MVD Entertainment has announced that they will be giving the 1992 sci-fi horror film SPLIT SECOND a Blu-ray release on August 11th, and it sounds like this is going to be a must-own. MVD has teamed with 101 Films to make sure this entry in their MVD Rewind Collection will be a fully loaded special edition. Copies can be pre-ordered at THIS LINK.
Set in the flooded dystopia of 2008 London, SPLIT SECOND finds that
the cops are better armed than before, but nothing has prepared them for this. Swift, sharp-clawed and deadly, something moves among them on the streets, in the alleyways, on the rooftops, tearing out human hearts and devouring them. Maverick cop "Harley" Stone (Rutger Hauer) lost his partner to the beast, and now it looks like his girlfriend Michelle (Kim Cattrall) is next on the killer's list. Even in the future, there aren't guns big enough to stop the creature's deadly force, but Stone has no choice. Teamed with rookie detective Durkin (Alastair Duncan), Stone must stalk the edge of his own sanity if he is to destroy the rampaging Evil on the outside and banish the very real demons within… It could all be over in a SPLIT SECOND.
Michael J. Pollard and Peter Postlethwaite are also in the cast.
SPLIT SECOND was directed by THE BURNING's Tony Maylam from a screenplay by Gary Scott Thompson, who would go on to be one of the writers on THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. The creature in the film was designed by future BLADE director Stephen Norrington.
The Blu-ray boasts hours of bonus material produced by 101 Films, exclusively for the US and the UK. Here's the list of special features:
– High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, newly scanned, restored and color graded in 4K from the 35MM internegative
– Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo
– English Subtitles
– NEW! Audio Commentary by action film historian Mike Leeder and filmmaker Arne Venema
– NEW! "Great Big Bloody Guns!" Producer Laura Gregory & Actor Alastair (Neil) Duncan on Split Second (HD, 27:25)
– NEW! "Call Me Mr. Snips!" An Interview with Composer Stephen W. Parsons (HD, 22:21)
– NEW! "Stay In Line!" An Interview with Line Producer Laurie Borg (HD, 23:02)
– NEW! "More Blood!" An Interview with Creature Effects Designer Cliff Wallace (HD, 32:03)
– NEW! "Shoot Everything!" An Interview with Cinematographer Clive Tickner (HD, 18:57)
– Original 1992 Split Second "Making of" featurette that includes interviews with stars Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Alastair (Neil) Duncan, Michael J. Pollard, Writer Gary Scott Thompson and more! (SD, 6:26)
– Original 1992 behind the scenes featurette with effects creator Stephen Norrington, cast and crew (SD, 3:41)
– Split Second Japanese Cut, full frame with burnt-in Japanese subtitles (SD, 95:00)
– Deleted Scenes from the Japanese Cut (English, burnt-in Japanese subtitles) (SD, 4:42)
– 7 Promotional TV Clips (SD)
– U.S. VHS Home Video Promo (SD, 2:34)
– Theatrical Trailer (SD, 2:15)
– MVD EXCLUSIVE: Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Dude Designs created exclusively for this release
– Collectible Mini-Poster featuring original VHS style artwork
When I was a kid, I watched SPLIT SECOND several times on cable and always thought the movie was really cool. I know an out-of-print DVD release was going for insane prices a few years ago, so I'm glad to hear that the movie is getting a new release, and that fans will have so many special features to enjoy along with it.
In addition to the special edition Blu-ray, a standard edition release will also be available on DVD, VOD, and HD Digital.