CROSSTALK (1982)
Label: Umbrella Entertainment
Region Code: Region-Free
Rating: Unrated
Duration: 81 Minutes 32 Seconds
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Dual-Mono with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (2.35:1)
Director: Mark Egerton, Keith Salvat
Cast: Gary Day, John Ewart, Penny Downie
Confined by his mysterious employers to a luxury high-rise apartment, wheelchair-bound computer programmer Ed Ballinger (Gary Day), attempts to correct a malfunction in the I-500 – the world’s most sophisticated surveillance system. Confronted by increasingly bizarre readouts, he discovers that not only is the4 computer’s intelligence growing – but it has witnessed a vicious murder!
Ed becomes obsessed with solving the crime – and soon both man and machine are plunged into a vortex of technological horror…
Boasting a pulse-pounding, blood-soaked finale and one of Ozploitation cinema’s most iconic jolt moments (featuring a severed head in a washing machine), Crosstalk is a stylish cinematic blend of Hitchcock, Kubrick and Italian giallo shocks.
Crosstalk is presented in a new 2K transfer approved by the film’s cinematographer, Vincent Monton (Long Weekend, Roadgames), showcasing all of its neon lit anamorphic widescreen visuals – and cementing its reputation as Ozploitation’s premiere hi-tech thriller of the 1980s.
This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Lucas Peverill) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
Special Features:
- REAR WINDOW MEETS 2001 – a visual essay from screenwriter and author Stephen Vagg (12:50)
- SHOOTING HITCHCOCK DOWNUNDER – an interview with cinematographer Vincent Monton (13:03)
- NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interview with executive producer Ross Matthews (2:57)
- The VHS Experience (81:39)
- Archival interview with original writer/director Keith Salvat conducted by film critic David Stratton (audio only) (31:55)
- Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
- Extended Theatrical Trailer (1:31)
Screenshots from the Umbrella Entertainment Blu-ray:
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