Shout! Factory will be releasing Death Valley and The Island on Blu-ray later this year. The cult horror films will be brought to stores in a DVD Combo pack and will make their debut on Blu-ray December 11th.
Death Valley
A divorcee, her son and her boyfriend are on a vacation in the beautiful but deadly Death Valley. What starts out as an ordinary, leisurely trip turns into a nightmare when they happen upon a murder and find themselves pursued by a maniac. Starring Catherine Hicks (Child's Play), Paul Le Mat (Puppet Master), Stephen McHattie (The Tall Man) and Peter Billingsley (A Christmas Story).
Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Director Dick Richards
Theatrical Trailer & TV Spot
DVD copy
The Island
Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Trilogy) stars as Blair Maynard, an investigative writer who takes on one of the most baffling mysteries - the disappearance of boats and their passengers in the Caribbean. During his investigation, he and his son are captured by raiding pirates, led by David Warner (Time After Time). When his son is converted to the pirates' barbarian ways and turns against him, Blair must come to his rescue in this action-packed thriller written by Peter Benchley (Jaws).
I felt so completely ripped off by Shout's vastly over priced release of "Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea" that I won't touch their stuff unless it's $9.99, or less...
Saw The Island as the second part of a double feature. The main flick was Dragonslayer. I remember liking it in '81 when I was 9. I would want to rent it first to see how well I like it now.
