If you ever wondered where the director behind Predator and Die Hard got his start, Treasured Films has just the Blu-ray release for you: the boutique physical media company is releasing John McTiernan’s Nomads on Blu-ray this spring. Joining their collection of cult titles like Mausoleum and Satan’s Blood, the new edition of the 1986 film is expected to ship in April.
Nomads was McTiernan’s debut feature film, as well as the first film role for James Bond himself, Pierce Brosnan, who up to that point was known for his role in TV’s Remington Steele. The story of a man haunted by rootless demonic spirits (and the doctor he plagues after the fact), the film also stars Lesley-Anne Down, as well as cult star Mary Woronov and ‘80s pop star Adam Ant in one of his first (and only) film roles.
The limited edition release includes brand-new slipcase art by Ilan Sheady of Uncle Frank Productions, as well as an illustrated collector’s booklet with essays by Alan Jones, Amanda Reyes, Michael Doyle, and Andrew Llewelyn, and six collectible art cards, as well as two webstore exclusive perks: a nun spectre magnet and a reversible fold-out poster, both limited to 500 pieces each.
The release also includes numerous special features, including a 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative. The full list of features is as follows:
- NEW Newly scanned and restored in 2K from the original negative.
- Uncompressed English DTS-2.0
- NEW Audio Commentary with director John McTiernan moderated by film writer and author Eric Lichtenfeld.
- NEW Delightful Alchemy: Pierce Brosnan remembers Nomads – Exclusive interview with star Brosnan on his first feature lead role.
- NEW A Fringe Genre Exercise: Kim Newman on Nomads – New video essay and appraisal of the film by Newman.
- Paging Doctor Flax – Interview with star Lesley-Anne Down on Nomads.
- Musical Nomads – Interview with composer Bill Conti.
- Radio spot.
- Image Gallery.
- Archive Trailer.
- Reversible Sleeve featuring two artwork choices.
- English SDH Subtitles.
The Blu-ray release of Nomads will be released this spring, and can be preordered on Treasured Films’ website now. Check out the trailer for the new release below:
