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EducationalNight of the Juggler (Special Edition) (Blu-ray)
The grit and intensity of late-1970s New York City is depicted in stark detail in this relentlessly action-packed cult classic. Twenty-four hours of nerve-jangling tension and suspense begin when a twisted psychotic (Cliff Gorman, Cops and Robbers, All That Jazz) kidnaps a teenaged girl, mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy real estate developer. Her determined father (James Brolin, The Car, The Amityville Horror), a hard-hitting ex-cop, doggedly pursues them through New York’s seamy streets, decaying, burned-out Bronx tenements, and the grimy subterranean corridors beneath the city itself. Based on the novel by William P. McGivern (The Big Heat, Odds Against Tomorrow) and co-starring Richard S. Castellano (The Godfather), Julie Carmen (In the Mouth of Madness), Dan Hedaya (Blood Simple) and Mandy Patinkin (The Princess Bride), Night of the Juggler is a thrilling example of no-holds-barred, pure adrenaline-fueled filmmaking. The film’s original director Sidney J. Furie (The Ipcress File, The Appaloosa) was replaced by Robert Butler (Up the Creek, Turbulence) a few weeks into production.
- Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
- Summer of ‘78: NEW Interview with Actor James Brolin
- The Sweet Maria: NEW Interview with Actress Julie Carmen
- Pandemonium Reflex: An Inquest into Sidney J. Furie’s Night of the Juggler
- Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles
- Robert Butler - Director
- Sidney J. Furie - Director
- James Brolin - Actor
- Cliff Gorman - Actor
- Richard Castellano - Actor
- Julie Carmen - Actor
- Dan Hedaya - Actor
- Linda Miller - Actor
- Mandy Patinkin - Actor
- Barton Heyman - Actor
- Sully Boyar - Actor
- Abby Bluestone - Actor
- Marco St. John - Actor
- Sharon Mitchell - Actor
Reviews
"Big fan of this film... Lots of old school, sleazy NYC on display here. And crazy cop with a grudge, Dan Hedaya, chasing ex-cop on-the-run, James Brolin, through Midtown Manhattan streets while recklessly firing his shotgun with hundreds of civilians running about is what movies are all about."
"A crackerjack thriller, capturing the desperation of both its hero and his city with grit and verve... [Its re-release] is a welcome opportunity for 'Night of the Juggler' to finally take its place among the great Gotham movies of its era."
“Shot on the streets of late-1970s New York City and released in 1980, the movie captures the grime and sweat of the city, making for a vividly authentic action thriller.”
“Night of the Juggler” boasts some of cinematographer Victor J. Kemper’s best New York street photography (no small achievement, given that Kemper also shot “Dog Day Afternoon” and John Cassavetes’ “Husbands”), a lead performance of incredible force and intensity by Brolin, and one of the best extended chase sequences in the history of movies."
"A worthy entry into the pantheon of great action flicks set in the Big Apple.”
“A sweaty, sleazy, no-holds-barred thriller… Captures a nasty-ass porno New York which simply doesn’t exist anymore.”
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