April 21, 2005
Anchor Bay FINALLY Releases Alex Winter's FREAKED
Anchor Bay has finally been spending some major dough on their DVD releases and over packing them with all sorts of tasty morsels- if only the major studios would follow suit (with the exception of New Line). Inside you'll find the amazing specs for their DVD release of Alex Winter and Tom Stern’s Freaked. In a company that produces a toxic chemical tries to improve its image via a popular spokesperson, Ricky Coogan. Ricky travels to South America to get a first-hand look at the chemical's effects and finds himself at a mutant freak farm. Elijah, who runs the farm, is only too happy to have new subjects on which to try his freak machine. The very chemical that Ricky is supposed to promote is the one responsible for creating the great variety of freaks.
Fangoria writes:
Anchor Bay Entertainment just gave Fango the exclusive scoop on the final details of its FREAKED two-DVD special edition (now set to street July 12), along with the dual-layer cover art. Alex Winter and Tom Stern’s outrageous monster comedy will be presented in 1.85:1, 16x9-enhanced widescreen (Fango got an advance peek at the transfer, which looks great), with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio. The first disc will contain the following extras:
• Audio commentary by Winter and Stern
• A conversation with co-writer Tim Burns
• Deleted scenes
• Hijinx in Freekland, a collection of behind-the-scenes footage (Fango got to check this out too—funny stuff!)
• FREAKED art gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• DVD-ROM original screenplay
The second disc will include:
• FREAKED: The Reehersel Version, a full-length cast rehearsal of the film, including Keanu Reeves sans Dog Boy makeup, with scenes and dialogue that never made it into the final film
• There Are No Weirdos Here, early script readings of selected scenes, featuring actors Winter, Megan Ward, Michael Stoyanov, Derek McGrath, Lee Arenberg and John Hawkes
• It’s the Troll, terrifying footage of young actor Alex Zuckerman developing the character of Stuey Gluck
• Under Construkshen, behind-the-scenes video showing the creation of the Freek Land set
• Behold…The Beast Boy, footage of Winter’s makeup transformation into a hideous mutant freek
• Two short films by Winter and Stern, SQUEAL OF DEATH and THE NYU SIGHT AND SOUND PROJECT
The set will also come with a "freekish" booklet containing liner notes and photos. Retail price for all this is just $19.98.
The Bay also revealed the specs for its DVD of Don Coscarelli’s youth comedy KENNY & COMPANY, made pre-PHANTASM with that film’s Michael Baldwin in the lead. This one will also be in 1.85:1 widescreen, with these supplements:
• Audio commentary by Coscarelli, Baldwin and associate producer Paul Pepperman
• The Story of KENNY & COMPANY, including interviews with Coscarelli, Baldwin, Pepperman, Reggie Bannister and others
• Two TV spots
• Coscarelli biography
Retail price for this disc, which hits June 14, will be only $9.98.
Posted by MK Magazine at April 21, 2005 11:09 AM