Arrow Video Announces December Releases
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Posted September 27, 2024 08:52 PM by Webmaster
Arrow Video has announced its December batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: The Great Escape (1963), The Addiction (1995), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008), The Last Video Store (2023), Demolition Man (1993), and Critters: A Four Course Feast! (1986-1992).
The Great Escape 4K Blu-ray
Director John Sturges reunites with The Magnificent Seven stars Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Charles Bronson in this timeless adaptation of Paul Brickhill's World War II memoir of an audacious prisoner breakout.
Stalag Luft III: an impenetrable camp built to hold the most persistent escapees. Under the ruthless vigilance of the Nazi guards, a multinational group of prisoners must work together to enact their daring plan: to break out of the camp, forcing the Germans to divert precious military resources towards apprehending them. But getting beyond the camp's barbed wire fences and gun-towers is only the beginning. Once out, the escapees must make the perilous journey to the border, all the while evading the relentless pursuit of their former captors.
Beautifully shot by Oscarฎ-winning cinematographer Daniel L. Fapp (West Side Story) and featuring a rousing, infectiously hummable score by Elmer Bernstein (The Ten Commandments), The Great Escape remains one of the most beloved Hollywood historical action movies a testament to human ingenuity, camaraderie under pressure and indomitability of the spirit.
3-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
The Great Escape
3-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
The Addiction 4K Blu-ray
The mid-nineties were a fertile period for the vampire movie. Big-name stars such as Tom Cruise and Eddie Murphy flocked to genre, as did high-caliber filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola, veterans Wes Craven and John Landis, independents Michael Almereyda and Jeffrey Arsenault, and up-and-comers Quentin Tarantino and Guillermo del Toro. Amid the fangs and crucifixes, Abel Ferrara reunited with his King of New York star Christopher Walken for The Addiction, a distinctly personal take on creatures of the night.
Philosophy student Kathleen (Lili Taylor, The Conjuring) is dragged into an alleyway on her way home from class by Casanova (Annabella Sciorra, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and bitten on the neck. She quickly falls ill but realizes this isn't any ordinary disease when she develops an aversion to daylight and a thirst for human blood
Having made a big-budget foray into science fiction two years earlier with Body Snatchers, Ferrara's approach to the vampire movie is in a lower key. Shot on the streets of New York, like so many of his major works including The Driller Killer, Ms. 45 and Bad Lieutenant and beautifully filmed in black and white, The Addiction sees the filmmaker on his own terms and at his very best: raw, shocking, intense, intelligent, masterful.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
UK STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 4K Blu-ray
Genre maestro Kim Jee-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters) set his sights on new frontiers and spiced them up with his rollicking kimchi western The Good, the Bad, the Weird. Wrangling three of Korea's biggest stars, he orchestrated an audacious action epic sweeping across the dusty Manchurian plains.
In the 1930s, three gun-toting Koreans converge on a train with different objectives but after an explosive altercation they leave it with the same goal: track down a map leading to an unfathomable treasure. The 'Good' is bounty hunter Park Do-won (Jung Woo-sung, 12.12: The Day), who is chasing down the 'Bad', the ruthless bandit Park Chang-yi (Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life), rumoured to be the notorious 'Finger Cutter'. Meanwhile, wily thief Yoon Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho, Parasite), the 'Weird', is on the hunt for anything he can get his hands on. Backs are stabbed, fingers are cut, and many bullets fly as this dangerous trio blast their way through the desert in search of untold riches.
This glorious resurrection of the Manchurian Western was the biggest and most ambitious production ever undertaken in Korea. Presented here for the very first time in stunning 4K, experience this spicy slice of wild west mayhem as you've never seen it before.
2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
The Last Video Store
A love letter to video rental stores and the B-movie treasures that lined their walls, Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford's debut feature, The Last Video Store, is a genre-loving blast of pure joy: "a real treasure trove for genre fans, both new and old." (Kat Hughes, THN)
When her estranged father passes, twenty-something Nyla is tasked with the thing she hates the most cleaning up his mess. Left behind are a collection of VHS tapes, and with them, the burden of returning them to "Blaster Video" a time capsule to an era in which cover art and a catchy movie title were king, run by Kevin, a human encyclopaedia of VHS history and a friend of her father. Amongst the returns is an unknown tape, a movie not even Kevin has heard of. Was this the last movie Nyla's father watched before he died? The mystery is too much to resist. But when Kevin and Nyla press play, they unwittingly activate a long-dormant curse and a series of classic cinematic villains are plucked from B-movie heaven and hell to be unleashed into the store itself!
With style, charm and note perfect performances, The Last Video Store is a must for physical media fans. An elegy to the cinephilic havens of movie wisdom that could once be found on every corner, and the heroes like Kevin who staffed them.
Special Features and Techcnial Specs:
UK STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
Demolition Man 4K Blu-ray
Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes go head-to-head in this classic sci-fi/action blockbuster from Joel Silver, the producer of Die Hard and The Matrix.
In 2032, arch criminal Simon Phoenix (Snipes) awakens from a 35-year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a world where crime is almost non-existent a serene utopia ripe for the taking. With the police no longer equipped to deal with his 90s-style brutality, they revive 'Demolition Man' Sgt. John Spartan (Stallone), the no-holds-barred police officer unjustly sentenced to CryoPrison who originally took Phoenix down. Old-school cop against old-school criminal, settling their scores on the streets of San Angeles? The future won't know what's hit it.
With a script co-written by Daniel Waters (Heathers, Batman Returns) and a supporting cast that includes Denis Leary, Benjamin Bratt, and Sandra Bullock in her breakout role, Demolition Man is an awesome mix of action and humor! Special Fetaures and Techncial Specs:
UK STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
Demolition Man
Special Fetaures and Techncial Specs:
UK STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
Critters: A Four Course Feast!
The Krites have landed! Carnivorous creatures from outer space! Vicious vermin with very sharp teeth! The beloved sci-fi/comedy-horror franchise makes its UK Blu-ray debut in this special edition box set from Arrow Video. A four course feast of fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite! Go on, get stuck in!
A smart homage to 1950's B-movies, Critters sees a group of small but toothy extra terrestrials escape from an alien prison and land in small-town America with two shape-shifting bounty hunters in hot pursuit. Directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) and starring genre stalwarts Dee Wallace (The Howling) and M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), the film was a smash-hit on home video, launching a franchise for the ravenous furry fiends. Two years later, Critters 2: The Main Course sees the Krites come back for seconds as leftover eggs hatch and attack the rural town of Grover's Bend. Directed by Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers) with a script co-written by David Twohy (Pitch Black), Critters 2 is one big ball of toothy delight.
Celebrated horror author and screenwriter David J. Schow (The Crow) comes aboard for Critters 3, bringing the Krites to the big city. Marking the feature film debut of none other than Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), it was shot simultaneously with the darker, less comedic Critters 4, in which the ferocious furballs battle series stalwart Charlie (Don Opper, Android) in outer space, featuring a cast that includes Angela Bassett (Strange Days) and Brad Dourif (Child's Play).
A four course feast of fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite! Go on, get stuck in!
4-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
The Great Escape 4K Blu-ray
Director John Sturges reunites with The Magnificent Seven stars Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Charles Bronson in this timeless adaptation of Paul Brickhill's World War II memoir of an audacious prisoner breakout.
Stalag Luft III: an impenetrable camp built to hold the most persistent escapees. Under the ruthless vigilance of the Nazi guards, a multinational group of prisoners must work together to enact their daring plan: to break out of the camp, forcing the Germans to divert precious military resources towards apprehending them. But getting beyond the camp's barbed wire fences and gun-towers is only the beginning. Once out, the escapees must make the perilous journey to the border, all the while evading the relentless pursuit of their former captors.
Beautifully shot by Oscarฎ-winning cinematographer Daniel L. Fapp (West Side Story) and featuring a rousing, infectiously hummable score by Elmer Bernstein (The Ten Commandments), The Great Escape remains one of the most beloved Hollywood historical action movies a testament to human ingenuity, camaraderie under pressure and indomitability of the spirit.
3-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
- Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Barry Forshaw, Neil Mitchell, Wickham Clayton and Mark Cunliffe
- Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Newly restored original lossless mono soundtrack
- Optional lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by filmmaker/historian Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin, author of Combat Films: American Realism
- Audio commentary featuring director John Sturges and members of the cast and crew, moderated by Steven Jay Rubin
- Theatrical trailer
- The Real Great Escape author and historian Guy Walters separates fact from fiction in this brand new interview
- The Great Escapism brand new appreciation of the film by Jose Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
- The Great Composer brand new interview with composer/author Neil Brand, discussing Elmer Bernstein and his iconic score
- Freedom Forged critic and educator Rich Johnson explores the film's place within the war movie canon in this brand new visual essay
- Michael Sragow on The Great Escape 2020 interview exploring the career of John Sturges and the making of the film
- Heroes Underground 2001 four-part documentary exploring the making of the film and the events which inspired it, featuring interviews with former POWs
- The Real Virgil Hilts 2001 featurette interviewing former POW David M. Jones, widely seen as the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character
- The Untold Story 2001 documentary exploring the planning and execution of the real-life escape
- The Untold Story: Additional Interviews
- Return to The Great Escape 1993 featurette exploring the making of the film
- Image gallery
- SDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless 2.0 stereo soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Original Trailer
The Great Escape
3-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
- Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Barry Forshaw, Neil Mitchell, Wickham Clayton and Mark Cunliffe
- Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
- Newly restored original lossless mono soundtrack
- Optional lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by filmmaker/historian Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin, author of Combat Films: American Realism
- Audio commentary featuring director John Sturges and members of the cast and crew, moderated by Steven Jay Rubin
- Theatrical trailer
- The Real Great Escape author and historian Guy Walters separates fact from fiction in this brand new interview
- The Great Escapism brand new appreciation of the film by Jose Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
- The Great Composer brand new interview with composer/author Neil Brand, discussing Elmer Bernstein and his iconic score
- Freedom Forged critic and educator Rich Johnson explores the film's place within the war movie canon in this brand new visual essay
- Michael Sragow on The Great Escape 2020 interview exploring the career of John Sturges and the making of the film
- Heroes Underground 2001 four-part documentary exploring the making of the film and the events which inspired it, featuring interviews with former POWs
- The Real Virgil Hilts 2001 featurette interviewing former POW David M. Jones, widely seen as the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character
- The Untold Story 2001 documentary exploring the planning and execution of the real-life escape
- The Untold Story: Additional Interviews
- Return to The Great Escape 1993 featurette exploring the making of the film
- Image gallery
- Original lossless 2.0 stereo soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Original Trailer
The Addiction 4K Blu-ray
The mid-nineties were a fertile period for the vampire movie. Big-name stars such as Tom Cruise and Eddie Murphy flocked to genre, as did high-caliber filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola, veterans Wes Craven and John Landis, independents Michael Almereyda and Jeffrey Arsenault, and up-and-comers Quentin Tarantino and Guillermo del Toro. Amid the fangs and crucifixes, Abel Ferrara reunited with his King of New York star Christopher Walken for The Addiction, a distinctly personal take on creatures of the night.
Philosophy student Kathleen (Lili Taylor, The Conjuring) is dragged into an alleyway on her way home from class by Casanova (Annabella Sciorra, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and bitten on the neck. She quickly falls ill but realizes this isn't any ordinary disease when she develops an aversion to daylight and a thirst for human blood
Having made a big-budget foray into science fiction two years earlier with Body Snatchers, Ferrara's approach to the vampire movie is in a lower key. Shot on the streets of New York, like so many of his major works including The Driller Killer, Ms. 45 and Bad Lieutenant and beautifully filmed in black and white, The Addiction sees the filmmaker on his own terms and at his very best: raw, shocking, intense, intelligent, masterful.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Optional lossless 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by director Abel Ferrara, moderated by critic and biographer Brad Stevens
- Talking with the Vampires, a 2018 documentary about the film, featuring actors Christopher Walken and Lili Taylor, composer Joe Delia, cinematographer Ken Kelsch, and Ferrara himself
- 2018 interview with Abel Ferrara
- 2018 interview with Brad Stevens
- Abel Ferrara Edits The Addiction, an archival piece from the time of production
- Original trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by critic Michael Ewins and an archival interview with Ferrara by Paul Duane
UK STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 4K Blu-ray
Genre maestro Kim Jee-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters) set his sights on new frontiers and spiced them up with his rollicking kimchi western The Good, the Bad, the Weird. Wrangling three of Korea's biggest stars, he orchestrated an audacious action epic sweeping across the dusty Manchurian plains.
In the 1930s, three gun-toting Koreans converge on a train with different objectives but after an explosive altercation they leave it with the same goal: track down a map leading to an unfathomable treasure. The 'Good' is bounty hunter Park Do-won (Jung Woo-sung, 12.12: The Day), who is chasing down the 'Bad', the ruthless bandit Park Chang-yi (Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life), rumoured to be the notorious 'Finger Cutter'. Meanwhile, wily thief Yoon Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho, Parasite), the 'Weird', is on the hunt for anything he can get his hands on. Backs are stabbed, fingers are cut, and many bullets fly as this dangerous trio blast their way through the desert in search of untold riches.
This glorious resurrection of the Manchurian Western was the biggest and most ambitious production ever undertaken in Korea. Presented here for the very first time in stunning 4K, experience this spicy slice of wild west mayhem as you've never seen it before.
2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 4K master, approved by director Kim Jee-woon
- DTS-HD MA 7.1 on both cuts of the film
- Optional English subtitles
- Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- 40-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by Darcy Paquet, Kyu Hyun Kim, Cho Jae-whee, and Ariel Schudson
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- Three postcard-sized artcards
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTAITON OF THE FILM
- Includes both the International and Korean versions of the film presented via seamless branching
- Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Marsh and film critic and producer Pierce Conran
- Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon and actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung (International version)
- Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon, cinematographer Lee mogae, lighting director Oh Seung-chul, and art director Cho Hwa-sung (Korean Version)
- A new introduction to the film by Kim Jee-woon
- Corralling chaos in the desert, a new interview with director Kim Jee-woon
- Dusty dust-ups and sweaty saddles, a new interview with martial arts coordinator Jung Doo-hong
- Archival making of films and featurettes
- Trailer gallery
- Image gallery
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 4K master, approved by director Kim Jee-woon
- DTS-HD MA 7.1 on both cuts of the film
- Optional English subtitles
- Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- 40-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by Darcy Paquet, Kyu Hyun Kim, Cho Jae-whee, and Ariel Schudson
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- Three postcard-sized artcards
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- Includes both the International and Korean versions of the film presented via seamless branching
- Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Marsh and film critic and producer Pierce Conran
- Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon and actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung (International version)
- Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon, cinematographer Lee mogae, lighting director Oh Seung-chul, and art director Cho Hwa-sung (Korean Version)
- A new introduction to the film by Kim Jee-woon
- Corralling chaos in the desert, a new interview with director Kim Jee-woon
- Dusty dust-ups and sweaty saddles, a new interview with martial arts coordinator Jung Doo-hong
- Archival making of films and featurettes
- Trailer gallery
- Image gallery
The Last Video Store
A love letter to video rental stores and the B-movie treasures that lined their walls, Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford's debut feature, The Last Video Store, is a genre-loving blast of pure joy: "a real treasure trove for genre fans, both new and old." (Kat Hughes, THN)
When her estranged father passes, twenty-something Nyla is tasked with the thing she hates the most cleaning up his mess. Left behind are a collection of VHS tapes, and with them, the burden of returning them to "Blaster Video" a time capsule to an era in which cover art and a catchy movie title were king, run by Kevin, a human encyclopaedia of VHS history and a friend of her father. Amongst the returns is an unknown tape, a movie not even Kevin has heard of. Was this the last movie Nyla's father watched before he died? The mystery is too much to resist. But when Kevin and Nyla press play, they unwittingly activate a long-dormant curse and a series of classic cinematic villains are plucked from B-movie heaven and hell to be unleashed into the store itself!
With style, charm and note perfect performances, The Last Video Store is a must for physical media fans. An elegy to the cinephilic havens of movie wisdom that could once be found on every corner, and the heroes like Kevin who staffed them.
Special Features and Techcnial Specs:
- High Definition presentation
- Original DTS HD M5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New audio commentary by film critics Matt Donato & Meagan Navarro
- The Videonomicon Unleashed, a new visual essay by film critic Heather Wixson co-author of In Search of Darkness
- Nostalgia Fuel, a new visual essay by film critic Martyn Pedlar
- 'Twas the Night of the Tree Beast, a 2012 short by Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
- M is For Magnetic Tape, a 2013 short film Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
- The Last Video Store 2013, the original short from which the feature grew
- The Video Store Commercial, a 2019 short film by Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
- Clips from the first attempted feature version
- Behind the Scenes
- 3 previs shorts
- Trailer
- Image Gallery
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critics Anton Bitel and Alexandra West
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
UK STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
Demolition Man 4K Blu-ray
Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes go head-to-head in this classic sci-fi/action blockbuster from Joel Silver, the producer of Die Hard and The Matrix.
In 2032, arch criminal Simon Phoenix (Snipes) awakens from a 35-year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a world where crime is almost non-existent a serene utopia ripe for the taking. With the police no longer equipped to deal with his 90s-style brutality, they revive 'Demolition Man' Sgt. John Spartan (Stallone), the no-holds-barred police officer unjustly sentenced to CryoPrison who originally took Phoenix down. Old-school cop against old-school criminal, settling their scores on the streets of San Angeles? The future won't know what's hit it.
With a script co-written by Daniel Waters (Heathers, Batman Returns) and a supporting cast that includes Denis Leary, Benjamin Bratt, and Sandra Bullock in her breakout role, Demolition Man is an awesome mix of action and humor! Special Fetaures and Techncial Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Marco Brambilla
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTAITON OF THE FILM
- Includes both the domestic "Taco Bell" and international "Pizza Hut" versions of the film presented via seamless branching
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by director Marco Brambilla and screenwriter Daniel Waters
- Brand new audio commentary by film historian Mike White of the Projection Booth podcast
- Archive audio commentary by Marco Brambilla and producer Joel Silver
- Demolition Design, a new interview with production designer David L. Snyder
- Cryo Action, a new interview with stunt coordinator Charles Percini
- Biggs' Body Shoppe, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Chris Biggs
- Tacos and Hockey Pucks, a new interview with body effects set coordinator Jeff Farley
- Somewhere Over the Rambo, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- 60-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by film critics Clem Bastow, William Bibbiani, Priscilla Page and Martyn Pedler
- Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
- 6 postcard sized artcards
- 'Three Seashells' and 'Edgar Friendly graffiti' stickers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
UK STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
Demolition Man
Special Fetaures and Techncial Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Marco Brambilla
- Includes both the domestic "Taco Bell" and international "Pizza Hut" versions of the film presented via seamless branching
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by director Marco Brambilla and screenwriter Daniel Waters
- Brand new audio commentary by film historian Mike White of the Projection Booth podcast
- Archive audio commentary by Marco Brambilla and producer Joel Silver
- Demolition Design, a new interview with production designer David L. Snyder
- Cryo Action, a new interview with stunt coordinator Charles Percini
- Biggs' Body Shoppe, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Chris Biggs
- Tacos and Hockey Pucks, a new interview with body effects set coordinator Jeff Farley
- Somewhere Over the Rambo, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- 60-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by film critics Clem Bastow, William Bibbiani, Priscilla Page and Martyn Pedler
- Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
- 6 postcard sized artcards
- 'Three Seashells' and 'Edgar Friendly graffiti' stickers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
UK STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
Critters: A Four Course Feast!
The Krites have landed! Carnivorous creatures from outer space! Vicious vermin with very sharp teeth! The beloved sci-fi/comedy-horror franchise makes its UK Blu-ray debut in this special edition box set from Arrow Video. A four course feast of fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite! Go on, get stuck in!
A smart homage to 1950's B-movies, Critters sees a group of small but toothy extra terrestrials escape from an alien prison and land in small-town America with two shape-shifting bounty hunters in hot pursuit. Directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) and starring genre stalwarts Dee Wallace (The Howling) and M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), the film was a smash-hit on home video, launching a franchise for the ravenous furry fiends. Two years later, Critters 2: The Main Course sees the Krites come back for seconds as leftover eggs hatch and attack the rural town of Grover's Bend. Directed by Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers) with a script co-written by David Twohy (Pitch Black), Critters 2 is one big ball of toothy delight.
Celebrated horror author and screenwriter David J. Schow (The Crow) comes aboard for Critters 3, bringing the Krites to the big city. Marking the feature film debut of none other than Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), it was shot simultaneously with the darker, less comedic Critters 4, in which the ferocious furballs battle series stalwart Charlie (Don Opper, Android) in outer space, featuring a cast that includes Angela Bassett (Strange Days) and Brad Dourif (Child's Play).
A four course feast of fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite! Go on, get stuck in!
4-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- High Definition presentations of all four films
- Original XXX audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- 60-page hardbound collectors book featuring new writing on the films by screenwriter Shane Bitterling and film critics Meagan Navarro, Stacie Ponder and Heather Wixson
- Double-sided fold out posters for all four films
- Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
- Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain with screenwriter Shane Bitterling
- Audio Commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper
- Audio Commentary with Critter designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo
- They Bite!: The Making of Critters documentary
- For Brian: A Tribute to Screenwriter Brian Domonic Muir featurette
- Behind-the-Scenes Footage
- Alternate Ending
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Image Gallery
- Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
- Audio Commentary with director Mick Garris
- Audio Commentary with Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo
- The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 documentary
- Behind the Scenes Footage
- Additional TV Scenes
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spot
- Image Gallery
- Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
- Audio Commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper
- You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 3 featurette
- Trailer
- Promo
- Image Gallery
- Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
- Audio Commentary with producer/director Rupert Harvey
- Space Madness: The Making of Critters 4 featurette
- Trailer
- Image Gallery
