On October 13th, the awesome Synapse Films will be releasing DVD and Blu-ray special editions of Harold P. Warren’s 1966 film MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE and Gary Jones’ 1995 creature feature MOSQUITO, starring Gunnar Hansen.
A MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 favorite, MANOS is widely considered to be one of the worst movies ever made, but that hasn’t stopped Synapse from giving it the best treatment possible. Special features include:
All-new 2K restoration
Audio commentary featuring Tom “The Master” Neyman and Jackey Raye “Debbie” Neyman-Jones
HANDS: THE FATE OF “MANOS” Featurette
RESTORING THE HANDS OF FATE Featurette
FELT: THE PUPPET HANDS OF FATE Featurette
MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE – “Grindhouse Unrestored Version” (BLU-RAY ONLY BONUS)
Synapse celebrates the 20th anniversary of the lesser known but very fun MOSQUITO with the following features:
Audio Commentary with Director & Co-Writer Gary Jones, Director of Photography & Co-Writer Tom Chaney, and Producer David Thiry
Bugging Out! – The Making of “Mosquito” – An all-new documentary featuring interviews with Director & Co-Writer Gary Jones, Stars Gunnar Hansen, Tim Lovelace, Rachel Loiselle, Mike Hard, and Josh Becker, Director of Photography & Co-Writer Tom Chaney, Producer David Thiry, and more!
Deleted & Extended Scenes featuring Optional Audio Commentary with Gary Jones
Behind The Scenes Footage featuring Optional Audio Commentary with Gary Jones
Original Trailer
Still Gallery
Reversible Illustrated Cover Art by Nathan Thomas Milliner
While it’s tough for me to imagine watching MANOS without the humor of Joel Hodgson, Tom Servo, and Crow helping me get through it, it is a notable film that’s worthy of having a special edition, and the extras Synapse put together for it are quite enticing.
Even more enticing to me is the MOSQUITO release. I haven’t seen that movie since soon after it hit VHS, and I’m feeling like it’s time for me to revisit it, and to learn more about it from those bonus features.
MANOS and MOSQUITO are both available for pre-order on the Synapse Films website. The price for the Blu-ray editions is $24.95, the DVD editions $19.95.