Been hearing lots about this one but this is the first "official" word that I have gotten on the release so I wanted to get it into your hands as quick as possible. Below find the complete press release that outlines the Oct. 7th DVD release of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer.
On October 7th, Anchor Bay
Entertainment bows the Special Edition
DVD of
the award-winning cult sensation Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer. Starring horror icon Robert Freddy
Krueger Englund and fresh from exclusive theatrical engagements in New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto, the Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
DVD will give fans an insider's glimpse into
the making of this contemporary horror classic with hours of
behind-the-screams footage, interviews with the filmmakers and 11 deleted
scenes.
SRP is a mild-mannered
$26.97.
Starring newcomer Trevor Matthews (who also produced the
film) and Rachel Skarsten (American Pie
Presents: Beta House, Birds of Prey Jack
Brooks: Monster Slayer takes the zero-to-hero concept to a whole new
level of fun and fright. As a young boy, Jack (Matthews) saw his parents
brutally murdered by monsters. Now he toils as a plumber, is saddled with an
annoying girlfriend (Skarsten), attends therapy sessions that accomplish
absolutely nothing, and is enrolled in night classes where he barely manages to
stay awake.
But when his professor (Englund) accidentally unleashes
an ancient curse and begins to transform into a hideous monster, Jack must put
down his plunger, prepare to do battle with the forces of evil, and confront his
destiny once and for all.
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer may be a
monster’' nightmare, but it’s also fast becoming the critics’ darling.
FilmThreat.com said “n its affection for its genre,
Jack Brooks is a pure, refreshing
entry, while Mr. Disgusting of Bloody Disgusting declared: You want
laughs, action, blood, guts, slime, creatures and a kick-ass anti-hero? You’ll
find it all in Jack Brooks: Monster
Slayer!
Following its North American premiere at the Slamdance
Film Festival, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer started
knocking ’em dead around the world – as an official selection at such renowned
festivals as Montreal Fantasia Film Fest, the Amsterdam Fantastic Film
Festival, the Brussels Festival of Fantastic Film, the NatFilm Film Festival,
the San Sabastien Horror Film Festival, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival and
the Stockholm Film Festival. Recently, the film was named winner of the Carnet
Jove Jury Award (Midnight X-Treme” at the prestigious Sitges-Catalonian
International Film Festival, and a Gold Medal for Excellence in Film Music for
composer
Ryan
Shore.
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer was
directed by Jon Knautz (Moment of
Truth), and produced by Neil Bregman, Trevor Matthews and Patrick White.
John Ainslie and Jon Knautz wrote the screenplay from a story by Ainslie,
Knautz, Matthews and White.
Bonus features on the Jack
Brooks: Monster Slayer
DVD boast such
monstrously fun extras as:
- Audio Commentary with Director Jon Knautz, Producer
Patrick White, Producer/Actor Trevor Matthews and
Composer
Ryan
Shore
- Featurettes: Behind The Scenes, Creating The Monsters,
Creating The Music, World Premiere:
Sitges,
Spain
- Eleven Deleted Scenes
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Conceptual
Art
Gallery
- On-Set Still Gallery
- Theatrical trailer Widescreen (1.78:1) Presentation, enhanced for 16x9
televisions
To
support the
DVD release, Anchor Bay
Entertainment is offering fans a chance to win $2,500! All you have to do
is go to www.monsterslayers.com to register and you will be eligible. Fans who
enter will also have special access to exclusive clips, cast and crew
interviews, and much much more!