The Phantasm Sphere Collection will be reissued on July 13 via Well Go USA. The Blu-ray box set was originally released for Phantasm's 40th anniversary in 2019 but quickly went out of print.
The six-disc box set contains all five films in the Phantasm franchise on Blu-ray and a bonus disc loaded with special features, along with a full-scale replica of a killer sphere. Aaron Lea designed the cover art.
Phantasm launched in 1979 from writer-director Don Coscarelli. It was followed by Phantasm II (1988), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998), and Phantasm: Ravager (2016). Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, and Angus Scrimm star.
The extensive list of special features can be found below.
Phantasm: Remastered special features:
Audio commentary with writer/director Don Coscarelli, co-producer Paul Pepperman and visual consultant Roberto Quezada
Audio commentary with writer/director Don Coscarelli and stars Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm and Bill Thornbury
Dunes Cantina Party audio commentary by writer/director Don Coscarelli and the cast and crew
Graveyard Carz
Interviews with Don Coscarelli and Angus Scrimm
Deleted Scenes
Cast interviews - Phantasm: Actors Having a Ball
Phantasm Behind-the-Scenes Home Movies with commentary by Don Coscarelli and Reggie Bannister
Additional home movie footage
A Horse Drawn Hearse – Remastered black and white flashback footage
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Angus Scrimm Introduction
Fangoria TV Spot
Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
At a funeral, Mike (Michael Baldwin), watches as a tall mortician clad in black (Angus Scrimm) tosses the unburied coffin into a waiting hearse as if it were nothing. Seeking the truth behind this unusual sight, Mike breaks into the mortuary, where he comes face-to-face with the sinister Tall Man. After barely managing to escape with his life, Mike enlists the help of his brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury), and their friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister). Together they set out to uncover the secrets of the Tall Man and those who dwell in his hellish world.
Phantasm II special features:
Director’s cut with X-rated gore sequence
Audio commentary with director Don Coscarelli, actors Angus Scrimm and Reggie Banister
The Ball is Back – documentary on the making of Phantasm II
The Gory Days – an interview with Special Make-up Effects Artist Greg Nicotero
Deleted Scenes
Workprint Scenes
TV Spots
Theatrical Trailers
Behind the Scenes
Still Galleries
Released after seven years in a mental hospital, Mike convinces his old pal Reggie to join forces with him to hunt down and destroy the Tall Man once and for all. Mike’s visions lead the two to a quiet little town where a horde of flying killer balls aim to slice and dice their gruesome way through everyone. Exploding with special effects, unparalleled thrills, horror and suspense, PHANTASM II climaxes with a blood-curdling conclusion that you have to see to believe.
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead special features:
Audio commentary with director Don Coscarelli and editor Norman Buckley
Balls of Steel: Bob Ivy’s Stunt for the Ages - The Phantasm III Car Stunt – Behind-the-scenes footage of the film’s dangerous car stunt, including recently rediscovered material
It’s Never Over: The Making of Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead – Interviews with Don Coscarelli, A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, Gloria Lynn Henry, stuntman Bob Ivy, director of photography Christopher Chomyn, composer Christopher L. Stone, sphere designer Kerry Prior, special makeup effects designer Dean Gates and production assistant Kristen Deem
Behind the Scenes Compilation
Audio commentary with actors A. Michael Baldwin and Angus Scrimm
Phantasm III: Behind-the-Scenes
Deleted Scene
Radio Spot
Still Gallery
Trailer
The mutant dwarf creatures are attacking, the silver spheres are flying, and the Tall Man is back with a vengeance! Fifteen years after the original horror classic, writer/producer/director Don Coscarelli reunites brothers Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) and Jody (Bill Thornbury) to help their friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) destroy the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) once and for all.
Phantasm IV: Oblivion special features:
Death is No Escape: The Making of Phantasm IV: Oblivion – Interviews with Don Coscarelli, A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, special makeup effects artist Gigi Bannister, stunt co-ordinator Bob Ivy, director of photography Christopher Chomyn, composer Christopher L. Stone, sphere designer Kerry Prior, cameraman Justin Zaharczuk and special makeup effects artist Robert Kurtzman
Behind the Scenes Compilation
Phantasm Sequels Conceptual Art Gallery by Justin Zaharczuk
Audio commentary with director Don Coscarelli and actors Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm
Phantasm IV: Behind-The-Scenes
Trailer
13 years after the original nightmare began, Mike must cross dark dimensions of time and space to discover his origins and those of his nemesis, the evil Tall Man. With only his loyal friend Reggie at hisside, and the spirit of his dead brother to guide him, Mike must finally confront this malevolent embodiment of death. Prepare to be scared witless as the fine line between the living and the dead snaps with a vengeance!
Phantasm: Ravager special features:
The Making of Phantasm V: Ravager featurette
Interview with actor A. Michael Baldwin
Interview with actress Kat Lester
Interview with actor Stephan Jutras
Behind the Scenes Promo with Angus Scrimm Tribute
Phantasm V Red Credit Sequence
Audio commentary with co-writer/director David Hartman and co-writer/producer Don Coscarelli
Behind the Scenes
Deleted Scenes
Phuntasm: Bloopers and Outtakes
Theatrical Trailer
After battling with the Tall Man in Phantasm: Oblivion, a battered Reggie wanders through the desert in search of his missing friend, Mike. After recovering his 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda, Reggie is targeted by two of the Tall Man’s Sentinel Spheres and destroys them. He awakens suddenly to find himself sitting in a wheelchair pushed by none other than the elusive Mike! Although overjoyed by their reunion, Reggie is in this alternate dimension an aged and weary old patient in a psychiatric ward. And only he remembers their battled and bloodied past with the Tall Man. Reggie must travel between dimensions and discern what is reality in order to confront the mysteries at the heart of a decades-long struggle against evil. He is met with new and familiar faces along the way, and an epic showdown on the Tall Man’s home world awaits!
Bonus Disc:
Phantasm: Ravager: How It Was Made – Feature-length documentary
Phantasm and You – Comic recap of the first 4 films by Phantasm: Ravager director David Hartman
Flashback Weekend Chicago Convention Panel Discussion (2008)
Flashback Weekend Chicago Convention Cast Panel (2014)
Flashback Weekend Concert Performance by Kat Lester
2016 Fantastic Fest Premiere and Q&A
Phantasmagoria: a documentary containing new and archival interviews with cast and crew
Phantasmagorical Mystery Tour with your host, Reggie Bannister
Phantasm Genesis
Phandom
Fangoria TV Commercial with Angus Scrimm
Angus Scrimm 1989 Convention Appearance
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