Scream Factory reveals final details on Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Back in July we brought you the news that Scream Factory would be bringing us NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT on DVD and Blu-ray on October 28 (I can't think of a better Halloween treat!), and now we've learned what kind of bonus features we can expect to see.

NIGHTBREED will be available in two retail versions: A 10,000 Unit Limited-Edition 3-Disc Blu-ray set and a Special Edition DVD & Blu-ray Combo.  Written and directed by visionary filmmaker Clive Barker (creator of HELLRAISER) and based on his popular novel "Cabal", the cult-classic film NIGHTBREED stars Craig Sheffer (HELLRAISER: INFERNO), Anne Bobby (BORN OF THE FOURTH OF JULY), David Cronenberg (Director, EASTERN PROMISES) Charles Haid ("Hill Street Blues") and features a soundtrack by award-winning composer Danny Elfman. And did we mention that Morgan Creek Television is actively developing a television series based on this film? Oh yeah!

We've also gotten an official statement from Clive Barker's office concerning this release:

The Nightbreed Director's Cut is an entirely different film than the one which was released in theaters. Its 20 minutes longer than the theatrical cut, but it contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage. Clive oversaw the reconstruction and edit himself, personally ensuring that, at long last, he was able to tell the story he always wanted to tell, but until now, had never been given the chance. Once the scenes were reordered, and the original film footage restored, the entire film received a brand new sound mix and color pass. It is, in every way, a different movie. It contains more story, more monsters, and there's even a musical umber. Ultimately, what we've delivered is a love story 25 years in the making.

But you're ready to learn what kind of extras this release will have, right? Let's get to it! Final details on the two retail sets are as follows: 

DVD & BLU-RAY COMBO SPECIAL EDITION SET  

• New “Director’s Cut” presentation of the film which contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage
• Introduction by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Tribes of the Moon: The Making of Nightbreed featuring interviews with Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, Doug Bradley and more… (72 minutes)
• Making Monsters  – interviews with makeup effects artists Bob Keen, Martin Mercer and Paul Jones (42 minutes)
• Fire! Fights! Stunts! 2nd Unit Shooting –  an interview with Andy Armstrong (20 minutes)
• Original Theatrical Trailer

1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 5.1/English Subtitles

LIMITED EDITION 3-DISC BLU-RAY SET (10,000 Numbered Pieces)

DISC 1: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

• New “Director’s Cut” presentation of the film which contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage
• Introduction by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Tribes of the Moon: The Making of Nightbreed featuring interviews with Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, Doug Bradley and more… (72 minutes)
• Making Monsters  – interviews with makeup effects artists Bob Keen, Martin Mercer and Paul Jones (42 minutes)
• Fire! Fights! Stunts! 2nd Unit Shooting –  an interview with Andy Armstrong (20 minutes)
• Original Theatrical Trailer

1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 5.1

DISC 2:  BONUS DISC

• Deleted and Alternate Scenes (approx. 20 minutes)
• Monster Prosthetics Master Class
• Cutting Compromise – an interview with editor Mark Goldblatt
• The Painted Landscape: The Concept Art of Ralph McQuarrie
• Matte Painting Tests
• Makeup Tests
• Stop Motion Lost Footage
• Extended Torture Scene
• Rehearsal of Boone’s dream
• Extensive Still Galleries – Early Sketches, Deleted Scene, Posters and Pre-Production art, On the Set, The Cast and Crew

DISC 3: THE THEATRICAL CUT  

• New transfer from the inter-positive

1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/English Subtitles

And here's the synopsis:

Boone (Craig Sheffer) may be a troubled young man, but his troubles are just beginning. Set up as the fall guy in a string of slasher murders, he decides he'll hide by crossing the threshold that separates “us” from “them” and sneak into the forbidden subterranean realm of Midian.  Boone will live among the monsters. Hellraiser creator Clive Barker writes (adapting his novel Cabal) and directs this vivid leap into horror that asks: in the battle of man vs. monster, who's really the monster? The answer supplies flesh-crawling suspense, sudden fear, a colorful Danny Elfman score and a creepy array of shape-shifting beings. They are the Nightbreed, denizens of a world beyond death, beyond the imagination, perhaps beyond anything you've seen.

Go ahead and pre-order the DVD/Blu-ray Combo HERE or grab the Limited Edition Blu-ray set HERE.