The producers took control of the film to create a more straightforward monster movie, moving the astronaut portion of the plot to the beginning and removing any mystery angle from the creature's origins.
In the process they also took out or reshot the goofier moments, which makes the ones that still remain really jump out at you. Whatever compromises may be in the end result, it's definitely entertaining and charming with a bit of pathos coming through during the finale as well.
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A mainstay on home video with multiple VHS editions (from Vestron, Orion, and MGM among others), The Incredible Melting Man first hit DVD in 2011 from MGM as a halfhearted MOD release. It was treated far more respectfully in 2013 with a Scream Factory Blu-ray featuring a nice scan of the feature itself and a fantastic audio commentary by Sachs who's full of stories about the shoot, casting, reshoots, narrative reshuffling, the intention to mimic the tone of comic books, and moments of "bitching" that would never fly with MGM's current commentary standards. A 2022 reissue from Vinegar Syndrome is even better, offering a 4K UHD and Blu-ray package sporting a gorgeous transfer of the film itself from the original 35mm camera negative with the UHD especially benefiting from HDR that gives it a robust, striking color palette throughout (those trees!). The DTS-HD MA English 2.0 mono track is also pristine and comes with optional English SDH subtitles. The Sachs commentary is ported over on both formats, while the new Blu-ray carries over the two significant video extras from the Scream Factory release: a good-natured combo interview with Sachs and Baker (19m37s) about this "glop movie" inspired by Night of the Living Dead originally entitled The Ghoul from Outer Space, and a short separate interview with special effects artist Greg Cannom (2m56s). In the new "It’s a War" (31m7s), Sachs goes into more detail about his career and artistic origins, his experiences in film school, and the battles with financiers and producers popped up throughout his projects.
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