THE PROVOCATIVE FILM ARRIVES WITHTHE DIRECTOR’S VISION INTACT ON DIGITAL HD JUNE 2
SANTA MONICA, CA (April 28, 2015) -54 is back like never before! As a result of the overwhelmingly positive response to its U.S. premiere screening at the San Francisco International Film Festival on Friday, April 24th,54: The Director’s Cut, featuring 44 minutes of never-before-seenmaterial will be made available on Digital HD on June 2nd from Miramax and Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Forever known as the “ultimate party movie” (New York Daily News), the film stars Ryan Phillippe (The Lincoln Lawyer), Oscar® nominee Salma Hayek (Best Actress, Frida, 2002), Sela Ward (TV’s “CSI: NY”),Breckin Meyer (TV’s “Franklin and Bash”) andSherry Stringfield (TV’s “ER”) along with Neve Campbell (the Screamfranchise) and Mike Myers (the Austin Powersfranchise).
Relive the outrageous escapades of Studio 54 in this new, unrated Director’s Cut. Seventeen years after its original theatrical release, director Mark Christopher has finally managed to complete the version of 54 that everyone signed up to make in the first place: the story of three friends – a busboy, a bartender and a coat-check girl – and the sordid love triangle that nearly tore them apart, set against the glittery excess of New York’s Studio 54 dance club. The film, which debuted to positive response at theBerlin International Film Festival, also screened at Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta Film Festivals as well as the BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival. 54: The Director’s Cut will continue to screen at festivals around the world.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production:1998
Title Copyright: © 2015 Miramax, LLC
Type: Digital Premiere
Rating:This motion picture previously was rated R for sexuality, drug use and language. This unrated version contains material different from the original R-rated version.
Genre: Drama, Music
Closed Captioned:English SDH
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Format:High Definition 16x9 Widescreen and Standard Definition
Feature Run Time:106 minutes
Audio Status: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
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