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The Mexico trilogy, Hannibal Lecter, black comedy, extreme horror and more from Arrow in August

31 May 2024

Arrow has announced its August disc releases and this time it's a seriously bumper crop consisting of Robert Rodriguez’s cult Mexico trllogy – El Mariachi, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico – on 4K UHD, Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, Michael Lehmann's Heathers on 4K UHD, Memento Mori: The Jörg Buttgereit Collection on Limited Edition Blu-ray, Lucky McKee's The Woman and Offspring on 4K UHD, and When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash of the Titans & Wrath of the Titans on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. Phew. Right, let's get to the details.

 

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HEATHERS (USA 1988)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | 5 August 2024 | £29.99

Widely acknowledged as a true cult classic of modern American cinema, Heathers has captured the imaginations of troubled teenagers the world over with its acerbic satire of the sugar coated high school movies of the 1980s...

At Westerburg High School, an elite clique of snobby girls known as "Heathers" reign supreme. Smart and popular, Veronica (Winona Ryder, Stranger Things) is a reluctant member of the gang and disapproves of the other girls' cruel behaviour. When Veronica and her mysterious new boyfriend, JD (Christian Slater, True Romance), play a trick on the clique leader, Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), and accidentally poison her, they make it appear a suicide. But it soon becomes clear to Veronica that JD is a sociopath intent on vengefully killing the school's popular students. She races to stop him, clashing with the clique's new leader, Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), and leading to an explosive final confrontation with her troubled former lover.

Directed by Michael Lehmann, Heathers pushed the teen comedy into dark and nightmarish territory and is distinguished by the career defining central performances of its stars Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. The film is presented here on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray alongside a wealth of extra material providing insight into the making of this hilarious and shocking film.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • New restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative by Arrow Films
  • 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original 1.0 mono, and optional stereo 2.0 and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary by director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters
  • Lehmann's Terms, an interview with director Michael Lehmann
  • Pizzicato Croquet, composer David Newman and director Michael Lehmann discuss the music of Heathers
  • How Very: The Art and Design of Heathers, production designer Jon Hutman, art director Kara Lindstrom and director Michael Lehmann discuss the look of Heathers
  • Casting Westerberg High, casting director Julie Selzer discusses the casting process for Heathers
  • Poor Little Heather, an interview with actress Lisanne Falk
  • Scott and Larry and Dan and Heathers, an interview between screenwriting team Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood, The People vs Larry Flint), and Heathers screenwriter Daniel Waters
  • The Big Bowie Theory, an appreciation by the writer, actor and comedian John Ross Bowie
  • Return to Westerberg High, an archival featurette providing further insight into the film's production
  • Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads, an archival featurette with the cast and crew featuring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and writer Daniel Waters
  • The Beaver Gets a Boner, Michael Lehmann's student film from 1985 made at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
  • Original trailers
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Robert Sammelin

Heathers will also be released on 4K UHD in an Original Artwork Slipcover Limited Edition.

 

Memento Mori: The Jörg Buttgereit Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray cover art

MEMENTO MORI: THE JÖRG BUTTGEREIT COLLECTION

Limited Edition Blu-ray | 26 August 2024 | £74.99

Shocking and controversial, yet permeated with a dark, poetic beauty, the films of underground German auteur Jörg Buttgereit stand at the very intersection between art and exploitation.

In Nekromantik, the director's groundbreaking 1987 debut, nihilistic couple Rob and Betty seek to enliven their relationship by bringing a freshly-acquired corpse into the equation, with predictably nauseating results. 1990's Der Todesking takes a more experimental – but no less gruelling – approach, offering up seven vignettes of suicide, one for each day of the week, all prompted by a mysterious chain letter. In 1991, Buttgereit would return to the realm of corpse-loving with Nekromantik 2, which sees the young Monika torn between the two men in her life – the dorky yet doting Mark, and a rapidly-decomposing cadaver. Lastly, with 1993's Schramm, Buttgereit takes us deep into the deranged mind of a psychopath, charting the final days in the life of twisted sex killer Lothar Schramm.

With Memento Mori: The Jörg Buttgereit Collection – which brings together all four of the director's feature films, packed with extras and accompanied by a wealth of exclusive content – Arrow Video is proud to offer up the definitive compendium of this most singular of genre filmmakers.

5-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of all films
  • Uncompressed PCM stereo 2.0 audio for all films and additional mono audio option for Nekromantik
  • Optional English subtitles for all films
  • Limited edition packaging incorporating an exclusive, 100-page rigid book featuring new writing by David Kerekes, author of Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit, a selection of archival essays and the colour debut of the Nekromantik comic book sequel, Son of Nekromantik
  • Exclusive bonus disc containing the extended cut of Nekromantik 2, the home video premiere of the 2020 Jörg Buttgereit-directed documentary short Schweinchen, recently-unearthed short films and more!
  • Original Nekromantik 2 16mm film strip

DISC ONE: NEKROMANTIK;

  • Audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen
  • 2014 introduction by Jörg Buttgereit
  • Alternative "Grindhouse" version of Nekromantik
  • In Conversation with The Death King – 2014 interview with Jörg Buttgereit
  • Morbid Fascination: The Nekromantik Legacy – 2014 documentary
  • 2014 Q&A with Jörg Buttgereit filmed at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland
  • The Making of Nekromantik – archival documentary
  • Nekromantik premiere footage
  • A 1997 retrospective on the film featuring interviews with Jörg Buttgereit and producer Manfred Jelinski
  • Two short films by Jörg Buttgereit: Horror Heaven (1984, 23 mins) and Hot Love (1985, 29 mins), both with optional audio commentary
  • Horror Heaven trailer
  • Hot Love premiere footage
  • Two Jörg Buttgereit-directed music videos: I Can't Let Go by Shock Therapy and Lemmy, I'm a Feminist by Half Girl
  • Image gallery
  • Jörg Buttgereit trailer gallery

DISC TWO: DER TODESKING;

  • Audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen
  • From Bundy to Lautréamont – Jörg Buttgereit in conversation with journalist Graham Rae at the 2016 Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films
  • Todesmusik: Conversations with the Fish Man – 2018 featurette with actor and composer Hermann Kopp
  • Skeleton Beneath the Skin – 2018 featurette on Der Todesking tattoo culture with Graham Rae
  • The Making of Der Todesking – archival documentary
  • Der Todesking premiere footage
  • Alternate English-language chain letter insert
  • Corpse Fucking Art – 1992 documentary
  • Der Gollob (1983, 25 mins) – short film by Jörg Buttgereit, with optional audio commentary
  • Two short films by Manfred Jelinski: Die Reise ins Licht (1972, 25 mins), with optional audio commentary, and Geliebter Wahnsinn (1973, 8 mins)
  • Image gallery
  • Jörg Buttgereit trailer gallery

DISC THREE: NEKROMANTIK 2:

  • Audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit, producer Manfred Jelinksi, co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen and actors Monika M. and Mark Reeder
  • 2015 cast and crew introduction
  • Masters of Life and Death – 2015 documentary on the making of Nekromantik 2
  • City of the Loving Dead – 2015 featurette on the locations of Nekromantik 2
  • Nekro Waltz: The Music of Nekromantik 2 – 2015 interview with actor and composer Mark Reeder
  • Necropolis: Jörg Buttgereit's Berlin – 2015 featurette with film scholar Dr. Marcus Stiglegger
  • The Making of Nekromantik 2 – archival documentary
  • Outtakes reel
  • Nekromantik 2 Livekonzert – footage from the 20th anniversary Nekromantik 2 concert in Berlin
  • Complete 20-track audio recording of the concert [BD-ROM content]
  • Two short films by Jörg Buttgereit: Bloody Excess in the Leader's Bunker (1982, 8 mins), with optional audio commentary, and A Moment of Silence at the Grave of Ed Gein (2012, 2 mins)
  • Two Jörg Buttgereit-directed music videos: Rise Up by Die Krupps and Die Frau in der Musik by Stereo Total
  • Image gallery
  • Jörg Buttgereit trailer gallery

DISC FOUR: SCHRAMM:

  • Audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen
  • Audio commentary with actors Florian Koerner von Gustorf and Monika M.
  • Tomorrow I Will Be Dirt (2019, 8 mins) – short animated sequel to Schramm by filmmaker Robert Morgan
  • Tomorrow I Will Be Dirt behind-the-scenes and premiere featurettes
  • Take My Body: The Journey of a Blow-up Doll – 2019 featurette with author and filmmaker Kier-La Janisse
  • Buttgereit: Into the Mind of a Cult Filmmaker – Jörg Buttgereit in conversation with Ewan Cant at the 2019 Offscreen Film Festival in Brussels
  • The Making of Schramm – archival documentary
  • 1994 Q&A with Jörg Buttgereit, producer Manfred Jelinski, actor Monika M. and author David Kerekes, filmed at a UK screening of Schramm
  • Two short films by Jörg Buttgereit: Mein Papi (1981-1995, 8 mins) and Jesus – Der Film (1986, 3 mins), the latter with optional audio commentary
  • Two short films by Manfred Jelinski: Orpheus in der Oberwelt (1970, 31 mins) and Ein ku'ze' Film übe' Hambu'g (1990, 7 mins)
  • Image galleries
  • Jörg Buttgereit trailer gallery

DISC FIVE: BONUS DISC:

  • Nekromantik 2 Extended Cut (110 mins)
  • Nekromantik 2 premiere footage, with audio commentary by Jörg Buttgereit
  • Monika M. screen test footage for Nekromantik 2
  • Schweinchen (2020, 19 mins) – short film directed by Jörg Buttgereit documenting a decomposition study conducted by renowned forensic biologist Dr. Mark Benecke
  • Captain Berlin versus Hitler (2009, 75 mins) – filmed version of the stage play written and co-directed by Jörg Buttgereit, with optional audio commentary by composer Mark Reeder
  • New York – Paris (1986, 9 mins) – never-before-seen short film by Jörg Buttgereit documenting his 1986 trip to New York, via Paris, for a screening of Hot Love, with optional audio commentary
  • The Muschibärs Live at the Gleisdreieck (1981, 6 mins) – never-before-seen short satirical concert film by Jörg Buttgereit, with optional audio commentary

 

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THE WOMAN & OFFSPRING (USA 2011 / 2009)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | 26 August 2024 | £29.99

Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a 'Master of Horror' in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, an instant cause célèbre on its Sundance premiere.

The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh, The Walking Dead) is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers, Room) stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and "civilise" her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle (Angela Bettis, May) and daughter Peggy (Lauren Ashley Carter, Darling). The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned…

Experience McKee and Ketchum's uncompromisingly twisted vision of the dark side of the American family in a definitive edition, including a 4K remaster, a slew of bonus features, and a bonus disc featuring a restoration of its gut-churning 2009 predecessor Offspring, also starring McIntosh.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • 4K restorations of The Woman and Offspring, supervised and approved by Lucky McKee and Andrew van den Houten
  • Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Vanessa McKee
  • Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing by Michael Blyth, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Kevin Kovelant

DISC ONE– THE WOMAN (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY):

  • 4K restoration supervised and approved by Lucky McKee
  • 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary with director Lucky McKee, editor Zach Passero, sound designer Andrew Smetek and composer Sean Spillane
  • Audio commentary with star Pollyanna McIntosh
  • Audio commentary with critic Scott Weinberg
  • Archive commentary with director Lucky McKee
  • Dad on the Wall, a 75-minute fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes documentary filmed by the director's father Mike McKee
  • Being Peggy Cleek, an interview with star Lauren Ashley Carter
  • Malam Domesticam, an archive making-of featurette
  • Meet the Makers, a short featurette on the making of the film
  • Deleted scenes
  • ¡Mi Burro!, a short film by editor Zach Passero
  • Distracted music video by Sean Spillane
  • Frightfest Total Film Panel Discussion, a 2011 onstage chat about the future of American indie horror at the popular horror film festival, featuring Lucky McKee, Andrew van den Houten, Larry Fessenden, Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Ti West
  • Theatrical trailers
  • Image galleries

DISC TWO – OFFSPRING (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY):

  • 4K restoration supervised and approved by Andrew van den Houten
  • 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary with director/producer Andrew van den Houten and digital colorist Matt McClain
  • Archive commentary with writer Jack Ketchum, director/producer Andrew van den Houten and producer/cinematographer William M. Miller
  • Interview with Pollyanna McIntosh and Andrew van den Houten
  • Fly on the Wall, a behind-the-scenes documentary
  • Extended interview with Jack Ketchum
  • Restoration comparison
  • Audition comparison
  • Progeny: The Birth of Offspring, an archive behind-the-scenes featurette including interviews with cast and crew
  • First Stolen's Bailout, an archive behind-the-scenes featurette
  • Webisodes, short featurettes used to promote the film online
  • Archive Easter Eggs
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery

 

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WHEN TITANS RULED THE EARTH: CLASH OF THE TITANS & WRATH OF THE TITANS

Limited Edition 4K UHD (£39.99) | Limited Edition Blu-ray (£34.99) | 26 August 2024

The ultimate struggle for power. Men against kings, kings against gods. From such conflict legends are born!

In Clash of the Titans (2010), Perseus (Sam Worthington), son of a god but raised as a man, is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson), king of the gods, and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, can Perseus accept his power and defy fate to create his own destiny?

Wrath of the Titans (2012) picks up ten years on from his heroic battle with the monstrous Kraken, with Perseus now living a quiet life by the sea with his young son. But war is raging between the gods and the Titans, and Perseus learns of a treacherous plan for world domination by his power-hungry uncle Hades and godly half-brother Ares (Édgar Ramírez). No longer able to ignore his calling, Perseus joins forces with warrior queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son Agenor (Toby Kebbell) and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy) to enter the underworld, rescue the banished Zeus and overthrow the Titans once and for all.

A star-studded cast delivers legendary performances under the direction of Louis Leterrier (The Transporter, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) and Jonathan Liebesman (Darkness Falls, Battle: Los Angeles) in two action-packed tales of mythic high adventure, presented for the first time on home video in stunning 4K Ultra HD.

2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both films 
  • DTS-HD MA 5.1, Dolby Atmos, and audio description options
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
  • Illustrated collector's book containing new writing by author and critic Guy Adams and film scholar Josh Nelson 
  • Double-sided fold-out posters for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Joe Wilson 
  • Six postcard sized artcards 
  • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Joe Wilson

DISC 1 – CLASH OF THE TITANS:

  • Scaling Mount Olympus, a brand new interview with producer Basil Iwanyk 
  • Featurettes:
    • Sam Worthington is Perseus
    • Zeus: Father of Gods and Men 
    • Enter the World of Hades 
    • Calibos: The Man Behind the Monster 
    • Tenerife: A Continent on an Island 
    • Scorpioch 
    • Actors and Their Stunts 
    • Wales: A Beautiful Scarred Landscape 
    • Bringing Medusa to Life
    • Prepare for the Kraken!
    • Sam Worthington: An Action Hero for the Ages  
  • Alternate ending 
  • Deleted scenes 
  • Theatrical trailer 
  • Image gallery

DISC 2 – WRATH OF THE TITANS:

  • Unleashing the Beasts, a brand new interview with producer Basil Iwanyk
    • Featurettes:
      Who Are the Titans? 
    • Hephaestus: God of Fire
    • Lost in Tartarus' Labyrinth 
    • Creatures of the Titans 
    • Path of Men (behind the scenes) 
    • Battling the Chimera 
    • Agenor: The Other Demi-God 
    • The Cyclops Fight
    • Prison of the Titans 
    • Minotaur: The Human Nightmare 
    • The Heavens Raise Hell on Earth 
  • Deleted scenes
  • Theatrical trailer 
  • Image gallery

The Limited Edition Blu-ray edition will have the same features, though will have a High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

 

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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (USA 1991)

Limited Edition 4K UHD (£34.99) | Limited Edition Blu-ray (£34.99) | 26 August 2024

Following an early career directing low-budget exploitation movies for producer Roger Corman, by the 1990s, Jonathan Demme was known best for making quirky comedies (Something Wild, Married to the Mob) and music documentaries (Stop Making Sense) – that is, until he signed on to adapt Thomas Harris’ best-selling thriller The Silence of the Lambs. The resulting film – a sombre, enthralling nightmare vision of psychopathology – became a five-time Academy Award winner and made cannibal mastermind Hannibal Lecter a household name.

FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster, The Accused) races against time to stop a serial killer, nicknamed “Buffalo Bill” (Ted Levine, Heat), before he kills again. To solve the case, she risks her own sanity by consulting with malevolent psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins, Nixon). A master manipulator, the sinister Dr Lecter offers crucial information that may be key to unlocking the killer’s identity – but at a price. Clarice must open primal events from her past to Lecter’s menacing curiosity and confront the trauma that fuels her search for justice.

A deeply disturbing examination of human evil, The Silence of the Lambs changed the face of the serial killer genre and remains a highly influential, landmark classic of mystery, suspense and psychological horror.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Newly restored original lossless 2.0 stereo soundtrack
  • Optional lossless 5.1 soundtrack
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Brand new audio commentary by critics Elizabeth Purchell & Caden Mark Gardner
  • Audio commentary by critic Tim Lucas
  • Through Her Eyes – brand new visual essay on the theme of transformation by critic Justine Peres Smith
  • Healing Humanity – brand new visual essay exploring point of view and personalization by critic Willow Catelyn Maclay
  • Breaking the Silence – archival picture-in-picture interviews and trivia track
  • 2002 episode of the Bravo television series Page to Screen focusing on The Silence of the Lambs
  • Scoring the Silence – 2004 archival interview with composer Howard Shore
  • Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster – three-part archival 2005 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau
  • Understanding the Madness – 2008 archival featurette featuring various FBI alumni discussing the profiling of serial killers
  • 1991 Making Of featurette
  • 22 deleted scenes
  • 7 additional deleted scenes, sourced from a VHS workprint
  • Outtakes
  • Anthony Hopkins phone message
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Teaser trailer
  • 11 TV spots
  • Image gallery
  • Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring two original choices of artwork
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Alexandra West, Josh Nelson, Sam Moore and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • Double-sided fold-out poster, featuring two original choices of artwork
  • Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards

The Limited Edition Blu-ray edition will have the same features, though will have a High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

The film will also be released as an Arrow Store Exclusive 4K UHD Limited Edition with alternative cover artwork.

 

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THE MEXICO TRILOGY: EL MARIACHI, DESPERADO & ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO

Limited Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray | 26 August 2024 | £59.99

A Tex-Mex tornado of fire and fury, writer-director Robert Rodriguez's astonishing 'Mexico Trilogy' broke fresh new ground in American independent and action cinema, catapulting the filmmaker and his largely Hispanic cast and crew into the Hollywood stratosphere.

Rodriguez's ingenious 1993 debut El Mariachi (infamously filmed for only $7000) sees a naive young musician entering a godforsaken border town and finding himself in the middle of a deadly case of mistaken identity. The major studio follow-up Desperado sees Antonio Banderas take up the mantle of the mysterious Mariachi, stalking the Mexican underworld with enough bullets up his sleeves for every bandito in his path. Finally, 2003's Once Upon a Time in Mexico sees Rodriguez use every cutting-edge technological innovation at his disposal to bring the trilogy's grand conclusion to the screen, as the Mariachi finds himself in the centre of a bloody war for the soul of Mexico itself.

Fun, fast and full of invention and inspiration, this deadly trio cemented Robert Rodriguez's reputation as an action auteur worth following, and are accompanied here by insightful new interviews with the director and his crew of collaborators.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all three films
  • 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of Desperado
  • Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Carlos Aguilar and Nicholas Clement
  • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper
  • Collectable poster featuring Robert Rodriguez's original poster concept for El Mariachi

DISC 1 – EL MARIACHI (BLU-RAY):

  • Original uncompressed Latin-American Spanish stereo audio, plus an English dub in lossless stereo
  • Optional English subtitles, plus English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
  • Big Vision Low Budget, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
  • The Original Mariachi, a newly filmed interview with producer/star Carlos Gallardo
  • The Music of El Mariachi, a newly produced featurette on the music in the film, featuring interviews with composers Eric Guthrie, Chris Knudson, Alvaro Rodriguez and Marc Trujillo
  • Ten Minute Film School, an archive featurette produced and narrated by Rodriguez
  • Bedhead, a 1991 short film by Rodriguez
  • Theatrical trailer and TV spot

DISCS 2 & 3 – DESPERADO (BLU-RAY / 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY):

  • New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures
  • Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
  • Lean and Mean, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
  • Shoot Like Crazy, a newly filmed interview with producer Bill Borden
  • Kill Count, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
  • Lock and Load, a newly filmed interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
  • Game Changer, a newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid)
  • Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
  • Textless opening ("Morena de mi Corazón")
  • Theatrical trailers

DISC 4 – ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (BLU-RAY):

  • Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
  • The Revolution Will Be Digitized, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
  • Troublemakin', a newly filmed interview with visual effects editor Ethan Maniquis
  • Eight deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Rodriguez
  • Ten Minute Flick School, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
  • Inside Troublemaker Studios, an archive featurette on Rodriguez's studio in Austin
  • Ten Minute Cooking School, an archive featurette in which Rodriguez shows you how to cook Puerco Pibil
  • Film is Dead: An Evening with Robert Rodriguez, a presentation by the director given in 2003
  • The Anti-Hero's Journey, an archive featurette on the arc of the Mariachi
  • The Good, the Bad and the Bloody: Inside KNB FX, an archive featurette on the film's special effects
  • Theatrical trailers