Details on New Line Home Entertainment bringing A History of Violence to Blu-ray on February 10, 2009.
Special features include:
– Feature commentary with director David Cronenberg
– Violence’s History: United States version vs. International version – A look at scenes that were altered for violence in the United States
– Too Commercial for Cannes – This piece follows the cast and crew to Cannes for the film’s showing
– Acts of Violence – A look at several central scenes within the movie:
Act 1 – Random
Act 2 – American Hero
Act 3 – Bully
Act 4 – Eye for an Eye
Act 5 — Lies
Act 6 — Gangster Sex
Act 7 — Sibling Rivalry
Act 8 — Hope
– Additional footage:
Scene 44 with optional commentary by director David Cronenberg
The Unmaking of Scene 44 – Featurette detailing the creation of Scene 44
– Theatrical trailer
Synopsis:
In this thrill-packed actioner, a small-town diner owner, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) finds himself a local hero after he successful takes down two thugs during an attempted robbery. But his sudden celebrity draws unwanted attention from the outside world, including mobsters Carl Fogarty (Academy Award® nominee Ed Harris) and Richie Cusack (Academy Award® winner William Hurt), who insist that Tom is intricately tied to their past. Fogarty begins stalking Tom’s wife (Maria Bello, The Cooler) and children, resulting in a bloody standoff in which Tom must protect his family from what is either a case of mistaken identity or a violent past that’s finally caught up with him.
Source:New Line Home Video
