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When July rolls around, Shout Factory will be unleash­ing a double-shot of sci-fi in its early weeks.  First up is Oblivion, a sort of futur­is­tic west­ern from Charles Band.  A week later it will be fol­lowed by Damnation Alley, a 1970’s post-apocalypse adven­ture whose cult fol­low­ing has long been clam­or­ing for a DVD release.  Those fans will get not only a DVD but also a Blu-Ray option if they so desire.  The Damnation Alley release will also boast a nice new set of extras.  Read on for all the future-schlock details…

SHOUT! FACTORY PRESENTS

OBLIVION ON DVD JULY 5

DAMNATION ALLEY ON DVD AND BLU-RAY JULY 12

LIMITED DAMNATION ALLEY LITHOGRAPH OFFER

AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE SHOUT! FACTORY WEBSITE[J1]

Shout! Factory has announced the July 5 release of the western-meets-sci-fi themed Oblivion on DVD, and the July 12 release of the highly requested dooms­day cult clas­sic Damnation Alley on DVD and Blu-ray. Oblivion DVD SRP $14.93, Damnation Alley DVD SRP $19.93, Blu-Ray SRP $26.97.

Shout! Factory is offer­ing a free, lim­ited edi­tion 8“x10” Damnation Alley lith­o­graph with pur­chase, avail­able exclu­sively at http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257424#axzz1LcYDn86v.

In Oblivion, it’s all about cow­boys and aliens. On a fron­tier lightyears from the O.K. Corral, a bizarre gang of futur­is­tic des­per­a­dos have their sights set on turn­ing the tum­ble­weed town of Oblivion into their own pri­vate play­ground. Their lizard­like leader, Redeye (Andrew Divoff, Wishmaster), pumps law­man Marshall Stone (Michael Genovese) full of lead in a deadly shootout just out­side of Miss Kitty’s (Julie Newmar, Batman) Kat House and begins ter­ror­iz­ing the town’s inhabitants.

Meanwhile, Stone’s long-lost paci­fist son Zack (Richard Joseph Paul) and his “native” side­kick Buteo (Jimmy F. Skaggs) are escorted into town by the eerie under­taker Gaunt (Carel Struycken, The Addams Family) to pay their respects at the Marshall ’s funeral. Rendered help­less by Redeye, the tough-as-nails Cyborg Deputy (Meg Foster) and the Marshall ’s old friend Doc Valentine (George Takei, Star Trek) team up with Zack to take back the trou­bled town in a final unearthly showdown.

In Damnation Alley, the world is dev­as­tated by a nuclear holo­caust, caus­ing the Earth to tilt on its axis and bring­ing vast mete­o­ro­log­i­cal chaos. As the weather sta­bi­lizes, mutated insects start to emerge, prey­ing on the sur­vivors. The sur­viv­ing crew at a U.S. Air Force bomb shel­ter in the Mojave Desert picks up radio sig­nals com­ing from Albany . The com­man­der, Major Eugene Denton (George Peppard, The A-Team), unveils two armored vehi­cles he has con­structed and announces a plan to cross “Damnation Alley,” the hundred-mile-wide strip between areas of radi­a­tion haz­ard, to join the sur­vivors. They set off, tak­ing on two civil­ians — a novice singer they find in the ruins of Las Vegas and a wild teenager (Jackie Earle Haley, Watchmen) — along the way. The jour­ney is also beset by giant mutated cock­roaches, storms and crazed sur­vival­ists, mak­ing for some hair-raising escapes in this post-apocalyptic thriller. Originally released in the­atres in 1977 from 20th Century Fox., Damnation Alley has been out-of-print on VHS for sev­eral years caus­ing pas­sion­ate fans to highly antic­i­pate its debut on DVD and Blu-ray.

Damnation Alley Special Features:

  • New Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.78:1)
  • Audio Commentary With Producer Paul Maslansky
  • Survival Run – A look at the chal­lenges of adapt­ing the cel­e­brated novel with co-screenwriter Alan Sharp
  • Road To Hell – Producer Jerome Zeitman details the process of mak­ing the film and the dif­fi­cul­ties it encoun­tered along the way.
  • Landmaster Tales – A detailed exam­i­na­tion of the now-famous Landmaster Vehicle from the film with stunt coör­di­na­tor and car designer Dean Jeffries
  • Theatrical Trailer and TV Spot
Oblivion

Oblivion

Oblivion — DVD       ON THIS PLANET … IT’S COWBOYS AND ALIENSOn a fron­tier lightyears from the O.K. Corral, a bizarre gang of futur­is­tic des­per­a­dos have their sights set on turn­ing the tum­ble­weed town of Oblivion into their own pri­vate play­ground. Their lizard­like leader, Redeye (Andrew Divoff, Wishmaster), pumps law­man Marshall Stone (Michael Genovese) full of lead in a deadly shootout just out­side of Miss Kitty’s (Julie Newmar, Batman) Kat House and begins ter­ror­iz­ing the town’s inhabitants.Meanwhile, Stone’s long-lost paci­fist son Zack (Richard Joseph Paul) and his “native” side­kick Buteo (Jimmy F. Skaggs) are escorted into town by the eerie under­taker Gaunt (Carel Struycken, The Addams Family) to pay their respects at the Marshall’s funeral. Rendered help­less by Redeye, the tough-as-nails Cyborg Deputy (Meg Foster) and the Marshall’s old friend Doc Valentine (George Takei, Star Trek) team up with Zack to take back the trou­bled town in a final unearthly showdown …

Damnation Alley (Blu-ray)

Damnation Alley (Blu-ray)

Damnation Alley on Blu-ray      As our gift to you, we’re offer­ing a free 8“x10” lith­o­graph with pur­chase, exclu­sively from ShoutFactory.com.Only avail­able here while sup­plies last!Click To EnlargeAfter a hor­rific nuclear assault, three sol­diers band together in a spe­cial all-terrain land cruiser and head for Albany, NY—the only American city to be spared in the attack. As they travel through the post-nuke waste­lands, they pick up a beau­ti­ful woman and an incor­ri­gi­ble teenager (Jackie Earle Haley) while bat­tling mutant insects, packs of vio­lent sur­vivors and bru­tal elec­tri­cal storms that sav­age the already bar­ren plains.Also avail­able on DVD.

Damnation Alley (DVD)

Damnation Alley (DVD)

Damnation Alley on DVD      As our gift to you, we’re offer­ing a free 8“x10” lith­o­graph with pur­chase, exclu­sively from ShoutFactory.com.Only avail­able here while sup­plies last!Click To EnlargeAfter a hor­rific nuclear assault, three sol­diers band together in a spe­cial all-terrain land cruiser and head for Albany, NY—the only American city to be spared in the attack. As they travel through the post-nuke waste­lands, they pick up a beau­ti­ful woman and an incor­ri­gi­ble teenager (Jackie Earle Haley) while bat­tling mutant insects, packs of vio­lent sur­vivors and bru­tal elec­tri­cal storms that sav­age the already bar­ren plains.Also avail­able on Blu-ray.