First Look at New 4K Restoration of Ed Wood's The Violent Years and Blu-ray Details
HomeFirst Look at New 4K Restoration of Ed Wood's The Violent Years and Blu-ray Details
Posted November 16, 2017 04:35 PM by Webmaster
The American Genre Film Archive and Something Weird Video have provided us with a brand new trailer for the recent 4K restoration of William Morgan's noir thriller The Violent Years (1956), which will be released on Blu-ray on November 21.
After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, AGFA purchased a 4K film scanner to create new digital transfers of titles from the Something Weird library. The Villent Years is the third release of dozens in this partnership, following The Zodiac Killer and Bat Pussy.
Written by legendary Hollywood outsider Edward D. Wood, Jr. (Plan 9 from Outer Space), The Villent Years is the story of Paula Parkins (Jean Moorehead), a good-girl-gone-bad who leads her degenerate teenage hellcats down a path of gas station hijackings, pajama party orgies, and cold-blooded murder! From Wood's patently deranged dialogue to the scene where the gang performs a "man attack," The Violent Years is an essential exposé on crime, gender politics, and sweater-stealing. Remember, "This is a story of violence!"
"Ed Wood's influence is woven into our DNA," said AGFA director Joe Ziemba. "We're honored to help the world reassess his importance as a ground-breaking queer filmmaker through our release of The Violent Years with Something Weird. Wherever he is, we hope Ed is smiling."
Special Features
Promotional screenshot from the new 4K restoration of The Violent Years
After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, AGFA purchased a 4K film scanner to create new digital transfers of titles from the Something Weird library. The Villent Years is the third release of dozens in this partnership, following The Zodiac Killer and Bat Pussy.
Written by legendary Hollywood outsider Edward D. Wood, Jr. (Plan 9 from Outer Space), The Villent Years is the story of Paula Parkins (Jean Moorehead), a good-girl-gone-bad who leads her degenerate teenage hellcats down a path of gas station hijackings, pajama party orgies, and cold-blooded murder! From Wood's patently deranged dialogue to the scene where the gang performs a "man attack," The Violent Years is an essential exposé on crime, gender politics, and sweater-stealing. Remember, "This is a story of violence!"
"Ed Wood's influence is woven into our DNA," said AGFA director Joe Ziemba. "We're honored to help the world reassess his importance as a ground-breaking queer filmmaker through our release of The Violent Years with Something Weird. Wherever he is, we hope Ed is smiling."
Special Features
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM from the original camera negative
- Audio Commentary track with filmmaker Frank Henenlotter (BASKET CASE, FRANKENHOOKER) and Ed Wood biographer Rudolph Grey
- Gutter-noir trailers from the Something Weird vault
- Memorabilia scrapbook
- Bonus movie: ANATOMY OF A PSYCHO (1961), a new 2K scan from an original theatrical print
- Reversible cover art
Promotional screenshot from the new 4K restoration of The Violent Years