MVD Entertainment Group have licensed Wes Craven’s 1982 Swamp Thing movie for a lavish new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debut. The newly restored and remastered presentation is the first release numbered #1 under the “LaserVision Collection” line, and will also come to Blu-ray as MVD Rewind Collection #51 on its July 25th, 2023 release date.
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To sweeten this package, MVD is including not only the theatrical version, but the unrated international cut that has never been released in North America prior to now.
MVD’s Director of Acquisitions Eric D. Wilkinson had this to say about the remastering effort “MGM gave us access to the film materials and we worked closely with Duplitech overseeing the 4K high definition 16-Bit scan of the original camera negative along with the remastering and restoration of both versions of the film.”
Additional new licensing deals made it possible to bring an impressive lineup of bonus features to both the Swamp Thing 4K and Blu-ray Discs.
Disc 1: 4K Ultra HD
- 2023 4K Restoration (16-Bit Scan of the Original Camera Negative) of both the US Theatrical PG Version and Unrated International Version of the film presented in its original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio in Dolby Vision / HDR
- Audio: DTS-HD Master 2.0 Mono, Spanish Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Wes Craven moderated by Sean Clark (Theatrical / PG Version)
- Audio Commentary with Makeup Effects Artist William Munns moderated by Michael Felsher (Theatrical / PG Version)
- Collectible “4K LaserVision” Mini-Poster of cover art
Disc 2: Blu-ray
- 2023 HD Restoration of both the US Theatrical PG Version and Unrated International Version of the film presented in its original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Wes Craven moderated by Sean Clark (Theatrical / PG Version)
- Audio Commentary with Makeup Effects Artist William Munns moderated by Michael Felsher (Theatrical / PG Version)
- Audio: DTS-HD Master 2.0 Mono, Spanish Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- “Tales From the Swamp” (Remastered) with Actress Adrienne Barbeau (HD, 16:56)
- “Hey Jude” with Actor Reggie Batts (HD, 14:30)
- “That Swamp Thing” with Len Wein, Creator of Swamp Thing (HD, 13:19)
- “Swamp Screen: Designing DC’s Main Monster” featurette (HD, 20:32)
- “From Krug to Comics: How the Mainstream Shaped a Radical Genre Voice” featurette (HD, 17:34)
- Posters & Lobby Cards – Photo Gallery
- Photos from the Film – Photo Gallery
- William Munns’ Behind the Scenes Pictures – Photo Gallery
- Behind the Scenes Photos by Geoffrey Rayle – Photo Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer (HD, 1:31)
Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing stars David Hess (The Last House on the Left), Nicholas Worth (Barb Wire) and Dick Durock.
