Ask questions to Shout Factory Insider Cliff

[iceman]

This thread is dedicated to asking questions of industry insider Cliff (Shout Factory) who has graciously taken the time to participate here. Cliff and all our insiders do this out of their free time and to try to keep us informed to their best abilities, and therefore are to be treated with respect and courtesy.

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[ImAWalkingCorpse]

I am sure this has been asked, but has Shout considered trying to get the rights of the mid 80's Rad movie to be released on Blu-ray?

[Doctorossi]

Hi Cliff,

Is a Blu-ray release of Freaks & Geeks on the radar?

[Arlington]

Love everything you have planned, and will buy them all...thanks for all the great work and picking such great titles.

Any chance of ever seeing "Curtains"?

[HorrorBlu]

Regarding Halloween II:

Will the deleted scenes / alternate ending from the Universal blu-ray be carried over separately from the full TV cut?

I asked shortly before the boards crashed, but if there was a reply I didn't see it in time.

[Trekkie313]

Could the company get the rights to Grizzly 2:The Concert or The Town That Dreaded Sundown?

[cmac]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

Regarding Halloween II:

Will the deleted scenes / alternate ending from the Universal blu-ray be carried over separately from the full TV cut?

I asked shortly before the boards crashed, but if there was a reply I didn't see it in time.

We haven't finalized the extras yet. Still working on it.

[cmac]

Originally Posted by Arlington

Love everything you have planned, and will buy them all...thanks for all the great work and picking such great titles.

Any chance of ever seeing "Curtains"?

No, sorry. It's at Echo Bridge.

[cmac]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Hi Cliff,

Is a Blu-ray release of Freaks & Geeks on the radar?

No.... It was shot on film but edited on video. So here is no HD masters.

[cmac]

Originally Posted by ImAWalkingCorpse

I am sure this has been asked, but has Shout considered trying to get the rights of the mid 80's Rad movie to be released on Blu-ray?

We did once. I can't remember why it wasn't available.

[ImAWalkingCorpse]

Originally Posted by cmac

We did once. I can't remember why it wasn't available.

Well whoever has it really could make some money if they decided to put it out.

[bizarre_eye]

I'm really looking forward to these releases, Cliff.

I have most of the Shout Factory Corman BDs and the quality of the transfers and the overall packages are excellent. Companies prepared to add something special to their releases are a dying breed, so kudos to you for that.

The only complaint I've heard in regards to the Shout Factory BDs is the fact that they're region locked. I'm guessing that this is no fault of your own, and most probably due to the licensing deal, but will you be able to target a wider market with these Scream Factory releases, or will they all be region locked also?

Irrelevant of that, I'm very much looking forward to seeing what else Scream Factory has in store for the future; the criminally under-rated Prince of Darkness would be a great addition on the back of They Live, plus if you ever manage to get the rights to release Andrzej Zulawski's Possession on BD, I'll be first in the pre-order queue!

[HorrorBlu]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye

The only complaint I've heard in regards to the Shout Factory BDs is the fact that they're region locked. I'm guessing that this is no fault of your own, and most probably due to the licensing deal, but will you be able to target a wider market with these Scream Factory releases, or will they all be region locked also?

I believe it was previously mentioned on the forums and on their Facebook page that the Universal Scream Factory titles will be region-locked, as per their licensing deal with Universal.

[budious]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye

... plus if you ever manage to get the rights to release Andrzej Zulawski's Possession on BD, I'll be first in the pre-order queue!

I wouldn't mind having that one either. Great demented flick.

[sporitus]

Hi, i try to estimate, how many Blu-ray home TV players in the world by 2010 and also to forecast the shipment by 2015. I would appreciate for any data about Blu-Ray and DVD Market. Thanks.

[al cos.]

Here's one that got lost right before the purge: Are Full Moon titles (like LASERBLAST or 80s stuff) on the table or are they tied up elsewhere? (Loved the Shout factory disc of DAMNATION ALLEY, by the way) thanks.

[fenderbender]

I'm curious as to if it is possible for you to gain access to the Halloween 6 rights, and if so, finally make it possible to restore and release what all the Halloween fans have been waiting years for: an OFFICIAL producer's cut of Halloween 6.

[Alan Gordon]

I'm assuming it didn't sell well on DVD, so I feel I already know the answer, but I'm going to ask anyway.

Any chance of the complete series of "The Middleman" on Blu-ray?

I own the DVD set, and recently watched a couple of episodes in HD on a DVR of mine, and was lamenting the lack of not owning this show in HD (iTunes is even SD).

~Alan

[hedliniv]

Hi Cliff,

Thank you for taking the time to address the forum! My question is a quick one. Have these come up on the radar for a possible blu-ray release?

The Steve Martin classic comedies - The Jerk / My Blue Heaven / The Man With Two Brains

I know that there are HD versions of My Blue Heaven and The Man With Two Brains available as they were HD streams on Netflix and Amazon.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated! It seems that Universal has no intention of releasing these one on blu-ray.

All my best,

George


p.s. - When you do release movies please include subtitles. I can't tell you the amount of movies that I cannot purchase because subtitles are not included....

[sanjuro78]

Any possibility of "Darkman"? Universal has never seemed interested in a special edition and I know there are deleted scenes out there. I'm sure Bruce Campbell would offer some behind the scenes stories as he did more than just the cameo at the end.