Shout! Factory: April 2023 Titles Announced

ENVY

Shout Factory | 2004 | 99 min | Rated PG-13
Directed by Barry Levinson

Tim (Ben Stiller) and his best friend Nick (Jack Black) always share and share alike — until Tim turns down a chance to invest in Nick’s latest crazy invention. Now Nick is raking in millions while his buddy is green with Envy. Enter a cagey and conniving vagabond (Christopher Walken) who’s got a plan to turn the tables and steer a little profit for himself. Rachel Weisz and Amy Poehler also star in this hilariously dark comedy from acclaimed director Barry Levinson (Tin Men; Good Morning, Vietnam; Rain Man).

MIDNIGHT RUN
[Collector’s Edition]
SHOUT SELECTS #3

Shout Factory | 1988 | 127 min | Rated R
Directed by Martin Brest

Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) is a tough ex-cop turned bounty hunter. Jonathan “The Duke” Mardukas (Charles Grodin) is a sensitive accountant who embezzled $15 million from the mob, gave it to charity and then jumped bail. Jack’s in for a cool $100,000 if he can deliver The Duke from New York to L.A. on time … and alive. Sounds like just another Midnight Run (a piece of cake in bounty hunter slang), but it turns into a cross-country chase. The FBI wants The Duke to testify, the mob wants him for revenge, and Walsh wants him to just shut up. If someone else doesn’t do the job, the two unlikely partners may end up killing each other in this hilarious, action-filled ride from producer/director Martin Brest (Beverly Hills Cop).

Bonus Features

• Being Jack Walsh – An Interview With Actor Robert De Niro
• We’ve Got The Duke – An Interview With Actor Charles Grodin
• Moscone Bail Bonds – An Interview With Actor Joe Pantoliano
• Hey Marvin! – An Interview With Actor John Ashton
• I’m Mosely! – An Interview With Actor Yaphet Kotto
• Midnight Writer – An Interview With Writer George Gallo
• Vintage “Making Of” Featurette
• Theatrical Trailer

BLESS THE CHILD

Shout Factory | 2000 | 107 min | Rated R
Directed by Chuck Russell

Kim Basinger leads an impressive cast in Bless The Child – a riveting supernatural thriller filled with spine-tingling chills and white-knuckle suspense.

Basinger stars as Maggie O’Connor, a single woman whose life revolves around her career – until the surprise appearance of her sister Jenna (Angela Bettis) and Jenna’s newborn baby, Cody. When Jenna suddenly disappears, Maggie is left to raise Cody (Holliston Coleman) by herself. But years later, when Jenna returns with a mysterious cult leader (Rufus Sewell), Maggie discovers that the child possesses extraordinary powers … powers that the forces of evil have waited centuries to control.

Also starring Jimmy Smits, Christina Ricci, and Ian Holm, Bless The Child will thrill you from the cradle to the grave.

FLASHBACK

Shout Factory | 1990 | 107 min | Rated R
Directed by Franco Amurri

Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland make a screen team that spans generations in Flashback.

Infamous ’60s radical Huey Walker (Hopper) has been caught by the Feds and is headed for prison under the watchful eye of a yuptight FBI agent (Sutherland). Easy enough, right? But when Huey turns the tables on his escort, the two are in for a ride that’s anything but easy. Carol Kane, Paul Dooley, and Cliff De Young also star in this laugh-packed road trip (emphasis on trip)!

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Shout Factory | 1982 | 97 min | Rated R
Directed by Alan Rudolph

The Colorado prairie has become a graveyard. Mutilated cattle, their organs surgically removed, litter the high country. Is this the gruesome work of a Satanic cult? Of extraterrestrials? Of conspirators who arrive and leave in mysterious black helicopters? The locals are terrified – and it falls to their new sheriff (JoBeth Williams, Poltergeist) and a troubled cop (Robert Urich, Spenser: For Hire) to unravel an eerie skein of deception and danger to discover the stunning truth. This paranoia-fueled thriller from writer/director Alan Rudolph (Welcome To L.A., Afterglow) boasts a stellar supporting cast and spectacular, spooky cinematography that pulls viewers deep inside the mystery. And here’s the scariest thing of all: Endangered Species took its inspiration from real-life events.

THE HAUNTING OF JULIA
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1977 | 98 min | Rated R
Directed by Richard Loncraine

Magnus and Julia Lofting (Keir Dullea, Black Christmas, and Mia Farrow, Rosemary’s Baby) suffer a tremendous shock one morning when their daughter Kate (Sophie Ward, The Hunger) begins choking. Unsure what to do, Julia attempts a tracheotomy, inadvertently causing Kate’s death. The tragedy sends Julia to a hospital to recover, but when Magnus asks that she come home, she prefers to buy a new house in London to live alone. Magnus begins pondering Julia’s fragile sanity, while Julia becomes convinced that her house is haunted by the spirit of a little girl. A supernatural fable based on the novel Julia by Peter Straub, The Haunting Of Julia is brimming with haunting imagery and chilly atmosphere.

Bonus Features

***Extras in progress and will be announced at a later date***

The Jackie Chan Collection, Vol. 2 (1983 – 1993)
SHOUT SELECTS #145

Shout Factory | 1983-1993 | 20.25 hrs | Not Rated
Directed by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Unbeatable. Unstoppable. Undeniable. Jackie Chan stands alone among action heroes thanks to his death-defying stunts, unparalleled fight scenes, and his signature sense of humor. An international superstar, Chan has thrilled fans around the globe for decades. As the standard bearer for martial arts action, Chan has forged a legacy that never has nor will be matched.

Presented here are eight classic films which showcase the unique mixture of martial arts, action, and comedy that has made Jackie Chan a cultural icon.

WINNERS AND SINNERS
(1.85:1 / Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 108 min.)

Just released from prison, five steadfast friends do their very best to stay out of trouble, but quickly find themselves involved in an all-out war!

WHEELS ON MEALS
(2.35:1 / Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 107 min.)

As they operate a food truck in Spain, two friends are called upon to use their martial arts expertise to help protect a pickpocket from a ruthless gang.

THE PROTECTOR
(1.85:1 / English DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo & 5.1 / U.S. Cut (95 min.) / Hong Kong Cut (92 min.))

When the daughter of a wealthy businessman is kidnapped, two New York City cops travel to Hong Kong to make trouble for the nefarious drug lord they suspect is behind the crime.

TWINKLE, TWINKLE LUCKY STARS
(2.35:1 / Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Hong Kong Cut (94 min.) / Extended Cut (107 min.))

The Five Lucky Stars are tasked with protecting the friend of an assassinated police informant while the Police Chief and her team try to root out an illegal drug operation.

ARMOUR OF GOD
(2.35:1 / Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Hong Kong Cut (98 min.) / International Cut (88 min.))

Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan), an adventurer dealing in antiquities, is sent on a quest through Europe after he discovers a mysterious sword and Satanic monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend.

ARMOUR OF GOD II: OPERATION CONDOR
(2.35:1 / Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Extended Cut (117 min.) / Hong Kong Cut (107 min.))

Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) is on a mission in the Sahara to lay claim to hidden WWII Nazi gold. But three female sidekicks and a team of ruthless mercenaries may have different ideas for the treasure.

CRIME STORY
(1.85:1 / Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono & 5.1 / 107 min.)

Fighting his own personal demons, Inspector Eddie Chan must find a kidnapped businessman, a task which will put him in the line of fire from mobsters and a double-crossing agent.

CITY HUNTER
(1.85:1 / Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 100 min.)

A special agent assigned to protect a well-to-do businessman gets more than he bargains for when his charge is kidnapped during an ambush. Teaming up with a detective, he soon finds that not all is as it seems …

Bonus Features

***Extras in progress and will be announced at a later date***

The PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1990 | 110 min | Not Rated
Directed by William Peter Blatty

Wes Craven, the director of A Nightmare On Elm Street and Scream, takes you on a terrifying journey inside the most demented house on the street. Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy is suddenly thrust into a nightmare.

The boy quickly learns the true nature of the house’s homicidal inhabitants and the secret creatures hidden deep within the house.

Starring Everett McGill (Twin Peaks, Dune), Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Brandon Adams (The Mighty Ducks), Ving Rhames (Piranha 3D, Mission: Impossible), A.J. Langer (Escape From L.A.) and Sean Whalen (Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, Hatchet III), The People Under The Stairs will grab you when you least expect it … and never let go.

Bonus Features

• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Wes Craven
• Audio Commentary With Actors Brandon Adams, A.J. Langer, Sean Whalen And Yan Birch
• House Mother – An Interview With Actress Wendy Robie
• What Lies Beneath – Interviews With Special Make-up Effects Artists Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger And Robert Kurtzman
• House Of Horrors – An Interview With Director Of Photography Sandi Sissel
• Setting The Score – An Interview With Composer Don Peake
• Behind-The-Scenes Footage
• Vintage “Making Of” Featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Still Galleries (Original Storyboards And Official Stills)