Kid Rhino released a "Special Collectors Edition" DVD in American in 2000. Along with the film, it includes some of the public service announcements, a few trailers and some commercials. I don't know what the quality of the film itself is like.



Prism Leisure released this DVD in the UK in 2003. It has no special features (unless you count chapter selection) but the worst thing about this version is the terrible picture quality, especially when there are explosions. Just compare this to the the Shout! Factory special edition:

Prism Leisure
Shout! Factory



Metrodome released this DVD in the UK in 2009. I don't have this version, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of information on the net about it. It could possibly be the same as Prism Leisure's 2003 release, just with a different cover (Prism Leisure was a sub-distributor of Metrodome).



Released in 2010 by Shout! Factory, this region 1 "Special Edition" is currently the version of the film to buy, unless you want the Blu-ray. It features a remastered version of the film, along with several extras. There are some of the public service announcements and an alt gallery, but one of the more interesting things is a commentary by Buzz Dixon, the story consultant on the movie. Buzz drops a lot of interesting trivia throughout, such as:

-The Statue of Liberty scene not being in the original script, but was added as Hasbro wanting a "big, action opening".

-There was meant to be a topless scene, which would give the film what Hasbro had requested: a PG rating. It would be when Zarana removes her Heather disguise, and would have only been seen from behind, but Hasbro didn't want it in the movie and instead decided to have Zarana in a "magic swimsuit", as Buzz calls it.

-Golobulus was meant to be a big, fat man who would be seen needing the support of others, but when he needs to fight someone, he suddenly can move very fast and support himself. Hasbro did not like this design and had the character changed to what he was in the film.

-Falcon was originally going to be Hawk's son, and was called "Baby Hawk".

-The battle cry of Cobra-La was meant to have the villains shout "Cobra-La!", but the "La" part would be a high-pitched, piercing shriek. But the voice actors, such as Richard Gautier, had too deep voices, and couldn't do it. So the cry was changed to the silly "Cobra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!".

-There was a shot actually showing the time worm being stabbed into the right eye of Golobulus, but it was cut out of the film.


There is also a script, but the script included on the DVD is an early version which contains a lot of differences and extra scenes. Differences include:

-An extra scene where Jinx blindfolds herself and prepares to stop Pythona and the others escaping with Serpentor, but Falcon, not realising this is how Jinx fights, reacts in alarm and tackles her as he thinks she is crazy to fight like that and would only die.

-The scene were Golobulus uses the "web of remembrance" is longer, showing more of the evolution of the human race.

-Some extra dialogue between Tomax and Xomat where they realise that they will not be able to establish their financial empire if the spores degenerate the human race, and wonder what to do.

-There is a scene where some space center technicians and scientists track the spores as they are launched into space, and one scientist thinks it could be a new Russian weapon. This scene was cut from the film, but interestingly, the credits for it do list Peter Cullen and Vernee Watson-Johnson as each doing the voices for "Scientist" so perhaps the dialogue for this scene was recorded.

-The training montage with Falcon at the Slaughter House goes on for longer.

-A scene with Hector Ramirez making a news report. Hector was a character Buzz Dixon created, and had used in episodes of various Sunbow series, including G.I. Joe, Transformers and Jem. His short scene from this movie involved him reporting about the spore pods. Whilst this scene was cut from the film, the credits still list Hector, voiced by Neil Ross. Like the space center scene scene listed above, it is possible Hector's dialogue was at least recorded.



Shout! Factory also released the film on Blur-ray. It has the same extra features from the DVD version.

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