Phenomena: Limited Edition (1985)
Tuesday 7th December 2021
From master of horror Dario Argento (Suspiria, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) comes Phenomena - one of his most eccentric and unique thrillers, featuring telepathic insects, maggots galore, and even a razorwielding chimp!
Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly, Labyrinth), daughter of a worldrenowned movie star, arrives in the socalled "Swiss Transylvania" to attend an exclusive girls' school. However, a vicious killer is targeting the pupils, and sleepwalker Jennifer finds herself in the assassin's headlights when her nocturnal wanderings cause her to witness the death of a fellow pupil. Aided by paraplegic entomologist John McGregor (Donald Pleasence, Halloween) and her own uncanny ability to communicate telepathically with insects, Jennifer sets out to track down the killer before she herself becomes the latest victim...
Released in 1985, towards the end of Argento's decadelong golden age as a director, Phenomena co-stars Dalila Di Lazarro (The Pyjama Girl Case), Patrick Bauchau (Clear and Present Danger) and Daria Nicolodi (Tenebrae), and features lush cinematography by Romano Albani (Inferno) and a pounding prog rock score by Goblin (Deep Red, Suspiria).
Presenting all three versions of the film - including the radically different "Creepers" cut released in the US - in a sumptuous new 4K restoration, this is the definitive release of Argento's creepy classic.
Phenomena is released as a 4K limited edition 28th February 2022 from Arrow Video.
- New 4K restoration of the original 116minute Italian version, the 110minute international English version and the 83minute US "Creepers" version from the original camera negative by Arrow films
- 4K (2160p) UHD Bluray presentations of all three versions in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Mikel J. Koven, Rachael Nisbet and Leonard Jacobs
- Foldout doublesided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative
- Six doublesided, postcardsized lobby card reproduction artcards
- Lossless Italian DTSHD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks, derived from the original 4channel Dolby Stereo elements
- Lossless "hybrid" English/Italian DTSHD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack
- English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the hybrid soundtrack
- Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of Murder by Design: The Unsane Cinema of Dario Argento
- Of Flies and Maggots, a featurelength 2017 documentary produced for Arrow Films, including interviews with cowriter/producer/director Dario Argento, actors Fiore Argento, Davide Marotta, Daria Nicolodi and Fiorenza Tessari, cowriter Franco Ferrini, cinematographer Romano Albani, production manager Angelo Iacono, special optical effects artist Luigi Cozzi, special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, makeup artist Pier Antonio Mecacci, underwater camera operator Gianlorenzo Battaglia, and composers Claudio Simonetti and Simon Boswell
- Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
- Jennifer music video, directed by Dario Argento
- Japanese pressbook gallery
- Lossless English DTSHD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks on the international version, derived from the original 4channel Dolby Stereo elements
- Lossless English PCM soundtracks on Creepers, mastered from the original 3 track DME magnetic mix and presented in two variants: 1.0 mono and an alternate 2.0 mix with stereo music
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary on the international version by Argento scholar and author Derek Botelho and film historian, journalist and radio/television commentator David Del Valle
- The Three Sarcophagi, a visual essay by Arrow producer Michael Mackenzie comparing the different cuts of Phenomena
- Rare alternate 2.0 stereo mix on the international version, featuring different sound effects and music cues
- US theatrical trailer
- US radio spots
Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.
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