PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The acclaimed Vestron Video Collectors’ Series delivers a double-barreled, brawny Western with Extreme Prejudice, arriving on Blu-ray™ + Digital on May 17 from Lionsgate. Directed by Walter Hill (The Warriors, 48 Hrs.) with story co-written by Academy Award® nominee John Milius (1979, Best Writing/Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Apocalypse Now), this action-packed shoot-’em-up stars three-time Academy Award® nominee Nick Nolte (2011, Best Supporting Actor, Warrior), Primetime Emmy Award® nominee Powers Boothe (1980, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Limited Series or Special, “Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones”), Maria Conchita Alonso (The Running Man, Predator 2, Spread), and Michael Ironside (Starship Troopers, Total Recall, Top Gun). Extreme Prejudice includes hours of new special features, and will be available on Blu-ray for the suggested retail price of $17.99.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
Directed by the legendary Walter Hill, this gritty, modern Western is regarded as a classic and features an all-star cast with Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Maria Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, and Michael Ironside. Lean, mean Texas Ranger Jack Benteen (Nolte) locks horns with a former friend, Cash Bailey (Boothe), now a ruthless drug kingpin. Though they’re on opposite sides of the law, they share a love interest in the sensual Sarita (Alonso). When a crew of rogue soldiers descends upon the border town for an off-the-books mission, all roads lead to a bloody, to-the-death showdown, as loyalties shift and the lines between good and evil are blurred.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

Audio Commentary with Film Historians C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke
Isolated Score Selections with Audio Interview from Music Historian John Takis
Interviews:
Interview with Director Walter Hill
“The Majorʼs Agenda” ― An Interview with Actor Michael Ironside
“The War Within” ― An Interview with Actor Clancy Brown
“Capturing the Chaos” ― An Interview with Director of Photography Matthew F. Leonetti
Teaser Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Vintage EPK
Still Gallery

Monterey Jack wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:21 pm Never seen this, but I like Walter Hill, so I'll give it a shot. Plus, it's a Vestron release, so it'll be dirt-cheap from the get-go and probably have a sellable digital copy to make it even more enticing.

AndyDursin wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 12:57 pm Nice job by Lionsgate:

-Excellent commentary divulges what John Milius was going to do with this script, the many false starts in getting the movie made, and the production problems it endured. C. Courtney Joyner really researches -- he's not just reading off Wikipedia -- and the result enriches the film.

-Terrific interviews with Michael Ironside, Clancy Brown and the DP

-Archival hour long French interview with Hill from a few years back

-"Isolated score sections" with comments from John Takis (Jeff Bond wasn't available?)

-Same transfer as the German mediabook. Compression is lower but still solid.

Highly recommend for the $10 ish price point

AndyDursin wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 4:06 pm I noticed that too. The German disc's bit-rate is higher but it looks like the colors are a tad warmer here. The source seems to be completely identical.

Nice release even though it has no place as a "Vestron Video" retrospective title, not being either a Vestron title, OR a low-budget exploitation B-movie. But hey if it's the only way they could crank it out there, so be it!