I'd seen mention of a director's cut of Dust Devil a while back, and the final specs were announced on Friday. This is a real stunner of a set, especially for the price. Not up anywhere (that I could find) for preorder yet, though.

From DavisDVD:

Dust Devil: The Final Cut
Limited Edition 5-Disc Boxed Set
Only 10,000 Available For Only $29.95

Subversive Cinema is proud to announce its upcoming release of Richard Stanley's cult favorite Dust Devil: The Final Cut. This is the long-awaited authorized director's cut, supervised by Stanley, and will be out as an exclusive new boxed set in September.

Wendy (David Lynch's Hotel Room) leaves her husband, taking off into the voids of Africa. She picks up a hitchhiker (Robert John Burke; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Munich), a traveling serial killer who snaps photos of his victims before killing them. Wendy does not realize the danger she is in until a police detective (Zakes Mokae; The Comedians, Serpent and the Rainbow) arrives to warn her that her "companion" is something much worse than just a killer -- he is a shape-shifting demon who steals his victims' souls. Soon both the officer and Wendy become the next intended victims of the Dust Devil...

The 5-disc set will feature a brand new high-definition 16x9 widescreen transfer of the complete film. Please note that this is not the same transfer used for the July Region 2 British release, which was taken from a 2001 standard definition transfer. Subversive's version will also boast a new commentary track (again, not the same as the British release) with the director.

In addition, the set will include deleted scenes, a new featurette, a 5.1 mix and the original 2.0 stereo mix, a substantially longer "rough cut," Easter Eggs," and if that weren't enough, this limited edition set will include three of Stanley's most controversial documentaries: The White Darkness (an exclusive to this edition), The Voice of the Moon, and Secret Glory, all with commentaries by Stanley and interviews. Limited to one pressing only of 10,000 units, the set will be priced at $29.95 SRP and streets on September 26, 2006.

DISC ONE - DUST DEVIL: THE FINAL CUT

• 107-min. Director's Cut
• Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
• Hi-Def Transfer Approved by Richard Stanley
• Dolby Digital 5.1 mix
• Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo mix
• Audio Commentary with Richard Stanley and Norman Hill
• Richard Stanley Production Diaries: The Making of Dust Devil
• A Demon Reborn: The Final Dust Devil Featurette

DISC TWO - SOUNDTRACK CD

• Original Soundtrack CD by Simon Boswell

DISC THREE - DUST DEVIL: THE WORKPRINT

• 114-min Workprint Reconstruction
• Widescreen Letterboxed (1.85:1, Non-Anamorphic)
• Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo mix
• Dust Devil Comic Book by Phil Avelli - Story Approved By Richard Stanley

DISC FOUR - DOCUMENTARIES

• VOICE OF THE MOON: Afghanistan Documentary
• Audio Commentary with Richard Stanley and Norman Hill
• THE WHITE DARKNESS: Haitian Voodoo Documentary
• Audio Commentary with Richard Stanley
• Richard Stanley Production Diaries: Making of The White Darkness

DISC FIVE - DOCUMENTARIES (cont.)

• THE SECRET GLORY: Neo-Nazi Documentary
• Audio Commentary with Richard Stanley and Norman Hill
• Richard Stanley Production Diaries: Making of The Secret Glory

Is this worth a blind buy if you're a fan of Hardware?

Does anyone know if Subversive Cinema or any other studio has plans to finally release Hardware on DVD? It would nice to at least have a one disc special edition of that one.

Last I heard, Buena Vista had HARDWARE. They were *this* close to releasing it, but then it got cancelled. It might belong to someone else, but I'm not sure.

I'm sure glad I still have the laserdisc.

Very curious in this one, never seen it. The set sounds great.

DiabolikDVD has it up for preorder for those interested. I placed my order.

Jesus! 5 discs?! Where the hell is Hardware?

http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/du...r-p-10092.html

Pre-ordered for $19.95.

They raised the price a couple of dollars from a few days ago...

DDD has it up, as well, at $19.99 and Amazon for $21.99, but I preordered through Xploited since DDD has been pretty slow for me in the past (even when I pay for shipping).

DDD has it listed as Dust Devil LE/3D... I would think that stands for Limited Edition Three Discs.

Amazon also says NUMBER OF DISCS: 3... but then under DVD FEATURES, it says 5 disc box set. Are we certain it's the five disc set in both cases, or is there maybe a smaller one being released at the same time?

Also, I wasn't aware that the only actual movies Richard Stanley made were Dust Devil and Hardware, bot of which I love. All the rest of his films are documentaries and shorts.

Just pre-ordered. Tony's da man.

It's a good movie, but who needs five discs worth of it?

An irrelevant question, really. Who's going to shrug off five friggin' discs of quality content for a relatively obscure/cult flick, all for a few bucks more than what you'd pay for a single disc most times? Not I!

Apparently there's a rights hangup with Hardware. Stanley's said that even he's not sure who actually owns the film. On the other hand, he's said the same thing about Dust Devil so a similarly loaded release of Hardware may well be in the pipeline.

True, it is a bargain for five discs, but I'll buy it and probably never look at the extras.

Two discs are the film and extras. The extra three discs on the limited edition are some of his documentaries and the soundtrack of the movie. The two documentary discs have their own extras as well:

DISC FOUR - DOCUMENTARIES

• VOICE OF THE MOON: Afghanistan Documentary
• Audio Commentary with Richard Stanley and Norman Hill
• THE WHITE DARKNESS: Haitian Voodoo Documentary
• Audio Commentary with Richard Stanley
• Richard Stanley Production Diaries: Making of The White Darkness

DISC FIVE - DOCUMENTARIES (cont.)

• THE SECRET GLORY: Neo-Nazi/Holy Grail Documentary
• Audio Commentary with Richard Stanley and Norman Hill
• Richard Stanley Production Diaries: Making of The Secret Glory

If you like his work, this is a good way to get some things that are hard to find. It's a GREAT deal for fans of the director.

Doesn't the entanglement have something to do with the Weinsteins? I would love to see this get proper treatment.

Is the movie any good? Worthy of a blind buy?

For the price point, I did.

Yes the film is eerie enough to stand up on its own...

But the real question still stands;

Is it a 3 disc or 5 disc SE?

I thought that question was answered.

online I've only seen the 3 disc avaliable...

I'm having a hard time finding anyone that will even carry it...

The one's I've seen are on Ebay.com

I've seen a few very positive reviews pop up online, this being the pick of the litter. Can't wait!

Look at post #7. It has a link to xploitedcinema. Amazon has it. DDD has it (even though it's listed as a 3-disc set).

how did i miss this thread...awesome

But... yet... its... listed... as... 3 disc. hmmm...

I've been hearing about the 5-disc set, where are the sites for the 5-disc set?

Would they not promote it for what it is?

I've seen post #7 and the websites you've mentioned... but they are all listed as the 3 disc.

Xploitedcinema.com is sold out of the 5 disc BTW... and have been for awhile now.


Grrrr.... 5 disc... where are you?