Strange Behavior video

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Dead Kids aka: Strange Behavior - 1983


DVD UPC # 790594234225; 081227149734; 081227402532; 081227198831

South Street Films/Endeavour Productions - 100 min.

Cast: Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor, Fiona Lewis, Scott Brady, Charles Lane, Dey Young.
Screenplay: Michael Laughlin, Bill Condon; Photography: Louis Horvath; Music: Tangerine Dream; Producers: John Barnett, Antony Ginnane; Director: Michael Laughlin.
In a small American mid-west town, a police chief and his son get caught up in a nasty experiment that programmes teen-agers into killers. Remuera is standing in as the "small American mid-west town", and Avondale College as the "friendly Galesburg College". You will probably spot One Tree Hill, when it still had a tree. Not a great film - either scriptwise or technically, but worth a watch for those who enjoy the genre. This US/NZ co-production was the first NZ "thriller" feature film.

Censor Rating: R 16 - Review Rating: C+




AVAILABILITY OF VHS OR DVD COPIES

No known source for either new or used PAL VHS copies. New NTSC copies can be found for about $10us. Used NTSC copies will sell for about $6us.
The DVDs are a new digital transfer with widescreen 2.35, enhanced for 16x9. R0 PAL DVDs are sold by Aro Video for $30nz and from Australian sources for under $20au. The R0 PAL extras are: Introduction by producrer, Antony Ginnane, deleted scenes, stills gallery, theatrical trailer and additional trailers of other films that Ginanne is selling.
New R1 DVD copies will cost about $12us. Special R1 DVD features include: optional commentary track with writer Bill Condon, and actors Dan Shor and Dey Young; Two deleted scenes; theatrical trailers; isolated music score; dubbed Spanish track; photo gallery; filmgraphics.
EZTakes download and Burn - $6us


SOUNDTRACK ON AUDIO CD

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Link to soundtrack sample download


REVIEWS

Moria Review

MRQE Reviews (10 articles)

IMDB VIEWER COMMENTS

Links to 15 reviews from IMDB

Yet more Hollywood-in-New Zealand. Actually set in an American Midwest town although filmed in Remuera and environs. Fair example of the stalking-nighttime-killer genre. (Nicholas Reid - 'A Decade of New Zealand Film')


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