Wake in Fright (1971) - January 15,2013 - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 09-30-2012, 05:52 PM

Courtesy of Image Entertainment.

Wake in Fright Blu-ray

Wake in Fright Blu-ray Review

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Hailed by Martin Scorsese, Roger Ebert, and Nick Cave, Wake in Fright is a "lost" Australian film from 1971. It played Cannes that year and was sold for distribution across Australia and the United States. Poor attendance, a lack of advertising, and critical of its homeland, Wake in Fright was yanked from theaters after one week, and thought to be lost forever.

Thirty years later, the film's cinematographer, Brian West, found the original negatives a week before they were scheduled to be incinerated. He began the painstaking process of restoration, and Wake in Fright is finally getting the recognition it deserves. It returned to Cannes, making it only the second film to ever screen twice; it is getting a screening at Fantastic Fest this year; a limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles, with additional cities to follow; and undoubtedly Drafthouse Films, who has the distribution rights, will release a wonderful blu-ray/DVD.

Wake in Fright has been described as having the "backwoods horror of Deliverance" and the "gritty nihilism of Straw Dogs." A British schoolteacher stops in a small outback town on his way to Sydney, but his single night stretches into five, and a "descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts."

manicsounds · 09-30-2012, 10:45 PM

Awesome. I've been wanting to get the Australian import for a while but shipping was always a killer. Hopefully Image can get the Australian extras.

lolwut · 10-01-2012, 04:13 AM

Great news. Blind buy for me!

junyab · 10-01-2012, 08:25 PM

STFU! WOOHOO! Can't wait to have this in my hands.

Trekkie313 · 10-01-2012, 08:31 PM

Definitely going to pick this up!

cine74 · 10-01-2012, 08:45 PM

Wonderful news, but Image Entertainment? Not exactly purveyors of fine quality these days.

Brett C · 10-01-2012, 09:03 PM

Good to see this film getting a BD release in the US. The film was sandblasted to death with DNR in the restoration. So remember in this case, Its not because of Image.

dullboy · 10-02-2012, 01:47 PM

What happened with Drafthouse releasing this? Now it's Image? While it's still on the Drafthouse Films website, it's been pulled from the calendar to play this month in Austin.

manicsounds · 10-02-2012, 02:38 PM

Drafthouse is distributed by Image...

dullboy · 10-02-2012, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by manicsounds

Drafthouse is distributed by Image...

Ok. Wonder why there's still no mention of the Drafthouse name, though...or why it's no longer on the schedule to be played at their theaters.

jah13 · 10-02-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dullboy

Ok. Wonder why there's still no mention of the Drafthouse name, though...or why it's no longer on the schedule to be played at their theaters.

Opening at Film Forum. Great movie, but beware of blind buying. As posters have already indicated in this thread and this one, the Aussie disc is way overly DNR'ed, unfortunately. I'm doubtful that the Americans will have access to the original materials, which the Aussies spent years scouring the globe for), as the Australian National Film & Sound Archive is likely and understandably guarding those quite fiercely.

necorbin · 10-02-2012, 05:24 PM

This looks interesting....

blufellas · 10-02-2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by lolwut

Great news. Blind buy for me!

Same here, looks good!

Akijama · 10-30-2012, 10:36 PM

Up for pre-order on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Wake-in-Fright...636231&sr=1-65

penningtonny10 · 11-04-2012, 03:09 AM

Really don't care about DNR on this one. I love this movie so much. Will be a pleasure to own it.

LateReg · 11-07-2012, 08:18 PM

Anybody clear on the running time for this one? The Australian Blu-ray is apparently 109 minutes...but the film is listed as 114 minutes on metacritic.com, 116 minutes on Slant. I'm anxious to see it and want it as soon as possible so I would just as soon get the Aussie edition...unless of course the Image edition has 5 minutes extra footage. Thanks.

greekak229 · 12-13-2012, 10:19 PM

Why am I just hearing about this movie now? This sounds so awesome.

fuzzymctiger · 01-02-2013, 08:03 AM

Despite not being out for another 2 weeks, my copy arrived today.

joenostalgia23 · 01-02-2013, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

Despite not being out for another 2 weeks, my copy arrived today.

Who did you order from?

fuzzymctiger · 01-02-2013, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by joenostalgia23

Who did you order from?

Direct from Drafthouse, in the same order as Trailer War, which I think is why I got it now.

09-30-2012, 10:45 PM	#2
manicsounds Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo Blu-ray collection:809 Blu-ray reviews:80	Awesome. I've been wanting to get the Australian import for a while but shipping was always a killer. Hopefully Image can get the Australian extras. still collecting dvds\|still small bluray collection

10-01-2012, 04:13 AM	#3
lolwut Power Member Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Virginia, US Blu-ray collection:712 DVD collection:168 PS3 collection:25 Trading Score:86	Great news. Blind buy for me! lolwut's For Trade & Wants Thread lolwut's Collection

10-01-2012, 08:25 PM	#4
junyab Active Member Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Ontario, Canada	STFU! WOOHOO! Can't wait to have this in my hands. Panasonic TC-P50S30 Onkyo TX-SR706 Oppo BDP-83, 980H Definitive Technology Mythos 6 (x2), Mythos 7, Pro Sub 800 Mirage Nanosat (x4)

10-01-2012, 08:31 PM	#5
Trekkie313 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Ohio Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:140 PS3 collection:25 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:15	Definitely going to pick this up! Sale Thread http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread....54#post7135954 Bad Packaging List http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=205394

10-02-2012, 02:38 PM	#9
manicsounds Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo Blu-ray collection:809 Blu-ray reviews:80	Drafthouse is distributed by Image... still collecting dvds\|still small bluray collection

10-01-2012, 08:45 PM	#6
cine74 Special Member Member since:Jun 2012	Wonderful news, but Image Entertainment? Not exactly purveyors of fine quality these days.

10-01-2012, 09:03 PM	#7
Brett C Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:In the Home Theater Home Theater Gallery:20 Blu-ray collection:1254 DVD collection:677 Blu-ray reviews:13	Good to see this film getting a BD release in the US. The film was sandblasted to death with DNR in the restoration. So remember in this case, Its not because of Image.

10-02-2012, 01:47 PM	#8
dullboy Active Member Member since:Oct 2009	What happened with Drafthouse releasing this? Now it's Image? While it's still on the Drafthouse Films website, it's been pulled from the calendar to play this month in Austin.

10-02-2012, 05:24 PM	#12
necorbin Active Member Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Augusta, GA Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:566 DVD collection:65	This looks interesting.... *My growing collection:* #1 - Juno (2/29/12) :: #100 - Easy A (4/7/12) #200 - Simpsons Movie (4/27/12) :: #300 - North by Northwest (5/28/12) #400 - The Corpse Bride (11/02/12) :: #500 - A Bug's Life (1/3/13)

10-30-2012, 10:36 PM	#14
Akijama Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Europe	Up for pre-order on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Wake-in-Fright...636231&sr=1-65 The Pink Panther Collection (movies & cartoons) coming to Blu-ray in 2013! The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese) coming to Blu-ray October 29th! Twin Peaks Series heading to Blu

11-04-2012, 03:09 AM	#15
penningtonny10 Junior Member Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Connecticut Blu-ray collection:484	Really don't care about DNR on this one. I love this movie so much. Will be a pleasure to own it. Film Blog Film Collection Twitter

11-07-2012, 08:18 PM	#16
LateReg Junior Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Illinoise Blu-ray collection:472	Anybody clear on the running time for this one? The Australian Blu-ray is apparently 109 minutes...but the film is listed as 114 minutes on metacritic.com, 116 minutes on Slant. I'm anxious to see it and want it as soon as possible so I would just as soon get the Aussie edition...unless of course the Image edition has 5 minutes extra footage. Thanks. Last edited by LateReg; 11-07-2012 at 08:27 PM.

12-13-2012, 10:19 PM	#17
greekak229 Power Member Member since:May 2009 Location:New Hampshire Blu-ray collection:225 DVD collection:78 PS3 collection:5 Blu-ray reviews:8	Why am I just hearing about this movie now? This sounds so awesome.

01-02-2013, 08:03 AM	#18
fuzzymctiger Active Member Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Melbourne, Australia Blu-ray collection:58 DVD collection:2	Despite not being out for another 2 weeks, my copy arrived today.

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