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Post Mortem with Mick Garris

Peter Medak

Post Mortem with Mick Garris

Dread Central

Arts, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

The brilliant Master of Horror, Peter Medak, tells tales of his life in the Cinema, with what you want to know about THE CHANGELING, THE RULING CLASS, his relationship with Peter Sellers, stories of the Universal Backlot and a whole lot more!

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0:00.0

Hey everyone. It's Joe Russo, mixed post-mortem producing partner, here to tell you about an upcoming home video release we're really excited about.

0:10.0

On August 7th from Severin Films, for the first time ever on Blu-ray,

0:14.7

one of the most terrifying movies ever made, The Changeling.

0:18.8

Remastered in 4K and packed with exclusive special features,

0:22.4

including Director and Producer Commentary. and

0:24.0

Packed with exclusive special features, including director and producer commentary and interview

0:25.4

featurettes. Plus, the documentary short, The haunting True Story of The

0:30.2

Changeling. The limited edition includes the soundtrack CD and slipcase.

0:35.1

From Severin Films, George C. Scott and Peter Medics, the Changeling on Blu-ray, August 7th.

0:41.0

Pre-order now at W. Severin- Films.com.

0:47.0

I'm Mick Garris and this is post-mortem. These days horror is a pretty insular genre.

0:53.0

Most horror filmmakers work almost exclusively in that field

0:57.0

either because that is their area of passion

1:00.0

or they've been consigned to it by success in that field.

1:03.5

But such was not always the case.

1:05.6

In the heyday of Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock was known for his thrillers and even comedies

1:09.5

like Mr and Mrs. Smith before finding his greatest success in the horrors of Psycho and the Birds.

1:15.0

Howard Hawks directed Western's romantic comedies and The Thing from Another World.

1:20.0

Let's just leave Christian Nyeby out of the conversation for now.

1:24.0

Robert Wise directed the Sound of Music, West Side Story, and the Sand Pebbles,

1:28.0

as well as the haunting and the first Star Trek movie.

1:32.0

For the most part, directors were journeymen. the first Star Trek movie.

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