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Something is alive in The Funhouse!
The carnival is a place for fun and laughter, but not for Amy and her friends. When their childish dare to stay all night in the spooky funhouse backfires, it leaves a trail of dismembered teenagers a mile long in Tobe Hooper s classic video nasty era slasher.
Will anyone escape the clutches of the stumbling madman that stalks to sideshow? Is there no end to the carnival barkers chilling sadism? The only way to find out is ascend into the funhouse, where the games have no rules and the only prize on offer is a grisly demise.
Join us in The Funhouse. So much fun that you ll never leave...Alive!
THIS BLU-RAY EDITION CONTAINS
- Brand new transfer of the film in glorious High Definition (1080p)
- 4 panel reversible sleeve options with original and newly commissioned artwork
- Double-sided fold-out artwork poster
- Collector s booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by critic and author Kim Newman
- Audio commentary with The Funhouse S/FX wizard Craig Reardon and Jeffrey Reddick (creator of The Final Destination series)
- Audio commentary with producer Derek Power and genre scholar Howard S. Bergman
- Audio commentary with Justin Kerswell, author of Teenage Wasteland and host of the slasher cinema website Hysteria Lives, and author Calum Waddell
- Stuck in the Funhouse with director Tobe Hooper
- Carnage at the Carnival: Tobe Hooper Remembers The Funhouse
- Miles of Mayhem: Acting in Tobe s Funhouse with star Miles Chapin
- A Trilogy of Terror: The Make-up Madness of Craig Reardon, the S/FX wizard recollects his collaborations with Tobe Hooper; Eaten Alive , Poltergeist and The Funhouse
- Master Class of Horror: Mick Garris, the director of Sleepwalkers and The Shining reflects on the crimson-covered career of his longtime colleague Tobe Hooper
- Live Q&A with Tobe Hooper from San Francisco
- Never before seen behind the scenes photographs from the collection of Craig Reardon
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I bought this BR pretty much knowing that it would play on US players. And it does.
HOWEVER... the extras do NOT work in any BR player made by Sony. I bought three copies before I read a tiny tiny post somewhere warning that the extras won't play on any Sony BR player.
I thought the BR was defective.
It's still a terrific movie, and it's great to see in 1080p, and the 3 commentary track are great to listen to. (this being one of the first commentary tracks I listened to all the way through...let alone THREE different times.)
But US buyers beware! I don't quite understand WHY, but the fact remains that you will not be able to watch the extras with a Sony BR player. Just a warning.
HOWEVER... the extras do NOT work in any BR player made by Sony. I bought three copies before I read a tiny tiny post somewhere warning that the extras won't play on any Sony BR player.
I thought the BR was defective.
It's still a terrific movie, and it's great to see in 1080p, and the 3 commentary track are great to listen to. (this being one of the first commentary tracks I listened to all the way through...let alone THREE different times.)
But US buyers beware! I don't quite understand WHY, but the fact remains that you will not be able to watch the extras with a Sony BR player. Just a warning.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Tobe Hooper made this film after the success of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). After an aborted project (Eaten Alive, 1977) and a telefilm (Salem's Lot, 1981). The film shows a sure directorial skill that would fade little by little after his Lifeforce (1985). The film revolves around a group of teenagers who decides to spend the night inside a dark ride (The Funhouse) and witness a murder between two members of the circus. After this they are hunted by the by the deformed killer and his father and... well, the rest is the usual nerve wrecking scenes. This film had a huge mark on me when I watched it in television in my infancy, I remembered it for long time and unfortunately it was rare to show on TV and since I didn't had a VCR I couldn't watch it anywhere, when I got older I imported it on DVD, which is the copy I own. After a gap of some 15 years, the film still has the sinister mood of my recollection. It is sad that Hooper career followed a downward spiral, none of his films has the force of TTCM, though he came close in Funhouse and with Poltergeist (1982).
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Wow,talk about a good time movie!! I have never been let down yet by Arrow and this is no exception!!..First of all,the transfer looks amazing and the sound is up to par..Its chock full of extras and I loved the "Carnage at the Carnival" with Tobe Hooper himself,that was a real treat! All of the extras and bonus footage was awesome and played flawlessly on my blu ray player.
The film itself is a great tale of terror from my youth.I think its Hoopers great directing once again that ties the whole film together.Great cinematography,lighting,and scenery make this one wild ride of horror.The soundtrack is great and does what its supposed to in keeping you on the edge of your seat.The ending of this film is true Hooper style, in having the anxiety build and build for a good ten minutes before the climax.
Oh,I think I also heard something about Eli Roth??!!..Check it out for yourself,I dont want to ruin the surprise!!..Overall I give this release 5 out of 5 stars!!..Its a must own for any horror lover!!
The film itself is a great tale of terror from my youth.I think its Hoopers great directing once again that ties the whole film together.Great cinematography,lighting,and scenery make this one wild ride of horror.The soundtrack is great and does what its supposed to in keeping you on the edge of your seat.The ending of this film is true Hooper style, in having the anxiety build and build for a good ten minutes before the climax.
Oh,I think I also heard something about Eli Roth??!!..Check it out for yourself,I dont want to ruin the surprise!!..Overall I give this release 5 out of 5 stars!!..Its a must own for any horror lover!!
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Great Print - Fascinating Film
This movie is better than people give it credit for. The atmospheric build-up is fascinating. The shots of the carnival really capture a weird and incestuous world which only... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Adrian Drew
"..80'S CLASSIC HORROR.."
This is a pretty good horror from the 80s from the director of the original Texas chainsaw massacre! Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
100% as ordered
Quick delivery, item sealed and in perfect condition, no problems whatsoever, highly recommended. Plus the item was the cheapest I've seen it anywhere.
Published 3 months ago by David Graham
An amazing horror film, nothing short of excellent.
Four teenagers get typically high and as a dare decide to stay overnight in a carnival fun-house, whilst engaging in the standard teenage antics they witness one of the carnival... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr.Green.
Mostly great disc.
Tobe hoopers funhouse see's a group of teens decide it would be a fantastic idea to spend the night at the carnival funhouse for kicks, and guess what, it wasnt! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. K. Arts
another less than average blu ray release from arrow films!!
i have just finished watching the funhouse on blu ray and i have to say i am less than impressed by the quality of the transfer. Read more
Published 10 months ago by MICHAELM
Funhouse is out on Blu-Ray with poster and Special Features
Watched Funhouse on dvd Resently with my friend, now it in Blu-Ray with posters and extra features, that fantastic, what a film, Horror, lovely women, it reminds me a little bit of... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. B. M. Jones
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