Madman 4K UHD (1981)

[brainofj72]

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This special limited edition embossed slipcover (designed by Tom Hodge of The Dude Designs) is limited to 6,000 units and is only available here at VinegarSyndrome.com!

Many terrifying legends are shared around campfires, but very few of them are true. That’s what teenage Richie thought about the story of Madman Marz, a hulking brute who, as the story goes, murdered his entire family decades earlier and who can be summoned from the dead by calling his name. Unfortunately for Richie and his fellow teenage summer camp counselors, the legend is very true, and Madman Marz is back, freshly sharpened axe in hand, to continue the killing spree he began many years ago…

One of the quintessential and iconic early 80s slashers, Joe Giannone’s MADMAN piles on scares, suspense, and plenty of gory kills. Starring Gaylen Ross (Dawn of the Dead) and featuring colorful photography by James Lemmo (Ms. 45), Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present the ultimate MADMAN experience on UHD for the first time, from a brand new 4K restoration of the 35mm original camera negative, and featuring hours of extra features including interviews and commentaries with nearly every surviving cast and crew member.

directed by: Joe Giannone
starring: Gaylen Ross, Tony Nunziata, Paul Ehlers, Tom Candela, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alex Murphy, Frederick Neumann
1981 / 88 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono

Additional Info:
• Region Free 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray Set
• 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
• Scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• “I’m Not a Screamer” - a brand new interview with lead actress Gaylen Ross
• Commentary track with director Joe Giannone, producer Gary Sales, and actors Paul Ehlers and Tony Nunziata
• Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
• An interview with creator/producer Gary Sales
• An introduction by Gary Sales
• “Alive at 35” - a featurette with Gary Sales, Paul "Madman" Ehlers, and "Richie" actor Tom Candela
• “The Legend Still Lives! - 30 Years of Madman” - a feature-length making-of documentary by Victor Bonacore
• Original theatrical trailer
• Still Gallery
• In Memoriam featurette
• TV Spots
• Music Inspired by Madman featurette
• Deadpit interviews with Gary Sales & Paul Ehlers
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles

[BluPat]

What!!!!!

[GroovyKami]

Good lord I'm so happy I haven't bought this one yet. Been on my wishlist for a while now.

So excited!!

[ThePhantom]

Been awhile since I've seen it, but isn't much of this movie in near-complete darkness? I know just about every film that's shot on film can benefit from 4K, in varying degrees, obviously, but this one just never struck me as an essential 4K upgrade.

At the very least, the hot-tub sequence will look glorious.

[Gazzoo69]

Pre-ordered Mine.

[samlop10]

Originally Posted by ThePhantom

Been awhile since I've seen it, but isn't much of this movie in near-complete darkness? I know just about every film that's shot on film can benefit from 4K, in varying degrees, obviously, but this one just never struck me as an essential 4K upgrade.

At the very least, the hot-tub sequence will look glorious.

YMMV how much you like the film, but HDR can really ‘open up’ shadow detail. You get more gradations which means, if the HDR is done correctly, the detail in near blacks can look better and clearer without making the image brighter. It sounds counterproductive but it comes down to the fact the range in HDR is wider and thus you can ‘separate’ the different light levels better (from bright objects all the way to the dark ones).

[Braktastic]

Goodbye $37 I didn't plan to spend today.

[HuggyBear73]

So is this shipping right after Valentine's Day?

[rushIan2112]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

So is this shipping right after Valentine's Day?

Usually they ship subscriber orders first. Regular customers are generally the following week or however long it takes to ship subscriber orders.

[BluPat]

Preordered one! Says it ships Tuesday! Yay

[rushIan2112]

Any idea when they will create the entry for it on the site here?

[lethalkrs]

Originally Posted by rushIan2112

Any idea when they will create the entry for it on the site here?

Waiting for the same thing to add it to my list, as well as some of the other releases from this week. So far, the only one I saw active was Dracula Sucks.

[brainofj72]

Originally Posted by lethalkrs

Waiting for the same thing to add it to my list, as well as some of the other releases from this week. So far, the only one I saw active was Dracula Sucks.

It’s been submitted. Just waiting for mod approval.

[BluPat]

Just got a shipping notice from Vinegar Syndrome!

[BluPat]

Yay my 4K copy should be delivered tomorrow!

Paul Ehlers (MadMan) and Gary Sales are trying to get a sequel/reboot up and going. Paul said there are "talks going on" and he would let everyone know when he has more information!
I knew they had been trying to get funding for a while now but now they are I guess talking with potential investors maybe.

[LanceL]

Anyone have any thoughts on the quality of this 4K? I just got mine but haven't looked yet.

[Damonstein]

Looks good. Not a major change over the already great blu ray, but it's a quality 4k. A lot of the movie is pretty low light, so the grain is heavy.

[LanceL]

Is there a blue filter on it?

[Damonstein]

Color timing looks close to the old blu ray, which was pretty blue looking in the forests.

[LanceL]

That sounds good.