Shout Factory and Scream Factory Announce New Summer Releases
HomeShout Factory and Scream Factory Announce New Summer Releases
Posted April 12, 2021 05:55 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory and Scream Factory have announced a large slate of new summer releases. Amongst them are: Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), The Dead Zone (1983), and Little Big League (1994).
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Synopsis: When a mysterious beast ravages the countryside, two unlikely heroes are called in to fight the evil. And now, their battle against dark, unspeakable terror is even more gripping with a daring extended version of the film that showcases more of the breathtaking martial arts action and over four hours of in-depth bonus features. The incredible hit that took audiences and critics alike on "a wild ride" (Premiere) is back with more chilling adventure that's sure to have pulses racing all over again!
STREET DATE JULY 27.
The Dead Zone
Synopsis: School teacher Johnny Smith (Chistopher Walken) had a beautiful fiancée, a rewarding career and a fortunate life ... until one tragic accident changed everything. After slamming into an 18-wheeler, Johnny is plunged into a five-year coma. When he awakens, he finds his true collision was with destiny – he now has the remarkable gift (or curse) of seeing into the future. From horror master Stephen King and Director David Cronenberg (Scanners, Dead Ringers), this supernatural thriller turns an everyday guy into a reluctant hero ... saving children in danger, helping the police and finding a serial killer. But Johnny's next vision may be his most terrifying yet ...
STREET DATE JULY 27.
State and Main
Synopsis: When a big-budget film crew takes over a small town, they shoot first ... and ask questions later. Director Walt Price (William H. Macy) has his work cut out for him with a girl-crazy leading man (Alec Baldwin), a camera-shy leading lady (Sarah Jessica Parker), an idealistic writer (Philip Seymour Hoffman), and a high-strung producer (David Paymer). When the townsfolk eagerly get in on the act, get ready for scandal, greed and romance ...take one!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Little Big League
Synopsis: No one knows the game of baseball better than 12-year-old Billy Heywood (Luke Edwards). When he inherits the Minnesota Twins from his grandfather (Jason Robards), he names himself manager in the hopes of turning the beleaguered team's season around. While his players aren't too keen about taking orders from a kid, Billy promises them if they can't get out of last place, he'll fire himself. With the help of pitching coach Mac (John Ashton) and team captain Lou Collins (Timothy Busfield), Billy learns what it takes to run a team of misfits and reminds them all how much fun playing baseball can be. Put this Blu-ray in, Coach, it's ready to play!
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
Chamber of Horrors
Synopsis: Prepare yourself for a chilling tale of terror and unspeakable vengeance inside the Chamber Of Horrors. The condemned maniac Jason Cravatte (Patrick O'Neal) escapes capture from the authorities at a bloody cost – by chopping off his manacled hand! Free to kill once more, he outfits his gruesome stump with tools designed to chop, rip, and skewer a new batch of victims as he embarks on a bloody spree of death!
Employing not one, but two infamous gimmicks – "The Fear Flasher" and "The Horror Horn" – to warn audiences in advance of its most shocking moments, Chamber Of Horrors is a Grand Guignol cult favorite that's every bit as twisted as its villain's tortured soul!
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
Eight Legged Freaks
Synopsis: What do you get when you cross a toxic waste with a bunch of exotic spiders? Eaten! The townies of Prosperity, Arizona, will all become a screaming smorgasbord if mutated arachnids as big as SUVs have their way in this comedy/horror crowd pleaser whose creators include the producers of Independence Day and Godzilla. Spiders that leap like gazelles, web-spitting spiders, spiders that suck your insides out as if through a straw – they're all among the behemoths conjured up by an inventive effects team.
David Arquette (Scream) heads the two-legged stars, mobilizing the citizenry in a last-ditch fight to survive. Here's hoping they succeed. Otherwise, Prosperity – maybe the world – could be reduced to one giant, uh, website!
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
Fire
Synopsis: Alexey Sokolov commands a team of Aerial Forest Protection Service FIrefighters. He is a tough, decisive man who will fight ruthlessly for every last tree in the forest. He is used to controlling everything and everyone around him, including his daughter Katya. Katya is dating Roman, a rookie firefighter from Moscow. Initially disapproving of the newcomer, Alexey takes Roman along with his battle-tested team to the scene of a forest fire deep in the Russian interior. As the inferno engulfs everything in its path, Alexey will have to learn to rely on Roman, as the firefighters all band together to save a village and its residents from total destruction.
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
A Stranger Is Watching
Synopsis: They don't see him, but he's there. Plotting. Planning ... and anticipating every move they make. This terrifying thriller follows a psychopath as he imprisons a little girl and a famous reporter in the dank maze of tunnels beneath New York City's Grand Central Station. He first wants to collect a ransom ... and then murder his captives. His victims. only hope is their own wits – and the aid of homeless people who roam this urban netherworld.
Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager, Orange Is The New Black) is heartrendingly believable as the reporter, and Rip Torn (Flashpoint, Men In Black) also gives a harrowing performance in this nightmarish shocker based on the Mary Higgins Clark suspense novel and directed by Sean S. Cunningham (Friday The 13th). A Stranger Is Watching: You won't be able to look away.
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
Ernest & Célestine
Synopsis: Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. Unlike her fellow mice, Celestine is an artist and a dreamer, and has a hard time fitting in. When she nearly ends up as breakfast for a bear named Ernest, a grumpy street musician, the two become unlikely friends, and embark on a comedic adventure that will challenge their communities to change. Critically acclaimed and nominated for an Academy Award®*, Ernest & Celestine is a gorgeous watercolor painting brought to life, full of slapstick comic energy and real heart, with one of the most memorable on-screen friendships in cinema history.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
House of Wax
Synopsis: Thrills and chills ooze all over you in House Of Wax, from Dark Castle Entertainment and legendary horror producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis (Ghost Ship, House On Haunted Hill).
,BR> When their car breaks down on a road trip, six college friends are sidetracked into an eerie backwoods town. Curiosity gets the better of them when they are intrigued by its macabre House of Wax. They soon find out that the town is not what it seems, and that they must find their way out before they fall victim to its ghoulishly inventive killers.
STREET DATE: JULY 13.
The Night
Synopsis: After a night out with friends, an exhausted married couple, Babak (Shahab Hosseini) and Neda (Niousha Jafarian), and their baby take shelter in the grand, but eerie Hotel Normandie. Throughout a seemingly endless night, mysterious disturbances ruin their rest as Babak and Neda soon realize they're locked in with a malevolent force that hungers for the dark secrets they've kept from one another.
With The Night, director Kourosh Ahari made history for being the first U.S.-produced film to receive a license for theatrical release in Iran since the revolution. The psychological thriller follows in the footsteps of The Shining, luring viewers into a hotel that is both ominous and inviting, where the ghosts of the past still linger around each corner. The horrors that haunt these corridors are real and terrifying ... The Night will make you reconsider ever spending a night away from home again.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
No Man's Land
Synopsis: On a Texas ranch sharing a border with Mexico, two families are about to collide. While out on a border patrol, rancher's son Jackson Greer accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. When his father tries taking the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo "illegal alien" in Mexico. Pursued by both Texas Rangers and Mexican Federales, he journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father ... only to fall in love with the land he was taught to hate. Inspired by the real-life "no man's land" along the Texas-Mexico border, this thoughtful modern Western explores an engrossing and potent new twist on a hot-button issue.
STREET DATE: JULY 13.
The Pianist
Synopsis: Director Roman Polanski won both an Oscar®* and a BAFTA for this compelling film which is based on a true story. They were degraded, they were hoarded up, and they were sent to die. A brave few fought back, but one man would not be beaten, would not be taken, and would remain defiant. Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody in an Oscar®-winning* performance), a brilliant Polish pianist, a Jew, escapes deportation. Forced to live in the heart of the Warsaw ghetto, he shares the suffering, the humiliation and the struggles, and manages to escape and hide in the ruins of the capital.
STREET DATE: JULY 13.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Synopsis: When a mysterious beast ravages the countryside, two unlikely heroes are called in to fight the evil. And now, their battle against dark, unspeakable terror is even more gripping with a daring extended version of the film that showcases more of the breathtaking martial arts action and over four hours of in-depth bonus features. The incredible hit that took audiences and critics alike on "a wild ride" (Premiere) is back with more chilling adventure that's sure to have pulses racing all over again!
STREET DATE JULY 27.
The Dead Zone
Synopsis: School teacher Johnny Smith (Chistopher Walken) had a beautiful fiancée, a rewarding career and a fortunate life ... until one tragic accident changed everything. After slamming into an 18-wheeler, Johnny is plunged into a five-year coma. When he awakens, he finds his true collision was with destiny – he now has the remarkable gift (or curse) of seeing into the future. From horror master Stephen King and Director David Cronenberg (Scanners, Dead Ringers), this supernatural thriller turns an everyday guy into a reluctant hero ... saving children in danger, helping the police and finding a serial killer. But Johnny's next vision may be his most terrifying yet ...
STREET DATE JULY 27.
State and Main
Synopsis: When a big-budget film crew takes over a small town, they shoot first ... and ask questions later. Director Walt Price (William H. Macy) has his work cut out for him with a girl-crazy leading man (Alec Baldwin), a camera-shy leading lady (Sarah Jessica Parker), an idealistic writer (Philip Seymour Hoffman), and a high-strung producer (David Paymer). When the townsfolk eagerly get in on the act, get ready for scandal, greed and romance ...take one!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary With Sarah Jessica Parker, William H. Macy, Clark Gregg, David Paymer, And Patti LuPone
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Little Big League
Synopsis: No one knows the game of baseball better than 12-year-old Billy Heywood (Luke Edwards). When he inherits the Minnesota Twins from his grandfather (Jason Robards), he names himself manager in the hopes of turning the beleaguered team's season around. While his players aren't too keen about taking orders from a kid, Billy promises them if they can't get out of last place, he'll fire himself. With the help of pitching coach Mac (John Ashton) and team captain Lou Collins (Timothy Busfield), Billy learns what it takes to run a team of misfits and reminds them all how much fun playing baseball can be. Put this Blu-ray in, Coach, it's ready to play!
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
Chamber of Horrors
Synopsis: Prepare yourself for a chilling tale of terror and unspeakable vengeance inside the Chamber Of Horrors. The condemned maniac Jason Cravatte (Patrick O'Neal) escapes capture from the authorities at a bloody cost – by chopping off his manacled hand! Free to kill once more, he outfits his gruesome stump with tools designed to chop, rip, and skewer a new batch of victims as he embarks on a bloody spree of death!
Employing not one, but two infamous gimmicks – "The Fear Flasher" and "The Horror Horn" – to warn audiences in advance of its most shocking moments, Chamber Of Horrors is a Grand Guignol cult favorite that's every bit as twisted as its villain's tortured soul!
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
Eight Legged Freaks
Synopsis: What do you get when you cross a toxic waste with a bunch of exotic spiders? Eaten! The townies of Prosperity, Arizona, will all become a screaming smorgasbord if mutated arachnids as big as SUVs have their way in this comedy/horror crowd pleaser whose creators include the producers of Independence Day and Godzilla. Spiders that leap like gazelles, web-spitting spiders, spiders that suck your insides out as if through a straw – they're all among the behemoths conjured up by an inventive effects team.
David Arquette (Scream) heads the two-legged stars, mobilizing the citizenry in a last-ditch fight to survive. Here's hoping they succeed. Otherwise, Prosperity – maybe the world – could be reduced to one giant, uh, website!
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
Fire
Synopsis: Alexey Sokolov commands a team of Aerial Forest Protection Service FIrefighters. He is a tough, decisive man who will fight ruthlessly for every last tree in the forest. He is used to controlling everything and everyone around him, including his daughter Katya. Katya is dating Roman, a rookie firefighter from Moscow. Initially disapproving of the newcomer, Alexey takes Roman along with his battle-tested team to the scene of a forest fire deep in the Russian interior. As the inferno engulfs everything in its path, Alexey will have to learn to rely on Roman, as the firefighters all band together to save a village and its residents from total destruction.
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
A Stranger Is Watching
Synopsis: They don't see him, but he's there. Plotting. Planning ... and anticipating every move they make. This terrifying thriller follows a psychopath as he imprisons a little girl and a famous reporter in the dank maze of tunnels beneath New York City's Grand Central Station. He first wants to collect a ransom ... and then murder his captives. His victims. only hope is their own wits – and the aid of homeless people who roam this urban netherworld.
Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager, Orange Is The New Black) is heartrendingly believable as the reporter, and Rip Torn (Flashpoint, Men In Black) also gives a harrowing performance in this nightmarish shocker based on the Mary Higgins Clark suspense novel and directed by Sean S. Cunningham (Friday The 13th). A Stranger Is Watching: You won't be able to look away.
STREET DATE: JULY 20.
Ernest & Célestine
Synopsis: Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. Unlike her fellow mice, Celestine is an artist and a dreamer, and has a hard time fitting in. When she nearly ends up as breakfast for a bear named Ernest, a grumpy street musician, the two become unlikely friends, and embark on a comedic adventure that will challenge their communities to change. Critically acclaimed and nominated for an Academy Award®*, Ernest & Celestine is a gorgeous watercolor painting brought to life, full of slapstick comic energy and real heart, with one of the most memorable on-screen friendships in cinema history.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Feature-Length Animatic
- Interview With Director Benjamin Renner
- The Making Of Ernest & Celestine
- Optional English and French subtitles for the main feature
House of Wax
Synopsis: Thrills and chills ooze all over you in House Of Wax, from Dark Castle Entertainment and legendary horror producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis (Ghost Ship, House On Haunted Hill).
,BR> When their car breaks down on a road trip, six college friends are sidetracked into an eerie backwoods town. Curiosity gets the better of them when they are intrigued by its macabre House of Wax. They soon find out that the town is not what it seems, and that they must find their way out before they fall victim to its ghoulishly inventive killers.
STREET DATE: JULY 13.
The Night
Synopsis: After a night out with friends, an exhausted married couple, Babak (Shahab Hosseini) and Neda (Niousha Jafarian), and their baby take shelter in the grand, but eerie Hotel Normandie. Throughout a seemingly endless night, mysterious disturbances ruin their rest as Babak and Neda soon realize they're locked in with a malevolent force that hungers for the dark secrets they've kept from one another.
With The Night, director Kourosh Ahari made history for being the first U.S.-produced film to receive a license for theatrical release in Iran since the revolution. The psychological thriller follows in the footsteps of The Shining, luring viewers into a hotel that is both ominous and inviting, where the ghosts of the past still linger around each corner. The horrors that haunt these corridors are real and terrifying ... The Night will make you reconsider ever spending a night away from home again.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Original trailer
- Audio descriptive track
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
No Man's Land
Synopsis: On a Texas ranch sharing a border with Mexico, two families are about to collide. While out on a border patrol, rancher's son Jackson Greer accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. When his father tries taking the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo "illegal alien" in Mexico. Pursued by both Texas Rangers and Mexican Federales, he journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father ... only to fall in love with the land he was taught to hate. Inspired by the real-life "no man's land" along the Texas-Mexico border, this thoughtful modern Western explores an engrossing and potent new twist on a hot-button issue.
STREET DATE: JULY 13.
The Pianist
Synopsis: Director Roman Polanski won both an Oscar®* and a BAFTA for this compelling film which is based on a true story. They were degraded, they were hoarded up, and they were sent to die. A brave few fought back, but one man would not be beaten, would not be taken, and would remain defiant. Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody in an Oscar®-winning* performance), a brilliant Polish pianist, a Jew, escapes deportation. Forced to live in the heart of the Warsaw ghetto, he shares the suffering, the humiliation and the struggles, and manages to escape and hide in the ruins of the capital.
STREET DATE: JULY 13.
