Ghosts of Mars 4K SteelBook (Exclusive)

DISC ONE: 4K UHD

• Audio Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Actor Natasha Henstridge - recorded in August 2001, this archival commentary with Carpenter and his main star runs for nearly the full duration. This track is not as good as the one recorded for disc releases of Vampires primarily because Carpenter too often gets sidetracked from discussing Ghosts of Mars by tossing in jokes and remarking upon Henstridge's personality. (It's clear the two got to know each other during the shoot.) I appreciated when Henstridge went into her philosophy for acting, looping her scenes, and sharing anecdotes of the shoot. Late in the commentary, Carpenter begins to talk about the research process he embarked on in pre-production. I would have loved to hear more about his preparatory work much earlier in the commentary. In English, not subtitled.

DISC TWO: Blu-ray

• Audio Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Actor Natasha Henstridge - recorded in August 2001, this archival commentary with Carpenter and his main star runs for nearly the full duration. This track is not as good as the one recorded for disc releases of Vampires primarily because Carpenter too often gets sidetracked from discussing Ghosts of Mars by tossing in jokes and remarking upon Henstridge's personality. (It's clear the two got to know each other during the shoot.) I appreciated when Henstridge went into her philosophy for acting, looping her scenes, and sharing anecdotes of the shoot. Late in the commentary, Carpenter begins to talk about the research process he embarked on in pre-production. I would have loved to hear more about his preparatory work much earlier in the commentary. In English, not subtitled.
  
• NEW Assault on Outpost 13: Scoring GHOSTS OF MARS – An Interview with Film Music Historian Daniel Schweiger (9:46, 1080p) - this 2024 interview with Schweiger was conducted by Daniel Griffith of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures. The film music historian discusses Carpenter's score for Ghosts of Mars in the context of other heavy metal works written for the silver screen. Schweiger provides a very nice historical context for a variety of films that were composed in the heavy metal genre. He also talks briefly about how this score by Carpenter has a Led Zeppelin-influence to it. Cues from an isolated score (which unfortunately is not included as an alternate track for the feature on Scream's discs) are played while the scenes for which they were written are shown. In English, not subtitled.
  
• Red Desert Nights – Making GHOSTS OF MARS (16:59, upconverted to 1080i)
  
• Scoring GHOSTS OF MARS (6:23, upconverted to 1080i)
  
• GHOSTS OF MARS Special Effects Deconstruction (6:33, upconverted to 1080i)
  
• Original Theatrical Trailer (2:09, 1080p)