The Funhouse – The BD Specs

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Something is alive in The Funhouse!



The carnival is a place for fun and laughter, but not for Amy and her friends. When their childish dare to stay all night in the spooky funhouse backfires, it leaves a trail of dismembered teenagers a mile long in Tobe Hooper’s classic video nasty era slasher.

Will anyone escape the clutches of the stumbling madman that stalks to sideshow? Is there no end to the carnival barkers chilling sadism? The only way to find out is ascend into the funhouse, where the games have no rules and the only prize on offer is a grisly demise.

Join us in The Funhouse. So much fun that you’ll never leave...Alive!

THIS BLU-RAY EDITION CONTAINS:
- Brand new transfer of the film in glorious High Definition (1080p)
- 4 panel reversible sleeve options with original and newly commissioned artwork
- Double-sided fold-out artwork poster
- Collector’s booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by critic and author Kim Newman.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio commentary with The Funhouse S/FX wizard Craig Reardon and Jeffrey Reddick (creator of The Final Destination series)
- Audio commentary with producer Derek Power and genre scholar Howard S. Berger
- Audio commentary with Justin Kerswell, author of ‘Teenage Wasteland’ and host of the slasher cinema website Hysteria Lives, and author Calum Waddell
- Carnage at the Carnival: Tobe Hooper Remembers ‘The Funhouse’
- Miles of Mayhem: Acting in Tobe’s Funhouse with star Miles Chapin
- A Trilogy of Terror: The Make-up Madness of Craig Reardon, the S/FX wizard recollects his collaborations with Tobe Hooper; ‘Eaten Alive’, ‘Poltergeist’ and ‘The Funhouse’
- Master Class of Horror: Mick Garris, the director of Sleepwalkers and Stephen King's The Shining reflects on the crimson-covered career of his longtime colleague Tobe Hooper
- Live Q&A with Tobe Hooper from San Francisco
- Never before seen behind the scenes photographs from the collection of Craig Reardon
- Trailer

Blu-ray only

English subtitles for the hard of hearing

Running time 95 mins

Region ABC

RRP £27.99

Release date 18th July 2011

[oaxaca]

All I can say is... awesome!! I love most of Tobe Hooper's stuff, this ne included, and even his remake of TOOLBOX MURDERS (and I generally dislike remakes). Arrow are really spoiling us for blu rays

[Amertume]

This looks like an amazing blu-ray edition, and a must-buy!
Why no trailer though?

[Prince_Vajda]

Stupid question, maybe even in the wrong place, but: what aspect ratio does The Funhouse have?
I haven't seen the movie yet but judging from a trailer on Youtube it might be worth a look - especially as it's given the traditional Arrow Blu-treatment - looks like a whole bunch of extras to me!

Greetings!

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

The previous DVD release had an aspect ratio of anamorphic 2.35:1 which was a creditable picture though, if I remember correctly, some scenes were a little blurry. Hopefully the high definition encoding will remedy that.

[Amertume]

Hmm... are there any money involved in securing rights to film trailers?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Amertume

Hmm... are there any money involved in securing rights to film trailers?

I'm not sure, but I will ask. However, it may be a while before I'm able to give you an answer because things are very busy at Arrow HQ.

[Amertume]

No worries! It would be nice to see it and would make a great package look even better.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

The previous DVD release had an aspect ratio of anamorphic 2.35:1 which was a creditable picture though, if I remember correctly, some scenes were a little blurry. Hopefully the high definition encoding will remedy that.

Will this BD present the film in the 2.35:1 ratio? I can't imagine it won't, but just wanted to check!

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Daemonia

Will this BD present the film in the 2.35:1 ratio? I can't imagine it won't, but just wanted to check!

As with the trailer situation, I don't know. However, like you, I can't imagine it would be in any other ratio than 2.35:1 but, to be on the safe side, I'll check and let you know when I receive an answer.