We have some movie news for you today with the release of the swashbuckling pirate epic Cutthroat Island on Steelbook with a new 4K film restoration.
Making its UHD debut, the magnificent, big-budget pirate adventure CUTTHROAT ISLAND, directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) and starring Geena Davis (The Long Kiss Goodnight) and Matthew Modine (Pacific Heights). With a glorious 4K restoration, and featuring many brand new extras, this is a journey onto the high seas that is simply irresistible.
Famous pirate’s daughter Morgan (Geena Davis) is on a quest for riches – she needs to get the remaining two parts of a map from her evil uncles, in order to find her dead father’s hidden treasure. Enlisting the help of a convicted thief (Matthew Modine), she straps on her cutlasses and takes to the high seas on a tempestuous journey – but villainous Uncle Captain Dawg (Frank Langella) is in hot pursuit.
Finnish director Renny Harlin is responsible for Hollywood blockbusters Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea and Die Hard 2.
Geena Davis won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award® for The Accidental Tourist and was nominated for an Academy Award® for Thelma and Louise. Matthew Modine won an Emmy for And The Band Played On, and a Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role in Stranger Things.
CUTTHROAT ISLAND is wickedly entertaining, riotously funny, and a stunning action spectacular with Davis and Modine on sparkling form. Coming out just ahead of the popularity of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, this ahead-of-its-time epic is ripe for rediscovery in this sumptuous new restoration, that includes a treasure chest of exciting new extras.
The film is available to buy on 4K UHD Steelbook, 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from 18th September 2023, and available to pre-order HERE.
INCLUDED WITHÂ RELEASE:
On DVD
- Commentary from director Renny Harlin
- Original trailer
On Blu-Ray/UHD
- NEW The Adventure of a Lifetime: Making Cutthroat Island
- NEW Charting the Course: Creating Cutthroat Island
- NEW Across the Bow: Editing Cutthroat Island
- NEW Summon Your Courage: Scoring Cutthroat Island
- NEW Ecce Pirate – a short film by Matthew Modine
- Commentary from director Renny Harlin
- Making of
- Behind the scenes
- Storyboards
- Interviews
- Original trailer
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
