Monday, August 20, 2018

Arrow Video's 4K Film Restoration Of Director Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys Arrives On Blu-ray On Oct. 16


DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey
Arrow Video, with domestic sales and distribution expertise provided by MVD Entertainment Group, is monkeying around in mid-October and having a bit of non sequitur fun by having director John Landis’ Schlock and filmmaker Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys both available as new Blu-ray product offerings on the same date, Oct. 16.

12 Monkeys, starring Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt and Madeleine Stowe, has a new 4K restoration from the original film negative (approved, no less, by Terry Gilliam himself).   

This is actually something of a double feature as Arrow Video is including with the feature presentation of 12 Monkeys the feature-length documentary prepared in 1996 by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe.   It is titled The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys and it was filmed to follow the progress of the production of 12 Monkeys — it is no secret that Gilliam was not happy with the studio treatment of Brazil (1985) and this was to be something of an insurance policy against such tinkering. 

This new Blu-ray release also features commentary from Terry Gilliam and producer Charles Roven, plus an extensive gallery of stills from the film.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey


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