Shout! Factory: August 2023 Titles Announced

NIGHTBREED
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1990 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 121 min | Unrated
Directed by Clive Barker

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.

Bonus Features

DISC ONE (4K UHD – THEATRICAL CUT):

• NEW 4K Scan Of The Best Surviving Film Elements

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY – THEATRICAL CUT):

• NEW 4K Scan Of The Best Surviving Film Elements
• Theatrical Trailer

DISC THREE (BLU-RAY – DIRECTOR’S CUT):

• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Clive Barker And Restoration Producer Mark Alan Miller
• “Tribes Of The Moon: The Making Of Nightbreed” – 72-Minute Documentary On The Production
• “Making Monsters” – A Look At The Special Makeup Effects
• “Fire! Fights! Stunts!” – A Look At The Second Unit Shoot

DISC FOUR (BLU-RAY – BONUS FEATURES):

• Deleted Scenes
• “Monster Prosthetics Masterclass”
• “Cutting Compromise”
• “The Painted Landscape”
• Matte Painting Tests
• Makeup Tests
• Stop Motion Lost Footage
• Rehearsal Test
• Still Galleries – Sketches, Deleted Scene Photos, Posters And Pre-Production Stills, On-The-Set Photos And More

Nightbreed [Collector’s Edition] + 2 Posters + Slipcover + Lobby Cards + Enamel Pin Set

ASSAULT ON HILL 400

Shout Factory | 2022 | 87 min | Not Rated
Directed by Christopher Ray

On November 14, 1944, the 2nd Ranger Battalion is tasked with laying siege to the German town of Bergstein, and its highly prized strategic position — Hill 400. Providing the Third Reich with high ground for its punishing artillery units, the Hill must be taken … at all costs.

This epic and riveting World War II action-drama stars William Baldwin (Backdraft, Sliver), Michael Madsen (The Hateful Eight, Reservoir Dogs), and Eric Roberts (Runaway Train, The Pope Of Greenwich Village).

Bonus Features

• Trailer
• Image Gallery

LITTLE NICKY

Shout Factory | 2000 | 90 min | Rated PG-13
Directed by Steven Brill

When your mother is an angel and your father is the Devil, life can be really confusing. For Little Nicky (Adam Sandler), it just got a whole lot worse. His two evil brothers have just escaped from Hell and are wreaking havoc on an unsuspecting Earth. His dad (Harvey Keitel) is disintegrating and it’s up to Nicky to save him and all of humanity. Can Nicky find his inner evil in time to save the world?

With amazing special effects, a hot heavy metal soundtrack and a star-studded cast including Patricia Arquette, Jon Lovitz, Rodney Dangerfield, and many more, Little Nicky raises Hell … and it has never been so much fun!

Bonus Features

***Final extras will be confirmed at a later date***

MAVKA: The Forest Song

Shout Factory | 2023 | 99 min | Not Rated
Directed by Oleh Malamuzh

Mavka – the soul of the forest – has been chosen by the supreme spirits to become the forest’s new guardian. But when she meets a talented human musician named Lucas – a man on the hunt for a mysterious tree with the power to give life – she is faced with an impossible choice between her newfound love and her duty to the spirits. Can humans and the forest live in harmony, or will greed and vice destroy them both?

Bonus Features

• Featurettes
• Music Video
• Trailers

Abby & Elmo’s Amazing Adventures

Shout Factory | 2023 | 150 min | Not Rated

Say hello to adventure with Elmo and Abby Cadabby! From clowning around at the Sesame Circus to solving mysteries with Tango, Grover, and Cookie Monster, little ones will have the best time playing, singing, and exploring. With over two hours of fun, come along on some amazing adventures with your favorite furry friends from Sesame Street. Special guests include Ginnifer Goodwin playing an adventurous game of pretend, Jason Mraz singing about all the fun things to do outdoors, and real-life astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison leading a mission on the Moon.

Bonus Features

• Elmo And Friends: Tales Of Adventure

Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Two

(Lady of Steel / Brothers Five / The Crimson Charm / The Shadow Whip / The Delightful Forest / The Devil’s Mirror / Man of Iron / The Water Margin / The Bride From Hell / Heroes Two / The Flying Guillotine / The Dragon Missile)

Shout Factory | 1970-1976 | 12 Movies | 1140 min

This spectacular box set comprises 12 classic martial arts films from the famous Shaw Brothers’ library, featuring some of their greatest stars – Cheng Pei-pei (Come Drink With Me), Lo Lieh (King Boxer), Sammo Hung (Wheels On Meals), Ti Lung (A Better Tomorrow), and David Chiang (The Boxer From Shantung). Many of these films are debuting for the first time on Blu-ray. Get ready for some exciting thrills and chills as heroes meet villains in a duel to the death!

LADY OF STEEL
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 88 min.)

Cheng Pei-pei was Hong Kong’s first and most celebrated queen of kung fu because her performances set all the standards for future female martial arts stars like Michelle Yeoh. Lady Of Steel is a high-plains-drifter adventure where Cheng Pei-pei plays a swordswoman on a mission: to find the bandits that killed her parents and save the country from foreign invaders.

BROTHERS FIVE
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 106 min.)

Years before he was to become famous for directing Bruce Lee in Fist Of Fury and Jackie Chan in New Fist Of Fury, Lo Wei teamed with superstar swordswoman Cheng Pei-pei (Come Drink With Me) for this action thriller of brotherly love … and death. She stars as Yen Lai, the one woman who can reunite the Kao brothers to rid the Teng Lung Manor of killers – as well as take revenge for their father’s murder.

THE CRIMSON CHARM
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 100 min.)

Huang Feng both writes and directs this “Martial Arts World” thriller of a noble swordsman and a one-armed swordswoman up against the vicious Crimson Charm gang of thieves and cutthroats. The lovely and lethal Ivy Ling Po teams with the amazing Chang I for a classic tale of good versus evil in which the best man – and one-armed woman – wins.

THE SHADOW WHIP
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 79 min.)

This top-ten box office hit reunites the star duo from Come Drink With Me in another classic action adventure. Cheng Pei-pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) radiates her trademark charm while wielding the deadly title weapon, which is implicated in multiple murders and a major heist. Whether single-handedly fighting sixteen bandits or avenging her father’s brutal death, she demonstrates why she was Hong Kong’s number one swordswoman – and no slouch with the whip either!

THE DELIGHTFUL FOREST
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English Dub DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 96 min.)

Co-directed by Chang Cheh and Pao Hsueh-li, and written by Ni Kuang, Chang Cheh and Chin Shu-Mei, The Delightful Forest revolves around the legendary hero Wu Sung (Ti Lung), who was sent to the prison in the Meng province after murdering his sister-in-law and a local ruffian. There he was acquainted with the prison officer “Golden Eye” Shih En (Tien Ching), who saved Wu from the baton punishment required for new prisoners. Wu found out that Shih’s restaurant, “Delightful Forest,” was taken by the local thug “Door God” Chiang Chung (Chu Mu).

THE DEVIL’S MIRROR
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 90 min.)

This is Sun Chung’s very first film for the Shaw Brothers, making it especially interesting and important. He hit the ground running with this action-filled tale of a “Devil Girl” who is setting one clan against another to get her hands on two amazing mirrors with supernatural powers. Only a noble swordsman (played by Lau Dan) and beautiful swordswoman (played by The Thundering Sword star Shu Pei-pei) can stop her.

MAN OF IRON
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English Dub DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 99 min.)

Chen Kuan-tai exuded incredible power on screen, which his directors used to great advantage in this fight-filled follow-up to the smash hit The Boxer From Shantung. The only thing Chou Lien Huan does wrong is win some money gambling with a Shanghai gang leader’s playboy son … but that’s enough for the father and child to want obsessive revenge. It all culminates in an incredible climatic fight, choreographed by the legendary Lau Kar-leung and Chan Chuen, co-star of Bruce Lee’s Fist Of Fury.

THE WATER MARGIN
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 125 min.)

The Chang Cheh-directed The Water Margin is the martial arts epic of epics … of epics. Based on the true legend of how 108 rebel heroes living in the mountains were able to repeatedly defeat invading Sung armies, the film starred just about anyone who was a name at Shaw Brothers at the time, like David Chiang, Chen Kuan-tai and Ti Lung. The primitive battles ultimately end in sharp, visually effective images of death and defeat. This is a must-see for any movie fan.

THE BRIDE FROM HELL
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 79 min.)

Never marry a possessed woman … especially one possessed by the spirit of a girl murdered by the uncle of the groom! That is the moral of this fascinating production, released a full two years before the international success of The Exorcist. Justice must be done and an exorcism, Hong Kong-style, must be performed before anyone can rest in peace. Talented Margaret Hsing Hui makes a fetching spirit in this mystery thriller that also incorporates a laugh or two amidst the chills.

HEROES TWO
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English Dub DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 92 min.)

Of the dozens of great martial arts movies made by this prolific and respected director, this tale of legendary Shaolin avengers Fang Shih-yu and Hung Hsi-kuan is often considered one of his best. His collaboration with equally renowned kung fu choreographer Lar Kar-leung was apparent in all the performances, but especially with that of charismatic, capable, then 19-year-old Alexander Fu Sheng. This powerful production is a true landmark in kung fu film history.

THE FLYING GUILLOTINE
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English Dub DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 105 min.)

Director Ho Meng-hua attained cult status among Western kung fu film fans with The Flying Guillotine. One of the Shaw Brothers’ biggest martial arts stars, Chen Kuan-tai, plays the leader of a group of killers, commissioned by the Ching Emperor to use a deadly, beheading weapon to assassinate dissidents. Although based on a true story, the film’s weapon was a complete fabrication because in real life, no one ever survived to tell what the actual weapon really looked like.

THE DRAGON MISSLE
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English Dub DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 86 min.)

The many fans of the internationally popular Flying Guillotine films and international star Lo Lieh (King Boxer) will love this movie, featuring some of the most exciting martial arts machinery ever conceived. Everybody’s fighting for a special elixir and the title tool – an ultra-cool flying boomerang with blades. There are double crosses and ambushes galore before the culminating clash of sizzling steel that must be seen to be believed.

Bonus Features

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

COMA
[Special Edition]

Shout Factory | 1978 | 113 min | Rated PG
Directed by Michael Crichton

Ten cases. Now 12. Why are young, healthy patients admitted for minor surgery at Boston Memorial Hospital ending up on life support? Dr. Susan Wheeler wants to know. Somebody else wants her dead.

Long before he created ER, Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, Twister) adapted and directed this medical chiller based on Robin Cook’s bestseller. Geneviève Bujold plays Wheeler, trailing clues, clambering along ductways, hiding among morgue cadavers, infiltrating the eerie Jefferson Institute (an unforgettable marvel of spooky technology) and persuading her skeptical boyfriend and fellow doctor Mark (Michael Douglas) that her suspicions are not merely paranoia. For thriller fans, Coma is heart-poundingly good medicine.

Bonus Features

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

HACKERS
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1995 | 105 min | Rated PG-13
Directed by Iain Softley

While practicing the tricks of the trade, a neophyte hacker accomplishes the nearly impossible: he hacks the highly secured computer at the Ellingson Mineral Corporation. But in doing so, he unknowingly taps into a high-tech embezzling scheme masked by a computer virus with the potential to destroy the world’s ecosystem!

By launching the careers of Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary) and Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted), Hackers became an underground hit instantly, inspiring music and fashion for the brand-new internet culture, and has been even hailed as prophetic in its use of computers and hacking.

Bonus Features

***Final extras and specs will be confirmed at a later date***