Reviver 4

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This special "mystery box" limited edition spot gloss slipcover is limited to 3,500 units and is only available on our website and at Vinegar Syndrome retail stores and conventions. A standard edition will be made available in the future on our website and at select retailers.

The Reviver sub-label releases lost films and missing movies found within the Vinegar Syndrome Film Archive. Each release is a “mystery box” of archival curios scanned from their best-surviving film elements and programmed by VS archivist & vault manager Oscar Becher. In the spirit of the hunt for lost films, each limited edition also includes a 1 in 10 chance of featuring holographic variant sleeve artwork. Purchases of Reviver releases directly fund archival expenses and day-to-day maintenance of the film archive.

Generally speaking, the entire story of a lost film always remains unfinished, forever absent from the grand history of cinema. Luck undoubtedly factors into the success of any film which has gone on to become a hit, but what about one that just never found its way at all?

After a few successful decades of working in film and television, art and set designer 444444444444 (444444444444444444444, 444444444444444444444) decided to take his shot at directing. With his accumulated skills including painting, sculpting, and graphic design, 4444444 — then in his late fifties —  wrote his first (and only) feature-length script, entitled 44444.

After casting the film from mostly local non-professional actors, 4444444 hired crew members entirely out of pocket to produce the film, which centered around 44444, a woman on the run from her past who consistently remains the object of men’s desires. The film found its lead in 44444444444444 (44444444444444, 44444444444444444), a former 4444444 model turned actor.

Fiercely independent and unflinchingly committed to its vision, 444444444444 spent seven weeks in 44444444 shooting this dreamy picture during the brisk autumn of 1977. Made on a budget of $200,000 (the modern equivalent of about a million dollars), 44444 never received any wide release, despite 4444444’s tireless efforts to find a distributor who wouldn’t alter his vision for the film. Reviver is proud to present this bravely auteur-driven work, exactly as its filmmaker would have wished for it to be seen, scanned from its long-lost original camera negative for the first time ever.

The profits from each Reviver release go directly to help fund the operations and upkeep of the Vinegar Syndrome Film Archive. That means that by purchasing this Blu-ray you are helping us pay for archival film cans, colder and drier storage, and nurturing our archive's mission to continue the hunt for, and eventual release of, lost films.

Thank you for your support.

directed by: 444444444444
starring: 44444444444444, 4444444444, 4444444444
1979 / 102 min / 1.85:1 / 4444444 Mono

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Theatrical trailer scanned from its original camera negative
• “Lost and Found” - An interview with film historian Chris Poggiali (10 min)
• “Reviving 44444” - An all-new feature-length documentary directed and edited by Peter Flynn capturing the entire process of archiving and releasing 44444. Featuring interviews with stars 44444444444444 and 4444444444, musician 4444444444, preservationists 444444444444 and 444444444, along with newly uncovered outtakes, behind-the-scenes ephemera, and never-before-seen promotional materials (80 min)
• Outtakes with restored track of “What a Woman” by Kip Carmen
• Winding Through: REVIVER 4” (11 min)
• English SDH subtitles