| Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars | |
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| Based on | Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson |
| Developed by | Robert Mandell |
| Voices of | Francis Matthews Ed Bishop Cy Grant Donald Gray |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Production company | ITC Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1981 |
| Related | |
| Captain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons | |
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Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars is a 1981 television film based on the 1960s British puppet TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Produced by the New York office of the series' distributor, ITC Entertainment, the film is a compilation of the Captain Scarlet episodes "Shadow of Fear", "Lunarville 7", "Crater 101" and "Dangerous Rendezvous".[1]
Set in 2068, the original series depicts a "war of nerves" between Earth and the Mysterons: a race of Martians with the power to create functioning copies of destroyed people or objects and use them to carry out acts of aggression against humanity. Earth is defended by a military organisation called Spectrum, whose top agent, Captain Scarlet, was killed by the Mysterons and replaced by a reconstruction that subsequently broke free of their control. Scarlet's double has a self-healing power that enables him to recover from injuries that would be fatal to anyone else, making him Spectrum's best asset in its fight against the Mysterons.
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars had its first home video release in either 1981[2] or January 1982.[3] It was followed by another Captain Scarlet compilation, Captain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons. Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars was negatively received by fans of the original Captain Scarlet.[4] In November 1988, it was broadcast as the second episode of the movie-mocking TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
- ^ "Miscellaneous — Multimedia: Videos". spectrum-headquarters.com. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- ^ Release year stated on promotional material by ITC Entertainment.
- ^ Bentley, Chris (2017). Hearn, Marcus (ed.). Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault. Cambridge, UK: Signum Books. pp. 190–191. ISBN 978-0-995519-12-1.
- ^ Bentley, Chris (2001). The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet. Carlton Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-842224-05-2.