Welcome back, fellow geeks, Blu-ray collectors and movie buffs! If you are fond of old-school creature features, suspense and horror for your home viewing, then you might be interested to know that the 1980 film Alligator will be released in 4K Blu-ray format on February 22, 2022 according to a Blu-ray.com update. Alligator 4K Blu-ray is an upcoming release prepared by Scream Factory and interested costumers can order it right now online.
To put things in perspective, posted below are key details from the Blu-ray.com article about Alligator 4K Blu-ray combo. Some parts in boldface…
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DISC ONE: 4K BLU-RAY – THEATRICAL VERSION
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio Commentary With Director Lewis Teague And Actor Robert Forster
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
DISC TWO: BLU-RAY – THEATRICAL VERSION
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- NEW Everybody In The Pool – An Interview With Actress Robin Riker
- NEW Wild In The Streets – An Interview With Director Lewis Teague
- NEW It Walks Among Us – An Interview With Screenwriter John Sayles
- NEW Luck Of The Gator – An Interview With Special Makeup Effects Artist Robert Short
- NEW Gator Guts, The Great River, And Bob – An Interview With Production Assistant, Now Famous Actor/Director/Producer, Bryan Cranston
- NEW Newspaper Ad Still Gallery By Drive-In Asylum
- Audio Commentary With Director Lewis Teague And Actor Robert Forster
- Alligator Author – An Interview With Screenwriter John Sayles
- Additional Scenes From The TV Version
- Promotional Materials
- NEW Teaser Trailer (New 2K Scan)
- NEW Theatrical Trailer (NEW 2K Scan)
- NEW TV Spots (NEW 2K Scan)
- Trailers From Hell – Filmmaker Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body) On ALLIGATOR
- ALLIGATOR Game Television Commercial
- Still Gallery (Movie Stills, Movie Posters, Lobby Cards, And Behind-The-Scenes Photos)
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
DISC THREE: BLU-RAY – EXTENDED TELEVISION VERSION
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE OCN WITH ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE FROM AN INTERPOSITIVE
- The extended television version is presented in high-definition for the first time ever.
Posted below are the other details from Alligator’s own page at Blu-ray.com…
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio – English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Subtitles – English SDH
Discs – 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Disc, Three-disc set (1 BD-100, 2 BD-50)
Packaging – Slipbox, Reversible cover
Playback – 4K Blu-ray: Region free, 2K Blu-ray: Region A
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Personally, I saw Alligator on home video way back in the 1980s and sometimes on cable TV afterwards. In American pop culture, the Lewis Teague-directed movie was one of several creature feature movies that got released as part of a wave of imitators who were inspired by the massive success of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. Alligator had a mixed-to-positive reception from the movie critics in 1980 and its ticket sales were almost four times its production budget.
How this old movie will look like in 4K interests me, and the 4K visuals have been confirmed to be native 4K. As typical with other Scream Factory releases, Alligator will come with lots of extra stuff that fans and movie buffs will eventually enjoy. Watch out for this 4K Blu-ray release on February 22, 2022.
In closing this Better than Streaming piece, posted below are Alligator-related videos for your viewing pleasure.
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