[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'GUEST HOUSE PARADISO' (1999) - Pre-order available at PowerHouse Films direct - UK$16:99

Release date: August 19

"Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

After a decade of honing their signature characters, Richie and Eddie, across TV and stage-show appearances, British comedy legends Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson (The Comic Strip Presents..., The Young Ones) finally gave the pair the big-screen outing which they truly deserved in the riotous, vomit-soaked entertainment that is Guest House Paradiso.

When Mr Nice (Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead) and his family check in to ?the cheapest hotel in Britain? ? run with maximum inefficiency and malfeasance by Richie and Eddie ? it sets off an outrageous chain of events involving rubber underwear, a beautiful Italian film star (H?l?ne Mahieu), her abusive fianc? (Vincent Cassel, Irreversible), and a consignment of radioactive fish.

Featuring a spectacular supporting cast, which also includes Fenella Fielding (Carry On Screaming!, Hammer?s The Old Dark House) and Bill Nighy (Love Actually), this slapstick tour-de-force is a latter-day classic of disreputable British comedy, which has to be seen to be believed."

Special Features

• 4K restoration from the original interpositive
• Original 5.1 surround sound and stereo audio tracks
• The Making of ?Guest House Paradiso? (1999): archival documentary featuring interviews with actor, co-writer and director Adrian Edmondson, actor and co-writer Rik Mayall, producer Phil McIntyre, and actors Fenella Fielding, H?l?ne Mahieu and Simon Pegg
• Paradiso Pegg (2023): interview with celebrated actor, writer and comedian Simon Pegg in which he looks back at his time making the film
• Interview with Colin Towns (2024): the prolific film and television composer discusses his score
• Interview with Sean Barton (2024): the veteran editor recalls his work on the film
• Interview with Tom Brown (2024): the production designer explores the guest house?s unique challenges
• From the Cutting Room Floor (1999): outtakes from the film?s production
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Jon Robertson, archival articles on the making of the film, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

Final special features:

• 4K restoration from the original interpositive
• Original 5.1 surround sound and stereo audio tracks
• The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' (1999, 38 mins): archival documentary featuring interviews with actor, co-writer and director Adrian Edmondson, actor and co-writer Rik Mayall, producer Phil McIntyre, and actors Fenella Fielding, Helene Mahieu and Simon Pegg
• Paradiso Pegg (2023, 12 mins): interview with celebrated actor, writer and comedian Simon Pegg in which he looks back at his time making the film
• All the Right Noises (2024, 16 mins): prolific film and television composer Colin Towns talks about his score
• Finely Tuned Madness (2024, 8 mins): veteran editor Sean Barton discusses his working methods and the art of cutting comedy
• Squalid Precision (2024, 19 mins): production designer Tom Brown explores the guest house
• Outtakes (1999, 9 mins): mishaps and bloopers
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Jon Robertson, an archival on-set report, an archival interview with Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 6,000 copies for the UK