British label 101 Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Ed Hunt's sci-fi thriller
The Brain (1988), starring Tom Bresnahan, Cynthia Preston, David Gale, George Buza, and Susannah Hoffmann. The release will be available for purchase on August 1.
Description: Imagine a pulsating mass of grey matter, expanding in size and strength as it takes control of human minds and devours human bodies. It could never happen, right? Just watch Independent Thinking, starring Dr. Anthony Blakely (David Gale, Re-Animator), a hot TV programme. But as the show's ratings continue to soar, so does the suicide and murder rate among its viewers. What they don't know is that Dr. Blakely has teamed with an alien brain and plans to gain control of all humanity.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- NEW Sounds of the Mind: Paul Zaza on the Brain
- Audio Commentary with director Ed Hunt
- Audio Commentary with composer Paul Zaza
- Audio Commentary with actor Tom Bresnahan
- Canada on the Mind – An interview with actress Cynthia Preston
- From Monster Kid to Monster Man – An interview with actor George Buza
- Brain Art – An interview with assistant art director Michael Borthwick
- Food For Thought: A Love Letter To The Brain
- Still Gallery
- Limited Edition Booklet: Includes 'Ed Trauma' by Andrew Graves and 'Thoughts for Food: TV Terrors and other prevalent anxieties in The Brain' by Liam Hathaway
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
- REGION-B "LOCKED"