New on Blu-ray: THE CONVENT (2000) - Horror - Special Edition

Product Description: In 1960, a young woman named Christine enters St. Francis Boarding School for Girls and lays waste to the resident nuns. Four decades later, a group of college students head to the long-abandoned building late one night to tag it with their fraternity letters, little knowing that rumors of the place being haunted are terrifyingly true. Stir in a couple of disapproving cops and a band of unlikely Satanists, and the table is set for a feast of demonic infestation and bloodshed that only the grown-up Christine (Adrienne Barbeau, THE FOG, SWAMP THING) can possibly stop.

From its opening massacre, set to the strains of (appropriately enough) Lesley Gore, THE CONVENT is an in-your-face fright film with a full-blooded sense of humor. Director Mike Mendez (THE GRAVEDANCERS, KILLERS) both embraces and skewers the traditions of supernatural/possession cinema, with wicked twists that upend expectations and deliver jolts and laughs in equal measure. Not for the devout or the easily offended, the film gives Barbeau one of her best roles as the motorcycle-riding, shotgun-wielding Christine, with bonus appearances by fellow genre icon Bill Moseley (THE DEVIL'S REJECTS) and rapper/ actor Coolio. THE CONVENT rocked audiences at festivals including Sundance and Fantasia, but has long been unavailable on disc. Now you can possess its uncensored U.S. debut remastered in HD from the original uncut 35mm Internegative elements and worship the extensive special features!

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Director: Mike Mendez

Starring: Joanna Canton, Richard Trapp, Renee Graham, Megahn Perry, Chaton Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Runtime: 79 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Synapse Films

Home Video Release Date: October 8, 2024

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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All-new 1080p presentation derived from a 4K remaster of the original uncut 35mm Internegative elements
Gore outtakes
“It’s Always Something with a Virgin” Liner notes from Corey Danna
Vintage “Making of” featurette
Vintage original studio Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
Video tour of both THE CONVENT and KILLERS film locations
“Lords of Hell” audio commentary featuring Saul and Dickie-Boy
Cast and crew audio commentary
5.1 stereo surround mix from the original 16-track audio masters
Remaster of the uncut version supervised and approved by director Mike Mendez
Still gallery
Promotional trailers
Deleted scene