IT’S NEVER TOO LATE FOR ONE LAST HEIST
John Travolta And Christopher Plummer Star In The High-Stakes
Crime Thriller On Blu-Ray™, DVD And Digital HD June 23
SANTA MONICA, CA (April 29, 2015) – Two-time Academy Award® nominee John Travolta (Best Actor, Saturday Night Fever, 1977; Best Actor, Pulp Fiction, 1994) and Academy Award® winner Christopher Plummer (Best Supporting Actor, Beginners, 2011) take on the heist of their lives in The Forger, arriving on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD on June 23 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The Forger is currently available via On Demand. An official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, the thrilling crime caper also features rising star Tye Sheridan (Mud, Joe, The Tree of Life), Abigail Spencer (Cowboys & Aliens, This Means War, TV’s “Suits”), Marcus Thomas (Kill the Irishman, You Kill Me), with Anson Mount (Non-Stop, Safe, AMC’s “Hell on Wheels”) and Jennifer Ehle (Fifty Shades of Grey, Zero Dark Thirty, TV‘s “Pride and Prejudice”).
The world’s best art forger (Travolta) makes a deal with a crime syndicate to get an early release from prison, but in return he agrees to pull off an impossible heist—he must forge a painting by Claude Monet, steal the original from a museum and replace it with a replica so perfect that no one will notice.He enlists the help of his father(Plummer) and son (Sheridan) and together they plan the heist of their lives.
The Forger Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD include a featurette going behind-the-scenes with the cast and crew of The Forger for a look at the making of the film. The Forger will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $19.99 and $19.98, respectively.
BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES*
§ Identifying The Forger: Creating Character and Conflict” featurette
*Subject to change
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2013
Title Copyright: The Forger© 2014 Vermillion Productions, LLC.All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2015 Saban Films LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: R for language and some violence
Genre: Action, Crime
Blu-ray™ Closed Captioned: English SDH
DVD Closed Captioned: English
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Feature Run Time: 96 minutes
Blu-ray™ Format: 1080P High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1)
DVD Format: 16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1)
Blu-ray Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
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