Hi, Mom! 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		5.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		3.5

Hi, Mom! 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman May 29, 2026

It frankly doesn't seem possible that it was almost ten years ago that Arrow Video released De Niro & De Palma: The Early Films, a rather interesting compendium of three collaborations between the two icons. That collection included Greetings, The Wedding Party and this odd but kind of weirdly endearing (if deliberately disturbing and provocative) film. Now Radiance Films is back with this standalone release offering Hi, Mom! in both 1080 and 4K UHD, with a number of interesting supplements that were not included on the Arrow release.

My (relatively brief) thoughts on the film can be found in my Hi, Mom! Blu-ray review of the Arrow edition.

Hi, Mom! 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Note: Screenshots are sourced from the 1080 disc in this package.

Hi, Mom! is presented in 4K UHD courtesy of Radiance Films with an HEVC / H.265 encoded 2160p transfer in 1.85:1 (an AVC encoded 1080p presentation is offered on a separate disc). This has a somewhat rare (for Radiance) longer explanatory page in the insert booklet about the transfer:

Hi, Mom! was scanned in 4K resolution at Illuminate Hollywood in Studio City, California. The film has been meticulously restored and colour graded in 4K HDR (Dolby Vision) at FilmFinity, London, working from new 4K 16 bit scans of the original 35mm camera negative. Film Finity's Digital Restoration Specialists used advanced image processing tools to remove many thousands of instances of dirt, erase scratches and gently correct age related imperfections frame by frame. Paired with the new HDR grade, this restoration reveals striking clarity and depth while staying true to the film's original photographic character. No grain management, edge enhancement or artificial sharpening tools were used at any stage, preserving the authentic texture of the cinematography.

Putting aside any PR hyperbole in the above, this is a commendably appealing presentation in both resolutions. I was actually rather well pleased with Arrow's 1080 presentation, which was culled from an interpositive, but I had nothing to compare that one to. I've tried to duplicate some of my screenshots included in my review of the Arrow version here so that those interested can do side by side comparisons, but the bottom line is this is considerably brighter and better suffused (in the color moments, at least) than the Arrow version. Detail levels can see some interesting upticks as well, including everything from textures on fabrics to even some backgrounds (like a tile wall in a diner). The HDR / Dolby Vision grades help to boost the palette, though there are still some deficits in shadow detail and some passing moments of crush, as in the first scene with Jon (Robert De Niro) and Joe Banner (Allen Garfield). The first black and white sequence looks a bit blown out, maybe especially in 4K and HDR, though Be Black, Baby! may fare a bit better. As I mentioned in my review of Arrow's 1080 presentation, there's a pretty wide variance in terms of clarity and grain structure, some of which is intentional. Grain can be quite heavy and mottled at times, especially in some of the "voyeur" moments, but also intermittently against some brighter backgrounds. Interestingly in that regard, the bright white apartment scene between Jon and Judy Bishop (Jennifer Salt) offers nicely tight grain resolution.

Hi, Mom! 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Hi, Mom! features a DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track which I would be hard pressed to describe as substantially different from the LPCM Mono track on the old Arrow 1080 disc. There are still some occasional ebbs and flows to amplitude, but no real problems and no actual age related wear and tear like pops or distortion. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly throughout. Optional English subtitles are available.

Hi, Mom! 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Audio Commentary by Travis Woods


• Dionysus in 69 (HD; 1:25:23) is a curious if maybe unintentionally hilarious theater piece by The Performance Group filmed by De Palma, which almost comes across like what a Saturday Night Live parody of "performance art" might play like. De Palma utilizes the split screen technique that would become one of his later hallmarks. The insert booklet states that this was culled from the only available digital source, provided by Richard Schechner.


• Son of Greetings: Behind the Scenes of Hi, Mom! (HD; 1:16:29) is a fascinating compilation of behind the scenes footage shot by Peter Davis on the set of the film. This comes with a prefatory warning about video (and even audio) quality. The insert booklet contains the following information:

  Son of Greetings: Behind the Scenes of Hi, Mom! was edited by Jon Robertson from footage from the best available source, provided by Villon Films - a high definition digital master converted from digital reproductions of an original telecine taken from documentary filmmaker Peter Davis's original 16mm reels. As such there are some digital artefacts and frame instability present, and occasional noticeable drops in quality. There are also sections of the film which are presented silently as they did not have corresponding audio on the supplied master, but are nevertheless included for their historical significance.



• Ellen E. Jones (HD; 12:23) offers the critic's thoughts on the film.


• Charles Hirsch (HD; 9:41) is the same archival interview with the producer included on the Arrow release.


• Trailer (HD; 1:56)

The insert booklet contains an essay by Matt Zoller Seitz as well as an informational page about Dionysus in 69. The keepcase features a reversible sleeve and Radiance's usual Obi strip.

Hi, Mom! 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Hi, Mom! is an odd concatenation of everything from Rear Window, Peeping Tom, Watermelon Man, and maybe even a soupçon of, yep, Taxi Driver, though it's also decidedly sui generis in its own odd patchwork way. If that isn't enough to pique some interest, nothing else probably will suffice. The film itself is probably inarguably uneven, but it's often bizarrely compelling, and this new Radiance release offers secure technical merits and some appealing supplements. Recommended.