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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Bradford “Big Brad” Whitewood Sr. (Christopher Walken, King of New York) is the leader of a rural Pennsylvania gang of career criminals and his son, Bradford “Little Brad” Whitewood Jr. (Sean Penn, State of Grace), is an unemployed teenager who decides he wants a taste of his father’s flashy lifestyle and the power that comes with it. Embarking on a budding life of crime with his brother Tommy (played by Sean Penn’s real life brother Chris Penn, True Romance), Little Brad gets arrested, sparking a tense showdown between father and son, and their family and friends who get caught in the middle. Based on the real life Pennsylvania gang run by Bruce Johnston, from a script by Nicholas Kazan (Patty Hearst), At Close Range marks the sophomore feature for acclaimed American genre filmmaker James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross; After Dark, My Sweet). Featuring an eclectic ensemble cast that puts the leads opposite Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes), Crispin Glover (River’s Edge), Tracey Walter (Repo Man), David Strathairn (Matewan), and Kiefer Sutherland (Stand By Me) with striking night time cinematography by regularly Foley collaborator Juan Ruiz Anchía (Glengarry Glen Ross, The Corruptor), Foley’s film is one of the great American crime films of the 1980s. Cinématographe is proud to present the world 4K UHD debut of James Foley’s masterclass in true crime drama in a brand new restoration from its original camera negative. Bonus Features: 1. 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray 2. New audio commentary with film historians Bill Ackerman and Jim Laczkowski 3. Archival audio commentary with director James Foley, moderated by film historian Nick Redman, recorded in 2015 4. Hillbilly Lucifer - a new video interview with actor Christopher Walken 5. Controlling Your Destiny - a new video interview with actor Sean Penn 6. Casting Badasses - a new video interview with casting directors Risa Bramon Garcia and Billy Hopkins 7. It's Blood, Don't Break It - a new video essay by film historian Chris O'Neill 8. Archival interview with director James Foley, recorded in 2018 9. Archival interview with composer Patrick Leonard, recorded in 2020 10. Crime in Pennsylvania, The Real Johnston Gang - an archival interview with former reporter and author of Jailing the Johnston Gang Bruce Mowday, recorded in 2020 11. Badlands - short location video of key geographic locations of actual events 12. Theatrical trailer 13. English SDH subtitles

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Bradford “Big Brad” Whitewood Sr. (Christopher Walken, King of New York) is the leader of a rural Pennsylvania gang of career criminals and his son, Bradford “Little Brad” Whitewood Jr. (Sean Penn, State of Grace), is an unemployed teenager who decides he wants a taste of his father’s flashy lifestyle and the power that comes with it. Embarking on a budding life of crime with his brother Tommy (played by Sean Penn’s real life brother Chris Penn, True Romance), Little Brad gets arrested, sparking a tense showdown between father and son, and their family and friends who get caught in the middle. Based on the real life Pennsylvania gang run by Bruce Johnston, from a script by Nicholas Kazan (Patty Hearst), At Close Range marks the sophomore feature for acclaimed American genre filmmaker James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross; After Dark, My Sweet). Featuring an eclectic ensemble cast that puts the leads opposite Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes), Crispin Glover (River’s Edge), Tracey Walter (Repo Man), David Strathairn (Matewan), and Kiefer Sutherland (Stand By Me) with striking night time cinematography by regularly Foley collaborator Juan Ruiz Anchía (Glengarry Glen Ross, The Corruptor), Foley’s film is one of the great American crime films of the 1980s. Cinématographe is proud to present the world 4K UHD debut of James Foley’s masterclass in true crime drama in a brand new restoration from its original camera negative. Bonus Features: 1. 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray 2. New audio commentary with film historians Bill Ackerman and Jim Laczkowski 3. Archival audio commentary with director James Foley, moderated by film historian Nick Redman, recorded in 2015 4. Hillbilly Lucifer - a new video interview with actor Christopher Walken 5. Controlling Your Destiny - a new video interview with actor Sean Penn 6. Casting Badasses - a new video interview with casting directors Risa Bramon Garcia and Billy Hopkins 7. It's Blood, Don't Break It - a new video essay by film historian Chris O'Neill 8. Archival interview with director James Foley, recorded in 2018 9. Archival interview with composer Patrick Leonard, recorded in 2020 10. Crime in Pennsylvania, The Real Johnston Gang - an archival interview with former reporter and author of Jailing the Johnston Gang Bruce Mowday, recorded in 2020 11. Badlands - short location video of key geographic locations of actual events 12. Theatrical trailer 13. English SDH subtitles

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Arguably maverick filmmaker Abel Ferrera’s most accessible and explosive film, King of New York’s status as an urban gangster classic is cemented by a magnetic, career-best central performance by Christopher Walken, as well as riveting support from Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Steve Buscemi and David Caruso.