Original ‘MANIAC’ Coming from Blue Underground in New 3-Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray Set

**UPDATE: Blue Underground has announced that in order to better accommodate the special features, this release will be delayed until December 11th.  See details here.

Blue Underground will be re-releasing William Lustig’s 1980 slasher Maniac on Blu-Ray this November featuring a new 4K transfer from the original 16mm negative. The limited edition set will include two Blu-rays with new and archival special features, as well as a CD soundtrack.

Full specs are noted below:

Experience MANIAC Like Never Before!

* New 4K Restoration from the long lost, recently discovered 16mm original camera negative
* Limited Collector’s Edition includes 1080p Feature, Extras, Soundtrack CD, collectible booklet, reversible sleeve featuring alternate artwork, and special 3D lenticular slipcover (First Pressing Only)
* Overflowing with hours of NEW and archival Extras:

Extras:
• Audio Commentary #1 with Co-Producer/Director William Lustig and Co-Producer Andrew W. Garroni
• Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Producer/Director William Lustig, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini, Editor Lorenzo Marinelli, and Joe Spinell’s Assistant Luke Walter
• NEW! – Returning to the Scene of the Crime with William Lustig
• NEW! – MANIAC Outtakes Featurette
• Anna and the Killer – Interview with Star Caroline Munro
• The Death Dealer – Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini
• Dark Notes – Interview with Composer Jay Chattaway
• Maniac Men – Interview with Songwriters Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
• Theatrical Trailers
• TV Spots
• Radio Spots
• Mr. Robbie: Maniac 2 Promo Reel
• The Joe Spinell Story
• MANIAC Publicity
• MANIAC Controversy

BONUS CD – MANIAC Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Jay Chattaway
BONUS Collectible Booklet with new essay by author Michael Gingold

* Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
* Audio: English 7.1 DTS-HD; English 2.0 DTS-HD; Castellano Dolby Digital 2.0, Français Dolby Digital 2.0; Italiano Dolby Digital 2.0; Deutsch Dolby Digital 2.0
* Optional Subtitles: English SDH, Français, Español, Português, Deutsch, Italiano, Dansk, Suomen, Nederlands, Svenska, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai
* All Regions