For years, it has seemed like there was no hope that writer/director Buddy Cooper's 1985 slasher THE MUTILATOR would ever be properly upgraded to a digital format, as Cooper has said that the material necessary to make the upgrade didn't exist.
Well, such materials must have been dug up somewhere, because Arrow Video has taken to their Facebook page to announce that they will be releasing a special edition DVD/Blu-ray combo of THE MUTILATOR in the UK on September 28 and the US on September 29.
THE MUTILATOR synopsis:
When Ed receives a message from his father asking him to go and lock up the family’s beach condo for the winter, it seems like the perfect excuse for an alcohol-fuelled few days away with his friends. After all, his dad has forgiven him for accidentally blowing mom away with a shotgun several years ago… hasn’t he? But no sooner are the teens on the island than they find themselves stalked by a figure with an axe (and a hook, and an onboard motor) to grind…
DVD/Blu features:
Brand new 2K restoration from original vault materials of the R-rated and Unrated versions of the film
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new interviews with cast and crew
The Mutilator locations visit
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork to be revealed
Fully-illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film alongside archive articles from Fangoria magazine
PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
It's always great when "the impossible has become possible" releases like this happen. I've seen THE MUTILATOR before, on an extremely murky VHS copy. Watching it on Blu-ray is going to be like seeing it for the first time all over again.
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