Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman (Rosanna Arquette). So begins the wildest night of his life, as bizarre occurrences—involving underground-art punks, a distressed waitress, a crazed Mister Softee truck driver, and a bagel-and-cream-cheese paperweight—pile up with anxiety-inducing relentlessness and thwart his attempts to get home. With this Kafkaesque cult classic, Martin Scorsese—abetted by Michael Ballhaus’s kinetic cinematography and scene-stealing supporting turns by Linda Fiorentino, Teri Garr, Catherine O’Hara, and John Heard—directed a darkly comic tale of mistaken identity, turning the desolate night world of 1980s SoHo into a bohemian wonderland of surreal menace.
Extras
New 4K digital restoration, approved by editor Thelma Schoonmaker, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
New conversation between director Martin Scorsese and writer Fran Lebowitz
Audio commentary featuring Scorsese, Schoonmaker, director of photography Michael Ballhaus, actor and producer Griffin Dunne, and producer Amy Robinson
Documentary about the making of the film featuring Dunne, Robinson, Schoonmaker, and Scorsese
New program on the look of the film featuring costume designer Rita Ryack and production designer Jeffrey Townsend
Deleted scenes
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Sheila O’Malley
New cover by Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde
Additional Information
More Information
SKU
5060952890826
Catalogue Number
CC3470UHDBDUK
Product contents
2 discs
Year
1985
Director
Martin Scorsese
Format
Blu-Ray, 4K Ultra HD
Publisher(s)
Criterion Collection
Countries
USA
Sound
Mono
Subtitles
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing