Lionsgate Resurrects Horror Cult Classics in High Definition with the Limited- Edition Vestron Video Collector’s Series

Chopping Mall, Blood Diner Arrive on Blu-ray™ September 27

SANTA MONICA, CA (August 1, 2016) –Lionsgate is exhuming classic horror films with a red carpet rollout this fall for the limited-edition Vestron Video Collector’s Series. Hours of materials have been assembled for the VestronVideo Collector’s SeriesBlu-ray™ releases, starting with six horror cult classics!Taste the fear and the flesh, in shocking high definition for the first time, as teenagers meet their untimely demise at the hands of cannibals, killer robots, horror icons, sewer-dwelling monsters, and an army of the undead!

Vestron Video has been a leader in providing the most unique and wide-ranging selection of films. Lionsgate honors the spirit of Vestron Video by presenting the Vestron Video Collector’s Series— a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features. Starting with Chopping Mall and Blood Diner, and continuing with WaxworkandWaxwork II: Lost in TimeDouble Feature, Return of the Living Dead 3, and C.H.U.D. II: Bud the CHUD, these rereleases are for the collector and horror fan alike and will be available for a limited amount of time.

Teenagers trapped in a high-tech mall overnight must find a way out before three malfunctioning security robots destroy them in Chopping Mall. In order to raise an ancient Egyptian goddess, two cannibalistic brothers use their restaurant to add something special to the menu in Blood Diner.

Eachlimited-edition feature, transferred from the original film elements to high-definition Blu-ray™, is packed with special featuresincluding brand-new audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and interviews with cast & crew— including one with Chopping Mall’srobot! The Chopping Mall and Blood Diner Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray™s will each be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99.

CHOPPING MALL BLU-RAY™ SPECIAL FEATURES

  • AUDIO COMMENTARIES:
  • Director/Co-Writer Jim Wynorski, Actress Kelli Maroney, and Co-Writer/2nd Unit Director Steve Mitchell
  • Historians/AuthorsNathaniel Thompson (Mondo Video) and Ryan Turek (Shock TillYou Drop)
  • Director/Co-Writer Jim Wynorskiand Co-Writer/2ndUnit DirectorSteve Mitchell
  • FEATURETTES:
  • “Back to the Mall”
  • “Chopping Chopping Mall”
  • “The Killbots”
  • “Scoring Chopping Mall”
  • “The Robot Speaks”
  • “The Lost Scene”
  • “Army of One”
  • “Chopping Mall: Creating the Killbots”
  • Isolated Score Track by Chuck Cirino
  • Trailer

For Artwork:

BLOOD DINER BLU-RAY™ SPECIAL FEATURES

  • AUDIO COMMENTARY with Director Jackie Kong
  • FEATURETTES:
  • “Queen Kong”
  • “The Cook, The Uncle, and The Detective”
  • “Open for Business”
  • “Scoring for Sheetar!”
  • “You Are What They Eat”
  • Archival Interview with Project Consultant Eric Caidin
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Still Gallery

For Artwork:

CHOPPING MALL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 1986

Title Copyright:Program Content and Package Artwork © 1986 Trinity Pictures/Concorde Pictures. All Rights Reserved.Package Design and Summary © 2016 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Type:Theatrical Release

Rating: R

Genre: Horror

Closed-Captioned:N/A

Subtitles: English SDH

Feature Run Time: 76 Minutes

Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition, 16x9 Widescreen 1.85:1 Presentation

Blu-ray Audio: Original Monaural Audio

BLOOD DINER PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 1987

Title Copyright: Program Content and Package Artwork © 1987 Lightning Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Package Design and Summary © 2016 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Type:Theatrical Release

Rating:Not Rated

Genre: Horror

Closed-Captioned:N/A

Subtitles: English SDH

Feature Run Time: 88 Minutes

Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition, 16x9 Widescreen 1.85:1 Presentation

Blu-ray Audio: Original Monaural Audio

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