Night of the Juggler (1980) 4K UHD (Radiance / Transmission)

[MifuneFan]

Radiance Films have just created a new imprint line called Transmission, and their first title will be Night of the Juggler (1980)! It will be released on November 17th, and come stacked with extras. Fidelity in Motion are also confirmed to be doing the encoding. The included Blu-ray copy will be region B locked.

UK: Radiance - Amazon UK - Rarewaves- HMV - Zavvi

US Diabolik DVD - Orbit DVD - Atomic Movie Store

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

• New 4K restoration from original 35mm camera negative, presented in Dolby Vision HDR
• 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
• 5.1 Surround mix and Lossless 2.0
• New audio commentary with film historians Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
• New interview with actor James Brolin
• New interview with actress Julie Carmen
• New interview with actor Dan Hedaya
• The Meanest Streets - a Night of the Juggler locations tour with journalist/filmmaker Michael Gingold and production associate Chris Coles
• Welcome to Fear City - new visual essay on the depiction of New York in 70s and 80s exploitation cinema by Howard S. Berger
• Pandemonium Reflex: An Inquest into Sidney J. Furie’s Night of the Juggler - new visual essay on Furie by Daniel Kremer, author of Sidney J Furie: Life and Films
• Trailer
• Stills and poster gallery
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork
• Pull-out poster and six lobby-card style postcards
• Limited edition 40-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing from Glenn Kenny, Barry Forshaw, and Travis Woods
• Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings*artwork and special features subject to change

RADIANCE FILMS ANNOUNCES NEW BLU-RAY AND 4K UHD IMPRINT TRANSMISSION

FIRST TITLE NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER COMING NOVEMBER 17TH IN 4K UHD

The new imprint will focus on revitalising left-of-the-dial cult classics with new 4K restorations, newly commissioned special features, and limited-edition packaging

7th August 2025 - Radiance Films today announces the launch of Transmission, a new imprint for UK Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases, focusing on offbeat cult classics and underappreciated genre film-making.

Equally inspired by late-night TV oddities, all-night cinemas such as the Scala and 42nd Street grindhouses, and the video shop experience of the 80s and 90s, Transmission will invite new audiences to recapture that same thrill of discovery with its upcoming slate of left-of-the-dial UHD and Blu-ray titles.

The first Transmission title will be 1979’s Night of the Juggler, a long-unavailable action-crime cult-classic that sees the mean streets of 70s New York become a battleground as an ex-cop (James Brolin) mercilessly attempts to track down the psychopath (Cliff Gorman) who has kidnapped his daughter.

Night of the Juggler will be released in a dual format 4K UHD and Blu-ray on November 17th, with the film newly restored in 4K and presented in Dolby Vision HDR, and accompanied by an array of special features, a 40 page bound book, poster, a set of lobby card postcards, and limited edition packaging.

Radiance Films also holds all rights for Night of the Juggler in the UK and Ireland, and plans theatrical events plus digital and streaming presentations to follow.

Pre-orders for the dual format 4K UHD of Night of the Juggler go live on Radiance’s website at 11am tomorrow (8th August) alongside regular Radiance November announcements.

Future Transmission titles include underseen genre gems; an offbeat cult classic about the perils of movie-making; an acclaimed touchstone of 1970s horror, and one of the most outrageous black comedies of the 80s. All currently planned titles will be receiving their UK Blu-ray premieres.

Night of the Juggler (1980) - New Trailer [Transmission #1] - YouTube

[nicwood]

Amazing announcement! So glad that Radiance got UK rights.

Some info from their Discord:

- This will not be part of their subscription as it’s a hosted label
- Like with Raro, Radiance are helping with the curation
- Fidelity in Motion is doing the encode
- There won’t be new titles every month but they already licensed 7 or 8 with more in discussions
- Radiance want to broaden their slate without their main line spreading out too much
- The Limited Edition has a print run of 5000

Basically it allows Radiance to keep doing what it’s doing while also broadening the scope of the kind of films we can acquire and put out. There’s been a few examples of things we’ve been interested in doing but didn’t feel ‘right’ for Radiance, so this opens that up a bit

[nicwood]

Full details also announced:

Kino’s extras for comparison:

NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
NEW Summer of '78: Interview with Actor James Brolin
NEW The Sweet Maria: Interview with Actress Julie Carmen
Pandemonium Reflex: An Inquest into Sidney J. Furie's Night of the Juggler
Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
Optional English Subtitles

[bergman864]

Heck of a package.

[MifuneFan]

Extras added to first post in text form. Also added a couple other package shots. It looks like an incredible release.

[themp3000]

Glad my procrastination has paid off yet again!

[dallywhitty]

Very nice. I do feel like we're kinda inundated with sub-labels or whatever, but I read Fran's reasoning in the other thread and it's sound. Excited to see what other titles are lined up.

[CelestialAgent]

Feels very silly to name another label Transmission when an Australian label already exists with the same name

[Marv Inc.]

Very nice.

[Quake1028]

Yeah, I'm in for the LE.

[fattyjoe37]

Nice! Definitely grabbing this over the Kino, which, to be fair, was a nice package as well.

[MovieBuff647]

Haven't seen this but will very likely blind buy. Glad I held off on Kino's release at any rate.

[Smokeyandthebandit]

Never seen this, but I love american 70's movies shot in New York. Just watched the trailer and it looks good, and on 4k to boot. It looks a really nice package. Will be buying this one. Hope Transmission will release more like this.

[PowellPressburger]

Now let's get to the Transmission label layout/design.

I guess Transmission = TX?
Wish the logo was a little more classy and not so BAM and TX, again it looks odd.

The yellow section not sure I like it either. but maybe that color combination will change depending on the release / art.

Thoughts?

[Nitroes]

Love the logo. Great new label hopefully and a very interesting 1st release. I've not seen it for years but I've just added it to my to buy list.

NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER (1980) Official 4K Trailer - James Brolin Crime Action Movie - YouTube

That's the Kino trailer but I'm in for TX's attention to detail (and packaging of course).

[Wonderfulworld]

Great news! I'm In.

[JRcanReid]

Ta-Ta, Kino!

[PowellPressburger]

I can't watch the trailer, it will give away too much.

I've seen the poster art for decades so I knew I'd be blind buying.

Canceled my Kino pre-order - This edition is a must own.

[Nitroes]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I can't watch the trailer, it will give away too much.

Actually, the trailer isn't too bad I did have a little look.


UK VHS:


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I was in the video business for years in the 80s and never seen that Merlin on a shelf. I do remember seeing trade adverts for it and a broken Betamax tape with no cover. That other release could be a bit dodgy I've seen Academy releases before around 1987 IIRC.

That's quite an upgrade we're getting.

[MifuneFan]

Pre-order now live at Radiance!

https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/prod...the-juggler-le