Drafthouse Films announces the Blu-ray and DVD release of the thriller Cheap Thrills on Tuesday, May 27.
Cheap Thrills wowed audiences and critics alike during its theatrical & VOD release with a crazy cocktail of violence, laughs and sheer audaciousness. The Blu-ray/DVD will feature a documentary on the making of the film and commentary with director E.L. Katz and star Pat Healy. C
“Cheap Thrills follows Craig (Pat Healy), a struggling family man who loses his low-wage job and is threatened with eviction. In an effort to delay facing the music at home, he heads to a local bar and encounters an old friend (Ethan Embry). The two friends are roped into a round of drinks by a charismatic, and obscenely wealthy, stranger (David Koechner) along with his mysterious wife (Sara Paxton). The couple engages the two friends in a series of innocent dares in exchange for money over the course of the evening, with each challenge upping the ante in both reward and boundaries. It seems like easy and much-needed money, but the couple’s twisted sense of humor pushes just how far Craig and his friend are willing to go for money and cheap thrills.“
The 45-minute documentary chronicles the insanely tight 14-day shooting schedule for the “black comic masterpiece” (Drew McWeeny, HitFix) with a fly-on-the-wall perspective of the pressures and rewards of making a first feature on an impossibly short schedule.
BONUS FEATURES
Audio Commentary with Director E.L. Katz and Star Pat Healy
45-Min Making-Of Documentary
Cheap Thrills at Fantastic Fest 2013
Trailers
16-Page Booklet
Digital Download
