Sunday, 5 April 2015

Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior (1981)

Directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Virginia Hey and Vernon Wells


DVD bought in 2004

Blu-ray bought in 2014
95m 30s





 DVD





Blu-ray extras - 

Audio Commentary with George Miller and director of photography Dean Semler
Introduction By Leonard Maltin
Theatrical Trailer

Escape from New York (1981)

Directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasance, Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton and Isaac Hayes.



2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2003
99mins










Audio commentary with John Carpenter and Kurt Russell.
Audio commentary with producer Debra Hill and production designer Joe Alves.
Return To Escape From New York
Making Of John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles
Snake Bites" Trailer Montage
Original Opening Sequence
Original Theatrical Trailer
Still Galleries:
John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles- mini comic

Scanners (1981)

Directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Michael Ironside and Patrick McGoohan.


DVD bought in 2006
103mins






The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (59mins)
Inside Scan
Production notes
Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer

Ghost Story (1981)

Directed by John Irvin and starring Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, 
John Houseman, Craig Wasson and Alice Krige.


DVD bought in 2007
110m 40s






Theatrical Trailer

The Evil Dead (1981)

Directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss and Betsy Baker.


DVD bought in 2002

Blu-ray bought in 2012
85m 26s






 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras - 

Audio Commentary with Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert
The Untold Story Of The Evil Dead (54mins)
Treasures From The Cutting Room Floor (59mins)
At The Drive In
Discovering Evil Dead
Make-Up Test

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Directed by John Landis and starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter and Griffin Dunne.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2002

Blu-ray bought in 2012
97m 31s





 DVD






Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne
Beware the Moon - documentary (98mins)
I Walked with a Werewolf
Making An American Werewolf in London
Interview with director John Landis
Makeup Artist Rick Baker on An American Werewolf in London
Casting of the Hand
Outtakes
Storyboards
Photograph Montage

The Howling (1981)

Directed by Joe Dante and starring Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Kevin McCarthy, Slim Pickens, John Carradine, Elisabeth Brooks and Robert Picardo.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2003
90m 36s







Audio Commentary with Joe Dante, Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone and Robert Picardo
Unleashing The Beast (54mins)
Making A Monster Movie: Inside The Howling- vintage featurette (8mins)
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Photo Galleries
Theatrical Trailers