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This special limited edition Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss and embossed single walled hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Robert Sammelin) and is limited to 4,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
Iconoscope is a new Vinegar Syndrome sub label dedicated entirely to television, produced by long-time VS film scanning technician and restoration artist, Brandon Upson. With a focus on genre-based, English language (and possibly international) productions, Iconoscope will be preserving, restoring and releasing made-for-tv films, mini-series, and multi-season series ranging from well known big productions to more obscure, and even lost, regional rarities.
While Jim Henley is taking his family on a scenic road trip through the Nevada desert, his son Matt asks them to stop to photograph a ghost town called Weaver. The problem is, none of the locals seem to have ever heard of it, and it’s not on any of the maps except for a vintage one Matt dug up. Once there, they find more and more evidence that this abandoned town harbors something very alive and extremely perilous, and others who’ve gone to explore Weaver may have suffered horrible consequences. As they continue to poke around Weaver, an unknown force appears bent on making sure that Jim and his family aren't going anywhere.
An ambitious, thoroughly creepy thriller written and directed by prolific telefilm writer Walter Klenhard (Buried Alive II), DISAPPEARANCE uses the barren Australian outback as a stand-in for the US southwest for a tense tale inspired by desert horrors such as The Hills Have Eyes. Reuniting TV's L.A. Law veterans Harry Hamlin (Clash of the Titans) and Susan Dey (Looker), the film also boasts sweeping and eerie desert cinematography by David Connell (Storm of the Century) and an unsettling score by Shirley Walker (Final Destination). Iconoscope is elated to release this late-cycle telefilm on Blu-ray for the first time, newly scanned in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative and loaded with an array of supplemental extras.
directed by: Walter Klenhard starring: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, Basia A'Hern, Jamie Croft 2002 / 90 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo
Additional info:
Region A Blu-ray
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
Original 2.0 stereo soundtrack
Audio commentary with director Walter Klenhard, moderated by author and film historian Amanda Reyes
Audio commentary with film historian Rob Kelly and author Daniel Budnik
Still Gallery
Original broadcast trailer
Original video trailer
24-page booklet with an essay by film journalist and critic Simon Foster
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles
Overall rating: 4.6875 / 5 from 32 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Disappearance is a limited edition Blu-ray set featuring a chilling telefilm with a strong cast and eerie cinematography. Customers appreciate the movie quality and the bonus extras, making it a worthwhile purchase for fans of the thriller genre.
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Film Quality (23%): Many customers appreciated the movie, stating that it was better than anticipated and enjoyed the bonus extras.
Thriller Genre (23%): Customers keep praising the thriller as a wonderful, excellent, and good little thriller for this early 2000 TV thriller.
"Great TV movies, this is one that I’d not heard of, but a great release with nice bonus extras, commentaries etc!" — Jack H.
"Great cable TV movie with awesome cliffhanger moments" — Donald M.
"Excellent death scenes Fine release with a good slip cover and blu ray quality." — Maximillian G.
Reviews
Great cable TV movie with awesome cliffhanger moments
"Much better than I anticipated for a TBS (TV) movie! & I love the WTF? ending. It’s definitely paced like a tv movie - plot peaks ("cliffhanger" moments) are followed by blackout for a commercial break - but the cinematography is good and the acting is good. If this script carried more oomph, this could have been a cinema film, for sure. Hamlin & Dey were great together, the kids were pretty cool, too. As far as the ending, a big deal is made about its WTF? aspects online, but - really - if you listened to what was said all through the movie, it makes good sense as a conclusion."
— Donald M. (5/5)
Surprisingly Good, Though It Leaves You Puzzled
"Not sure what to make of this one. Overall, I thought it was pretty good. It does a great job of creating a suspenseful, stranded-in-the-desert atmosphere, and it definitely isn't a slow burn. The ending may not sit well with everyone, though some may really like it."
— Noel H. (4/5)
Loving Iconoscope Titles!
"Loving the Iconoscope line. Great TV movies, this is one that I’d not heard of, but a great release with nice bonus extras, commentaries etc! Nice style case and artwork."
— Jack H. (4/5)
Disappearance
"Iconoscope is back with some more made for TV horror, something more modern this time which isn’t always to my taste but the use of abandoned locations is great and there’s some real stand out moments"
— Ben S. (5/5)
Awesome Discovery
"One of my favorite surprises of this year! Might be my favorite Iconoscope release thus far. Great, atmospheric thriller!"
— Eli O. (5/5)
Strangeness
"This was a strange one that makes you make up your own mind at the end. It started off promising but fell apart towards the end, not much made sense and it left so many questions unanswered."
— james b. (3/5)
totally unnecessary but highly enjoyable time-killer.
"weirdly fun slice of made-for-TV horror, Disappearance feels like The X-Files and The Hills Have Eyes got tossed into a blender, with Harry Hamlin and Susan Dey along for the ride. That refusal to explain itself should be frustrating, but somehow makes the whole thing more entertaining, especially when it commits to a surprisingly grim ending."
— Mitchell C. (4/5)
What in the Harry Host of Hamlin is Going on Here?
"Iconoscope is batting a thousand right now for me. Straight up loved this weird little monster movie of the week. Basically an LA Law reunion filmed in a decrepit western movie set."
— Kevin D. (5/5)
Stellar
"Dark thriller. Excellent death scenes Fine release with a good slip cover and blu ray quality."
— Maximillian G. (5/5)
Don't Go!
"Made for TV movies getting deluxe releases. What a country!"
— Andrew N. (5/5)
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