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The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
Canadian International Pictures

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

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Edition Type: Limited Edition Slipcover
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This special limited edition slipcover 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.

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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.

Details

Director(s): Douglas Jackson

Starring: Gordon Pinsent, Alexandra Stewart, Lawrence Dane, Domini Blythe, Al Waxman

Release Year: 1975

Runtime: 72 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.37:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: DTS-HD MA 2.0

Subtitles: English SDH

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region A Blu-ray

Restoration: Scanned and restored in 2K from the 16mm interpositives by the National Film Board of Canada

Packaging Artist(s): Tom Ralston

Genre: Drama, Thriller

SKU: CIP-037 SLIP

Bonus Content
  • 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 sleeve artwork
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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!
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Neo-noir from the Great White North

    Obscure Canuxploitation has become the obsession I never knew I had thanks to Canadian International Pictures. Not so obscure an offering was The Heatwave Lasted Four Days, a surprisingly hard-hitting crime thriller that caught fire below the border on American television. Unavailable on home video for years, it’s been lovingly restored by CIP and comes with a generous trove of extras and liner notes that the partner label has become famous for. LE copies are still available but below 100 and going fast!

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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Canadian Heatwave

    Good crime film

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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    A Very Canadian Kind of Noir

    Low-key, sweaty, and refreshingly free of glamorous criminals, this forgotten Montréal thriller turns its modest television origins into an advantage. Gordon Pinsent and Lawrence Dane keep the intrigue moving nicely. The 16mm material looks excellent in 2K, and including all three versions is wonderfully excessive.

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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Canadian Crime Drama

    About opportunists, a reporter and a crime family couple. The picture and sound are on point. Cool artwork and poster.

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