Friday, June 19, 2015

Scream Factory's THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (COLLECTOR'S EDITION) - Final Blu-ray Specs & Extras!

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WES CRAVEN'S CULT CLASSIC GETS A BEAUTIFUL NEW LEASE ON LIFE WITH SCREAM FACTORY'S NEW COLLECTOR'S EDITION BLU-RAY! AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ON AUGUST 11TH!

THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS was one of the more bizarre movies I watched during my formative years, and I didn't quite care for it. Then I gave it a second chance many years later and loved the hell out of it! 

Based loosely upon an actual news story of a Santa Monica couple that abused their children and kept them locked away in their home, Craven's film plays like a modern day urban fairytale.

Film Synopsis: A kid nick-named "Fool" (Brandon Quintin Adams) gets roped into robbing the home of a pair of cold-hearted landlords that are planning to boot his family out onto the street. But things are not as they seem, as he (and the two other burglars, led by Ving Rhames) soon discover that the (possibly incestuous) brother-sister duo (Everett McGill and Wendy Robie) are insane, and have dozens of children caged within the bowels of the house.

Trapped, with no hope of contacting help, "Fool" must rely on his own street smarts to outwit the two murderous psychopaths, and free the trapped "people under the stairs!"

Blu-ray Specs:
Color | 103 minutes | Rated R | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - Not entirely sure. I'm gonna guess that it's in Dolby 2.0 HD Master Audio.


Special Features:
  • NEW Audio Commentary with writer/director Wes Craven!
  • NEW Audio Commentary with actors Brandon Adams, A.J. Langer, Sean Whalen, and Yan Birch!
  • House Mother – NEW interview with actress Wendy Robie.
  • What Lies Beneath – NEW interviews with special make-up effects Artists Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman!
  • House of Horrors – NEW interview with director of photography Sandi Sissel!
  • Settling The Score – NEW interview with composer Don Peake!
  • Behind-The-Scenes Footage
  • Vintage “Making of” Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Still Galleries (Original Storyboards and Official Stills)
Holy cow! This is a HUGE step up from the previous Blu-ray release from Universal Home Video, which was a bare bones affair. Even if nothing major has been done with the Audio & Video (which weren't all that bad to begin with), the new cover art (which as always, is reversible!) and plethora of extras, makes this title a "must own" in my book!

THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (COLLECTOR'S EDITION), hits stores and e-tailers on Tuesday, August 11th! Order your copy now from AMAZON.COM, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SCREAM FACTORY

If you order from the Scream/Shout! Factory website, you will get the disc THREE WEEKS EARLY, and packaged with an 18x24 poster (while supplies last) that features the disc's newly commissioned artwork!

Thanks for giving another one of my favorites the royal treatment Scream Factory! Keep up the awesome work!


2 comments:

  1. How is the picture quality going to be? Will it be a new transfer or the same as the previous Blu-Ray (i.e. another average Universal HD master)?

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    1. If I had to guess Ryan, it's probably the same transfer that Universal used on their Blu-ray release. By all accounts, the film already looked and sounded quite good in HD, so the draw here is the new cover art and wealth of extras.

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