According to the insert in "Becket" it has been released by Dark Sky Films (www.darkskyfilms.com).
I checked the website and it is there. 20 bucks.
MK
Lord does this new layout suck

I understand the DVD is out, but I recorded it off Monsters HD and am quite happy with it.
-L31

The Flesh Eaters is released on DVD by Dark Sky Films (www.darkskyfilms.com) on October 25, 2005.
Mr. Arnold Drake, the film's producer and writer, appears at the Big Apple Comic Convention signing pre-order copies Sept. 10-11, 2005, and should be at the Fangoria convention Sept. 24-25, 2005 in Secaucus, NJ and the Chiller Theatre convention Oct. 28-30, 2005.

it's coming out finally in october. you can preorder on amazon

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I remember watching this movie at a Halloween party in the 70's.
I went on Retroflicks.com and they have it on sale for $9.99. And it was a DVD!!!

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Uhno. As happens sometimes, this release will not be happening. Apparently, there was a rights issue and Retromedia got the shaft. But, the good news is, someone else who owned the rights will be releasing it, and will be licensing the bonus materials produced by Retromedia for the new disc. At least that's the story right now. So keep an eye out for it. I managed to procure a copy of the DVD and the transfer is a very nice 35mm print in widescreen! And it has a commentary tracka fun little monster movie

So it's going to be generally available eh? Hmmmm
I can't really say why I want to see this movie again. I saw it in the original release at a local passion pit (drive-in theater). Though I rarely had my head above the dashboard, I saw and heard enough to know it was SciFi junk food.
The Nazi experiment scenes were mildly interesting. All the "test subjects" were female and unclothed. They had a rope tied to their hair by which the resulting skeletons were pulled from the swimming pool where the flesh eaters lived. Pretty tame stuff by today's standards but at the time it was erotic and shocking (or meant to be so).
Like I said, I don't know why I want to see this movie again. Maybe it's similar to seeing the dog throw up some half digested offal. You just have to go over and check it out. ugh.
-bm

I just came across a site that is announcing that they are in negotiations to get the film officially, finally, released! The site http://www.retromedia.org/ is preparing an edition with all sorts of extra goodies, but apparently there's some dispute as to which version of the film should be the 'main' version on the disc.
(For those people who don't know, there was some footage that was cut or altered in the TV airings over the years, namely a Nazi-flashback sequence showing Nazi scientists dropping human test subjects into vats of the Flesh Eaters. Also the climax was tinted in color.)
Everyone reading this should go to the website and write them, letting them know that you're interested in the film and can't wait to see it released.

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Hey Funkstar5k, what company is releasing this classic gorefest? And when does it come out? Any bonus extras? I'm so excited I'm peeing my pants!!! It's my favorite movie of all-time.
RCORMAN1

Its not on DVD yet, but it will be quite soon- the company i work for are planning on releasing it.

I have the Bijou Flix DVD, and the quality is terrible - worse that a 3rd-generation VHS dupe. Avoid at all costs.

Best Buy may not carry bootlegs, but there's nothing wrong with carrying titles that are 'public domain'. This means that the rights to a film aren't owned by any single studio anymore and any company that has a copy can release it if they want. That's why there are so many versions of 'Nosferatu', 'Africa Screams', 'White Zombie' or 'I Bury the Living'. Are any of these 'official releases'? Depends on what you consider official. Some comapnies have released awful copies with no extras at all. Other companies will release the exact same film, but have cleaned it up and found other things to put on the disc (just type in any of those titles on Amazon.com and see how many versions of the same film are out there).
I found a site that's selling 'The Flesh Eaters' on dvd:
http://www.bijouflix.com/goods/bijou_store1vcd_F.htm
I haven't bought it yet myself because I have a good recording on a tape. If you get this edition be sure to post what the quality is like.
Hope this helps.

are you serious? so there must be an official release. best buy wouldnt carry a bootleg

I found this movie at Best Buy in a group of 'zombie' movies for $6.

You can find it on ebay - apparently it's common domain, so the DVDs aren't exactly studio released.