Phipps) hell-bent on getting his mitts on “the ultimate power”.

    Director: Colin Eggleston

    Cast: Bill Hunter; John Hargreaves; Max Phipps; Meredith Phillips

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