Arrow Video has announced three new titles to join their collection on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray in May: Blue Thunder (1983), G.I. Samurai (1979), and Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991). These represent an action-packed sci-fi thriller, a time-traveling sci-fi epic, and a blockbuster medieval adventure. Details on these films can be found below:

Blue Thunder [4K UHD Limited Edition]

Street Date: May 5, 2026

Synopsis: In 1983, director John Badham (WarGames) followed his smash hit Saturday Night Fever with Blue Thunder, an adrenaline-packed fusion of techno-thriller grit and blockbuster spectacle. This tale of airborne surveillance and institutional overreach became a defining genre snapshot of Reagan-era anxiety, shot through with Hollywood muscle and a prescient distrust of unchecked technology.

Roy Scheider (Jaws) stars as Frank Murphy, a veteran LAPD helicopter pilot picked to test-fly Blue Thunder, an experimental attack chopper bristling with unprecedented surveillance capabilities. When Murphy uncovers a covert plot to weaponize the aircraft for domestic policing, he takes to the skies in open rebellion. Hunted through the city by his own unit and shadowy government architects, Murphy’s final patrol becomes a white-knuckle fight for justice – and survival.

Co-starring Warren Oates (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), and Candy Clark (American Graffiti), Blue Thunder delivers heart-pounding suspense and sky-high stakes. A landmark of analog-age futurism, it remains a razor-sharp thrill ride that fires on all cylinders from beginning to end.

Bonus Materials

• 4K restoration from the original negative
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original restored lossless 2.0 stereo audio
• Optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 remix
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archival audio commentary by director John Badham, editor Frank Morriss, and motion control supervisor Hoyt Yeatman
• Flight Risk, a brand new interview with director John Badham
• A Rollercoaster Ride, a brand new interview with actor Candy Clark
• Catching Up, a brand new interview with actor Malcolm McDowell
• Ride with the Angels: Making Blue Thunder, an archival three-part documentary from 2006
• The Special: Building Blue Thunder, an archival featurette from 2006 on the design and construction of the iconic helicopter
• Archival 1983 promotion featurette
• Extended scene
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Skinner
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Dennis Capicik and original production notes

G.I. Samurai [Blu-Ray Limited Edition]

Street Date: May 5, 2026

Synopsis: G.I. Samurai sees action superstar Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) heading the cast in a rip-roaring time-slip action blockbuster in which guns, tanks and helicopters come up against katana-wielding warriors on horseback!

During a routine military exercise, modern-day soldiers led by Second Lieutenant Iba (Chiba) find themselves transported back in time four hundred years to war-torn feudal Japan. Facing attack by samurai warriors from rival clans, frictions rapidly emerge among these modern-day soldiers, whisked from a time of peace, freed from the strictures of a higher authority and stranded in one of the bloodiest and most decisive periods in Japan’s history.

Based on a novel by Ryo Hanmura and directed by Kosei Saito (Ninja Wars), G.I. Samurai‘s epic battle scenes wowed Japanese audiences upon release in 1979 and are now more awe-inspiring than ever in a new 4K restoration by Kadokawa Pictures.

Bonus Materials

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original lossless Japanese mono and 4.0 stereo surround audio, and remixed 5.1 surround audio
• Optional newly translated English subtitles
• Two optional viewing modes via seamless branching: the original Japanese version or the uncut English-language version titled Time Slip, with lossless English mono audio
• Brand new audio commentary by Samm Deighan and Tom Mes
• The Good Fight, an introduction by Japanese film specialist Mark Schilling
• Acting in Self Defence, an appreciation by Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World
• Back in Time, a discussion of the film by authors and film critics Masaaki Nomura and Tatsuya Masuto
• Cast and crew interviews from 2005 with Sonny Chiba, Isao Natsuyagi, Hiromitsu Suzuki, Kamayatsu Monsieur, Jun Eto and Isao Kuraishi
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Josh Slater-Williams

Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves [4K UHD Limited Edition]

Street Date: May 26, 2026

Synopsis: From Errol Flynn to Disney, Hollywood has long been fascinated with the legend of Robin Hood. Helmed by director Kevin Reynolds (Waterworld, The Count of Monte Cristo), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves pays homage to the past while transforming the famous outlaw of Sherwood Forest into a movie icon fit for the 1990s.

Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner, Dances with Wolves, The Bodyguard) returns from the Crusades to find his father dead and vows revenge. With his Moorish companion Azeem (Morgan Freeman, Unforgiven, The Shawshank Redemption), he joins a band of peasant rebels to do battle against the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman, Die Hard, Galaxy Quest) and win the hand of the fair Maid Marian (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Scarface, The Abyss), cousin of the absent King of England.

This grand, swashbuckling adventure in the classic tradition is brought to life by an all-star supporting cast, including Christian Slater (True Romance), Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon) and a memorable cameo from Sean Connery (himself a former Robin Hood), plus an instantly recognizable score by Michael Kamen (Highlander) – not to mention a chart-topping Bryan Adams theme song. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves dazzles in a stunning 4K restoration, accompanied by a king’s ransom of bonus features.

Bonus Materials

• 4K restorations of both the theatrical and extended cuts from the original negative by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation of both cuts in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with director Kevin Reynolds and actor Kevin Costner
• Audio commentary with actors Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater and writers/producers Pen Densham and John Watson
• Here We Are Kings: Making Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a multi-part documentary featuring interviews with Densham, Watson, director of photography Douglas Milsome, editor Peter Boyle, costume designer John Bloomfield and many more members of the creati
• Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie, an archival 1991 documentary hosted by Pierce Brosnan
• One-on-One with the Cast, archival 1991 interviews with Costner, Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Slater and Alan Rickman
• Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” performance at Slane Castle, Ireland
• Music soundtrack cues
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spots
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring writing on the film by Jackson Cooper and Mark Cunliffe
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by José Saccone
• Six postcard-sized artcards

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