Roadgames (1981) coming from Indicator

[Dailyan]

(Richard Franklin, 1981)
Release date: 14 December 2020
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK Blu-ray premiere)

Stacy Keach (Fat City) and Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) star in Richard Franklin’s 1981 Australian slasher classic, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Keach plays Quid, an American trucker who, with the help of Curtis’s hitchhiker, tracks down a serial killer active on the long, empty roads of southern Australia. This deluxe, extras-laden edition boasts an all-new 2020 restoration from a 4K scan of the duplicate negative, produced exclusively for this release.


INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

New 2020 restoration from a 4K scan of the duplicate negative, produced exclusively for this release
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with director Richard Franklin (2003)
Audio commentary with cinematographer Vincent Monton, costume designer Aphrodite Kondos, production secretary Helen Watts, and film historian Mark Hartley (2019)
Audio commentary with writers and programmers Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe (2020)
Kangaroo Hitchcock (2003): archival documentary on the making of Roadgames featuring interviews with Franklin and actor Stacy Keach
Australian Long Haul (2019): actor Stacy Keach discusses the role of Pat Quid and working in Australia
Audio interview with Stacy Keach (2016): further thoughts on the film by the actor
Audio interview with Richard Franklin (2001): the director recalls his early career as a filmmaker and the production of Roadgames
Archival Interview with Richard Franklin (1981): documentary profile of the director
Audio interview with Grant Page (2016): an in-depth discussion with the actor and stunt co-ordinator
‘Not Quite Hollywood’ Interview Excerpts (2008): over an hour of outtakes from Hartley’s acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Franklin, Page, actors Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, screenwriter Everett De Roche, and assistant director Tom Burstall
Roadgames: A Lecture (1980): archival recording of Franklin, co-producer Barbi Taylor and composer Brian May discussing the making of the film
Neil Sinyard on ‘Roadgames’ (2020): newly filmed appreciation by the British film historian
…And His Ghost May Be Heard (1973): rare short film by Franklin, marking his first collaboration with Roadgames cinematographer Monton
Script Read (1980): audio recording of a pre-production read-through, featuring Franklin and actors Keach and Marion Edward
Music demos: excerpts from the Brian May score in demo form
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Lee Gambin, extensive archival interviews with Richard Franklin, Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, Franklin’s 1980 Alfred Hitchcock obituary, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Mark Hartley on …And His Ghost May Be Heard, and film credits
Limited edition exclusive double-sided poster
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies

[TrentW1982]

I have the Umbrella release of this so I passed on the Shout release, but a brand new 4K scan is tempting and Indicator generally do a stellar job. Loving the LE packaging too...

Great film so a double dip is likely for me!

[KJones77]

I have the Shout, but I'll have to figure out how to use eBay I guess.

[levcore]

Brilliant, this is a fantastic movie, Stacy Keach is awesome. I was just telling my wife about this movie the other day so now i'll get to show it to her.

[Foggy]

Been a while since an Indicator release had caught my attention, looking forward to it.

[whatmusictheymake]

Just ordered it so now I have a grand total of 4 pre-orders containing 6 items on my unfulfilled page on Powerhouse's website. So it'll be like Christmas when these all show up.

[indisposed]

Excellent! I'm definitely buying this!

I remember the U.K DVD was one of those fake widescreen transfers that were anamorphic, but not in the correct aspect ratio. It had black bars, but it still panned & scanned

[silverlakephil]

Those extras are stacked.

[Eschenpod]

Nice artwork.

[Sleazeaddict]

beautiful, will be on my next order.

[Sky_Captain]

In for this.

Sold the Umbrella release, as it was up to their usual (low)standards.

[Marv Inc.]

Looks great

[Lea74]

Looks like a fantastic package.
I've never seen the movie but I'm in for this day one for sure.

[veyron]

Exited for this, an old guilty pleasure of mine, have the Umbrella+the US BD, and have just preordered this at their website, £18.99 plus shipping to Denmark.. ��

[chip75]

What's shipping from Powerhouse directly (UK address)?

Update: It's £2.80.

[Markgway]

New 4K scan sounds great... but yet another limited edition with chunky packaging (and book I'll never read)? My shelf space is not thanking you.

[Indiana Jonezzz...]

Originally Posted by Markgway

New 4K scan sounds great... but yet another limited edition with chunky packaging (and book I'll never read)? My shelf space is not thanking you.

I’m pretty sure there’ll be a standard release once this sells out, without the book and outer case.

[Surge92]

I almost took the plunge on the Shout Factory release. I'm glad I didn't. I'm totally getting this.

[jstxanothrxstory]

Any chance of this edition being carried at Zavvi? The shipping on their website is almost the price of the item to get this to me.

[Markgway]

Originally Posted by Indiana Jonezzz...

I’m pretty sure there’ll be a standard release once this sells out, without the book and outer case.

I hope so. But this LE crap is wearisome.