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Hitcher in the Dark AKA Paura nel buio AKA Fear in the Dark (Blu-ray) (1989)
Sick young man drives around in his daddy's camper, looking for lone stray females to kidnap, torture, rape, and murder.Director: Umberto Lenzi
Year of Copyright: 1989
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historians Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2021)
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Extras:2003 interview with writer/director Umberto Lenzi (10:20, 480i)
Theatrical Trailer (3:12, 1080p) -
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 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K restoration from the 35mm original camera negative.
All extras are in 1080p, except where noted.
Interview is in Italian with optional English subtitles.
Trailer is in English with optional English HoH subtitles.
Comes with a reversible cover.
Available in a Limited Edition with an embossed slipcover designed by Earl Kessler Jr. via the Vinegar Syndrome website (limited to 4,000 copies). -
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Extras:2003 interview with director Umberto Lenzi (10:21, in Italian with German subtitles)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:44)
English Export Trailer (3:13)
Still Gallery (2:21, 22 images) -
Subtitles:None
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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
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by author Troy Howarth (2022)
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Extras:"A Daughter" 2022 interview with first assistant director Alessandra Lenzi (14:40, 1080p)
"The Hitcher's Sound" 2022 interview with sound recordist Piero Parisi (10:31, 1080p)
"Il Cinema Kriminal Di Umberto Lenzi - Part 2" 2022 featurette (27:05, 1080p)
Theatrical Trailer (3:12, 1080p) -
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:Audio Commentary and Theatrical Trailer are in English with no subtitles, rest of the Extras are in Italian with English subtitles.
4K restoration from the 35mm original camera negative.
Reversible sleeve featuring alternative artwork.
Limited edition (2000 copies) comes with a rigid slipcase with new artwork from Graham Humphreys, 40-page booklet "Road Kill Taking a Journey Through the Uneven Terrain of Umberto Lenzi`s Late 80s horror Hitcher in the Dark (1999)" by Andrew Graves & Chloe Leigh Taylor and a double-sided fold-out poster. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the US and the UK releases for including different set of Extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Vinegar Syndrome - No cuts (96:14).
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Germany- Mediacs - No cuts (96:27)
- Blu-ray B Deluxe Collector's Edition United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts (96:14).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Prendergast on 04/03/21
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 13/06/24UPDATE LOG:
04/03/21: Initial entry.
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09/08/22: Added UK.
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