MVD Entertainment has officially announced that the Wes Craven comic book adaptation Swamp Thing will be available to own on 4K UHD Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray on July 25, 2023 as a part of the MVD Rewind Collection. The film stars Ray Wise, Louis Jourdan and Adrienne Barbeau, and this new release comes from a 4K Restoration (16-Bit Scan of the Original Camera Negative) of both the US Theatrical PG Version and Unrated International Version of the film presented in Dolby Vision/HDR.
Released theatrically in 1982 and featuring a supporting cast that includes David Hess (The Last House on the Left), Nicholas Worth (Barb Wire) and Dick Durock as “Swamp Thing” (who reprised the role in the 1989 sequel The Return of Swamp Thing and the 1990 – 1993 “Swamp Thing: The Series”), SWAMP THING became a cult hit upon its release on home video back in the 1980’s and its countless airings on cable television in the 80’s and 90’s. Get more details below!
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Synopsis: Deep in Florida’s darkest everglades, a brilliant scientist, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise, Robocop) and a sexy government agent, Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau, John Carpenter’s The Fog) have developed a secret formula that could end world hunger and change civilization forever. Little do they know, however, that their arch nemesis, Arcane (Louis Jourdan, Octopussy) is plotting to steal the serum for his own selfish schemes. Looting the lab and kidnapping Cable, Arcane douses Holland with the chemicals and leaves him for dead in the swamp. Mutated by his own formula, Holland becomes “Swamp Thing” – a half human/half plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue the beautiful Cable and defeat the evil Arcane… even if it costs him his life.
Overseeing Swamp Thing for the MVD Rewind Collection was MVD’s Director of Acquisitions Eric D. Wilkinson, who says, “As the producer of all things ‘Rewind,’ I couldn’t be more proud of this release. We licensed the title from MGM more than a year ago and my first order of business was to clear the rights of the ‘unrated international cut’ so we could release it here in North America. Adrienne Barbeau was lovely and gracious and her management team was a pleasure to work with.MGM gave us access to the film materials and we worked closely with Duplitech overseeing the 4K high definition 16-Bit scan of the original camera negative along with the remastering and restoration of both versions of the film. I then proceeded to license the rights to all of the great archival supplemental material which includes a commentary from director Wes Craven, a second commentary from makeup effects artist William Munns, interviews with actors Adrienne Barbeau and Reggie Batts, along with comic book writer / editor Len Wein (who created Swamp Thing for DC Comics), archival making of featurettes, documentaries and more.Of course we have our ‘Retro-VHS’ themed packaging for Blu-ray, and because this is our first 4K Ultra HD format release, we’ve created a sister brand I’m calling MVD Rewind’s 4K LaserVision Collection with a new line-look that pays homage to RCA’s long retired SelectaVision VideoDisc format from the early 1980’s. With a new Swamp Thing movie on the horizon from DC Studios from Executive Producer James Gunn and writer James Mangold, our timing couldn’t be better to reintroduce fans to this classic film with a definitive version on both Blu-ray and Ultra HD formats.”
DISC 1: 4K ULTRA HD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- 2023 4K Restoration (16-Bit Scan of the Original Camera Negative) of both the US Theatrical PG Version and Unrated International Version of the film presented in its original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio in Dolby Vision / HDR
- Audio: DTS-HD Master 2.0 Mono, Spanish Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Wes Craven moderated by Sean Clark (Theatrical / PG Version)
- Audio Commentary with Makeup Effects Artist William Munn moderated by Michael Felsher (Theatrical / PG Version)
- Collectible “4K LaserVision” Mini-Poster of cover art
- Limited Edition Slipcover (First Pressing Only)
DISC 2: BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
- 2023 HD Restoration of both the US Theatrical PG Version and Unrated International Version of the film presented in its original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Wes Craven moderated by Sean Clark (Theatrical / PG Version)
- Audio Commentary with Makeup Effects Artist William Munn moderated by Michael Felsher (Theatrical / PG Version)
- Audio: DTS-HD Master 2.0 Mono, Spanish Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- “Tales From the Swamp” (Remastered) with Actress Adrienne Barbeau (HD, 16:56)
- “Hey Jude” with Actor Reggie Batts (HD, 14:30)
- “That Swamp Thing” with Len Wein, Creator of Swamp Thing (HD, 13:19)
- “Swamp Screen: Designing DC’s Main Monster” featurette (HD, 20:32)
- “From Krug to Comics: How the Mainstream Shaped a Radical Genre Voice” featurette (HD, 17:34)
- Posters & Lobby Cards – Photo Gallery
- Photos from the Film – Photo Gallery
- William Munns’ Behind the Scenes Pictures – Photo Gallery
- Behind the Scenes Photos by Geoffrey Rayle – Photo Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer (HD, 1:31)
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