ðə fˈɪŋks ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ɛkstɹˈiːmli lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ɹᵻlˈiːs, ænd hɐz sˈɪns bɪkˌʌm sˈʌmθɪŋ əvən əbskjˈʊɹ, ɹˈɛɹli sˈiːn kˈʌlt fˈɪlm; bˈuːtlɛɡ kˈɑːpɪz fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz tˈɜːnd ˌʌp ˌɔn ˈɔːkʃən wˈɛbsaɪts bᵻfˌoːɹ wˈɔːɹnɚɹ ˈɑːɹkaɪv əfˈɪʃəli ɹᵻlˈiːst ðə fˈɪlm ˌɔn dˌiːvˌiːdˈiː ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv.
The Phynx received an extremely limited release, and has since become something of an obscure, rarely seen cult film; bootleg copies for many years turned up on auction websites before Warner Archive officially released the film on DVD in October 2012.