Released as part of the Bloody Disgusting Selects line back in 2012, Lucky McKee‘s The Woman is one hell of a disturbing and powerful horror movie, and I like to think I’m allowed to say that with no bias whatsoever because I wasn’t even part of BD at the time of its release. May is McKee’s most beloved movie thus far, but The Woman may be his masterpiece.
Arrow Video has announced today that they’ll be releasing The Woman‘s definitive home video release this year, in the United States as well as the United Kingdom and Canada.
In the UK and Canada, a limited edition set featuring 2009’s Offspring (essentially, a prequel to McKee’s movie) will be released, while The Woman is being released solo in the US.
Special Features include:
- New 4K restoration supervised and approved by Lucky McKee
- High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New commentary with director Lucky McKee, editor Zach Passero, sound designer Andrew Smetek and composer Sean Spillane
- New commentary by star Pollyanna McIntosh
- New commentary by critic Scott Weinberg
- Archive commentary with director Lucky McKee
- Dad on the Wall, a brand new 75-minute fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes documentary filmed by the director’s father Mike McKee
- Being Peggy Cleek, a newly filmed interview with star Lauren Ashley Carter
- Malam Domesticam, an archive making-of featurette
- Meet The Makers, a short featurette on the making of the film
- Deleted Scenes
- Mi Burro, a short film by editor Zach Passero
- “Distracted” music video by Sean Spillane
- Frightfest Total Film Panel Discussion, a 2011 onstage chat about the future of American indie horror at the popular horror film festival, featuring Lucky McKee, Andrew van den Houten, Larry Fessenden, Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Ti West
- Theatrical trailers
- Image galleries
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vanessa McKee
“The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilize” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle (Angela Bettis) and daughter Peggy (Lauren Ashley Carter). The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned.”
Arrow will unleash The Woman in the UK on May 18 and in the US on May 19.
