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Comeback (The) AKA The Day the Screaming Stopped AKA Encore (Blu-ray) (1978)
Millions loved him, could someone hate him enough to kill and kill again?Director: Pete Walker
Year of Copyright: 1977
Year of Production: 1977
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director/producer Pete Walker, moderated by "English Gothic" author Jonathan Rigby (2006)
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Extras:"Slasher Serenade" 2012 interview with director Pete Walker and actor Jack Jones (13:23)
Theatrical Trailer (2:10)
Trailers:
- "Die Screaming, Marianne" (3:17)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in The Peter Walker Collection: Volume 1 with "Die Screaming, Marianne", "House of Whipcord", and "Schizo".
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director/producer Pete Walker, moderated by "English Gothic" author Jonathan Rigby (2006)
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Extras:"Slasher Serenade" 2012 interview with director Pete Walker and actor Jack Jones (13:23)
Theatrical Trailer (2:10)
Trailers:
- "Die Screaming, Marianne" (3:17)
- "House of Whipcord" (2:37) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in The Peter Walker Collection: Volume 1 with "Die Screaming, Marianne", "House of Whipcord", and "Schizo".
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
(1) Audio Commentary by director/producer Pete Walker, moderated by "English Gothic" author Jonathan Rigby (2006, in English with optional German subtitles)
(2) Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Gerd Naumann, Matthias Künnecke, and Christopher Klaese (2021, in German)
"Sheila Keith: A Nice Old Lady?" 2005 documentary (14:28, in English with optional German subtitles)
"Slasher Serenade" 2012 interview with director Pete Walker and actor Jack Jones (13:23, in English with optional German subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (2:10)
Still Gallery (2:53)
Bonus Film School for Sex (1969; 80:30, in English with optional English and German subtitles)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
The Comeback (96:14)
(1) Audio Commentary by director/producer Pete Walker, and English Gothic author Jonathan Rigby (2006, in English with optional German subtitles)
(2) Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Gerd Naumann, Matthias Künnecke, and Christopher Klaese (2021, in German)
"Sheila Keith: A Nice Old Lady?" 2005 documentary (13:52, in English with optional German subtitles)
"Slasher Serenade" 2012 interview with director Pete Walker and actor Jack Jones (12:51, in English with optional German subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (2:05)
Still Gallery (2:46) -
Subtitles:English, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by screenwriter David McGillivray, moderated by film critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (2024)
(2) Audio Commentary by director/producer Pete Walker, moderated by "English Gothic" author Jonathan Rigby (2006) -
Extras:"Walker's Women" 2024 interview with director Pete Walker (11:34)
"The Making of The Comeback" 2024 featurette (7:30)
Theatrical Trailer (2:10) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE: Die Screaming, Marianne
DISC TWO: The Flesh and Blood Show
DISC THREE: House of Whipcord
DISC FOUR: Frightmare
DISC FIVE: House of Mortal Sin
DISC SIX: Schizo
DISC SEVEN: The Comeback
*The Film
(1) Audio Commentary by screenwriter David McGillivray, moderated by film critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (2024)
(2) Audio Commentary by director/producer Pete Walker, moderated by "English Gothic" author Jonathan Rigby (2006)
"Walker's Women" 2024 interview with director Pete Walker (11:34)
"The Making of The Comeback" 2024 featurette (7:30)
Theatrical Trailer (2:10) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Seven keep cases - each with reversible cover art - housed in a rigid slipcase with artwork by Sean Longmore with a 56-page perfectbound book featuring essays by Simon Sheridan, Barry Forshaw and Jon Towlson, as well as eight collectible original artwork postcards, and two pairs of anaglyph 3D glasses.
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OVERALL: Draw
Wicked-Vision and 88 Films each have exclusive extras.
GENERAL NOTES:
There are at least two versions of the film:
- the original theatrical cut (102 minutes)
- a shorter reissue cut titled "Encore" (93 minutes).
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Kino Lorber - No cuts (102:02)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts (102:02)
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition Germany- Wicked-Vision - No cuts (100:20)
- Blu-ray B Standard Edition United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts (100:20)
- Blu-ray B The Flesh and Blood Show - The Horror Films of Pete Walker United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts (100:20)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 27/11/12
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 12/06/24UPDATE LOG:
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26/11/12: Initial entry.
01/12/12: Modified Region A distributor info.
30/05/17: Tidyup
11/12/20: Clean-up and notes.
06/06/21: Dates.
06/06/24: Added UK.
13/06/24: DVDBeaver.
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