Shout Factory: King Kong and Additional Catalog Releases Announced
HomeShout Factory: King Kong and Additional Catalog Releases Announced
Posted February 8, 2021 03:41 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory and Shout Factory have announced a very large slate of upcoming Blu-ray releases. Amongst them are: King Kong (1976), He Knows You're Alone (1980), and Eyes of a Stranger (1981).
Please note that supplemental features and technical specs for each release have not yet been finalized. They will be revealed as street dates approach.
King Kong
Synopsis: The Petrox company's search for new oil reserves on a strange island unleashes a terror unseen by civilized man – KING KONG! The timeless story of a beauty (Jessica Lange, making her feature-film debut) and a beast comes to the screen in this ambitious production from Dino De Laurentiis. Charles Grodin is the scheming oil company shark out to exploit the giant beast to his fullest. And Jeff Bridges is the desperate hero, Jack Prescott, who attempts to wrest the beautiful heroine from King Kong's grasp. New York City trembles with each echoing footstep of the towering ape set loose in the streets!
*The upcoming release will be a two-disc set which will feature the original theatrical feature film as well as the extended TV version.
STREET DATE: MAY 11.
Wildcats
Synopsis: Central High is an inner-city Chicago combat zone sometimes called a school. It has a brawn-before-brains football team of rowdy rappers, bruisers and losers. What's Molly McGrath doing there? Coaching football!
All-American charmer Goldie Hawn is Molly, who turns the team's wayward ways into winning plays in this comedy of heart, family and football directed by Michael Ritchie (The Bad News Bears). The Wildcats are a motley crew with a perfect record: zero victories. But when the spunky new coach gets into the groove, the kids start resembling a team and go for the glory! In fact, a pair of these players would later reteam in two box-office hits: Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson (White Men Can't Jump, Money Train).
STREET DATE: MAY 18.
He Knows You're Alone
Synopsis: Now you see him. Now you don't. The face of a killer appears out of the darkness and just as quickly disappears. A young woman has an eerie feeling someone is stalking her. Another beauty steps into a shower ... and a bathroom door handle slowly turns. We're in slasher-flick territory – and also in a rare realm of film history, because screen icon Tom Hanks makes his movie debut in this shocker.
The up-and-coming legend plays the brief supporting role of Elliot, a psych major whose musings about the nature of fear reinforce the tone of this twisted tale about a sicko who targets brides-to-be ... and a detective who scrambles to stop the carnage. Wedded bliss can be very short-lived when He Knows You're Alone.
STREET DATE: MAY 18.
Eyes of a Stranger
Synopsis: A lovely blind and deaf teen reaches for a plate she just put on the counter. It's gone. She reaches again ... and it's back in its original place. Someone is playing a cruel game with her. That someone is the serial killer terrorizing Miami in this terrifying thriller from the production company behind the original Friday The 13th and the director of Shock Waves.
Making memorable movie debuts are Jennifer Jason Leigh (Single White Female, Annihilation, Possessor) as that endangered but not helpless girl and Lauren Tewes (The Love Boat) as her TV newscaster sister, whose investigation inadvertently leads the killer (John DiSanti, The Relic) to her home. With a final sequence that will leave you breathless, this Stranger delivers face-to-face fear as few other films can.
STREET DATE: MAY 18.
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Synopsis: There's gold in them thar hills and laughter everywhere as Billy Crystal saddles up with Daniel Stern, Jon Lovitz and Jack Palance for the sequel to the smash hit City Slickers.
Life is good for Mitch (Crystal), yet something troubles him: the ghost of leathery trail boss Curly. And when he finds a hidden treasure map in Curly's old hat, Mitch is sure he's being told "Go West!" So it's westward ho-ho for urban cowboys Mitch, his good buddy Phil (Stern) and Mitch's goof-off brother (Lovitz). Teaming with Curly's snake-eyed twin sibling Duke (Palance), they search for a fortune in gold while kicking up dust, stirring up laughs and hitting more obstacles than a cactus has needles. You've found comedy gold.
STREET DATE: MAY 25.
Explorers
Synopsis: The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in Explorers, the action-fantasy from acclaimed director Joe Dante (Gremlins), who combines keen humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists.
In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey. A galaxy of adventure for the whole family, Explorers stars a young River Phoenix (Stand By Me, Sneakers) and Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Reality Bites).
STREET DATE: MAY 25.
The Hand
Synopsis: A gifted cartoonist's life comes apart at the seams when his drawing hand is accidentally severed. Slowly, painfully, he tries to adjust ... but a terrifying evil creeps into his consciousness. And one by one, the people who stand in his way begin to die. Written and directed by Academy Award® winner* Oliver Stone, this spellbinder showcases a vivid central performance by Michael Caine and wonderfully ghoulish special effects by veteran macabre master Carlo Rambaldi. Stone called for more than 30 different hands to be designed, all used in different – and fantastically horrific ways.
STREET DATE: MAY 25.
The Nest
Synopsis: From director Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) comes The Nest, a powerful and dark drama. Rory (Jude Law, Sherlock Holmes), an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, persuades his American wife, Allison (Carrie Coon, The Leftovers), and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England. Sensing opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor with grounds for Allison's horses and plans to build a stable. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, and the couple must face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
All About the Benjamins
Synopsis: Ice Cube and Mike Epps are the driving force of this high-style, high-impact action comedy. When top bounty hunter Tyson Bucum (Cube) chases after two-bit hustler and three-time loser Reggie Wright (Epps), he thinks he's in for an easy payday. But when they cross paths with a group of diamond thieves, the pair team up in search of the biggest score of them all. Featuring Eva Mendes, Tommy Flanagan, Carmen Chaplin, Lil Bow Wow, and Anthony Michael Hall, All About The Benjamins is a hip-hop heist flick packed with action and laughs — and you can take that to the bank.
STREET DATE: MAY 11.
The Final Stand
Synopsis: At the height of WWII, 3,500 young cadets from two Podolsk military schools are sent with their commanding officers to hold up the last line of defense outside of Moscow. This gritty, harrowing film tells the true story of the cadets' heroic stand in October, 1941. Sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense, cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools fight alongside units from the 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrive. Hopelessly outnumbered, young men in their teens lay down their lives in a battle lasting almost two weeks to obstruct the far superior Nazi forces advancing towards Moscow. A thoughtful and intriguing war drama, The Final Stand ultimately tells a tale of love, heroism and true camaraderie in the face of tragic hardship.
STREET DATE: MAY 11.
The Legend Of Hei
Synopsis: When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.
STREET DATE: MAY 11.
Please note that supplemental features and technical specs for each release have not yet been finalized. They will be revealed as street dates approach.
King Kong
Synopsis: The Petrox company's search for new oil reserves on a strange island unleashes a terror unseen by civilized man – KING KONG! The timeless story of a beauty (Jessica Lange, making her feature-film debut) and a beast comes to the screen in this ambitious production from Dino De Laurentiis. Charles Grodin is the scheming oil company shark out to exploit the giant beast to his fullest. And Jeff Bridges is the desperate hero, Jack Prescott, who attempts to wrest the beautiful heroine from King Kong's grasp. New York City trembles with each echoing footstep of the towering ape set loose in the streets!
*The upcoming release will be a two-disc set which will feature the original theatrical feature film as well as the extended TV version.
STREET DATE: MAY 11.
Wildcats
Synopsis: Central High is an inner-city Chicago combat zone sometimes called a school. It has a brawn-before-brains football team of rowdy rappers, bruisers and losers. What's Molly McGrath doing there? Coaching football!
All-American charmer Goldie Hawn is Molly, who turns the team's wayward ways into winning plays in this comedy of heart, family and football directed by Michael Ritchie (The Bad News Bears). The Wildcats are a motley crew with a perfect record: zero victories. But when the spunky new coach gets into the groove, the kids start resembling a team and go for the glory! In fact, a pair of these players would later reteam in two box-office hits: Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson (White Men Can't Jump, Money Train).
STREET DATE: MAY 18.
He Knows You're Alone
Synopsis: Now you see him. Now you don't. The face of a killer appears out of the darkness and just as quickly disappears. A young woman has an eerie feeling someone is stalking her. Another beauty steps into a shower ... and a bathroom door handle slowly turns. We're in slasher-flick territory – and also in a rare realm of film history, because screen icon Tom Hanks makes his movie debut in this shocker.
The up-and-coming legend plays the brief supporting role of Elliot, a psych major whose musings about the nature of fear reinforce the tone of this twisted tale about a sicko who targets brides-to-be ... and a detective who scrambles to stop the carnage. Wedded bliss can be very short-lived when He Knows You're Alone.
STREET DATE: MAY 18.
Eyes of a Stranger
Synopsis: A lovely blind and deaf teen reaches for a plate she just put on the counter. It's gone. She reaches again ... and it's back in its original place. Someone is playing a cruel game with her. That someone is the serial killer terrorizing Miami in this terrifying thriller from the production company behind the original Friday The 13th and the director of Shock Waves.
Making memorable movie debuts are Jennifer Jason Leigh (Single White Female, Annihilation, Possessor) as that endangered but not helpless girl and Lauren Tewes (The Love Boat) as her TV newscaster sister, whose investigation inadvertently leads the killer (John DiSanti, The Relic) to her home. With a final sequence that will leave you breathless, this Stranger delivers face-to-face fear as few other films can.
STREET DATE: MAY 18.
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Synopsis: There's gold in them thar hills and laughter everywhere as Billy Crystal saddles up with Daniel Stern, Jon Lovitz and Jack Palance for the sequel to the smash hit City Slickers.
Life is good for Mitch (Crystal), yet something troubles him: the ghost of leathery trail boss Curly. And when he finds a hidden treasure map in Curly's old hat, Mitch is sure he's being told "Go West!" So it's westward ho-ho for urban cowboys Mitch, his good buddy Phil (Stern) and Mitch's goof-off brother (Lovitz). Teaming with Curly's snake-eyed twin sibling Duke (Palance), they search for a fortune in gold while kicking up dust, stirring up laughs and hitting more obstacles than a cactus has needles. You've found comedy gold.
STREET DATE: MAY 25.
Explorers
Synopsis: The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in Explorers, the action-fantasy from acclaimed director Joe Dante (Gremlins), who combines keen humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists.
In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey. A galaxy of adventure for the whole family, Explorers stars a young River Phoenix (Stand By Me, Sneakers) and Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Reality Bites).
STREET DATE: MAY 25.
The Hand
Synopsis: A gifted cartoonist's life comes apart at the seams when his drawing hand is accidentally severed. Slowly, painfully, he tries to adjust ... but a terrifying evil creeps into his consciousness. And one by one, the people who stand in his way begin to die. Written and directed by Academy Award® winner* Oliver Stone, this spellbinder showcases a vivid central performance by Michael Caine and wonderfully ghoulish special effects by veteran macabre master Carlo Rambaldi. Stone called for more than 30 different hands to be designed, all used in different – and fantastically horrific ways.
STREET DATE: MAY 25.
The Nest
Synopsis: From director Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) comes The Nest, a powerful and dark drama. Rory (Jude Law, Sherlock Holmes), an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, persuades his American wife, Allison (Carrie Coon, The Leftovers), and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England. Sensing opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor with grounds for Allison's horses and plans to build a stable. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, and the couple must face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- The Nest "Scene Anatomy" Featurette
- Audio Descriptive Track
- Trailer
- Optional English and Spanish subtitles for the main feature
All About the Benjamins
Synopsis: Ice Cube and Mike Epps are the driving force of this high-style, high-impact action comedy. When top bounty hunter Tyson Bucum (Cube) chases after two-bit hustler and three-time loser Reggie Wright (Epps), he thinks he's in for an easy payday. But when they cross paths with a group of diamond thieves, the pair team up in search of the biggest score of them all. Featuring Eva Mendes, Tommy Flanagan, Carmen Chaplin, Lil Bow Wow, and Anthony Michael Hall, All About The Benjamins is a hip-hop heist flick packed with action and laughs — and you can take that to the bank.
STREET DATE: MAY 11.
The Final Stand
Synopsis: At the height of WWII, 3,500 young cadets from two Podolsk military schools are sent with their commanding officers to hold up the last line of defense outside of Moscow. This gritty, harrowing film tells the true story of the cadets' heroic stand in October, 1941. Sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense, cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools fight alongside units from the 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrive. Hopelessly outnumbered, young men in their teens lay down their lives in a battle lasting almost two weeks to obstruct the far superior Nazi forces advancing towards Moscow. A thoughtful and intriguing war drama, The Final Stand ultimately tells a tale of love, heroism and true camaraderie in the face of tragic hardship.
STREET DATE: MAY 11.
The Legend Of Hei
Synopsis: When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.
STREET DATE: MAY 11.
