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‘Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor’ Getting a “Final Cut” Blu-ray!
One of the big selling points for the Sleepaway Camp Survival Kit DVD box set, released in 2002, was a special bonus disc containing what was dubbed Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor. On the disc? About 30 minutes of production footage from an unfinished sequel, which would’ve been the fourth installment in the franchise.
More recently, Sleepaway Camp IV was finally finished with the addition of footage from the previous films, and then released onto both DVD and limited edition VHS.
Wikipedia explains the bizarre project…
“Filming began in October 1992 at Camp Tamarack in Oakland, New Jersey. Unfortunately Double Helix Films, the film’s production company, went bankrupt during this time, causing the production to shut down. Roughly 34 minutes of footage was shot before shut down. However, it was completed in 2012 by mixing the original footage with archive footage from the previous three films, and was given its own release.”
As reported by Sleepaway Camp Films over the weekend, The Survivor is now headed to Blu-ray in 2018, with the disc set to contain a new “Final Cut” of the film.
“The DVD is now on moratorium as we commence to completely recompile the movie, from the campground up!” they write. “The new edition will the “final cut”, be in hi-definition remastered quality and contain new extras. This long-lost sequel combined the original trilogy into one feature jam-packed with hidden easter eggs & revelations for the eagle-eyed hardcore fans – not to mention all 30 death scenes in a cavalcade of carnage, Angela-style!“
They add, “We’re looking to gauge interest so we can determine the number of copies we do for the run, so if this is something you’re interested in purchasing – LET US KNOW”
Head over to the Sleepaway Camp Films FB page to let them know you want it.
One of contemporary horror’s best werewolf movies is 2017’s Good Manners, and it’s finally set to receive a proper physical media release.
Icarus Films is partnering with OCN Distribution to unleash a new Blu-ray that’s now available to preorder via Vinegar Syndrome. and with a limited edition slipcover.
Set in São Paulo, the film follows Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of the city who is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans.
Good Manners is the second collaboration between filmmakers Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, who write and direct. Zama’s Rui Poças‘ cinematography captures this unique werewolf tale described as “Disney meets Jacques Tourneur.”
Our own Trace Thurman wrote in his review, “With Good Manners, Rojas and Dutro have made one of the best werewolf movies ever made. That they are able juggle commentaries on racism and classism while still managing to tell two deeply affecting love stories is remarkable.”
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary from film critics Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Carolyn Mauricette
- 12-page booklet with an essay by film critic Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
- Making-of short film: The Making of a Werewolf (2 mins)
- Two additional short films from the filmmakers: A STEM (15 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutras, and DOPPELGANGER (24 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas
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