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Here’s a lit­tle news that will make 1980’s car­toon fiends rejoice: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero — The Movie is being reis­sued this sum­mer on home video by Shout! Factory.  It will be made avail­able in both DVD and Blu-Ray for­mats and each incar­na­tion will fea­ture plen­ti­ful bonus fea­tures.  Your Humble Reviewer should prob­a­bly make some smart-alecky “know­ing is half the bat­tle” in-joke at this point but he’ll leave that to your imag­i­na­tion.  In the mean­time, read on for all the globe-trotting com­mando details…

Original Animated Movie Debuts for the First Time Ever in

High Definition on Blu-rayTM and DVD this Summer

G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO– THE MOVIE


SPECIAL COLLECTORS EDITION

2-DISC BLU-RAY™ + DVD COMBO PACK

and SINGLE DISC SPECIAL COLLECTORS EDITION DVD

fea­tur­ing new trans­fers from hi-def mas­ters, exten­sive bonus con­tent, the spe­cial col­lec­tors edi­tion fills the final place­holder inside the g.i. joe: a real amer­i­can hero – the com­plete series deluxe foot­locker case


IN STORES NATIONWIDE JULY 27, 2010

FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

After count­less defeats at the hands of the G.I. JOE team, the ruth­less COBRA orga­ni­za­tion has taken a dras­tic leap towards global dom­i­na­tion by join­ing the ranks of the ancient race of COBRA-LA. When DUKE falls in the line of duty, it’s up to SGT. SLAUGHTER, LT. FALCON, SNAKE EYES and the rest of the G.I. JOE team to pre­vent SERPENTOR, DESTRO and COBRA-LA’s GOLOBULUS from releas­ing a deadly spore into the Earth’s atmos­phere and devolv­ing the human race.

On July 27, 2010, the orig­i­nal ani­mated G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – THE MOVIE that has been long out of print will finally debut for the first time in a 2-Disc Blu-ray + DVD combo pack as a Special Collectors Edition from Shout! Factory, in col­lab­o­ra­tion with Hasbro , Inc.  Featuring the voice tal­ent of Don Johnson, Burgess Meredith, SGT. SLAUGHTER and fan favorites Bill Ratner, Michael Bell and Chris Latta, G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – THE MOVIE Special Collectors Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray + DVD combo pack con­tains excit­ing bonus con­tent includ­ing fan-favorite PSAs, print­able screen­play with the orig­i­nal movie end­ing, and audio com­men­tary. The Blu-ray + DVD combo pack edi­tion also offers view­ers an exclu­sive option of view­ing the ani­mated movie pre­sen­ta­tion in widescreen.  G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – THE MOVIE Special Collectors Edition is the final install­ment to com­plete last year’s G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – The Complete Series DVD box set. The Special Collectors Edition

Blu-ray + DVD combo pack is priced to own at $26.97 and the sin­gle disc Special Collectors Edition DVD is avail­able at $16.97 SRP.

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – THE MOVIE Special Collector’s Edition

Synopsis

A 40,000-year-old race of snake peo­ple resur­face, and with help of SERPENTOR, DESTRO, BARONESS and DR. MINDBENDER, they plan to elim­i­nate all of mankind and rebuild COBRA-LA. Once rulers of Earth, the Snake peo­ple were dri­ven under­ground by ice-age tem­per­a­tures. While in exile, they devel­oped a plant whose spores turn ordi­nary men into mind­less, weak ani­mals. The key to their plan is the G.I. JOE team’s secret project – the Broadcast Energy Transmitter. Only this device gen­er­ates enough heat so that the spores can mature. Humankind’s very exis­tence depends on the G.I. JOE team, but are they strong and smart enough to fight a war­rior race with 40,000 years of experience?

BONUS FEATURES AVAILABLE SPECIAL COLLECTORS EDITION:

  • Audio com­men­tary with story con­sul­tant Buzz Dixon
  • The final 8 “Knowing Is Half The Battle” PSAs that were not on the G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – The Complete Series DVD box set.
  • Original Printable Screenplay –this script was writ­ten prior to DUKE’s mirac­u­lous recov­ery and, thus, DUKE is dead.  The script was not altered from this ver­sion on paper, but the audio ses­sion had an added line where Duke was going to sur­vive the attack.
  • Art gallery
  • Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Exclusive: Optional 16x9 Widescreen and 4x3 Full Frame Presentations

To pur­chase this either ver­sion of this title directly from Shout! Factory, just click on one of the “Buy” but­tons below:

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: The Movie [GI Joe]

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: The Movie [GI Joe]

For being among the first to pre-order G.I. Joe: The Movie, we’re say­ing thank you by includ­ing a limited-edition 1GB “Dog Tag” flash drive (USB 2.0) loaded with two G.I. Joe “Silent” comics. Available while sup­plies last. Please note, the flash drive may ship sep­a­rately from the DVD. A 40,000-year-old race of snake peo­ple resur­face, and with help of Serpentor, Destro, Baroness and Dr. Mindbender, plan to elim­i­nate all of mankind and rebuild Cobrala. Once rulers of Earth, the Snake peo­ple were dri­ven under­ground by ice-age tem­per­a­tures. While in exile, they devel­oped a plant whose spores turn ordi­nary men into mind­less, weak ani­mals. The key to their plan is G.I. Joe?s secret project–the Broadcast Energy Transmitter. Only this device gen­er­ates enough heat so that the spores can mature. Humankind?s very exis­tence depends on G.I. Joe, but are they strong and smart enough to fight a war­rior race with 40,000 years of expe­ri­ence? Also avail­able as a Blu-ray/DVD combo. FormatAspect RatioLanguageSubtitles NTSC, Region 1, Color1.78:1 (Widescreen)1.33:1 (Full Screen)EnglishN/A Run TimeRatingNo. DiscsOrig. Release 93 minutesNR11986 Click to View Stills:  


G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: The Movie (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) [GI Joe]

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: The Movie (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) [GI Joe]

For being among the first to pre-order G.I. Joe: The Movie, we’re say­ing thank you by includ­ing a limited-edition 1GB “Dog Tag” flash drive (USB 2.0) loaded with two G.I. Joe “Silent” comics. Available while sup­plies last. Please note, the flash drive may ship sep­a­rately from the Blu-ray. A 40,000-year-old race of snake peo­ple resur­face, and with help of Serpentor, Destro, Baroness and Dr. Mindbender, plan to elim­i­nate all of mankind and rebuild Cobrala. Once rulers of Earth, the Snake peo­ple were dri­ven under­ground by ice-age tem­per­a­tures. While in exile, they devel­oped a plant whose spores turn ordi­nary men into mind­less, weak ani­mals. The key to their plan is G.I. Joe?s secret project–the Broadcast Energy Transmitter. Only this device gen­er­ates enough heat so that the spores can mature. Humankind?s very exis­tence depends on G.I. Joe, but are they strong and smart enough to fight a war­rior race with 40,000 years of expe­ri­ence? This Blu-ray release also includes a copy of the DVD, pro­vid­ing you with the film on both for­mats. FormatAspect RatioLanguageSubtitles NTSC, Region 1, Color1.78:1 (Widescreen)1.33:1 (Full Screen)EnglishN/A Run TimeRatingNo. DiscsOrig. Release 93 minutesNR21986 Click to View Stills: