The Being (Blu-ray)

Directed by Jackie Kong

Release Year: 1983

Running Time: 83

UPC: 7 38329 25391 2

Color Type: Color

Country: U.S.

Language: English

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

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Description

Cast

Martin Landau
Jose Ferrer
Dorothy Malone
Ruth Buzzi
Marianne Gordon
Bill Osco

Crew

Directed by Jackie Kong

A strange creature roams and kills people in the small town of Pottsville. Local cop, Detective Mortimer Lutz (Bill Osco) is on the case as the fiendish beast kills losers one by one in this classic 80s monster film! Academy Award® winners Martin Landau (Ed Wood, Strange Shadows in an Empty Room), Jose Ferrer (The Swarm, Dracula’s Dog, Blood Tide, Cyrano de Bergerac) and Dorothy Malone (Written on the Wind, Basic Instinct) co-star with comedian Kinky Friedman (Record City), Murray Langston (The Unknown Comic), Johnny Dark (Repossessed), Kent Perkins (Night Patrol), and 70s sex symbol Ruth Buzzi (Freaky Friday)! Written and Directed by Jackie Kong (Blood Diner, Night Patrol). Now see this monster classic from an HD master!

Blu-ray Extras Include:

2017 2K Scan of the Original Vault Elements

Audio Commentary with Director Jackie Kong

Audio Commentary with Star Johnny Dark

Theatrical Trailer

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