Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Alfred Sole's 1976 proto-slasher ALICE SWEET ALICE starring a young Brooke Shields is one of my favortie flicks of the genre. And so I'm excited to pass along word today that Arrow Video will be releasing the film on Blu-ray this August. The theatrical version has been restored in 2K from the original camera negative and includes the original, uncompressed mono audio. The alternate HOLY TERROR television cut is also included. 

Also known as COMMUNION, ALICE SWEET ALICE begins:

On the day of her first communion, young Karen (Brooke Shields) is savagely murdered by an unknown assailant in a yellow rain mac and creepy translucent mask. But the nightmare is far from over – as the knife-wielding maniac strikes again and again, Karen’s bereaved parents are forced to confront the possibility that Karen’s wayward sister Alice might be the one behind the mask.

You can check out the cover art designed by Gilles Vranckx below and then make sure to hit us up and let us know if you plan to snag a copy of ALICE SWEET ALICE when it hits Bluray via Arrow Video later this year. Before that though, check out the full list of special features below.

Special features:

Alternate Holy Terror television cut 

Audio commentary with film historian Richard Harland Smith

Audio commentary with co-writer/director Alfred Sole and editor Edward Salier

First Communion: Alfred Sole Remembers Alice, Sweet Alice – Director Alfred Sole looks back on his 1976 classic

Interview with actor Niles McMaster

Sweet Memories: Dante Tomaselli on Alice, Sweet Alice – filmmaker Dante Tomaselli, cousin of Alfred Sole, discusses his longtime connection to the film

Lost Childhood: The Locations of Alice, Sweet Alice – a tour of the original Alice Sweet Alice shooting locations hosted by author Michael Gingold

Deleted scene

Alternate opening titles

Trailer and TV spot

Original screenplay

Image gallery

Alfred Sole directs the film from a script he wrote with Rosemary Ritvo. He also produced with Richard K. Rosenberg and the cast included Linda Miller, Paula Sheppard, Lillian Roth, Niles McMaster, Jane Lowry, and Brooke Shields. It will be released via Arrow Video on Blu-ray on August 6th. 

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