| Product Summary | | Publisher: Ventura | | Format: DVD | | UPC: 00634991243827 | | Buy.com Sku: 40712362 | | Item#: V23KQ2 | | Category Keywords: Animation Fantasy | Rating:  |
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In this acclaimed animated Rock & Roll feature, an aging superstar, Mok, plots to raise a demon and unleash its evil powers for his own diabolical ends. Mok's plans involve a search for a very special voice, the kidnapping of a singer named Angel, and a trip to the post-apocalyptic metropolis known as Nuke York. The action soars as Angel's band, led by her boyfriend Omar, attempts a daring rescue. With original music performed by legendary artists Blondie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Cheap Trick, Earth Wind and Fire and a newly created 5.1 Dolby Digital surround mix accompanying a fully-restored High Definition Anamorphic Transfer, this film will blow you away!
Editor's Note
Animated fantasy feature film with rock soundtrack. Set in a distant-future, postapocalypse world with an evil magician and characters of mutant human/canine/feline/rodent extraction. Good animation. Artists and titles include: Deborah Harry - "Angel's Song," Lou Reed - "My Name is Mok," Cheap Trick - "Born to Raise Hell," Earth, Wind and Fire - "Dance, Dance, Dance," and others.
Plot Summary
An over-the-hill rocker, known as Mok, decides to recapture some of his former glory by making a pact with a devilish spirit. In need of an unspoiled young voice to contact the ghoul, Mok decides to kidnap Angel, the pixieish lead singer of an up-and-coming rock band.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | High Definition Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Transfer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Ventura |
| Release Date: 2/19/2008 |
| Running Time: 77 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1983 | | Catalog ID: 24382-7 | | UPC: 00634991243827 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"[It] holds up remarkably well thanks to the music, the smooth, often witty dialogue and the strong graphics and animation." 08/01/2006 p.99 |
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