Warner Home Video Debuts Four New Electrifying Thrillers On Blu-ray™ Hi-Def - “Otis” (Uncut), “Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back” (Uncut), “Rest Stop” (Uncut) And “Body Heat” Available October 7
(August 11, 2008 – Burbank, CA) – On October 7, Warner Home Video will release four titles in Blu-ray™ Hi-Def format including, just in time for Halloween, three films from the highly successful “Raw Feed” branded series: “Otis” (Uncut), the Original “Rest Stop” (Uncut) and its new sequel “Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back” (Uncut), plus the steamy classic “Body Heat,” starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Each will be available for $28.99 SRP. Order due date is September 2.
About the Films
“Otis” (Uncut) (2008)
Otis has everything he needs for the prom: the corsage, the convertible, the cool baby-blue tux (not to mention the fully equipped torture chamber in his basement). He even has the girl - a pretty blonde he's named Kim - who is dying to be his date. Literally.
From Raw Feed comes a star-powered (Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Pollak), darkly comedic chiller directed by Tony Krantz (“24”) from a script by Thomas Schnauz (“The X-Files”) and Erik Jendresen (“Band of Brothers”) that combines the best traditions of slasher/revenge pics with the sitcom world of white-picket-fence America gone haywire. Sometimes pizza guy and full-time psycho, Otis thinks he's a wicked dude…until he meets the Lawsons, his latest victim's happy suburban family. The Lawsons aren't happy anymore…and they have a truckload of power tools.
“Otis” won the award for Best Picture and a Best Actor trophy for Bostin Christopher at the 2008 International DV/HD Festival in Los Angeles.
“Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back” (Uncut) (2008)
No rest for the wicked! One year ago, the mysterious Rest Stop killer drilled, ripped and splattered young road trippers Jesse and Nicole. Now three more unsuspecting travelers come looking for the missing duo. And that means the killer gets to sharpen his horrific torture skills all over again – only bloodier and scarier than before. He’s not alone, either. The Winnebago full of creepy living corpses is also back, roaming the old highway. And Jesse and Nicole’s brutalized ghosts seek revenge, determined to give as gory as they got. Watch if you dare. But whatever you do, Don’t Look Back!
“Rest Stop” (Uncut) (2006)
Jess is at the wheel. Nicole rides shotgun. And at the end of the road stretching before them is glittering, glamorous Hollywood. They're on a road trip, all right ... straight to hell. When the runaway lovers pause at an abandoned rest stop, Jess disappears. And someone else appears - someone with his own demented sense of fun. With drills. Staple guns. Box cutters. All the tearing, grinding, ripping tools you need to hew wood. Or metal. Or people. Especially young, pretty people just like Nicole.
Raw fear rules in “Rest Stop,” the original film from Raw Feed, the hottest brand name in horror, sci-fi and thrillers. Director John Shiban, writer and executive producer of “The X-Files” and “Supernatural,” keeps the terrors and twists coming, each out-shocking the last. Stop. Stay awhile. But don't expect to rest.
“Rest Stop” Extra Content
• “Scotty’s Blog Expose” – a unique family album from one of the oddest characters in “Rest Stop”
• “On The Bus” – a view of the murderous and tortuous activities that happen on the old yellow bus
• Three alternate endings “Body Heat” (1981) William Hurt and Kathleen Turner strike sparks in Lawrence Kasdan's “Body Heat,” a sexy, haunting tale of desire and skullduggery that echoes 1940s film noirs but is charged with an energy and passion that could only flare in the '80s. Aided by a sultry John Barry score, Kasdan's assured directorial debut foreshadowed the emotional textures he would bring to later films “The Big Chill,” “The Accidental Tourist” and “Grand Canyon.” Sit back and bask in this contemporary classic's wicked warmth. “Body Heat” Extra Content • 1981 interview footage with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt
• Documentaries: “Body Heat: The Plan, The Production,” and “The Post-Production”
• Five lifted scenes For more information: www.wbhidef.com Warner Home Video BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF offers resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color and beautifully crisp sound. The new format also provides a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film. With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.# # #
• “On The Bus” – a view of the murderous and tortuous activities that happen on the old yellow bus
• Three alternate endings “Body Heat” (1981) William Hurt and Kathleen Turner strike sparks in Lawrence Kasdan's “Body Heat,” a sexy, haunting tale of desire and skullduggery that echoes 1940s film noirs but is charged with an energy and passion that could only flare in the '80s. Aided by a sultry John Barry score, Kasdan's assured directorial debut foreshadowed the emotional textures he would bring to later films “The Big Chill,” “The Accidental Tourist” and “Grand Canyon.” Sit back and bask in this contemporary classic's wicked warmth. “Body Heat” Extra Content • 1981 interview footage with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt
• Documentaries: “Body Heat: The Plan, The Production,” and “The Post-Production”
• Five lifted scenes For more information: www.wbhidef.com Warner Home Video BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF offers resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color and beautifully crisp sound. The new format also provides a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film. With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.