Maniac (1980) 4K remaster coming from Blue Underground - Blu-ray Forum

tommynorcal · 06-10-2018, 01:51 PM

According to Diabolik DVD Instagram account, Bill Lustig announced that the original 16mm camera negative has been found and is undergoing a 4K scan with copious amounts of B roll. This was apparently announced to a “room full of people” at a gathering not yet determined.

I’ll update this post when more details come to light!

asabreed · 06-10-2018, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tommynorcal

According to Diabolik DVD Instagram account, Bill Lustig announced that the original 16mm camera negative has been found and is undergoing a 4K scan with copious amounts of B roll. This was apparently announced to a “room full of people” at a gathering not yet determined.

I’ll update this post when more details come to light!

Sounds super shady to me.

bsend · 06-10-2018, 02:35 PM

I am going to hold off on getting excited until a release is officially announced.

1234567? · 06-10-2018, 02:39 PM

Are they going do a release of Maniac on uhd then? That's what it sounds like. I kind of hope so since I have the blu already.

gregmtl92 · 06-10-2018, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 1234567?

Are they going do a release of Maniac on uhd then? That's what it sounds like. I kind of hope so since I have the blu already.

I don't believe it would be on UHD.. But I could be wrong..

Akijama · 06-10-2018, 03:15 PM

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Bill Lustig just announced at our screening of maniac cop that the original camera negative for maniac has been found and already scanned in 4k ! Amazing news !!! Blue Underground

Edit - just to address some of the comments. The film was shot in 16mm and then blown up to 35mm for theatrical release. The 16mm camera negative has been missing for decades so all other masters of the film were taken from the 35mm dupe negative which is not ideal and the source of the image problems on the previous blurays. The 16mm negative (as well as a treasure trove of other found b-roll footage) has been scanned in 4k for a future release and screenings.

https://www.facebook.com/DiabolikDVD/

tommynorcal · 06-10-2018, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by asabreed

Sounds super shady to me.

Ok.

tommynorcal · 06-10-2018, 02:49 PM

Mobile site isn’t letting me edit the OP, but I just wanted to clarify that this was apparently announced at a Maniac Cop 35mm screening in Philly. Going to confirm with a friend of mine that went.

Edit: His wife was sick and he didn’t make it out, so I’m just going to go to the Manhattan screening/Q&A on Wednesday and report back!

mca213 · 06-10-2018, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by asabreed

Sounds super shady to me.

How so?

Bill Lustig is the one that directed Maniac and is the owner of Blue Underground.

This isn't some random guy talking out his a$$.

GasmaskAvenger · 06-10-2018, 04:23 PM

Man, things sure has escalated ever since I asked BU's Facebook page about a 4K Maniac remaster with the 40th anniversary around the corner.

takeasneededforpain · 06-11-2018, 03:09 AM

Really hope this gets released.

I still don't have Maniac in my collection.

redrunner97 · 06-11-2018, 04:11 AM

There is ZERO chance he scanned his own movie in 4K from the original negative and doesn't plan on releasing it.

Get ready, this thing is coming. And soon!

prkchopexpress · 06-11-2018, 04:18 AM

kinda surprised. I saw a terrible blown out dcp last November but didn't think they we're going to do a new scan.

silverlakephil · 06-11-2018, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by takeasneededforpain

Really hope this gets released.

I still don't have Maniac in my collection.

Me neither. Blew my mind when I first watched it back in 1980. I was only 14.

jmspls72 · 06-13-2018, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by takeasneededforpain

Really hope this gets released.

I still don't have Maniac in my collection.

Me too I was going to buy the most recent release. I guess I willl hold a little longer

DarknessBDJM · 06-11-2018, 05:56 AM

No more milky blacks, yay! Should look a million times better scanned from 16mm as well, the 35mm blow-up blu-ray will look out of focus in comparison. There's some great looking 16mm blu-rays out there (both from older movies like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Evil Dead and modern ones like House of the Devil and Rob Zombie's Halloween 2), so I have high hopes Maniac will look comparatively good.

darkness2918 · 06-11-2018, 07:06 AM

I have the old 2 disc BD edition so the extras are what will determine if I double dip or not.

GasmaskAvenger · 06-11-2018, 07:40 AM

I have a feeling this is going to be a revelation in visual fidelity on par with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Evil Dead and The Driller Killer in terms of 4K scans from a 16mm master negative.

...if only the raw 16mm masters for Ichi the Killer were found...if only...

tommynorcal · 06-11-2018, 11:59 AM

I really hope this is handled by whoever was responsible for the maniac cop 2 blu Ray as well. That’s probably the best looking BU disc to date.

tommynorcal · 06-11-2018, 12:00 PM

I’ll be asking about the possibility of a UHD on Wednesday at the Q&A!

06-10-2018, 01:51 PM	#1
tommynorcal Special Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Brooklyn, NY Blu-ray collection:64 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:1	Maniac (1980) 4K remaster coming from Blue Underground According to Diabolik DVD Instagram account, Bill Lustig announced that the original 16mm camera negative has been found and is undergoing a 4K scan with copious amounts of B roll. This was apparently announced to a “room full of people” at a gathering not yet determined. I’ll update this post when more details come to light!

06-10-2018, 02:49 PM	#8
tommynorcal Special Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Brooklyn, NY Blu-ray collection:64 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:1	Mobile site isn’t letting me edit the OP, but I just wanted to clarify that this was apparently announced at a Maniac Cop 35mm screening in Philly. Going to confirm with a friend of mine that went. Edit: His wife was sick and he didn’t make it out, so I’m just going to go to the Manhattan screening/Q&A on Wednesday and report back! Last edited by tommynorcal; 06-10-2018 at 03:05 PM.

06-10-2018, 02:35 PM	#3
bsend Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2015 4K collection:280 Blu-ray collection:4058 DVD collection:2001	I am going to hold off on getting excited until a release is officially announced.

06-10-2018, 02:39 PM	#4
1234567? Special Member Member since:Sep 2016 Location:Michigan USA 4K collection:585 Blu-ray collection:3904 DVD collection:520 Blu-ray reviews:4	Are they going do a release of Maniac on uhd then? That's what it sounds like. I kind of hope so since I have the blu already.

06-10-2018, 04:23 PM	#10
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1106 Blu-ray collection:4974 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	Man, things sure has escalated ever since I asked BU's Facebook page about a 4K Maniac remaster with the 40th anniversary around the corner.

06-11-2018, 03:09 AM	#11
takeasneededforpain Power Member Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:106 DVD collection:14	Really hope this gets released. I still don't have Maniac in my collection.

06-11-2018, 04:11 AM	#12
redrunner97 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Trading Score:24	There is ZERO chance he scanned his own movie in 4K from the original negative and doesn't plan on releasing it. Get ready, this thing is coming. And soon!

06-11-2018, 04:18 AM	#13
prkchopexpress Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2016 4K collection:235 Blu-ray collection:1691	kinda surprised. I saw a terrible blown out dcp last November but didn't think they we're going to do a new scan.

06-11-2018, 05:56 AM	#16
DarknessBDJM Power Member Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:6	No more milky blacks, yay! Should look a million times better scanned from 16mm as well, the 35mm blow-up blu-ray will look out of focus in comparison. There's some great looking 16mm blu-rays out there (both from older movies like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Evil Dead and modern ones like House of the Devil and Rob Zombie's Halloween 2), so I have high hopes Maniac will look comparatively good.

06-11-2018, 07:06 AM	#17
darkness2918 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:231 Blu-ray collection:2046 DVD collection:493 Trading Score:157	I have the old 2 disc BD edition so the extras are what will determine if I double dip or not.

06-11-2018, 07:40 AM	#18
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1106 Blu-ray collection:4974 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	I have a feeling this is going to be a revelation in visual fidelity on par with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Evil Dead and The Driller Killer in terms of 4K scans from a 16mm master negative. ...if only the raw 16mm masters for Ichi the Killer were found...if only...

06-11-2018, 11:59 AM	#19
tommynorcal Special Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Brooklyn, NY Blu-ray collection:64 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:1	I really hope this is handled by whoever was responsible for the maniac cop 2 blu Ray as well. That’s probably the best looking BU disc to date.

06-11-2018, 12:00 PM	#20
tommynorcal Special Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Brooklyn, NY Blu-ray collection:64 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:1	I’ll be asking about the possibility of a UHD on Wednesday at the Q&A!

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