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’90s Cult Classic ‘Freaked’ Hits 4K UHD with Tons of Extras from Umbrella Entertainment
Long out-of-print cult classic Freaked will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on November 5 via Australia’s Umbella Entertainment.
The 1993 black comedy has been newly restored in 4K with Dolby Vision and 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio options.
In addition to the theatrical cut, the three-disc set includes a previously unreleased workprint along with a rehearsal version of the film.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure star Alex Winter co-directs with Tom Stern (The Idiot Box) from a script they wrote with Tim Burns (An American Werewolf in Paris).
Special features:
- 2004 Audio Commentary with Writers/Directors Tom Stern & Alex Winter (new)
- Workprint Alternate Cut (new)
- The Rehearsal Version Alternate Cut
- The Night’s Special Guest – Co-Director/Writer & Actor Alex Winter on Freaked (new)
- Very Special People – Co-Director/Writer Tom Stern and Writer Tim Burns on Freaked (new)
- The Glass Cyclops – Cinematographer Jamie Thompson and Camera Operator Harry Garvin on Freaked (new)
- The Freekmaker – Special Makeup Designer Tony Gardner on Freaked (new)
- Strange Days in Santa Flan – Production Designer Catherine Hardwicke on Freaked (new)
- The Weird Revolution – The Butthole Surfers’ Paul Leary on Freaked (new)
- A Conversation with Alex Winter and FX Make-up Artist & Art Department Supervisor Bill Corso (new)
- Interview with Claymation Maestro David Daniel (new)
- 2004 Conversation with Writer Tim Burns
- NYU Sight & Sound Project – Short Film by Tom Stern and Alex Winter
- Jake Boston on Freaked, Cult Movies & Their Second Life On Physical Media (new)
- Hours of Uncut Behind-the-Scenes Footage (new)
- Transformed By The Goop – Make-Up Tests (new)
- Deleted Scenes
- Original and Restored Trailers
Also included:
- 100+page book featuring behind the scenes, new essays by Justin Beahm, Witney Seibold and Mike Saunders, and fan art
- Freaked script book with custom artwork by Nicholas Baltra
- Freaked original comic book
- “So You’re a Hideous Mutant Freak, Now What?” pamphlet
- Sticker sheet
- 8 art cards
- A3 canvas poster
- Custom artwork rigid case by Thomas Nicolette
- Custom artwork slipcase by Thomas Nicolette
Once a smug former child star, Ricky Coogin is now the unfortunate face of a shady megacorporation pushing questionable products in South America. But when Ricky and his misfit companions — the endlessly weird Ernie and idealistic Julie — take a wrong turn, they find themselves at a derelict roadside freak show run by the mad scientist/showman Elijah C. Skuggs. Skuggs doesn’t just run the show — he makes it.
Using a volatile chemical blend and a flair for the grotesque, he transforms poor Ricky and friends into full-blown human oddities, adding them to his gallery of bizarre attractions. Enter the sideshow crew: a sock-faced philosopher, a walking cow-man hybrid, a talking eyeball, and a mustachioed bearded lady. Together, they plot to overthrow Skuggs before they’re trapped in the tent forever!
Winter, Michael Stoyanov, Megan Ward, Randy Quaid, and William Sadler star with appearances from Keanu Reeves, Mr. T, Brooke Sheilds, John Hawkes, and Bobcat Goldthwait.
Available exclusively from Umbrella, the limited edition, numbered release of Freaks costs $85. The remastered film will also be on Digital October 7 from Drafthouse Films.
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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