CLASS OF 1999, THE UNHOLY & PARENTS: Vestron Sending Trio of Cult Classics Across the Pond via Lionsgate UK
Josh Millican
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Collectors of high-quality Blu-ray/DVD reissues of forgotten horror flicks know Vestron Video well. Their catalog is immense and, in recent years, they’ve released incredible remasters of the cult classics Class of 1999, The Unholy, and Parents. Today brings word that our friends across the Pond will soon get this trio of creepers themselves via Lionsgate UK. Look for all three to hit online and brick and mortar retailers beginning February 25th, 2019.
Check out the synopses, special features, and trailers for Class of 1999, The Unholy, and Parents below. Links to preorder these reissues on Amazon have also been provided. Enjoy!
CLASS OF 1999 (1990)
The time is the future, and youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become “free fire zones” into which not even the police will venture. When Miles Langford (Malcolm McDowell), the principal of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest (Stacy Keach) provides “tactical education units”. Human-like androids have been programmed to teach and are supplied with weapons to handle discipline problems. These kids will get a lesson in staying alive!
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio commentary with producer/director Mark L. Lester
- ‘School Safety’ – interviews with director/producer Mark L. Lester and co-producer Eugene Mazzola
- ‘New Rules’ – an interview with screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner
- ‘Cyber-Teachers From Hell’ – interviews with special effects creators Eric Allard and Rick Stratton
- ‘Future of Discipline’ – an interview with director of photography Mark Irwin
- Theatrical trailer
- TV spots
- Still gallery
- Video promo
PARENTS (1989)
Meet the Laemles. Dad’s got a great job. Mom has all the modern conveniences a happy homemaker could ask for. And ten-year-old Michael has neat new friends and two parents who kill him with kindness. They’re the all-American family… or are they? Michael can’t figure out why his family serves leftovers every night. “Leftovers? Well, what were they before they were leftovers?” questions young Michael. “Leftovers-to-be,” smiles dad. Dad’s bringing home the bacon… and a whole lot more. Michael’s parents are getting away with murder – making home where the horror is!
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio commentary with director Bob Balaban and producer Bonnie Palef
- Isolated score selections and audio interview with composer Jonathan Elias
- ‘Leftovers To Be’ – with screenwriter Christopher Hawthorne
- ‘Mother’s Day’ – with actress Mary Beth Hurt
- ‘Inside Out’ – an interview with director of photography Robin Vidgeon
- ‘Vintage Tastes’ – with decorative consultant Yolanda Cuomo
- Theatrical trailer
- Radio spots
- Still gallery
THE UNHOLY (1988)
In New Orleans, a city with a dark underside of black magic and satanic worship, two priests have been brutally murdered at St. Agnes Church. Now The Unholy reigns, only to be challenged by the purest of mortal souls. Father Michael (Ben Cross), believed to be spiritually blessed, is appointed to the ungodly parish. Is he really the “chosen one”, strong enough to fight such ravishing temptation, such raw evil? Or is he simply the third to die? Some say Father Michael hasn’t got a prayer.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio commentary with director Camilo Vila
- Isolated score selections and audio interview with composer Roger Bellon
- Audio interview with production designer & co-writer Fernando Fonseca, featuring isolated selections from his unused score
- ‘Sins of the Father’ with Ben Cross
- ‘Demons in the Flesh: The Monsters of The Unholy’
- ‘Prayer Offerings’ with production designer & co-writer Fernando Fonseca
- Original ending featuring optional audio commentary with producer Mathew Hayden
- Theatrical trailer
- TV spots
- Radio spots
- Original storyboard gallery
- Sill gallery
Amazon
Class of 1999: https://amzn.to/2DXoCVH
Parents: https://amzn.to/2BO5YxW
The Unholy: https://amzn.to/2DXKZue
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