By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The classic Clive Barker adaptation is coming in a two-disc Blu-ray set in November, and now the complete, extensive details have been announced.
Shout! Factory releases CANDYMAN, written and directed by Bernard Rose, as a Scream Factory Collector’s Edition November 20. The set will include a new 2K restoration from a new 4K scan of the original negative, supervised and approved by Rose and director of photography Anthony B. Richmond, plus an unrated cut including high-definition inserts of additional footage from an archival film print, presented in 1.85:1 widescreen with DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio. CANDYMAN stars Virginia Madsen as a grad student researching the urban legend of Candyman (Tony Todd), a hook-handed phantom who manifests to bloodily assert his existence. Special features are:
DISC 1: Theatrical Cut
- New audio commentary by writer/director Bernard Rose and actor Tony Todd
- New audio commentary by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
- Audio commentary by director Bernard Rose, author Clive Barker, producer Alan Poul and actors Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen and Kasi Lemmons
- Audio Commentary with writer/director Bernard Rose, from The Movie Crypt Podcast hosted by filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch
- “Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos” featuring interviews with writer/director Bernard Rose, producer Alan Poul, executive producer Clive Barker and actors Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd and Kasi Lemmons
- “Clive Barker: Raising Hell”: an interview with author/artist/filmmaker Clive Barker
- Interview with actor Tony Todd (2014)
- Bernard Rose’s storyboards
- Theatrical trailer
- TV spots
- Still gallery
- Screenplay (BD-Rom)
DISC 2: Unrated Cut
- New “Be My Victim”: an interview with Tony Todd
- New “It Was Always You, Helen”: an interview with Virginia Madsen
- New “Reflection in the Mirror”: an interview with Kasi Lemmons
- New “A Kid in Candyman”: an interview with actor DeJuan Guy
- New “The Writing on the Wall: The Production Design of CANDYMAN”: an interview with production designer Jane Ann Stewart
- New “Forbidden Flesh: The Makeup FX of CANDYMAN,” including interviews with special makeup effects artists Bob Keen, Gary J. Tunnicliffe and Mark Coulier
- New “A Story to Tell: Clive Barker’s ‘The Forbidden’ ”: writer Douglas E. Winter on Clive Barker’s seminal BOOKS OF BLOOD and Candyman’s source story “The Forbidden”
- New “Urban Legend: Unwrapping CANDYMAN”: A critical analysis of the film with writers Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
A Deluxe Limited Edition including a second slipcover and a pair of posters is available for pre-order here for $34.93.
