Rollercoaster blu-ray - Final Specs
It's just been announced over on the 101 Films website that the next blu-ray release in their new Black Label series will be the 1977 terrorist thriller Rollercoaster - which features a brand new essay on the making of the film by me!!The first 3000 copies will be a limited edition which will include a slipcase and a booklet featuring my essay Fear Factor: The Anatomy of a 1970s Thriller as well as an essay on the Sensurround feature by Allan Bryce.
The 2-disc blu-ray set will include both the U.S Theatrical Version as well as the Uncut German Version.
Here's the full specs:
Title number 003 in the 101 Films Black Label range. This Limited Edition version is limited to 3000 copies and includes a slipcase and a booklet.
101 Films presents an unforgettable trip filled with sense-shattering twists and hairpin turns in Rollercoaster, starring Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show), George Segal (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), Richard Widmark (Kiss of Death) and Henry Fonda (12 Angry Men).
Thrills abound in this high-speed suspense yarn as a determined terrorist (Bottoms) begins to turn America’s amusement parks into battlefields. The tension mounts as affable safety inspector Harry Calder (Segal) attempts to track down the saboteur who has targeted the country’s most popular rollercoaster and its riders for senseless destruction. The edge-ofthe-seat excitement mounts as the battle of wits between Calder and the terrorist builds to an explosive climax.
Includes both the U.S. theatrical cut and the German "uncut" version.
Brand New Extras
101 Films presents an unforgettable trip filled with sense-shattering twists and hairpin turns in Rollercoaster, starring Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show), George Segal (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), Richard Widmark (Kiss of Death) and Henry Fonda (12 Angry Men).
Thrills abound in this high-speed suspense yarn as a determined terrorist (Bottoms) begins to turn America’s amusement parks into battlefields. The tension mounts as affable safety inspector Harry Calder (Segal) attempts to track down the saboteur who has targeted the country’s most popular rollercoaster and its riders for senseless destruction. The edge-ofthe-seat excitement mounts as the battle of wits between Calder and the terrorist builds to an explosive climax.
Includes both the U.S. theatrical cut and the German "uncut" version.
Brand New Extras
- The 1970s: A Rollercoaster of Disasters: A new documentary on Rollercoaster and the era of disaster movies, with film historian Simon Fitzjohn
- Commentary with Allan Bryce and David Flint
- Booklet: Includes ‘Fear Factor: The Anatomy of a 1970s Thriller’ by Scott Harrison and ‘Sensurround - A Rollercoaster Ride’ by Allan Bryce
Additional Extras
- An interview with Associate Producer / Writer Tommy Cook
- Theatrical Trailer
Specifications:
Theatrical version:
16:9
Duration: 128' 07"
Dual mono PCM
Uncut version:
16:9
Duration: 128' 20"
Dual mono + Lfe PCM
You can pre-order this on the 101 Films site HERE or on Amazon UK HERE.
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