Shout! Studios on Dec. 10 will release a 45th anniversary edition of the cult classic Rock ‘N’ Roll High School, newly remastered in 4K.
The three-disc 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray + Blu-ray Disc combo pack includes hours of bonus features, including a new audio commentary by Stephen B. Armstrong, author of I Want You Around: The Ramones And The Making Of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.
The 1979 film stars P.J. Soles as Riff Randell, a rebellious teen student at Vince Lombardi High School. Evelyn Togar (Mary Woronov, Eating Raoul) is the strict new principal, with plans to rule the school like her own personal dictatorship. And the Ramones are the hottest band around. All three collide when Randell strikes back against Togar’s record burnings and iron-fisted discipline.
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Consumers who order the package from ShoutFactory.com get an exclusive 18×24-inch rolled poster featuring new art work, available while supplies last.
Disc one has the film from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, presented in Dolby Vision with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Dual mono sound. Also included is the new audio commentary from Armstrong, along with four previously available audio commentaries, including one from executive producer Roger Corman and actress Dey Young.
Disc two has the film on standard Blu-ray, also from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, and also with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Dual mono. The disc includes the same five audio commentaries as the 4K Ultra HD disc.
The third disc has more bonus content, including a new interview with Marky Ramone, an interview with Corman conducted by famed film critic Leonard Maltin, an interview with director Allan Arkush, Arkush’s 2019 Sunday Slasher “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” intro, audio outtakes, original radio ads, the original theatrical trailer and TV spots, and the documentaries “Class Of ’79: 40 Years Of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School – Revised,” “Back To School: A Retrospective,” and “Staying After Class: An Interview With Actors P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten And Dey Young.”