The folks at U.S. label Blue Underground have sent us a brand new promotional trailer for their upcoming Blu-ray release of director Dick Maas' film Down (2001), starring Naomi Watts, James Marshall, Eric Thal, Michael Ironside, and Edward Herrmann. The release will be available for purchase on October 31.
Also included below is a promotional trailer for the label's upcoming Blu-ray release of dierctor Maas' thriller The Lift (1983), which inspired Down.
Synopsis: When the elevator in the 102-story Millennium Building starts to malfunction the management sends in a mechanic to solve the problem, but not everyone is happy about it-especially the elevator. After several of New York's finest are killed, the government, fearing terrorism, seals off the building. Now it is up to the mechanic and a reporter (Naomi Watts) to face an enemy whose bloodthirst is only met by its unpredictability...an enemy that is determined to fight off any intruder looking for the dark secret that lurks inside the belly of The Shaft.
Special Features and Technical Spes:
BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION of the film from the original negative approved by Dick Maas
Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dick Maas and Stunt Coordinator Willem de Beukelaer
Collectable Booklet with new essay by author Michael Gingold (First Pressing Only!)
Exclusive Limited Collector's Edition includes Blu-ray, DVD, bonus collectable booklet, reversible sleeve, and special packaging
Optional English subtitles
Synopsis: A lift begins displaying some erratic behavior, like trapping some party goers and nearly suffocating them, and decapitating a security guard. Felix, the technician from the lift company, can't find anything wrong with the circuitry. When he and a nosy reporter begin asking questions of the lift company's electronics partner (Rising Sun Electronics), his boss puts him on a leave of absence. A subsequent visit to a professor leads them to believe that some evil experiments are being conducted with microchips. Also starring Josine van Dalsum and Liz Snoyink.
Special Features and Technical Spes:
BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION of the film from the original negative approved by Dick Maas
Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dick Maas and Editor Hans van Dongen
Going Up – Interview with Star Huub Stapel
Long Distance – Short Film by Dick Maas
Dutch Trailer
U.S. Trailer
Poster & Still Gallery
Collectable Booklet with new essay by writer and filmmaker Chris Alexander (First Pressing Only!)
Exclusive Limited Collector's Edition includes Blu-ray, DVD, bonus collectable booklet, reversible sleeve, and special packaging