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Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994)

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Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994)

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Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994)

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Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994)

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Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994)

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Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994)

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Preview: Deadbeat at Dawn (Bluray)

Preview: Deadbeat at Dawn (Bluray)

Jim VanBebber’s notorious, blood-drenched cult classic Deadbeat at Dawn rises again on the advent of its 30th anniversary, newly restored for the first time on Blu-ray. Locked and loaded with a raft of new extras, see Deadbeat as you ve never seen it before in all its head-busting, bone-crushing glory!

Written by, directed by and starring VanBebber, Deadbeatfollows the story of Goose a gang…

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Deadbeat at Dawn will be released on Blu-ray on October 23 via Arrow Video. It has been restored in 2K from original film elements with original uncompressed PCM mono audio, approved by writer-director Jim VanBebber (The Manson Family).

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the 1988 low budget revenge film also stars VanBebber. Paul Harper, Megan Murphy, Marc Pitman, and Ric Walker round out the cast.

Peter Strain designed the new, reversible cover art. Read on for special features.

Special features:

Audio commentary with writer-director-actor Jim VanBebber, actor Paul Harper, and guest Cody Lee Hardin, moderated by filmmaker Victor Bonacore

Jim VanBebber, Deadbeat Forever! – Retrospective documentary on VanBebber and the Deadbeat legacy by filmmaker Victor Bonacore

Archival 1986 behind-the-scenes documentary

Outtakes

Extensive image gallery

Four newly-restored VanBebber short films:

Into the Black (1983, 34 mins)

My Sweet Satan (1993, 19 mins)

Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994, 14 mins)

Gator Green (2013, 16 mins)

Jim VanBebber music video collection

Chunkblower – promotional trailer for unfinished film

Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Scott Gabbey and Graham Rae (first pressing only)

Deadbeat at Dawn follows the story of Goose – a gang leader whose girlfriend is brutally slaughtered when he attempts to leave the thug life behind. Pulled back into the gang, who’ve now formed an uneasy alliance with the thugs that butchered his girl, Goose sees an opportunity to exact his brutal, deadly revenge.