Byron Orlok (Boris Karloff) is a retiring horror-star bidding farewell to the limelight. Bobby Thompson (Tim O’Kelly) is an unassuming but disturbed Vietnam veteran who suddenly embarks on a murderous shooting rampage.
As Byron makes one final public appearance, the two’s worlds collide as Bobby brings carnage to a suburban Los Angeles drive-in cinema.
Both a comment on the terrors of contemporary America and homage to the horror films of Roger Corman, this thrilling crime drama launched the career of its director Peter Bogdanovich.
Hailed as one of the most powerful films of the late 1960s, Targets is presented here as a brand-new High Definition remaster and on Blu-ray for the very first time.
"One of the greatest directorial debuts of all time" Quentin Tarantino
Extras
New 2K digital restoration from a 4K scan, supervised by director Peter Bogdanovich and presented in High Definition
New audio commentary by author and film critic Peter Tonguette
Audio commentary by Peter Bogdanovich (2003)
Introduction to the film by Peter Bogdanovich (2003)
Newly recorded interview with Sara Karloff (2022)
Newly recorded interview with Stephen Jacobs, author of Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster (2023)
Video essay by Vic Pratt on Karloff, Targets and the changing face of horror (2023)
The Guardian Interview: Peter Bogdanovich (2005, c60 mins): the Oscar-nominated writer and director is interviewed on stage by Clive James
Trailers From Hell: Joe Dante on Targets (3 mins)
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SKU
5035673014097
Catalogue Number
BFIB1409
Product contents
1 disc
Year
1968
Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Format
Blu-Ray
Publisher(s)
BFI
Countries
USA
Colour
Colour
Subtitles
English subtitles for the deaf and partial hearing