Arrow Video is ready to make your October special. They’re ready to give you a dose of football with The Last Boy Scout coming out on 4K UHD. This action film from Tony Scott, Shane Black and Joel Silver has aged well as we’ve discovered how nasty pro football team owners are. The film predicted how badly the NFL wanted to be a part of legalized sports gambling. Watch any game over the weekend and you won’t be able to keep track of the number of betting app commercials. The film is about how Bruce Willis screwed up his career as a secret service agent so he’s stuck being a private investigator in Los Angeles. Things aren’t going well since his business partner screwing him over at home. But he gets what seems like a simple gig of guarding Halle Berry at a stripclub. Her ex-pro quarterback boyfriend Damon Wayans wants Bruce to quit guarding her body. However, he can’t keep her safe when goons attack. Cars and other things are blowing up all over Los Angeles. What’s really surprising is how sinister Taylor Negron can be when he’s heavily armed. This is the guy who was hilarious as the pizza guy in Fast Times At Ridgemont High and the mail man in Better Off Dead. Now he’s delivering death to Bruce and Damon. The Last Boy Scout is a great piece of explosive ’90s action.

Futureworld is also getting released on 4K UHD so you can see the future more clearly. This is the sequel to Westworld (which Arrow Video released on 4K UHD back in February). They’ve reopened the immersive android themepark a few years after the robots went nuts and killed dozens of rich vacationing guests. Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner visit the park to see that the corporation has fixed the robots so they aren’t homicidal. Can they promote the park so the rich and famous flock back for the experience? There is no more cowboy action although there’s a tricky way for Yul Brenner to return as the Gunslinger. And there’s a more devious reason why the park is reopening. This is a worthy sequel.

The Frighteners was Peter Jackson’s way to get deep into special effects so he could make The Lord of The Rings. Michael J. Fox is going around his haunted small town being the exorcist. While he seems like a con man, he’s not a complete con man. He really can see and communicate with spirits from the nearby graveyard. He has a few ghosts as part of his grift. He is a bit of a broken man after his wife’s death which gave him this power. What starts freaking him out is seeing numbers on the foreheads of the living. Turns out there’s a greater evil than his scheme roaming the town. The Frighteners is a great horror comedy that’s perfect for your Spooky Season viewing.

Enter the Video Store: Video Vengeance takes me back to the glory days of VHS when I’d walk into Phar-Mor’s video section and find boxes of unknown films featuring stars I knew in low-budget action poses. Arrow brings together five of these films on Blu-ray so they look better than what would have rented back in the day. The best of the batch is The Final Alliance. How can you top David Hasselhoff hanging out with his pet puma? How about the Hoff and the puma battling John Saxon as an albino motorcycle gang leader. This is the perfect film for fans of Baywatch. But there’s even more excitement in the boxset. Ministry of Vengeance gives us John Schneider from The Dukes of Hazzard as a priest who must attack terrorists in the Middle East. Why? As revenge for killing his family. Joshua Tree makes Dolph Lundgren gets accused of killing a cop. He’s chased by the great George Segal who might know more about the case. Hangfire has a prisoners escape and take hostages in a town where Brad Davis is the sheriff. He has to deal with these escaped killers and a psychotic National Guard colonel play by Jan-Michael Vincent, Is this town going to get burned down? Finally there is R.O.T.O.R. that has a robot cop goes nuts on the streets of Dallas. This film was being made at the same time as RobotCop. This boxset is perfect if you’re a regular listener to the Golan Globus Theater podcast.

Here’s the press release from Arrow Video with all the details:

New from Arrow Video US

The Last Boy Scout [Limited Edition]

[4K UHD]

[Blu-ray]

10/13

Futureworld

[Limited Edition]

[4K UHD]

[Blu-ray]

10/20

The Frighteners

[Limited Edition]

[4K UHD]

[Blu-ray]

10/27

Enter the Video Store: Video Vengeance

[Limited Edition]

[Blu-ray]

10/27

via MVD Entertainment Group

On October 20, the android-staffed “time-travel” amusement park returns in Futureworld, the sequel to Westworld, making its global 4K UHD debut. Yul Brynner (The Magnificent Seven) returns as the iconic robot Gunslinger. The Limited Edition release features a 4K restoration. There is also a Limited Edition Blu-ray release.  

The immersive theme park Delos reopens two years after the Westworld disaster, following more than $1.5 billion in safety improvements and upgrades to its androids. Reporters Chuck Browning (Peter Fonda, Easy Rider) and Tracy Ballard (Blythe Danner, Meet the Parents) tour the park on a press junket to see for themselves whether Delos is truly safe again. The reporters soon learn about the park’s frightening new technology from an employee (Stuart Margolin, The Rockford Files) as they investigate behind the scenes. Futureworld also made cinematic history as the first major feature film to use 3D computer-generated imagery. 

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); original restored lossless mono audio; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; a brand new audio commentary; a brand new interview with producer Paul N. Lazarus III; an archival behind-the-scenes featurette chronicling filming at the Johnson Space Center; the theatrical trailer; TV and radio spots; image gallery; and a collectors’ booklet. 

Watch the trailer for Futureworld here:

On October 27, cult classic The Frighteners will make its North American 4K UHD debut. The supernatural horror-comedy from director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) and producer Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) arrives in a Limited Edition release featuring a 4K restoration from the original camera negative. A Limited Edition Blu-ray version can be purchased.

Psychic Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future) runs an exorcism scam on the people of Fairwater. He can actually communicate with the dead, enlisting spirits from the cemetery to stage home hauntings before charging the owners to bust the ghosts. Things get really scary when Frank sees a burning number on the forehead of a homeowner during a grift. Is this number tied to the mysterious and sudden deaths around town? FBI agent Milton Dammers (Jeffrey Combs, Re-Animator) suspects that Frank is responsible for more than supernatural fraud. Among the actors haunting the film are Trini Alvarado (Little Women), Dee Wallace Stone (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), Jake Busey (Starship Troopers), Chi McBride (Gone in 60 Seconds), John Astin (The Addams Family), and R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket). 

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both cuts; original lossless theatrical mix in DTS-HD MA 5.1 (theatrical cut only) and original lossless 2.0 stereo audio (both cuts), plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 home video mix (both cuts), and optional Dolby Atmos remix (director’s cut only); optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; a collectors’ booklet; an audio commentary by Peter Jackson (director’s cut only); Peter Jackson’s introduction to the film; the theatrical trailer; open matte versions of both cuts on Blu-ray; a feature-length documentary with new interviews with actors Dee Wallace Stone, Jake Busey, and more; an archival  225-minute documentary; and image gallery. 

Watch the trailer for The Frighteners here:

lso on October 27, step into the glorious age of direct-to-VHS movies as Enter The Video Store: Video Vengeance upgrades five macho action films to Blu-ray. The movies feature notable stars delivering adrenaline-pumping thrillers made for the small screen. The Limited Edition release features brand new 2K restorations from the original 35mm camera negatives on four films and a High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation with additional picture restoration by Arrow Films on R.O.T.O.R.

Ministry of Vengeance challenges the pacifist faith of Rev. David Miller (John Schneider, The Dukes of Hazzard) when terrorists slaughter his family at the Rome airport. Ned Beatty (Deliverance) and George Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke) play fellow ministers. The Final Alliance brings Will Colton (David Hasselhoff, Baywatch) and his pet puma home to battle a motorcycle gang led by the albino Ghost (John Saxon, Enter the Dragon). A humanoid robot breaks out of the laboratory and hits the streets of Dallas ready to administer its own glitchy brand of justice in R.O.T.O.R.. Hangfire burns when Sheriff Ike Slayton (Brad Davis, Midnight Express) and National Guard Colonel Johnson (Jan-Michael Vincent, The Mechanic) clash when escaped convicts take hostages in a small town. Corrupt cop Franklin L. Severance (George Segal, The Hot Rock) chases after wrongly convicted killer Wellman Santee (Dolph Lundgren, The Expendables) in Joshua Tree. 

Special features include original lossless stereo audio on The Final Alliance, Hangfire, and Joshua Tree, and original lossless mono audio on Ministry of Vengeance and R.O.T.O.R.; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; a collectors’ perfect-bound book; audio commentaries on each film; the R-rated and unrated cuts of Joshua Tree; an alternate ending of Joshua Tree; brand new interviews with John Schneider, Bill Blair, Ken Foree, director Vic Armstrong, and others; features on the history of direct-to-video, the Vietnam veteran genre and Robo Schlock; archival interviews with director Vic Armstrong and producer Andy Armstrong; trailers; and image galleries.

Watch the trailer for Enter The Video Store: Video Vengeance here:

The Last Boy Scout [Limited Edition]

A private detective’s female witness is murdered, he investigates the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.

THE GOAL IS TO SURVIVE.

From the star of Die Hard, the director of Top Gun, the writer of Lethal Weapon and the producer of 48 Hrs., comes The Last Boy Scout, an era-defining explosion of cynical wit and extreme violence! Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis) is a burned out P.I. who hates the world and seemingly everything in it. Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans, In Living Color) is a former all-star quarterback, busted out of the game on gambling charges. When Jimmy’s girlfriend, Cory (Halle Berry,X-Men ), is brutally murdered despite hiring Joe to protect her, both men become embroiled in a mystery that will lead them deep into a shady world of politics, blackmail and sports gambling on their quest to discover who killed Cory and why, and maybe find a little redemption for themselves along the way.

With gags and violence as brutal as each other, this is screenwriter Shane Black at his darkest, pushing the buddy action formula as far as it can go while director Tony Scott ups the 90s action-thriller ante to deliver a nihilistic neo-noir masterpiece drenched in smoke and neon. Once seen, never forgotten, The Last Boy Scout is back and it’s looking so good you’ll dance a jig!

Bonus Materials

• 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director of photography Ward Russell
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original restored lossless stereo audio, plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 and new Dolby Atmos audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by film critics Josh Nelson and Martyn Pedler
• And Then Some, a newly filmed interview with screenwriter Shane Black
• The Daughter of the Last Boy Scout, a newly filmed interview with actress Danielle Harris
• The Art of Tony Scott, a newly filmed appreciation by film historian Stéphane Moïssakis, editor of Tony Scott: The Style and the Substance
• Shane Black at the American Cinematheque, an on-stage interview from Beyond Fest 2025 in which the celebrated screenwriter discusses his career with film historian Jim Hemphill
• Extended & Alternate Scenes, a selection of scenes from a pre-release workprint version of the film
• Theatrical trailers
• Image galleries
• Original screenplay
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
• Collectors’ booklet containing new writing on the film by critics Jedidiah Ayres, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Justin LaLiberty, Andrew Male and Priscilla Page

Futureworld [Limited Edition]

Upon attempting to expose Futureworld, an ex-employee is dispatched after he tips off the reporter who exposed Westworld.

WHERE WESTWORLD STOPPED, FUTUREWORLD BEGINS!

Following the success of Westworld, director Richard T. Heffron expanded Michael Crichton‘s techno-nightmare with Futureworld – a sleek, conspiracy-laced slice of 1970s science fiction that trades frontier thrills for post-Watergate paranoia in the age of automation.

When reporters Chuck Browning (Peter Fonda, Easy Rider) and Tracy Ballard (Blythe Danner, The Great Santini) are invited to inspect the newly reopened Delos resort, they find a futuristic paradise promising safe, sanitized entertainment. But beneath the polished surface, troubling inconsistencies begin to emerge – and as suspicion turns to terror, the pair uncover a sinister conspiracy with consequences far beyond the park itself. Stylish, suspenseful and packed with all-star turns – including the return of Yul Brynner‘s implacable Gunslinger – Futureworld spins a compelling web of sci-fi intrigue, serving as a timely reminder that progress always has its price.

Bonus Materials

• 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original restored lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer
• Future Present, a brand new video interview with producer Paul N. Lazarus III
• NASA: Science Fact and Fiction, a 1976 behind-the-scenes short film chronicling filming at the Johnson Space Center, presented in high definition for the first time on home video
• Theatrical trailer
• TV and radio spots
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jeff Marshall
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by David Michael Brown, Barry Forshaw and James Rose

The Frighteners [Limited Edition]

After a car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead.

DEAD YET?

Before The Lord of the Rings made him a household name, Peter Jackson delivered The Frighteners – a wildly inventive blend of supernatural horror and dark comedy. Produced by Robert Zemeckis, it cemented Jackson’s reputation as one of the most imaginative filmmakers of his generation. Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future) stars as Frank Bannister, a small-town psychic who uses his ghostly friends to con unsuspecting locals – until a series of mysterious deaths points to a far darker force. Racing to uncover the truth, Frank realizes he’s the only person capable of stopping a malevolent spirit from claiming more victims… even if it means facing his own haunted past.

As macabre as it is mischievous, The Frighteners blends chilling suspense with offbeat humor and groundbreaking visual effects. Stylish, spooky, and full of heart, this cult classic continues to thrill from beyond the grave.

Bonus Materials

• 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K restoration from the original camera negative
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
• Collectors’ booklet featuring Peter Jackson’s 1998 introduction to the LaserDisc release, original production notes, and two 1996 articles from American Cinematographer
• DISC 1 – THEATRICAL AND DIRECTOR’S CUTS (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation of both cuts in Dolby Vision (HDR10/compatible)
• Original lossless theatrical mix in DTS-HD MA 5.1 (theatrical cut only) and original lossless 2.0 stereo audio (both cuts), plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 home video mix (both cuts) and optional Dolby Atmos remix (director’s cut only)
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Optional English subtitles on all bonus materials
• Audio commentary by co-writer/producer/director Peter Jackson (director’s cut only)
• Peter Jackson’s 10th anniversary introduction to the film
• Theatrical trailer
• DISC 2 – OPEN MATTE VERSIONS (BLU-RAY)
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both cuts, with the same audio/subtitle options and extras as Disc 1
• DISC 3 – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)
• No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at The Frighteners, a feature-length documentary produced in 2022, featuring new interviews with actors Dee Wallace Stone and Jake Busey, cinematographer John Blick, production designer Grant Major, creature and miniat
• The Making of The Frighteners, an exhaustive 225-minute documentary exploring every aspect of the film’s production, from script development and casting to post-production and release, produced in 1998 for the LaserDisc release, with a 2005 retrospective
• A Conversation with Richard Taylor and Alexandre Poncet, a 2022 interview with the man behind the film’s creature and miniature effects
• Image gallery

Enter The Video Store: Video Vengeance [Limited Edition Blu-ray Collection]

A town has been taken hostage. Who will win the battle? Only the mighty will survive.

Welcome back to the Arrow Video Store!

In the late ’80s and early ’90s boom of Direct to Video action films, vengeance was a key theme amongst the bullet-ridden gun fights, vehicular explosions, helicopters and the muscly-man on a mission. In this second edition of Arrow Video’s Enter the Video Store boxset, we collate some of the more underrated and lesser-seen gems from the period, featuring a wonderfully nostalgic cast list, including Dolph Lundgren, Yaphet Kotto, John Saxon, John Schneider, Ken Foree, David Hasselhoff and scores more.

In Ministry of Vengeance, Vietnam vet and devoted minister Rev. David Miller (John Schneider) puts down his Bible in exchange for an assault rifle to take revenge on the Lebanese terrorists who murdered his family. Meanwhile, in The Final Alliance, ex-Marine, Will Colton (David Hasselhoff) returns to his small hometown with his pet puma to take on a corrupt sheriff and a gang of bikers led by an albino named Ghost (John Saxon). The hugely enjoyable cult classic R.O.T.O.R. presents a rogue robotic cop who takes to the streets of Dallas acting as judge, jury and executioner – and only its creator, robotics expert Barrett Coldyron (Richard Gesswein), can stop him! In Peter Maris‘ film Hangfire, Vietnam veteran and local Sheriff Ike Slayton (Brad Davis) teams up with his old army friend, Billy (Ken Foree), to rescue his wife (Kim Delaney) held hostage by a large group of escaped convicts. Finally, stunt legend Vic Armstrong‘s directorial debut Joshua Tree sees Dolph Lundgren on the run and seeking revenge against the corrupt cop (George Segal) who framed him and put him behind bars.

Newly remastered from the best materials available, along with brand new and archival extra features, it’s time to order in your favorite takeout, put your legs up on the sofa and settle in for night of classic ’80s and ’90s Video Vengeance.

Bonus Materials

• LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Limited Edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Yvan Quinet
• Collectors’ perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the films by Paul Lê, Jennie Kermode, Yasmina Ketita, Russell Lee and John Torrani, plus select archival material
• DISC ONE – MINISTRY OF VENGEANCE
• Brand new 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by Rob Hill, author of The Bad Movie Bible
• Act Like It’s Warmer, a brand new interview with actor John Schneider
• Lebanon in California, a brand new interview with director of photography Mark Morris
• Apocalypse Then, an appreciation of the Vietnam veteran genre by Douglas E. Winter, filmed exclusively for Arrow Video in 2026
• Trailer
• Image gallery
• DISC TWO – THE FINAL ALLIANCE
• Brand new 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by Mike Hewitt, Russell Lee and Jim Smith from EatMyBrains
• Hasseling the Hoff, a brand new interview with co-writer/co-producer Harel Goldstein
• The Rise of DTV, Dave Wain from The Schlock Pit discusses the history of the direct-to-video boom
• Trailer
• Image gallery
• DISC THREE – R.O.T.O.R.
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation featuring additional grading and picture restoration by Arrow Films
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain from The Schlock Pit
• A Matter of Character, a brand new interview with actor Bill Blair
• Machine Head: A Potted History of Robo Schlock, a visual essay from Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain from The Schlock Pit
• Interzone (1989), a bonus feature film in SD starring Bruce Abbott and Beatrice Ring
• Trailer
• Image gallery
• DISC FOUR – HANGFIRE
• Brand new 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by Russell Brodie, Ross Hendry, Scott Lyall, Pat McGarvey, Anna Westin and Lisa Westin of the Edinburgh Zombie Club
• Brothers in Arms, a brand new interview with actor Ken Foree
• Crash and Burn, a brand new interview with director of photography Mark Morris
• Image Gallery
• DISC FIVE – JOSHUA TREE
• Brand new 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of two different versions of the film: the R-rated cut (Joshua Tree) and the unrated cut (Army of One) available via seamless branching
• Original lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archival audio commentary with director Vic Armstrong and producer Andy Armstrong
• Vic Armstrong on Joshua Tree, a brand new interview with the director, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video in 2025
• A Look Back at the Joshua Tree, an archival featurette
• Archival interviews with director Vic Armstrong and producer Andy Armstrong discussing their careers
• Alternate ending with optional commentary by Vic and Andy Armstrong
• Trailer
• Image gallery