Friday, February 18, 2022

THE WARRIORS (1979) gets a 2-Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray from Imprint Films on May 25th with both Theatrical & Directors cuts plus new extras!

THE WARRIORS (1979)
 (Imprint Collection #123)

NUMBER OF BLU-RAY DISCS: 2
RATING: R
RELEASE DATE: May 25th,  2022
RUNTIME (IN MINUTES): 185
PRODUCT CODE IMP2910

THESE ARE THE ARMIES OF THE NIGHT. THEY ARE 100,000 STRONG. THEY OUTNUMBER THE COPS FIVE TO ONE. THEY COULD RUN NEW YORK CITY. TONIGHT THEY’RE ALL OUT TO GET THE WARRIORS.

A battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of New York City.

The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the police 5 to 1; and tonight they’re after the Warriors – a street gang blamed unfairly for a rival gang leader’s death.

This 1979 cult classic is now available in this all new limited edition release featuring together for the first time in HD the original 1979 Theatrical cut in addition with the 2005 Directors cut.

This new Limited edition set also delivers a host of new bonus features including commentaries, Interviews and video essays examining the cult phenomenon of The Warriors!

Limited Edition 2 Disc Hard box edition with unique artwork. 2000 copies.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
Disc One: The Directors Cut – (HD)
- NEW Audio commentary by author/historian Chris Poggiali and former editor of Fangoria/author Michael Gingold
- 1080p High Definition presentation on Blu-Ray
- “The Warriors: Introduction to the New Edition” (by director / co-writer Walter Hill)
- “The Warriors: The Beginning” featurette
- “The Warriors: Battleground” featurette
- “The Warriors: The Way Home” featurette
- “The Warriors: The Phenomenon” featurette
Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English DTS HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original aspect ratio 1.78:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Two: Original Theatrical Cut (UK)
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-Ray
- NEW Audio commentary by film critic and author Walter Chaw
- NEW Interview with composer Barry De Vorzon
- NEW Interview with actor James Remar
- NEW Interview with actor Dorsey Wright
- NEW Interview with actor David Patrick Kelly 
- NEW Interview with UCLA Professor Bryant Kirkland on the origins of the story based on
Xenophon’s Anabasis 
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English DTS HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
- Optional English Subtitles

Any pre-order titles will be dispatched in the week leading up to its aforementioned release date. Special features and artwork are subject to change.