THE SHOOTER / HIDDEN ASSASSIN (Ted Kotcheff, 1995)

[Scorpio]

On Amazon Prime Spain, you can see the 104-minute version in HD:

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0LCS0 ... 1637770281

[Jox]

Cool, I'm jealous...

[Jox]

Long version (it seems) on UK Channel 5's My5
https://www.channel5.com/show/the-shooter

[Jox]

Greek VHS

[Jox]

TOTAL RECALL ("Desafio Total") instead of THE SHOOTER ("Desafio Final") on a Spanish admission stub

Xevi Stark @xevi_7

Esta entrada está mal. La peli que fui a ver es Desafío Final, con Dolph Lundgren, pero el que imprimió las entradas seguramente era más fan de Schwarzenegger.

https://twitter.com/xevi_7/status/1514973425873338378

[Jox]

Czech VHS

[Jox]

Just found out that the AP Archives (Associated Press) holds some rare behind the scenes footage and interviews from the set:
http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/Czech ... h+lundgren

Description / shotlist:

1. PRAGUE "THE SHOOTER"

SHOWS:

AERIAL OF PRAGUE ROOFTOPS;
ACTION ON SET OF "THE SHOOTER;"
C/U DOLPH LUNDGREN GETTING MAKE-UP;
LUNDGREN AND DIRECTOR TED KOTCHEFF ON SET;
INTERVIEW LUNDGREN;
ACTION SCENE ON SET;
INTERVIEW KOTCHEFF;
PHOTOCALL WITH DUTCH ACTRESS MARUSCHKA DETMERS;
INTERVIEW DETMERS;
GV OF SECOND LOCATION - OLD AIRCRAFT SHELTER OUTSIDE PRAGUE;
C/U CLAPPERBOARD; C/U CAMERA;
ACTION ON SET WITH VEHICLE;
MORE B-ROLL LUNDGREN ON SET;
INTERVIEW LUNDGREN;
PHOTOCALL WITH LUNDGREN & DETMERS.

The set report (3 min 17) is now online
http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/Czech ... 1&b=c3f694

It shows behind the scenes footage and interviews with Dolph, Ted Kotcheff, and Maruschka Detmers. (And although the site says Jan 1995, it was shot in November 1994.)

[Jox]

Rare Italian theatrical poster (daybill version)

[Jox]

From the Parisian program "L'Officiel des spectacles" (which I kept), July 17, 1996.

8 screens in the greater Paris area (including suburbs).
(in comparison, MEN OF WAR had 30 screens in greater Paris, JOSHUA TREE had 29, and COVER-UP had 20)

OFFI96 copy 2.jpg (218.17 KiB) Viewed 6165 times

[Jox]

German label Retro Gold 63 just announced a "proper HD" Blu-ray (don't say if it's the longer version or the US edit)
https://www.facebook.com/retrogold63/po ... GXoiK5M5Ql

[JuV]

I believe that label put out a few Seagal and JCVD movies on Blu-ray last year. I remember them creating an account to talk about one of the Seagal films on another forum. Maybe that's something they're willing to do on this forum as well?

Best case scenario is that it includes both the cuts.

[Jox]

Best case scenario is that it includes both the cuts.

For sure.

They seem a little weird though, making up cover arts that include utterly and gratuitously sexist and gore motifs for no reason...
https://retrogold63.de/products/falcon- ... rt-cover-a
https://retrogold63.de/products/inferno ... rt-cover-a

[JuV]

They seem a little weird though, making up cover arts that include utterly and gratuitously sexist and gore motifs for no reason...

Yeah, they have some, uhm, interesting artwork... I think some of their releases require age verification (18+) on their site. So it's possible there's even more risque stuff on there.

These types of limited mediabooks sell quite well in Germany. I'm guessing artwork like that has their fair share of collectors as well (they're all appear to be sold out).

I still don't fully understand why Germany has such a big boom of people who buy mediabooks, hartboxes, etc. I own a few of them, and a lot of companies simply re-package old discs with some luxurious packaging and charge €30-€50 for them. I guess it's similar to steelbooks and people wanting slipcovers for every Scream Factory or Vinegar Syndrome release.