British label Second Sight Films has detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of George A. Romero’s thriller Martin (1977), starring John Amplas, Christine Forrest, and Tom Savini. The two releases will be available for purchase on February 27.
Synopsis: Young Martin (John Amplas) is entirely convinced that he is an 84-year-old blood-sucking vampire. Without fangs or mystical powers, Martin injects women with sedatives and drinks their blood through wounds inflicted with razor blades. After moving to Braddock, Penn., to live with his superstitious uncle (Lincoln Maazel), who also believes Martin is a vampire, Martin tries to prey exclusively on criminals and thugs but stumbles when he falls for a housewife (Sara Venable).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
4K BLU-RAY RELEASE
BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION of a 35mm dupe negative supervised and approved by Director of Photography Michael Gornick
HDR PRESENTATION THE FILM
NEW audio commentary by Travis Crawford
NEW audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
NEWTaste the Blood of Martin: A feature-length documentary including location tour
NEW Scoring the Shadows: An interview with composer Donald Rubinstein
Audio commentary by George A Romero, John Amplas and Tom Savini
Audio commentary by George A Romero, Richard P Rubinstein, Tom Savini, Michael Gornick and Donald Rubinstein
J Roy – New And Used Furniture: a short film by Tony Buba
Making Martin: A Recounting
Trailers, TV and radio spots
Limited Edition Contents
Rigid slipcase with original classic artwork
108-page book with new essays by Daniel Bird, Miranda Corcoran, Travis Crawford, Heather Drain, Kat Ellinger, Andrew Graves, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Elena Lazic, , Stephen Thrower, Jon Towlson, Simon Ward and Tony Williams plus rare stills and behind-the-scenes images
Original Soundtrack CD by Donald Rubinstein
5 collectors’ art cards illustrated by Adam Stothard
4K BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY COMBO PACK
4K BLU-RAY: REGION-FREE
BLU-RAY: REGION-B “LOCKED”
BLU-RAY RELEASE
BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION of a 35mm dupe negative supervised and approved by Director of Photography Michael Gornick
NEW audio commentary by Travis Crawford
NEW audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
NEWTaste the Blood of Martin: A feature-length documentary including location tour
NEW Scoring the Shadows: An interview with composer Donald Rubinstein
Audio commentary by George A Romero, John Amplas and Tom Savini
Audio commentary by George A Romero, Richard P Rubinstein, Tom Savini, Michael Gornick and Donald Rubinstein
J Roy – New And Used Furniture: a short film by Tony Buba
British label Second Sight Films has detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of George A. Romero’s thriller Martin (1977), starring John Amplas, Christine Forrest, and Tom Savini. The two releases will be available for purchase on February 27.
