The Salute of the Jugger (4K UHD) (Umbrella)

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"The time will come when winning is everything"

Umbrella proudly presents director David Webb Peoples' THE SALUTE OF THE JUGGER, an iconic take on brutal dystopian sports action equal to Rollerball and Mad Max. This exclusive 4K restoration has been overseen by director of photography David Eggby and includes 3 different versions!

The Salute of The Jugger has experienced many different versions throughout it’s storied history including a highly cut down 91mins US cut known as The Blood of Heroes (included). This release restores The Salute of the Jugger to it’s rightful glory by restoring and remastering the original 104mins cut.

In a lawless future where society has crumbled and chaos reigns, the deadly sport of "Jugging" is the ultimate test of strength, skill, and survival. After years of exile, legendary player Sallow (Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner) is pulled back into the violent game, leading a ragtag team of misfits on a quest to ultimate victory. Joined by Kidda (Joan Chen, The Last Emperor) and Young Gar (Vincent D'Onofrio, Full Metal Jacket), they compete against teams of vicious, highly skilled Jugger players, risking life and limb every time they step onto the field.

Packed with fierce athleticism and high-octane sports action, within a dystopian world brought to life with gritty realism, THE SALUTE OF THE JUGGER is a cult classic not to be missed. Get ready to face the future... or be crushed in the game.

Extras:
NEW! Original Workprint Cut
NEW! Audio Commentary with director David Webb Peoples and actor Anna Katerina
NEW! Audio Commentary with filmmakers Aaron McCann and Kristen Angel
NEW! Interviews with Cast and Crew
Director David Webb Peoples
Fourth Assistant Director/New Qwik - Gregor Jordan
Director of Photography David Eggby
Editor Richard Francis Bruce
Kidda - Joan Chen
Big Cimber - Anna Katerina
Ghandi - Ghandi McIntyre
Dog Bog - Justin Monjo
NEW! Deleted Scenes
NEW! Blooper reel
NEW! Jugger Sports Game Featurette
US Cut - The Blood of Heroes
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Standard Edition


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Release date: 6th August, 2025

Collectors Edition


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We are thrilled to reveal Umbrella’s new UNCUT 4K restoration of the post-apocalyptic gladiator showdown THE SALUTE OF THE JUGGER (aka THE BLOOD OF HEROES), supervised by cinematographer David Eggby (Mad Max) and starring the iconic Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, and Vincent D’Onofrio.

Dog skulls on sticks, tires for helmets, underground cities, and wounds sewn shut with fish hooks. A future where pride comes before life and dust coats every inch of skin where there isn’t dried blood. Dreams of heroics with no choice but to bite, scratch, and claw - tooth and nail - to victory!

Directed by the writer of Blade Runner and Unforgiven, David Webb Peoples, and featuring Toecutter/Immortan Joe himself Hugh Keays-Byrne, this dystopian action sci-fi utilises the barren Australian outback as an endless arena for brutal head-to-head and head-to-hammer face-offs between hardened teams of Juggers.

A spiritual successor to the Mad Max franchise, featuring even more crossover from editor Richard Francis-Bruce to actor Max Fairchild, this collision of cinematic worlds remains one of the most underrated films of its era and returns now to bolster its status as a stone-cold cult classic!

The Salute of the Jugger joins our recent slate of 4K restorations including Hardware, Wake in Fright, Lake Mungo, Black Sheep, and even more to be announced this week.