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David Allen's THE PRIMEVALS

Animation Legend David Allen's Unfinished Stop-Motion Sci-Fi Epic Finally Comes to Life!

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David Allen's THE PRIMEVALS

David Allen's THE PRIMEVALS

David Allen's THE PRIMEVALS

David Allen's THE PRIMEVALS

David Allen's THE PRIMEVALS

Animation Legend David Allen's Unfinished Stop-Motion Sci-Fi Epic Finally Comes to Life!

Animation Legend David Allen's Unfinished Stop-Motion Sci-Fi Epic Finally Comes to Life!

Animation Legend David Allen's Unfinished Stop-Motion Sci-Fi Epic Finally Comes to Life!

Animation Legend David Allen's Unfinished Stop-Motion Sci-Fi Epic Finally Comes to Life!

Charles Band
Charles Band
Charles Band
Charles Band
6 Campaigns |
Los Angeles, United States
$41,441 USD 267 backers
23% of $175,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
Finally, after decades in the vault, Full Moon is launching a campaign to complete David Allen's THE PRIMEVALS and we're calling on our fans to help fulfill Allen's vision and bring this larger-than-life retro-fantasy epic to lustrous life. Help us reach our goal and honor this legendary passion project made by one of the most important genre film effects artist in motion picture history!

Short Summary

The year was 1994. Full Moon founder Charles Band and legendary stop-motion animation effects artist David Allen set out to make what would be the biggest and most ambitious Full Moon movie to date--a long in development passion project of Allen's that he directed  in Romania and the Italian Alps with a large cast and larger than life sets. 

Band and Allen planned for a long post-production period in which Allen would create hundreds of intricately designed and animated effects shots. But when Allen fell ill and passed away in 1999, the highly anticipated film sat unfinished, with Full Moon fans all over the world wondering if they would ever be able to see Allen's now-mythical magnum opus.

That time has come. 

Finally, after decades in the vault, Full Moon is launching a campaign to release David Allen’s THE PRIMEVALS and we’re calling on our fans to help fulfill David’s vision and bring this larger-than-life-retro-sci-fi epic to lustrous life.

Finishing THE PRIMEVALS exactly how David had envisioned it to look and feel, would require - by today's standards - a Herculean post-production budget that we simply do not have access to. And while completing the picture will require some compromises, we nevertheless plan to deliver a version that is as close to David’s ambitious, grandiose design as possible, based on the resources that have and will become available to us. 

You NEED to see what has been filmed. And you WILL.

When released, THE PRIMEVALS Special Edition Blu-ray set will feature two alternate edits of the film. The first will be the new, completed cut overseen by producer Charles Band. The second will be the "director’s cut"-- faithfully assembled as David Allen intended and containing special animatic storyboards representing the unrealized shots from THE PRIMEVALS. Both films will make for a fascinating comparative study, creating the definitive THE PRIMEVALS experience.  A third disc will premiere a feature-length THE PRIMEVALS documentary from Daniel Griffith of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures loaded with never before available behind the scenes and archival footage from the many years of this film’s amazing journey.

Story

This release of THE PRIMEVALS is tribute to the man who imagined it, the late special effects wizard David Allen. Allen's visionary talents rested in the world of stop-motion FX, frame-by-frame moving miniatures that he had been manipulating as far back as 1970's EQUINOX (released by our Wizard Video as THE BEAST in the early 80s) and developed in early Charles Band collaborations like LASERBLAST and THE DAY TIME ENDED, eventually perfecting his trade in Full Moon classics like PUPPET MASTER and SUBSPECIES. But through all this, there was THE PRIMEVALS -- Allen's dream project, one that dates back to the early 1970s. With this film, David had brought together all the elements he wanted to explore in science fiction/fantasy filmmaking. Meanwhile Allen continued to evolve his craft throughout the 80s in films like YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES, BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED and WILLOW, but finally, in the mid-90s, Band and Allen officially began production of THE PRIMEVALS. With lavish sets constructed in Romania and exotic locations like the Italian Alps, David Allen directed his pet project.  After the live action photography was completed, Allen and his crew, including longtime associate Chris Endicott (THE AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR), began the exhaustive work on the intricate effects. Lizard warriors, monsters, Kong-like Yeti Gods...all were here and all were awesome.

The idea was to have a wide window to finish those effects but then Allen fell ill to cancer and passed away in 1999, effectively shelving THE PRIMEVALS indefinitely. This year, however, Band and Endicott re-connected with the aim to revive the project.

It's happening. Now. 

Full Moon has set up an appealing, multi-tier incentive program to get fans involved. Donating to THE PRIMEVALS Indiegogo campaign is not just a chance for you to be part of an exciting feature film project, it's your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of fantasy film history, to have your name linked with what might very well be the final word in traditional stop-motion animation genre film making. The more you donate, the more involved you can be.

We need you to help make THE PRIMEVALS the best it can be. We need you to help fulfill David Allen's singular vision and lifelong dream.

 

 

 

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The Primevals T-Shirt

The Primevals T-Shirt

$30 USD
Campaign exclusive cotton blend T-Shirt featuring the original poster art image of Primevals with Lizard Men and a rendering of an out-worldly background along with the Full Moon logo on its sleeve.
Included Items
  • Exclusive Primevals T-Shirt
Estimated Shipping
April 2019
29 out of 150 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
The Primevals 11x7 Poster

The Primevals 11x7 Poster

$40 USD
11x17 card stock poster featuring a reproduction of original promotional art for Primevals with Lizard Men and a cosmic background. Signed by producer Charles Band.
Included Items
  • Exclusive Primevals Poster
Estimated Shipping
April 2019
12 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
The Primevals Limited Blu-ray

The Primevals Limited Blu-ray

$100 USD
THE PRIMEVALS Campaign Exclusive! THE PRIMEVALS Special Edition 3 Disc Blu-ray set, complete with hardcover slipcase and a set of 12 THE PRIMEVALS postcards. The Blu-ray set features two cuts of the film and plus a feature length documentary. Limited to only 300 copies produced and signed by producer Charles Band.
Included Items
  • The Primevals Limited Edition
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
140 out of 300 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
The Primevals 35mm Film Strip

The Primevals 35mm Film Strip

$100 USD
Own an original 35mm filmstrip from THE PRIMEVALS work print. Each strip will feature an actual 3 frame sequence of stop motion animation from the film, mounted in a beautiful Lucite case.
Included Items
  • The Primevals 35mm Film Strip
Estimated Shipping
April 2019
4 out of 200 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Friends of The Primevals

Friends of The Primevals

$100 USD
Become a friend to THE PRIMEVALS team and receive a special Thank You credit in the end credits of the finished film plus and a letter of gratitude printed on high quality parchment paper and signed by effects artist Chris Endicott and producer Charles Band. Also included is an 11x17 poster featuring rare, early art.
Included Items
  • Thank You Film Credit & Letter
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
25 out of 100 of claimed
The Primevals Bound Script

The Primevals Bound Script

$100 USD
Own the complete THE PRIMEVALS script with select storyboard art, bound in a leatherette hardcover case and containing an exclusive forward from (???)
Included Items
  • Signed Script & Storyboards
Estimated Shipping
April 2019
7 out of 300 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
The Primevals Storyboard Art

The Primevals Storyboard Art

$125 USD
Under David Allen's supervision, various artists created hundreds of storyboards for filming THE PRIMEVALS. We've selected -- pages of ORIGINAL storyboard art that features exciting action scenes or thrilling stop motion sequences from the film. You will receive one randomly selected storyboard page, matted and ready to frame (frame not included).
Included Items
  • Original Storyboard Art
Estimated Shipping
April 2019
8 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Lizard Man Creature Bust

Lizard Man Creature Bust

$150 USD
Extremely limited scaled replica of the Lizard Creature, cast from the same mold employed by the original creative team behind THE PRIMEVALS. This beautiful faux Bronze sculpture is 6 inches tall and sits on a 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 base. A true work of art.
Included Items
  • The Primevals Lizard Man
Estimated Shipping
April 2019
2 out of 200 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
The Primevals Yeti Sculpture

The Primevals Yeti Sculpture

$225 USD
Extremely limited scaled replica of THE PRIMEVAL's legendary Yeti, one of David Allen’s greatest creations. This faux bronze sculpture, created by special effects artists, the Higa Bros., is 11.6 inches tall and sits on a 5.9 inch round base.
Included Items
  • The Primevals Yeti Scupture
Estimated Shipping
April 2019
4 out of 150 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Screen Used Arena Lizard

Screen Used Arena Lizard

$500 USD
An authentic THE PRIMEVALS screen-used background 7" arena lizard-man animation puppet from principal stop-motion photography. Some puppets would have been cast and painted as far back as 1978. These animation props come housed in a beautiful plastic display dome with a certificate of authenticity signed by effects artist Chris Endicott.
Included Items
  • Arena Lizard Man -Screen Used
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
13 out of 20 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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