Scream Factory/Shout Factory

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

I believe it was Ms 45. He said they had everything ready to go for a release, rights, transfer etc. but the higher ups turned it down.

Ah yeah, that was it.

[Criterion7]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

I like it, but as with them all, i'll use the original art.......as long as it isn't this...

I can't imagine using any other image for the reverse. Its the classic poster that most know. I am willing to bet that probably even over there more people will recognize the eye poster than the more obscure UK one.

For me, when there is one alternative choice, go with the most iconic.

[the blob]

Originally Posted by ArrowFan

I am willing to bet that probably even over there more people will recognize the eye poster than the more obscure UK one.

That I strongly doubt in this particular case. I don't even like the film and I know the UK poster without even having to think about it.

[Criterion7]

Originally Posted by the blob

That I strongly doubt in this particular case. I don't even like the film and I know the UK poster without even having to think about it.

Guess its where I am from then. I have honestly never seen it. And any copy of Lifeforce I've ever seem had the eye artwork. Not saying you are not right just giving my perspective on it.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Yeah, until the dvd was released, I had never seen the eye poster. Give me breasts over an eye anyday.

[Daemonia]

So....they won't put out a cover with nudity on it, but are happy to provide a film that's full of full frontal nudity..? People unfamiliar with the film will see the artwork, think it's a kind of classic sci-fi film....then get confronted by a fully naked Mathilda May. That will certainly raise some eyebrows.

As for the 'higher ups' not being keen on Ms. 45, the same thing happened with Disney/Buena Vista with Fulci's The Beyond, which is why it was farmed out to Anchor Bay to release on their behalf along with Grindhouse Releasing. So this is nothing new.

[Hawkmonger]

Originally Posted by Daemonia

So....they won't put out a cover with nudity on it, but are happy to provide a film that's full of full frontal nudity..? People unfamiliar with the film will see the artwork, think it's a kind of classic sci-fi film....then get confronted by a fully naked Mathilda may. That will certainly raise some eyebrows.

And a few nother things besides.

[Gojirosan]

I only just realised it was an eye in that poster yesterday.

[ReturnToZero]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

Oh dear, Scream Factory have responded to me asking if they can use the UK artwork. They can't, for legal reasons and because it has nudity on it. America. Living in the dark ages!

Oh naked bitches

[Steel76]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

I only just realised it was an eye in that poster yesterday.

Yeah, I have seen that poster ever since I got the US DVD back in 98, and always though it was some weird spaceship