Rolling Thunder was not the feel good film about the return of Vietnam movie that audiences when released in the Fall of 1977. Major Charles Rane (William Devane) comes home after years of being a POW. He realizes the family life he dreamed about in a cell in Vietnam is pretty much gone. Making it worse is when mobsters show up looking for a gift he received for his suffering. He loses his hand in a struggle. He seeks out revenge after he recovers. Rolling Thunder was written by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver) during his ’70s prime. The movie will look better than ever with a new 4K transfer off the original camera negative. Here is the press release from Shout! Studios:
ROLLING THUNDER (4K UHD + BLU-RAY™)
ARRIVES APRIL 23 FROM SHOUT SELECT
PACKED WITH NEW BONUS FEATURES
Los Angeles, CA – Shout! Studios has announced the release of Rolling Thunder (4K + Blu-ray™), set for April 23 as part of the Shout Select line. Bonus features include a NEW 4K transfer from the 35mm original camera negative, a NEW audio commentary with screenwriter/novelist Heywood Gould and author/film historian C. Courtney Joyner, a NEW audio commentary with filmmakers Jackson Stewart and Francis Galluppi, a NEW interview with author/film historian C. Courtney Joyner called “Lean And Mean: The Early Films Of John Flynn,” a NEW interview with composer Barry De Vorzon titled “Coming Home To War: Scoring Rolling Thunder”, and more.
When Major Charles Rane (William Devane, Marathon Man, Interstellar) returns home to San Antonio, Texas, he is given a hero’s welcome. He and his friend John Vohden (Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive) had endured eight years of physical and mental torture in a POW camp.
Adjusting to his old life isn’t going to be easy for Rane. His wife Janet has fallen in love with another man, and his son doesn’t remember him. The publicity he receives as a returning hero has attracted the attention of a group of hoodlums. When the group kills Rane’s wife and son and leaves him for dead, he and Vohden team up to hunt them down.
ROLLING THUNDER (4K + BLU-RAY™)
DISC ONE: 4K ULTRA HD 2160p Ultra High-Definition HDR Widescreen (1.85:1)/English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
DISC TWO: BLU-RAY 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1)/English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
- NEW 4K Transfer From The 35mm Original Camera Negative
- NEW Audio Commentary With Screenwriter/Novelist Heywood Gould And Author/Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
- NEW Audio Commentary With Filmmakers Jackson Stewart And Francis Galluppi
- NEW “Lean And Mean: The Early Films Of John Flynn” – An Interview With Author/Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
- NEW “Coming Home To War: Scoring Rolling Thunder” – An Interview With Composer Barry De Vorzon
- “The Making Of Rolling Thunder” – Featuring Interviews With Actors William Devane And Tommy Lee Jones And Writers Paul Schrader And Heywood Gould
- Trailers From Hell – Filmmaker Eli Roth On Rolling Thunder
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spot
- Radio Spots
- Still Gallery
- 2160p Ultra High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1)
- English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
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