The new Blu-ray arrives on February 28th, 2017.
As much as I love what companies like Scream Factory, Arrow Video, and now Lionsgate’s Vestron Video have been doing in recent years, I’ve gotta be honest: though I desperately want them all, I just can’t afford too many of these new Blu-ray releases. They tend to be a bit on the expensive side, after all. That being said, there are some movies that I will buy no matter the cost.
And 1987’s The Gate is one of those movies.
It’s headed to Blu-ray for the very first time next week courtesy of Vestron Video, and ahead of the release comes a clip from one of the included special features. In the brief clip, makeup and creature effects creators Craig Reardon and Randall William Cook provide behind the scenes insight into one of the film’s coolest scenes, which totally blew my mind as a kid.
Check it out below.
In The Gate, which starred a young Stephen Dorff:
After an old tree is removed from the ground, three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from the hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a nightmarish hell that is literally taking over the Earth.
Here’s everything you need to know about the release:
Special Features:
- Audio Commentaries:
-Director Tibor Takacs, Writer Michael Nankin, and Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook
-Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Craig Reardon, Special Effects Artist Frank Carere, and Matte Photographer Bill Taylor - Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composers Michael Hoenig and J. Peter Robinson
- Featurettes:
-“The Gate: Unlocked”
-“Minion Maker”
-“From Hell It Came”
-“The Workman Speaks!”
-“Made in Canada”
-“From Hell: The Creatures & Demons of The Gate”
-“The Gatekeepers”
-“Making of The Gate” - Teaser Trailer
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spot
- Storyboard Gallery
- Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery
