TS: SHOWGIRLS vs. ROAD HOUSE

Okay, the details of what's extra on the Vinegar Syndrome Showgirls release have been announced -- importing some old faves like David Schmader's commentary plus a whole lotta other things:

3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray x2
4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
Newly restored by Vinegar Syndrome from an existing director approved 4K studio master
Includes original 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo soundtrack options
"The Greatest Movie Ever Made" - commentary track with writer David Schmader
"More Vegas Than Vegas" - an interview with director Paul Verhoeven
"You Gotta Gamble if You’re Gonna Win" - interview with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas
"All that Glitters: Filming Showgirls" - interview with cinematographer Jost Vacano & Performance Lighting Designer Peter Morse
"The Rhythm of Chaos" - interview with co-editors Mark Helfrich & Mark Goldblatt
"Born to Dance" - interview with actress Rena Riffel
"Free Lap Dance with Every Large Popcorn: The Cult of Showgirls" - interview with Midnight Mass Podcast hosts Peaches Christ & Michael Varrati
Special ‘Behind-the-scenes’ Featurette
A Showgirls Diary
Lap Dance Tutorial Featuring the World-Famous Girls of Scores
Original trailer
40-page perfect bound book with essays by Elizabeth Purchell, Abbey Bender and Adam Nayman
Reversible sleeve artwork

Oh yeah the link:

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/frontpage/products/showgirls

Region A? I was sure this was going to be Region Free.

that's a bummer....

You must conform to us like all good Americans, aka everyone in the world despite your so-called 'nations.' (I might have this wrong.)

Trailer for the roadhouse remake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKC4RL--jkc

I hate to admit it, but...that looks good and I will watch it.

See now I'm trying to imagine an exploding boat chase on the lake in the original, which is really the only thing it lacks.

is Jake nude in it

Why did I know this news would bring you here. Anyway about these road houses in the Keys.

Does Bonamassa play the Jeff Healey part?

Also: Here's to hoping that Amazon/MGM also greenlights a similar reboot of Taffin.

Lukas Gage and Billy Magnussen in the same movie, I feel like they must go out for the same roles a lot

I like Jake, but I suspect, just as Adam Sandler chooses projects based on where he wants to vacation, Jake always has something lined up that will pay for a personal trainer.

lol

noted piece of shit Conor McGregor being in this kills a lot of the appeal.

Not if we get to see him getting the shit kicked out of him

Yeah, his equivalent in the original movie gets his throat torn out by Patrick Swayze, so that's worth seeing at least.

Swayze was nude in the original (but not in the throat-ripping-out scene)

Conor McGregor, really? Whose dumb idea was that?

They thought he'd be perfect for the role bc of the sexual assault allegations, random sucker punching of random people who offend him, anti-immigration comments, etc?

They sold it to him as a documentary

See Conor part of method acting as we have to beat the shit out of you for real

(*is)

Mystified by this sudden convergence of reactionary politics and Hollywood action movies

Fun fact: Doug Liman's dad served as the chief counsel for both the New York state commission for the Attica Prison riot and the investigation of the Iran-Contra Affair.

Mystified by this sudden convergence of reactionary politics and Hollywood action movies

Forget this reboot, I want a documentary on the backstory:

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/road-house-remake-drama-verbal-abuse-distribution-plans-jake-gyllenhaal-1235909744/