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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “BOOM IN THE MOON”

By Phil Hall | January 16, 2004

BOOTLEG FILES 016: “Boom in the Moon” (obscure Mexican sci-fi comedy starring Buster Keaton in his last starring feature film role).

LAST SEEN: One-time screening in New York in 2001.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: On the USA Home Video label in 1987 for a very brief period.

REASON FOR DISAPPEARANCE: The film has a terrible reputation–which it doesn’t really deserve.

CHANCES OF SEEING A HOME VIDEO/DVD RELEASE: Unlikely, given the problems in distributing such a title.

BOOTLEG OPPORTUNITIES: Available on a “collector-to-collector” basis from several Buster Keaton fan appreciation sites.

Get the rest of the story in part two of THE BOOTLEG FILES: “BOOM IN THE MOON”>>>

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