News: MESSAGE FROM SPACE (1978) New on DVD

Kinji Fukasaku's 1978 Star Wars-inspired space opera, Message From Space, starring Vic Morrow and Sonny Chiba, received a Region 1 licensed DVD release from Shout! Factory this week. The disc - DVD only - contains the United Artists, English-language version of the movie.

Message has been available in the U.S. on DVD from Eastern Star since 2010 (it's the version I have), which contained the Japanese print with both Japanese and English audio. (My review of that disc can be found HERE.) I haven't seen the Shout! Factory edition as yet, so I can't speak as to the picture and audio quality, but the company usually does an exceptional job on their cult releases. As to the movie itself, it's one of my favorites of the International Star Wars rip-offs, and a lot of giddy fun.

The new Message From Space DVD is in stores now, and can be ordered through online retailers such as Amazon: Message From Space