Sean Cunningham’s The New Kids gets Blu-ray release with VHS art

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Sean S. Cunningham will always be known for directing the 1980 FRIDAY THE 13TH, but he has also directed a couple other cool movies that have gotten overlooked and/or overshadowed. One of those is 1985's THE NEW KIDS, which has a shot at getting more of the attention it deserves when Mill Creek Entertainment releases it on Blu-ray on August 13th.

A Blu-ray release of THE NEW KIDS would be great news regardless, but this release is made even better by the fact that the movie will come in a box that sports a retro VHS look. The cover art can be seen below.

Written by Stephen Gyllenhaal, father of Jake and Maggie, THE NEW KIDS stars Lori Laughlin, Shannon Presby, John Philbin, David H. MacDonald, Eric Stoltz, and Tom Atkins, with James Spader turning in an incredibly entertaining performance as the villain Dutra.

The film tells the following story: 

Abby McWilliams' (Lori Loughlin, TV's Full House) nightmare begins when she attracts the unwanted attention of teenage psychopath Eddie Dutra (James Spader, TV’s The Blacklist). Turned down for a date, Eddie destroys Abby's home, vandalizes her uncle's car, and nearly stomps her brother to death. But it's only when he kidnaps Abby from the school dance that Eddie shows his true feelings. Fueled by cocaine and armed with a shotgun, Eddie's lust turns to uncontrollable rage as he takes Abby on a date from hell in this terror-packed thrill-ride from the director of Friday the 13th.

THE NEW KIDS is a thriller that's a lot of fun to watch. I definitely need to pick up a copy of this Blu-ray, and if you'd like to pick up a copy as well you can do so on Amazon.