The Driller Killer (1979) (Blu-ray + DVD)

Name: The Driller Killer (1979) (Blu-ray + DVD)
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In a career that has encompassed such controversial classics as Ms. 45, Bad Lieutenant and Welcome to New York, none of Abel Ferrara's films have quite managed to match the shock, extremity and downright notorious nature of The Driller Killer.

Ferrara plays struggling artist Reno, a man pushed to the edge by the economic realities of New York living in the late seventies and the No Wave band practising in the apartment below. His grip on reality soon begins to slip and he takes to stalking the streets with his power tool in search of prey...

One of the most infamous 'video nasties', in part thanks to its drill-in-head sleeve, The Driller Killer has lost none of its power to unnerve and is presented here fully uncut.

Special Features

Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative of the never-before-seen pre-release version and the theatrical cut
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations in both 1.85:1 and 1.37:1 aspect ratios
Original Uncompressed Mono PCM audio
Audio commentary by director and star Abel Ferrara, moderated by Brad Stevens (author of Abel Ferrara: The Moral Vision) and recorded exclusively for this release
Laine and Abel: An Interview with the Driller Killer, a brand-new interview with Ferrara
Willing and Abel: Ferraraology 101, a new visual essay guide to the films and career of Ferrara by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Cultographies: Ms. 45
Mulberry St., Ferrara's feature-length 2010 documentary portrait of the New York location that has played a key role in his life and work, available on home video in the UK for the first time ever
Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil

Details

Genre: Horror
Year: 1979
Format: Blu-ray + DVD, Colour
Language: English (LPCM Mono 1.0)
Subtitles: English SDH
Region: FREE
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 / 1.37:1
Classification: 18
Run Time: 101 / 96 minutes
More info: External

Review

The Driller Killer gets an impressive transfer to Blu-ray from Arrow. It is dual-layered with a supportive bitrate for the 16mm negative (35mm - printed - blown-up) feature. It looks very film-like with beautiful grain texture. The 4K restoration is impressive. Audio is transferred via a faithful linear PCM mono track at 768 kbps (16-bit) in the original English. - DVD Beaver 4/5