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Your dreams will never be the same.
Following his Academy Award success working on Star Wars and Alien and directing two breakout short films, British newcomer Roger Christian made his feature directing debut with The Sender, a shocking psychic thriller filled with unforgettably chilling nightmare imagery.
After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, an amnesiac young man (Željko Ivanek, Hannibal) is labelled "John Doe #83" and admitted to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. Dr Gail Farmer (Kathryn Harrold, Modern Romance) tries to establish a connection with him, but soon begins to experience frightening hallucinations. She quickly realises that the cause of these waking nightmares is none other than the mysterious John Doe, and the strange woman (Academy Award nominee Shirley Knight, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs) who visits the hospital claiming to be his mother…
Hailed by none other than Quentin Tarantino as his favourite film of 1982, and boasting an virtuoso early score by Trevor Jones (The Last Of The Mohicans), The Sender is a stylish precursor to the "rubber reality" dream-logic special effects seen in films like the A Nightmare on Elm Street series, but retains a horrific power of its own.
Special Features
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-Ray presentation
- Original uncompressed stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by director Roger Christian
- Newly-filmed interview with screenwriter Tom Baum
- Newly-filmed appreciation by critic Kim Newman
- Deleted scenes from the screenplay, including the original ending Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Insect
- Arrow Video
- 92 minutes
- 15
- 1.78:1
- English
- 1
- Arrow Video
- Roger Christian
- Kathryn Harrold
- Željko Ivanek
- Shirley Knight
- Paul Freeman
English SDH
- 1982
- B
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Arrow Films
Your dreams will never be the same.
Following his Academy Award success working on Star Wars and Alien and directing two breakout short films, British newcomer Roger Christian made his feature directing debut with The Sender, a shocking psychic thriller filled with unforgettably chilling nightmare imagery.
After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, an amnesiac young man (Željko Ivanek, Hannibal) is labelled "John Doe #83" and admitted to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. Dr Gail Farmer (Kathryn Harrold, Modern Romance) tries to establish a connection with him, but soon begins to experience frightening hallucinations. She quickly realises that the cause of these waking nightmares is none other than the mysterious John Doe, and the strange woman (Academy Award nominee Shirley Knight, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs) who visits the hospital claiming to be his mother…
Hailed by none other than Quentin Tarantino as his favourite film of 1982, and boasting an virtuoso early score by Trevor Jones (The Last Of The Mohicans), The Sender is a stylish precursor to the "rubber reality" dream-logic special effects seen in films like the A Nightmare on Elm Street series, but retains a horrific power of its own.
Special Features
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-Ray presentation
- Original uncompressed stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by director Roger Christian
- Newly-filmed interview with screenwriter Tom Baum
- Newly-filmed appreciation by critic Kim Newman
- Deleted scenes from the screenplay, including the original ending Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Insect
- Arrow Video
- 92 minutes
- 15
- 1.78:1
- English
- 1
- Arrow Video
- Roger Christian
- Kathryn Harrold
- Željko Ivanek
- Shirley Knight
- Paul Freeman
English SDH
- 1982
- B
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The Golden Age of Blu Ray releases
It's incredible that such an obscure film has been released with such high picture quality...and special features. We really are spoilt when it comes to Blu Ray releases of cult films. The Sender had one of the most intriguing VHS box covers ever. There was something about the design that told you this was not going to be your standard film. The very opening of the movie holds true to the promise of an original in a genre that is usually defined by originality in presentation more than in story. I enjoyed it on VHS but the picture and sound were poor quality. Arrow's release of The Sender demonstrates just how much artistry was put into the cinematography, editing and production design. There must be a real art to managing to maintain the look of an old film when rereleasing it, and avoiding the pitfalls of going overboard with modern colour-grading tools. Arrow have done this one perfectly and the commentary by the director is an absolute gem. Here's hoping one day they will release Octavia (1982), Jennifer (1978), or Shadows of the Mind (1980) with special features and equally high-quality restorations.
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The Sender
This movie is a bit weird but I actually liked it a lot. The release is good too. Recommended.
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