The Red Monkey

02.08.10 By: Scott Weinberg

0 Comments

PRINT | EMAIL More

Dang, someone at Lionsgate really delved into the vault for this one. Hell, I even saw this flick during its Philadelphia theatrical run in 1986 … and then promptly forgot all about it. I vaguely remember there being a slick car. The film at hand is called The Wraith, and it’s about an spirit(?) from another dimension who visits a small town to wreak vengeance on some murderous assheads. He does it in an ostensibly futuristic sports car, if memory serves.

Initially rated R but released as PG-13 after some trims, The Wraith does boast a pretty colorful cast: Charlie Sheen, Sherilyn Fenn, Nick Cassavetes, Randy Quaid, and (woo hoo!) Clint Howard are all involved somehow. Written and directed by Mike Marvin (whose filmography includes deliciousness like Hot Dog: The Movie and Hamburger: The Motion Picture, with a Six Pack to wash it down), The Wraith is nobody’s idea of a cult classic — and yet I’m very curious to give this flick a re-visit.

According to DVDActive, Lionsgate will unleash The Wraith on March 2, and the DVD (no blu-ray to speak of) will come with interviews, featurettes, and a Marvin commentary. Oh, and according to Dictionary.com, a wraith is “an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.” I hope that’s not a spoiler.

(Post-jump trivial tidbit: Horror fans may recognize Mike Marvin’s name, as he’s produced a handful of recent indie titles like Timber Falls, Autopsy, and Night Train.)

Permalink

Filed under: News/Reactions, DVD News

Tags: charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, dvd, lionsgate, wraith

PRINT | EMAIL More