ARROW PRESENTS VITAL, BRUTAL, UNHINGED VIEWING IN AUGUST

IN AUGUST, ARROW PRESENTS BLACK COMEDY BRILLIANCE IN 4K, EXTREME HORROR, KUNG FU ACTION, GRADY HENDRIX SELECTS & MUCH MORE

Not to be missed in August on the expertly curated cult streaming service ARROW - cannibal terror in the shocker Offspring in 4K, Christian Slater and Winona Ryder in satirical classic Heathers in 4K, Japanese thriller Vital, cult horror novelist Grady Hendrix Selects, and more.

In August, exclusively on ARROW, Offspring, director Andrew van den Houten’s brutal adaptation of cult horror novelist Jack Ketchum’s book, about a deadly clan of feral cannibals on the prowl. Showing in 4K via ARROW, it features Pollyanna McIntosh, who would reprise her role in Lucky McKee’s The Woman. “It’s been fun producing and directing horror films all these years,” says van den Houten, “and I cannot wait for people to see my latest version of Offspring in 4K HDR.”

Also this August, experience the unique, pitch-black comedy Heathers in a new 4K restoration via ARROW. This acerbic satire of the sugar coated high school movies of the 1980s, directed by Michael Lehmann, pushed the teen comedy into dark and nightmarish territory. Widely acknowledged as a true cult classic of modern American cinema, it is distinguished by the career defining central performances of its stars Winona Ryder (Stranger Things) and Christian Slater (True Romance).

If you’re pushed for time this August, not to worry, ARROW has just the ticket, with a selection of outstanding, eclectic short films, including Flamingo, where an alienated dancer descends into the world of self-amputation; Eject, about a woman discovering a USB port in her wrist, that uncovers a world where she has the ability to change herself for the better; Red Gloves, set in 1980s NYC, where a young dancer at the top of her class is stalked by a shadowy figure wearing red gloves; and Fck’n Nuts, with a melancholy teenager meeting the boy of her dreams, but desperately attempting to prevent him meeting her parents, who have scared all of her previous boyfriends away.

Lastly in August on ARROW, Vital, an award-winning, mesmerising and nerve-wracking medical thriller from Shinya Tsukamoto, the iconic Japanese auteur, director of the cult classic Tetsuo films, Tokyo Fist and Bullet Ballet, and actor in Ichi the Killer and Marebito, among many others. Vital, which won the New Visions Award at the Sitges festival and was nominated for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, is described by Eye For Film as “a film soaked in wondrous melancholy”. It’s vital you don’t miss it!

Seasons in August include:

Grady Hendrix Selects, with the bestselling author of My Best Friend's Exorcism, The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires and How To Sell A Haunted House, making his choices from the ARROW catalogue, including The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Leg Fighters, and The Boxer’s Omen.

Snatched, a collection of films featuring protagonists that have been kidnapped and kept against their will, including The Offspring 4K, The Woman, and Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo.

Hangover From Hell, a selection of tipsy cult films that will go down easy and ensure a heck of a night, including This Stuff'll Kill Ya!, Hotel Poseidon, and A Taste of Blood.

Andrew van den Houten Selects, with the director of August exclusive Offspring, and producer of Darlin, choosing his Arrow faves, including Children of the Corn, Ringu 4K, and Two Witches.

Sometimes They Come Back, featuring films with the dead that don't always stay dead, and the problems that entails (or entrails!), including Shock, The House by the Cemetery, and Lady Morgan's Vengeance.

AUGUST RELEASE CALENDAR

New Titles – From August 2
Bruce's Deadly Fingers - 1976

From August 5
Heathers 4K - 1989

From August 9
Flamingo - 2016
Eject - 2019
Red Gloves - 2023
Fck'n Nuts - 2023

From August 16
Vital - 2004

From August 27
Offspring 4K - 2009

New Seasons this August

August 2: Grady Hendrix Selects

Novelist Grady Hendrix is the writer of My Best Friend's Exorcism, The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires and How To Sell A Haunted House, the screenwriter of Satanic Panic, and also one of the founders of Subway Cinema and the New York Asian Film Festival.

Titles Include: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Leg Fighters, The Boxer’s Omen

August 9: Snatched

Hunted, abducted, caught and captured, Snatched is a collection of films featuring protagonists that have been kidnapped and kept against their will. Will they escape? Will they make their abductors pay? And how much carnage can they cause on their way out? Find out in Snatched.

Titles Include: The Offspring 4K, The Woman, Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo

August 16: Hangover From Hell

Fuelled by booze, these tipsy cult films will go down easy and ensure a heck of a night, but in the morning, you're bound to have a Hangover From Hell!

Titles Include: This Stuff'll Kill Ya!, Hotel Poseidon, A Taste of Blood

August 30: Andrew van den Houten Selects

Andrew van den Houten, the director of this month’s ARROW exclusive Offspring, and producer of Darlin, says, “Horror is such a great world to explore all the dark and twisted ideas buried in our minds. I hope you enjoy my selections from the Arrow Player and can’t wait to direct another horror film for the fans soon! It’s been an honour being part of this community.”

Titles Include: Children of the Corn, Ringu 4K, Two Witches

Sometimes They Come Back

The dead don't always stay dead. It could be as a zombie or it could be as a ghost, it may be thanks to a curse or spell, or maybe they just faked their own death to mess with you? However it happened, one of the problems with the recently deceased is... Sometimes They Come Back!

Titles Include: Shock, The House by the Cemetery, Lady Morgan's Vengeance

AUGUST TITLES - IN DEPTH

FROM AUGUST 2: BRUCE’S DEADLY FINGERS

After malicious gangsters capture his ex-girlfriend, a young martial artist attempts to rescue her - and the late master's book containing lethal techniques for killing with one's fingers. Plenty of kung-fu action and mayhem including a particularly gruesome scene involving the torture of a girl with a deadly snake!

FROM AUGUST 5: HEATHERS 4K

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, J.D. (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 J.D. is a sociopath intent on vengefully killing the school's popular students. She races to stop J.D., clashing with the clique's new leader, Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), and leading to an explosive final confrontation with her troubled former lover.

FROM AUGUST 9: FLAMINGO

While developing a perverse relationship with an obscene phone caller, an alienated dancer considers the loss of her leg as she descends into the world of self-amputation.

EJECT

After discovering a USB port in her wrist, Kate uncovers a world where she has the ability to change herself for the better. But she will slowly discover that greed will come at a cost.

RED GLOVES

In 1980s NYC, a young dancer at the top of her class is stalked during a lonely night of rehearsing by a shadowy figure wearing Red Gloves.

FCK’N NUTS

Sandy is a melancholy teenager who lives at home with her abnormal parents. She has finally met the boy of her dreams, the kind and sincere Dan Deakins. Unfortunately, Dan has fallen for Sandy too, and he wants to get close to her, he wants to meet her family. The problem is Sandy’s parents are strange and they’ve scared off every boy, friend and schoolmate that Sandy has ever brought home. In order to stave off the heartbreak of losing the boy she loves, Sandy makes the difficult decision to break it off with Dan...but disaster strikes when he shows up at her house unannounced to declare his love.

FROM AUGUST 16: VITAL

After a tragic car accident where his girlfriend Ryôko Ooyama (Nami Tsukamoto) died, Hiroshi Takagi (Tadanobu Asano) suffers amnesia with his memories completely blanked. When he sees a book about dissection, he decides to join the medical school with the support of his parents. In the dissection class, his group participates of the autopsy of a young woman, and while cutting apart the tissue, he partially recalls his accident. Later, when he sees a tattoo in the arm of the corpse, he discloses that she was his girlfriend and becomes obsessed to go further in the examination of the body.

FROM AUGUST 27: OFFSPRING 4K

Against the backdrop of grisly murders and child abductions, a clan of cannibalistic savages who have plagued the North-east Coast since 1858, is after an unsuspecting family and their innocent baby girl. Does the family have what it takes to survive?

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