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Little Seen ‘R.O.T.O.R.’ Makes Blu-ray Debut Alongside ‘Millenium’
In my review for Scream Factory’s double feature Blu-ray release of The House Where Evil Dwells and Ghost Warrior I mentioned how I love this releases because they include smaller, obscure titles that you would never expect to see on Blu-ray. Scream Factory has done a great job proving that point with their latest announcement of Millennium & R.O.T.O.R. coming to Blu-ray on February 23, 2016.
Now Millennium is a film I’m not familiar with, but it sounds fun and stars Kris Kristofferson, so I’m all in. R.O.T.O.R. is a movie I’m very familiar with. In case you can’t pick up on the obvious, R.O.T.O.R. stands for Robotic Officer Tactical Operation Research, which basically boils down to a really cheap and really bad Terminator/Robocop knockoff. Oh and it rips off the original Mad Max artwork. As bad as this movie is, I can’t help but love it. It’s one of those movies you just have to see. I’ve included the trailer below and you should watch it. Be sure to look out for R.O.T.O.R. walking through some chairs. He doesn’t take any shit from any chairs.
Millennium (1989)
Leap into thrilling, time-travelling mayhem with Millennium. When safety investigator Bill Smith (Kris Kristofferson, Blade) looks into a disastrous airplane crash, he soon makes a shocking discovery – one that will impact the future of humanity itself. The beautiful but mysterious Louise (Cheryl Ladd, Charlie’s Angels) may prove to be the key to it all – but can Smith figure out the truth in time? Daniel J. Travanti (Hill Street Blues) also stars in this centuries-spanning tale from the director of Logan’s Run.
R.O.T.O.R (1987)
Gear up for a cult classic you’ve got to see to believe: R.O.T.O.R! When corrupt Police Commander Earl Buglar (Michael Hunter) orders the development and construction of the ultimate weapon in the war on crime, robotics expert Barrett Coldyron (Richard Gesswein) warns against the dangers of such a project – and loses his job in the process. But when the prototype R.O.T.O.R (Robotic Officer Tactical Operation Research) is accidentally activated, the city is suddenly faced with a rampaging mechanical maniac acting as judge, jury, and executioner – and only Coldyron can stop him!
Special Features:
• Alternate Ending (Millenium)
• Theatrical Trailers
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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