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Here's what IMDB says:
There are significant differences between the first video releases (Thorn/EMI and HBO Video) and the 1991 Hemdale release in relation to picture, sound and end credits. The Thorn/EMI release has:
- A blurry picture throughout
- The entire film soundtrack played at the wrong pitch, which sounds like it was recorded on a cassette tape.
- The Post Production and credit to Harlen Elison is inserted right above the copyright date and timed to roll along at the speed of the credits.
The HBO Video release has the same blurry picture and high pitch soundtrack with the following changes:
- The post production credit rolls as soon as the movie fades to black. After disappearing, a black, cheaply done title card done with "1980s HBO Font" shows the Harlen Elison credit. The previous timed credit that appeared in the Thorn/EMI release has been blacked out and timed to run with the credits.
I don't know if the "HBO Video issue" refers to the first Image LD, or just the HBO Video VHS. Since it says it's still sped up, I presume it refers to the VHS. I wonder if there was a "stealth" repressing of the first LD (with the same SKU) to add the credit, or if the changes were only to the VHS versions.
I'm still interested in the first Image LD, because it may be a different transfer from the later Hemdale full-screen version (which was only on VHS, not LD). The first Image LD was the only pre-2001 U.S. transfer to start with the Orion logo, indicating it's different from the early-90s Hemdale versions which started with their logo.