Synapse Films Sets October 11th date for "Maniac Cop" Blu-Ray and " South of Heaven"

Synapse Films recently send us information for the upcoming blu-ray release of William Lustig's cult classic "Maniac Cop" and J.L Vara's "South of Heaven". Both films will be hitting shelves on October 11th.

Press Release:

MANIAC COP hits blu-ray and J.L. Vara's SOUTH OF HEAVEN comes home.



Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell, TV's BURN NOTICE and THE EVIL DEAD Trilogy) finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered. As Lieutenant Frank McCrae (Tom Atkins, DRIVE ANGRY and LETHAL WEAPON) investigates, the death toll rises and he suspects a mysterious police cover-up. This "maniac" cop must be stopped, but it might not be so easy. He seems inhuman, and ready to take on the entire police force, hell-bent on revenge! Restored and remastered from original vault materials by Synapse Films,

MANIAC COP looks and sounds better than ever in this brand-new 2011 high-definition transfer, featuring newly remixed DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound! Long considered a classic of the horror genre, MANIAC COP was written and produced by Larry Cohen (IT'S ALIVE, PHONE BOOTH) and directed by William Lustig (MANIAC, VIGILANTE).

Special Features and Disc Info (MANIAC COP):

Maniac Cop Memories – Interview with Robert Z'Dar
Out the Window – Interview with Tom Atkins
Three Minutes with Danny Hicks Featurette
Motion Still Gallery
Additional Scenes Filmed for Japanese TV
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Spanish Radio Spot
Director: William Lustig
Starring: Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins
Run Time: 87 minutes
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Language: English (6.1 and 4.0 Surround)
Aspect Ratio: High-Definition 1080p Widescreen (1:85:1)
Format: Blu-ray
Price: $24.95



A bold anti-hero origin story steeped with atmosphere and ultraviolence! When
Roy Coop finished his stint in the Navy, he only had two things on his mind: seeing his brother Dale, and writing the great American novel. What he gets, however, is the homecoming from Hell! A pair of violent vaudevillians (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE's Jon Gries, and Thomas Jay Ryan) mistake him for his brother, looking to collect on a debt he didn't know he owed. Eight fingers later, Roy is burnt to a crisp, forged by fire into a new man. Roy is dead. Nobody is born. Now it's Nobody's turn to have his wicked revenge, and to save his brother before it's too late. Wrapped in bandages and ready for blood, Nobody is determined to kill those that gets in his way, even the murdering masochist named Mad Dog Mantee (Shea Whigham, MACHETE and HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE).

Dodging bullets and dodging dames, Nobody meets the nasty ne'er-do-wells
Lily (Diora Baird, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING)
and Veronica (Elina Löwensohn, SCHINDLER'S LIST). In this wonderful neo-film-noir, violence and vengeance are destined to meet in a little town
they call... SOUTH OF HEAVEN.

Bonus Features include Three Audio Commentaries, Three Short Films from Director J.L. Vara

Special Features and Disc Info (SOUTH OF HEAVEN):


Three Audio Commentaries featuring Cast Members, Filmmakers, and Critics
Three Short Films by Director J.L. Vara
Director: J.L. Vara
Starring: Shea Whigham, Diora Baird, Elina Löwensohn
Run Time: 97 minutes
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Language: English (5.1 Surround)
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.78:1
Format: DVD
Price: $19.95