Vinegar Syndrome announced today that it will bring to Blu-ray Brian Damude's thriller Sudden Fury (1975), starring Dominic Hogan, Gay Rowan, Dan Hennessey, Hollis McLaren, Robin Ward, and David Yorston, The release will be available for purchase this November.
Synopsis: Fred and his wife Janet have been experiencing problems in their marriage. But when she refuses to help him fund the building of a rural resort and, subsequently, reveals that she's had an affair, Fred snaps, staging a car accident on a country road and leaving Janet for dead. What seems like a perfect crime, disguised as an accident, is spoiled by the unexpected arrival of Al, an innocent passer-by who, in his attempt to save Janet, quickly finds himself fingered as the most likely suspect in her murder...
A riveting and criminally under-seen Hitchcockian thriller, prolific NFB short films director Brian Damude's SUDDEN FURY ranks as one of the finest forgotten films to emerge out of Canada's mid 70s tax shelter era. Given only a small theatrical release and nearly impossible to view in the ensuing decades, Vinegar Syndrome presents SUDDEN FURY on Blu-ray in a new, director approved 2k restoration made from the original 16mm camera negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL 16MM CAMERA NEGATIVE
Audio Commentary track with director Brian Damude, moderated by Peter Kuplowsky
Isolated score by composer Matthew McCauley
Cast, Crew and Production Stills Gallery
Original theatrical Trailer
Teaser trailer
Reversible cover artwork
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
REGION-FREE
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Also included with this announcement is a new trailer for the label's recent 4K restoration of Rospo Pallenberg's film Cutting Class (1988), starring Donovan Leitch Jr., Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt, Roddy McDowall, and Martin Mull. The restoration will be released on Blu-ray this November.
Synopsis: High school can be murder. Just ask Paula. Her over-protective father disappears during a weekend hunting trip. She's being romantically pursued by a creepy classmate, who recently graduated from a mental institution. Her jealous jock boyfriend is looking for any reason to release his juvenile rage. The lecherous school principal is after her tight student body; her friends and teachers are rapidly falling victim to a silent, shadowy mass-murderer. As the body count rises, Paula begins to suspect that any one of her reckless suitors could be the twisted killer. But unless she learns his identity soon, her high school education will quickly come to a very nasty end.