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Phil Tippett's Mad God on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital in December

2 November 2022

Say your prayers to Mad God – a delirious and dystopian masterpiece directed by two-time Academy Award-winning artist, animator, and filmmaker – the legendary Phil Tippett (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, RoboCop, Starship Troopers).

The most watched Shudd`er premiere of 2022 – and certified fresh with a 92% rating – this critically-acclaimed and mind-blowing chef-d'oeuvre was 30 years in the making and has earned plaudits around the globe for its creative genius, cinematic originality, and inspired grit. 

Having collected five awards, including Winner of 2021 Fantasia Film Festival's Most Ground-breaking Film and Best Animated Feature and the 2021 Sitges Award for Best Visual Effects – this expertly crafted and exquisitely imagined Shudder exclusive is now set to delight an even wider range of fans with its release on Blu-ray, DVD and digital in December, courtesy of Acorn Media International.

Equipped with a gas mask and a crumbling map, the Assassin, an iron-clad humanoid, descends into a rusty, peril-laden underworld of grime, blood, tortured souls, decrepit bunkers and unsettling monstrosities forged from the most primordial horrors of the subconscious mind.

As the stealthy invader meanders through the labyrinthine post-apocalyptic wasteland on a mysterious mission, going deeper and deeper into the nightmarish realm, he eventually reaches his destination… the heart of this grotesque tower of torture.  But what awaits him there?  

Crafted by the world's pre-eminent stop-motion animator, every set, creature, and effigy in this macabre masterpiece is hand-crafted and painstakingly animated using traditional stop-motion techniques. The result is a striking, haunting, halogenic, and hellish stop-motion spectacle unlike any other.  

Mad God Bliu-ray cover art

Described by The Guardian as "a work of historic significance, made by a master in his field," and RogerEbert.com as "Beautiful and disgusting, mean and awe-inspiring... the kind of fantasy that too often seems to exist in the magical realm of unproduced dream projects," Mad God will be released on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital by Acorn Media International on 5 December 2022 at the RRP of £19.99 for the Blu-ray and £15.99 for the DVD.

BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • Commentary with Phil Tippett and Guillermo del Toro
  • Cast & crew commentary
  • Interview with Mad God writer/director Phil Tippett
  • Mad God Influences & Inspirations
  • Maya Tippett's The Making of Mad God
  • Maya Tippett's Worse Than the Demon
  • Academy of Art University & Mad God
  • Behind-the-scenes montage
  • Behind-the-scenes photo gallery