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Article: 7
Date:
5/18/08
Year:
1957

The Mysterians (1957)

 Company: Star Classics Inc. (1989)
 Country: United States
 Category: Slip Cover

R.K.O.'s dubbed version of The Mysterians is becoming increasingly hard to find. This cassette, released by Star Classics, features a terrific image of Moguera destroying the Japanese countryside as people flee in the foreground. In fact, the image stretches onto both sides of the case. Star Classics employees must have really enjoyed this film, judging from the amount of exclamations present on the case. The back of the cover has two oddly-colored publicity stills from the film and an entertaining synopsis, along with a three-star rating from the NY Daily News (presumably from a review during the movie's 1959 American release). The synopsis also praises Ishiro's Honda's impact on the monster movie genre, although his name has been translated incorrectly once again ("Imoshiro", a typical mistake for unseasoned translators). While the movie inside is certainly not in pristine condition (perhaps suggesting an unauthorized release), the case is spectacular for the mid-80s. This tape is a must-have, if only for the now "lost" English version.

Credit: Cody Himes