Who Killed Teddy Bear 4K UHD (1965) Cinématographe

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Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965) 4K UHD


Uncensored Theatrical Version

Cinématographe

This special limited edition J-card MediaBook slipcase (designed by Tony Stella) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinématographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome's Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card.

Norah Drain (Juliet Prowse, G.I. Blues), a Manhattan disco hostess, finds herself the victim of a stalker and obscene phone caller. NYPD Lieutenant Dave Madden (Jan Murray, Fear City) overhears her complaints at the precinct and takes a personal interest in Drain’s case, finding himself drawn not only to Drain but the sordid desires of the Times Square sex district. As Drain begins to question the intentions of Madden, a sullen busboy at her workplace (Sal Mineo, Rebel Without a Cause) reveals himself as her stalker, putting her in a fight for her life on the streets of New York City.

Directed by noted television and Broadway producer Joseph Cates and co-written by The Doom Patrol and Guardians of the Galaxy co-creator Arnold Drake, WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? is a relentlessly tawdry time capsule of mid-60s Times Square, evocatively shot on location, in stark black and white, by Joseph C. Brun (Edge of the City). Peerlessly ahead of its time for 1965, WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? was censored shortly after its original theatrical release and has since only been available on video in its edited version. Cinématographe is proud to present the world blu-ray and 4K UHD debut of Joseph Cates’s seminal New York City thriller in its completely uncensored theatrical release version, adding back several minutes of never-on-video material, newly restored from original 35mm negative materials.

directed by: Joseph Cates
starring: Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray, Elaine Stritch, Bruce Glover
1965 / 94 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0

Additional info:

2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray
New audio commentary with film historians Elizabeth Purchell and KJ Shepherd
The Murder of Innocence - a video essay by Chris O'Neill
Who Filmed Times Square - a featurette on the New York City locations of Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Gallery of archival press clippings
New text essays by film historian John Charles and film critic Kyle Turner
English SDH subtitles


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[brainofj72]

Always been curious about this one, but like all Cinematographe titles, I’ll wait for a standard version in a regular case.

[Hammerlover]

For some reason I always get this confused with WHERE HAS POOR MICKEY GONE? (Now there's a film I'd REALLY like to see get a Blu-ray.)

[Katatonia]

I have the old Network Blu-ray. Pretty surprising that it's getting a 4K release, but I'll gladly upgrade.

[PowellPressburger]

Great episode from The Projection Booth podcast

They do discuss the film down to spoilers, but for those who have seen it or are maybe interested it’s a fun listen.

Mike White - Host
Heather Drain & Terry Frost are guest co-hosts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...=1000394354738

[silverlakephil]

Originally Posted by Katatonia

I have the old Network Blu-ray. Pretty surprising that it's getting a 4K release, but I'll gladly upgrade.

Yes, I was surprised as well. I've never seen this film until I bought the Network release and loved it's trashy vibe. Alot of taboo subjects at the time were part of the storyline, namely Lesbianism and incest. The director is the father of actress Phoebe Cates btw,

[nicwood]

Vinegar Syndrome revealed that they’ve been working on this film / edition since 2018! That’s crazy long but it seems like this was well worth the effort.

[GasmaskAvenger]

I legit never heard of it until VinSyn announced it as a secret title and quickly realized it's something up my alley, so I had to order it during this sale.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Fidelity in Motion encode!

Looks like it wasn’t FiM

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=644

[MifuneFan]

Makes you wonder how often that happens.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Makes you wonder how often that happens.

It’s very annoying. It either means they are trying to use it to deceive consumers or they really don’t care about the details and just edit in any old info.

[Christian Muth]

Proof reading is hard!

Chris

[Rayjg]

What's the other title VS claims FiM did but didn't?

[ko8ebryant24]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

What's the other title VS claims FiM did but didn't?

Thieves Like Us

[jjhunsecker]

This is a weird movie- used to show up fairly regularly on local NYC TV back in the 70s and 80s. Some great shots of Times Square in the mid 60s when it was starting to get seedy

I last saw this at a screening in NY arthouse/revival theater Film Forum about 25 years ago

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

It’s very annoying. It either means they are trying to use it to deceive consumers or they really don’t care about the details and just edit in any old info.

I don't think they're trying to be nefarious. Whoever did the QC on the booklet put the wrong info in it.

[BobSimms]

A situation similar to Little Darlings’ book, which used a promo still from an entirely different film.

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by BobSimms

A situation similar to Little Darlings’ book, which used a promo still from an entirely different film.

VS has some major QC issues when it comes to their production material. It never seems intentional, just unreasonably sloppy.

But the Little Darlings one is still funny, especially since they used the image on their website.

[brainofj72]

Originally Posted by veppikunus

Their compression was always excellent before FiM became famous.

Maybe on their BDs, but there have definitely been some bumps in the road when it comes to their UHD encodes. Thankfully, it seems like they sorted them out a while ago, FIM or no FIM.

[gigan72]

Originally Posted by veppikunus

Their compression was always excellent before FiM became famous.

Certainly not lol. Death Wish 2 is horrific