Beast From Haunted Cave [Special Extended Version]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Director Monte Hellman (who would later direct a young Jack Nicholson on two low-budget westerns) earned his low-budget wings on Filmgroup's bizarre fusion of hostage/crime thriller and big-rubber-monster flick -- a quirky juxtaposition employed to similar effect 35 years later in From Dusk Till Dawn. The story begins with a team of gold thieves hiding out in a ski resort cabin after a heist, taking two people hostage as they prepare to smuggle their loot across the Canadian border -- unaware of the giant, icky-looking spider-monster lurking in a nearby cave, which preys on anyone unlucky enough to stumble near its lair. The film's woodland exteriors add a richness lacking in the typical dusty desert settings of this film's genre contemporaries. The cobwebby monster is played by Chris Robinson, later the star of General Hospital. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen), 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, Black and White
• Features:
  • • 16:9 enhanced version (approx. 1.85:1 aspect ratio)
    • Full-frame edition included
    • Theatrical trailer
    • Liner notes by Bill Warren

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Monte Hellman

• Producer:

  Gene Corman

• Screenwriter:

  Charles B. Griffith

• Cinematographer:

  Anthony Carras, Andrew M. Costikyan