What's up with the FRANKENSTEIN MEETS ABBOTT & COSTELLO DVD ?

[Mikey]

A friend of mine just loaned me Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein DVD and I noticed something weird .....

Universal did not make this DVD.

It's some kind of junkie company.

It has basically no extra's -- unless you count a lousy chapters section as an extra

The Universal titles are still in the movie credits ....

I just can't believe Universal would have another company release such a popular movie.

Did Universal let this movie slip into public domain ?

[cjefferys]

Hmmm, a few A&C films are PD, like "Africa Screams" and "A&C Meet Jack and the Beanstalk", but I've never heard of "..Meet Frankenstein" being public domain. What you've seen might just be an unauthorized release, it does happen, especially with older films.

[kryptosmaster]

Still a great movie though!
Rich

[kingdom warrior]

You sure it's not a bootleg? because Universal in Oct of 2008 did release the dvd as part of a box set The complete Universal films of Abbott and Costello

[MIB41]

You've definitely got a bootleg. Universal has complete rights to that film. Always will. Especially with product coming out in 2009 with the release of the Wolfman remake, Universal is more protective than ever of it's Universal Monster's copyrights.

[ThatBatmanGuy]

Nothing weird about it. It's a bootleg.

[Mikey]

I just checked out the DVD again.

It's a silver disc (not burned)

It has an FBI warning and it's made by Westlake Entertainment

They have a site --- but this title is not listed on it.

Westlake Entertainment - Celebrating Independent Films

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[ThatBatmanGuy]

If it's anything by Westlake Entertainment, there is no doubt. It's a bootleg. They think every movie is in PD.

I just checked out the DVD again.

It's a silver disc (not burned)

It has an FBI warning and it's made by Westlake Entertainment

They have a site --- but this title is not listed on it.

Westlake Entertainment - Celebrating Independent Films

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[Meule]

So how do they get away with this then? You would think Universal would have their lawyers all over this, no?

[kryptosmaster]

So how do they get away with this then? You would think Universal would have their lawyers all over this, no?

I would guess "Made in China".
The Chinese have no respect for anyone's properties and how hard do you think it would be for anyone to prosecute someone in that country when the government is probably involved or condoning it anyway?
Rich

[ThatBatmanGuy]

^^Well Westlake Entertainment had a buttload of their horror dvds pulled from the cheap Dollar Tree stores ago years ago during Halloween.

[cjefferys]

I just checked out the DVD again.

It's a silver disc (not burned)

It has an FBI warning and it's made by Westlake Entertainment

They have a site --- but this title is not listed on it.

Westlake Entertainment - Celebrating Independent Films

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A lot of disc pressing plants in Asia do some "special order" pressings during their idle hours, so boots can be pressed discs as well as burned ones. And yeah, Westlake is well known for dubious releases. Gotta love them having FBI warnings for their unauthorized discs.

[Werewolf]

It's a bootleg.

Universal did officially release Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein on DVD under their Comedy Legends brand. Nice bonus features on the disc too.

It's also still in print.

Amazon.com: Abbott TV

[mego73]

It's a bootleg.

Universal did officially release Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein on DVD under their Comedy Legends brand. Nice bonus features on the disc too.

It's also still in print.

Amazon.com: Abbott TV

Universal has both a stand alone release for A and C Meet Frankenstein and also has it in a set of Abbott and Costello movies. Some A and C movies have slipped to the public domain but I don't think Frankenstein is one of them.

Still the PD company might think that they can slip this under the door or somehow believe that Universal can't legally assert exclusive copyright on it.

[Evel KMego]

Great movie. I have the box set.