Inside Artwork: Yes Emboss/Deboss: No Finish Type: TBA
Actors: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, and Joe Manganiello
Director: Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
Language: ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Region: Untested
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of Discs: 2
Rating: Not Rated
Orig. Release Date: 2021
Studio: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 2/1/2022
Run Time: 93 Min.
- The Making of "The Spine of Night" (29:49) - This featurette lightly the covers the film's long seven-year production, as well as writer/director/animator Morgan Galen King's lifelong fascinating with sword, sorcery, and horror fare including He-Man, Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Heavy Metal, and Creepshow 2. He also speaks about other pursuits -- music, comics, and earlier animated efforts including Exordium and Mongrel, which are included as extras. Other participants include director/writer/producer Philip Gelatt, Morgan's wife Megan Fuller, and several actors in costume presumably during the rotoscoping process.
- Short Films - These two early animated films, directed by Morgan Galen King, are very similar in style to The Spine of Night with rotoscopted animation (much of it done by King himself over a period of several months), a strong Heavy Metal vibe, brutal violence, and even a few familiar characters. Although slightly rougher around the edges, they're impressive in their own right and well worth watching for fans of the main feature.
- "Exordium" (2013, 8:01) - Featuring very similar characters and story elements to The Spine of Night (which is advertised as this short film's sequel), Exordium tells the tale of a bearded man who brutally slays the keeper of a mysterious blue flower that grants him god-like powers.
- "Mongrel" (2012, 2:50) - King's first short, fully animated by him during a six-month period, follows "Mongrel" (The Spine of Night's barbarian) as he defies the orders of a violent ape king.
Ultra-violent, epic fantasy set in a land of magic follows heroes from a different eras and cultures battling against a malevolent force.
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