The 1984 Joe Dante directed film “Gremlins“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 1st, via Warner, according to an early alert to retailers. The film, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Chris Columbus, starred Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Corey Feldman, and Dick Miller. Tech specs and bonus materials for the release have not yet been detailed but stay tuned for an update. It is known that the release will come in the form of a “combo pack” with a Blu-ray and a digital copy of the film included. You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray now available for pre-order (with release date listed) over at Best Buy. Speaking of Best Buy, the retailer will be getting an exclusive Steelbook for the 4K release (pictured below) which is also already available for pre-order. Stay tuned for further info regarding this upcoming release. I must say, that Steelbook cover art is pretty simplistic.

UPDATE: Well, that didn’t take too long. The standard 4K UHD Blu-ray release is now listed as available for pre-order over at Amazon. Expect the price to drop significantly and they do have their “Pre-order price guarantee” if it drops. So, let the pre-orders begin! The press release has now been issued with details about the release, which you can find listed below, after the break.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

 

 

CELEBRATING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FILM,

GREMLINS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)

Gremlins Ultra HD Blu-ray contains the following previously released special features:

· Filmmakers’ Commentary with Director Joe Dante, Producer Michael Finnell and Special Effects Artist Chris Walas

· Cast Commentary with Director Joe Dante, Zack Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Dick Miller, and Howie Mandel

· Gremlins: Behind the Scenes Featurette

· Additional Scenes with Commentary

· Photo Gallery

· Theatrical Trailers

· Additional Scenes

· Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent: Making Gremlins

· Gremlins: The Gift of the Mogwai (motion comic)

· The Last Gremlin (motion comic)

· From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

· Hangin’ with Hoyt on the set of Gremlins