British distributors Indicator/Powerhouse Films have announced their November batch of releases. They are:
Turkey Shoot (1982) and
Romper Stomper (1992). The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on November 17.
Turkey Shoot 4K Blu-ray
Description: Under a brutal fascist regime which imprisons 'social deviants' in hellish concentration camps, the sadistic warden Thatcher (Craig) organises a 'turkey shoot', in which prisoners are hunted and killed for sport. Political prisoner Paul (Railsback), falsely imprisoned Chris (Hussey), and prostitute Rita (Lynda Stoner, The Young Doctors) are amongst those who fight for survival as they lead a rebellion against Thatcher's brutal reign.
Released to a worldwide storm of critical opprobrium and official censorship, Turkey Shoot is a dystopian sci-fi thriller which retains all of its power to shock and outrage.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE by Powerhouse Films
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Two presentations of the film:
- The original Australian theatrical version (94 mins)
- The shorter US version, Escape 2000 (79 mins)
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary on the Australian version with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (2003)
- Audio commentary on the Australian version with producer Antony I Ginnane and filmmaker Mark Hartley (2021)
- 'Turkey Shoot': Blood and Thunder Memories (2003): 'making-of' documentary directed by Hartley, featuring cast members Michael Craig, Lynda Stoner, and Roger Ward
- A Good Soldier (2003): Trenchard-Smith looks back at the chaotic production and controversial release of Turkey Shoot
- 'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews (2008): outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Trenchard-Smith, Ginnane, special make-up effects artist Bob McCarron, and actors Steve Railsback, Gus Mercurio, Stoner, and Ward
- The Ozploitation Renaissance (2026): Ginnane, Trenchard-Smith and acclaimed cinematographer Vincent Monton discuss Turkey Shoot and the golden age of Australian genre cinema
- Critical appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan (2026)
- Original theatrical trailer, teaser and TV spot
- Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2016)
- Sympathy in Summer (1970): Ginnane's sole directorial work, heavily influenced by the nouvelle vague
- Image galleries
- Script galleries
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by David Michael Brown, an exclusive extract from Antony I Ginnane's unpublished memoirs, an archival interview with Brian Trenchard-Smith, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K Blu-rays and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 17.
UK STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 16.
Turkey Shoot
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE by Powerhouse Films
- Two presentations of the film:
- The original Australian theatrical version (94 mins)
- The shorter US version, Escape 2000 (79 mins)
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary on the Australian version with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (2003)
- Audio commentary on the Australian version with producer Antony I Ginnane and filmmaker Mark Hartley (2021)
- 'Turkey Shoot': Blood and Thunder Memories (2003): 'making-of' documentary directed by Hartley, featuring cast members Michael Craig, Lynda Stoner, and Roger Ward
- A Good Soldier (2003): Trenchard-Smith looks back at the chaotic production and controversial release of Turkey Shoot
- 'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews (2008): outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Trenchard-Smith, Ginnane, special make-up effects artist Bob McCarron, and actors Steve Railsback, Gus Mercurio, Stoner, and Ward
- The Ozploitation Renaissance (2026): Ginnane, Trenchard-Smith and acclaimed cinematographer Vincent Monton discuss Turkey Shoot and the golden age of Australian genre cinema
- Critical appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan (2026)
- Original theatrical trailer, teaser and TV spot
- Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2016)
- Sympathy in Summer (1970): Ginnane's sole directorial work, heavily influenced by the nouvelle vague
- Image galleries
- Script galleries
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by David Michael Brown, an exclusive extract from Antony I Ginnane's unpublished memoirs, an archival interview with Brian Trenchard-Smith, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K Blu-rays and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 17.
UK STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 16.
Romper Stomper 4K Blu-ray
In an electrifying breakthrough performance, Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) stars in Romper Stomper, the shocking feature debut of writer-director Geoffrey Wright (Cherry Falls).
In a Melbourne suburb, a violent neo-Nazi skinhead gang, led by the psychopathic Hando (Crowe), terrorises the Vietnamese Australian community. After an escalating series of violent incidents in which the gang is hunted by both the Vietnamese and the police, Hando's girlfriend Gabrielle (Jacqueline McKenzie, Malignant) and confidant Davey (Daniel Pollock, in his only lead role) have second thoughts, leaving Hando with no way out...
Hugely controversial upon its original release, Romper Stomper remains a classic of Australian cinema and a provocative and unsettling indictment of racist violence and social alienation.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE by Powerhouse Films
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio tracks
- Audio commentary with director Geoffrey Wright (2000)
- Audio commentary with Wright, hair and make-up artist Christine Miller, editor Bill Murphy, producer Daniel Scharf and composer John Clifford White (2005)
- Interview with Wright (2026)
- Interview with Scharf (2026)
- In-depth archival interview with Wright about the production and release of Romper Stomper and the skinhead subculture (2000)
- Archival interviews with Wright, actors Russell Crowe, Jacqueline McKenzie and Tony Lee, and Paul McDonald of the Crossroads Salvation Army Crisis Centre, Melbourne (1992)
- Behind-the-scenes photoshoot (1992): video footage of stills photographer Peter Leiss at work
- Critical appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan (2026)
- Nationwide: 'Sydney Skinheads' (1983): archival current-affairs report on a gang of racist Australian skinheads
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Script galleries
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Tara Judah, archival interviews and production reports, a look at the controversies surrounding the film's release, an interview with on-set photographer Peter Leiss, new writing on the relation between 'Sydney Skinheads', Romper Stomper and the significance of Oi! music, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- Limited edition of 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK and US
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 17.
UK STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 16.