Outfit Blu-ray
'The Outfit' Director: John Flynn (1973) Arrow Limited Edition Blu-ray | Restoration
From the director of Rolling Thunder comes a hard-boiled thriller par excellence, based on a novel by legendary crime writer Richard Stark AKA Donald E. Westlake who inspired film adaptations such as John Boorman's Point Blank and Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice.
Released from a 27-month stretch in prison, a professional thief wants to get even with the gunmen who killed his brother during the unsuccessful bank robbery that landed him in the can. Along with his girl and most trusted friend he begins a private war with crime syndicate "The Outfit". The entire criminal underworld is about to learn an unforgettable lesson: never mess with Earl Macklin.
With a score by Peckinpah regular Jerry Fielding, gritty cinematography by Bruce Surtees (Night Moves), and a veritable rogues gallery of classic character actors including Robert Duvall, Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces), Joe Don Baker (Charley Varrick), Robert Ryan (The Wild Bunch), Timothy Carey (The Killing), Richard Jaeckel (The Dirty Dozen), and Bill McKinney (Deliverance).
Limited Edition contents:
- O-card slipcase
- Collectors' booklet with new writing by critics Chris D, Glenn Kenny, and Priscilla Page
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
Special features include:
- Audio commentary by critic & author Jedidiah Ayres and film critic Mike White of The Projection Booth Podcast
- Appreciation of author Donald E. Westlake (aka Richard Stark) by Westlake expert Levi Stahl
- Appreciation of the film by critic Walter Chaw
- Brand new featurette on The Outfit and the Parker novels by Alissa Marmol-Cernat and Shay Dennis, creators of Tough Business: A Parker Site
- Archival interview with filmmaker Walter Hill on director John Flynn
