Arrow Video has announced its July batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: Cobra (1986), Crumb Catcher (2023), The Stuff (1985), The Nightwatch Collection (1994-2023), Narc (2002), and Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979).
Fresh from the global success of Rambo: First Blood Part II, Sylvester Stallone and director George P. Cosmatos re-teamed for the iconic 80s action-thriller Cobra, this time waging a one-man crusade against crime on the streets of Los Angeles.
A crazed killer. A woman in danger. A city in fear. Lt. Marion “Cobra” Cobretti (Stallone) is the man the LAPD calls when standard police procedure isn’t enough. Witness to a bloody murder, Ingrid Knudsen (Brigitte Nielsen) finds herself a target and is placed under Cobretti’s protection. But repeated attempts on her life lead Cobretti to believe it’s not just the work of one lone psycho wreaking bloody havoc across LA, but a murderous cult with plans for a new world order.
An era-defining example of glossy high-octane Hollywood cinema, Cobra arrives on Arrow Video in a sparkling new restoration with a wealth of new and archival extras.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE by Arrow Films
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless stereo 2.0, 4.0 and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by film critics Kim Newman and Nick de Semlyen
- Brand new audio commentary by film scholars Josh Nelson and Martyn Pedler
- Archive audio commentary by director George P. Cosmatos (1998)
- TV version of the film featuring deleted and alternate scenes, presented for the first time on home video (standard definition only)
- Slashing the Night Away, a new interview with composer Sylvester Levay
- Dark Glasses, Violence & Robots, a new visual essay by film critic Abbey Bender on Cobra and 80s maximalist cinema
- White Line Nightmare, a new visual essay by film critic Martyn Conterio on Cobra and the “Maverick Cop” genre
- Stalking and Slashing, an archive interview with actor Brian Thompson
- Meet the Disease, an archive interview with actor Marco Rodriguez
- Feel the Heat, an archive interview with actor Andrew Robinson
- Double Crossed, an archive interview with actor Lee Garlington
- A Work of Art, an archive interview with actor Art LaFleur
- The Making of Cobra, 1986 featurette
- Teaser trailer
- Theatrical trailer
- TV Spots and trailers
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
- Illustrated collector’s booklet containing new writing on the film by film critics Clem Bastow, William Bibbiani, Priscilla Page, and Ariel Schudson
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: JULY 22.
UK STREET DATE: JULY 21.
Two married couples collide in Chris Skotchdopole’s beautifully shot and wonderfully wild Crumb Catcher, a truly unique and darkly funny home invasion thriller from the stable of Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix (The House of the Devil, The Ranger, Depraved).
After blacking out during his wedding night, Shane (Rigo Garay) and his new wife, Leah (Ella Rae Peck), head to a remote house for their honeymoon. Their plans to find wedded bliss are hampered when there is a knock at their door. It’s the waiter, John (John Speredakos), and the bartender, Rose (Lorraine Farris), from the reception blackmailing Shane for something he can’t remember doing. As tensions escalate, it soon emerges that the blackmailers don’t just want money. They’re after business partners for their invention, a revolutionary device called… The Crumb Catcher.
With terrific performances by the entire ensemble cast, this absurdist and satirical peek under the tablecloth is a chilling, yet hilarious, ode to the failure of the American Dream and “an insanely impressive directorial debut” (Collider) from writer-director Chris Skotchdopole, highlighted as one of the Best Horror Films of 2024 by The Hollywood Reporter.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-definition presentation
- Original 5.1 surround sound audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new commentary by writer-director Chris Skotchdopole, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video in 2025
- Catching Crumbs: The Making of Crumb Catcher, a 38-minute behind-the-scenes, featuring interviews with the film’s cast and crew, created exclusively for Arrow Video
- The Egg and the Hatchet (2016), a short film by Chris Skotchdopole starring Taylor Zaudtke and Jeremy Gardner (21 mins)
- Camp Out (2010), a short film by Chris Skotchdopole (13 mins)
- Original trailer
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring an introduction by producer Larry Fessenden and new writing on the film by Richard Newby and Tori Potenza
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork by Tessa Price and Sister Hyde
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: JULY 22.
UK STREET DATE: JULY 21.
The Stuff is the new dessert taking supermarket shelves by storm. It’s delicious, low in calories and better still doesn’t stain the family carpet… What’s not to like? Well, for a start, it has a life of its own, and we’re not talking friendly live bacteria…
Young Jason seems to be the only one who doesn’t love The Stuff – in fact, he won’t go anywhere near it, after having seen the pudding crawling around the fridge one night. What’s more, everyone who eats The Stuff has started acting really weird… Now, teaming up with wise-cracking industrial saboteur Mo, Jason must put a stop to The Stuff and the organisation behind it or face a gooey, gloopy demise.
Coming courtesy of horror auteur Larry Cohen (director of the It’s Alive series and scribe behind the Maniac Cop trilogy), The Stuff is a titillating treat for the tastebuds which blends elements of films such as Street Trash with the straight-up B-movie flavour of The Blob. So grab a spoon and dig on into The Stuff – the taste that delivers… much more than you bargained for!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY
- NEW4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE by Arrow Films
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless English 1.0 mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by writers and critics David Flint and Adrian Smith
- Archival audio commentary by writer/director Larry Cohen
- Can’t Get Enough of The Stuff: Making Larry Cohen’s Classic Creature Feature, a documentary featuring Larry Cohen, producer Paul Kurta, actress Andrea Marcovicci, mechanical makeup effects artist Steve Neill and critic Kim Newman
- Enough is Never Enough, a newly edited featurette featuring previously unseen interviews with director Larry Cohen and producer Paul Kurta, originally shot for the 2017 documentary King Cohen
- 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Notorious Street, a feature-length documentary exploring the history of New York City’s infamous 42nd Street, with first-hand accounts from an array of filmmakers, including Larry Cohen
- Trailers and TV spots
- King Cohen trailer
- Image gallery
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY: PRE-RELEASE VERSION [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]
- An early, pre-release cut of the film featuring over 30 minutes of additional footage and a different music score, exclusively remastered by Arrow Films
- High-Definition presentation
- Original lossless English 1.0 mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS:
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Barnes
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Joel Harley and a new essay by Daniel Burnet
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: JULY 22.
UK STREET DATE: JULY 21.
Years before Nordic Noir took the TV world by storm with such hits as The Killing and The Bridge, writer-director Ole Bornedal had already put the genre on the map with Nightwatch, an unforgettably nail-biting thriller and the breakout film of both Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) and Kim Bodnia (Pusher).
Law student Martin (Coster-Waldau) works as a night watchman at the morgue to help fund his studies, while a spate of grisly murders is shaking Copenhagen. His newfound nightly duties and friendship with the devil-may-care Jens (Bodnia) put a strain on his relationship with his girlfriend Kalinka (Sofie Gråbøl, The Killing). But when inspector Wörmer (Ulf Pilgaard, Borgen) begins to suspect he may be behind the killings, Martin must race to find the real killer and clear his name. Set thirty years after the first film, Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever sees Martin’s daughter Emma (Fanny Leander Bornedal, The Bridge) following in his footsteps working nights at the Copenhagen morgue to understand the events that shook her father so deeply. But a new series of murders begins in a twisted echo of the past, and Martin must face his trauma head on and team up with Emma to stop history from repeating itself.
Full of captivating performances and foreboding suspense, Nightwatch and Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever represent the high watermark of Nordic Noir and are a must-have for any genre film aficionado.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
DISC ONE – NIGHTWATCH
- High-deifnition presentation
- Audio commentary by writer-director Ole Bornedal
- Not Afraid of the Darkness, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Dan Laustsen
- Death in Denmark, an appreciation of Nightwatch and Nightwatch: Demons are Forever by film critic and Nordic Noir specialist Barry Forshaw
- Nightwatch making-of documentary
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
DISC TWO – NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER
- High-deifnition presentation
- How the Nightwatch Films Explore the Horrors of Adulthood, a brand-new video essay by film critic Heather Wixson
- Life (and Death) on Mars: Public and Private Life in the Nightwatch Universe, a brand-new video essay by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
PLUS:
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Peter Strain
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Peter Strain
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Eva Novrup Redvall
U.S. STREET DATE: JULY 22.
UK STREET DATE: JULY 21.
A natural successor to the violent thrillers of the 70s, director Joe Carnahan’s breakthrough Narc brings the genre screaming into a new era, setting the standard for the modern cop drama with its gritty, unrelenting tone and style.
In wintry Detroit, narcotics cop Nick Tellis (Jason Patric, The Lost Boys) is recovering from an undercover operation gone wrong. In the hopes of being assigned a quiet desk job, he agrees to return to active duty and partner up with Detective Henry Oak (Ray Liotta, Goodfellas) to investigate the apparent murder of Oak’s former partner. As both men become lost in the depths of the case, boundaries become blurred, and their relationship begins to vacillate between intensely personal and unsettlingly suspicious.
One of the best crime films of the 21st century, Narc is back in an intense filmmaker-approved 4K remaster, with brutally immersive Atmos audio, and featuring hours of on-set interviews and bonus features.
Special Features and Tehcncial Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- Double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Michelle Kisner, producer Diane Nabatoff and archival interviews and articles
DISC ONE – FEATURE
- High-Definition presentation
- Newly restored original stereo audio and Dolby Atmos surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Archival feature commentary with director Joe Carnahan and editor John Gilroy
- Brand new introduction from director Joe Carnahan
DISC TWO – EXTRAS
- Shattering the Blue Line, a newly filmed interview with director Joe Carnahan
- Shooting Narc, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Alex Nepomniaschy
- If You Live Another Day, a newly filmed interview with actor Krista Bridges
- The Journey of the Costume, a newly filmed interview with costume designer Gersha Phillips
- Making the Deal, a vintage promotional featurette looking at the making of the film
- The Visual Trip, a vintage promotional featurette looking at the look of the film
- The Friedkin Connection, a vintage promotional featurette interviewing William Friedkin and discussing the connections between his body of work and Narc
- Shooting Up, a vintage promotional featurette looking at the making of the film
- Vintage EPK interviews with Joe Carnahan, Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Diane Nabatoff, Alex Nepomniaschy and Willliam Friedkin
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
UK STREET DATE: JULY 7.
Special Features and Tehcncial Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- Double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Michelle Kisner, producer Diane Nabatoff and archival interviews and articles
DISC ONE – FEATURE
- High-Definition presentation
- Newly restored original stereo audio and Dolby Atmos surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Archival feature commentary with director Joe Carnahan and editor John Gilroy
- Brand new introduction from director Joe Carnahan
DISC TWO – EXTRAS
- Shattering the Blue Line, a newly filmed interview with director Joe Carnahan
- Shooting Narc, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Alex Nepomniaschy
- If You Live Another Day, a newly filmed interview with actor Krista Bridges
- The Journey of the Costume, a newly filmed interview with costume designer Gersha Phillips
- Making the Deal, a vintage promotional featurette looking at the making of the film
- The Visual Trip, a vintage promotional featurette looking at the look of the film
- The Friedkin Connection, a vintage promotional featurette interviewing William Friedkin and discussing the connections between his body of work and Narc
- Shooting Up, a vintage promotional featurette looking at the making of the film
- Vintage EPK interviews with Joe Carnahan, Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Diane Nabatoff, Alex Nepomniaschy and Willliam Friedkin
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
Zombie Flesh Eaters 4K Blu-ray
From the sleazy video nasty vaults comes a movie so stained with controversy and moral indignation that the very mention of its name sends shudders down the spines of the weak-stomached and censorious – Zombie Flesh Eaters. A gut-munching, shark-wrestling, eye-gouging orgy of mud-caked undead terror and Italian splatter from the dark imagination of horror genius Lucio Fulci (The House by the Cemetery, City of the Living Dead).
An abandoned boat in New York Harbour unleashes a dead flesh-crazed Zombie cargo… A young American woman and a journalist investigate a tropical island where a deadly disease is making the dead walk… Soon, thoughts of getting to the bottom of the murderous curse will be forgotten, as Fulci’s walking corpses overwhelm the living and reports come in that the Big Apple is swarming with the living dead…
After over 45 years, Zombie Flesh Eaters still has the power to shock and offend the unwilling. Check out this classic ‘sadist video’ and revel in a wonderfully tasteless movie that once helped usher in a moral panic!
Special Features and Tehcncial Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION from the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original English and Italian front and end titles
- Restored original lossless English and Italian mono audio
- Optional remixed lossless English Dolby Atmos audio
- Optional remixed lossless Italian DTS-HD MA 7.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Brand new audio commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
- Audio commentary by screenwriter Elisa Briganti, moderated by Calum Waddell
- Audio commentary by Fulci biographer Stephen Thrower and horror expert Alan Jones
- Sound and Fury: Listening to Zombie Flesh Eaters, a brand new visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Repellent: Memories of Zombie Flesh Eaters, a brand new visual essay by author and critic Chris Alexander
- Archival introduction by actor Ian McCulloch
- From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Film, a 2012 documentary featuring screenwriters Dardano Sacchetti and Antonio Tentori, critic Kim Newman and filmmakers Luigi Cozzi, Ruggero Deodato and Russ Streiner
- Aliens, Cannibals and Zombies: A Trilogy of Italian Terror, an archival interview with McCulloch
- The Meat-Munching Movies of Gino de Rossi, an archival interview with the celebrated special effects artist
- Zombie Flesh Eaters: From Script to Screen, an archival featurette featuring Dardano Sacchetti showing key pages from his original “Island of the Living Dead” screenplay
- Music for a Flesh-Feast, a 2012 Q&A with composer Fabio Frizzi at the Glasgow Film Theatre
- Original English language “Nightmare Island” screenplay
- Theatrical trailers and TV spots
- Easter eggs
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
- Perfect bound collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Willow Maclay, Jack Sargeant, Heather Wixson and Matt Rogerson
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
- Six double-sided collector’s postcards
UK STREET DATE JULY 28.
