The original film lab negative used for the Region 1 DVD release of this movie by Severin was purchased at a bankruptcy auction in Rome, Italy.
The Beast in Space is not considered an official, "fifth film" in Alfonso Brescia's "Star Wars" series of films produced in the late '70s and early '80s. However, The Beast in Space utilizes all of the sets, costumes, and stock effect shots from his other films, beginning with Cosmos: War of the Planets, Battle of the Star, War of the Planets, and the most-popular best-distributed of the series, Star Odyssey.