Death Machine (1994) - Coming from Kino

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Death Machine Blu-ray

The year is 2003. Chaank Industries, ruthless world leaders in future weapons technology, hires a new Chief Executive, Hayden Cale. Cale soon uncovers a secret and unethical weapons project the company is involved in. Her first order of business is to shut it down. Her troubles just begin as she also tries to fire the company technological mastermind, Jack Dante—a childlike psychotic with a dark genius for exotic weapons design. Dante retaliates by unleashing into the corporate headquarters the Death Machine—the ultimate killing unit. A weapon that tracks its target by sensing fear and has the power to rip through walls with its hard steel strength and razor teeth. Cale must wage a desperate bloody battle with the terrifying force that has no mercy, no pity and no fear in this cutting-edge cyberpunk classic from filmmaker and SFX wizard Stephen Norrington (Blade, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Dante is played with oddball relish by Brad Dourif (Child’s Play, Spontaneous Combustion) in a cast featuring Ely Pouget (The Rift), William Hootkins (Star Wars, Hardware), John Sharian (The Machinist), Richard Brake (3 from Hell) and Rachel Weisz (The Mummy). This 2-disc special edition loaded with extras includes three cuts of the film, The 100-minute U.S. version, the 122-minute foreign version and newly created 106-minute director’s cut in 7.1 surround sound.

Special Features:

DISC 1:
THE U.S. VERSION (100 Minutes)
• Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the Interpositive
• NEW Audio Commentary by Horror-Fix.com’s James G. Chandler and Ash Hamilton
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English Subtitles
NEWLY CREATED DIRECTOR’S CUT (106 Minutes)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Stephen Norrington and Film Historian Michael Felsher
• NEW Technical Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Stephen Norrington
• NEW Audio Conversation with Writer/Director Stephen Norrington and Creature Creator & Make-up Artist Alec Gillis
• Isolated Original Score Audio Track
• 7.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2:
THE FOREIGN VERSION (122 Minutes)
• 2019 Restoration
• Conducting Chaos: Composer Crispin Merrell on the Sound of Death Machine (25m)
• Cutting Edge Action: Editor Paul Endacott talks about Death Machine (19m)
• Cyberpunk on a Budget: Costume Designer Stephanie Collier on Death Machine (18m)
• Looking Death in the Eye: Producer Ray Burdis talks about Death Machine (16m)
• Mechanical Mayhem: Co-Producer Stuart St Paul remembers Death Machine (21m)
• Artwork & Design Still Gallery (4m)
• Behind-The-Scenes Still Gallery (9m)
• German Theatrical Trailer (3m)
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer (3m)
• Vintage BTS Promo from Japanese Laserdisc (6m)
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Optional English Subtitles

PACKAGING
• Commissioned Cover Illustration by Jean-Baptiste Chuat & Ronan-Wolf Chuat
• Title Treatment by Sascha Meurer