Crosstalk Blu-ray
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Posted April 7, 2026 09:00 PM by Webmaster
The American branch of Umbrella Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Mark Egerton's Crosstalk (1982), starring Gary Day, Penny Downie, Brian McDermott, Peter Collingwood, and Kim Deacon. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on Mat 26.
Description: Confined by his mysterious employers to a luxury high-rise apartment, wheelchair-bound computer programmer Ed Ballinger (Gary Day), attempts to correct a malfunction in the I-500 the world's most sophisticated surveillance system. Confronted by increasingly bizarre readouts, he discovers that not only is the computer's intelligence growing but it has witnessed a vicious murder! Ed becomes obsessed with solving the crime and soon both man and machine are plunged into a vortex of technological horror
Boasting a pulse-pounding, blood-soaked finale and one of Ozploitation cinema's most iconic jolt moments (featuring a severed head in a washing machine), CROSSTALK is a stylish cinematic blend of Hitchcock, Kubrick and Italian giallo shocks. CROSSTALK is presented in a new 2K transfer approved by the film's cinematographer, Vincent Monton (Long Weekend, Roadgames), showcasing all of its neon lit anamorphic widescreen visuals and cementing its reputation as Ozploitation's premiere hi-tech thriller of the 1980s.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Confined by his mysterious employers to a luxury high-rise apartment, wheelchair-bound computer programmer Ed Ballinger (Gary Day), attempts to correct a malfunction in the I-500 the world's most sophisticated surveillance system. Confronted by increasingly bizarre readouts, he discovers that not only is the computer's intelligence growing but it has witnessed a vicious murder! Ed becomes obsessed with solving the crime and soon both man and machine are plunged into a vortex of technological horror
Boasting a pulse-pounding, blood-soaked finale and one of Ozploitation cinema's most iconic jolt moments (featuring a severed head in a washing machine), CROSSTALK is a stylish cinematic blend of Hitchcock, Kubrick and Italian giallo shocks. CROSSTALK is presented in a new 2K transfer approved by the film's cinematographer, Vincent Monton (Long Weekend, Roadgames), showcasing all of its neon lit anamorphic widescreen visuals and cementing its reputation as Ozploitation's premiere hi-tech thriller of the 1980s.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- REAR WINDOW MEETS 2001 a visual essay from screenwriter and author Stephen Vagg
- SHOOTING HITCHCOCK DOWNUNDER an interview with cinematographer Vincent Monton
- NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interview with executive producer Ross Matthews
- The VHS Experience
- Archival interviews with director Mark Egerton, executive producer Ross Matthews and composer Chris Neill
- Archival interview with original writer/director Keith Salvat conducted by film critic David Stratton (audio only)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Extended Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the film
