Blu-ray Disc, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Scalpel / a film by John Grissmer ; P.J. Productions, Inc.

Hertfordshire, England : Arrow Video, 2018.

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file Blu-ray video

HE LOST THE FACE OF THE WOMAN HE LOVED... SO HE GAVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. US television staple Robert Lansing (Star Trek, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone) stars as a deranged surgeon in this twisty-turny psychological thriller from Blood Rage director John Grissmer. In Scalpel, Lansing plays Dr. Phillip Reynolds, a man whose daughter Heather (Judith Chapman, As the World Turns, General Hospital) has run away from home a year prior following the suspicious death of her boyfriend. When he happens across a young woman one night, her face beaten beyond recognition, the unhinged Reynolds sees his an opportunity to put his trusty scalpel to use - hatching a plan to ''reconstruct'' her face in the image of his missing daughter, and so claim her sizeable inheritance. Photographed by celebrated cinematographer Edward Lachman, who would go on to serve as DP on the likes of Erin Brockovich and The Virgin Suicides, Scalpel is an exemplary slice of Southern-fried gothic, filled finally rescued from VHS obscurity in this revelatory new Blu-ray edition from Arrow Video.

Not rated.

Plastic surgeons -- Drama.

Fathers and daughters -- Drama.

Inheritance and succession -- Drama.

Lansing, Robert, 1929-1994, actor.

Chapman, Judith, actor.

Snyder, Arlen Dean, actor.

Scarroll, David, actor.

Martin, Sandy, actor.

Atkins, Bruce, actor.

Grissmer, John, film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Weintraub, Joseph, writer, film editor.

Lachman, Edward, 1948- director of photography.

Cobert, Bob, composer.

P.J. Productions, production company.

Arrow Video (Firm), distributor.

Originally produced as a motion picture by P.J. Productions in 1976.

Director-approved special edition contents: brand new 2K restoration supervised and approved by director of photography Edward Lachman; alternate Arrow Films graded version; High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation; original uncompressed PCM mono audio; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; brand new audio commentary by film historian Richard Harland Smith; introduction by writer/director John Grissmer; The Cutting Edge: a brand new interview with John Grissmer; Dead Ringer: a brand new interview with actress Judith Chapman; Southern Gothic: a brand new interview with director of photography Edward Lachman; image gallery; original theatrical trailer; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil.

Directed by John Grissmer; produced by Joseph Weintraub and John Grissmer; written by John Grissmer from an original story by Joseph Weintraub; director of photography, Edward Lachman, Jr.; edited by Joseph Weintraub; music by Robert Cobert.

Robert Lansing, Judith Chapman, Arlen Dean Snyder, David Scarroll, Sandy Martin, Bruce Atkins.

Blu-ray; regions A, B, C; widescreen aspect ratio: 1.85: 1; Dolby Digital; Full HD 1080; audio: mono; requires Blu-ray player.

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BLU MOVIE Scalpel