Scum 4K UHD (1980) (88 Films) (UK)

[Darren75]

I always thought of this as part of a kind of trilogy with Made In Britain and The Firm.

I've got the TV version on a hard drive somewhere but I prefer the film version. Deffo in for the 4k.

Keen eyed viewers will notice Uncle Frank from Hellraiser in the Greenhouse scene.

[Nitroes]

Scum | Official Trailer (2025) | On Digital 17th March - YouTube

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FBM8X197


Definitely be buying this. Classic film.


Cut that out, Davis, or I'll give you something to cry about, you mardy ass little toe-rag. You touch that bell again for no ****ing reason, I'll have you down the block before your feet touch the ground. Now get your subnormal head down.



https://letterboxd.com/thepcc/story/...k-restoration/

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Slipped sir

[cooey]

Order: Amazon
Release date: 18th August 2025

Infamously brutal, utterly uncompromising; Scum still hits like a sock full of snooker balls. This is life in a young offenders institution – the inmates are savage, the officers are worse. A swaggering young Ray Winston plays Carlin, the king of the wing; with no rehabilitation on offer, he may as well keep fighting to stay on top

Written by Roy Minton and directed by the legendary Alan Clarke (Elephant; The Firm), Scum is a stark study of institutional power and state-sanctioned violence that refuses to pull its punches. 88 Films are proud to present this merciless masterpiece of British film, restored in 4K and completely uncut.

EXTRAS
- BRAND NEW 4K REMASTER FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVES PRESENTED IN ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION (2160P) IN 1.66:1 ASPECT RATIO
- PRESENTED IN DOLBY VISION HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR10 COMPATIBLE)
- HIGH DEFINITION (1080P) BLU-RAY(TM) IN 1.66:1 ASPECT RATIO ALSO INCLUDED
- ENGLISH MONO 2.0 AUDIO
- ENGLISH RE-MIXED 5.1 DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO
- OPTIONAL ENGLISH SDH
- Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani
- Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Back to Borstal - Executive Producer Dony Boyd on Scum
- Concealing the Art - Editor Michael Bradsell on Scum
- That Kind of Casting - Casting Director Esta Charkham on Scum
- No Luxuries - Actor Mick Ford on Scum
- Continuous Tension - Cinematographer Phil Méheux on Scum
- An Outbreak of Acting - Actor Ray Burdis on Scum
- Smashing Windows - Actor Perry Benson on Scum
- Criminal Record - Producer Martin Campbell on Scum
- Survival Rules OK, A Video Essay on Scum
- “X” Trailer
- “U” Trailer
- Image Gallery

[dallywhitty]

Looks like this ports over the interviews commissioned by Indicator, but drops some older ones. I think the two commentaries and the video essay are new, though. Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani seem an odd choice for a commentary given their expertise is Italian cinema, lmao.

[RelicUK]

Wonder if there will be a webstore exclusive version

[DetroitSportsFan]

Based on YouTube stats, there appears to be many people looking forward to seeing a radio thief get humbled in 4K.

[Orbtastic]

Originally Posted by chuffster

Imagine if Arrow had this and released a 'tat' edition..

Includes:

Sock with plastic snooker balls.
'I'm The Daddy' stickers.
Potting shed seeds.

Packet of coal dust

[Aunt Peg]

Will this edition contain both versions of the film in 4K and Blu Ray?

[RossyG]

Originally Posted by Aunt Peg

Will this edition contain both versions of the film in 4K and Blu Ray?

Do you mean the 1978 Play For Today version? That's not included at all, unfortunately.

[dallywhitty]

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Still not fond of the new artwork, but I like what they've done with the text on the slipcase

[lolwut]

Thanks, I hate it

[TooOldToDieYoung]

Very much so, will only upgrade if it looks and sounds significantly better than the Indicator.

[emmet otter]

DiabolikDVD has it for $40. Its too pricey for a fugly, silly ass slip/box. Hopefully they will release this soon without the fluff. I'd much rather have a standard case with a 20 page booklet instead.

https://diabolikdvd.com/product/scum...on-b-preorder/

[jimmybearlondon]

Shame it's missing the Ray Winstone commentary - I think that may be reason alone to hang on to the Indicator blu-ray even though most other stuff is ported across. I'll probably still pick up the 4K though...

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by jimmybearlondon

Shame it's missing the Ray Winstone commentary - I think that may be reason alone to hang on to the Indicator blu-ray even though most other stuff is ported across. I'll probably still pick up the 4K though...

The Indicator has a book, the Odeon Entertainment has a borstal documentary, Prism DVD had interviews with Derek Malcolm and Margaret Matheson

[BiggusDickus]

I already have the Indicator version, but i'll double dip.

[nekromantik]

mine shipped from HMV

[nicwood]

This is one of the bigger disappointments as of late because this label isn’t usually known for potato-grade encoding. The new master is fine and the HDR is solid but it’s very poorly encoded with strong blocking artifacts in normal areas and clipped highlights that bring Criterion’s Walkabout to mind. As the pixel patterns look quite similar, I think that comparison is wholly justified.

I’m not sure how much detail is in the negative and what was captured by the scanner but I suspect a touch of filtering on top as the grain / detail isn’t as crisp and "tight" as I imagine it could look in 4K. Their BD is slightly "better" as it’s not that noisy but then again still not as good as FiM’s encode for Indicator as it breaks down in the highlights and darker areas are a blocky mess.

The Indicator master is 2K and shows its age by now in terms of dynamic range (clipped highlights in particular) but it’s less buzzy, noisy and ultimately more film-like than both of the 88 discs.

I’ll part with the 88 again and will wait for reviews in the future unless Fidelity in Motion’s involvement is confirmed. A real shame that this release had to be messed up at the last step. I know that 88 used this authoring house for several titles as they always use the same type of menu layout but they’ve unquestionably dropped the ball here. The difference from American Pie to Scum can be taken literally.

[dallywhitty]

Appreciate the write-up, nic. Shame this ain't a winner as it's a brilliant film and 88 are usually reliable. Guess I'll stick with the Indicator LE unless another label decides to take another whack at it.