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Beyond Space and Time 4 Movie Pack
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Product Description
PIZZA WARSSan Jose State professor Babak Sarrafan directed the comedy Pizza Wars. After freeing a genie (Elliott Peele) from a bong brothers Cornelius (Omar Miller) and Scooter (Andy Sims) are granted the traditional three wishes. They transform the oregano in their family pizza recipe into marijuana. Business at the restaurant hits an all time high arousing the jealousy of other pizzerias in the area that each fight back in their own unique style.2002 Color 94 minutesWAITING FOR THE GIANTSRaymond Pierce a Giant with the ability to glimpse the future knows that he must find two other people with extraordinary powers to help him affect a change. When police invade his home and kill his wife the time is at hand. His search must begin. The Giants of this story represent those people who dare to be different and special and are thus suspect by society at large. In a world filled with fear and extreme prejudice the Giants symbolize the persecuted and hunted who have existed throughout history and have survived in order to make a difference.2000 Color 88 minutesKILLERS FROM SPACEAtomic scientist Doug Martin is missing after his plane crashes while on an investigatory mission following a nuclear test. Showing up at the base later he is given sodium pentathol after being caught in espionage activities. For some reason no one believes him as he relates how he was captured by aliens who plan on conquering Earth by using giant animals and insects.1954 B&W 71 minutesNEOPHITES & NEON LIGHTSA world where teleportation replaced air travel urine therapy was proven to aid longevity nicotine was an illegal narcotic and color TV was still a fantasy. In the middle of this is a rag tag group of petty criminals. Power struggles paranoia back-stabbing and suspicion abound as the film takes us through a journey into the very core of social conditioning.2001 Color 90 minutesSystem Requirements:Copyright 2004 BCI.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY UPC:
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #175583 in DVD
- Brand: BCI ECLIPSE LLC
- Released on: 2004-04-13
- Rating: Unrated
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Formats: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
- Original language: English
- Number of discs: 2
- Dimensions: .45 pounds
- Running time: 249 minutes
Customer Reviews
Beyond a waste of time
CONTENTS of BEYOND SPACE AND TIME 4 Movie Pack:
KILLERS FROM SPACE is the odd man out here as it's a half century older than the other three titles and in b&w. Directed by Billy Wilder's brother William (confused?) and starring Peter Graves, this is the story of an accidentally killed scientist who's revived by aliens so that he can spy on some atomic tests for them.
NEOPHYTES AND NEON LIGHTS-- Aussie-set tale of a futuristic Sydney and five unemployed individuals trying to survive in the city's underground.
PIZZA WARS-- College-made comedy about two overweight pizza delivery guys who find a genie in a water pipe and use it to combat a corporation trying to monopolize the entire pizza industry. Loved by the film's participants, disdained by most others.
WAITING FOR THE GIANTS-- This allegorical anti-prejudice message movie is the slightest of a strange bunch. A rather tall fellow goes on the run after cops murder his wife. In his travels the giant meets up with other bizarre people and they all bond.
BRENTWOOD's 4-fers are nicely priced movie bundles. Video and sound quality of these digitally unrestored public domain films is generally fine. Discs are dual-side recorded.
TIME TRAVELERS is another "themed" BRENTWOOD sci-fi 4 movie pack.
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Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.
(2.9) Killers from Space (1954) - Peter Graves/James Seay/Steve Pendleton/Frank Gerstle
(2.8) Neophytes and Neon Lights (Australia-2001) - Sam O'Dell/Morgan O'Neill/Malina Hamilton-Smith
(???) Pizza Wars: The Movie (2002) - Andy Sims/Charisse Loriaux/Elliott Peele/Heather Rae Gavin
(2.1) Waiting for the Giants (2000) - Lorne Hughes/Christopher Stone/Suzanne Turner
Fun schlocky movies
Like so many of the sci-fi compliations from this company, this one aims to please the die hard B-movie sci-fi fan. The four films on this DVD set are:
"Pizza Wars" (2002)
"Waiting for the Giants" (2000)
"Killers from Space" (1954)
"Neophytes & Neon Lights" (2001)
As they say, if you like movies featuring futuristic societies, genies who emerge from bongs and psychic mutants who can see into the future then this is for you.
