This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Luke Insect) is limited to 6,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
When he was a young boy, Chris’s entire family was slaughtered during one of his father’s archaeology digs at a remote monastery, nestled deep in the mountains of Yugoslavia. His father’s assistant was arrested for the murders and consigned to a psychiatric hospital. Still plagued by nightmares about the incident as a man, Chris resolves to tackle his demons headfirst by returning to the monastery, where he hopes to complete his father’s quest of unearthing the tomb of Ilok - a torture-obsessed child prince who, legend has it, made a pact with an ancient Slavic demon for eternal life. But no sooner has the excavation gotten underway than Chris starts behaving erratically, becoming obsessed with locating the tomb and teetering ever closer to the brink of bloody madness…
From Smart Egg Pictures, one of the key financiers behind the original A Nightmare On Elm Street (not to mention the production company responsible for 1985’s hair metal horror Blood Tracks), 1989’s PLAYROOM - released in some territories as Schizo - marks the directorial debut of Manny Coto (Dr. Giggles). Featuring a gloriously demented lead performance from Christopher McDonald (The Black Room, Happy Gilmore), alongside noted character actor Vincent Schiavelli (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), and culminating in some unexpected and hugely entertaining creature effects, Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to dust off PLAYROOM for its world disc debut, in a brand new 4K restoration from 35mm negative elements and accompanied by a host of newly-produced bonus features.
directed by: Manny Coto
starring: Christopher McDonald, Lisa Aliff, Aron Eisenberg, Vincent Schiavelli, Kimberly Beck, James Purcell, Jamie Rose
1990 / 88 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo
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Overall rating: 4.5555553 / 5 from 72 reviews.
This limited edition spot gloss slipcover, part of a special subscription package, is a delightful and entertaining film with fun effects, featuring genuinely chilling performances. It has been restored in 4K from its 35mm internegative and includes several bonus features.
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"Not a "good bad" bad movie, it has moments that keep it worth a watch as it goes along - until a twist at the wrap up turns very mean-spirited and out of sync with the rest of the film and wrecks it. The cast is basically competent, odd to see good character actors doing such lame lead work, but that's that. Bloody effects and kills are adequate, the finale twist was just really bad. Definitely not a repeater (and I don't say that often at all)."
"For my full detailed review of Playroom, see my entry on Letterboxd: @M4N14K Sure to be largely dismissed by mainstream audiences, this might not be Shooter McGavin at his best but it’s pretty damn entertaining! I viewed this film on the Playroom Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray Limited Edition physical media release and it is the same great premium level of packaging and presentation that you’ve come to expect from the generic releases of this boutique label. No other brand beats Vinegar Syndrome at the cardboard game and this great slipcover is no exception to the consistently fantastic artwork and component quality this company produces."
"The slipcover is awesome, as always with anything VS or their awesome partner Labels release! It is a cool movie that was a lot of fun to watch! I always love the unique VS service of allowing you to stack as many movies as you like in your cart during any release period and ship them for free! The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture! Thank you, VS, for continuing to lovingly restore and release so many wonderful films from every conceivable genre! You are keeping physical media alive in this streaming world we now live in! Highly recommended!"
"This feels like an old school VS release where they took an obscure horror movie was able to release it so a whole new audience will be able to finally view it. This has been on my watchlist for years so glad to have a copy. Was random to see Jackie Earle Haley wrote this"
"Had never seen this film before and decided to try it since it was on sale. It was tons of fun to see Shooter McGavin in a flick like this! As always, the film looks great and includes tons of extras. Glad I snagged this one!"
"Always have loved Christopher McDonald for his all-timer role in Happy Gilmore and am always tickled when he unexpectedly pops up so imagine my excitement when I found out he starred in a forgotten horror flick put out by one of my favorite labels. Top tier transfer, packaging, etc as always. Lovely little flick"
"Here we have a weird little title, with an amazing restoration, seriously this movie gets a new life with this transfer."
"I was really surprised by the turns this one took! Fun performance by Christopher McDonald. The transfer looks great."
"Christopher McDonald is always great."
"Enjoyed this one a bit. Sone good kills."
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