[Susan Foreman]

'Out of the Blue' (1980) - Pre-order available from Severin Films direct - $34:00

Release date: March 29

"It’s been called “shocking” (Film Comment), “blistering” (Filmmaker) and “a flat-out masterpiece” (The Playlist) yet remained virtually unseen for over 40 years. Now experience this “haunting portrait of juvenile delinquency that ranks among the most powerful in American cinema” (Chicago Reader) from actor/director/co-writer Dennis Hopper as it’s never been seen before: Linda Manz “gives one of the greatest teenage performances of all time” (Film Comment) as a 15-year-old who idolizes Elvis, punk rock and her ex-con father (Hopper), is surrounded by junkies and predators, and follows them all down a one-way road to oblivion. Sharon Farrell (THE STUNT MAN), Don Gordon (THE LAST MOVIE) and Raymond Burr co-star in “a film about extremes, directed by an extremist” (Time Out) featuring music by Neil Young, newly scanned in 4K from the original negative with more than 6 hours of Special Features"

2 disc Blu-Ray Special features:

Disc 1:

• Audio Commentary With Director Dennis Hopper, Executive Producer Paul Lewis And Distributor John Alan Simon
• Audio Commentary With Film Scholar Kate Rennenbohm
• Audio Commentary With Film Writer Kat Ellinger
• Gone But Not Forgotten — Remembering Linda Manz
• Subverting Normality: Linda Manz Comes From Out Of The Blue — Video Essay By Amanda Reyes And Chris O’Neill
• Terminal City Blues — Vancouver Onscreen In OUT OF THE BLUE
• MAINSTREET SOLDIER — A Short Film by Leonard Yakir
• Partial Commentary With Director Leonard Yakir On MAINSTREET SOLDIER
• Restoration Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer
• Jack Nicholson Radio Spot

Disc 2:

• Remembering OUT OF THE BLUE
  - Second Assistant Director Bob Akester
  - Production Coordinator Patti Allen
  - Actor John Anderson And Punk Band Pointed Sticks
  - Location Manager Mark DesRochers
  - Editor Doris Dyck
  - Actress Sharon Farrell
  - Post-Production Assistant And Publicist Julia Frittaion
  - Camera Operator John Holbrook
  - Composer Tom Lavin
  - Script Supervisor Christine Wilson
  - Writer And Producer Leonard Yakir
• Me & Dennis
  - Actor And Filmmaker Ethan Hawke
  - Author And Journalist Jessica Hundley
  - Filmmaker Richard Linklater
  - Filmmaker Philippe Mora
  - Filmmaker Lawrence Schiller
  - Artist And Filmmaker Julian Schnabel
• Straight To Hell — Alex Cox Recalls OUT OF THE BLUE
• Dealing With Demons — Brian Cox On Acting And Dennis Hopper
• AFI Q&A With 4K Restoration Producers John Alan Simon And Elizabeth Karr

Specs:

• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Audio: English Mono
• Closed Captions
• Region Free
• Run time: 96 minutes