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STEALING. CHEATING. KILLING. WHO SAYS ROMANCE IS DEAD?

In 1993, action movie supremo Tony Scott teamed up with a hot new screenwriter named Quentin Tarantino to bring True Romance to the screen, one of the most beloved and widely-quoted films of the decade.

Elvis-worshipping comic book store employee Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) is minding his own business at a Sonny Chiba triple bill when Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) walks into his life – and from then on, the two are inseparable. Within 24 hours, they’re married and on the run after Clarence is forced to kill Alabama’s possessive, psychopathic pimp. Driving a Cadillac across the country from Detroit to Hollywood, the newlyweds plan to sell off a suitcase full of stolen drugs to fund a new life for themselves... but little do they suspect that the cops and the Mafia are closing in on them. Will they escape and make their dream of a happy ending come true?

Breathtaking action set pieces and unforgettably snappy dialogue combine with a murderers’ row of sensational performances from a stunning ensemble cast in Scott and Tarantino’s blood-soaked, bullet-riddled valentine, finally restored in dazzling 4K with hours of brilliant bonus features.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

• New 4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Director’s Cut from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films
• Limited Edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• 60-page perfect-bound collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kim Morgan and Nicholas Clement, a 2008 Maxim oral history featuring interviews with cast and crew, and Edgar Wright’s 2012 eulogy for Tony Scott
• Double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both cuts
• Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Audio commentary by director Tony Scott
• Audio commentary by writer Quentin Tarantino
• Audio commentary by stars Christian Slater & Patricia Arquette
• Audio commentary by critic Tim Lucas
• Select scene commentaries by stars Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt and Michael Rapaport
• Brand new select scene commentary by star Saul Rubinek
• New interview with costume designer Susan Becker
• New interview with co-editor Michael Tronick
• New interview with co-composers Mark Mancina and John Van Tongeren
• New interview with Larry Taylor, author of Tony Scott: A Filmmaker on Fire
• New interview with Daniel Storm, co-founder of the annual True Romance Fest and owner of the original Cadillac
• Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Tony Scott
• Alternate ending with optional commentaries by Tony Scott and Quentin Tarantino
• Electronic press kit featurettes, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Tony Scott, Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper and Gary Oldman
• Trailers and TV spots
• Image galleries

*** EXTRAS STILL IN PRODUCTION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***

Six commentaries? What is this, the Rules of Attraction?

Is this getting a US release or just UK?

Just UK

I'll spring for the 4K then. I haven't watched it in a long time but remember loving it. Tony Scott could direct with his heart on his sleeve and I believe he did so best with this. And this has to be one of the greatest ensemble casts ever, with classic dialogue and action to spare.

domino harvey wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 9:01 pm Six commentaries? What is this, the Rules of Attraction?

I STILL need to find out who is on the mystery commentary for that.

Very excited to have the theatrical cut of this in 4k. Now I hope Sony (or whoever licenses it from them) can give us the original version of Revenge, which has never had a high-quality release.

The same person who was the mystery guest at Larry Sanders’ friars’ club roast!

domino harvey wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 9:01 pm Six commentaries? What is this, the Rules of Attraction?

On top of the announced specs, we've just added another new select scene commentary by Bronson Pinchot, which is as gloriously candid and hilarious as you'd hope it would be.

Does he do it in character as Cousin Balki? If so ... day one purchase.

beamish14 wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 7:54 pm Very excited to have the theatrical cut of this in 4k.

Just to make sure I understand correctly, is the actual disc shown in 4K or is just the restoration 4K with a regular HD presentation? From the disc description I think we just get the regular HD presentation, but I am not totally sure I"m right about that based on some comments.

I think the release will include both a 4K and a regular Blu-ray disc

The general release 4K Limited & non-Limited editions will only include a 4K disc.
There are 2 Zavvi-exclusive dual-format editions that will include both a 4K disc and Blu-ray disc, but they may be sold out already? as the links to Zavvi provided by Arrow on Facebook no longer work.

Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition SteelBook UHD + Blu-ray Dual Format
Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Deluxe SteelBook UHD + Blu-ray Dual Format

JamesF wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 1:13 pm

domino harvey wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 9:01 pm Six commentaries? What is this, the Rules of Attraction?

On top of the announced specs, we've just added another new select scene commentary by Bronson Pinchot, which is as gloriously candid and hilarious as you'd hope it would be.

Amazing. This career-retrospective interview with him is absolutely phenomenal.

That was great to read but how the hell could they not bring up Blame it On the Bellboy??

There's only one Bronson Pinchot movie and it's called the Langoliers

This doesn't seem listed on Arrow's website anymore, and excluding Amazon UK, I can't find it anywhere. Has it nearly sold out already?

Same issue for me, and with Amazon.co.uk geoblocking me from ordering, I managed to make an order on Zavvi despite the BD LE appearing Sold Out so who knows, but it looks like this is probably close to selling out overall.

I pre-ordered the steelbook one at Zavvi first day and it's still listed as "Processing" I contacted them and they gave me what seemed like a generic response about how they're running limited capacity due to Covid. They shipped my copy of Ran (which I already received), so I'm not sure how true that is in relation to them not shipping it yet.

Drucker wrote: Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:29 pm This doesn't seem listed on Arrow's website anymore, and excluding Amazon UK, I can't find it anywhere. Has it nearly sold out already?

Wouldn't be unprecedented, nor unsurprising given the film's popularity. I don't know if you're referring to the UHD, but as a general rule, if you don't want to miss out on a limited edition Arrow UHD these days, you should preorder it, probably from somewhere other than Amazon

The LE is already going for ~$80 minimum on ebay

In case anyone else was waiting on their limited edition to ship from Zavvi mine finally shipped this morning.

Bought mine on eBay Monday, arrived yesterday and watched last night. I hadn’t seen it in a long time and I was dismayed by the reviews of it’s other releases on Blu so I’m glad I held out for this. It looks incredibly sharp and clean to these eyes.

I subscribe to the theory this is the author’s best work.

flyonthewall2983 wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2024 11:56 pm I subscribe to the theory this is the author’s best work.

It’s absolutely Tarantino’s best. Scott’s 3-film run of Revenge (which he stupidly reedited for the Blu-Ray era), The Last Boy Scout, and this are easily his 3 finest IMO

I give it to The Hunger at one end of the spectrum and Domino at the other, though I also love Last Boy Scout.