Metzger’s “Naked Came the Stranger” coming to DVD
Original film poster
In 1969 a group of writers from Newsday decided to each contribute a chapter to a book under the single nom de plume “Penelope Ashe” that would parody the trashy “literature” that was burning up the bestseller lists at the time. They tried to make it vulgar and void of any literary value but that didn’t stop it from being a smash hit even after the hoax was uncovered. A few years later, after his highly regarded The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, Radley Metzger aka “Henry Paris” –his hardcore pseudonym– would tackle the project with his flair for sensual artistry.
To kick off the new year 2012, Distribpix/VideoXPix is releasing a brand new, fully uncut 1.85:1 widescreen HD transfer of the film with remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 audio as well as the original mono soundtrack. They are packing the all region DVD with a shit-ton of supplemental extras as well. This is going to be the end all, be all release of this legendary classic. Pre-order yours now, it will hit the streets January 1, 2012… HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Disk Extras:
- Director commentary with Radley Metzger
- “Film Facts” optional subtitle track
- Featurette: “The Locations of the Naked”
- Featurette: “The Restoration of the Naked”
- Deleted scenes
- Split-screen “Soft Cut” vs. “Hard Cut”
- English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese subtitles
- Original trailers and radio spots
- Slideshow and ephemera gallery
- 40 page liner note booklet
NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE NEW HD TRANSFER TRAILER
