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Canadian International Pictures

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

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This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Tom Ralston) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the country’s original cinematic boom years – spanning the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s – occasionally venturing past that period (and the country’s borders) to highlight the films of Canada’s most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP's brand new line of home video releases!

50th anniversary special edition

While shooting a news report on a Montréal heatwave, TV cameraman Cliff Reynolds (The Rowdyman’s Gordon Pinsent) unintentionally films Jerry Cuozzo (Scanners co-star Lawrence Dane), a recently-escaped convict hiding from police and his former criminal associates on the heels of a rogue heroin deal. With the help of Barbara (Day for Night’s Alexandra Stewart) and Gabriella (Vampire Circus’ Domini Blythe), Jerry schemes to fake his own death, while offering large sums of money to Cliff to hand over his film and help deliver the drugs – with lethal consequences.

Created for the National Film Board of Canada’s Filmglish series – which produced serialized feature films to help teach English as a second language – The Heatwave Lasted Four Days went on to become a surprise hit on American TV as part of ABC’s Wide World of Mystery. Almost entirely unavailable in the decades since its original release, this lost neo-noir classic is offered here in three distinct versions, alongside additional films from director Douglas Jackson, including his award-winning The Sloane Affair.

directed by: Douglas Jackson
starring: Gordon Pinsent, Alexandra Stewart, Lawrence Dane, Domini Blythe, Al Waxman
1975 / 72 min / 1.37:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Scanned and restored in 2K from the 16mm interpositives by the National Film Board of Canada
  • Three separate versions of The Heatwave Lasted Four Days:
    • the original TV cut (66 min.)
    • the extended cut (72 min.)
    • the four-episode Filmglish version (80 min.)
  • New audio commentary featuring author/film historian Amanda Reyes
  • Four Days, Three Versions (2025, 10 min.) – An overview of the differences in the film’s three cuts
  • The Huntsman (1972, 16 min.) – Jackson’s first fiction film
  • The Sloane Affair (1972, 53 min.) – Jackson TV movie that received four Canadian Film Awards, including Best TV Drama
  • Uncle T. (1985, 24 min.) – Jackson short featuring Linda Griffiths (Lianna) and Heatwave’s Gordon Pinsent
  • Press gallery
  • Double-sided poster
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • English SDH subtitles