Arrow Video, with domestic sales and distribution expertise provided by MVD Entertainment Group, has a new 4K Ultra HD edition of director Tony Scott’s 1993 pulp fiction thriller, True Romance, lined up for delivery on June 28.
This is a new 4K film restoration of both the original theatrical release cut and the “Director’s Cut” of the film — when initially submitted to the MPAA for a rating’s classification, the film received the dreaded NC-17 rating, which was a no-no for Warner Bros. at the time, so roughly three-minutes were cut to get True Romance the more acceptable R-rating.
Quentin Tarantino supplied the script, which puts the film, chronologically-speaking, between Reservoir Dogs (January of 1992 Sundance premiere) and Pulp Fiction (May of 1994 Cannes Film Festival debut). Seen together, it becomes very clear that by September of 1993 this Tarantino chap would be a force of nature … a pure auteur. Given his status as a filmmaker now, it is unlikely that any cuts would have been made to the original edit … but that was then, this is now.
When you talk about “all-star” casting, True Romance has among its cast members the likes of Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, who get top-billing. There are also, James Gandolfini (only his third film … as a mobster who has a knock-down, blood-spattering fight with Arquette), Dennis Hopper (as Slater’s father), Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Sizemore, Chris Penn, Bronson Pinchot and Saul Rubinek.
That said, this 4K Ultra HD edition from Arrow Video comes loaded with extras, including four separate commentary options. There is one with director Tony Scott (Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Crimson Tide, etc.), a second featuring Tarantino, a third with film critic Tim Lucas and finally, Clarence and Alabama (Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette) provide their own insights with the fourth commentary option.
There is also a newly-prepared scene-specific commentary option featuring Elliot and Lee (actors Bronson Pinchot and Saul Rubinek), plus there are newly-minted video sessions with costume designer Susan Becker, editor Michael Tronick, composers Mark Mancina and John Van Tongeren and author Larry Taylor (“Tony Scott: A Filmmaker on Fire”).
A massive still gallery, deleted scenes (with optional commentary) and an alternate ending (with optional commentary) are also counted among the bonus features.
There will also be a Blu-ray edition from Arrow Video on June 28 with all of the same bonus materials.
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