PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
June 22, 2012
“A twisted, sleazy little film that will make grindhouse fans quite happy.”
– Nordling, AICN
“An astonishing directorial debut!”
- Oscar Benjamin, Examiner
“You need to see this F-ing movie!”
– Garrett Hargrove, National Lampoon
ANCHOR BAY FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTS MICHAEL BIEHN’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WITH
THE VICTIM
Starring Michael Biehn, Jennifer Blanc, Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood and Danielle Harris.
Coming to Blu-ray™ and DVD September 18th.
Beverly Hills, CA – You can take what you want from life or you can play the victim. On September, 18th, Anchor Bay Films unleashes the provocative and gritty grindhouse thriller The Victim, written, directed and starring 80’s horror/sci-fi icon and fan favorite Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens, Tombstone). Making his directorial debut to rave reviews and critical acclaim on the film festival circuit, The Victim comes to Blu-ray™ with an SRP of $24.99 and $22.98 SRP for the DVD. Pre-book is August 22.
Fans who like seeing their nail-biting suspense unfold on the big screen can enjoy The Victim in exclusive theatrical engagements at select theaters in New York starting August 24th and in Los Angeles starting September 7th.
Good time girls Annie (Jennifer Blanc) and Mary (Danielle Harris) find themselves in a life and death situation. Annie’s life is put in jeopardy when she is witness to a violent act at the hands of two Sheriff’s Deputies (Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood). With her pursuers closing in, she stumbles across Kyle (Michael Biehn, Terminator, Aliens, The Rock), a recluse living in the middle of the woods. A rugged loner, Kyle finds the stillness of the woods comforting. He keeps civilization at arm’s length; that is - until a single knock on his door throws his solitary life into chaos. Two worlds collide in this nerve-fraying thriller that will keep audiences guessing until the very last frame.
There is no shortage of praise for The Victim with Jake Dee of Arrowinthehead.com declaring “It's a lean, brusque, focused thriller with good performances by all involved” and Ain’t It Cool News’ Nordling describes it as a “A sexy, fun little grindhouse film, true to the genre.”
Bonus features on The Victim include feature-length audio commentary by writer/director Biehn and co-star/co-producer Jennifer Blanc, a making-of featurette, and the theatrical trailer.
About Anchor Bay Films
Anchor Bay Films is unique in that it offers the creative community a fully integrated distribution capability on all platforms and an international solution extending beyond the U.S. Anchor Bay Films is a division of Anchor Bay Entertainment and is on the ground providing quality distribution with operations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, as well as distribution capabilities in other key territories. The company focuses on a platform release strategy for its films with an eye toward maximizing their potential across all ancillary distribution platforms. Recent theatrical releases include High School starring Adrien Brody and Colin Hanks and Seeking Justice starring Nicolas Cage, January Jones and Guy Pearce. Films in its library include the critically-acclaimed comedy City Island starring Andy Garcia and Solitary Man starring Michael Douglas as well as the 2011 releases of Kill the Irishman starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken, Toronto Film Festival award-winner Beautiful Boy with Maria Bello and Michael Sheen and Cannes 2011 premiere Corman’s World. Anchor Bay Entertainment is a subsidiary of Starz Media, LLC which is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.
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THE VICTIM
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Blu-ray™
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DVD
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Street Date
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September 18, 2012
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September 18, 2012
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Pre-book Date
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August 22, 2012
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August 22, 2012
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Catalog #
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BD25666
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AF25662
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UPC
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0 1313 25666-9 6
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0 1313 251662-9 0
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Run Time:
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80 minutes
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80 minutes
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Rating
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R
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R
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SRP
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$24.99
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$22.98
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Format
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1.78:1/16x9
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1.78:1/16x9
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Audio
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Dolby TrueHD 5.1
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Dolby Digital 5.1
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Subtitles
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English, Spanish
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English, Spanish
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