Posted Mon May 18, 2015 at 08:00 AM PDT by Tom Landy
The 1989 cult sci-fi classic will hit Blu-ray and will be loaded with bonus features this July.
In an early announcement to retailers, Scream Factory will be releasing 'Robot Jox' on Blu-ray on July 7.
Directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), Robot Jox reveals a world where nations settle their territorial disputes by a single combat between two giant machines. Piloted by national heroes Achilles (Gary Graham, TV's Alien Nation) and Alexander (Paul Koslo, Shadowchaser), the robots meet in Death Valley to fight for the greatest prize of all: Alaska. But when Achilles' machine crushes 300 spectators, the match ends in a draw. Refusing to face Alexander in a rematch, Achilles is replaced by Athena (Anne-Marie Johnson, TV's Melrose Place), a genetically-engineered combat fighter. So when the GenJox is nearly killed and the game is forfeited, Achilles avenges their honor by challenging Alexander to a winner-take-all death match, in this heavy-metal, sci-fi adventure.
Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include: Audio Commentary with Director Stuart Gordon; Audio Commentary with Associate Effects Director Paul Gentry, Mechanical Effects Artist Mark Rappaport, and Stop-Motion Animator Paul Jessel; Brand-New Interview with Actor Paul Koslo; Archival Interviews with Director Stuart Gordon, Pyrotechnic Supervisor Joe Viskocil, Associate Effects Director Paul Gentry, Stop-Motion Animator Paul Jessel and Animation & Effects Artists Chris Endicott and Mark McGee; Behind-the-Scenes Footage; 2 Still Galleries; and Trailers.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.97.
You can find the latest specs for 'Robot Jox' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under July 7.
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