Synapse Films Bringing Mike Mendez's 'KILLERS' To Blu Ray Just In Time For Halloween
One thing we have to say we truly love about Synapse Films is their dedication to bringing the hard to find horror titles to blu ray and this news is no exception. In 1997, director Mike Mendez and co-writer/star Dave Larsen collaborated on the brutal, uncompromising and wickedly funny KILLERS, a movie that divided audiences at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival but then had a hard time finding an audience due to scattershot distribution.
Having gained a cult following in the years since, Synapse Films is bringing KILLERS to Blu-ray in its complete, unrated director’s cut on October 8, 2024 to make Halloween 2024 more killer than ever!
Once upon a time, the James Brothers, Odessa (Dave Larsen) and Kyle (David Gunn, VAMPIRE JOURNALS, THE CONVENT), murdered their parents in their own beds. Now they’ve escaped from Death Row and are on the run on a stormy night, looking for a place to hide out. They invade the home of the Ryans, who seem like a typical American family and should be easy to control. But there’s something not quite right about this brood—the women seem more attracted than frightened by these notorious murderers in their house, and Dad (C.T. Miller) has secrets of his own. Things get violently out of hand as the James boys find the night not going as they expected…and there are even more surprises waiting in the basement!
The directorial debut of modern cult-favorite filmmaker Mike Mendez (BIG ASS SPIDER!, THE CONVENT), KILLERS is a highly stylized crime/horror hybrid that also puts a darkly satiric spin on America’s obsession with violent perpetrators. After a brutal, hypnotic opening set to Iron Butterfly’s “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,” the script by lead actor Larsen and Mendez begins as a traditional hostage drama, before the twisted nature of the James brothers’ “hosts” starts to reveal itself. It all leads to eruptions of gunfire and gore, and a shocking finale that was toned down in previous releases; now it can be seen in its full uncut glory in the unrated director’s cut, available for the first time on Blu-ray in remastered high-definition!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Original unrated director's cut scanned and restored by Multicom Entertainment Group
- Audio commentary with director Mike Mendez and author/horror journalist Michael Gingold
- Original promotional trailers
- Alternate Ending
- Liner notes by critic/writer Heather Drain
UNRATED / 1996 / COLOR / 89 MINS.
Video: High-Definition 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1) Presentation / AVC
Audio: Lossless English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
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