Arrow Releasing Miracle Mile

[Ian Jane]

Coming 12/31/24.

What would you do if you knew you only had an hour to live? This intense, eerily euphoric romantic thriller stars Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham in a frighteningly plausible story that yanks you by the lapels and draws you into a high-velocity roller coaster. After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams… unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Harry intercepts some chilling news: WWIII has begun and nuclear missiles will destroy Los Angeles in less than an hour! Not sure if this is a prank or an omen, Harry races through L.A., fighting angry mobs of terrified people in desperate search for Julie.

DISC 1:

• New HD Master – From a 16-bit 4K Scan of the 35mm OCN (Supervised and Approved by Steve De Jarnatt & Cinematographer Theo van de Sande)
• NEW Commentary by Los Angeles Literary Mavens Janet Fitch and Matthew Spector (L.A. as a Character in Miracle Mile)
• Commentary with Steve De Jarnatt and Critic Walter Chaw
• Commentary with Steve De Jarnatt, Cinematographer Theo van de Sande and Production Designer Chris Horner
• Trailers (Miracle Mile/Cherry 2000)
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Optional English Subs

DISC 2:

• Tarzana (1978 35mm Short Film Noir by Steve De Jarnatt)
• Eat the Sun (16mm Award-Winning Short by Jim Cox)
• Grace for Grace: Audio Readings of Two Award-Winning Stories by Steve De Jarnatt (83 Min.)
• Johnie’s Supporting Cast Reunion: 2015 Featurette (14:24)
• Johnie’s Supporting Cast Reunion - Part 2: More Great Stuff (24:59)
• Harry and Julie: 2015 Interview with Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham (12:23)
• Scoring Miracle Mile: New Interview with Paul Haslinger (16 Min.)
• Deleted Scenes, Outtakes and Bloopers (11:20)
• Diamond in the Rough - Refining the Diner Scene
• Storyboards in Sequence (40 Min.)
• The Extra Extras: Several Small Pieces and Short Films – Relating to Getting the Film Made as Well as the Early Career of Steve De Jarnatt
• Photo Montage (16 Min.)
• Alternate Ending (4:30)

PACKAGING:

• Commissioned Art by Thomas Walker

Color 87 Minutes 1.85:1 Rated R

[Ian Jane]

Kino announced they are giving this a UHD upgrade in the coming months.

[Ian Jane]

UK only release coming in Oct.

When Harry (Anthony Edwards, Zodiac, ER) meets Julie (Mare Winningham, Turner & Hooch) at the La Brea Tar Pits, it s love at first sight. But when Harry s alarm clock fails to go off, he misses their scheduled date by several hours. Alone on a street corner at four in the morning, he answers a ringing pay phone and picks up a garbled message that all-out nuclear war is set to begin in an hour s time. With the clock ticking and the city spiralling into chaos, can Harry somehow track down Julie and get them both to safety before Armageddon?

In 1983, American Film magazine called Miracle Mile one of the ten best unproduced screenplays, though Hollywood baulked at its idiosyncratic mix of black comedy, romance and nuclear holocaust. Years later, writer Steve De Jarnatt (Cherry 2000) bought back the rights to his own script and in 1988 made the film on his own terms. The result is a madcap end-of-the-world adventure like no other, as hilarious as it is disturbing, featuring scintillating views of nocturnal LA and a hypnotic score by Tangerine Dream.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original English stereo soundtrack (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
New video interview with writer/director Steve De Jarnatt
Audio commentary by Steve De Jarnatt
Audio commentary by Steve De Jarnatt, cinematographer Theo van de Sande and production designer Chris Horner
Julie & Harry, an interview with actors Mare Winningham and Anthony Edwards
Supporting cast and crew reunion featurette
The Music of Tangerine Dream, an interview with co-composer Paul Haslinger
Deleted scenes and outtakes
Tarzana, a short film by Steve De Jarnatt
Eat the Sun, a short film by Jim Cox
Rubiaux Rising, a short story read by Steve De Jarnatt
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork TBC
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Tim Lucas