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Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
USA 1959

 

He walks through walls of solid steel and stone… into the 4th dimension! From legendary producer Jack H. Harris and director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., the team behind cult favorites The Blob and Dinosaurus!, comes this sci-fi horror classic starring Robert Lansing (The Grissom Gang), Lee Meriwether (Catwoman/Miss Kitka of Batman: The Movie, The Time Tunnel), Robert Strauss (Stalag 17), James Congdon (The Left Handed Gun) and Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker). Science whiz Dr. Tony Nelson (Congdon) has made an amazing discovery: he has developed a method of stimulating the molecular structure of solid objects so that they can be joined or passed through one another. Stumbling upon this incredible secret is Tony’s older brother, Scott (Lansing), a fellow scientist who decides to take the experiment one step further—and soon finds himself able to pass through doors and walls. But his newfound freedom of movement has unforeseen side effects, for each time the power is used, Scott ages a bit, and only by touching other living beings and draining their energy (and thus, their lives) can he maintain his age. In addition, this incredible force is driving Scott quite mad... and he’s just noticed his beautiful would-be fiancée (Meriwether) expressing an interest in his brother Tony. Filled with eye-popping special effects, 4D Man takes sci-fi to a whole new dimension!

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James Congdon plays Tony Nelson, a brilliant but foolhardy young scientist who is experimenting with matter and its relationship to time and space. Using a specially designed amplifier, he thinks he has found a way of releasing matter from the time and space that it occupies, thus allowing its atoms to freely intermingle with any surrounding matter without losing its integrity. After accidentally destroying the lab where he is working, he goes to his older brother Scott (Robert Lansing) for help. Scott is even more brilliant than Tony, but is his opposite in every other way: very orthodox, highly respected in his field, and also horribly overworked in his job and responsibilities. The two also have a fiercely competitive relationship that becomes more strained when Tony develops an attraction to Linda Davis (Lee Meriwether), Scott's fiancée. In testing Tony's equipment, Scott gets the experiment to work, passing one object through another, and achieves much more; his own hand accidentally passes through one of the test objects, gets caught, and then released.

Excerpt from B+N located HERE

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Theatrical Release: October 7th, 1959

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Distribution Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:25:00.762         
Video

1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 33,704,178,860 bytes

Feature: 25,334,218,752 bytes

Video Bitrate: 35.92 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Bitrate Blu-ray:

Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio English 1389 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1389 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1344 kbps / 16-bit)
Commentaries:

Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps

Subtitles English, None
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Kino

 

1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 33,704,178,860 bytes

Feature: 25,334,218,752 bytes

Video Bitrate: 35.92 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
• Audio Commentary by Kris Yeaworth
• Reflections from The 4D Man - Interview with Producer Jack H. Harris (11:34)
• Interview with Co-star Lee Meriwether (11:04)
• Animated Image Gallery (7:55)
• Radio Spot (0:54)
• Theatrical Trailer (2:16)


Blu-ray Release Date:
August 20th, 2019
Standard Blu-ray Case

Chapters 8

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (August 2019): Kino have transferred the delightful 4D Man to Blu-ray described as from a "brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative!" This original source still has a few inconsistencies with marks and speckles (see last capture) but the majority of the 1080P presentation is quite strong. Colors are deep and rich, especially in the day-lit shots, and there is a consistent grain texture. We have a heavy blue-leaning. The less-adept sequences can look saturated with contrast (density) issues. Thankfully they are few, but noticeable, and the visuals in-motion, on a dual-layered Blu-ray disc with a max'ed out bitrate, appear fresh and pleasing.

On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel mono track (16-bit) in the original English language. The film does have some, relatively, dynamic sound effects that come through with modest depth. The score is credited to Ralph Carmichael (The Blob) offers some great jazz that may sound inappropriate to some but I loved it... a lot. Carmichael also worked with Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Jack Jones, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Al Martino and Roger Williams in his career. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray offers two commentary tracks the first with Richard Harland Smith as he boldly informs us that 4D Man is all about sex! A claim that he, occasionally, backs up in his comments. It's fun. There is also a separate commentary by Kris Yeaworth son of director / producer Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. He gives a unique perspective on the production from the most minute detail in the creation of the sets, budget and stars. It is very informative and quite different in tone from Harland Smith's. There are two interview extras (from a German source?). Reflections from The 4D Man runs a dozen minutes with producer Jack H. Harris who shares some recollections and how he got started in the business, the copy-written name of The Glob for Yeaworth's famous 1958 film. There is also an 11-minute interview with Co-star Lee Meriwether who talks about wining Miss America and how her career developed, including having no memory of how she got the part in 4D Man. There is also an animated image gallery, radio spot and a theatrical trailer.

Always loved Robert Lansing (Gary Seven from TOS Assignment: Earth - the last episode of Season Two, also famous for having Teri Garr). It's quite a daring attempt, modest effects but they tend to convey adequately. As in Hollow Man this represents how physical scientific power can easily corrupt.  Great job on the Blu-ray Kino! A film I have wanted to see in HD for many years. With the two commentaries, interviews, and 4K restoration - this has a very strong recommendation!

Gary Tooze

 


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