Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut is “An Entirely Different Film”

Oh, boy. That long awaited Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut set that’s coming from Scream Factory on October 28th is loaded. It’s even more loaded than we expected. Hell, it’s more loaded than I’m likely to be on Halloween night. They’re promising “an entirely different film.” This is bold.

Here’s a statement from Clive Barker’s office: 

The Nightbreed Director’s Cut is an entirely different film than the one which was released in theaters. Its 20 minutes longer than the theatrical cut, but it contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage. Clive oversaw the reconstruction and edit himself, personally ensuring that, at long last, he was able to tell the story he always wanted to tell, but until now, had never been given the chance. Once the scenes were reordered, and the original film footage restored, the entire film received a brand new sound mix and color pass. It is, in every way, a different movie. It contains more story, more monsters, and there’s even a musical number. Ultimately, what we’ve delivered is a love story 25 years in the making. 

Did…did they say “a musical number?”

And here is the full breakdown of special features on both versions of the set. Y’know, I don’t usually get excited about super-deluxe editions, and the regular “special edition” set should be quite enough to satisfy curiosity, but I’ve gotta say, that limited edition three disc version sounds pretty exciting. Then again, I’m a big fan. So much for objectivity.

I am, however, a little disappointed that if you want to see the new transfer of the original cut on Blu-ray, you have to buy the limited edition version. I have no problem with studios special edition-ing stuff, especially in the case of a film like Nightbreed (or even the somewhat disappointing Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut) where we know that there’s practically another version of the movie sitting somewhere, but they’ve got to make the original easily available. It’s not a deal-breaker, but it’s annoying.

DVD & BLU-RAY COMBO SPECIAL EDITION SET  

• New “Director’s Cut” presentation of the film which contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage
• Introduction by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Tribes of the Moon: The Making of Nightbreed featuring interviews with Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, Doug Bradley and more… (72 minutes)
• Making Monsters  – interviews with makeup effects artists Bob Keen, Martin Mercer and Paul Jones (42 minutes)
• Fire! Fights! Stunts! 2^nd Unit Shooting –  an interview with Andy Armstrong (20 minutes)
• Original Theatrical Trailer

1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 5.1/English Subtitles

LIMITED EDITION 3-DISC BLU-RAY SET (10,000 Numbered Pieces)

DISC 1: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

• New “Director’s Cut” presentation of the film which contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage
• Introduction by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Tribes of the Moon: The Making of Nightbreed featuring interviews with Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, Doug Bradley and more… (72 minutes)
• Making Monsters  – interviews with makeup effects artists Bob Keen, Martin Mercer and Paul Jones (42 minutes)
• Fire! Fights! Stunts! 2^nd Unit Shooting –  an interview with Andy Armstrong (20 minutes)
• Original Theatrical Trailer

1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 5.1

DISC 2:  BONUS DISC

• Deleted and Alternate Scenes (approx. 20 minutes)
• Monster Prosthetics Master Class
• Cutting Compromise – an interview with editor Mark Goldblatt
• The Painted Landscape: The Concept Art of Ralph McQuarrie
• Matte Painting Tests
• Makeup Tests
• Stop Motion Lost Footage
• Extended Torture Scene
• Rehearsal of Boone’s dream
• Extensive Still Galleries – Early Sketches, Deleted Scene, Posters and Pre-Production art, On the Set, The Cast and Crew

DISC 3: THE THEATRICAL CUT  

• New transfer from the inter-positive

1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/English Subtitles

**NOTE: Those who order the Special Edition and the Limited-Edition sets directly from www.ScreamfactoryDVD.com  will also receive an exclusive 18”x24” poster of the newly designed artworks (available while supplies last)!

Right. Well. I know what I’m watching on Halloween.

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