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: 4.6041665 / 5 from 48 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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"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"
"I had this on VHS back in the day and haven't seen it in many years and let me tell you the restoration is gorgeous on this Title. I Saw details I never saw before. This spooky hidden gem has plenty of blood and tense moments when ever the child demon is up to no good. Early Christopher Mcdonald chews up scenes in this perfect VS release"
"This release was my favorite on so far. It has all kinds of cool extras. The movie itself it very interesting as well, and entertaining too. The characters come alive on screen, and this is also good to the end, with a nice surprise."
"I had no hope for this movie but it turned out better than anticipated. Good horror movie."
"This underrated horror gem was a nice surprise of a release from Vinegar Syndrome. It’s a cool little flick about an archeologist that unearths a possessed tomb. I would highly recommend checking this one out."
"Love this release great spooky horror movie great performances underrated film"
"VHS relic brought back to life from the Republic Pictures library courtesy of VS from the director of DR. Giggles! Awesome release and awesome slipcover!!"
"Crazy Movie, great Slipcover, nice Supplements."
"never heard about this one before but it was pretty entertaining"
"what I call a mid tier VS release. A perfectly fun and serviceable film in what’s almost definitely going to be its definitive release. Not a stand out of the catalogue but worth it just for Shooter McGavin"
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