Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Special Edition Blu-ray of Mark DiSalle 's The Perfect Weapon (1991), starring Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, Branscombe Richmond, and James Hong. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on May 21. Description: One man becomes a deadly strike force in this crackling action-thriller starring martial arts sensation Jeff Speakman (The Expert). Speakman plays a drifter and Kenpo karate expert who returns home to discover his mentor has been murdered by a ruthless drug lord. Determined to avenge the killing, he must contend with the cop assigned to the case—his long-estranged brother (John Dye, Best of the Best). Caught between the arm of the law and his own code of honor, Jeff heads toward a final showdown with a sadistic assassin (Professor Toru Tanaka, Revenge of the Ninja). Directed by Mark DiSalle (Kickboxer) and supervised by Kenpo karate Grand Master Ed Parker (Revenge of the Pink Panther), The Perfect Weapon features black belt Speakman in the most dazzling karate sequences ever captured on film. Anytime…Anywhere…Anyplace…Jeff Speakman is The Perfect Weapon. Featuring Mariska Hargitay (TV's Law & Order: SVU) and Dante Basco (Hook) with screen legends Mako (An Eye for an Eye), James Hong (Missing in Action) and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Mortal Kombat). Special Features and Technical Specs: • EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Mark DiSalle and Action Film Historian Mike Leeder • NEW Street Speed: Interview with Star Jeff Speakman (23:18) • Deleted & Extended Scenes (9:01) • Theatrical Trailer (2:00) • Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase • Optional English Subtitles
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Stephen Norrington 's Death Machine (1994), starring Brad Dourif, William Hootkins, Ely Pouget, John Sharian, and Rachel Weisz. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on May 21. Description: The year is 2003. Chaank Industries, ruthless world leaders in future weapons technology, hires a new Chief Executive, Hayden Cale. Cale soon uncovers a secret and unethical weapons project the company is involved in. Her first order of business is to shut it down. Her troubles just begin as she also tries to fire the company technological mastermind, Jack Dante—a childlike psychotic with a dark genius for exotic weapons design. Dante retaliates by unleashing into the corporate headquarters the Death Machine—the ultimate killing unit. A weapon that tracks its target by sensing fear and has the power to rip through walls with its hard steel strength and razor teeth. Cale must wage a desperate bloody battle with the terrifying force that has no mercy, no pity and no fear in this cutting-edge cyberpunk classic from filmmaker and SFX wizard Stephen Norrington (Blade, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Dante is played with oddball relish by Brad Dourif (Child's Play, Spontaneous Combustion) in a cast featuring Ely Pouget (The Rift), William Hootkins (Star Wars, Hardware), John Sharian (The Machinist), Richard Brake (3 from Hell) and Rachel Weisz (The Mummy). This 2-disc special edition loaded with extras includes three cuts of the film, The 100-minute U.S. version, the 122-minute foreign version and newly created 106-minute director's cut in 7.1 surround sound. Special Features and Technical Specs: DISC ONE • THE U.S. VERSION (100 Minutes) • NEW 2K MASTER FROM AN INTERPOSITIVE • NEW Audio Commentary by Horror-Fix.com's James G. Chandler and Ash Hamilton • U.S. Theatrical Trailer • Optional English Subtitles • NEWLY CREATED DIRECTOR'S CUT (106 Minutes) • NEW Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Stephen Norrington and Film Historian Michael Felsher • NEW Technical Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Stephen Norrington • NEW Audio Conversation with Writer/Director Stephen Norrington and Creature Creator & Make-up Artist Alec Gillis • Isolated Original Score Audio Track • 7.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio • Optional English Subtitles DISC TWO • THE FOREIGN VERSION (122 Minutes) 2019 Restoration • Conducting Chaos: Composer Crispin Merrell on the Sound of Death Machine (25m) • Cutting Edge Action: Editor Paul Endacott talks about Death Machine (19m) • Cyberpunk on a Budget: Costume Designer Stephanie Collier on Death Machine (18m) • Looking Death in the Eye: Producer Ray Burdis talks about Death Machine (16m) • Mechanical Mayhem: Co-Producer Stuart St Paul remembers Death Machine (21m) • Artwork & Design Still Gallery (4m) • Behind-The-Scenes Still Gallery (9m) • German Theatrical Trailer (3m) • Japanese Theatrical Trailer (3m) • Vintage BTS Promo from Japanese Laserdisc (6m) • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio Optional English Subtitles PACKAGING • Commissioned Cover Illustration by Jean-Baptiste Chuat & Ronan-Wolf Chuat Title Treatment by Sascha Meurer • Limited Edition Reversible Art and O-Card Slipcase
Blue Underground have revealed that they are preparing a 4K Blu-ray release of Enzo G. Castellari 's cult film High Crime a.k.a. La polizia incrimina la legge assolve (1973), starring Franco Nero, James Whitmore, Delia Boccardo, Fernando Rey, and Duilio Del Prete. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year. The label has confirmed that the upcoming release will present the fully uncut version of the film. Description: An Italian police inspector confronts a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease. Soundtrack by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis.
British label 101 Films has announced that it will release on Blu-ray The Lawnmower Man Collection (1992-1996). The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on June 10. Label description: 101 Films presents groundbreaking 90s sci-fi The Lawnmower Man (1992) and its sequel, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995) on Blu-ray in the UK for the very first time. Presented in a 3-disc set including both the theatrical and director's cuts of The Lawnmower Man, in limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork, and complete with a booklet with new writing on the film. Originally conceived as an adaptation of a Stephen King short story, Brett Leonard and Gimel Everett's vision deviated so far from the original source that a legal battle ensued. Instead of a bizarre tale of grass eating and sacrifices via lawnmower, Leonard and Everett produced a sci-fi classic that stunned audiences upon its release in 1992 with its then state-of-the-art special effects and CGI sequences. The Lawnmower Man ended up being on the one hand a cautionary tale of the dangers of man playing God and on the other a camp and massively over the top sci-fi romp which provides a fascinating insight into where people saw virtual reality taking humanity 30 years ago. Title 036 on the 101 Films Black Label, this 3-disc limited-edition release includes both the theatrical and director's cuts of The Lawnmower Man and is packed with fantastic additional content, including fascinating commentaries with writer/director Brett Leonard and writer/producer Gimel Everett on both cuts of the film, behind the scenes featurettes, cast interviews, deleted scenes and much more. Enclosed in a rigid box with the follow up Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, our release features brand new artwork for both titles and also features a limited-edition booklet with new writing on the The Lawnmower Man 'Grassroots and Cyber Suits: Variations of The Lawnmower Man' by Rich Johnson and 'This Diseased Mainframe: The Abject Horror of Bodily Digitisation in The Lawnmower Man' by Andy Marshall-Roberts. THE LAWNMOWER MAN Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) is a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting virtual reality software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute - Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a slow-witted gardener. Dr. Angelo's goal is to benefit his human guinea pig and ultimately mankind itself, but evil lurks in the guise of "The Shop", a shadow group that seeks to use the technology to create an invincible war machine. When the experiments change the simple Jobe into a superhuman being, the stage is set for a Jekyll-and-Hyde struggle for control of Job's mind and the future of the world. LAWNMOWER MAN 2: BEYOND CYBERSPACE Enter the deadly world of virtual reality, where information is the key to world domination. Picking up where the original Lawnmower Man ended, Jobe (Matt Frewer - Max Headroom) has become a hostage in futuristic hell. But when he discovers a computer chip that will give him the key to the ultimate revenge, the battle for world control begins. With stunning special effects, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace takes you into a world where only the hardwired dare to journey. Special Features and Technical Specs: The Lawnmower Man - Theatrical cut: • Cybergod: Creating The Lawnmower Man • Audio commentary with writer/director Brett Leonard and writer/producer Gimel Everett • Deleted scenes • Original electronic press kit with cast interviews and behind-the-scenes footage Edited animated sequences • Theatrical trailer • TV spot The Lawnmower Man - Director's cut: • Audio commentary with writer/director Brett Leonard and writer/producer Gimel Everett • Conceptual art and design sketches • Behind-the-scenes and production stills • Storyboard comparison
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is preparing a Blu-ray release of Michael Apted's Thunderheart (1992), starring Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward, and Fred Dalton Thompson. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on May 21. Description: When a series of murders stuns a small Native American reservation, the FBI sends in agent Ray Levoi (Val Kilmer) to investigate. While Ray is relatively inexperienced, he is one quarter Sioux, and the FBI hopes that will make it easier for them to gather information from the locals. While the reservation police officer (Graham Greene) views the agent as an outsider, the tribal elder (Chief Ted Thin Elk) believes him to be the reincarnated spirit of Thunderheart, a Native American hero.