Severin Films will release on Blu-ray Guy Magar's Lookin' Italian (1994), starring Jay Acovone, Matt LeBlanc, Stephanie Richards, Lou Rawls, and John LaMotta. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market during Black Friday.
Also at the same time, Severin Films will bring a 4K Blu-ray upgrade of Magar's Retribution (1987), starring Dennis Lipscomb, Leslie Wing, Suzanne Snyder, George Murdock, and Pamela Dunlap.
Description: Seven years after unleashing his horror classic RETRIBUTION, filmmaker Guy Magar rolled the dice to write, produce and direct the low-budget mob drama he described as "a tribute to Martin Scorsese" and which introduced an unknown Matt LeBlanc only months before landing his breakout role in Friends: Having survived a New York City shootout gone horrifically wrong, a former mafioso (Jay Acovone of Beauty and the Beast and Stargate SG-1) is now living a quiet life working in a Los Angeles used bookstore. But when his reckless nephew (LeBlanc) gets involved with local gang culture, they're both dragged into an unforgiving urban jungle where fear is weakness, vengeance is destiny and family bonds can never be broken. Three-time Grammy winning soul legend Lou Rawls co-stars – with Denise Richards in one of her earliest film roles – in "Matt LeBlanc's lost movie, featuring the young actor like you've never seen him before" (Inside Edition), now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with 2 hours of Special Features that include a long-unseen 1993 on-set interview with LeBlanc.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
Directin' Italian – Interview With Writer/Producer/Director Guy Magar
Archival Interviews With Cast And Crew
Writer/Producer/Director Guy Magar
Actor Jay Acovone
Actor Matt LeBlanc
Actress Stephanie Richards
Actor Lou Rawls
Actor John LaMotta
Q&A With Writer/Producer/Director Guy Magar And Actors Jay Acovone, Matt LeBlanc, Stephanie Richards And Ralph Manza From The 1994 Palm Springs International Film Festival
Inside Edition Exclusive Look
Behind The Scenes
Gag Reel
Trailer
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
REGION-FREE
Description: Supernatural terror erupts on a Halloween night when two men simultaneously die in the seedy streets of downtown Los Angeles. George Miller, a frustrated artist, jumps off the roof of his fleabag hotel at the exact moment that Vito, a small-time hood, is viciously tortured and set ablaze by thugs. The two souls intertwined and George survives, only to become possessed by the tortured memories of a vengeful spirit now seeking retribution. Though aided by his psychiatrist, a hooker with a heart of gold, and a detective looking to solve the gruesome murders, there is only one way to overcome his demonic possession...he must end his life again, and take Vito's satanic spirit with him! Starring Dennis Lipscomb, Leslie Wing, Suzanne Snyder, George Murdock, and Pamela Dunlap.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Director Guy Magar
Trailers
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
DISC TWO - BLU-RAY
NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Director Guy Magar
Writing Wrongs – Interview With Co-Writer Lee Wasserman
Shock Therapy – Interview With Actress Leslie Wing
Angel's Heart – Interview With Actress Suzanne Snyder
Santa Maria, Mother Of God, Help Me! – Interview With Actor Mike Muscat
Settling The Score – Interview With Soundtrack Composer Alan Howarth
Visions Of Vengeance – Interview With Special Effects Artist John Eggett
The Art Of Getting Even – Interview With Artist Barry Fahr
Living In Oblivion – Interview With Production Designer Robb Wilson King
Promotional Trailer Show Reel
Trailer 1
Trailer 2
Stills & Poster Gallery
BINGO – Student Short By Guy Magar With Optional Director Commentary
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature