Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Paul Verhoeven's film
Spetters (1980), starring Renee Soutendijk, Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Maarten Spanjer, and Toon Agterberg. The release, which will be sourced from a new 4K remaster of the film, will be available for purchase on June 19.
Synopsis: From notorious filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (
RoboCop,
Showgirls) and writer Gerard Soeteman comes this director's cut of an "explosive, fast paced" (Boxoffice) coming of age drama. Raw, intense and unabashedly sexual,
Spetters is a wild ride that "will knock the unsuspecting for a loop" (The Hollywood Reporter)!
Rien, Eef and Hans are three young working-class guys stuck in an industrial town on the outskirts of Rotterdam. They couldn't be more different except for one thing: their shared passion for motorcycle racing, which each sees as his ticket to a better life. But a deeper passion will soon rule each of their lives, when a sexy, ambitious blonde comes between them and provokes unforeseen events that will rock their worlds.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary by Director Paul Verhoeven
- Animated Image Gallery
- Trailers for Spetters and Flesh + Blood
- Lossless Dutch audio track with optional English subtitles