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Wishing a happy birthday to Bloody Birthday star Lori Lethin.

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The Day After (1983)

The Day After is a 1983 American television film directed by Nicholas Meyer. Premiering on ABC on November 20th 1983, this apocalyptic drama is a harrowing depiction of the aftermath of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. It became one of the most-watched and discussed television events in history, leaving a profound impact on both the public and policymakers during the…

The Day After (1983)

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The Prey (1983)

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Clippings of murders? What are you, some kind of little ghoul?

Bloody Birthday (1981) // dir. Ed Hunt

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The Day After (1983, Nicholas Meyer)

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The Prey (1983)

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The Prey will be released on Blu-ray on September 17 via Arrow Video. It features a double-sided sleeve with art by Justin Osbourn (pictured below) on the reverse side.

Limited to 3,000 units, the two-disc edition features three versions of the film: the original US theatrical cut, the international cut, and a composite cut featuring footage from both.

The obscure slasher film was produced in 1980 but not released until it was picked up by New World Pictures in 1984. It’s directed by Edwin Brown and stars Debbie Thureson, Steve Bond, Lori Lethin, and Jackie Coogan.

The Prey has been newly restored in 2K from the original camera negative with the original, uncompressed mono audio. It also includes a booklet featuring new writing on the film by Arrow Films’ Ewan Cant. Read on for the extras.

Disc 1:

Filmmaker-approved US theatrical cut of the film

Audio commentary with producer Summer Brown (new)

Audio commentary with film historians Amanda Reyes and Ewan Cant (new)

Audio interview with director Edwin Scott Brown

Interview with actress Debbie Thureson (new)

Interview with actress Lori Lethin (new)

Interview with actor Carel Struycken (new)

Interview with actor Jackson Bostwick (new)

In Search of The Prey - Ewan Cant and actress Debbie Thureson revisit the original shooting locations in Idyllwild, California

Texas Frightmare Weekend 2019 panel with actors Lori Lethin, Carel Struycken, and Jackson Bostwick

Texas Frightmare Weekend 2019 audience reaction track

VHS trailer

TV spot

Original script (BD-ROM content)

Disc 2:

International cut of the film, featuring the infamous “gyspy flashback“ footage added by the producers with the original filmmakers’ consent

Composite cut of the film, combining footage from the US and international versions

45 minutes of of never-before-seen outtakes

Three young couples set off into the mountains for a weekend of climbing, drinking and lovemaking. But little do they know that they are stumbling into the terrain of a fearsome predator – a wild man, horrifically burned as a child many years ago in a fire which engulfed his gypsy camp and left only him alive. Now he roams the woods in search of his next human prey.

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