Wake in Fright 4K UHD (1971) - Umbrella Entertainment

[DawnShadow]

ALL THE LITTLE DEVILS ARE PROUD OF HELL.

Proudly presenting Umbrella's newly restored WAKE IN FRIGHT in glorious 4K Dolby Vision with authoring by Fidelity in Motion.

Raw and uncompromising in its depiction of Australian masculinity and country culture, Ted Kotcheff's WAKE IN FRIGHT is a unique horror film - equal parts an ode to the outback and a nightmarish descent.

Featuring iconic performances from an ensemble that includes Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson and Donald Pleasance, experience the horrifying and captivating WAKE IN FRIGHT, one of Australia’s most legendary and valuable contribution to film.

Bored school teacher John Grant (Gary Bond) stops overnight in Bundanyabba, a frontier mining town, on his way to Sydney for Christmas. After a bad gambling bet, Grant is swept up in the vortex of a group of hard-drinking, hard-living, crude, vicious men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.

Director: Ted Kotcheff

Cast: Chips Rafferty; Donald Pleasance; Gary Bond; Maggie Dence

Extras:
4K UHD disc
NEW! Feature remastered in 4K HDR Dolby Vision from Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary with Director Ted Kotcheff and Editor Anthony Buckley
NEW! Audio Commentary with Film Historian Peter Galvin

BD disc
NEW! Feature remastered in 4K HDR Dolby Vision from Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary with Director Ted Kotcheff and Editor Anthony Buckley
NEW! Audio Commentary with Film Historian Peter Galvin
NEW! Sunstruck (1972): a bonus feature film from the producers of WAKE IN FRIGHT
NEW! Return to the ‘Yabba: a 50-minute feature tracking down the film’s Broken Hill locations
NEW! Interview with Director of Photography Brian West
NEW! Not Quite Hollywood Interview with Actor Jack Thompson
Yer Mad, Ya Bastard! - 2008 Interview with Director Ted Kotcheff
Q&A with Ted Kotcheff from 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
NEW! The Cinema’s Great Squeaky Bald Git: Kim Newman Discusses the Career of Actor Donald Pleasence
NEW! The Filmmaker and the Filmbuff: Philippe Mora and Paul Harris Discuss Wake in Fright
NEW! Foreign Visions of Local Stories: A Trailer Reel of Australian Films Helmed by Overseas Filmmakers
Alternate scenes from Outback
7:30 Report on the Rediscovery and Restoration of Wake in Fright
NEW! Interview with Ted Kotcheff about his career Conducted by Paul Harris (Audio Only)
NEW! Interview With Composer John Scott Conducted by Music Historian Daniel Schweiger (Audio Only)
Who Needs Art? 1971 TV Segment on Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright TV Spot
Chips Rafferty Obituary by Ken G. Hall
Stills Gallery

Authored by Fidelity in Motion

Releases 4 June 2025.

Pre-order :

Standard Edition : https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...971-4k-blu-ray

Collector's Edition : https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...ectors-edition

Yabba Edition : https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...ectors-edition

[ko8ebryant24]

FiM to boot!

[Trekkie313]

Any word on what company has the U.S. right?

[McCrutchy]

I was going to get the Yabba edition since it has free shipping to the US, but the webshop forces me to pay in USD and is claiming that $200 AUD is $150 USD, when Google is telling me the current rate is more like $127 USD.

[Nitroes]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

I was going to get the Yabba edition since it has free shipping to the US, but the webshop forces me to pay in USD and is claiming that $200 AUD is $150 USD, when Google is telling me the current rate is more like $127 USD.

Can't you change the currency to A$? It lets me do it. Then use PayPal and make sure PayPal is set to local currency only (A$). I always do that with a currecy fee free card too. That bypasses merchant fees from Umbrella's provider and rip-off PayPal.



That's a damn fine release.

I was just thinking about the film after watching:

Last Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under | Official Trailer | HBO - YouTube

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Can't you change the currency to A$? It lets me do it. Then use PayPal and make sure PayPal is set to local currency only (A$). I always do that with a currecy fee free card too. That bypasses merchant fees from Umbrella's provider and rip-off PayPal.

Doesn't look like it. I can change the Umbrella site to AUD, but as soon as the checkout sees that it's going to a US delivery address, it changes currencies from AUD to USD and adjusts the total from $200 AUD to $150 USD. There doesn't seem to be a way to bypass the checkout, either. PayPal is a payment option from the checkout but continues the transaction for $150 USD without offering any other currency options.

Unless I'm blind and not seeing a way to bypass the checkout and go only to PayPal.

[Ruined]

I'm a yabba man

NOTE: Code STEEL15 for 15% off. Throw in another release to maintain the $140+ free shipping

[BigDmo531]

Oh sweet. I knew this was coming but I don't think I knew the OG negative still existed. Should be far and away the best this film has ever looked

[BobSimms]

Oh my! Huge news.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by BigDmo531

Oh sweet. I knew this was coming but I don't think I knew the OG negative still existed.

From my understanding, the original BD was an OCN scan.

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Any word on what company has the U.S. right?

I would not be surprised if Umbrella has the US rights and the same release comes out here through their deal with Vinegar Syndrome.

[BigDmo531]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

From my understanding, the original BD was an OCN scan.

Huh, I didn't know that. I always thought this was one of those films where there were rumors of too much damage to the OCN or not having it or something. I wonder why it's struggled to have a good release then. Just shit restorations and encodes?

[SpookyDollhouse]

Originally Posted by BigDmo531

Huh, I didn't know that. I always thought this was one of those films where there were rumors of too much damage to the OCN or not having it or something. I wonder why it's struggled to have a good release then. Just shit restorations and encodes?

The previous restoration had a substantial amount of DNR applied to it and all of the Blu-rays were pretty rough looking, even though everything was director approved. Umbrella doesn;t seem to have involved the filmmakers in the actual grading this time or applied any DNR. The trailer looks different in every way from the Eureka Blu-ray I have, mainly the lovely grain that's present in it but also from shot to shot the color grade looks much more dialed-in -

Wake In Fright | Official Restoration Trailer [4K] - YouTube

[RevolverOcelScott]

I'm gonna blind buy this. I reached out to Umbrella to cancel my order of The Fall, so that I can combine it with this and save on shipping. I know sometimes they take a while to respond, so I figured I'd ask.

Anyone ever cancel with them? They give a hard time or refund pretty quickly?

[Driver78]

I didn't understand this film the first time I watched it on DVD but maybe in hindsight, and via this new restoration in a superior format, I'll gain a new appreciation. I'll order a copy closer to street date, though. I'm moving away from buying stuff months in advance. There's no real point to that.

[Driver78]

Originally Posted by RevolverOcelScott

I'm gonna blind buy this. I reached out to Umbrella to cancel my order of The Fall, so that I can combine it with this and save on shipping. I know sometimes they take a while to respond, so I figured I'd ask.

Anyone ever cancel with them? They give a hard time or refund pretty quickly?

Yes, I've cancelled with Umbrella. They've refunded within 48 hours. They were totally cool with it, too.

[RevolverOcelScott]

Originally Posted by Driver78

Yes, I've cancelled with Umbrella. They've refunded within 48 hours. They were totally cool with it, too.

Awesome, thanks!

[miikolh1]

I did this and they helped me out within an hour or two no problems.

Originally Posted by RevolverOcelScott

I'm gonna blind buy this. I reached out to Umbrella to cancel my order of The Fall, so that I can combine it with this and save on shipping. I know sometimes they take a while to respond, so I figured I'd ask.

Anyone ever cancel with them? They give a hard time or refund pretty quickly?

[Big-D]

One of my favourite films, I Iike the scene when John declines the bloke for a drink:

Van Driver: Come and have a drink, mate?
John Grant: No thanks.
Van Driver: Come on, have a drink!
John Grant: No, I'm just not at the moment.
Van Driver: It'll only take a minute. Come on, come and have a drink!
John Grant: Look mate, I've given up drinking for a while.
Van Driver: What's wrong with you, you bastard? Why don't you come and drink with me? I've just brought you fifty miles in the heat and dust, and you won't drink with me! What's wrong with you!?
John Grant: What's the matter with you people? Sponge on you, you, burn your house down, murder your wife, rape your child, that's all right! Not have a drink with you, not have a... flaming bloody drink with you, that's a criminal offence, that's the... end of the bloody world!
Van Driver: Yer mad, ya bastard!

[NeoNical]

One of my favorite films of all time. I'm so glad the 4K is finally coming out. I'm not a big fan of the encoding of Umbrella but I heard Fidelity in Motion is doing this so I'm assuming this will be an exceptionally stronger encoding for this release.

Does anyone have any recommendations to get the booklet + book release for a cheaper price? $80 + shipping and tax is a lot for me and yes, I'm aware of the 15% off discount mentioned earlier in this page.